Chicken Keema Curry

Hello Today I want to share an easy recipe of chicken keema which can be served with roti, naan, paratha etc.
Keema means in mind it comes mutton, but as in my home mostly we cook chicken, I will share 20mins keema recipe.
This keema is very helpful in storing and using it in rolls, sandwiches, chicken samosas etc.

Ingredients-

• Bay leaf-1
• Cinnamon stick-1
• Cardamom-2
• Cloves -2
• Cumin seeds-1tsp
• Chicken keema-250gms
• Potato-1 diced into 4pieces
• Ginger garlic paste-2tsp
• Onions-2 chopped
• Tomato-1 chopped
• Turmeric powder-1tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder-1tsp
• Meat masala powder-1tsp
• Curd-1tsp(optional)
• Salt for taste
• Tomato ketchup-1tsp(optional)
• Garam Masala powder-1tsp
• Oil-2tbsp
• green chilli-2
• Coriander leaves- chopped for garnishing

How to make-

Take a bowl and add chicken keema,salt,half turmeric powder and curd. Marinate it for sometime.
Take a pan, add oil and heat it. Then add bay leaf,whole garam masala. cumin seeds and saute till they begin to sizzle. Then add onions, green chilli, fry until onions are transparent.
Now add ginger garlic paste, rest turmeric powder, salt,kashmiri red chilli powder, meat masala and fry for 2minutes, gradually add chopped tomatoes and fry until it becomes soft, then add the marinated chicken keema and mix it well , add potato cubes and cook for sometime. Add tomato ketchup and mix.Cover and cook on low heat till the keema is soft and cooked well. If needed sprinkle little bit of water.
When it is cooked , add water as required and at last add garam masala powder and garnish it with coriander leaves.

 Tips-

1. Cook this recipe on low to medium heat.
2. For making keema soft , marinate it with curd for 1 hour.
3. Here I have used homemade meat masala, you can use regular meat masala which is available in the market.

Fruit Custard

This fruit custard is one of the easiest recipes which is loved by all whether they are children or adults.
This is my personal favorite because I love sweets so much and sometimes in refrigerator when there is no sweets I quick make this and cool for a while in refrigerator and serve.
If you donot have fruits at home you can add simply nuts raisins or any sort of dry fruits which is available. Today in my house I was having only a banana left so i made it with banana and raisins . So garnishing is up to you and your choice whatever you like.

Ingredients-

• Milk-1 cup/250ml 
• Vanilla custard  powder-1tbsp
• Chilled milk-2tbsp 
• Sugar-2tbsp 
• Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp

Fruits-

• Banana-1 sliced
• Raisins-20

How to make-

Pour milk in a saucepan and boil. In a bowl take custard powder and add chilled milk and mix well without any lumps.
Now pour the custard mixture into the boiling milk and stir it continuously.
Now add sugar and keep stiring. Remember dont make this recipe in high flame, always low to medium .Cook for around 5minutes or untill it becomes thick. Keep it in mind that it will get more thick when it cools.
Once thickened, switch off the flame. Remove the custard in a bowl and bring it to room temperature. Once its cool then shift it into fridge for sometime. Now add the banana and raisins into the chilled custard and serve it . Or you can mix many fruits together and keep in fridge for more time then serve.

Chatpata Borboti( Long bean, barbatti)

 

Uses -

              Yardlong bean or Chinese long bean or snake bean is easily available vegetable across India. It has been called by many different names such as Barbati, Borboti, Boda, Bora or Lobiya etc. Borboti or long bean is very beneficial and it has Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and various Vitamins and Mineral and it has  vitamins A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin K,calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and various vitamins and minerals. 

 

Ingredients- 

• Borboti/ Long beans-250gm
• Potato-1 large
• Cumin seeds-1tsp
• Whole red chillies-2
• Turmeric powder-1tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder-1/2tsp
• Roasted cumin seeds-1tsp
• Boiled yellow moong dal-2tbsp
• Chatmasala-1/2tsp
• Garam masala powder-1/2tsp
• Ghee-1tsp

How to cook-

       Cut small portions off from both the ends of borboti, and cut them into small small pieces around 2 inches. Slice potato roughly like french fries but not so long. Wash all and keep them aside. Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan and add 1/2tsp ghee along with the oil. Now add cumin seeds and red chilli whole, now add the potato and borboti, salt, turmeric powder, roasted cumin powder, kashmiri red chilli powder and mix it well and cover the lid and cook it for sometime.

 

       When its half cooked, add the boiled yellow moong dal and mix all together and stir it continuously. At last add little chatmasala and garam masala powder and 1/2tsp ghee and mix and switch off the flame.

This dish is dry and can be served well with hot rice or phulkas.

Bread Banana and Nutella Sandwich

This is very quick and tasty recipe and best for chocolate lovers.

Ingredients-

• Bread slice-2 big
• Banana -1 sliced
• Nutella-2tbsp
• Butter -1tsp

How to make-

Cut the sides from the bread. Spread 1tbsp nutella on the bread slice and put some banana slice. Again take another bread slice and spread 1tbsp nutella and stick it to the first bread. Now brush little melted butter to the outer parts of the bread slice and put in sandwich maker or roast in a non-stick tawa or pan with some butter.Cut from the middle. Two triangle shaped sandwiches are ready. You can cut this before making also.

Serve in a plate and for garnish you don't need anything, Simply finish it fast :)

Tips-

Brushing butter makes the bread more crispy and shiny from outside, Its optional.

Cottage cheese kebab curry

        Hello everyone. Today I will share with you one cottage cheese recipe, which is called chanar kabab curry. It is pure veg recipe with no onion and garlic. It tastes delicious and tastes very good with hot rice, phulka, poori, naan or paratha.

Ingredients-

• Cottage cheese-300gm( i have used homemade cottage cheese)
• Potato-1 large , boiled, cut into cubes(optional)
• Maida -2 tbsp
• Rice flour-1tbsp
• Ginger paste-1.5tbsp
• Green chilli paste -1tsp
• Turmeric powder- 1tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder-1tbsp
• Roasted cumin powder-1tsp
• Garam masala powder-1tbsp
• Cumin seeds-1tsp
• Bay leaf-1
• Chopped cashew nuts and raisins-1tsp(optional)
• Tomato ketchup-2tbsp
• Baking powder-1tsp
• Ghee-1tbsp
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• Oil 
• Chopped coriander leaves- for garnishing

 How to cook-

        Take a big bowl, add the cottage cheese and add ginger paste 1tsp, green chilli paste 1tsp, salt little, sugar 1-2tsp, baking powder 1tsp, chopped cashew n raisins, all purpose flour 2tbsp, rice flour 1tbsp and ghee 1tsp and mix all well and keep aside for sometime.

After sometime make small small balls and give a shape of kebab with hands gently and dip it with little all purpose flour(maida) so that it will not stick too much and keep aside all the kebabs.
Now take a nonstick pan and pour some oil for shallow frying the kababs. When the oil is hot ,fry it in medium heat from both the sides till its golden brown in color as shown in the picture.

Take these kebabs out from the pan when all are done.

Now in a bowl add rest ginger paste, green chilli paste, tomato ketchup, turmeric powder, roasted cumin powder , garam masala powder, kashmiri red chilli powder , salt, sugar and little water and mix it well. In the same pan with left over oil , add cumin seeds and bay leaf. now add the boiled potato cubes, fry for 1 minute and add the masala paste and fry all together well. Cook it until the oil separates. Then add 1 glass of water, when  it starts boiling add the kebabs and cook it for 3-4 minutes . At last add little garam masala powder and little ghee.

 Garnish with some chopped coriander leaves.

Tips- 

1. Adding baking powder makes the kebabs rise and fluffy.
2. Maida can be used as per your requirement. Sometimes you need more, but remember the main ingredient is cottage cheese, not maida. So use it wisely.
3. After adding the kebabs into the gravy , cover the lid for a while to get soft and tasty kebabs curry. 

Chana Masala

Chana Masala is a delicious cuisine of north India and loved by people all over India. Its a spicy tempting curry which is made with white chickpeas which we generally call kabuli chana and cook with other Indian spices. This Chana masala is best served with Bhatura, Poori, Stuffed poori, Naan and even phulkas.

Here I have used one boiled potato as well as we love potato in every curry, its optional.

Ingredients-

• Boiled white chickpeas( kabuli chana)-2cup
• Boiled potato-1(cut into cubes)
• Tomato-1 large , chopped
• Onion-1 large, sliced
• Ginger garlic paste- 1 1/2tsp
• Green chilli-1-2
• Turmeric powder-1tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder-1tsp
• Chana Masala-1tsp
• Bay leaf-1
• Cumin seeds-1tsp 
• Salt to taste
• Tomato ketchup-1/2tsp( for extra taste)
• Garam Masala powder-1/2tsp
• Coriander leaves- chopped for garnish

How to cook-

        Soak white chickpeas in water overnight and then boil it with some salt in a pressure cooker until its soft.Strain it and keep aside.

       Take a kadai/ pan and add oil, when its heated add bay leaf and cumin seeds, when it splutters add thinly sliced onion, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, chana masala, salt and mix  it well and fry it until oil is separated from the masala then add chopped tomatoes and cook it in medium to low heat until the tomato is fully mashed and stir it continuously.

        Now add the boiled potato cubes and boiled chickpeas and little tomato ketchup , now fry it for 5 minutes.Then add 2cups of water and cover the lid and cook it in medium heat. when the gravy is little thick add garam masala powder and sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.

Serve it hot and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Tips-

1. Boiling chickpeas with little salt taste better.
2. You can add little chatmasala for extra tangy taste.
3. Check out my homemade chana masala powder recipe.

Quick Veg Mayo Sandwich

        Today I will share quick and easy veg mayonnaise sandwich . It is ideal for morning breakfast or for munching. You can use veggies as per your choice. As its summer so I am using only tomato and cucumber. In winters I mostly add cabbage, carrots, capsicum, sweet corn etc. Here I will show very quick recipe with very few ingredients.

Ingredients-

• Bread slices-3
• Tomato ketchup
• Butter as required
• Tomato -1 sliced
• Cucumber-1/2 sliced
• Mayonnaise-3tbsp
• Chat masala as required

How to make-

         First cut the sides of 3 breads and grill it for 20secs(grilling is optional). On the first bread apply little butter, sprinkle chatmasala and keep tomato slices and again sprinkle little chat masala. Now take second bread slice and apply mayonnaise and stick it to the first bread slice. Now apply mayonnaise , tomato ketchup, chatmasala and cucumber slices on the top. Take the third bread slice and apply butter , tomato ketchup , chatmasala and stick it to the second slice.

         Now gently press the sandwich with hand and cut it from the middle . Two triangle shaped bread sandwich is ready now . This veg sandwich is healthy and delicious . You can garnish it with green chutney or tomato ketchup.

Tips-

1. I use brown bread mostly at home . You can use white bread as well.
2. Use fresh cucumber and tomato.

Happy Cooking :)

Radhaballavi

        Radhaballavi is a kind of stuffed puri. The stuffings are made with urad dal or chana dal and many other spices. Radhaballavi  recipe needs little time to make at home so people always avoid to try and they makes simple luchi or puri.
       
        Here I will share the recipe of radhaballavi with chana dal stuffing. Its a traditional bengali recipe of Radhaballavi. If you are not aware of this name Radhaballavi you can compare it with stuffed poori or dal puri which is very popular in North India.Radhaballavi is a common item which is served in bengali wedding reception party. I will share easy recipe which is easy to make and served best with dum aloo, chana masala or cholar dal(split bengal gram lentils curry).

Ingredients-

• All purpose flour(maida)- 11/2cup
• Wheat flour-1/2cup
• Chana dal(split bengal gram)-1/2 cup
• Green chilli paste-1tsp
• Asafoetida(hing)- 1/2tsp
• Ginger paste-1tsp
• Fenugreek-1/2tsp
• Turmeric powder-1pinch
• Roasted cumin seeds powder-1tsp
• Oil
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste

How to cook-

        Soak dal for 4-5hrs minimum. Soak it overnight if you are planning to make Radhaballavi for breakfast. Then drain it, grind it and make a paste of it. Heat a nonstick pan and add 2-3tsp oil. Add hing, ginger paste, chilli paste, fenugreek powder, roasted cumin powder, and fry it.Add a pinch of turmeric powder, dal paste, salt and sugar and mix it well and cook this in low flame for 2 minutes. when the mixture is dry switch off the flame and cool it.Now the stuffing is ready.

In a big bowl add wheat flour and all purpose flour, little salt and 1tbsp oil. Add warm water and make a soft dough and cover it and keep aside .Keep the dough covered for atleast 1hour.
Divide the dough into 12 equal part. Stuff each ball with 1tbsp of stuffing and close it properly. Now make a poori out of it with the help of a rolling pin. Heat oil in a kadai , fry one by one on medium flame on both the sides.

Serve hot with your favourite side dish, preferebly aloo dum or chana masala.

Tips-

Fry the stuffed poori in low to medium heat so that it cooks well from both the side. Dont fry in high heat.