CORN PALAK

                
My dear friend Sapna had fever yesterday..so thought of making simple and healthy lunch for her.  Made this corn palak with minimum spices. love such recipes with few ingredients. here goes the recipe...

Ingredients:

Spinach - 1 bunch washed

Frozen corn - 2 cups

Red Onion - 1 chopped

Garlic Cloves - 3 crushed

Red Chili Flakes - 1 tbsp

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4tspn

Hing Powder - a pinch full

Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tbsp

Oil - 1tbspn

Salt to taste

Directions:

• Use a wide pan on medium heat with oil in it...
• Once the oil is hot add cumin seeds, when they sizzle add the crushed garlic and stir till the raw smell is gone...garlic should be tender not brown
• Now add chopped onions and hing powder...saute till onions and translucent
• Add red chili flakes, turmeric and give quick stir. 
• Now add corn, mix well and cover the pan with lid for 2 min
• Roughly chop the spinach while corn is getting cooked. now add the spinach to the corn and stir well.. spinach will reduce in quantity and release water that will help in cooking
• In 2-3 minutes the veggie is cooked, add some salt and garam masala powder.
• Easy, Healthy and tasty Corn Palak is ready. Serve with hot chapattis and Dal. yum yum...

* Don't cover spinach at any time of cooking and don't add any water for this recipe
*  You can skip corn if u like and have just spinach sabzi using rest of the ingredients :)

Croutons

Ingredients: 

fresh or leftover bread of any kind

olive oil - depends on how much bread u have...

following Seasonings as per taste:

salt

dried basil leaves

dried oregano leaves

dash of garlic powder

black pepper or paprika (optional)

Directions:

• cut bread into 1 inch thick chunks. no need to discard the edges at all.

• in a bowl add bread chunks to this add olive oil, garlic powder, and rest of the seasoning.. u can add your choice of seasoning too...mix well...bread should be coated well with oil and all other mixture...
• preheat oven to 350 degree F. in a baking sheet spread the bread pieces in a single layer and put in oven...
• u need to keep an eye on bread as it might burn and also turn from time to time..till it becomes crisp and light golden brown
• taste it if it crunchy.  then the croutons are ready, allow it to cool down and store in air tight container or Ziploc bags.
• serve with soups, salads or eat just like dt...i bet, u will never buy croutons from store ever.

Quick and Healthy Pizza

Ingredients:

7" flat bread or store brought pizza  base or Naan

red onion - 1/2 thick sliced lengthwise

Green Bell Pepper - one

few spinach leaves cut length wise

few black olives
3-4 cherry tomatoes

pizza sauce, grated cheese (optional)

garlic powder

black peeper powder,salt, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning

Directions:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 F. now chop all veggies length wise
• lightly brush the flat bread with olive oil, then apply any pizza sauce , then sprinkle some garlic powder
• now assemble all the toppings over the pizza base (use any of your desired toppings) black peeper and some salt
• bake in oven for 10 min or till veggies are tender 
• once out of oven sprinkle red pepper flakes and Italian seasoning 

  For Desi style pizza u can add chopped green chillies, cilantro leaves, corn, green peas to your toppings..it tastes great.