Onion cake

      Being in Germany before and now, I have eaten this snack called onion bread ( Zwiebel Kuchen-in German). I just loved it and best is ,it is so simple to make and you can pack it for kids lunch box and serves like a healthy snack. Its made with normal white flour, but this is my version of it, more healthy and with extra bite. It has onions, cheese, yoghurt and of course the bread below.Its always been a hit when I made it.One can make various versions and improvise.I am giving recipes of 2 methods of making the dough.
Serves:10-12 pieces
Ingredients (1)
Flour                                                     500gms
Dry yeast                                              25 gms
Milk                                                     150 ml
Sugar                                                   1/2 tsp
Olive oil                                               3 tbsp
Yoghurt                                                2 tbsp
salt to taste
Method
Warm the milk very slightly.In half the milk, mix yeast and sugar.keep for 10 mins till frothy.
Mix flour with salt and little oil and add yeast,yogurt and knead well.Add milk as required.
Now put olive oil and cover and keep for 1 hour till it doubles.
Ingredients (2)
Ready mix bread dough                         500 gms
(full corn,mixed seeds,etc)
Olive oil                                                3 tbsp
Milk                                                      150 ml
Yogurt                                                  2 tbsp
salt if needed
Method
Mix all the ingredients knead and keep for 1 hour to double up.
Ingredients for filling
Onion rings                                           4 nos
quark/Drained curd                               100 gms
chopped garlic                                       2 tbsp
Italian herbs of choice                           2 tsp
Chilli flakes                                          1 tsp
Olive oil                                               2 tbsp
pepper powder                                     1/2 tsp
Grated cheese                                       100 gms
Salt to taste

Method
Now to make the onion cake, roll the dough and press into a greased tray lined with butter paper.
heat olive oil and add garlic and saute.
add the onions and cook 5 mins till a bit soft.
Add the herbs, pepper and salt and keep aside.
On the rolled dough, layer up the quark/ chukka curd and spread well.
Spread the onion mixture well on top.
Sprinkle cheese and put this in a preheated oven at 180 def C to bake.
Bake till the bread is golden and the cheese has melted and started to brown.
serve hot cut into wedges.

Tip :Can use spring onions,olives and sliced gherkins as toppings too.Some days adding a dash of tobasco makes a difference too.

Savory waffles

     I liked waffles but they always are sweet and also almost always have eggs.I felt the need to make them more than just a breakfast dish.The need to give them more variety and make my waffle maker more usable.So the new variety was born which was savory!! I made them in various ways and each time they were a hit with everyone.So here is one which I make very often for breakfast as well as for dinner too when I am not keen on a full dinner and a quick fix spicy treat.Enjoy my invention!!

Savory waffles-Indian flavours
Semolina                             1 cup
chick pea flour{optional}  1/4 cup
yoghurt                                1/4 cup
boiled corn                         1/2 cup
chopped capsicum                1/2 no
chopped onion                     1 no
chopped chillies                    1 tsp
chopped coriander                2 tbsp
chilli powder                         1/2 tsp
hot spice/garam masala          1/4 tsp
hing                                       1/8 tsp
oil                                         1 tbsp
Fruit salt/baking powder        1 tsp/1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Method
Mix semolina with curd and all the vegetables ,spices and oil.Add water to get a thick cake like batter.Keep for 30 mins.Adjust the consistency and add the fruit salt or baking powder.Mix well.Heat the waffle iron.With a brush apply butter and pour a big ladle full of batter and close.Let it cook and about 4-5 mins later try and open the waffle maker.If it is cooked, it would open.When cooked, the waffle is golden and crisp.Apply butter and serve it with spicy chutney of your choice.I serve it with tamarind,green or peanut chutney.Tastes yummmmmy.Enjoy my innovation as breakfast, as a snack or give it to kids in their lunch box  or make it your quick fix dinner!