Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken bone/boneless – 2 lbs
- One Big onion – cut thin
- Green Chillies – 8-10
- Cinnamon, Cloves & Cardamom – 4 each
- Tomatoes – 2 big
- Mint – one bunch
- Coriander leaves – 1/2 Bunch
- Lemon Juice – 2 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Ginger Garlic paste – 10 Spoons
- Red Chillies powder – 3 Spoons
- Clove Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cashew nuts – 12
- Salt to taste
- Oil to Fry
- Basmati Rice – 4 Cups
Method:
- Clean the chicken and keep it aside.
- In a pan put the oil and then put the Cinnamon, Cloves ,Cardamom, Cashew nuts and Fry them
- Then put the Onion & Green Chillies in it Fry it for some time & then put the ginger garlic Paste then fry.
- After that put mint, coriander leaves and fry them
- Put red chillies powder, salt and then put the chicken pieces and fry it well then add curd and lemon juice
- Put some water and cook it very well
- Cook the rice outside in cooker – half cooked and mix the rice with chicken gravy and let it simmer for some time
- Put the food color here & there in rice.
Tips: If you are cooking in oven after cooking the curry put the raw rice and water and cover it and keep that in the oven. Pre-heat the oven for 500 degrees. Cook for 25-30 minutes.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Napa Cabbage – 1.5 Cup thinly cut
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Peas 1/2 Cup
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Red Chillies Flakes – 1/2 Table Spoon
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Shallots 1 cut thinly
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Garlic Cloves – 2 cut thinly
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Ginger – 1/2 Spoon
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Shrimp – 10 fry & keep them aside
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Eggs – 2
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Soy Sauce – 1/2 spoon
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Salt & Pepper – up to you
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Peanut Oil
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Cooked Rice – 2 cups
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Cilantro – Handful
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Green Onion – Spring Onion – 1 cut thinly
Method:
- Put the pan and the peanut oil and put the Shallots and garlic and then put the ginger and fry a bit
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Now put the cabbage and let it cook(You need to have the crunch in the cabbage)
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Now put the Peas and Salt, Pepper and toss it a bit
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Now take this cabbage stuff and put that in a plate
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Now put some oil and fry the shrimp till they turn in pink color.
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Out some salt & Pepper while Frying and when it is done pour on top of the Cabbage Stuff.
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Now put some oil and 2 eggs like omelet in the frying pan when it becomes like a omelet put the cooked rice in the pan and mix it well
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Now put the cabbage and Shrimp stuff on top of the rice mixture and now put the 1/2 spoon Soy sauce on top of the Fried rice and mix it well.
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Garnish it with Cilantro and Green Onions.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken – Boneless – 1 lb
- Vinegar – 1 Spoon
- Pepper Powder – 1 Spoon
- Eggs – 2 (Egg whites)
- Corn Flour – 2 Spoons
- Soy Sauce – 1 Spoon
- Chilly Sauce – 1 Spoon
- Capsicum -1 Spoon
- Small piece of Ginger
- Garlic Paste – 1 Spoon
- Green Chillies – 7-8
- Onion – 1
- Salt
Method:
- Prepare the chicken into small Pieces, mix the chicken with salt, Vinegar and Pepper powder. Let it marinate for one hour
- Cut the Onion, Capsicum into long pieces, ginger into small pieces, green chillies in its middle and keep it aside.
- Take eggs white parts in a bowl mix the corn flour to make batter
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, take out the chicken pieces one by one dip them in batter and fry in oil till golden color.
- Take another Pan put same oil in it, then put onion, capsicum, ginger and green chillies. Fry for some time, then add Soy Sauce, Chillie sauce to it.
- Mix the fried chicken with other fried stuff and keep on the low flame for 3-4 minutes.
Add Little salt while frying the onion stuff.
Oct
11
2009
Ingredients:
- Leeks – 2 cups
- Carrots – 2 cups
- Onion – 2 Cups
- Cerely – 2 cups
- Green Lentils – 250 grams
- Garlic – 2 cloves(cut thinly)
- Thyme leaves – 1 spoon fresh
- Cumin Powder – 1/2 Spoon
- Tomato Paste – 1/4 Cup
- Olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
Method:
- First wash the green lentils and let it soak in warm water
- Cut all the vegetables into small pieces
- Put a big pot and put olive oil and then leeks, onion, salt, pepper, cumin powder, thyme leaves, garlic and fry them for 2 minutes and then put the carrot, Celery and tomato paste and now put 4 quarts of water and let it come to one boil
- Now put the lentils and let it cook for 1 hour.
- It goes very well with chives biscuits or with any other bread
- After you put the soup in bowl to serve, drizzle some olive oil and put some Parmesan cheese on top of the soup.
Oct
11
2009
Ingredients:
- Potato – 1
- Carrot – 1
- Celery Stick – 1
- Hand full of these following.
- Green Beans
- Green Peas
- White Beans
- Kidney Beans
- Tomato Soup – 1 can
- Pasta – 2 hand full
- Basil Leaves
- Chillies Powder
- Salt
- Italian Seasoning
Method:
- Cut the vegetables, in a pan put the veggies with salt and chilli powder and slow cook it for 20 minutes.
- Then add tomato soup, basil, Kidney beans and cook it for another 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile Cook the pasta & drain and put that in soup and add Italian seasoning and let it simmer for some more time.
- Finally while eating you can put buggles(chips) or small slices of bread
Tip: Sour bread will be perfect.