Fish Biryani with brown rice

I substituted regular Basmati rice with brown, please feel free to choose whichever one you want.

ALL YOU NEED:
Salmon 2 medium size fillets
2.5 cups brown rice
1 sliced onion
1 chopped tomato
1 bay leaf
2 dry red chili
Cumin seeds
Black amd green cardamom
Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp each
2 tbsp yogurt
Salt to taste
2tbsp fish biryani masla(optional) or 2 tbsp garam masala
2 tbsp Oil

Marination for fish:
Ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
1 tbsp mustard oil
2 tbsp yogurt
Chilli powder
Garam masala powder

METHOD:

Cook brown rice acc. To instructions, i used my slow cooker.

Heat oil and add khade masale in the pan

Add onions...

Tomatoes, ginger garlic

Mix well and add yogurt, also add salt, fish biryani masala/garam masala

Place the marinated fish on top of the masala and spread brown rice over it

Cover with a lid and cook for 10-15 mims or until fish is cooked...

Add boiled eggs to garnish with cilantro...

 Mix when ready to be served...

Chicken Momos (Indian style)

ALL YOU NEED:

2 chicken breast grounded

1 cup onion chopped

1/2 cup cilantro chopped

3-4 green chillies chopped

Salt to taste

2 tbsp Garam Masala 

1 tbsp Meat Masala or any masala like tandoori (optional)

1 tsp soya sauce

2 tsp vinegar

Wonton wraps

METHOD:

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl/plate

One by one take wonton wraps and get the sides wet with water...
(dab your finger in the water and slide it over)

Scoop in the filling and shape it  as u like...

Get your steamer going... and when you are done filling and shaping pop them in.. 

TIP: spray some oil on the foil or the dish you are using for the dumplings that way it slides right out when done...!! :)

My steamer takes about 11mins (I use an Instant Pot)

They come out perfect every time...

Served it with chili paste..!!

Chicken & Mushroom

I had costco size mushrooms and chicken tighs, I started with a fancy Chicken recipe but soon realized it's missing the indian flavor and I wont enjoy it as much so, I added and subtracted few ingredients and in the end it turned out well...

ALL YOU NEED:

2 chicken thighs (you can replace it with breasts as well)

1 Tomato chopped 

2 green onions chopped

mushrooms sliced (more the merrier)

1 tbsp Black pepper

1 tbsp thyme

2 tbsp garam masala

salt to taste

1/2 cup chicken stock/water

1/2 cup any dry red wine (optional)

METHOD:

Heat oil and saute tomatoes and green onions , add the seasonings...

Add the sliced mushrooms and wait for them to cook...

Chicken goes in on the top.. season it agin with black pepper, garam masala and salt...

Add the wine (optional), cook for few minutes or until it comes to a boil and then add chicken stock...

Cover and cook for 10 mins, then remove the lid and let the water evaporate...

I served it over delicious kale salad..

I let the gravy be the dressing...

Try it!! Enjoy.. :)

Dhabha style chicken

ALL YOU NEED

1 whole chicken 

1 medium onion sliced

4-5 tomatoes chopped

2 tbsp garlic paste and ginger paste each

3-4 green chillies chopped/sliced

2 tbsp desi ghee

1 tsp cumin seeds

salt to taste

1 tbsp garam masala

cilantro for garnish

METHOD:

Heat ghee in a pan/kadhai and add cumin seed with onions.. cook till translucent

add garlic, ginger and green chillies...

Add the tomatoes...

You can add garam masala now, close the lid, open after 3-4 mins and mix everything...

Add the whole chicken and let this cook and cook and cook... 

The trick to get a dhabha style chicken is to cook the masala... I literally cooked it for 20-30 mins or until the oil separated...  

Make sure the chicken cooks well...

I personally didn't want any curry, so I cooked it until it was just the masala...

When done, garnish with Cilantro and it's ready to be served...

Garlic Lime Noodles

Very simple recipe, It's definitely not the Indian Tadka you are looking for but something different which absolutely takes no time.

ALL YOU NEED:

1/2 box of Berville Spaghetti (good enough for two people)
Any kind of veggies you want in it
Lime juice of 2-3 limes (depending on how sour you want)
4-5 finely chopped garlic
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 tbsp dried oregano
oil
1tbsp chili flakes (or acc. to taste)
hakka noodle masala (optional)`
1 chicken breast in cubes seasoned with salt and pepper (optional)

METHOD: 

Start with Bring a pot of water to boil with salt in it and cook the spaghetti as directed, then cook the chicken and keep it aside until needed. 

Saute garlic in 1 tbsp oil and then add the veggies. Make sure you don't cook them all the way.

Add the chicken with seasonings, salt, pepper, oregano, hakka noodle masala (optional), chili flakes. Also add soy sauce and vinegar.

Now add the boiled noodles and lime juice.

 Mix it and it's ready to be served.

Green chicken kababs

I've been making theses for a while now and I think these kababs have become my new love just because they r super easy make.
There can be various versions of it, this is my version I'm sharing hope you'll will enjoy it.

ALL YOU NEED:

2 Chicken Breasts (washed and cut into pieces)

1/2 cup mint leaves
1 cup spinach leaves
1 cup cilantro
3-4 green chillies (depending on how hot they are and how hot you want it to be)
Ginger
5-6 cloves Garlic
2 tbsp Plain Yogurt
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Garam Masala
2 tbsp olive oil

Lemon for Garnish

METHOD:

This is going to be really easy trust me...
Take all the ingredients except Chicken and blend them...

Wash the chicken thoroughly and add this marinade to it. I would recommend refrigerating it for atleast an hour, if you can do more that'll be good too... 

When ready to eat, heat a grill pan with generous amount of olive oil (or any oil you cook with) and grill the marinated chicken...

Let the chicken cook plus get some grill marks...

Squeeze a lemon on top and its ready to be served!!

Bon Appetit!!

Oregano Chicken

This recipe is very special because one my oldest friend shared it with me. So, I gave it a try and ended well, very delicious and super easy.

ALL YOU NEED:

2 chicken breasts
2 inch butter for cooking
Oregano (be generous)
1 tbsp garam masala
Salt to taste

Lemon to garnish

Spices needed:
3 green cardamoms
1 black cardamoms
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 star anise
1 tsp cumin seeds

METHOD:

In a pan heat butter and add all the spices, cook for a minute and add chicken...

Add garam masala, salt and oregano...

Add about 1/2 cup water and let it cook until the water dries...

There you go it's ready. Squeeze a lemon before serving..

This makes an amazing appetizer, you can use chicken wings instead of boneless. I tried it, loved it, now it's your turn!!