Reshmi Murg Kesari

This is a kabab rich with the flavor of Kesar and Ghee. On your mouth it is just heaven . I would strongly recommend as a party dish . It would surely be the reason to catch the attention of your guest towards your culinary skills .

Ingredients    

For marination 

• Chicken breast cut into dices 20
• Hung curd 1/2 cup
• Lemon juice 2 tbsp
• Ginger paste 3tbsp
• Garlic paste 3tbsp
• Red chilly powder 1 tbsp
• 2 pinches of kesar

For cooking

• Ghee 75g
• Besan (bengal gram powder) 50 gram
• Shahi jeera 1tbsp
• Green cardamom powder 1/2 tbsp
• Black pepper powder 1/2 tbsp
• Black cardamom powder 1/4 tbsp
• Nutmeg (jayfal) powder 1/4 tbsp
• Mace (jayatri) powder 1/4 tbsp
• Kabab chinni (cubeb) powder 1/4 tbsp
• Pathar ke phool (kalpasi)  powder 1/4 tbsp

Method 

Beat the curd in a bowl . Soak the kesar in very little water for 1/2 an hour and crush it with the back of a spoon . Now mix it and all the other ingredients of marination to the curd and marinate 

the chicken pieces in it for 1 hour . 

Now heat a pan and heat the ghee ,add the besan in it and roast quickly . Add shahi jeera and the marinated chicken . Cook until the chicken is almost ready and the gravy comes to a semi dry consistency . Now add the rest of the mashala powder to it . Turn of the gas and let it cool for a while . Now place the chicken on a oven tray and bake for 8 to 10 mins . Serve hot to your friends and family as an awesome mouth watering starter .

 

Prawn Roast Kerala Style

Ingredients

For roasting

• Prawns cleaned and deveined -250g
• Mustard seeds 1/2 tbsp
• Ginger chopped 1tbsp
• Garlic chopped 1tbsp
• Onion chopped 1 small cup
• Coconut cut into small pieces 1/2 cup
• Green chilly 3 to 4 
• Methi ( fenugreek )  seed powder 1/4 tea spoon
• A hand full of curry leaves 
• oil 3 tbsp

For Marination

• Kasmiri red chilly powder 1 tbsp
• Red chilly powder 1/2 tbsp
• Black pepper powder 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander powder 1 tbsp
• Garam Masala powder 1 tbsp
• 2 tbsp lime juice 
• salt to taste .

Marinate the prawns with all the above ingredients for 1 to 2 hours. 

Heat oil in a non sticky fry pan add mustard seeds and wait until it starts crackling . 

Now add the ginger followed by the garlic. 

 Let the aroma come out now add the onions . 

When the onion turns little brownish add the coconut pieces . 

Now add the green chillies and methi powder. 

Wait a minute and add the curry leaves followed by the marinated prawns . 

Cover the lid and low the flame for just two minutes. 

Now uncover it and raise the flame keep roasting for another two minutes and serve hot with hot phulkas .

 

Chatpata Chicken

 

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp mustard oil
• 500 g boneless chicken
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp kalonji (onion seeds)
• 1 tbsp sounf ( fennel seeds)
• 2 tbsp ginger chopped
• 2 tbsp garlic chopped
• 2 tbsp onion chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 
• 2 tomatoes chopped 
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp curry leaves
• 2-3 green chilly 
• 1 tbsp red chilly powder
• 1 tbsp black pepper powder
• 1/4 tbsp black salt 
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tbsp roasted cumin powder
• 1 tbsp coriander chopped
• 1 tbsp mint chopped 

Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste and lime juice for 1 hour .

Heat mustard oil. Add onion seeds and fennel seeds. Once they release flavor, add chopped garlic. Saute for a while.

Add the chopped onion, tomato, ginger and green chillies. Stir fry until the onion turns brownish.

Meanwhile, fry curry leaves and crush them.

Add the boneless chicken cubes, tomato paste and stir for a while.

Add the other dry spices and mix well.

Cook on a low flame, with a lid on top for about 10 minutes.

Add the crushed curry leaves and mix well add
fresh coriander and mint. 

Cook for another 5 mins and serve hot with roti or rice .

 

Veg Spring Rolls

                     A lovely snack to light up any evening .

INGREDIENTS

• 6 spring roll sheets
• 1 cup boiled noodles 
• 1 tbsp garlic chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger chopped 
• 1/2 tbsp green chilly chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage 
• 1/4 cup finely chopped french beans
• 1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
• 1/4 cup finely chopped spring onion 
• 1/2 tbsp soya sauce
• 1/2 tbsp vinigar
• 1/4 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tbsp ajinomoto
• salt to taste
• 1 egg white to bind
• oil to fry 

 

THE FILLING 

 

 First heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan . Add chopped ginger & garlic and green chilly . Saute a little and add all the chopped veggies . Now quickly add the soya sauce , vinegar , sugar , salt and ajinomoto . Add salt little carefully because ajinomoto is salty and soya sauce too. Saute for a minute and add the noodles . Remember to break the noodles into small particle . The filling is ready .

 Spring Roll Sheet . One can get the instruction to fold it behind the pack .

Now stuff the spring roll sheet as shown in the picture below. Apply egg white to the sides of the sheet and lock the filing inside .

 

  

  Once all your spring rolls are ready Deep fry them into the oil & serve hot .

Subway Style Chicken Sandwich With Whole Wheat Freanch Bread

Subway sandwiches are very popular these days . This is a recipe to pamper your taste buds with the similar taste. The whole wheat bread is a healthy option for chicken sandwiches & the puffiness of the  french once are specially adored by the sandwich lovers .

Ingredients for one

• 1Whole Wheat French Bread 
• 1/4 Cup Boiled chicken shredded into small pieces
• 1 tbsp Cheese Spread 
• 1 tbsp Shredded processed cheese
• 1/2 tbsp Finely chopper onion
• 1/4 tbsp Chopped ginger
• 1/4 tbsp Chopped garlic 
• 1/4 tbsp Chopped Green Chilly
• 1/4 tbsp oregano
• 1/4 Pepper powder
• Sandwich Mashala optional
• English Mustard how much you wish 
• Onion , Capsicum & Tomatoes sliced into rings
• 1 tbsp butter to fry 

 First put a little butter on pan and roast the onion, capsicum, & tomatoes one by one . Add a little seasoning of salt & pepper , to keep the veggies crunchy avoid over cooking   . Once it is done remove then from pan & keep them aside.

 

Now heat some more butter and start sauteing the chopped onions along with the ginger, garlic & green chilly  . Season with salt and pepper & lastly add the oregano, remove it from heat  & and keep it aside .

Now cut the bread into halves & spread the cheese on a half . Sprinkle the sandwich mashala on it.

 

Now lay the chicken on the bread.

 

 On the top of it spread the veggies & add the mustard .

 

Cover with shredded cheese.

Now Take a pan , add a very little butter and roast the other half of the bread for a while and cover the sandwich with it . The sandwich is now ready to serve .

Chicken Hariyali Kabab

             An extremely tasty but equally healthy dish .
Ingredients

•  500g boneless chicken pieces
• 3 tbsp hung curd 
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 1 cup mint leaves
• 2 tbsp ginger paste
• 2 tbsp garlic paste
• 3 to 4 green chillies
• 1 tbsp red chilly powder
• 1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
• 1/2 tbsp roasted garam mashala powder
  ( roast whole coriander, cumin, dry red chilly ,cinnamon, cloves & green cardamom and make a powder out of it )
• 2 tbsp butter
• salt to taste

 

Make a paste of green chilly, coriander & mint leaves. Now add the paste to the hung curd along with the ginger garlic paste & lime juice . Now add the dry mashalas & butter. Once the mixture is ready add the chicken pieces to it & let it be marinated for at least 4 hours . Now pre heat the oven at 300 digree . Once the oven is hot let the chicken go in . Reduce the temperature and let the chicken cook for 30 mins . Keep brushing the chicken with butter in between . Once the chicken is cooked increase the temperature and let the chicken get a slit grilled texture.    

Serve hot with lime and onions . A good starter for all parties :)

Stir Fried Fish in Bengali Style (Macher Jhuri Bhaja)

                                      An easy to make Rohu Fish dish goes quite well with roti.

Ingredients 

• 200g Deep fried & Boned Rohu fish 
• 2 tbsp mustard oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp chopped ginger 
• 1 tbsp chopped green chilly
• 1/2 lime juice
• 1/4 tbs turmeric
• 1/4 tbsp red chilly powder
• 1/2 tbsp Roasted Garam Mashala powder(roast coriander, cumin, dry red chilly, cloves, cinnamon, & green cardamom and make a powder)
• A pinch of sugar 
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil fried kaju nuts 
• 2 tbsp raisins 
• Chopped coriander to garnish

                                                             Heat oil in a frying pan and add chopped onions following with ginger garlic & green chilly  . Saute for a while & add turmeric, red chilly powder, roasted garam mashala . Keep stirring on a high flame .Add a pinch of sugar and salt to taste. Here we need to add the boned fishes which should be broken into small pieces . Now add the raisins and kaju, stir a while then add the lime juice and remove it from the flame . Garnish with chopped coriender . Serve hot with rotis .