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Snacking on short eats

Try these tid-bits with summer cocktails

TIDBITS Nibble on snacks

Here are a few cocktail snacks to make the summer worthwhile.

Yoghurt tarts

Ingredients

For the tarts
Plain flour (maida) - 3 cups
Semolina (rawa) - 1 cup
Hot oil - 6 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying.
For the yoghurt filling
Carrots, grated - 2
Cucumber, grated - 1
Cabbage, finely sliced - 1 cup
Capsicum, finely sliced - 1
1 cup thick
Cream - 100 gm
Green chillies (finely chopped) - 2-3
Chopped coriander - 2 tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Mix both the flours. Heat six tablespoons oil, add it and knead firmly to make a dough by adding water. Keep aside for an hour. Roll and cut small rounds. Press outside the tart moulds (three) and deep-fry the moulds in hot oil until crisp. Store in air-tight containers. Mix the curd and the cream. Chill it. Add all the vegetables, salt, pepper, to the above mixture. Mix well and chill it. When required, tilt the cases with the yoghurt mixture and serve immediately.

Corn Toast Delight

Ingredients
Bread - 12 slices
Corn (cream style) - one tin
Capsicum, finely sliced - two
Butter - two tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste
Grated cheese

Method: Cut the bread into any desired shape, apply butter on one side. Keep it aside. Heat the butter and stir fry the capsicum for two to three minutes. Then add the corn. Cook on low flame for some time. Add salt and pepper and mix well. Spread this mixture over the bread. Cover with grated cheese and bake until crisp, serve hot.

Biscuit pizzas

Ingredients

Cream cracker biscuits (for the sauce) - 15
Red tomatoes - half kilo
Fresh cream - 3 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Cloves, finely crushed - 2 sticks
A pinch of ajwain
Sugar - 3 tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
For the topping
Capsicum, finely chopped - 2
Tomatoes, finely chopped - 2
Onion, finely chopped - 1
Boiled American corn - half cup
Salt and pepper to taste
Grated cooking cheese for topping

Method: Boil the tomatoes and remove skin. Grind in a mixie to get a thick puree. Add red chilli powder, cloves, ajwain, salt and pepper. Cook on a low flame until the sauce thickens. Cool and then add the cream. Arrange the biscuits on a baking tray. Spread the tomato sauce over it. Mix the vegetables with salt and pepper and spread it over the sauce. Sprinkle grated cheese and bake until the cheese melts.

SUJATA MALANI

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