Mushroom, sausages and mashed potatoes

This felt more like an assembly job than actual cooking and it was very very tasty.

Onion - 1 (sliced thin)

Mushrooms - 200 gms (quartered)

Sausages - 400 gms (sliced across into bite sized pieces)

Green capsicum - 1 medium (sliced thin)

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Oyster sauce - 1/2 tsp

oregano -dried - 1/4 tsp

Potato mash flakes - 1 cup

Eggs - 2

Grated cheese - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Crushed pepper

Saute the onions, then mushrooms, sausages and the green pepper .Add the oyster sauce and the chilli powder. Salt to taste.

Now lightly sprinkle the potato flakes with a bit of water, keep aside. dont let them become very soggy,just to make them lightly moist.

Beat the eggs, add a pinch of salt, the grated cheese, oregano and crushed pepper.

In a greased baking dish, add the sautéed onion, mushrooms, sausages etc first. Now add the mashed potato flakes on top. The eggs and cheese go on top.

Bake at 180 C for 15 minutes till the egg is cooked and cheese is melted..or you may extend the time five more minutes to get the crust a bit brown.

Serve with pita, lebanese or crusty bread.

Aloo-methi - (Potatoes and fenugreek leaves)

I just grabbed a huge bunch of very fresh methi leaves as soon as I saw them. have very fond memories of my mom preparing the same. They were so fresh, that even the stalks were very tender. So I decided to chop the leaves along with the stalk and add it to the preparation.

Fenugreek/methi leaves - a bunch (finely cut )
Potatoes - 2 medium (peeled and cut into cubes)
Onion- 1 (cut into cubes)
Dried red chillies - 2
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp (can use more or less according to choice)

Take the peeled and cubed potatoes into a thick bottom vessel, add some water (enough to level with the potatoes in it. Add the chilly powder and turmeric powder. Once the water boils, lower the flame to medium and let the potatoes cook through and the water almost disappears. (You may use a pressure cooker to cook the potatoes too)

Now, in a wok, heat oil. (I added some mustard seeds to temper)add the onions and the red chillies (can use chilli flakes for more heat , or can just crush the whole chillies too)Add the potatoes and stir to coat the oil. now put the methi leaves,add salt to taste, put the lid on and wait till the leaves change colour. Slowly mix till the leaves and potatoes are mixed. If so desired, the potatoes can be lightly fried with more oil before adding the methi leaves.

The aroma of methi leaves cooking is out of the world. Superb with just rice, curd and some tener mango pickles...Yum!

Cauliflower potato dry - Strictly vegetarian

This is due to a Gooey Kablooie request....!!!!!

cauliflower - 1 medium
Potato - 1 big (cut into bite sized pieces)
Jeera - 1 tsp
Tomato - 1 (sliced)
Green chillies - 2 to 3
Chilly powder - 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cut the cauliflower into small buch of florets. Immerse in water with 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and 1 tsp vinegar for atleast 10 minutes. Take out the pieces from the water towel and keep on a kitchen tand throw the water away..never strain and leave in the same vessel, could become a non-veg dish after all...

Now in a deep wok, add 1 tbsp oil. When hot, add the jeera. then add the cauliflowerand split green chillies and shallow fry. when lightly brown, add potatoes, chilliy powder, coriander powder and stir well. Add the tomato pieces and 1/2 glass of water , keep on medium flame and let cook with the lid on. When the potato pieces are cooked through,add a pinch of garam masala and some freshly ground black pepper. Let it become dry.

Enjoy hot.

Good combination with rice,dal and pappads

Very sorry that i do not have a picture of the dish to post..I make it often and so don't remember to take any snaps.