Baked beans

Beans is very healthy vegetable and instead of frying, if baked it helps reduce even more fat intake. I was inspired by one of the popular chefs' of America in making a bake version of it. This can be served hot with a sauce or eaten as is. A great companion during Thanksgiving as a starter too.

Cooking

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb Beans
2. 1 cup All purpose flour
3. 2 Eggs
4. Spray oil
5. ½ tsp Fresh ground pepper
6. ½ tsp Salt or as needed
7. 1 tsp Fresh herb mix

Preparation:
Step 1:

1. String the beans and keep the strings aside.
2. Mix the flour with 1 egg, pepper, salt and herbs with water as needed.
3. Tie beans a group of 5 with the string, dip in the flour, then in the other remaining beaten egg wash and then the bread crumbs.
4. Place these bundles on the pan, spray the oil and bake for 10 – 12 minutes.
5. Serve hot

Shrimp purse

Cooking
Ingredients:

1. 1 pkt Puff pastry sheets (Not Shells)
2. 1 pkt U20 Pre cooked shrimp
3. 1 tsp Fresh ground pepper
4. 1 tsp Paprika
5. 1 tsp Salt or as needed
6. 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste

Preparation:
Step 1:

1. Devein the shrimp, remove any shells either head or tail, squeeze all water and marinate at least for few hours with pepper, paprika, ginger garlic paste and salt.
2. Thaw the pastry sheets for 5 – 7 minutes at room temperature. Normally they come in three fold of two in each packet.
3. Once thawed open the sheets and cut them into 3 in each strip a total of 18 for two sheets

Step 2:

1. In each square of the sheet place few shrimp good enough for the sheet edges to be pulled together into a purse.
2. Tie the purses together with a twine and place them on the aluminum tray

Step 3:

1. Place the tray in the middle or top level in the oven at 375 for 12 – 15 minutes or till the pastry is cooked.

Step 4:

1. Serve hot with sauce or chutney or just plain

Egg puffs - Hyderabadi Style

Cooking:
Ingredients:

1. 1 pkt Puff pastry sheets (Not Shells)
2. 9 Boiled eggs

Preparation:
Step 1:

1. Thaw the pastry sheets for 5 – 7 minutes at room temperature. Normally they come in three fold of two in each packet.
2. Once thawed open the sheets and cut them into 3 in each strip a total of 18 for two sheets

Step 2:

1. De-shell the eggs and cut them into halves vertically.
2. Place each half of the egg face down diagonally on each of the 18 small pastry squares.
3. Bring the other two ends near the center of the egg over the egg and seal them together. Use moisture if needed.
4. Place the completed pastry covered eggs on the aluminum tray

Step 3:

1. Place the tray in the middle or top level in the oven at 375 for 12 – 15 minutes or till the pastry is cooked.

Step 4:

1. Serve hot with sauce or chutney or just plain

Presentation:

1. Place all puffs sunny side up around the outer edge of the serving plate.
2. Place the chutney or sauce with the ladle/spoon in the center