Guest Post: Baked Creamy Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

Earlier on when I had just begun to document recipes, my friend by the name Ekta P shared her recipe Guest Post-Rajma and Potato curry  which received 144 views all thanks to her. As a new blogger a three digit view meant a lot. 

Well, she is back with a Guest Post, sharing her tried and 'tasted' recipe for 

Baked Creamy Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms. 

Creamy Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

1. Fresh Whole Baby Portabello Mushrooms (used here 1 dozen)

     2. Cream Cheese, Softened (brand used here Philadelphia, approx.3/4th of a 250gram block)
3. Pack Of Baby Spinach  (brand used here Supafresh 200 grams)

     4. Grated Parmesan Cheese (I've used Millel; you can use any brand)
5. Salt- to taste
6. Black Pepper- to taste
7. Bread Crumbs
8. A few Tablespoons of Butter Or Olive Oil
9. 2 Teaspoon Of Garlic Paste
10. ¾ Hot Green Chilies   

    Directions

Wash the mushrooms and pat dry. Next detach the stems gently from mushroom caps & chop (as shown in the pic).  

Mushroom stems detached from the Caps.

Chopped Mushroom stems (to be used as filling)

Take a saucepan, pour a few tablespoons butter or olive oil once the oil is slightly hot add garlic paste, then let the garlic paste cook until slightly golden brown then add in chopped mushroom stem. Let this cook for few minutes.

Add Salt & pepper & chopped green chilies as per your taste let this cook for few minutes. 

Add in baby spinach (do not chop spinach as chopped spinach releases more water). Stir this mix until spinach is completely cooked.

Now add in the last ingredient the crème cheese & mix this well into a nice paste. You can also add Parmesan cheese in this mix but it’s completely optional you can skip this step.

Now let this mix cool down (suggestion keep the mix in the fridge for at least 30min). meanwhile preheat the oven to oven to 180 degrees.

Time to get the mushrooms caps ready take large baking tray place a baking sheet on the tray. Line up the mushroom caps on the baking tray.

Add a teaspoon of the spinach crème cheese paste into mushroom caps, mounding slightly. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese & bread crumb mixture over filled mushroom caps.

Finally bake 30 minutes or until you can see the cheese melt and brown. Serve hot and fresh.

Do give it a try when you feel like having some earthy and healthy food (as mentioned earlier , the cheese and creme are totally optional) and leave a comment/feedback. She will definitely be watching this page. 

The Urban Dhaba ,Adliya, Kingdom of Bahrain (Our second visit)

Over the extended weekend, we visited The Urban Dhaba once again, but this time we were accompanied by two of our friends.

During our first visit , which fortunately was a weekday, there were very few guests, which probably is the reason why service was super-fast. Our second visit to The Urban Dhaba was on an extended weekend, and the place was packed, and quite naturally, there was an expected delay in catering to guests.

As mentioned in my previous post that detailed our first visit to The Urban Dhaba, I longed to try their tikkas and kababs.  So we ordered the Lamb Seekh Kabab, but unfortunately that wasn’t available that night. So we ordered for our next option Chicken Tikka as well as the Paneer Pudina Tikka.

(Photo Credits: Mr. D)

(Starters: Chicken Tikka and  Paneer Pudina Tikka)

After quite a long wait, out starters were brought to us. First we were served the, Paneer Pudina Tikka- paneer squares, tomatoes and onions marinated with fresh mint paste and spices and grilled.

                                    

Next came, the Chicken Tikka served in a table top copper tandoor, with a wooden base and two skewers with 6 pieces of amazing Chicken Tikka on each *drool*. Good food makes me happy and this definitely made me happy, for I can still recount that first encounter with that amazing piece of chicken tikka.

We also ordered 2 Aloo Paranthas and 2 Chicken Paranthas served with Minty Chutney, both of which were good for the price, however, I guess in a hurry they missed checking the salt for the Aloo in the parantha.

                           [Main: Chicken Parantha (left) & Aloo Parantha (right)]

The Chicken Tikka definitely was the highlight of our second visit.

Do give this small, cozy, Dhaba a try.

Click on the link to view my first post on The Urban Dhaba

http://bpvenus.blogspot.com/2015/09/dinner-at-urban-dhaba-adliya-kingdom-of.html

Total Bill for 4 people: BHD5.300

Please Note: This not a sponsored blog post. 

Photo Credits: Mr D.

Cheese Bites

I love cheese.
Cheese on my pasta
Cheese on my pizza
Cheese on my mind
Cheese in my pictures.
I love cheese. period.

Was that cheesy enough?

Hi all.... ever since childhood, my parents have fed my cheese in anything and everything. I remember, them sending cheese slices in my lunch box for kindergarten too. And my teacher seemed to like that about me. Cheese and me go wayyyyy back.

So this blog post is dedicated to my buddy *Cheese* and one awesome way (among many others) to fill yourself on this amazing and humble ingredient. Cheese bites are clearly comfort food but heyyy its not limited to that category.

Here is my recipe of , how to make cheese bites.

Ingredients (makes 7 cheese bites):
Cheddar cheese (shredded 1 and a half cup)
Mozzarella cheese (shredded 1 cup)
Fennel seeds (optional)
Pepper (seasoning)
Milk 3 tbsps
All purpose flour 2 tbsps
Oil for frying

For Coating:
1 beaten egg in a bowl
1 and a half cup of breadcrumbs

Steps:

1. Shred the cheese.

2. Toss in the fennel seeds.

3. Add the flour and milk.

4. Add the seasoning. Mix all of this up and you will get a lump.

5. Roll out balls from this doughy-lumpy mix

6. Dip each ball into the beaten egg and then into the crumbs and set on a plate.

7. Deep fry these on medium heat (make sure the oil is hot). Fry till golden brown evenly.

*Avoid frying them for longer because the cheese can burst out if you haven't coated each ball well.
*Serve with ketchup
* I haven't added any salt because for me cheese is already kind of salty. But you can add some salt if you like.
* You can use you choice of cheese, but make sure you add mozzarella to give that stringy effect.


Enjoy!

-bpV