Crispy Fried Cauliflower Florets

As a person I like to multi-task. I am never doing only one thing at a time and most of the times I get pulled up for this. Like, I can never read only one book at a time or I can never only just be watching televison, I just have to constantly work other things in to the equation. Like when I am baking cookies, I have to make ice cream with the crumbs, or I have to be on phone when I am watching television or sometimes even reading a book. Most of the times it can be rather annoying to the people around me, but like I keep telling them, "trust me, I have a system". So, quite naturally, I am partial to vegetable that can do two things at once, like my little cauliflower florets, which can  be appetizers/ snacks and then made into a curry in a jiffy.I have prepared crispy fried cauliflower florets today, but I'll show you how in a few quick steps it can be made into yummy curry too.

Here are the things you need,

• 1 large cauliflower cut into little florets
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 corn flour
• 1 tsp paprika/chilly powder
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Mix together the flour, cornflour,paprika and salt together along with water to form a thick batter.
2. Dip the cauliflower florets into it and coat it with the batter well and fry it in oil.
3. Serve!

Now, if you wanted to make a curry out of it, then this is what you would have to do,

1. In a large pan, saute diced onions, green chillies, finely diced ginger and garlic.
2. Then add diced bell peppers to it and saute until slightly soft.
3. Now add some soy sauce and tomato sauce and mix well.
4. Now add the fried cauliflower florets and toss it well, until the sauce coats everything.
5. Mix a 2 heaped tsp of flour with water and pour into the pan. This will thicken the sauce. If however, the sauce seems too think, then add a little more water to dilute it.
6. Let it remain on heat for 2 minutes and then serve hot! 

Little chubby egg bites

You know how unfair the world is to an egg? Its always with us for everything yet it never gets to enjoy the glory that chocolate or salmon or even chicken gets. NOT FAIR. You know, the egg reminds me of those studious kids, dare I say nerds, from high school. We need them for everything, from getting those sci-fi effects for class parties to loads of help with trigonometry and algebra and we sometimes even need them to bail us out of our sticky messes. Yet, they never enjoy the attention that the pretties and jocks get. The egg is much the same. From making a custard to delicious chocolate cake, we need them eggs for everything but we never give them their due. So in protest against their unfair treatment and in support of well..eggs..I dedicate the following recipe to them. Its so simple yet such a hit as a party snack. You go eggsies!!!

Here are the things you need,

• 3-4 eggs
• 1 cup of Gram Flour/Chickpea Flour
• 1 tsp Chilly Powder or Paprika
• 1/2 a bunch of coriander leaves finely chopped 
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying 

See, dint I tell you it was simple,

1. Hard boil the eggs and cut it in quarters
2. Mix together the flour, chilly/paprika powder, salt and coriander leaves to form a thick batter
3. Now drop the quartered eggs in to the batter and coat it well
4. Drop it in piping hot oil and fry it until golden brown. The oil has to be piping hot so that it does not drink up the oil.
5. Serve! Yummy eggs!
6. Oh and for sauce, just make a normal sauce, one part tomato sauce and one part mayo. No sweat!

Ok, dont raise your eyebrows. Just because its so simple, it isnt tasteless. Infact from all the snacks that I serve when I have friends over, this is the only one where I never seem to have leftovers. So there you go, the little chubby egg bites. I love!