Creamy Garlic Prawn

One of my dear friend called us for dinner and the foods were amazing like always. She prepared one GARLIC PRAWN which was just too good, what I loved about the recipe was the smell of garlic and I just can’t stop myself to make this at home and I added some my own ingredients which made this really awesome.

And I am sure about that this one will really make your stomach happy, an easy preparation for any party. Prawns are really a very favorite for us and with prawns everything is so special. So every time I love to experiment with prawns.

Preparation time: 10 mints.
Cooking time: 15 mints.

Ingredients:
1.Medium size Prawns: 18 to 20 pieces.
2.The clove grated garlic.
3. Half chopped onions.
4.A pinch of red chili flakes.
5.A pinch of garlic powder (optional).
6.Cashew and sesame seeds paste two table spoon.
7.Two table spoon heavy cream.
8.Salt and sugar as per taste.
9.One tea spoon lime juice.
10.Fresh chopped parsley: A hands full.
11.One tea spoon olive oil.
12.One small cube butter.
13.One table spoon sunflower oil.

Process:

Marinate the prawns with grated garlic, garlic powder, salt, lime juice, red chili flakes and olive oil for 15 mints.

Now add sunflower oil in a pan and add the chopped onions and fry till they turn transparent.

Now add the marinated prawns and cook till the prawns are turning pinkish.

Now add the chopped parsley and mix well.

Now add the cashew and sesame seeds paste and stir for 2 mints, then add the cream and some salt & sugar.

Combine well with everything now add little warm water and cook for 5 mints with cover.

Your CREAMY GARLIC PRAWNS are ready serve hot with Plain rice.

Valentines Day special Bi Color Cake

Today is a very special day for all of us, because the is the Valentine’s day when we want to spend all the moments with ours loved ones. This is the day when most of the couple wants to express their feelings in front of the person who is so closed to their heart. Almost every country celebrates this special day but for me all the day is special when I am with my loved one. 

I really wanted to give him a surprise treat and that’s why I made one special cake for him. The specialty of this cake is I used one extra color with batter and made this red and white cake. A perfect color for valentine ’s Day. The moment he saw the cake he was just super excited which I can see in his eyes and  that's the best gift for me.

Preparation time: 15 mints.
Cooking time: 35 to 40 mints.

Ingredients:
1.All-purpose flour: 1 and ½ cup.
2.Granulated sugar: 350 gm.
3.Eggs: 4.
4.Butter: 180 ml or one stick.
5.One table tea spoon baking powder.
6.One tea spoon fruit essence.
7.One tea spoon red food color.

Process:

Preheat the oven into 175 degree C.

Put the butter in microwave for 20 seconds. 

Now in a large bowl add the melted butter and the sugar, mix well nicely.

Now whisked the eggs with a fork and slowly add them into the bowl and mix well.

Now add the vanilla essence and the baking powder, mix well.

Now add the all-purpose flour and mix well with everything.

Now take one separate bowl and put half of the mixture into that bowl. Now add the red food color into that bowl and mix well.

Take a loaf pan and grease this with little butter and sprinkle some flour into that.

Now pour the batter into the pan and bake it for 35 to 40 mints or till the inserting of a tooth pick into the cake doesn't come out with unbaked batter.

Give this vibrant red color treat to your loved one. 

Chocolate Brownie

A very chocolaty and yummy delicious dish which I baked yesterday and enjoyed every bites of the CHOCOLATE BROWNIE. A very easy delicious dish made with lots of coco powder. Brownie is a very famous dessert which you can serve with Ice cream or Hot chocolate. So many days I was planning to make BROWNIE and also looking for an easy brownie recipe too. Few days back in a cookery show I saw this easy recipe and can’t stop myself to make this. 

The steps are really easy which is more important is that you have to careful about the measurement. And the proper temperature will make your BROWNIE perfect.

Preparation time: 20 mints.
Baking time: 35 to 40 mints.

Ingredients:
1.All-purpose flour: 100 gm.
2.Eggs: 3.
3.Butter : 180 ml or ¾ cup. 
4.Granulated sugar: 350 gm sugar.
5.Coco Powder: 75 gm.
6.One table spoon vanilla essence.
7.One tea spoon baking powder.
8.Some chopped walnuts.

Process:
Pre heat the oven in 175 degree C.

Put the butter in microwave for 20 seconds. 

Now in a large bowl add the melted butter and the sugar, mix well nicely.

Now whisked the eggs with a fork and slowly add them into the bowl and mix well.

Now add the vanilla essence and the baking powder, mix well.

Now add the all-purpose flour and the coco powder and mix well with everything.

Finally add the chopped walnuts and just mix well.

Take a loaf pan and grease this with little butter and sprinkle some flour into that.

Now pour the batter into the pan and bake it for 35 to 40 mints or till the inserting of a tooth pick into the cake doesn't come out with unbaked batter.

Let it cool, and then cut into small square pieces. Enjoy your brownies.

Kashmiri Polao

It’s been a long time I didn't post any RICE recipe in my blog. Friends are asking me about that, they want some different RICE preparation. Even I am also thinking the same. My dearest friend Laxmipriya shared one lovely recipe with me which is a very famous and healthy one, because so many fruits are there in the dish. Any guesses friends, many of you might have tried this one before but I never tried this before the KASHMIRI POLAO. 

 Because of fruits like apple, pineapple, grape, pomegranates it is very healthy. I think this one is really very good for kids also, because most of the kids don’t like to have fruits but with a preparation like that they will definitely enjoy it. With a simple curry or just a bowl of raita also this polao is perfect for your dinner or lunch.

Preparation time: 20 mints.
Cooking time: 40 mints.

Ingredients:
For rice:
1.Basmati Rice: 1 cup.
2. Few Saffron stands soaked in half cup of warm milk.
3.One cup of water.
4.Some salt and sugar.
5.One table spoon of ghee.

For polao:
1.Clove:2,Cardamom :2,One small cinnamon stick,One small bay leave,a small piece of  jaifal.
2.Few cashew nuts, few almonds. Few Pistachios, Few Raisins.
3.Half cup of finely chopped carrots and French beans.
4.Frozen peas a hands full.
5.A pinch of garlic powder,a pinch of fennel powder, a pinch of cardamom powder, a pinch of nutmeg powder.
6.A small bowl of chopped apple & pineapple.
7.one tea spoon of rose water (optional).
8.Half cup cream.
9.Two table spoon of ghee.
10.Salt and sugar as per taste.

Process:
For rice:
Add one table spoon of ghee in a vessel and add the washed rice and fry for some time. Now add the water and saffron soaked milk with some salt and sugar. Cook the rice till it 80% done. Keep it aside.

For Polao:
Now add some ghee in a pan and fry cashew almonds and pistachios till they little brown then add the raisins and after that take all out from the pan.

Now add some more ghee and add all the whole garama masala after few seconds add the chopped carrots, beans and peas and fry for some time.

Now add the fried dry fruits and the chopped fruits stir for some time, finally add the cooked rice and mix well with everything.

Finally add the garlic powder, fennel powder,cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, rose water and the cream. Mix well with everything and cook with a lid till the rice completely cooked.

Garnish with grapes and pomegranate your KASHMIRI POLAO is ready, Serve hot with any curry.

Pound Cake with Yogurt

Few days back one of my friend asked me some cake recipe where instead of butter we can use vegetable oil. And I asked my Ma about that because in my child hood days she used to prepare cakes for us and once she used some vegetable oil in cake because that time the butter was not at home. So I confirmed about one thing that we can make cake without butter also.

And I prepared some simple pound cake without butter and extra I added some yogurt this idea I got from a cookery show. And the result is fabulous, a very easy way to make your family 
happy. 

Preparation time: 20 mints.
Baking time: 50 to 55 mints.

Ingredients:
1.All purpose flour: 1 ½ cup.
2.Eggs: 3.
3.Granulated sugar : 1 ½ cup.
4.Vegetable oil:  170 ml or ¾ cup.
5.Vanila yogurt : 170 ml or ¾ cup.
6.One table spoon baking powder.
7.One table spoon vanilla essence.
8.One small lemon's zest.

Process:

Pre heat your oven in 175 degree c.

Now take one big bowl and add the yogurt into this beat well, now add the sugar and beat till the sugar mix nicely.

Now add the eggs into the bowl and mix nicely.

Next add the vegetable oil and make the mixture smooth.

Now add the baking powder, vanilla essence and the lemon's zest and mix with everything nicely.

Finally add the all-purpose flour and mix well doesn't beat so much.

Take a loaf pan and grease this with little butter and sprinkle some flour into that. 

Now pour the batter into the pan and bake it for 40 to 45 mints or till the inserting of a tooth pick into the cake doesn't come out with unbaked batter.

Your yummy and very easy Pound Cake is ready enjoy with a cup of Coffee.

Dhaba Style Chicken Tikka Butter Masala

Nonstop snow fall from last night. We are just stuck at home. Started watching movies and we finished two already. To give ourselves a treat I prepared some DHABA style dinner for us, The DHABA STYLE CHICKEN TIKKA BUTTER MASALA. That was just too good and really beyond my imagination. 

My husband was so happy after having this. He really wanted to go out for dinner but because of this weather we can’t go anywhere so better to make my dinner table like restaurant, and served this yummy DHABA STYLE CHICKEN TIKKA BUTTER MASALA. A very easy and quick recipe to make happy your friends and family.

Preparation time: 20 mints.
Cooking time: 40 mints.

Ingredients:

For Marinating:
1.Boneless chicken: 400 gm (cut into small cube size).
2.One tea spoon ginger paste.
3.One table spoon curd.
4.Half tea spoon red chili powder.
5.Half tea spoon black pepper powder.
6.A pinch of cinnamon powder.
7.One table spoon lime juice.
8.One table spoon olive oil.
9.Half tea spoon salt.

For sauce or gravy:
1.One large chopped tomato.
2.One small canned tomato. (if you don’t have canned tomato then use one medium chopped tomato).
3.Half tea spoon grated ginger.
4.Half tea spoon red chili powder.
5.Half tea spoon garam msala powder.
6.Half tea spoon turmeric powder.
7.Half tea spoon cumin powder.
8.A pinch of kasoori methi.
9.Two to Three table spoon of fresh cream.
10.Salt and sugar AS per taste.
11.Butter for cooking.

Process:
Wash and clean the chicken pieces and now marinate them with the mentioned ingredients and keep it aside for 30 mints.

Now preheat your oven in maximum temperature. 
Skewer the chicken pieces and Place the skewers in an oven proof tray. Grill it for 10 to 15 mints. (Between brush butter and flip the skewers).

The tikka’s are ready now remove the tikka’s form the skewers and keep it aside.

Now add some butter in a pan and add the chopped onions and grated ginger and fry till the onions are transparent.

Now add the canned tomato and all the spices powder with some salt and sugar. Cook for another 3 to 4 mints. After it’s completely cool down make a smooth paste with this.

Now add some butter in a vessel and add the mixture into the vessel and cook for 2 mints. Now add the fresh cream and stir for some time, your gravy is ready.

Finally add the tikka’s and cook with a lid for 5 mints. Before switch of the heat add the kasoori methi and mix well.

The DHABA STYLE CHICKEN TIKKA BUTTER MASALA is ready serve hot with Naan or Roti.

Punjabi Style Aloo Methi

The smell of fresh methi Saag or Fenugreek Leaves is really too good. Purchased some fresh Methi saag last week but didn’t get time to cook them. Today I prepared some ALOO METHI, I heard about the dish ALOO METHI from one of my Punjabi friend, but never prepared this ever. So finally I prepared the truly heavenly ALOO METHI. After having the dish I thought why I didn't prepared this before.

ALOO METHI is an authentic Punjabi dish, made with lots of fresh methi saag and potato with very less no of spices. With Roti and Rice this one is really too good.  Meethi saag is a leafy vegetable. There are lots of recipe which made with Meethi leaves. ALOO METHI is really a healthy and tasty preparation.

Preparation time: 10 mints.
Cooking time: 20 mints.

Ingredients:
1.One bunch of fresh Meethi Saag or fenugreek Leaves.

2.One large potato (cut into small cube size).
3.One small chopped onion.
4.Two clove grated garlic.
5.Two dry red chili. Pinch of Cumin & Fenugreek seeds
6.Turmeric Powder, Red chili Powder, Cumin Powder (half tea spoon of each item).
7.A pinch of chaat masala.
8.Salt nad sugar as per taste.
9.Sunflower oil for cooking.

Process:

Finely chopped the methi leaves (remove the roots ).

Now add oil in vessel and add the cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds nad dry red chili. When its start crackle add the chopped onions and grated garlic.

Fry till the onions are transparent, now add the chopped methi leaves and all the spices with some salt and sugar.

Combine well and fry for 2 mints. Now add the potato pieces and mix well with everything and fry for another 3 to 4 mints.

Now add some warm water and cook with a lid till the potatoes are boiled and the water evaporates. (don’t overcook the potatoes).

Your ALOO METHI is ready serve hot with ROTI OR RICE.

Dhaba Style Egg Tarka

Do you people ever try that "Dhaba Wali Tarka"? It’s awesome with some onion and pickle. I used to prepare Egg Tarka at home. We enjoy it with homemade roti. Tarka is basically made with Green mung Lentil. We both love potato so I love to add some potato also. In every highway there is some typical Dhaba, and those Dhaba’s are especially popular for some special kind of Tarka. My Tarka recipe surely help you to get that Dhaba taste.

Cooking time: 20 mints.
Serve for 4 people.

Ingredients:
1.Tarka dal or green moong dal :200 gm.
2.Two eggs.
3.One small potato( cut into cube size).
4.One large chopped onion.
5.One medium size chopped tomato.
6.One tea spoon minced garlic.
7.Three to four green chilies chopped.
8.Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Red chili Powder ( one tea spoon of each item).
9. Half tea spoon Tarka Masala (I use Sunrise Tarka Masala).
10.Salt & sugar as per taste.
11.Few mustard and fenugreek seeds.
12.Sunflower oil.

Process:

Boiled the dal in a Pressure cooker (three weasels) with some salt and keep it aside.

Fry the potato pieces and keep it aside.

Scramble the eggs with some salt and keep it aside.

Now add some oil in a vessel and add the mustard and fenugreek seeds after its start popping add the chopped onion, tomato and green chilies and fry till the onions transparent.

Now add the minced garlic along with the all spice powder except Tarka masala and some salt and sugar.

Cook this for some time; now add the boiled dal (without the boiling water) and the fried potato and the scramble eggs.

Cook for some time till the raw smell masala goes off.

Now add some water and the Tarka Masala and cook with lid, till the dal become thick.

Enjoy hot with Roti, onion and pickle.

Homemade Chicken Shami Kabab

There was some boneless chicken in my fridge and date is till tomorrow so any how have to finish them. What to make with this I thought so many items but finally made some CHICKEN SHAMI KABAB. One of a very famous Muglai starter and diffenet form of KABAB also.  Searched few recipes in Google and finally with some my way made few fabulous SHAMI KEBAB’S. The recipe is not that tough so you can make that restaurant style KABAB at home only.

Basically this kabab’s are made with minced chicken and few spices but I added some Chana dal also. The idea of using the Chana Dal I got from  Sanjeev Kapoor’s website. But I added something extra to make it little different. We enjoyed our evening snacks with my homemade SHAMI KABAB’S.

Preparation time: 10 mints.
Cooking and frying time: 30 mints.

Ingredients:
1.Minced or small pieces of boneless chicken: 150 gm.
2.Bengal Chana Dal : 100gm.
3.One medium chopped onions.
4.One  clove chopped garlic.
5.One inch chopped ginger.
6.Three to Four green chilies.
7.Half cup chopped coriander leaves.
8.One egg.
9.One bowl of bread cram.
10.One table spoon corn flour.
11.Few cumin seeds, Half tea spoon chat masala, Half tea spoon red chili powder, Half tea spoon coriander powder, Half tea spoon of garam masala powder.
12.Salt and sugar as per taste.
13.Oil for frying.

Process:

Wash and soak the chana dal for one an hour.

Now add some oil in a vessel and add the cumin seeds after few second add the half of the chopped onion grated ginger and garlic.

Fry for some time now add the chicken with some salt and cook till the chickens are become tender.

Now add the coriander powder, red chili powder, chat masala and garam masala into the pan and mix well with everything. Now add some sugar and mix well.

Take one blender and add the soaked chana dal, rest of the onions, green chilies, coriander leaves and make a smooth paste. Now add the mixture into the pan and mix well with everything.

Now put all the mixture into a food processor or a blender and make smooth paste. Now add some cornflour into it.

Make few flatter balls with the help of your palm and dipped them into the bitten egg and after that roll them into the bread crumbs.

Keep the KABAB’S in the fridge for few mints.

Now fry them till both the side become brown. 

Enjoy with Mustard Sauce or Ketchup.