COLESLAW

Coleslaw

Hey everyone...have been very lazy and not updated the recipes i have been trying. A short and easy recipes for all my dear friends.


Ingredients

1/4  cabbage, finely shredded/ grated
1/4 c. shredded carrot
(or you can use a couple bags of the pre-chopped cabbage-carrot mixture)
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 1/2 Tbsp. white vinegar
2 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 Tbsp. mustard (optional, but adds a nice flavor)
Instructions

Chop up the cabbage and carrots into fine pieces.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, salt, pepper, milk, mayonnaise, buttermilk, vinegar, lemon juice and mustard, and whisk until smooth. Add the cabbage and carrots. Mix well.
Cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain excess liquid and stir well before serving.

Chicken fajitas

CHICKEN FAJITAS

Hey everyone!!!!

Have been meaning to put up this recipe since a long time, a very simple and easy recipe from simply recipes. Here i have presented this recipe in lesser words. Hope u enjoy!!!

Chicken fajitas

Ingredients

1/2 kg skinless, boneless chicken breasts

Marinade

2 Tbsp lime juice

3 Tbsp olive oil

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 jalapeno, seeded and minced

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Other Ingredients

Salt

2 Tbsp canola, safflower, peanut or grapeseed oil (a high smoke point oil)

1 large onion, sliced lengthwise (root to tip) into 1/4-inch strips

3 bell peppers of various colors, sliced into 1/4-inch strips

8-12 flour tortillas

Salsa

Sliced avocado

Sour cream

Thinly sliced iceberg lettuce dressed lightly with salt and cider vinegar

METHOD:

1) slice the chicken breasts horizontally till they are 1/2 inch in thickness.

2 Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a glass or plastic container. Add the chicken, mix well, cover and let marinate at room temperature for 1 hour. (You can marinate them in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours, but remove them an hour before cooking so that they can come closer to room temp.)

3 Remove the chicken from the marinade. Wipe off most of the marinade and sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt.

4 Heat a large cast iron frying pan on high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add a tablespoon of oil in a pan till smoking point,  lay the chicken breast pieces in the pan in batches. Let the chicken cook undisturbed for 2-3 minutes, until you have a good sear. Once seared well on one side, turn the pieces over and cook for another 2-3 minutes until well seared on the second side.

5 Once seared on the second side, remove to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil to rest for 5 minutes.

6 While the chicken is resting, cook the onions and peppers. Add another tablespoon of oil to the frying pan. Heat on high. As soon as the oil is hot, add the onions and peppers to the pan. Use a metal spatula to scrape up some of the browned bits from the chicken and stir to coat the onions and peppers with the oil and brown bits. Spread the onions and peppers in an even layer in the pan. Let them cook undisturbed for 2 minutes. You want them to sear with some blackening. Stir the vegetables and continue to cook for another 2 minutes.

7 Slice the chicken against the grain into strips. Serve at once with the peppers and onions, some warm tortillas, and sides of shredded cheese, salsa, guacamole, and/or thinly sliced iceberg lettuce dressed with vinegar and salt.

White chicken

Hello everyone!!!!


The recipe which i am sharing today is one which my mother used to make. Its basically chicken in white gravy, i like to call it white chicken. It can be made with boneless or bone chicken, either ways its yum. Its got a very rich gravy made of onions , curd, poppy seeds, cashewnuts and to top it, cream. Its kind of a luxury dish for people like me , forever battling with weight issues..

White chicken

Ingredients

1/2 kg boneless chicken ( from the thighs)
2 onions sliced
4 tbsp curd
3 green chillies
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
Salt
2 tbsp Cream
2 tbsp cashews
1 tsp poppy seeds
Whole garam masala ( bay leaf,1 big cardamom, 2 small cardamom, 2 laung, 2 black pepper, 1 tsp jeera, 1/2 inch dalchini)
Oil

Method:

1) Marinate chicken in curd, ginger garlic paste, salt and keep aside for 1/2 hour.
2) Meanwhile, saute onions in 2 tbsp oil, with all the garam masala and green chillies.
3) Cool down the onions and grind it in a fine paste with some water.
4) Cook the marinated chicken with 2 tbsp oil on high heat till chicken becomes soft for 10 mins.
5) Add the ground onion paste and cook more.
6) Make a paste of the cashew and poppy seeds and add to the cooked chicken and simmer for 10 mins.
7) Top it off with some cream.

Serve it with parathas and enjoy..: )

Butter chicken

Hello everyone!!!,

So long since i last posted a recipe...the recipe i will be posting today is something i just made on my own as usual on irfaan's demands. The butter chicken i used to make before or rather chicken makhani was not appreciated by irfaan, so he took me once to food inn, lokhandwala.
Then i decided to make it as he likes it, as a roll. Butter chicken rolled in a roomali roti. So, here is the recipe.

Butter chicken

Ingredients:

1/2 kg chicken boneless
Butter 4 tbsp
Onions 2 (grated)
tomatoes 2 (boiled and pureed)
Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
Red chilli powder 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala powder 1 tsp
Kaju paste 1 tbsp
Cream 1 tbsp
Dahi/curd 2 tbsp
Kasoori methi 1 tbsp

Method:

1) Chop the boneless chicken into very small pieces, marinate it with 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp salt, red chilli powder for 10 mins.

2) Heat 1 tbsp butter, saute the chicken on full flame for 10 mins till the liquid dries.

3) In another kadhai/ pan, heat the remaining butter, add the grated onions, saute it till light brown, add the ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp, add the tomato puree, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp red chilli powder, garam masala powder, and dahi and cook till masala leaves oil on the sides.

4) add the cooked chicken and kaju paste and cook it for 10 mins on simmer.

5) add the cream and kasoori methi, mix and serve it with a dollop of butter.

6) before serving, heat a coal well, and place it in a small katori on top of the butter chicken, pour a tsp of ghee/ oil on the live coal and close the lid. This will give a beautiful fragrance to it and taste too.

6) eat it as a roll like irfaan does, or with parathas or simply with roti, dal, rice.

Enjoy!!!

Chicken club sandwich

Hello everyone!!!!

Missed sharing recipes here on my blog., the other way was thinking what should i try new to impress my hubby, as usual. I thought better to ask him instead, and he suggested a chicken club sandwich with french fries and mashed potatoes too...phew!!. Mostly the club sandwiches are made with boiled and shredded chicken, which irfaan didnt want, he loves his chicken very soft.

Thought ahead and instead marinated chicken with chilli sauce and salt.

Ingredients for the sandwich

2 chicken breasts (pounded lightly and marinated with chilli sauce and salt) and grilled thereafter for 15 mins at 200 degrees c
1/2 cup mayonnaise (refer to chicken shawarma)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
8 sandwich bread slices
1egg
1 cucumber, cut in round slices
1 tomato, cut in round slices
Lettuce as needed

Method:


1) beat eggs and add some salt, pepper and red chili in it. Fry it in little oil and make omelet. Alternatively you can use full fried egg.

2 Grill your bread slices or you can also toast it in your frying pan till they are golden brown from both sides.

3) Put mayonnaise mixture on one bread slice and layer it with grilled chicken piece. Put another bread slice on it and put lettuce, cucumber and tomato rings on it. Now close it with other bread slice and put fried eggs in it. Close it with last bread slice and cut in triangle.

4) Remember to apply mayonnaise on each slice so that it keep things together while adding a little extra taste to the mix.

5) Adjust the bread slices with toothpick and cut diagonally in two.

Serve it with french fries and enjoy!!!

Baked parmesan chicken

Hey everyone!!!
I have been searching the internet for healthy recipes, and have been quite successful, though choosing a healthy yet delicious recipe is a little difficult.
One such recipe which i found and tried is baked parmesan chicken, though i would change the name to baked cheesy chicken, since i didnt have parmesan cheese at home. So i went ahead without it. It turned out well too.
So , here is the recipe


Ingredients:

4 (8 oz) chicken breast halves, sliced in half to make 8
3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese ( i omitted it)
2 tbsp butter, melted (or olive oil)
3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese
1 cup marinara ( recipe below)
cooking spray

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°. Spray a large baking sheet lightly with spray.Lightly spray a little more oil on top and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Turn chicken over, bake another 5 minutes

Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl. Melt the butter in another bowl. Lightly brush the butter onto the chicken, then dip into breadcrumb mixture. Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken.

Either u can make it on a heavy skillet on slow, cooking each side for 15 mins.

Marinara sauce:

Ingredients:

4 crushed boiled tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 large onion finely chopped
1 cup carrots, finely chopped
1/2 cup fat free chicken stock
fresh basil

Method:

1) Saute garlic in oil, add onions and carrots and saute on medium-low for about 2-3 minutes, until soft.
2) Add tomatoes and chicken broth and simmer 45 minutes on low.
3) Add fresh basil last 10 minutes (herbs will become bitter if cooked more than 20 minutes).
4) Taste for acidity, if sauce is a bit tangy (acidic) then add 1 tbsp of sugar. For a calorie free way to cut the acidity in the sauce add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.


Final serving:
1)Spoon 1 tbsp sauce over each piece of chicken and top each with 1 1/2 tbsp of shredded mozzarella cheese.
2)Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

U can serve it over pasta or noodles or eat it just like that. Enjoy!!!

Crispy schezwan chicken

Hello all!!!
Sharing a very spicy and one of my favourite recipes with u all today. My sister in law rizwana is the specialist in making this... I tried my hand at it too, and came out reaaallly spicy and tasty.
So, here is the recipe

Crispy schezwan chicken

Ingredients:
500 gms chicken
1 1/2 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp pepper
A pinch of sugar
1 drop each of yellow and red liquid food colour
1/2 beaten egg
1 tbsp rice flour
1 tbsp maida or white flour

Method:
For Frying chicken
Slice chicken in long slices or as desired, Wash, drain ,dry and marinate with soya sauce, pepper, sugar and 1 to 2 drops each of yellow and red liquid food colour. Marinate for an hour or can be marinated overnight. Then add egg ,rice flour and white flour. Mix well, shallow fry each slice till nice and crispy.

For the sauce
2 to 3 tbs garlic chopped
1 tbs ginger chopped
2 tbs Soya sauce
1 big tbs kashmiri chilli paste
3 green chillies chopped
4 to 5 tbs ketchup
1 tbs vinegar
1 tsp brown sugar
¼ tsp Black pepper powder
Small bunch spring onions (white part chopped finely and greens chopped long)

Method:
1) In a pan add oil and heat. Brown the garlic then add ginger, green chillies and then add soya sauce.

2) Add chilli paste, fry well then add ketchup, vinegar, the chopped white part of the spring onions, brown sugar and pepper.

3) Add red and yellow liquid food colour 2 drops each. If the mixture starts burning or drying out add little water and keep cooking. Taste to check if sauce is of the desired taste.

4)Add ketchup or vinegar or soya sauce of required as per taste.

5) Add chicken to the sauce and then add the left over greens of the spring onions. Toss well to coat chicken. Serve hot with fried rice or noodles.

Enjoy!!!!