Mushroom Croustadas ( Healthy Starter Recipe )

by Tarla Dalal

Mushroom Croustadas ( Healthy Starter Recipe )

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Lose yourself in this low-cal caribbean starter of wheat buns stuffed with a striking combo of mushrooms and spring onions. Though made of very simple ingredients, the outcome tastes amazing and healthy, with ample iron, fibre and vitamin c.

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 7 mins Total Time: 17 mins 12Makes 12 croustadas
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Ingredients

For The Filling (makes 1 Cup)
2 tsp oil
1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
4 small chopped spring onions (including the greens)
1 tbsp chopped green chillies
2 cups chopped mushrooms (khumbh)
2 tsp soy sauce
3 tbsp low-fat milk , 99.7% fat-free , readily available in the market
2 tsp cornflour dissolved in 1 tbsp water
salt and to taste

Other Ingredients
3 whole wheat bread hot dog buns
1/2 tsp oil for brushing and greasing

Method

For the filling

Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic, onions and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the mushrooms, soya sauce, milk, cornflour-water paste, salt and pepper and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes or till the mixture dries up.
Divide the filling into 12 equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed

Cut each hot dog bun diagonally into 4 thick slices.
Scoop each slice so as to form a cavity and brush it evenly with a little oil.
Place the bread slices on a greased baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ºc (360ºf) for 3 to 4 minutes or till they light brown and crisp.
Stuff each bread slice with a portion of the filling and again bake them in a pre-heated oven at 180ºc (360ºf) for another 5 to 7 minutes.
Serve hot.