I love to eat hot dog this way, quite weird, huh?
I’ve tried many times to eat hot dogs in the traditional way: after grilling or just microwaving it and placed in a bun topped with mustard/ketchup etc, but in vain I couldn’t just devour it. Hence I had to find a different way to make myself like hot dogs. Now, this is how I eat hot dogs, after mixing it with mixed beans or chick peas and seasoned with some spices. This way I can enjoy the taste of hot dogs along with other flavors. This recipe is basically the same as making chana masala, here I’ve used hot dogs and mixed beans instead of chick peas. If you are a pure vegetarian, you could just use chick peas or mixed beans.
I’ve also tried making omelette using hot dogs, it kind of worked for me. But for my husband, it has been always grilled hot dogs!
Hot dogs and Mixed Beans Masala
Ingredients
- Hot dogs, cut into 2inch pieces- 5
- Mixed beans or chick peas, canned- 1 can
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
- Bay leaves- 2
- Onion, chopped- 1 large
- Ginger-Garlic paste- 2 tsp
- Green chilies, chopped- 2
- Tomatoes, chopped- 2
- Cumin powder- 1 tsp
- Chili powder- 3/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Water- 1/2 cup
- Lemon juice- 1 tsp
- Cilantro, chopped- 1 handful
- Salt- to taste
Instruction
- Cut the hot dogs into 2 inch pieces and keep aside.
- Rinse the canned beans or chick peas under running water.
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat, add oil.
- To the oil, add cumin seeds and bay leaves, let cumin seeds turn light brown.
- Add onions, salt and saute till onions turn tender.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and green chilies to the onion, saute for sometime.
- Add tomatoes and let it get mashed.
- Now, add cumin powder, turmeric powder, chili powder, garam masala and coriander powder, combine everything well.
- Add hot dogs and mixed beans, mix well.
- Add water and cook covered for 5-7 minutes.
- Open the lid and let the mixture thicken.
- Finally add lemon juice and cilantro, give it a stir and remove from the flame.
- Serve hot with basmati rice, chapati or batura.
Tips:
- You could avoid hot dogs and make this with mixed beans or chick peas.
- Hot dogs, cut into 2inch pieces- 5
- Mixed beans or chick peas, canned- 1 can
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
- Bay leaves- 2
- Onion, chopped- 1 large
- Ginger-Garlic paste- 2 tsp
- Green chilies, chopped- 2
- Tomatoes, chopped- 2
- Cumin powder- 1 tsp
- Chili powder- ¾ tsp
- Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Water- ½ cup
- Lemon juice- 1 tsp
- Cilantro, chopped- 1 handful
- Salt- to taste
- Cut the hot dogs into 2 inch pieces and keep aside.
- Rinse the canned beans or chick peas under running water.
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat, add oil.
- To the oil, add cumin seeds and bay leaves, let cumin seeds turn light brown.
- Add onions, salt and saute till onions turn tender.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and green chilies to the onion, saute for sometime.
- Add tomatoes and let it get mashed.
- Now, add cumin powder, turmeric powder, chili powder, garam masala and coriander powder, combine everything well.
- Add hot dogs and mixed beans, mix well.
- Add water and cook covered for 5-7 minutes.
- Open the lid and let the mixture thicken.
- Finally add lemon juice and cilantro, give it a stir and remove from the flame.
- Serve hot with basmati rice, chapati or batura.
