Some of your fondest memories involve being comfortably curled up with your friends or family enjoying a hot cup of chai and yummy treats during the rainy season. Rainy days are often synonymous with delicious snack time! Between the chill in the air and the warmth of your blankets, some quick, delicious snacks are a must.
- Veggie Bread Cutlet
The good old bread cutlet has been the solution for so many hunger pangs. Get cooking in the kitchen and get ready for the rains with a hot plate of these beauties!
Ingredients:
- 3 To 4 L’Exclusif White Bread slices
- 2 Tsp chopped Nature’s Best Coriander Leaves
- 1 chopped green chilli
- 1/2 Tsp chopped ginger
- 1 Tsp Healthy Alternatives Lake Salt Powder
- 1/4 Tsp garam masala powder
- 1 pinch Healthy Alternatives Organic Turmeric Powder
- 1 pinch Healthy Alternatives Organic Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot grated
- 1/2 cup zucchini grated
Instructions:
- Start by heating the oil in a frying pan
- Fry all the vegetables in the pan for about 5 minutes
- Add salt to the vegetables and continue frying till they become soft
- In another bowl, dip the bread in water and remove it immediately
- Squeeze out the excess water from the bread and add the bread to the fried vegetables and spices
- Make equal sized balls from the mixture and shape them into small cutlets
- Deep fry the balls till they become golden brown
- Serve with ketchup
- Cheese Toast
When it comes to the rainy season, how can we ignore a plate of hot cheese toasts?
Unsure of how to recreate this perfect dish? Read on to find out!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (grated)
- 8 slice L’Exclusif Brown Bread
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- olive oil as required
- 1/2 teaspoon Nature’s Black Pepper Powder
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 2 medium green capsicums
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
Instructions:
- Start with preheating the oven to 170°C
- Heat ½ cup milk in a saucepan, add the cheese to it and cook
- Cut 4 bread slices into triangles. Drizzle a little olive oil over them and bake them in a preheated oven
- Make breadcrumbs with the remaining bread in a blender
- Now add the mustard, black pepper, and butter to the milk-cheese mixture and mix well
- Cut the tomatoes into round slices
- Once the cheese melts, add the bread crumbs and mix well
- Cut the green capsicums into big pieces and press lightly
- Remove the toasted bread triangles from the oven. Place a capsicum piece and a tomato round on each triangle
- Spread cheese sauce generously over the vegetables
- Sprinkle green chillies on top and toast it in the oven till the cheese bubbles and turns a light golden colour
- Hot Dog Roll-Ups
In the rain, some hot hotdog roll-ups are a must! This delicious chicken dish is the kind of snack that one must eat on a rainy day.
Ingredients:
- 8 hot dogs
- 1 block (4 ounces) cheddar cheese, cut into 8 strips
- 2 baconstrips, cooked and cut
- 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
Instructions:
- Cut a slit in each of the hotdogs, lengthwise
- Fill the slit with a strip of cheese and about 1/2 teaspoon of bacon
- Separate the crescent dough into 8 triangles and wrap the hotdogs in them
- Place them ‘cheese side up’ on an ungreased baking sheet
- Bake at 375° until they become golden brown
- Serve with ketchup and mustard sauce
With these snacks in the kitchen, we hope you enjoy the monsoons the way they deserve to be enjoyed – with delicious food! And for any ingredients, check out Nature’s Basket! For more snack recipes check out our blog on the Gourmet Sandwich Recipes.
