Chilly Masala Paneer

by Rimple

Hello everyone, after that “Watermelon Twist” (You can find the recipe here)I tried this Chilly Paneer recipe with a little twist in the batter and it turned out to be quite yummy, try this out at your home and do let me know how it turned out to be. : )

Poriyal (Sorakkai Curry)

by Ishetta

Poriyal, this name would be alien to most of us,or to be precise non South Indians. At first it seemed like a tough recipe or a dish to prepare from the name, but while reading it through, it just not only relieved me but also developed my interest and liking towards it. Simply because of the different combination of spices from my regular cooking.

This in-fact turned out to be the simplest recipe with the least ingredients that I must have cooked till date : )

Parwal Sadheko

by Ishetta

I was generally surfing through the many food groups which I am part of and I came across this recipe, the work Nepali immediately caught my attention. I have never ever tried this cuisine and am aware of very limited dishes like Momo’s to be specific.

This veggie was definitely on my to do list though the original one is with Alloo (potato), my family not too fond of it so decided to try my hands with Parwal instead. The success this recipe was acknowledged by my Mom’s Reaction of “Bahut Achi bani Hain “ as she is my Master Chef, a recipe that required minimal or no cooking at all : )

Tahini Sauce

by Neetu

Hello everyone, how are you guyzz doing??? I am spending a fun and relaxed vacation in my mommy’s place and continuing with my Lebanese ventures in her kitchen I made this TAHINI SAUCE using the Tahini Paste which I made earlier (you can find the recipe here).

The sauce may taste a little bitter initially its because of the Tahini Paste, but as one develops a taste for it that bitterness will fade away. I tried to be authentic, even with the garnish so what do you think, have I done a good job???

Potato Wedges

by Neetu

 

I just love eating potato wedges, fries, garlic potatoes etc etc in mean fried potatoes, yes I know its not really good for health but I just can’t help it, it tempts me so much…therefore I made these baked potato wedges… so anyone of you like me over there can eat without that guilt feeling of eating fried that too potatoes…

This quantity will serve me and only me…

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Potatoes: 3-4 Medium Salt: to taste Red Chilly Pwder: to taste

Mixed Herbs: 1- 1&1/2 Tsp Oil: 1 Tbsp Water: to soak

• Peel the skin of potatoes, cut length wise and soak in salted water for 20 mins.

• Drain the water and cook in microwave for 2 mins (it will reduce the cooking time, one can avoid this step as well) and wipe off excess water with kitchen towel.

• Coat oil, herbs & other spices nicely over potatoes & spread evenly on a baking tray.

• Bake it in over for 15-20 mins at 180 degree and serve hot with dip of your choice.

Corn & Peas Pasta Salad

It happens to a super hit recipe in my family and most of the time I cook it just to see that glint in Vikas’s eyes when he eats this salad. Yeah its a salad but can be served as a full dress meal for lunch or dinner and this quantity will serve 2-3 people..

I had used Penne pasta but one can choose which ever he/she likes even spaghetti can be used for this dish.

 INGREDIENTS:-

Penne Pasta: 1 Cup Tomato: 5-6 Medium Mayonnaise: 3-4 Tbsp Capsicum: 1 Medium Oil: 2 Tbsp Garlic: 3 Cloves Onion: 1 Medium Salt: To Taste

Red Chilly Pwdr: To Taste Tomato Ketchup: 1 Tbsp Pizza Seasoning: 1 Tbsp Sugar: 1 Tbsp Olives: 3 Piece Frozen Sweet Corn: 1/3 Cup Frozen Peas: 1/3 Cup Water: 1/2 Cup + to boil

METHOD:-

• Boil Pasta in salted water till al-dante.
• Roast capsicum on gas till black marks appear on its skin and chop.
• Mix mayonnaise, capsicum, pasta and keep aside.
• Make slit on tomatoes skin and put it in boiling water for mins. then remove the skin.(I used 2 country tomatoes as they are more sour then the normal ones if you are using the normal ones  then add li’l vinegar to the sauce).
• Put tomatoes in a blender and make puree.
• Heat oil in a pan add chopped garlic sauté a bit and add onion cook for 3-4 mins.
• Add tomato puree, water, salt and red chilly powder and cook till sauce like consistency.
• Add tomato ketchup, pizza seasoning, sugar then check seasoning and adjust if required.

• Add peas, corn & olives to the sauce and cook till peas are soft. ( I used frozen peas if you are using fresh ones the add it before so that the are cooked properly).
• Add this sauce to pasta and keep in fridge once it reaches room temperature.
• Serve it cold.

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Vegetable & Cheese Sandwich: My Way :)

This a super quick recipe and very easy to make…. I am huuuggggeee fan of this s/w and one can find all the ingredients required in my fridge ne tym of the day… I know all of us have had veg n cheese s/w many times…. but please do try it the “My Way” and let me know if you also loved it the way i do… :)

INGREDIENTS:-

Bread Slices: 4 Tomato: 1 Small Capsicum: 1 Small Olives: 3 any Cheese Slice: 2

Pizza Topping: to spread Pizza Seasoning: 1 tbsp Salt: to taste Red chilly Powder: to taste

METHOD:-

• Chop tomato, capsicum and olive finely.
• Take two bread slices and put cheese slices over it, then spread the pizza topping.
• Put the chopped veggies over it and sprinkle pizza seasoning, salt &  red chilly powder.
• Cover it with another slice of bread.

• Apply butter on both the sides and grill it till crisp..
• Serve immediate hot as it will get soggy it kept for long…

Vegetable Pulao(Indian Fried Rice)

by Neetu

 

After lots of hassle passle in my life due to shift from B’lore, things seems to be settling down now and this my first post for Blog Hop Wednesday from our new home in Delhi, with Anu Shoj as my partner for this week… I chose Vegetable Rice from her blog as that’s my favourite and also I haven’t cook it since long so why not cook it today with a little variation to Anu’s post….

 

INGREDIENTS:-

Rice: 1 Cup Capsicum: 1 Big Tomato: 1 Medium Onion: 1 Medium Peas: 1/2 Cup Cauliflower: 1/4 Cup Carrot: 1 Medium (Any other veggies of ones choice can be added of substituted)

Salt: to taste Oil: 3-4 Tbsp Cumin Seeds: 1/4 Tsp Red Chilly Pwdr: to taste Garam Masala Pwdr: 1/2 Tsp Dry Mango Pwdr: 1/2 Tsp Chaat Masala: 1/2 Tsp

METHOD:-

• Boil 4 Cups of water, salt to it and taste it should e as per your taste then add Rice and boil ( take care not to over cook rice as it will make it mushy).
• Drain the water and spread it lightly with fork.
• Chop all the veggies in equal size.
• Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds, when it crackles add  onion, cauliflower, Peas, carrot , salt and cook it on slow flame but don’t make it soggy let the crunch remain….

• Then add capsicum, tomato & rest of the spices and cook for 2 mins.
• Now add rice very slowly taking care that the grains do not break while mixing…
• Serve hot… 

Capsicum Rice

Hey everyone this is my first post for Blog Hop Wednesday and my partner for this week is Dhivya, there were many good options to choose from her blog and I must say its a very good job done by Dhivya… but because of my love for Capsicum I chose Capsicum Rice and it came out really very good and just to give a little twist to the original recipe I added some North Indian flavours to it and did not add Coconut… Hope you’ll like it Dhivya…  and a Special Thanks to Radhika for making everything happen…

INGREDIENTS:-

Rice: 1 Cup Capsicum: 4 Medium Onion: 2 Medium Tomato: 4 Medium Garlic: 4 Cloves Ginger: 1/2 inch Oil: 3 Tbsp

Black Pepper, Cloves & Star Anise: 2 piece each Salt: to taste Red Chilly Pwdr: to taste Coriander Pwdr: 2 Tbsp Cumin Seeds: 1/2 Tsp Asafoetida: a pinch Garam Masala Pwdr: 1/4 tsp

METHOD:-

• Soak rice for one hour then boil it adding 4 cups of water, salt and whole spices. Take care not to over cook it.
• Drain rice and spread it with fork and keep aside.
• Grind together onion, tomato, garlic and ginger to a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds & asafoetida when it crackles add paste and 1/2 cup water, then add salt, chilly pwdr, coriander pwdr & garam masala pwdr and cook till oil seperates and water evaporates.
• Add chopped capsicum and 1/2 cup water, cook again with lid till water evaporates and then add rice and mix very gently.
• Serve hot…

Sweet Corn Tikka

by Neetu

 

Few days back I had this tikka made with sweet corn at Barbeque Nation and it was ssoooooo gud that i wanted to try it myself ASAP….. and with my own little BBQ  it was so much fun to do it at home as well…..

 

INGREDIENTS:-

Sweet Corn Cob: 2 Piece Carrot: 1 Medium (opt.) Hung Curd: 1/2 Cup Corn Flour: 1 Tsp Salt: To taste Red Chilly Pwdr: 1/2 Tsp

Dry Mango Pwdr: 1/2 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 Tsp Lemon Juice: 1/2 Tsp Chaat Masala: 1/2 Tsp Butter: for basting

METHOD:-

• Mix all the spices in hung curd and mix well, check seasoning and adjust if required then add the corn flour.
• Apply this marinade on thick slices of Corn and Carrot and keep in fridge for 2-3 hours. For best results marinade overnight. 
  
  
• Put the marinated Corn and Carrot on skewers  and grill on properly heated BBQ, apply butter while turning in between to cook properly from all sides.  
  Note:- It can also be grilled in pre-heated oven at 180°C for 25 mins till grill marks on them, apply butter while turning in between to cook properly from all sides.

Bharwan Baingan (South Indian Style)

I like Baingan Bharta a lot… but realised that this the only thing that we use to do with Brinjal, so I started trying out different recipes using it… and this one came out to be real good along with Tawa Baingan, which i will definitely post in some time but as of now Stuffed Brinjals are here…

INGREDIENTS:-

Small Brinjal: 5 Piece For the Stuffing: Chana Dal: 1 Tbsp Urad Dal: 1 Tbsp Coriander Seeds: 1/2 Tbsp Curry Leaves: few Fennel Seeds: 1/2 Tbsp

Garlic : 3 Cloves (opt.) Red Chilly Dry: 2 Piece Tamarind Pulp: 2 – 3 Tbsp Turmeric: 1 Pinch Cumin Seeds: 1/2 Tbsp Salt: to taste Oil: 1 Tbsp + to fry

METHOD:-

• Cut Brinjal into quarter, apply salt inside and keep for 10 mins then wash and deep fry for 30 sec or cook in microwave for 2 mins on high.
• Heat oil in a Pan add chana dal and roast for 1 min then add urad dal again roast for 1 min then add rest ingredients of stuffing except tamarind pulp (take care to add salt as we have already applied some salt to brinjal) and roast.
• Grind the mixture once its cool and add tamarind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• • Stuff this mixture in Brinjals and cook with little oil in a non – stick pan, turning in between so that it is properly cooked on all sides.
  • Serve hot with Chapattis & Naans….

Vegetable Kebab

by Neetu

 

Since the day I have bought my Cute Little Barbeque I have been dying to use it…. so finally we made Veggie Kebabs… and a Special Thanks to Vikas (my husband) who lighted up the BBQ for me…. :)
This quantity will make 10 – 11 Kebabs

INGREDIENTS:-

Potatoes: 2 Medium Cauliflower: 1/2 Medium Onion: 1 Medium Capsicum: 1/2 Large Peas: 1/2 Cup Carrot: 1 Medium Bread Crumbs made from 3 Slices

Salt: to taste Red Chilly Pwdr: 1 Tsp Garam Masala Pwdr: 1 Tsp Amchur: 1/2 Tsp Chaat Masala: 1 Tsp Roasted Cumin Pwder: 1/2 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 Tbsp

METHOD:

• Cook diced veggies in cooker with 1 cup water, after one whistle keep it on slow flame for 2-3 mins, drain and keep the veggies in a wide strainer for some 5 mins so that all moisture get deride up.
  
• Mash the veggies and add rest of the ingredients, check seasoning and adjust of required, if the mixture is very soft add more bread crumbs but don’t make it very hard also.

• Take some mixture in your hand give it a long kebab shape and insert a skewer into it, adjust the shape.
  
• Keep the skewer on hot BBQ and grill from all the sides applying little butter till it has brown marks all over.

Note: If one is not using BBQ it can be made in oven and can be shallow fried as well.