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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Macaroni Chatpati

 


Ingredients:
1 cup - macaroni
1/4 cup - chopped onions
1/4 cup - peas and chopped carrots
1/4 cup - cauliflower florets, cut small
1/4 cup - finely chopped tomato
1/4 cup - chopped green bell pepper (this can be substituted with mushrooms or any other veggie that your kid fancies)
1/2 - potato, cut into small pieces
1 tsp - garam masala (if too hot, add as per your taste)
2 tbsp - oil
salt to taste

Method
  1. In a saucepan boil water.
  2. Add macaroni and one tbsp salt and stir.
  3. Macaroni will turn soft in 4-5 min.
  4. When cooked, strain the hot water using a strainer and run cold water through so the macaroni does not stick to each other.
  5. In a pan heat up oil and add chopped potatoes
  6. Stir-fry them until they turn pink.
  7. Next add cauliflower florets and stir constantly until they turn pink.
  8. Add onions, peas and carrots and any other veggies you wish to add.
  9. Stir constantly while the veggies cook.
  10. Add tomatoes and salt.
  11. Cover the pan and cook for 1 min.
  12. Finally add macaroni and garam masala .
  13. While stirring cook for 3 more min so as to get the masala coated to the veggies and macaroni.
  14. Serve hot.

Beef pepper fajita

 

 

 

Ingredients

  • Beef 350 gm
  • Oregano 1 pinch
  • Green pepper 1 (sliced)
  • Jalapenos 5 -6 (sliced)
  • Long buns 3 – 4
  • Garlic cloves 4 – 5 (chopped)
  • Red chili paste 1 tbsp
  • Black pepper ½ tsp (crushed)
  • Lemon juice 2 tbsp
  • Worchester sauce 2 tbsp
  • Oil 3 – 4 tbsp
  • Green onion 2 – 3 sticks (diced)
  • Salad leaves for garnish
  • Chili garlic sauce to serve
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking Directions

  • Heat oil in a pan, saute garlic and add beef strips over it.
  • Cook till meat juices dries and its color changes.
  • Add Worchester sauce, black pepper crushed, green pepper, red chili paste, jalapeno, salt and lemons juice.
  • Slightly stir all.
  • Then add oregano and green onion, 2 - 3 minutes before dishing out.
  • Now cut the buns into half, fill in the mixture and garnish with salad leaves.
  • Serve it with chili garlic sauce.
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Breakfast Burger

 

Ingredients

  • Sausage 1 ½ cup
  • Mince 1 cup (boiled)
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper as required
  • Eggs 2
  • Bread slice 1
  • Burger bun 2
  • Butter as required
  • Cheddar cheese 4 slices 
  • Cooking Directions

  • Remove the skin of sausages and grind in chopper.
  • Now mix boiled mince in it.
  • Then add salt, black pepper, 1 egg and bread slice.
  • Mix well and fry as like kebab.
  • Apply butter to burger bun and heat on griddle.
  • Then put kebab and cheddar cheese.
  • Then fry another egg and put on slice and cover burger with second bun.
  • Serve with warm coffee.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Chicken Kofta Karahi

 

    

Ingredients

  • Chicken meat bone less ½ kg
  • Salt and black Pepper to taste
  • Garlic & ginger paste 2 tbsp
  • Onion 1 (small)
  • Green coriander leaves ½ bunch
  • Turmeric powder 1 pinch
  • All spice powder ¼ tsp
  • Tomato puree 1 cup
  • Coriander & cumin seed 1 tsp (roasted and crushed)
  • Green chili 4 (medium size)
  • Oil ¼ cup
  • Red chili powder 1 tsp
  • Red chili ½ tsp (crushed)

Cooking Directions

  1. Take chicken bone less meat cut into cubes, put in a chopper, add 1tbsp garlic & ginger paste, small onion, turmeric powder, all spice powder and green coriander leaves.
  2. Grind it till the meat turn in to a fine mince.
  3. Put the mince in a bowl, add salt & black pepper, mix well and make small balls out of it.
  4. Leave it a side.
  5. Take a wok, put on the fire to get hot, pour 2 tbsp oil, as the oil get hot add 1tbsp garlic & ginger paste, tomato puree and stir it for couple of minutes.
  6. Add red chili powder, crushed red chili, coriander & cumin seeds, and stir it for some time.
  7. Add salt and black pepper, now add the chicken kofta’s into the gravy , one by one.
  8. Stir it slowly with the spoon, cover the wok , let it cook on slow fire for 10 to 15 minutes.
  9. Garnish with green chilies & green coriander leaves.
  10. Serve with hot Chapatti or Nan bread.

Tandoori Chicken Rolls






Ingredients

  • Chicken ½ kg (boneless)
  • Tandoori masala 2 tbsp
  • Lemon juice ¼ cup
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
  • Yogurt 2 tbsp
  • Oil as required
  • Cooked paratha 4
  • Onion rings 1
  • Green chili 1 tbsp
  • Yogurt 2 tbsp

Cooking Directions

  1. Marinate chicken with tandoori masala, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and yogurt.
  2. Heat oil in a grill pan and cook marinated chicken until ready.
  3. Place chicken pieces on each parathas.
  4. And add onion rings and green chilies.
  5. Add 1 tsp yogurt and roll it.
  6. Enjoy with chutney.