Yummy Chicken 65

Heewooo Dear Friends,


Its been a very long time. Got so busy in my work and mommy activities that this thing lagged behind. But worry not here is this spicy recipe for all you spice lovers.
Great indian starter loved by all. Try and lemme know how it was.

Hope you guys will enjoy this one.
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Yummy sesame garlic chilli chicken

Hello Friends,

Here I am with another recipe. This is one of my husband's favourite. Every now and then he comes up with the demand of this chilli chicken and enjoys having it with egg fried rice.

This recipe is called Indo-Chinese because it is a Chinese recipe but we make it spicy like any other Indian curry.

Hope you guys will enjoy this one.
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Yummy Virgin Sangria

Hello Friends,

After complaining a lot about this summer, I am about to praise it. It made me make some summer special recipes which I wouldn't have made before.

I remember I went to Spain last summer and in that heat I loved having their summer drink called Sangria.  There are different versions of it, depending upon the taste and area you go to.

Today I am going to share with you very simple recipe of Virgin Sangria. Virgin because I am a breastfeeding mum and can't afford to get my lil one drunk so early in life :D

You can add some white rum or some gin to it at the end to make it alcoholic.
I hope you will like it as did my family and guests.

Here's for you and remember Keep Eating, Keep Reading and Keep Watching
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Yummy mojito fruit salad

Hello friends,

Here I am with another cool recipe and by cool I really mean a recipe which will help you beat the heat this summer. Its a cocktail style fruit salad.
In summers your body wants more liquid than solid food, thus this recipe will not only prove a thirst quencher in summer but also you can serve it to your guests as a summer starter, as I did and got much appreciations :)

The source of this recipe btw was one of Jamie Oliver's show. Thanks Jamie for this delicious invention :)

And as I always say, Keep Eating! Keep Reading and now Keep Watching
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Yummy veggie grilled cheese sandwich

Hello Dear friends,

You know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And a good and healthy breakfast is a must for everyone. For me it is a mood enhancer too, if I have good breakfast, I am happy the whole day and vice versa.
I am sure you must have had days when you feel like having some good mood enhancer breakfast but there is nothing good in your fridge.

This quick and easy veggie grilled cheese sandwich will not only fill you up but also give you good energy for the whole day.

Hope you will enjoy it.

Yummy Chocolate strawberry cake

Hello Dear friends,

Here I am again with a new post. I recently prepared a chocolate and strawberry cake for my husband's birthday. Thought I should share the same with you lot.

Hope you guys will like it.

Please feel free to share your feedback with me.

Thanks.

Keep eating , Keep reading and Keep watching :)

Cheerios!!!

Yummy Orange Chicken

Hello dear friends :)

Here I am again with a new recipe in a new style. As you know times are changing and so should we. Everyone likes quick videos these days, be it recipe, making a hairstyle or any sort of DIY stuff. So why shouldn't I.  :D
I can see times evolving in my blog itself. Earlier I used to just write text with a picture of the final product, then I started putting pictures of the steps involved in between and now going by the latest trend, I am going to post a video of my latest recipe, Orange chicken.

Hope you guys will like it. Please share your feedback with me. Thanks.

Remember, Keep eating, Keep reading and now.. Keep watching :D

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Delicious Puran Poli :)

1. Take the chana daal in a pressure cooker                        
2. Fill it up with twice the amount of water   
3. Grind the fennel seeds, peppercorn, cinnamon sticks and cloves in the pestle
4. Add the ground mixture to the cooker and let it cook until one whistle.
5. Open the cooker and add jaggery             
6. Mash all the ingredients together  
7. This mixture is called Puran
   
              
8. Now mix the two flours, add ghee milk and water and knead
9. Put a pan on the hob and roll a small portion of the flour
10. 
    Put the puran mixture in, close the side and roll
    
    
    
    
11. Put on a heated pan and let it cook from both sides, apply ghee to both sides as well
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. Enjoy delicious Puran Poli
    
    
    
    

Hope you enjoyed the recipe.

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Chatpata Bombay Sandwich!

Hello my dear friends,

Its strange how I keep addressing you, sometimes as friends, sometimes as readers, sometimes as foodies but I have no idea who you guys are. Which part of the world you live in and what your interests are. This is how small internet has made our world these days. I love writing about the food I cook and sharing it with people hence I keep posting my recipes in the hope that at least some of you might find it helpful:)
I will be glad if anyone of you can post me their interests, hobbies or just introduce themselves to me, I will have new friends that way.

Coming to the food topic, a few days ago there was festive season in India which means no non vegetarian cooking for a few days :P I was perfectly fine with it but my husband finds it really difficult. But this time, he also didn't realise where all that time flew away. This is because there are 1000's of varieties of vegetarian dishes you can make. As my favourite chef  Rick Stein says, "I am mesmerized to see the variety of vegetarian options Indian cooking offers, its a country where being non-vegetarian is being an exception " and I completely agree, infact I was a vegetarian until my early 20's and never realised I was missing out on anything.. and then I discovered KFC :P

Jokes apart, the recipe I am writing today is most popular in Mumbai, Pune and rest of Maharashtra.
You can find them being sold at every snack shop and are a popular choice among people.
I had my first encounter with it whenI was in Pune and I loved it from the very first bite. Its called Bombay Masala Sandwich. Vegetarian sandwich  but I bet it can beat any non-veg sandwich in the world.

Lets get started with it.

Ingredients:

1	White Bread	7-8 loafs
2	Boiled potatoes	3-4
3	Capsicum	1
4	Cucumber	1/2
5	Tomatoes	2
6	Onion	1
7	Butter	5-6tbsp
8	Grated Cheese	1/2 cup
For Mint Chutney
9	Mint	few leaves
10	Coriander	1/2 bunch
11	Green chillies	1
12	Salt	to taste
13	Garlic cloves	1
14	Ginger	tiny piece
15	Lemon juice	1tbsp
16	Water	4-5 tbsp
For Masala
17	Chat Masala	1tsp
18	Cumin powder	1tsp
19	Garam Masala	1/2 tsp
20	Dry Mango powder (Amchoor)	1/2 tsp

Method:

For chutney, take a blender and blend all the ingredients together to form a smooth runny chutney.

Mix the ingredients of Masala together to make a chatpata dressing.

To Prepare the sandwiches:

1. Chop the vegetables as shown in picture
   
   
2. Take two slices of bread and apply butter on top
   
3. Then apply chutney
   
4. Put the boiled potatoes on top
   
   
   
5. Dress with the masala
6. Put cucumber and dress with masala
   
7. Put onions and again dress with masala
   
8. Now put the other slice of bread 
   
9. Put capsicum and tomatoes and dress with masala
   
10. Put lots of cheese and cover with another slice of bread
    
11. Heat a grill pan and sear the Sandwich from both sides
    
    
    
    
12. Remove when its golden brown from both sides
    
13. Serve with salad and chips
    
14. Enjoyyy!

Hope you'll enjoy this sumptuous sandwich too :)
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Impress your guests! Guacamole

Hello/ Namaste/Assalamualaikum/Sat Sri Akal :)

I hope you all are doing well. I am sure you guys love and enjoy cooking as much as I do. I know cooking can be time consuming and boring sometimes. I would say try to don't over exert yourself while cooking because that may lead to you losing interest. Also try innovating and experimenting every time you cook and it won't be boring anymore.

Follow any food channel or your favourite chef, draw inspirations from their cooking. Try their recipes and enjoy the whole world of cooking. I personally like Rick Stein, I think he is not only a brilliant cook but also an amazing host. I love all of his series. Also his cooking methods, ingredients are so simple and easy to follow. And the way he picks up traditional recipes from the places he visit is just amazing. I wish I could do that one day, food and travel tourism.. Phew!

But here we are now, in our own lives, sitting at at homes and reading this post :)
Today I have a very simple recipe for you. You may already know it but I am sharing it anyway so that after a few years, I can turn back and look into it if I forget.

Its called guacamole, it is like a Mexican chutney, you can eat it with nachos, on a bagel, with quesadilla etc. It is really easy to make and you can store it for somedays as well.

Its one of the dishes I like making when I have guests over because guacamole along with nachos make a great starter.

Lets  get started now. Here are the ingredients.

Ingredients:
                    

Avocado	2
Chopped Onions	1
Chopped Tomato	1
Chopped green chillies	1
Chopped coriander	1/4 bunch
Lemon juice	1tbsp
Chilli powder	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste

        
Method:

1.  Take the avocado and peel it.
   
2. Chop it roughly and put it in a bowl.
   
3. Now mash it with a fork if its ripe enough, if not you can grate or grind it as well.
4. Now to the mashed avocado, add chopped onions and green chilies
   
5. Add tomatoes
   
6. Now add coriander
   
7. Add lime juice, salt and chilli powder and mix
   
8. Serve with Nachos
   
9. Enjoy!!!
   
   

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Masala sweet corn chat!

Hi All,

After a looong time, I thought today I really had some free time. And hence I will utilise this time to clear the backlog of my recipes. But hahaha never had that happened.. Whenever I set out to write recipes, there emerges some or the other kind of work. This time we had to goto a birthday party, we had a really nice time but lost all that precious time of mine :( but nevermind I will write this one and complete the rest some other day.

Do you guys like chaat? which one is your favourite?? I think being indian and being brought up eating tangy food, chaat are everyone's favourite. Aloo chaat, aloo-chana chaat, papri chaat etc etc, the list is endless. Also it is really easy to make your own version of chaat, just mix some of your favourite ingredients together and you can have your own chaat your way.

Here I am going to share one of such self made chaat recipes. Its called masala sweet corn chaat.

Sweet corns have always been my favourite they are healthy and nice to eat as well. Hence I try to put them in possibly each and every item I can. This chaat recipe is easy to make, healthy as well as filling as well. It is a bit unconventional chaat because it should be served warm as compared to the most which are served cold.

Lets get started

Ingredients:

Sweet Corn	1/2 cup
Chopped onions	half
Chopped tomato	1
Chopped cucumber	half
Desiccated coconut	2 tbsp
Mustard seeds	1tsp
Curry leaves	6/7/2015
Chilli powder	1tsp
Jeera powder	1tsp
Garam masala powder	1tsp
Lemon juice	2tbsp

Method:

1. Take a pan and put a tiny bit of oil in it
   
2. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds
   
3. When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves
4. Immediately add corn and saute
   
5. Add salt, chilli powder, jeera powder and garam masala and toss
   
6. Switch off the gas and let mixture cool a bit and add dessicated coconut
   
7. Put the corn mixture in a bowl and add chopped onion
   
8. Add chopped cucumber, tomatoes and lime juice
   
9. Serve while still warm
   
10. Enjoy :)

Lemme know how you like the recipe.
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Cheerios!!!

Mixed vegetable potato pancakes!

Hola Readers!

How are you doing? I hope you all are well.. So am I. I have been cooking new recipes everyday these days. Turning more and more into a passionate foodie.
Since my childhood until now, I have had quite a few passions :P When I was young I was quite passionate about dancing but as I didn't do much for it, I think it may have faded although, I still find myself tapping my feet to the tunes on some special occasion.
But I will not let the cooking passion of mine fade away in any case. I literally spend all my free time, either looking through the internet for new food recipes or watching food  network on TV.

I like drawing inspirations from different types of cooking and experiment in my kitchen.
I wish I could turn it into my profession some day.

Moving on, the recipe I have for you in store today is also one of the experiments I have performed in the kitchen. Its called Potato Pancake.

Pancakes are widely made and eaten in America. Mostly made of plain flour. here in my recipe I have replaced wheat flour with potato mash and added vegetables to it.
So let get started with this simple and interesting recipe.

Ingredients:
     
    

	1	Potato mash	1/2 cup
	2	Plain flour	1/2  cup
	3	Egg	1
	4	Chopped Onions	1 small
	5	Chopped beans	a handful
	6	green chilies	1
	7	Coriander	a handful
	8	Grated Cheese	a handful
	9	Chili powder	1 tsp
	10	Salt	1 tsp
	11	Butter	2 tsp

Method:

1. Take a bowl and put the chopped onions in it.
   
2. Add chopped beans
   
3. Now add potato mash powder
   
4. Add flour
   
5. Bring the mixture together
   
6. Add chilli powder
   
7. Fresh chopped coriander
   
8. Add cheese
   
9. Add some 1/2 cup of milk to bring the ingredients together
   
10. Heat a pan and melt some butter in it
    
11. Take a spoonful of the mixture and let it cook
12. Heat it from both sides
    
13. Serve hot 
    
14. Enjoy:)

See you again with some other recipe
Until then,
Keep Eating, Keep Reading!
Cheerios