Melizanosalatas

Melizanosalatas ( mel-tzah-NOH-sah=lah-TAH) is the Greek version of Baigan Bharta or Chutney. Iy can be used as side dish with Indian food or with Pita

Ingredients

Egg plants - 2
Yellow Onion (chopped) - 1 cup
Garlic (Chopped) - 3
Lemon Juice- 2 tbsp
Pitted Olives - 6
Salt - 1 tsp
Pepper- 1/2 tsp
Olive oil- 1/4 cup
Feta Cheese - 1/4 cup

Method

1. Preheat oven at 425
2. prick egg plants and bake it for 40- 45 mins
3. Cool the egg plants and remove seeds, stems and peel
4. In a blender, add eggplants, onion,lemon juice,salt, pepper and olives and blend
5. add Olive oil to smooth en the paste
6. Blend till the paste is smooth and loose
7. Transfer the mixture in mixing bowl and add parsley
8. Fold in parsley and refrigerate for 2 hours
9. Add feta before serving.,

Karithopita

Karithopita (Walnut Cake) [Kah-ree-THOH-pee-tah] is a soft and moist Greek style cake , that has the flavor of walnut, lemon and cinnamon.

Ingredients

Cake 
Walnut - 1.5 cups
Butter - 1/4 cup (1/2 stick)
Sugar- 1/2 cup
Large eggs- 2
Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp
fresh Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
All purpose floor - 1 cup\Baking Soda - 3/4 tsp
salt - 1/2 tsp
Powdered Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp
Milk- 1/4 cup

Syrup

Water - 1cup
Sugar - 1 cup
lemon peel - 1 X 2 inch
Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp

Method:
1 Prepare a round baking dish
2. Coursely Grind the walnut in the blender and keep aside
3. In an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar till it is light and fluffy
4. Mix egg , one at a time and beat till it is mixed. Scrape sides while beating
5. Add Vanilla and Lemon juice and mix
6. In a mixing bowl, sieve all purpose flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
7. Fold in Walnut
8. Add the dry ingredients in mixing bowl  to blender in  3 batches alternating with Milk
9.Pour cake mixture in the baking dish and bake till an inserted fork comes out clean
10. Cool the cake while preparing syrup
11. Mix all syrup ingredient and give it a boil and remove lemon peel
12. Pour syrup to the vcooled cake and let it soak

Croquettes Patatas

Croquettes Patatas (kro-KEH-tes  pah-tah-TES) is the Greek form of Cutlet , It has bread crumbs but has a layer of fluffy egg whites in it that makes it crunchy and soft.

Indgredients:

Potatoes (Boiled and peeled) - 5
Eggs (Seperated)- 4
Parmesan Cheese - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Fresh Ground Black Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
Onion (Chopped) - 1/2 cup
Parsley (chopped) - 3 Tbsp
water - 1tbsp
Bread Crumbs- 2    Cups
Oil for frying

Method

1. Mash the boiled potatoes in a big mixing bowl
2. Add onion, Parsley,Cheese,Pepper,salt and egg yolks and mix well
3. In another mixing bowl, add egg white and water and beat till it is fluffy
4. place bread crumbs in a flat plate

5. Make balls of the potato mixture, roll it over the bread crumbs, dip it in egg white and roll it over crumbs again

6 work on all the croquettes and keep it aside
7. Heat Oil in a skillet and fry the Croquette Patatas

8. Remove when golden