Guacamole Puffs

Guacamole is one of the well know dips of mexican food. I sharing one of the recipes I tried recently and it was a instant best bite for us. 

Ingredients

For Guacamole

2 Hass avocados

1 Large garlic minced 

1 Jalapeño seeded & minced

1 Tomato thinly chopped

1 Tbs. lemon juice ( Adjust acc.)

Salt for taste

For puff 

6 Puff pastry sheets

½ Cup mozzarella cheese

1 Egg

2 Tbs. water

For Guacamole 

Cut avocado around the seed  vertically. Twist rotate the avocado & you get 2 halves. Remove the seed & scoop the flesh in to a bowl. Mash it well without leaving any lumps. Mix the other ingredients with avocado & mix them well. Taste it & adjust if needed.

For egg wash

Break egg in to a bowl & mix it with water. Whisk it & keep aside.

Mean while preheat oven @ 350degrees.

Take a puff pastry sheet and place a scoop of guacamole as shown in the picture. To that sprinkle cheese & egg wash the edges before closing them. Now close it as shown above & repeat the same with rest of the puffs. Egg wash all the puffs before baking them for beautiful color.

Bake them @350degrees for around 20 to 25mins till they are nicely puffed up & brown as shown above. Remove them from oven & allow them to cool a little before serving.

Note: 
Follow the rules of pastry package for baking instructions. 

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Thinking of hot chocolate reminds us the cold winter days where you have to have a cup of it. Right now Southern California is maintaining low temps, which made me crave for a hot chocolate. It is suppose to be summer but for past 2 weeks the temps are running little low while reminding of sweet fall time. So I'm sharing a recipe for those days you need a kick to boost your energy. 

Recipe courtesy: Food Network
Ingredients
2 Cups 2% fat milk
1 Cinnamon stick 
1 Anise star
4 Tbs Semi sweetened chocolate powder.
1/4 Cup Brown sugar ( Adjust acc. to your taste)

Heat a big pot with 2 cups of milk. To that add cinnamon & Anise. Stir well & let it boil for 10mins in low heat with closed lid.To that add chocolate & sugar.Stir it to dissolve sugar. Let it boil in low heat for 5mins. Then switch off heat & serve it hot.

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Mexican Corn on the Cob

I'm once again back on Blogging Marathon. The theme for this week is Mexican Cuisine. For which I'm sharing a recipe, which was sitting for 2 yrs in my draft. The Mexican Corn on the Cob is a simple recipe, which is easy to make, & and also a delicious indulgence.

Ingredients
2 Corn, husked 
2 Tbs mayonnaise 
2 Tbs non fat yogurt
1/2 Tsp cumin or jeera powder 
1/2 Tsp chilli powder
Salt 
1 Lime cut into 4 pieces 
chopped cilantro for garnish

In a bowl mix mayonnaise, yogurt, jeera powder, chili powder & salt. 

Now grill corn on stove top. Turn it for every 2mins & cook till it's done perfectly. It takes around 10mins to complete the grilling. Switch off heat & allow it to cool down. 

Spread each corn with the sauce & squeeze a little lemon juice. Garnish it with cilantro and serve it right away.