Chicken Chaap

During my college days we used to carry very less amount of moneys with us. But some time any way we would manage to hang out in a small restaurant, as I said before we also didn’t have money to pay any big restaurant bill. But the good thing was that the taste of the dishes on that small place I never forget. They are not too rich not too spicy and a place where we can sit for long time, no one told us to leave. That’s the specialty of that place. How can I forget about the special chicken recipe which we used to have with “Naan” which is called “Chicken Chap”. Whenever I prepare this one at home I just cherish my memories.

Preparation time: 20 mint.

Cooking time: 45 mints.

Serve for 4 people.

Ingredients:

1.Chicken :1 kg. (cut into big pieces).
2.One large onion sliced( fried and grinded).
3.Two table spoon of poppy seeds, alond & Cashew nuts paste.
4.Two tea spoon of ginger and garlic paste
5.Two tea spoon curd.
6.Turmeric Powder, Red Chili Powder, Kashmiri Chili Powder, Cumin Powder (Half tea spoon of
each item).
7.Two clove, Two cardamom, One cinnamon stick, Two dry red chili, Few black pepper,
Half Nutmeg, Few javitri, Few coriander seeds. (Dry roasts all of them and grinds it).
8.Two drops of Keora water and Two drops of Mitha Ator.
9.Salt & Sugar as per taste.
10.Sunflower oil and Ghee (Use equal both of them).

Process:

Dry the chicken pieces with pepper towel.

In a bowl add the fried onion paste, curd, ginger garlic paste, salt, sugar, all the spice powder, poppy seeds almond and cashew nuts paste.

Mix them well, now put the chicken pieces into that bowl and marinate for 4 to 5 hr. (I prefer to marinate overnight).

Now put oil and ghee (1:1) in a heavy bottomed vessel and fry separately all the chicken pieces, then add the left over marinated ingredients and cook with a lid for 10 mints.

Remove the lid and add the all dry roasted masala powder and mix well, and cook it for another 12 to 15 mints in very low flame.

Before switch off the gas add the Keora water and Mitha ator.

The flavor and essence is the key factor of that preparation. Serve hot with Polao or Naan.



 

Ice Cream Sandesh

Today is my husband's Birth day. So wanted to prepare some special sweet dish for him. He is very fond of Sweets. So I made one of my mom’s special Sweet ‘Ice Cream Sandesh’. She used to make this on pressure cooker. But the same way I makd it on Microwave. After making it I just can’t believe on me. It’s awesome and somehow the taste exactly like one of my Favorite Sweet Shop. I am super excited. Please just make it once it's super cool.

Prep time: 20 mints.

Cooking time: 8 mints.

Ingredients:

1.Chena 100 gm.
2.Cottage cheese 100 gm.
3.Sugar 150 gm.
4.Vanila essence few drops.
5.Butter half tea spoon.
6.Few pistachio for garnishing.

Process:

Mix the chena, cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla essence and grind them in a mixer.

Now grease the butter in an oven proof bowl and put all the mixer into it.

 Now on maximum hit bake it for 8 mints (it's depend on microwave to microwave and the baking plate you are using on that alos,for better result check every 2 mint).

Now garnish your Sandesh with the pistachio.



After it completely cool down DE-refrigerate it for 2 ½ hr.

And cut them in small square pieces.



Enjoy the cool cool Ice Cream Sandesh.

Ice Cream Sandesh

Today is my husband's Birth day. So wanted to prepare some special sweet dish for him. He is very fond of Sweets. So I made one of my mom’s special Sweet ‘Ice Cream Sandesh’. She used to make this on pressure cooker. But the same way I makd it on Microwave. After making it I just can’t believe on me. It’s awesome and somehow the taste exactly like one of my Favorite Sweet Shop. I am super excited. Please just make it once it's super cool.

Prep time: 20 mints.

Cooking time: 8 mints.

Ingredients:

1.Chena 100 gm.
2.Cottage cheese 100 gm.
3.Sugar 150 gm.
4.Vanila essence few drops.
5.Butter half tea spoon.
6.Few pistachio for garnishing.

Process:

Mix the chena, cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla essence and grind them in a mixer.

Now grease the butter in an oven proof bowl and put all the mixer into it.

 Now on maximum hit bake it for 8 mints (it's depend on microwave to microwave and the baking plate you are using on that alos,for better result check every 2 mint).

Now garnish your Sandesh with the pistachio.



After it completely cool down DE-refrigerate it for 2 ½ hr.

And cut them in small square pieces.



Enjoy the cool cool Ice Cream Sandesh.

Vanila Sandesh

 

 

 

'Sandesh' is a typical Bengali Sweet. Basically it made with Milk, Chena , Sugar and sometime with Jaggery . Almost every sweet shop in Kolkata you will get lots of variety of Sandesh. Not only in Kolkata, other parts of India also has different kind of Sandesh or Sweet. Today I prepared Vanilla Sandesh . I used to have this Sweet from our nearest sweet Shop almost every day in my childhood. So it's a kind of nostalgic feeling also while preparing this.

 

 

 

 

 

Prep time :20 mints,

Cooking time:20 mints.

Ingredients:

1.Chena or Paneer : 200 gm.
2.Cottage Cheese: 100 gm.
3.Sugar: 200 gm.
4.Ghee: One tea spoon.
5.Vanilla Essence: 2 to 3 drops.
6.Yellow food color: 2 drops(Optional).
7.Chopped Pistachios for garnishing.

Process:

Mix the Cheana and Cottage cheese nicely with your palm (no lump should be their).

Now put the ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel and add the chena & cottage cheese mixture along with the sugar, mix them all nicely, stir continuously.
 
Between add the food color and the vanilla essence and stir continuously, till the mixture become dry completely.



Now switch of the gas and let it become cool (Medium), now take small amount of the mixture at a time and give a nice shape like Round, Oval or Square as per your choice.

And garnish with chopped pistachios. 

Enjoy your 'Sandesh' with your family member.

Kaju Kacha Golla or Cashew Sweets

Today I made one sweet dish. It’s totally my recipe. Tomorrow is my daughters first birthday so I want to make something special for her. So I made Kaju Kacha Golla. Though she is not going to have this more still feel like to make something special like that. My husband appreciates it so much. After a hard work when we get a nice complement which will inspire us to do more.

Preparation time : 15 mints.

Cooking time: 20 mints.

Ingredients:

1.Chena : 100 gm.

2.Cottage cheese: 100gm.

3.Sugar: 150 gm.

4.Cashew nuts powder : Three Table spoon.

5.Ghee one table spoon.

6.Safron Milk: One table spoon (Soak saffron in one table spoon warm milk for 30 mints).

7.Some cashew nuts for garnishing.

Process:

Mix the chena and cottage cheese nicely (No lump should be their).

Now put the ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel and add the Chena and cottage cheese mixture with the sugar and mix well till it dry.

Now add the cashew nuts powder and mix well. Let it cool.

Now make small balls with the mixture and in each ball add one drop of Saffron Milk and garnish with cashew nuts.



Your Kaju Kachagolla or Cashew Sandesh is ready enjoy with your family.


 

Kesariya Rasogolla

“Rasogolla” is a very famous sweet of Bengal. So I prepared Rasgolla in little different way, with some kesar. My dear friend Pinki Sarkar Shared this recipe with me. Thank u Pinki for the lovely recipe.

Prep Time. 4 to 5 hr.
Cooking time: 30 mint.

Ingredients:

1.Milk 1 liter.
2.Sugar 1 & ½ cup.
3.Lime juice ½ cup. (Mixed few drop of water with it)
4.Few pinch of Saffron or Kesar.
5.Water 4 & ½ cup.

Process:

Put Milk in a heavy bottomed vessel, when it starts boiling adds the Lime juice. Slowly the milk
turn into chena.(when the water turn into green colour).

Drain the cheana in a cotton or muslin cloth. Wash the chena under running cold water so the flavor of lime juice will goes off.

Now hang the chena for 2 to 3 hr.

Mix the saffron with one table spoon of Luke warm milk for an hour.

Now mash the chena with your palm till it very smooth .Add the saffron and milk mixture into the chena.

Your chena turn into a very rich yellow color.

Now make some small round balls with the chena. Around 15 to 18 bolls

In a big flat vessel make the sugar syrup with the water & sugar. When it start boiling add the chena balls.

Cover with tight lid for 20 mints.

Your kesariya Rasagulla is ready, serve hot or cold.

Chocolate Cake

My mom used to make cake in an old cake oven its very old one but all the cake comes out so yummy. Still we have that at home. I love cakes but can’t make like my mom, because mom’s cooking is just the best. Here is one of my mom’s cake recipe.

Chocolate cake

Ingredients:

1.All-purpose flour 250 gm.
2.Sugar 250 gm(grounded).
3.One cup of milk.
4.One cup of butter or sunflower oil.
5.Three Table spoon coco powder.
6.Two table spoon coco syrup.
7.Choco cheeps.
8.Two eggs.
9.Dry fruits.(cashew nuts,raisin,almond).

Process:

Put all ingredients(except the dry fruits) in a bowl and mix them all and make a smooth batter. No lump should be theirs. (for around 2 hr) At last add the choco cheeps.

Pre heat your oven in 350 degree F .

Now grease an oven proof bowl with butter and put all the mixture, add the dry fruits and bake it for 25 to 30 mint. (Check between with a wooden stick if it’s come out smoothly then your cake is ready.

Fried Chicken Kabab

This recipe is for my food lover friends who don’t have oven at home. Very easy recipe and perfect for any kind of parties.


Prep time 20 mint.

Cooking time: 30 mint.

Serve for 4 people.

Ingredients:

1.Chicken 750 gm. (I prefer to use Chicken with bone).
2.Three table spoon of Maida (All-purpose flour).
3.Two table spoon of Cornflower.
4.One tea spoon Ginger & Garlic paste.
5.One tea spoon red chili Powder.
6.One tea spoon cumin Powder.
7.One tea spoon of Coriander Powder.
8.One tea spoon of Garam Masala Powder.
9.One tea spoon of lime juice.
10.One tea spoon of olive oil.
11.Two Eggs.

12.Salt as per taste.

13.Two chopped green chilies.

14.Oil for frying.

Process:

Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients for 3 to 4 hr.



Now put oil in a Karahi ,and fry the chicken pieces (few at a time) on medium heat (slowly).



Soak the extra oil with paper towel .Serve hot with a piece of lemon and onions.

Fried Chicken Momo



In Kolkata there is a place call Rabindra Sadan where the most popular street food is MOMO. It’s very cheap and tasty. During my college day’s I used to go there with my friend’s to have MOMO’S. Me and my hubby dear cherish our old memories in an evening with my homemade Chicken MOMO. Those old days are the best days of our life.



Prep time :40 mint.

Cooking time: 20 mints.

Serving for 2 people. (Approx. 8 piece)

Ingredients:

For Dough:

1.All-purpose flour 150 gm.
2.Apinch of salt and sugar.
3.One table spoon of sunflower oil.
4.Half cup of Luke warm water.

For stuffing:

1.Boneless shredded chicken 200 gm.
2.One medium size chopped onion.
3.Three to Four clove minced garlic.
4.Three to four chopped green chilies.
5.One table spoon soya sauce.
6.Half tea spoon of vinegar.
7.Half tea spoon of red chili powder.
8.Half tea spoon of black pepper powder.
9.Salt & Sugar as per taste.
10.Two table spoon sunflower oil.

Process:

Make a nice and tight dough with all the mentioned ingredients and keep it aside.

Marinate the shredded chicken with a pinch of salt some minced garlic and vinegar for half an hour.

Now add oil in a pan add the chopped onion & green chili’s fry for some time.

Now add the minced garlic and fry for another 2 mints.

Now add the marinated chicken with soya sauce,Vinegar ,Red chili powder & Black pepper powder with some salt and sugar.

And mix them all and cook till a nice color come out.

Your MOMO stuffing is ready.

Now make some small balls with dough.With every ball make some small round shape puri with little dry all- purpose flower.

Now put one spoon of MOMO stuff on middle of each puri and put the two sides together. Like a half circle.

Now add oil in a deep vessel and deep fry your MOMO’S.



Serve hot with Soup ….