Deviled eggs

Deviled egg is a very easy cold appetizer or snack served in European and American countries.

They are just boiled eggs cut into half and the yolks are mixed with mayo and a choice of ingredients and filled back in. You can add onions or celery or any spice of your choice into that mixture, purely your decision. Below is my version.

1) Eggs - 6

2)Mayonaise - about 4 to 5 tbsp

salt - a pinch

pepper powder - 1 or 2 pinches

chilli powder - 1 or 2 pinches

garam masala - 1 or 2 pinches

chopped red onion - 1 or 2 tbsp

3)some chopped up carrot or cilantro for decoration

Hard boil the eggs just right. We do not want the greenish ring to form around the yolk and give the bad sulfur smell.

Peel the shells off and let them cool nicely.

Cut into half lengthwise.

Scoop out the yolks to a bowl and smash it with a fork.

Add all the ingredients under list 2) and mix well.

Take a spoon full of the mixture and fill each of the egg white. You can pipe them into it as well.

Garnish with extra masala powder or chopped cilantro or carrot. Serve.

Turkey Rolls

This is a roll with some turkey and vegetable mix filling. You can replace it with chicken if you don't have some.

Cooked turkey - 1 cup (cubed)

Any mix of cooked vegetables -1/2 cup cut [ i used potatoes and snow peas]

Cream cheese - 2 or 3 tbsp

garam masala - 1/2 tsp

pre made crescent roll dough- 1 can [a can will have 8 pieces, you can find it in refrigerator section of supermarket]

Cook turkey and vegetables separately with salt.

In a pan, add them and garam masala and cream cheese. Mix it well and heat through.

Take out the crescent dough, open it up and cut up the triangles.

Arrange it in a baking sheet. Add a spoon of filling into each and wrap it over.

Bake in 375F for 12 - 15 minutes.

note: its an easy appetizer which you can vary with any filling of your choice.

Fish Cutlet

Ingredients:

Fish -1/2 lb

potato - 2 medium

onion - 1/2

ginger & garlic -1/4 tsp each

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

chilli powder -1/4 tsp

cumin powder -1/4 tsp

egg -1

bread crumbs-around 1 cup

salt to taste

oil

Method:

Cook fish with a little turmeric and salt.

Remove bones if any and crumble lightly.

Boil potatoes with a little turmeric and salt.

Mash them and keep.

Heat 1 tsp oil, add onion,ginger, garlic and saute.

Add turmeric,chilli and cumin powder.

Add fish and potatoes and mix well.

check for salt.

Beat and egg in a dish. In another dish place the bread crumbs.

Now take spoonful of the fish mixture and make a ball applying light pressure.

Make it into which ever shape you like to.

Dip in egg and then roll in bread crumbs.

Repeat until all mixture is used up.

You can keep this in refrigerator and fry and serve it hot later.

For frying; heat a pan and add some oil.

You need oil only to shallow fry them. Everything is cooked inside, we just need to crisp the outer layer.

Drain the oil and serve.