Kale Chips

I made these tasty and crispy kale chips to go with the pita pizzas we were having for dinner.

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch kale
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Garlic powder

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with foil. Wash and thoroughly dry the kale leaves. Remove the inner ribs, tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces and place on the baking sheets. Drizzle oil over them, add salt, pepper and garlic powder, toss to evenly coat,  and bake for 8-10 minutes or until crispy.

 I made 2 batches of chips and they were gone in no time at all!

Kale And Potato Pancakes

These pancakes were made by H a couple of weekends back. They tasted so good that I just had to jot it down here. Now, H never measures anything while cooking, so I only have approximate amounts of the ingredients that went into this recipe.

Ingredients:
2 cups kale, chopped as finely as possible
2 medium potatoes, peeled and grated (squeeze out the excess mositure)

To grind to a very coarse mixture:
1 medium onion
4-5 green chillies
3-4 curry leaves
3 Tbsp corn
A tiny piece of ginger
1-2 garlic cloves

Mix together-
2 eggs
½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup rice flour
1-2 Tbsp yogurt
2 Tbsp shredded Mozzarella cheese.
1 tsp cumin seeds, pounded coarsely (I used a mortar and pestle)
1 tsp baking powder
Salt
Oil/butter to grease the griddle/skillet

Method:
Mix all the ingredients listed above to form a relatively thick batter. A little bit of water may be used to bring the batter together.

Grease a hot skillet with oil/butter; pour a ladleful of the batter. Tilt and move the skillet around a bit so that the batter spreads out a little. Try and spread it out as evenly as possible with the back of the ladle (not very easy since the batter's really thick).

Cover and cook on medium heat until one side is done. Then, flip and cook the other side similarly. Repeat with the remainder of the batter.

Serve with sour cream. I had mine with ketchup.

Battle at Kruger & a stir-fry with Kale

I first came across this recipe here and then here. I have always ignored these greens during my trips to the grocery store as I never quite knew what to do with them.
Here is my way of preparing these healthy greens.

Ingredients:
1 bunch Kale, chopped fine
½ onion, finely chopped
½ tsp ginger paste
2-3 green chillies
½ tsp sambar powder
½ cup of coconut powder (I was out of fresh, frozen coconut)
Salt to taste

For the seasoning:
1 Tbsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
½ tsp methi seeds
A pinch of asafoetida/hing
1-2 red chillies

Method:
Heat the oil in a pan & add the ingredients for the seasoning. Sauté the onions. Add the green chillies & the ginger paste followed by the sambar powder.

Mix in the finely chopped kale, stir well & cook for about 8-10 minutes.

Add the coconut powder & mix. Cook for anther 2 minutes or so till all the water evaporates. Add salt to taste.

Serve hot with some rice.


On a totally different note, here is something I came across while I was wilfing on the web. If you have a couple of minutes to spare, do watch the entire thing. It is about 10 minutes long.
I have never seen anything like this before! Do watch this incredible footage captured by an amateur at http://youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM