Potato Wedge Fry

Is there anyone out there who doesn't desire fatty foods? If yes then that person has truly attained food nirvana.

Why do human beings crave fatty food ? Throughout our human history fat has been seen as key fuel to our survival. Human beings are biologically programmed to crave fat. Then there is good fat and bad fat and so on an so forth we can go on writing about ldl, hdl cholesterol blah blah.

Coming back to fatty foods, our bodies do need some dose of fats every now and then. With an oven we can replace traditional deep fried stuff with nearly 99% less oil and still produce a really satiable fry.

Here is the recipe to potato wedge fry - Let me know what other veggies did you try cutting down the fat by using the oven ?

Ingredients -

1. Potatoes
2. 2 tbsp oil
3. Chilli powder, Salt

Recipe

1. Cut the potatoes into a wedge shape.
2. Steam cook the wedges until they are just about done.
3. In a pan put some oil, let the cumin seeds crackle. Add turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder.
4. Mix the steam cooked potatoes. Take care not to destroy the shape. Ensure that all the potatoes get a light coating of the chilli powder.
5. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
6. Lay the potato wedges in a plate. I line the tray with parchment paper and lay the potato wedges on them.
7. Cook for about 20 mins or until they get roasted.

Serve with rice and sambar or eat as is.

Yummy crunch crunch...

Kale Soup

The first thing I am reminded of when I look at Kale is fractals. Kale are beautiful ornamental plants. To know more about fractals here is a link to an excellent article - Fractal Food
In the supermarket I have often been bowled over by their beauty but never had the courage to actually buy them. Until one day when a friend of mine thrusted me with a big bunch of organic kale produce from a nearby farm. I ran out of spinach (a staple at my home) and started using kale in every dish in lieu of spinach. One could not tell a difference. My daughter who is more judgemental about my cooking actually ate this soup without any reservations.

I would highly recommend this nutritious Kale soup. Its loaded with vitamins, anti-oxidants. Go get your bunch today and enjoy their goodness.

Kale Soup

Ingredients

1. 1 Bunch Kale
2. 1 potato
3. 2 medium sized onions
4. 4-5 garlic cloves
5. 1/4 cup milk or cream

Recipe

1. Pressure cook all the ingredients. In the absence of pressure cooker, cover and cook all the ingredients in good amount of water.
2. Puree the cooked veggies
3. Add the milk. Add salt and pepper.
4. Bring to a boil.

Serve hot with some bread.