Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Teriyaki Chicken with Beans

All you Need:

2 Chicken breasts
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic Paste
1 green chili chopped
2 tsp Soy sauce
2 tsp Vinegar
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp Herbs
1 spring onion (optional)

SERVES: 2

METHOD:

Wash, clean and pat dry the Chicken...Place it in a bowl..


Add garlic and ginger paste with green chilies...


Now add rest of the ingredients in the bowl and mix well...


Add spring onions (optional) cover it and refrigerate it for 20-30 min (you can marinate longer if you want)


Preheat the grill to 350 degrees (you can bake it as well)


Grill each side for 6-7 mins....



For the Beans:

You can simply boil the beans and sprinkle salt or 
In a pan add 2 tsp butter...


Wash the beans properly and add them to the pan add a little more butter and toss the beans...:D


They are ready to be served now with your Chicken..:D




Saturday, November 17, 2012

Egg Rolls

Breakfast Item:


All You Need:

2 Chapatis
2 eggs
1/2 cup onions chopped
1/2 tsp crushed dry mint
red chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Serves: 1 

METHOD:

Cook 2 Chapatis (half done from one side)


Beat the eggs with other seasonings in a bowl...


Heat a pan and add 1 tsp olive oil and pour half of the egg mixture, spread evenly and wait for the bottom to cook...


Once cooked, put the chapattis on the top of the egg...(making sure the uncooked part is on the top)


Flip it over...


Now fold one end and then the other...


Flip it over again and cook the other side for not more than a min...


Do the same for the other chapati...and enjoy..:D




Friday, November 16, 2012

Rajma (Red kidney beans)

Our Fav recipe..:D




All You Need:

2 cups Rajma (kidney beans)
1 medium onion
2-3 tomatoes
Cumin seeds
3-4 Black and green Cardamom
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp Garlic paste
1 tbsp ginger paste
3 green chilies
Cilantro leaves
Salt to taste
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tbsp Rajma powder
1 tsp garam Masala (optional)

SERVES: 4

METHOD:

Soak kidneybeans overnight and pressure cook them till they are soft enough to eat...

In a pan add 3 tsp olive oil/ghee, bay leaf, cumin seeds, cardamom...cook them but not for too long...


Grind the onion and add it to the hot pan...


Cook until brown...

Puree the tomatoes and mix them with the onions...


Cook the tomatoes well or until the oil separates
  

Add the boiled kidney beans with water (water used to boil the beans) and see extra if needed...


Also add salt, red chili powder,rajma masala and garam masala (optional)

 Add garlic and ginger paste...


Wait until they come to a boil and add freshly chopped Cilantro leaves and green chilies...:D


Enjoy them with plain boiled rice or cumin rice...:D


Thursday, November 15, 2012

Dahi Bhalle..:D

All You Need:

For Bhalle:
1 cup Urad dal
8-10 almonds
5-6 raisins
Pinch of salt & red chili powder

For Dahi (Curd):
3 cups Plain Yogurt
1 cup Milk
5-6 tsp Sugar
Salt and Pepper
Pinch of Red chili powder 
1/2 tsp Cumin powder

For Chutney:
Little bit Tamarind
1 cup water
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Red chili powder

SERVES: 4

METHOD:

For Bhalle:

Dip the dal in water overnight, Grind the dal into not too thick and not too thin paste...



Add rest of the ingredients to it and mix it well


Heat oil for frying in a pan, Pickup Handful of the mixture...


Drop it into the frying pan...


Fry it till it's golden brown from both sides...



Drop the golden brown bhallas into cold water so that water soaks the oil and makes it spongy...



For  Curd:

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and your curd is ready to be served ..:)


Make sure the Curd is little sweet...:D

For Chutney:

Dip the tamarind in a bowl for 1-2 hrs...


Mash the pulp with hands and make it smooth...


Heat a pan, and strain the water from the tamarind to it add rest of the ingredients to it and boil till the mixture thickens...:)



Make sure the chutney is little spicy, tangy and sweet at the same time...(adjust the quantity of ingredients accordingly)



In a plate put 2-4 bhallas, top it with with Dahi and Chutney, also sprinkle some cumin powder, salt & pepper and Serve...:D