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Be it the torrential rain or waterlogged streets, the monsoon can derail your plans. Since the change in weather was already making you crave a snack, it becomes all the more important that you step into the kitchen and make lemonade out of the lemons you got in your refrigerator, quite literally.
Now, to save yourself from spiralling about the cancelled plans, why don’t you make the most of the OTG oven that is quietly sitting on your kitchen counter? From a cheesy bread pizza to a spongy cake, you can make a wide variety of snacks and desserts using Usha’s OTG. Using just the kitchen staples to save a trip to the grocery store with an umbrella, these recipes use basic ingredients and require little effort.
Bread Pizza
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There are some rainy nights when even pizza doesn’t get delivered. To satisfy your cravings, you can whip up bread pizza. Just take a bread slice, spread some pizza sauce or ketchup mixed with oregano and chilli flakes. Load it up with chopped onion, capsicum, tomato, and sweet corn. Add grated cheese on top and bake in Usha’s OTG.
Eggless Rava Cake
Rava, or suji, is a common pantry staple found in almost every Indian kitchen. You can use it to make a spongy cake by mixing roasted rava with curd, sugar, oil, and milk. Rest the batter to give suji some time to soften. Then, pour the batter into a greased tin, and bake for about 30 minutes at 180°C. Once baked, slice the cake after cooling it slightly and serve it with your evening tea.
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Paneer Tikka
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Tandoori snacks on a rainy evening are always a hit in Indian homes. Usha’s OTG can help you make baked paneer tikka without owning a tandoor. Just marinate the cubed paneer with curd, ginger-garlic paste, and a mix of spices like haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala, and methi. Arrange the marinated paneer cubes on skewers with chopped tomato, onion, and capsicum. Bake till the paneer is a little charred and serve with mint chutney.
Cheese And Vegetable Sandwich
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It’s true you can make a sandwich in a sandwich maker, but the cheese pull you’ll get when baked in Usha’s OTG is incomparable. All you need to make this cheesy sandwich is to start by preparing a filling of mashed potatoes, chopped veggies like onion, cucumber, tomato, beetroot, carrot, cabbage, and so on. Add the filling to bread slices along with some grated cheese. Bake till the cheese starts to melt, and the bread turns crispy, and then serve with tea or coffee.
Kesar Elaichi Bread Pudding
Kesar elaichi bread pudding is a gourmet-style shahi tukda. If you’re craving something sweet on a chilly, rainy day, this recipe can be your go-to. The best part is, you just need your basic pantry ingredients like bread, custard powder, milk, eggs, sugar, cardamom, and saffron strands. Just tear some bread slices and pour over the rest of the ingredients, and bake for about 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped nuts and serve the rich dessert.
