Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Sweet Mexican Salad

This is my all time favorite ! Wanna take a ride with me to The Mexico? Join me and make this Sweet Mexican Salad and enjoy it with your family.

 

Cook Time

Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ready in: 50 min
Yields: Can serve 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 bowl of sweet corn
  • 1 capsicum, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tomato, seeds removed and diced
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of black pepper powder
  • 1-tbsp mayonnaise

Instructions

  1. Blanch all the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
  2. Now add mayonnaise and mix well.
  3. Sprinkle some salt and black pepper powder in it. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
  4. Serve chilled.

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Mah Style Fries

Wanna cook potato fries in my style? These fries are easy to make. And enjoy the delightful fries at home now with very simple ingredients yet delicious. I am sure you will like these fries more than McDonald's because it has got Twist.

Cook Time

Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ready in: 55 min
Yields: serves 2 people

Ingredients

  • 4 large potatoes, peeled
  • 1-tbsp sugar
  • salt, for seasoning
  • oregano, for seasoning
  • chilli flakes, for seasoning

Instructions

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into shape of French fries.
  2. Add sugar into hot water and mix well.
  3. Let the fries rest into this water for 10 minutes.
  4. After 10 minutes put them into ice cold water for 15 minutes. Or you could put it in refrigerator for another 30 minutes but make sure the strips are either in ziplock bag or in water. Otherwise the color of potato would get changed.
  5. Now drain water from fries and fry them. Flame should be high for first 5 minutes and then cook on a low flame for another 10 minutes or till crispy.
  6. Remove excess oil. Sprinkle little bit of salt, oregano and chilli flakes and serve.

Afghani Chicken In Pan

When we talk about soft and tender chicken what comes to our mind? Yes, you are right. Afghani Chicken is the most softest and juicy chicken of all times. Wanna cook it in a pan? Get ready for it.

Cook Time

Prep time: 8 hours
Cook time: 20 min
Ready in: 8 hours 20 min
Yields: serves 2 people

Ingredients

  • 250g chicken
  • 10-12 cashew nuts, soaked
  • 1-tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1-tsp black pepper powder
  • 2-tbsp thick cream
  • to taste, salt
  • 1-tsp lemon juice
  • pinch of chaat masala, for garnish
  • slice of lemon, for garnish
  • sprig of coriander, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Soak cashew nuts in milk for 1 hour. Remove from milk and make a thick paste in a grinder.
  2. Now add chicken pieces in a bowl. add ginger-garlic paste, cashew paste, pepper powder, thick cream, salt and lemon juice in it.
  3. Mix well and refrigerate for about 6-7 hours.
  4. After 6 hours drizzle some oil in a non-stick pan and roast chicken pieces 10 minutes on each side on medium flame.
  5. Sprinkle some chaat masala and serve hot with lemon.

Jhatpat Chicken Biryani

We all know Biryani takes hours to get cooked. But do you wanna cook Biryani which gets cooked in just 30 minutes? Take a look at this exotic flavored Biryani and learn to make it with me.

Cook Time

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ready in: 45 min
Yields: Sufficient for 1 person

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces of chicken
  • salt, to taste
  • 1-tsp black pepper powder
  • 1-tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1/2-tsp garam masala powder
  • 1-tsp chicken masala powder
  • pinch of turmeric
  • 1-tsp coriander powder
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1-tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 onion, julienne
  • 1 bowl of boiled rice
  • 1-tbsp refined oil

Instructions

  1. Marinate the chicken with salt, black pepper, kashmiri red chilli, garam masala, turmeric, coriander powder and ginger-garlic paste.
  2. In a pan put oil and fry the onion julienne till crispy brown and remove it from pan.
  3. Now add cardamom and bay leaves in the same pan.
  4. After that add the marinated chicken into it, cover the pan and let it cook for about 20 minutes. Don't forget to check the chicken after every 5 minutes.
  5. Now add boiled rice into it and mix well.
  6. Garnish it with fried onions and serve hot.

Tandoori Chicken in Pan

All of us go out and love to have Tandoori chicken. But now you can make it at home even without tandoor. So why to go out??? Check out this amazing Tandoori chicken and try it out for yourself.

Cook Time

Prep time: 6 hours 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ready in: 6 hours 45 min
Yields: 250g of chicken serves 2 people

Ingredients

  • 250g chicken, with bone
  • salt to taste
  • 1-tsp black pepper powder
  • 1-tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1-tbsp tandoori masala
  • 1-tbsp lemon juice
  • 5-6 mint leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1-tsp cumin powder
  • 1-tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2- tsp garam masala powder

Instructions

  1. Wash the chicken and put it in a bowl.
  2. Now add all the ingredients which I've mentioned under the ingredients list.
  3. Mix all of them together and refrigerate it for about 6 hours.
  4. After 6 hours, on a non-stick pan drizzle little bit of vegetable oil and put the chicken pieces and cook it for about 5-7 minutes on each side.
  5. Once the chicken is roasted, serve it hot with mint chutney.

Crispy Hash Brown

Enjoy the amazing American breakfast "Crispy Hash brown". This mouth watering breakfast is available in North-America. But now you can make it with me. Try this out and I challenge you can't resist it.

Cook Time

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ready in: 20 min
Yields: single serving

Ingredients

  • 2 large potatoes, grated
  • to taste, salt
  • pinch of black pepper powder
  • oil, for frying

Instructions

  1. Peel and grate the potatoes. Remove all of the water by squeezing them by your hands.
  2. Add salt and pepper into it.
  3. In a pan take little oil and put the potatoes into it and spread them with the help of a spatula. Remember there shouldn't be any gap between potatoes, otherwise it would get scrambled.
  4. Fry it on both sides till crispy golden.
  5. Serve hot.

Wat-a-melon Mojito

This summer enjoy this cool Melon Mojito. Everybody wants a cool drink when summer is on. This drink refreshes you and makes summer go easy upon you.

Cook Time

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 min
Ready in: 17 min
Yields: serves 1 person

Ingredients

  • 1 bowl watermelon balls
  • 10-12 mint leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1-tsp lemon juice
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2-tsp black salt
  • 5-6 ice cubes

Instructions

  1. Take a watermelon. With a help of small scoop or spoon, take out melon balls and put them in a bowl.
  2. Now squeeze some watermelon juice into the balls. Add mint leaves, salt, black salt and sqeeze lemon into it.
  3. Finally add some ice cubes into it and mix well.
  4. Serve chilled.