Thursday 25 February 2016

Grilled Chicken Bites


Grilled chicken Bites, easy to make hassle free grilling chicken in the oven, for this marinate chicken with all Ingredients for a while(no need of overnite), then Grill them till cooked juicy Spicy chicken bites ready for any party

Ingredients Needed:
250 grms chicken cubes & drumstick
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp roasted cumin powder
1 tbsp ginger-garlicpaste
3-4 tbsps thick curd
Salt to taste
1:Lemon 
2 sps Butter


Method
  • Pre heat Oven @ 200* for 15 min
  • Clean chicken and make little marks with fork or knife
  • Apply Salt & lemon juice on the chicken pieces leave for 5-10min
  • Then squeeze excess liquid out
  • Add chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and little salt.
  • Rub these spices on chicken really well. 

  • Add curd, mix well and keep it for marinating 
  • Once the chicken is marinated well(Min 1hr), heat Oven
  • Cook in grill mode (Heat selection both)@ 180- 200* for 20-30 min

  • Half way (remove water if too much) & turn
  • Smear 1-2sp butter spread out on each piece & cook till turns golden
Enjoy Quick Grilled Chicken Bites with your favorite dips, I like to combine them with Mayo & Serve with lemon wedges


Note:
Use grilling both top & bottom option
Use aluminium foil on the baking tray for avoiding mess
If halfway its not much watery dont remove water just cook it will stay juicy this way
Maintain 180-200* temp of oven
Dont put too many pcs at once, if too much keep two batches/trays

Saturday 20 February 2016

Lady Fish & Prawns Fish Platter


Lady Fish & Prawns Fish Platter, Red boiled Rice & fish curry served with Fried fish & prawns this is Sea food heaven, for all Coastal Regions special Fish platter

Goan curries:

Goa cusine has a huge influence in Spicy Fish curry. Goan curries use a lot of coconut, curry leaves while chili peppers, spices and vinegar are also used. Fish curry and rice forms the staple food of the community, I have grown up feasting on this cuisine, Spicy curry being favourite along with Fish fry

The traditional coconut curry is a curry made with coconut juice is quite popular. The Goan fish curries and prawn curry are known for their taste and renowned in the whole of coastal India while fried fish dishin their style is well known.This spicy Fish curry is a  coconut and kokum curry which is also very popular



Fish Curry for Fish fillets cleaned 4-5 steaks

Ingredients for lady fish curry
Coconut grated: 3/4th cup
Red chilies: 4-5
Tamarind/ Amsol: 2sps
Onion: 1/2
Turmeric: 1pinch
Coriender: 2sps


Method:

Gind All the Ingredients with 1 cup water & make a fine masala
In a Deep dish(kadai) add this masala & little water(to make curry consistency 1 cup water)
Bring to boil then add salt to taste
Add fish fillets & cook covered for 10 min
In between check the fish if cooked just remove from heat

Serve this Fish curry with Hot Red Boiled Rice & fish fry

Ingredients for the fry:

Fish Fillets: 
Lady fish:1
Prawns: 10
Red chili powder: 2-3tsps
Turmeric: 1/2 tsp
Tamarind paste: 2tbsps
Salt to taste
Semolina(Rava): 1/2 cup
Oil: 4-5 sps




Method
Take Fish steaks & prawns & clean several times
Marinate with salt leave for 5 min
Mix together Red chili powder, turmeric & tamarind paste
Squeze out  fish fillets &Apply this paste generously on it
leave to marinate for 5 min
Coat these in Semolina(Rava)both sides & shallow fry in oil or 
Tawa fry on a pan in lesser oil as shown above

Fish fry is ready to serve:Enjoy seafood Meals



Friday 19 February 2016

Mutton Korma with Dosa


Mutton Korma with Dosas (Rice Pancakes) a great combo for Lunch or dinner 

Soft Dosas served with Aromatic & spicy Mutton Korma where the meat is cooked till it falls apart, softly cooked mutton korma



Ingredients:
Mutton: ½ kg
Coconut: ½ cup
For Marination:
Curd: 1 cup
Gingergarlic paste: 2 tbsp
Turmeric little

For Tempering:
Oil: 3sps
Onion: 2 chopped
Green chilies :4-5
Coriander leaves: 1/2cup
Tomatoes: 2
Coriander powder: 2sps

Method
Clean the Mutton by rinsing 2-3 times in water & drain
Add curd & turmeric & marinate the meat for ½ an hr

For the Gravy:
In a pan take oil heat Add Onions & Green chilies & fry nicely till changes color
Add coriander leaves/stems & sliced Tomatoes fry till its mushy, switch off heat

Let it cool down completely
In a blender add grated coconut & above fried mix with 1 cup water
Grind to a fine paste & Keep aside

In a pressure cooker add Oil & heat it add cloves & cinnamon
Now add Marinated Mutton & fry it then
Add the gravy masala & mix add coriander powder
Mix all together add Salt add water 1-2 cups
Pressure cook for 5-6 whistles till meat is cooked
Once the cooker cools down Open it & mix well
Aromatic Mutton Korma is Ready Served it up with Dosas



Mutton Korma with Dosas a great combo for Lunch or dinner 
Soft Dosas served with Aromatic & spicy Mutton Korma : Recipe for Dosa


Tuesday 16 February 2016

Grilled Fish Steaks


Spiced Fish Steaks grilled,  Tasty & healthy Oil free Grilled Fish Steaks 

Boneless or with bone it tastes good with 

I Have cooked this Grilled the fish steaks on the bone, Marinate the fish so that it gets tender & juicy

I love Fish thali combination of  Grilled Fish & fish curry is awesome try this Sea food Meal
I have used Sweet sea fish called Rawas, you can even use River fish of your choice or any other fish like Seer or Pomfret

Ingredients Fish Tikka 

Fish steaks: 7-8
Lemon juice: 1
Redchili powder: 2sps
Cornflour(or Kabab powder): 1tbsp
Rice flour: 1tsp
Salt o taste
Turmeric 1 pinch


Method for Preparing this Fish

Marinate the cleaned fish steaks: apply salt to taste & 1/2 lemon juice keep for 5 min
Squeze the fish remove excess water 


Sprinkle chili powder Turmeric lillte, 1/2 Lemon juice & riceflour 
Mix & Rub it on fish & leave to marinate for 1/2 hr to 1 hr


Just before grilling in oven Sprinkle Cornflour
In a preheated Oven grill the fish @ 120 * for 10-15 min 


After fisrt 10 min check if cooked....Grilled Fish tikka  ready to be served 
You can even Make this in a pan with Little Oil/ on a Griddle with markings

Enjoy Oil free Grilled Fish Steaks Serve with Lemon & Onion wedges & with Fish meals


Tuesday 9 February 2016

Poori & Mixed Veggie Kurma


Poori/ Bhatura is a fluffy deep-fried leavened bread from North India. It is often eaten with Kurma, Potato masala or Potato sabjiChickpea curry, Chole,Muttor Paneer

A typical recipe includes Wheat flour  ghee or oil,  Once kneaded well, the dough is then divided to small balls and are either hand-rolled or flattened using a rolling pin. Then the bread pieces are deep fried until they puff up into a lightly browned, soft, fluffy bread, which is elastic and chewy.



Ingredients For Poori:
Wheat flour : 2 cups
Oil: 2 sps
Water: 1 cup
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method
Take flour add salt mix make a hole add Oil & water
Mix it slowly to form a soft dough...add flour if necessary
Knead & keep aside for 5 min then
Make  lemon sized balls of the dough
Roll out in a small circle or roll out chapati size and cut out in small circles

In a deep dish Add Oil for deep frying Once its hot add one poori at a time
Deep fry in hot oil first pressing the poori from back of the spatula it will puff up
Then turn around and cook for another minute & remove on absorbent paper
Serve hot with sabzi of your choice, Like Aloo sabzi/ Kurma Recipe below

Mixed Veggie Kurma


Saatvik Mixed Vegetables without Onion & Garlic , Can be combined with Poori or chapati

Ingredients:
Peas : 1cup
Potato: 1
Cauliflower florets: 1cup
Tomatoes: 2
Oil: 3sps
Chana masala/Pav bhaji masala(MTR Brand): 2sps
Coriender leaves for Garnishing
Firstly I have Boiled all vegies, Aloo, Muttar, Cauliflower.
Then In a pan add Oil & (add Onion if u want fry)
Then add Tomato & cooked till soft Add Salt & Chana masala/ Pavbhaji masala 
Add all cooked Vegies & mix cover with lid & cook 2 min
Lastly  sprinkle chopped Coriender...Mixed vegetable Kurma Ready....
Enjoy this with Hot puffed up Poori for Breakfast or snacks


Monday 8 February 2016

Avarekalu Upma( Hyacinth Beans Porridge)


South Indian special Upma with Avarekalu ( Hyacinth Beans), Its a very tasty combination, These Beans  have  been added to many dishes this is a very special delicacy for centuries & added even to make curries flavourful

The hyacinth bean is an old domesticated pulse and multi-purpose crop, The fruit and beans are edible if boiled well with several changes of the water


In Karnataka, the hyacinth bean is made into curry (avarekalu saarusalad (avarekaalu usli), added to upma (avrekaalu uppittu), and as a flavoring to Akki rotti. Sometimes the outer peel of the seed is taken out and the inner soft part is used for a variety of dishes. This form is called hitakubele avarekalu, which means "pressed (hitaku) hyancinth bean, and a curry is made out of this deskinned beans known as 'Hitikida Avarekaalu , it has been a very special delicacy for centuries


Upma  or Uppittu is a common South Indian breakfast dish, cooked as a thick porridge from dry roasted semolina or coarse rice flour. Various seasonings and/or vegetables are often added during the cooking, depending on individual preferences. Avarekalu being seasonal this delicacy is often cooked & enjoyed during the season

Upma is usually made with Semolina


Ingredients for Avarekalu upma

Avarekalu(1/2 cup)
Semolina (Rava) (1 cup)
Cooking oil (3-4 tbsp)
Mustard seeds (1/2 tsp)
Ginger root (1/2 tsp, grated)
Green chillies (3-5 med, chopped)
Chopped onions (1 med, chopped)
Chopped Tomato: 1
Ghee: 2sps
Salt to taste

Grated coconut (3-4 tbsp, optional)
Lemon juice (2 tsp, optional)

Method of preparation

Hyacinth beans comes in a shell firstly remove these from its outer shell just like peeling fresh peas

Soak the Hyacinth beans for 4 hrs
Then peel the outer skin by pressing in between fingers by pinching action
This is the easiest way to deskin the bean as its soaked it comes out soon
Boil this with water for 5-10 min(dont pressure cook it becomes soft very easily)

Dry-roast Semolina (rava) until it just begins to turn brown, then keep aside.
In a large saucepan/wok, heat the cooking oil.
Add mustard seeds and wait for them to sputter. 
Then add ginger, green chillies and chopped onions and fry until onions caramelise.
Add tomato fry then add Roasted semolina
Add Boiled avarekalu, salt and 2 cups of boiling water (recently boiled must be hot)mix quickly to avoid lumps forming
And cook turning down the heat, lastly add Ghee
The upma is done when all the water is absorbed by the rava.


Garnish with grated coconut, chopped cilantro & lemon juice

Enjoy this seasonal delicacy






Friday 5 February 2016

Chicken Pulav with Coconut flavour


Chicken Pulav,  Flavorful pulav cooked with Chicken & Rice together with the creaminess of coconut this dish will definetly steal your heart

When you are in a jiffy & do not have time to make Biryani, this recipe comes in handy, as this tastes like biryani & is more flavorful, with less time consumption

One Pot Pulav Rice & chicken are cooked together with coconut gives this dish extra flavor & makes it more tasty, so try this chicken pulav & Relish the biryani taste

Ingredients Required:

Chicken: 500 grms
Basumati Rice: 2 cups(300grms)

To marinate:
Curd: 1 cup
turmeric little

To grind:
Coconut: 3/4th cup
Green chilies: 2-3
Coriender leaves: handful

To temper:
Oil: 3-4 sps
Cloves: 4-5
Cinnamon: 1 inch
Bay leaf: 2
Onion: 2 sliced
Ginger Garlic paste : 2sps
Tomatoes: 2 chopped
Pudina: 1/2 bunch
Green chilies: 2 slit
Biryani masala: 2sps




Method to prepare:

Wash the chicken thoroughly & rinse, then Marinate with curd & turmeric & keep aside

Soak Basumati rice in water for 15 min

Grind all the Ingredients under to grind with little water to make a paste of coconut

Chop all the rest Ingredients & keep it ready

Procedure to follow:

Heat a pressure cooker, Preferably Handi style with Nonstick coating
Add Oil & once heated add whole Garam masalas Cloves, Cinnamon, Bay leaf
Then Add Onions & fry then add gingergarlic paste & fry further
Now at this stage add chopped Pudina & fry

Then add Tomatoes & fry it till mushy
Add the marinated chicken & give it a mix cook for 2-3 min



Now add the Ground coconut & coriender & chilies paste & fry nicely
Add the Biryani masala(or Garam masala) & mix add salt to taste
Wash the Soaked Basumati Rice & drain water add this to the cooker



Add 3 cups water(500 ml)(1:1.5 ratio) & mix bring this to a boil
Turn the Heat to medium or low (if its not non stick keep on sim)
Once it starts bubling close the lid & pressure cook for 2 visels

Let the Pressure Cooker Cool down completely, Then once all the pressure is released Open the lid

Wait for 2-3 min let the steam settle down, then with a fork just  remove the Pulav
Dont Over Mix it just seperate with the help of fork, Then Serve Portions using a spatula

Chicken Pulav with Coconut flavour is Ready Serve it with simple chicken curry & Yogurt(Raita)












Tuesday 2 February 2016

Apple Pudding


Apple Pudding this dessert is my 200th Recipe on the occasion of completing One Year of my blog

Celebrating Blog Anniversary, what better way than my 200th Recipe Apple Pudding

This tasty Apple Pudding/ Apple kheer is Easy to make & healthy dessert as its not very sweet(less sugary) Apple is used as taste enhancer, you can even make it without apple & relish

Milk is reduced & cooked along with rice & apples to make this healthy dessert
I have added Apples to avoid adding more sugar & make it sweeter naturally
& tastier, to thicken there is Basumati Rice, and any pudding is incomplete without Milk

Try this Apple Pudding, very healthy suitable for Kids as well as adults

Ingredients Required

Milk: 1.5 ltrs
Apple: 1
Sugar: 1(+ 1/4th) cup
Basumati Rice: 1cup
Nuts(Cashew): Fried in ghee

Method to follow:

Soak the fragrant Rice in water for  1/2 an hr or( minimum 15min)
Wash it thoroughly & drain then add to blender & run it little to make bits of Rice

In a larger Saucepan add Milk 1 lt & bring to boil
Once its boiled nicely add the Rice & cook on medium flame
Stir in between to avoid burning & cook till rice is soft & milk reduced
Then add Grated apple & mix then add sugar( 1cup) & cook for 5 min
If its very thick add extra milk & cook for 2-3 min

Check the sweetness if required add more sugar as per your taste
Add fried Nuts of your choice
Let it cool down & come to room temperature it will thicken more
Then add  Rest of the milk & mix, Garnish with apple & Serve

Healthy Apple Pudding is ready to Relish



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