Crispy Samosas with Paneer & Potato spicy filling, Todays special evening snacks for this seasons IPL Finale Make easy snacks, by prepping most of the things and enjoy the match with these crispy samosas as i'm doing Very simple and easy method to follow where you can prep the filling before itself and keep ready
Ingredients For Outer cover Poori: All purpose flour(Maida): 3 cups Caraway seeds(Ajwain): 1tsp(Optional) Ghee/butter: 1sp
Oil for Deep frying
For Stuffing
Potato(Boiled):1large Paneer crumbled: 1 cup Mashed Peas:1 cup Green chili: 1 Onion chopped: 1 Redchili powder: 1sps Jeera(cumin)powder : 1/2sp Garam masala: 1sp Chaat masala: 1/2sp Coriender leaves: 1/4 cup Salt to taste
Method
Preparation of Poori (Outer cover):
Seive All purpose flour (Maida) add caraway seeds(Ajwain) salt & ghee mix to form crumble
Then add little little water & make a hard dough
Preparation of Stuffing:
Heat a Pan add Greenchili & Onion saute for few min add Boiled & grated potato with Cooked & Mashed Peas mix then add crumbled paneer
Navayathi style Chicken Biryani is a Mix of Long grain Rice & Chicken cooked seperately & then layered together to form a perfect Biryani which is not very spicy The Navayath cuisine can be primarily found in the coastal districts of Karnataka, mainly in Uttara Kannada its Famous for its Bhatkal Biryani which i have recreated
I have cooked Chicken Biryani many times here are some more Biryani & chicken Pulav recipes I always make Biryani Rice seperately & Chicken seperately, This way Biryani does not become soggy. But If you prefer one pot Biryani you can make in pressure cooker. Click here for recipe Follow this simple procedure Navayathi Biryani
Ingredients Serves 6: Biryani Rice(Basumati): 1/2 kg Cloves: 3-4 Pepper corns: 5-6 Cinammon: 1 Inch cut to pcs For the chicken : To Marinate: Chicken: 750grms Curd: 1 cup Turmeric: 1 tsp Oil: 4 sps Cloves: 4-5 Cinnamon: 2 inch Bay leaves: 3 Pandant(Biryani leaf) : 1 Onions: 4 Tomatoes: 4 Ginger garlic paste: 3sps Green chilies slit: 3 Pudina leaves: 1/2 bunch
For the garnishing of layers: Onion: 1 sliced & fried in Oil Pudina leaves: 1/2 bunch Cashew: 10 pcs Ghee: 2-3 sps Saffron 5-6 stands Milk 1/2 cup
Few steps first: Soak the Basumati Rice for 1/2 an hr For the garnishing of layers: deep fry 1 Onion julians till its crispy Making Of Chicken Biryani: Marinate the chicken with curd & turmeric for half an hr I prefer to Cook Rice & keep aside to cool it down till I cook the chicken Add spices & add equal measure of Water (1:1) & Rice & cook in a deep dish till water dries off Once you keep it on the Heat to cook turn the heat to medium for 5 min then on sim closing lid
In a Deep dish prepare the chicken mix Add Oil, add all whole spices listed, then add Green chilies & Onion & fry till its brown Then add Ginger garlic & green chilies paste mix well add chopped Tomatoes cook for 5 min Add Pudina leaves & fry then add all the spice powder Add Marinated chicken & mix add salt cover lid & cook for 10-15 min(Add very little water if its too dry)
For the Layers: Once the Basumati Rice is cooked remove on a big plate to cool down Meanwhile chicken must be cooked Mix well & remove 1/2 of the chicken gravy, rest half leave in the Dish Add 1st layer of Basumati Rice(1/2 of the rice) Then Add half ghee, pudina & Fried Onions kept aside for garnishing, add saffron milk(or orange color)
Add the rest chicken gravy on this, then make second layer of rice & half ghee, pudina & Fried Onions kept aside for garnishing, add saffron milk(or orange color) Close the cooker, keep it on a heated Tawa & reduce heat to minimum & cook without visel Cook it for 7-8 min or 10 min max & switch off cool down completely & remove Garnish with cashew & serve without mixing for perfect coloured Biryani
French Toast simple yet delicious Breakfast this sweet & soft Egg dipped breads are my favorite breakfast of all time. This Continental Breakfast keeps you full for a long time & gives you instant energy Have a wonderful weekend with this Sunday Breakfast
Bread & Egg is a favorite combo when it comes to Breakfast. Here is an instant breakfast which you can make easily. Breakfast is an important meal of the day, Morning you can prepare various breakfasts and most of the South Indian breakfasts need pre-pep, like Idli or dosa need to soak & ferment the batter which takes time
Ingredients for French toast: Bread slices: 8-9 Eggs: 3 Sugar: 4-5 tbsps Milk: 3/4th cup Butter: 2-3 sps
Make these soft Egg dipped breads as follows I have used Fruit bread which is slightly sweet, you can use Milk bread or even brown breads are fine Usually per egg 3 breads can be dipped, so adjust the sugar accordingly (For 3 eggs 4 sps sugar will be enough if yOu like more sweet you can add 5sps) Whisk the eggs slightly, add sugar & stir till sugar is dissolved completely Then slowly add milk little by little & mix
Take a Pan & heat it add butter , then dip the bread in egg mix & turn and dip the other side also Remove & place it on the buttered pan repeat for other 3 slices(depending on the pan) Fry on medium heat for 2-3 min each side till its cooked remove
Then again dip the Breads & Fry rest of the breads in 3-4 pieces per batch Lovely French toast is ready enjoy this delicious Continental breakfast
Note: Dip the Breads as and when the pan is empty, dont dip it before as it will be soaking more and becomes soggy
Potato smiley fries for quick snacks, kids always like fried snacks for weekend being summer holidays we must provide them what they demand😃😃 Make these easy Potato smiley fries at home And include oats in it for guilt free snacks
Yeah being a parent i just have a tactic to put something nutritional Oats or some veggies in the snacks so that the kids will not run out on fiber, This time added Oats with the potato & made these crispy smiley which you can make and keep in the fridge and use 3-4 days.
Ingredients for smiley: Boiled Potato: 2 Masala Oats(Italian): 1/2 pc (Optional) Corn flour: 2-3Tbsp Salt to taste Pepper powder: 1tsp Oil for deep frying
Procedure is as follows: Boil the potatoes & cool them then remove the skin & grate it finely Make a mash add the Oats just roughly rubbing with your hand to form bit powder You can skip the oats if you dont have I have added it as it gives additional flavor to the dish Then add cornflour & Salt & pepper mix everything with little wet hand this way it will bind together
Now make a thick roll of this mixture as shown above Wrap it in a sheet tightly rolled & keep in freezer to set for 10-15 min
Once its little firm cut these into disks as shown below With the help of straw or Skewer sticks prick two holes then with a small spoon shape like a smile
Smileys are ready to fry In a deep dish add enough oil for deep frying Once hot turn the flame to medium and fry adding 4-5 at a time till golden Remove on an absorbent paper & serve with Tomato ketchup, crispy smiley fries are ready
Keep the rest mixture wrapped in that plastic sheet in any air tight container in the fridge and can be used in 2-3 days
Creamy Saucy pasta, Macaroni or Pene kids love this with creamy sauce Pasta is easy to cook snack special when kids keep demanding it So give it a go, my kid loves this pasta, this was a hit with his little friends also, they all gulped it down in no time. This time tried on macaroni & pene both. For my previous pene pasta recipe click here:
You can make this Creamy Saucy pasta with just macaroni or just pene or spaghetti which ever you like Ingredients: Cooked pasta: 2 cups All purpose Flour: 3Tbsp Seasoning: Italian seasoning Milk: 1+1/4thcup Pasta sauce: 2tbsp or(can use tomato sauce) Butter: 2tbsp
Follow this easy procedure:
I have used mix of Pene & macaroni pasta, you can even use spaghetti any pasta of your choice
In a large dish add 1 liter water add salt & add pene & cook the pasta for 5-6 min Then add the Macaroni & cook further till everything cooks, Then drain keeping little water separately Keep this cooked pasta in a bowl of water until use
In a deep dish add butter then once medium hot add the flour & mix cook till it forms a paste Then add Italian mixed seasoning Now fry this for a minute once it starts changing color add the milk & stir Keep steering till its thickened a bit then add the cooked pasta and mix
Now add the Pasta sauce(I've used tomato sauce) & mix if its too thick add the reserved water little
Creamy Saucy pasta is ready to serve, Kids enjoy this a lot as its creamy & tasty, You can sprinkle any cheese of your choice on the Pasta & serve
