Tomato Masala Cheese Toast Recipe

Recreating an old recipe from my early Youtube Days. This tomato masala cheese toast used to be our go to breakfast and evening tiffin. Many things in our life changed and I forgot about this recipe. Recently recreating recipes from 2000.

Recipe Video is Uploaded on Youtube English and Tamil Channel 😊

Ingredients:

Bread slices

2 Large Tomatoes

2 Large Onion

1 Green Chilly 

5 Sprigs Curry Leaves

5 Sprigs Coriander Leaves

1/2 Tbsp Chilly Powder

1/2 Tbsp Coriander Powder

1/2 Tbsp Curry Powder or Chicken Masala

1/4  Tsp Pepper Powder

1/2 Tbsp Salt

Grated Cheese

Oil and Butter as required

Prep:

Peel and wash onion. Finely chop and reserve.

Wash and finely chop tomatoes.

Wash and finely chop curry leaves.

Separate the stems from chilies and wash well. Finely chop and reserve.

Grate cheddar cheese and reserve. 

Method:

Heat a wok and add 2 tbsp oil fry in the ginger & garlic paste fry a bit and tip in the onion and green chillies fry add 1/2 tsp of salt and allow the onion to change into pink color. 

Add the chilly powder, coriander powder, chicken masala and turmeric powder and fry for few seconds.

Add the tomato and fry till it softens, check for salt and adjust to your taste.

Stir and add pepper powder, allow the oil to separate from the masala and remove from flame.

Heat a tawa or a pan and place the slice of bread and spread the tomato masala and layer with cheese slice or grated cheese cover with another slice of bread and add 1/2 tsp of oil to either sides and toast well and serve hot with ketchup. you can also use a toaster and toast the bread. Enjoy!

Indian Railway Style Tomato Soup Recipe

All the years travelling back and forth from Bangalore to Chennai or Hyderabad my priority is always to gobble up a cup or two of pipping hot indian railway tomato soup. 

Indian railways also has a British influence, originally the canteen was set up to provide for british army troops. The railway canteen has been dishing out many authentic dishes which was originally served to the Brits 100 years ago, like the pakoras, tomato soup, bread omelet, vadas and dosas.

Many people like me feel sick while travelling tomato soup is so soothing and comforting its just the prefect stress buster for travellers. People actually prefer travelling via train for the food. Every hour there is a new snack to munch, your never hungry on your journey this is something I really appreciate about Indian railways. 

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Ingredients:
2 Large Onion Sliced
1/2 Cup Shallots 
2 Large Tomatoes
1/2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
1/2 Tbsp White Pepper Powder
1/2 + 1/2 Tbsp Black Pepper Powder
1/2 Tsp Chilly Powder
1 Green Chilly
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tbsp Coriander Powder
1 1/2 Tbsp Corn Flour
5 Sprigs Coriander
5 Sprigs Mint
2 Tbsp Butter
Salt as per taste...

Method:
Use a pressure cooker or a heavy bottom pan or wok to cook the ingredients on medium flame.

I have used a pressure pan and placed it on medium flame. 

Add the tomato, onion, shallots, coriander, mint, chilly, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, white pepper powder, ginger and garlic paste along with 2 1/2 cups water and 1 tbsp salt, stir cover and cook until the tomato and all the ingredients have cooked well.

Allow the soup to reach room temp, use a sieve and strain the soup. Transfer all the strained tomato and onion masala to a mixer jar, grind to form a smooth paste. 

Strain the pulp back to the soup stir and reserve. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a wok or pressure pan add 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder allow to splutter. Add the strained soup to the pressure pan bring to a rapid boil.

Mix corn flour with water prepare corn starch. Add corn starch to the soup stir well , adjust salt if needed allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot with butter, pepper powder and slices of toast...Enjoy 😉

Tomato and Peanut Salad Recipe

Tomato and peanuts salad is very easy to prepare specially for roti or to stuff in wraps, paratha or just serve with corn chips. This salad is best way to help fussy kids start eating raw veggies. I love to use to pre-roasted and salted peanuts out of a packet for this recipe.

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Tomato and Peanut Salad Ingredients:

3 Tomatoes Chopped

1/2 Cup Salted Roasted Peanuts 

1 Large Onion Chopped

10 Sprigs Mint

10 Sprigs Coriander Chopped

2 Green Chilies

1/2 Lime

1/2 Tbsp Chaat Masala or Mint Powder

Salt as per taste

2 Tbsp Olive Oil (Optional)

Method:
Peel and wash all the veggies pat dry and finely chop the onion, chilies, coriander and mint. Roughly Chop the tomato. Crush the peanuts and reserve. Juice 1/2 Lime reserve.

Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and add salt and oil just before serving. Garnish with mint leaves and serve...Enjoy😋

Tomato Caprese with a Moroccan Twist

Tusita Cherry Tomatoes are from First Agro Farms these bite size cuties are named after Mr.Naveen's Niece cute name sweet as a cherry fruit...found these cuties as best replacement for a dessert trust me if your on a detox or diet regime try eating a bag full of these to satisfy sugary cravings... 

Please view video recipe...

Ingredients:

First Agro Tushita Cherry Tomatoes 100 grams

1 Package of Laughing Cow or Go Cheese You can also use mozzarella cheese 

First Agro Fresh Basil leaves 

1/4 Tsp Sumac Powder 

1/2 Tsp Pepper Powder 

Salt as per taste

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

Tooth pick or fruit picks as required

• Wash and pat dry tomatoes.
• Chop the tomato into half.
• Chop the cheese into bite size pieces.
• Using a fruit pick skewer on the tomato cheese and roll the basil like a cigar and skew secure the end with the left over tomato place it on a serving platter.
• Drizzle on some oil sprinkle salt and sumac serve these fancy horderves  right away they vanish as soon as they are served.

First Agro Web Link: http://www.firstagro.com/

My Review on First Agro Farms: http://goo.gl/oDniO9

Baked Tomato, Bread Pizza & Sausage Rice 3 in 1 Recipe Challenge...:)

My challenge with my friends from facebook was to do 3 in 1 recipe...I was glad to take the challenge and had 3 packets of chicken sausage in my freezer with some corn and 2 capsicum left other ingredients were cheese tomatoes and bread. trust me i had no clue what to do with these ingredients...till last minute then i planned a menu that i always prepare and enjoy...chicken sausage is the only processed food we buy on a regular basis...

The rules for  the challenge is to use products and ingredients available at home not to shop for extra fitting ingredients for the recipe...if you want to take this challenge try to post your response i will feature you on my next blog...enjoy ..:)

This recipe can be altered as per your requirement you can leave the sausage out and add mushrooms and paneer its up to you...the chicken sausage base can be refrigerated for a weeks time and you can even prepare roti rolls using same base... 

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Sausage (cut into small pieces)

1/2 Cup Sweet Corn (steamed)

1/2 Cup Capsicum/Bell Pepper ( cut into small pieces)

1/2 Cup Onion( cut into small pieces)

3 to 4 Green Chillies (finely chopped)

3 Ripe Tomatoes

Bread slices

2 Cups Cooked Rice (preferably left over rice)

1/2 Cup Grated Cheese

1 Tbsp Butter

Italian seasoning optional 

Salt to taste.

Sausage Base:

• Heat a wok with a tbsp of butter add onion chilies and capsicum fry the ingredients for 2 to 3 minutes till softened 
• Add sausage and salt and fry for another 2 more minutes.
• Add the steamed corn and fry a bit add salt and remove from flame.
• Add 1/4 tsp Italian seasoning and mix the ingredients allow to cool before storing in and airtight container.  

Baked Tomato:

• Make sure to choose ripe and firm tomatoes for the recipe.
• Cut the tomato into half and scoop the seeds using a spoon.

• Fill the sausage base into the tomato shells top it with cheese.
• Place the tomato in microwave dish and micorwave for 5 minutes. serve as side dish for any rice items or sandwich the tomatoes in bread...Enjoy...:) 

Bread Pizza:

• We would require regular white or wheat bread slices.

• For Pizza sauce recipe click on the link or visit my labels marked tomato.
• Spread the sauce on the bread add 2 spoon fulls of the base and top it with grated cheese.

• Microwave till for 2 minutes and serve hot. I like to have a crust in bread pizza  i prefer to use regular tava/skillet to prepare bread pizza to the tava add a tsp oil and place the prepared bread and cover with lid for 2 minutes on medium flame till cheese melts and serve hot...Enjoy...:)

Sausage Rice:

• We would require cooked rice for the recipe the process is same using the same base i have added pasta sauce you can add tomato puree and prepare the base.

• Add cooked rice to the prepared masala and mix well and fry for 2minutes.

• Can be served with salad or grilled chicken or eggs kids will love this lime and coriander can be added for indian touch superb for picnic and good change from our regular biryani...try it out and Enjoy...:)

Recipe demo...:)

DIY Tomato Jam (Thakkali Jam Recipe)

This tomato jam recipe is very easy and nice something different from regular jams always use roma or bangalore tomato for the recipe its less sour and has lot of flesh. My grandma always used to make this jam during tomato season. this jam compliments well with biryani, roti or bread.

Ingredients:
500 Grams Tomato
1 1/3 Cups Sugar
Red Food Color (Optional) I did not use food color
1/2 Tsp Sodium Benzoate
Salt

First Step:

• Wash the tomatoes thrice.

Always buy ripe and firm tomatoes it should not have any green or yellow color and avoid buying tomatoes which have brown spots if you use such tomato you cannot preserve the jam for long...

Second Step:

• Score the tomato.
• Heat a pot of boiling water and add the tomatoes with in 10 mins the skin will peel remove the tomato from the boiling water and place in ice cold water or normal cold water.
• Peel the tomato and add to the blender blend to a smooth puree.

Third Step:

• Add the tomato pulp to a fine mesh sieve and extract the smooth puree .

Fourth Step:

• Add the puree along with the sugar to a heavy bottom pot.
• Place the pot on low flame.
• Constantly keep stirring the tomato place a cover if it splutters while boiling.
• After 20 minutes of boiling the tomato should reduce constantly keep stirring and add a pinch of salt.
• The consistency of the tomato should get twice as thick.

Fifth Step:

• Remove the jam from heat and allow to cool.
• Add the sodium benzoate mix well and transfer to a plastic or glass container.

Allow the jam to rest for 2 day before use...always store the jam in glass or plastic container or glass bottle. 

Recipe video

DIY Tomato Ketchup

 As you all know that my previous post was tomato puree...coming series i will try to show different variations using tomato puree...east or west any where in the world people just love tomato ketchup its so simple and easy to prepare at home...try to buy roma or bangalore tomato for this recipe and make sure you dont use tomatoes with black spots or little bit of green or yellow it should be ripe and firm...this ketchup can be stored for a year in the fridge.

 Happy Days....do you know....Tomatoes Give Any Skin Type a Healthy Glow....:)

Ingredients:

2 1/2 Kilos Tomatoes 

100 Grams Sugar

100 Grams Onion

25 Grams Garlic

1 1/2 Tbsp Chilly Powder

1 Tbsp Garam Masala 

1 Bay Leaf

1 Tsp Sodium Benzoate

5 Grams Salt

50 ML Vinegar

100 ML Water

• Wash the tomatoes in 2 tbsp vinegar water wash at least thrice.
• Use ripe and firm tomato dont use tomato with spots or green color ketchup will spoil fast.

• Use a heavy bottom pot preferably nonstick pot for this recipe.
• Chop the tomatoes into small pieces.

• Add garlic and onion to the chopped tomato.
• Mix all the ingredients well add water and place a cover and allow the tomato garlic and onion to cook till well done.

• Allow the tomato to cook till mush.
• Add to a blender and prepare smooth puree.

• Using a sevie strain the tomato puree remove all the seeds skin bits of garlic and onion.
• Add the tomato puree back in the heavy bottom pan and place on low flame.

  

• Add the sugar, chilly powder, bayleaf , garam masala and salt to the puree mix well and allow to boil on a low flame.
• Place a cover if the sauce splutters.
• constantly keep stirring.

• After 15 minutes of constant stirring  the sauce should have reduced to 1/3 consistency.
• Keep stirring until the sauce coats the spoon as shown in the picture.
• Remove the bayleaf.

• Allow the sauce to cool before adding vinegar.

• Add vinegar to the sauce and mix well.
• Allow to rest for another 10 minutes.

• Add the sodium benzoate and mix well.

• I reused the ketchup bottles.
• Its simple to recycle and help our mother earth if you buy ketchup and chilly sauce bottles once they are empty wash with soap water and then wash the bottles with hot water and sun dry its perfect to store oil or any sauce...:)

• Fill the bottles with ketchup and i must say this looks professional...what do say...:)
• Store in fridge can be used even after 1year...dont wait so long serve with any snacks or burger and Enjoy...:)

I enjoy my ketchup with just potato chips some time i have a weird taste i will have ketchup with idly and dosa...I've simplified the process of ketchup making some people may not agree with my recipe but this works perfect for me and best part about this recipe is you can make more and get fancy glass jars tie a ribbon and gift to a friend or your fav teacher on teacher's day...:)

Please note do not use the ketchup for 2 days after mixing benzoate allow the ketchup to rest after 2 days you can use for any dish...dont store ketchup in steel or any other metal container it may cause chemical reaction and you may fall sick...always use glass and plastic container to store any product when your using sodium benzoate or vinegar.

Watch my demo video and try this recipe...:)