Chicken In Hot Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

For marinating

Chicken – 150 gm
boneless

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

White pepper powder
– 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Garlic cloves – 15
to 20

Ginger – 2 inch
small piece

Vinegar – 1 tsp

Make a paste of

3 to 4 kashmiri red
chilli soaked in water for half an hour

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup – 1
tbl.sp

Red chilli sauce –
1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Spring onion bulbs
cut into half

Capsicum – 1 big
cut into cubes

Spring onion greens
finely chopped

Method

First wash and
marinate chicken with the ingredients given.
Let it marinate for 15 to 20 minutes and then deep fry in oil till half
cooked.

Chop finely garlic
and ginger.

In a pan heat oil,
add garlic and ginger and cook till garlic changes it color.

Combine red chilli
paste, soya sauce, tomato ketchup and salt and add to the cooked ginger garlic.
Sauté for few seconds and then add chopped spring onion bulbs and capsicum
cubes.  Cook on a high flame for a
minutes and then add fried chicken. Add little water If the gravy is too thick.
Cook for a minute on a slow flame.  Add
spring onioin greens, mix well and let it cook for few seconds. Make a paste of
cornflour – 1 tsp with little water and add to the gravy to make the gravy
thick and transparent. Serve hot with fried rice or roti.

Eggless Strawberry Mousse

Ingredients
strawberry - 3 to 4
china grass powder - 2 big sp. heaped
milk - 250 ml
whippped cream for decorating

Method
Take a bowl and blend strawberry to a fine paste. Take dessert glass and pour two spoon of strawberry pulp.
In another pan take 250 milk and keep it for boiling.
When it starts boiling, add china grass powder, mix well and keep on stirring till it starts boiling.
Pour this in the dessert glass, mix well with strawberry pulp and leave it to set with or without refrigerator.
Decorate with whipped cream and chopped strawberry.

Banana Upside Down Cake

Ingredients
Refined flour – 200 gm
Castor Sugar – 120 gm
Oil – 70 gm
Eggs – 2
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking soda – ½ tsp
Salt – ½ tsp
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
Bananas – 5
Milk – ¼ cup

Method
Heat sugar in a pan by adding two tsp of water. Keep cooking until it caramelize.
Take a baking mould, grease it with oil or butter and spread 2 bananas that are round sliced. Now pour this caramelize sugar on top of it and keep aside.
In bowl sieve together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
In another bowl, take 3 bananas and prick it with a fork till it becomes mushy. Take sugar and oil and beat until creamy. Then add eggs one at a time and whisk it till creamy and then add vanilla essence.

Gradually start putting refined flour and whisk it. If the batter is too thick, add little milk and again whisk it.
Pour it in the baking mould and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 30 to 40 minutes or till done.
When at room temperature turn upside down and your cake is ready.

Bhuna Masala Chicken

Ingredients

Poppy seed - 1 tsp

Cinnamon - 1 small piece

Cloves - 3 to 4

Black pepper - 1 tsp

Black cardamom - 1

Star aniseed - 1/2

Mace - ½

Cumin seed – 1 ½ tsp

Coriander seed - 2 tbl.sp

Red chilli - 2 to 3 or as per taste

5 to 6 flakes of Garlic

 one small piece of ginger

Yogurt - ½ cup

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Salt as per taste

Kasuri methi – 1 tsp

Juice of half lemon

Coriander leaves chopped

Little cream to garnish
Paste of 12 to 15 cashewnuts

Method
Wash and make cut in the chicken pieces.
Dry roast all the ingredients given and make a paste of it by adding ginger and garlic.
In a bowl, take half cup of  yogurt, turmeric powder, salt, half of the blended masala . Mix well and add chicken pieces to it. Mix well and let it marinate for few hours or overnight.

Shallow fry chicken pieces till it becomes dry. Remove and keep aside.
In the same pan add half of the blended masala, leftover marinated masala and chicken pieces. Cook on a slow flame for few minutes.

Add paste of cashewnut, mix well and cook for some more minutes stirring in between.
Add kasuri methi, juice of lemon. Off the flame and garnish with corriander leaves and little cream and serve hot with rice or roti.

Eggless Lemon Semolina Cake

Ingredients
semolina - 100 gm
refined flour - 50 gm
oil - 75 gm
yoghurt- 50 gm
powdered sugar - 100 gm
baking soda - 1/2 tsp
baking powder - 1 tsp
vanilla essence - 1 tsp
little lemon zest
juice of half lemon
tutti fruiti
food color - optional

Method
In a bowl add oil, yogurt, powdered sugar and beat it well for few seconds, then add vanilla essence to it. In another bowl, take semolina and with the help of seive add refined flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix it well and then slowly add fold this in oil batter.
Take a baking dish, grease it with oil and dust with flour. Pour half of this batter into the mould and then put tutti fruitt dusted in refined flour. This will not allow the tutti frutti to settle down at the bottom.
With the leftover batter, add food color, though it is optional and then pout into the cake mould and sprinkle on top tutti fruiti.

Bake it at 180 celcius for 25 to 30 minutes.

Tofu Makhani

Ingredients
Tofu - 100 gm

For marination
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
coriander powder - 2 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
juice of half lemon


For gravy
cumin seed - 1 tsp
garlic - 2 to 3 flakes
ginger - 1 small piece
cloves - 3
cardamom - 1
cinnamon - 1 small piece
onion - 1 big
tomato - 1 big
coriander seed - 1 tbl.sp
red chilli - 2 to 3
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
yogurt - 1/4 cup
paste of 10 to 12 cashewnut soaked in water
kasuri methi - 1 tsp
cream - 1 to 2 tbl.sp
chopped coriander leaves

Method
Cut tofu into cubes and marinate it in the ingredients given for about half an hour.

Shallow fry this in oil and remove it.

In the same pan add oil and little butter and add cumin seed, when they splutter add chopped ginger and garlic and whole cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and  fry it for few seconds. Then add onions and cook till it becomes soft. Then add red chilli and coriander seeds and fry for few seconds. Add tomatoes and cook till soft. Off the flame and let it cool down. Blend it to a fine paste.

Remove the blended paste in the same pan, add yogurt, roasted cumin powder, turmeric powder, salt, paste of cashew nut and let it simmer on a low flame for 2 minutes.

Add fried tofu, mix it and then add crushed kasuri methi, cream and chipped coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or roti.

Coffee Cake Recipe

Ingredients
refined flour - 100 gm
powdered sugar - 100 gm
oil - 100 gm
egg - 1
baking powder - 1 tsp
baking soda - 1/2 tsp
vanilla essence - 1 tsp
make hot coffee syrup - 1/2 cup

for icing
refrigerated cream - 250 gm
icing sugar - 4 to 5 tbl.sp
vanilla essence - 1 tsp
coffee syrup - 2 to 3 tsp to which 1 tbl.sp cocoa powder is mixed, boiled and cooled


Method
In a bowl take oil and egg and whisk it for few seconds. Then to it add powdered sugar and again whip it. With the help of sieve, add refined flour, baking soda, baking powder, then add vanilla essence. Whip it  well and then add half of  hot coffee syrup. Mix well and pour it in a baking mould and bake it in a preheated oven at 180 degree celcuis for 25 to 30 minutes or till done.

For making cream icing
To the leftover coffee syrup add one tbl.sp of cocoa powder boil it and then cool it down.
Take 250 gm cold thick cream and whip it. Add slowly icing sugar 4 to 5 tbl.sp and vanilla essence and again whip it well. Refrigerate it for some time and then remove it and again whip it by adding  2 to 3 tsp of coffee syrup. Whip it again and then refrigerate it.

When the cake is ready, remove from the mould and let it cool down completely.
Cut cake evenly from top and then sprinkle little coffee syrup on the cake and then spread cream and sprinkle choco strand. Refrigerate it for some time and then serve.

Pizza Dough Balls

Ingredients
pizza dough balls
pizza sauce
mix vegetable like corn, capsicu, carrot, olives etc
cheese

Method
With the  help of a rolling pin, roll pizza dough into small round balls., spred pizza sauce on it.And then spread vegetables. Then sprinkle little cheese on top and cover and  make small balls.
Brush with little oil on top.
Bake it in an oven at 180 degree celcius for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Fruit Srikhand

Ingredients
yoghurt - 500 gm
powder sugar
cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
fruits of your choice
chopped nuts for garnishing

Method
Take yoghurt in a muslin cloth and tie it till all the water is drain out, either overnight or 10 to 12 hours.
Put it in a bowl, add powdered sugar, cardamom powder and mix well till all the lumps are removed and it has become soft.
And any fruits of your choice, mix well and garnish with chopped nuts

Chicken Spinach Pulao

Ingredients
rice - 200 gm
chicken - 250 gm
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
cumin seed - 1 tsp
small piece of cinnamon
cloves - 2 to 3
cardamom - 1
bayleaf - 1
onion - 1 big
tomato - 2 medium
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
corriander powder - 3 tsp
garam masala - 1/4 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
juice of half lemon
chopped corriander leaves
spinach puree of 10 to 12 spinach leaves
ghee or butter - 1 tbl.sp

Method
Soak rice in water for half an hour
Heat two tbl.sp of oil in a pan and add cumin seed, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bayleaf and saute for few seconds.  Add onions and fry till golden brown in color. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds till the raw smell goes. Add chopped tomatoes and cook till it is totally mashed up. Add all the powdered masala, corriander leaves, chicken pieces and saute for few seconds. Add  water double the quantity of rice, juice of lemon and cover and let it boil. Add soaked rice and cook till 75% done. Add puree of blanch spinach leaves, mix well and let it cook.
When it it almost done, add ghee or butter and let it simmer on a low flame till done. Serve hot with salad.

Grilled Lemon Potato

Ingredients
potato - 2 to 3
olive oil - 1 to 2 tsp
chilli powder - 1 to 2 tsp
pepper powder and salt as per taste
half of lemon
chopped corriander leaves

Method
Take a bowl and add sliced potato and all other ingredients. Mix well and let it marinate for an hour or two.
Put it in a aluminium foil and grill it in an oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Green Peas Tikki

Ingredients
for the stuffing
Green peas boiled - 150 gm
freshly grated coconut - 2 to 3 tbl.sp
green chilli chopped as per taste
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
chaat masala - 1 tsp
chopped corriander leaves
salt as per taste
juice of half lemon

chickpeas flour /besan - 3 tbl.sp
yoghurt - 1 tbl.sp
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
cumin seed - 1 tsp
salt as per taste

Method
Heat oil in a pan and add green chilli and saute for few seconds then add ginger garlic paste and again saute for few seconds.
Add freshly grated coconut, green peas boiled, chaat masala, salt and juice of half lemon. Cook till it becomes dry. Mash green peas while cooking. leave it aside to cool.

In another bowl take besan flour, yoghurt, red chilli powder, cumin seed and salt and make a stiff dough. Keep aside for few minutes.

With the help of rolling pin roll small rotis and put one spoon of the stuffing and cover it and make it flat. Deep fry in hot oil and serve hot with ketchup.

Stuffed Spinach Paneer Cheesy Balls

Ingredients
cheese - 2 to 3 tbl.sp
paneer - 50 gm
blanched spinach - 7 to 8 leaves chopped
boiled and grated potato - 1
red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
pepper powder - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
pizza base dough

Method
Mix together all the ingredients.
Roll out the pizza base dough with the help of a rolling pin.
Stuff this mixture into the pizza base dough.
Seal  it and leave it for half an hour to rest.
Spread little olive oil on top of it.
Bake it in the oven at 200 degree C for 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve hot.

Chocolate Ice Cream (Eggless)

Ingredients

milk - 150 ml

cornflour - 1 tbl.sp

cocoa powder - 1 tbl.sp

vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp

condensed milk - 200 ml

cream - 100 ml

dark chocolate chopped (optional)



Method

First take cold milk in a pan and add cornflour, cocoa powder and vanilla essence.

Mix it well and cook on a low flame stirring it continously till it becomes thick.

Remove from fire and let it cool down.

Add condensed milk, cream and dark chocolate and mix well.

Fill in ice cream mould and let it set in freezer for 8 to 10 hours.

Chilli Paneer Pockets

Ingredients
onion - 1
cumin seed - 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
paneer/cottage cheese - 200 gms
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
half of lemon
few corriander and mint leaves
chaat masala - 1 tsp
few bread slices

Method
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeeds. When it splutters add ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds. Then add onion and fry till soft. Mash paneer and add to it along with all the other ingredients except bread.
Cook for two minutes and let it cool down.
Take bread slices. Wet it with little water and spread one tbl.sp of paneer masala and cover it with another bread slice. Deep fry or shallow fry it  and serve hot with ketchup.

Garlic Paneer ( Indo chinese recipe)

Ingredients

Paneer/cottage cheese - 100 gms

onion cubes - 2 medium

capsicum cubes - 1

soya sauce - 2 tsp

garlic chopped - 7 to 8

red chilli sauce - 1 tbl.sp

whole red chilli - 2

vinegar - 1 tsp

salt and pepper as per taste

corn flour - 1 tsp dissolved in water

tomato ketchup - 2 tbl.sp



Method

Heat oil in a pan and add chopped garlic and saute for few seconds. See that it deoesn't get burnt and then add red chilli and saute for few seconds.

Add onions cut into cubes and stir fry on a high flame for few seconds. Add soya sauce, vinegar, red chilli sauce, salt and pepper and capsicum and stir fry for few seconds. Add paneer cubes

, tomato ketchup and again gently mix and cook for few seconds.

Add cornflour paste, mix well and cook for a minute till the gravy becomes thick and transparent.

Serve hot.

Creamy Garlic Mushroom Penne Pasta

Ingredients
Boiled penne pasta - 250 gm
spring onion - 6 to 7
garlic cloves chopped - 3 to 4
button mushroom - 7 to 8
white sauce- 2 to 3 tbl.sp
oregano - 1/2 tsp
salt and pepper as per taste
grated cheese

Method
Boil pasta in water and salt . Drain it and keep aside.
Chop spring onion bulbs and leaves seprately.
Chop garlic cloves and slice mushroom.
Heat olive oil in a pan and add chopped onion bulbs and garlic and saute till onions become soft.
Then add   mushroom and stir fry for few seconds and then add little water and let it cook for 2 to 3 mins.
Then add boiled pasta, spring onion leaves, white sauce, salt and pepper, oregano and mix well. You can add litte water also and cook for a minute.
In the last sprinkle little cheese and serve hot.

Masala Pasta with Veggies

Ingredients
pasta cooked - 250 gm
onion - 1
garlic flakes - 7 to 8
few curry leaves
mix vegetables - corn, carrot, french beans, red, yellow and green pepper
red chilli powder as per taste
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
cumin seed - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
puree of two tomatoes
tomato sauce - 2 tbl.sp
few cilantro leaves for garnishing
salt as per taste

Method
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed. When it starts to splutter add garlic flakes crushed.
Saute for few seconds and then add onions and curry leaves and cook till onions become translucent.
Add tomato puree and cook till raw smell goes then add veggies and cook for two minutes till tender then add cooked pasta and tomato sauce and mix well. Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve.

White Vegetable Pulao Recipe

Ingredients
Basmati rice - 250 gm
onion - 1
bay leaf - 1
cinnamon stick - 1
cloves - 2 to 3
cumin seed - 1 tsp
black cardamom - 1
green cardamom - 1
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
green chilli - 2 to 3
mixed vegetables - carrot, corn, french beans, green peas boiled
juice of half lemon
salt as per taste
few corriander leaves

Method
Soak rice in water for half an hour and then cook till 80 percent done. The water for cooking should be double the quantity of rice and also add lemon juice to it for tanginess as we are not adding tomatoes and lemon juice also helps the rice in making white.
In another pan heat oil and add cumin seed, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, green and black cardamom and saute for few seconds. Then add onion, green chillies and saute till onions become translucent.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds till the raw smell goes. Add all the vegetables, mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes till the veggies become tender. Add rice to it and mix it gently. Cook for two minutes on a low flame. Serve hot.

Mince Chicken Kofta Pulao

Ingredients

for making kofta
mince chicken - 250 gm
onion - 2
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
juice of half lemon
egg - 1
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
few corriander leaves
juice of half lemon
few corriander leaves

for making pulao
rice - 1/2 kg
1 big onion
cumin seed - 1 tsp
bay leaf - 1
tomato - 2
ginger garlic paste - 1 tbl.sp
corriander powder - 2 tbl.sp
roasted cumin powder - 2 tbl.sp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
garam masala - 1 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
water/chicken stock - double the quantity of rice

Method
for making kofta
Mix all the ingredients given and make small balls and deep fry in oil till golden brown in color.

for making pulao
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed, when they splutter add onions bay leaf and cook till onions become translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and stir fry for few seconds till the raw smell goes. Add tomtoes and cook till it is completely mashed up.
Add all the powdered masala and stir fry for few seconds. Add water and corriander leaves and let it boil.
Add rice  and cook till it is 3/4th done. Place these koftas in the rice and again cover and let it cook till the rice is fully cooked. Serve hot with raita.