Naan Khatai

ALL YOU NEED:

1/2 cup butter (salted / unsalted)

1 cup Powdered Sugar

2 Pinches of cardamon powder

2 pinches of nutmeg powder

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp Milk (optional)

Almonds or any nuts you want 

METHOD:

Take room temperature butter in a bowl and mix it with sugar...

Mix well to form a creamy thingy...:D

Stir in cardamon and nutmeg powder..

In another bowl add flour and baking powder, mix well...

Now mix the flour with creamy batter in batches...

Stir in some flour little by little and mix it well...

1's its mixed add milk (only if you cannot form a dough)

Form a nice dough cover it with cellophane paper and keep it aside for 20 mins...

The dough will be really soft form small round shaped balls...
keep them at a distance..:D

Add almonds/ nuts on top..:D

Preheat oven to 300 degree fahrenheit and bake the cookies for 20-25 min depending on your oven...:D
Don't let the cookies get brown, cool them before serving...

Honey Chili Potatoes

Another quick and delicious Indian Chinese recipe which I wanted to share... So here it goes..:D

ALL YOU NEED:

3-4 Large potatoes
1 tsp chopped ginger and garlic each
2 tbsp Honey
1 tbsp Chili flakes (how hot u want)
2 chilies (optional, depending on how spicy you want it to be)
1/2 cup cube shape chopped onions (little bigger than a normal size)
1/2 cup Green bell pepper chopped same as onions
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp soya sauce
2 tbsp ketchup/tomato puree
2 tbsp Hot & sweet ketchup
Salt to taste
Garnishing with cilantro, green onion and sesame seeds

oil to fry

METHOD:

Cut the potatoes in french fries shape and deep Fry them...

Let them fry till they start getting golden brown, take them out on a tissue paper...:D

In another pan heat 2 tsp oil and add ginger and garlic, green chilies, chili flakes, cook ...

Stir in honey, cook for a min or so and add vinegar and soya sauce...

Now add in the onions and green bell peppers (i cut them little smaller coz I like it that way)

Stir in the ketchup and tangy sauce.

if using tomato puree instead of ketchup cook for a min  or two...

Add the fried potatoes when it's time to serve...

Mix it well and add salt..:D

Ready to be served..:D
Garnish with Cilantro, sesame seeds ND green onions chopped .:D

Golgappa Chaat

Two words Easy and Delicious...:D

ALL YOU NEED:

10-15 Gol Gappe (depending on how many you wanna eat)
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
2 green chili (optional)
Tamarind Chutney
Chopped Cilantro for garnishing
Aloo Bhujiya (optional, It just gives an extra crunchy and spicy taste so I love it)
1 1/2 cup Curd (plain Yogurt)
1 1/2 tsp Sugar
1/2 tsp or some sprinkles of roasted cumin powder

METHOD:

In a bowl take the yogurt and add cumin powder and sugar...:D
Keep it aside until needed...:D

Place all the Gol gappe you want on a plate and with the help of your thumb pierce a whole in the center (careful they are super sensitive..:P)

Add the chopped onions, tomatoes, & green chilies inside the Gol Gappa and throw some extra here and there...:D

 Now add the tamarind chutney inside and here and there...:D

Sprinkle some Aloo bhujiya on top and start filling the yogurt you prepared above 

Make sure you do everything pretty fast after adding yogurt else it'll get soggy and won't taste that good...

Add Bhujiya & Tamarind chutney on top again and garnish with Cilantro

NOTE: Consume them asap because after filling the yogurt in it won't remain that crunchy..:D

Besan Ke Ladoo

Raksha Bandhan Special
My brother loves Besan ke ladoo I wish I could make him these every other day..:)

The recipe I referred for the quantity had a little too much ghee for me but here i'll be writing the right amount to use (although I used more) So it depends on you if you want more/less ghee in ur ladoos..:D

ALL YOU NEED:

2 Cups Besan/ gram flour/ chickpea flour
1/2 cup Ghee/ unsalted butter
1 cup Sugar
Chopped Almonds or any other nuts u want
1 tsp nutmeg powder or green cardamom powder

METHOD:

Add ghee in the pan

Soon add besan to it don't wait for the ghee to boil..

Now all you need to do is roast the besan/ gram flour...

This process will take minimum of 20 min... There will be a sweet smell in the whole house when Besan will start roasting so just notice that...:D

 Stir in the nutmeg powder/ cardamom powder...

Chop some almonds and stir them in..:D You can also see the color change it has turned a little brownish...

After it's roasted take it out on a Plate and let it cool down for 15-20 min...

Then add Powder sugar...

 It'll be difficult to mix it in the plate so I shifted it in a bowl and mixed it really nice...:D
Just be careful it'll still be hot...:D

Now take a small portion of the mixture and form it into a round shape...

Mine are not perfect but it'll work..:P
Ready to be served...:D

This recipe made 14-15 Ladoos :D
Njoiii...:D

Green Thai curry with chicken

All You Need:

2 chicken breast cut into small pieces
2 tsp Green thai curry paste
1 1/2 cup Coconut milk/ fresh coconut grinded into a paste with milk and water
Salt to taste
Different veggies you want I used
Jalapeños, green bell pepper, onions, spring onions, carrots etc..
1 chopped green chili
1 cup chicken broth/ water
4 tsp Oil

METHOD:

Heat 2 tsp oil and stir in chicken until cooked and then keep them side on a plate...

Cut all your veggies...:D

In the same pan heat 2 tsp oil and stir in all the veggies cook for few mins...

Sprinkle some salt and red chili powder (optional)

Stir in the chicken...

Add the thai curry paste...

 Mix well...:D

You can simply use coconut milk which is available at any store near you but i personally used fresh coconut & grinded it with milk and water to form a waterly paste...
Add it to the chicken and cover it for 2-3 mins...

Add chicken broth/ water and let it come to a boil....

It's ready to be served with boiled rice..:D