Spinach and Bean Quesadillas (Mexican)

 

Ingredients:

Flour Tortillas – 4

Spinach – a small bunch

Black beans/Red Beans – 1 cup (soaked for about 5 hours)

Cut Corn – 1 cup

Onions – 2

Capsicum – 2

Cumin powder – 2 tsp

Pepper powder – 3 tsp

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Salt – as required

Montrey Jack cheese – 1 cup (shredded)

Oil – 2 tbsp

Salsa – for dressing

Method:

1. Nicely chop the onions and capsicum.

2. Add oil in the pan and saute onions until it turns transparent.

3. Then add capsicum, spinach and cut corn and saute for about 5 minutes.

4. Add the beans and cook them until done.

5. Add cumin powder, red chilli powder, pepper powder and salt.

6. Warm up two tortillas to assemble quasedilla for a single serving.

7. Place one tortilla and spread out the filling and sprinkle the shredded cheese over the filling.

8. Place the second tortilla and warm up both the sides.

9. When the tortilla becomes a bit hard and the cheese melts, set it aside.

10. Use a cutter/knife and cut the quasedilla into four pieces and serve with salsa.

Vegetable Noodles (Chinese)

Ingredients:

Chow-mein Noodles or any type of noodles – 1/2 pack

Carrots – 2

Mushrooms – as required

Cabbage – 1 cup (finely chopped)

Beans – 150 gms

Capsicum – 1 (chopped lengthwise)

Onion – 1 (chopped lengthwise)

Tomato – 1/2 (finely chopped)

Garlic – 1 pod (minced)

Green chillies – 3 (finely chopped)

Cilantro – optional

Tomato sauce – 2 tbsp

Soy sauce – optional

Sesame oil – as required

Method:

1. Cook the noodles according to the package instructions.

2. Meanwhile, heat the skillet and add 2 tbsp of oil.

3. Add onion, green chillies and garlic. Cook until the onions turn translucent.

4. Then add tomato and cook for sometime.

5. Add the remaining vegetables (carrots,beans,capsicum,mushrooms and cabbage) and cook until they are done. If required, add few drops of water so that the vegetables get cooked.

6. Drain the noodles and add into the skillet.

7. Pour in tomato sauce and soy sauce according to your taste.

8. Season it with cilantro and serve hot

Longue vie (Belgian-French)

This’s a simple and healthy recipe which I happened to eat at a Belgian French restaurant .

Ingredients:

Baby carrots – 8

Beans – 100 gms

Broccoli florets – 100 gms

Red kidney beans/Rajma – 200 gms

Green peas – 100 gms

Corn – 100gms

Capsicum – 1/2

Mashed potatoes – optional

Salt – as required

Pepper – as required

Lime juice – 2 tsp

Method:

1. Steam cook all the vegetables.

2. Arrange them in a plate and sprinkle salt and pepper as required.

3. Squeeze lime juice over the vegetables and serve hot.

Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:

Strawberries (large sized) – 4

Banana – 1

Milk – 1/2 cup

Sugar – as required

Ice cubes – 3

Method:

1. Finely chop a strawberry and a half banana and keep it aside.

2. Combine the remaining strawberries, banana, milk, sugar and ice cubes in a blender and blend for a minute.

3. Transfer the juice into the serving glass and add the cut strawberry and banana.

4. Fruity smoothie is ready to serve