Thursday, May 22, 2014

PANEER KULCHA

PANEER KULCHA







INGREDIENTS
  • Paneer (mashed)-250 gms
  • Tomatoes sliced-2
  • Green chillies sliced-1
  • Coriander leaves to garnish
  • Salt to taste
  • Red chilli powder-1/4 teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
  • Garam Masala-1/4 teaspoon
  • Oil-2 tablespoons
  • Kulcha-5
  • Butter
METHOD
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add tomatoes & green chillies.

  • Add turmeric,salt,red chilli powder & garam masala powder.
  • Cook till the mixture leaves oil.


  • Add paneer & cook till it leaves the sides of the pan.







  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • The filling is ready.
  • Heat a tawa & put some butter on it.


  • Coat the kulcha with the butter & cook from both sides.





  • After cooking it from both sides, add the filling in the centre.




  • Cut it into two halves & paneer kulcha is ready to serve.
  • It makes a great snack when served with tomato ketchup.
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Ive Been Alive for Exactly 50 Years!

Im going to take a few days off for my birthday, so please pardon any delays in answering emails or comments. Now that Im old, I have to pace myself. ;) Thank you!
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

SANDRAS CUSTARD FILLED CREAM PUFFS

These are very delicate
and tasty cream puffs that will make those

that you serve them to 
feel extra special...
Serves (8)
Prep: 20 mins. |
Cook: 40 minutes
--(+ standing time of 30 mins.)

Posted by Sandra

INGREDIENTS:

---Puffs
-1 cup water
-½ cup unsalted butter
-1 cup all-purpose flour
-4 eggs

---Filling
(This is quick and easy – or feel free to make your own custard.)
-1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
-1 cup milk
-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-2 cups whipping cream (un-whipped)

-Confectioners sugar, for dusting

METHOD

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In medium saucepan, heat water and butter to rolling boil. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously over low heat with a wooden spoon about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once; continue beating until smooth.

On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart while dough is still warm (its supposed to be sticky and paste-like). Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool away from draft, about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile make the filling. In large bowl, beat pudding mix, milk, and vanilla extract with an electric hand-mixer on low speed until well blended. Add whipping cream; beat on high speed for about 2 minutes.

Once puffs are cooled, gently cut off the top third of each puff, and then carefully pull out any obvious strands of soft dough (but do not to take out too much or youll expose the bottom). Fill bottom of puffs with filling; replace tops. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve immediately. ~ Enjoy!


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TIP:  You can fill and/or top these puff pastry shells with a host of fillings or toppings to your hearts desire.

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NEUTRELA RICE

NEUTRELA RICE



INGREDIENTS
  • Rice-1 cup
  • Neutrela chunks boiled-1/4 cup
  • Water-2.5 cups
  • Tomato chopped-1 medium sized
  • Red chilli powder-1/4 teaspoon
  • Salt to taste (approx 1/2 teaspoon)
  • Garam masala powder-1/4 teaspoon
  • Desi ghee (you can even use oil)-1 tablespoon
  • Cumin seeds (jeera)-1/2 teaspoon
METHOD
  • Soak rice in water for around 10-15 minutes.
  • Heat desi ghee (or oil) in a pan & add cumin seeds to it.
  • As they crackle add chopped tomato & fry them till the mixture starts leaving oil.
  • Add salt, red chilli powder & garam masala powder & mix well.


  • Boil the neutrela chunks in hot water for 5-10 minutes & strain them.

  • As the tomatoes leave oil, add the boiled neutrela to it.

  • Fry neutrela in the tomatoes for around 2 minutes & then add soaked & washed rice to it.

  • Fry rice for a minute or so & then add 2.5 cups water to it.
  • Bring it to a boil & lower the flame & cover the pan half with a lid.
  • Let them get boiled till the water gets dried up.
  • As the water is dried up completely turn off the flame & cover completely with the lid for 5-10 minutes.
  • Neutrela rice are ready to serve.

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Stuffed Double Chicken Chops

Stuffed Double Chicken Chops


Ingredients
  • Chicken Mixture
  • Boneless Chicken 750 grams
  • Ginger Paste 2 teaspoons
  • Garlic Paste 1 teaspoon
  • Green Chilies 20-25 pieces
  • Black Pepper Powder 1.5 teaspoons
  • Salt As per taste
  • Cumin 2 teaspoons
  • Poppy Seeds 1.5 teaspoons
  • Almonds 10-15 pieces
  • Lemon 1
For stuffing
  • Boiled Carrots 2
  • Boiled Eggs 2
  • Boiled Potatoes 2
  • For Frying
  • Bread Crumbs For coating
  • Egg For coating
  • Ghee For frying
Method
  • In a bowl marinate chicken in ginger paste, garlic paste, green chili paste, salt, black pepper, green chilies and lemon juice. In a coffee grinder, grind poppy seeds, almonds and cumin into a powder. Then add this powder to the chicken mixture and chopperize this mixture.Follow the steps demonstrated in the show carefully to see how stuffing and frying is done.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Black eyed peas and Split green gram Burger patties

I love this recipe for green gram and black eyed peas patties because its easy to make as well as tasty, two of my favorite qualities in a recipe! They arent quite firm enough to toss grill, but are good for and very nutritious.
Want to know about calories in Indian food CLICK HERE TO VIEW CALORIE CHART

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup dry split green gram
  • 1/2cup black eye peas
  • 2 carrots grated
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 slices bread, crumbled
  • 1 tbsp of freshly chopped garlic
  • 10 springs of cilantro/parsely/coriander  chopped
  • 1/4cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • oil for frying
  • Amchur powder/chat masala---optional

Preparation:

Soak beans over night and cook them in a cooker, for 2 whistles. Cook them fine but keep an eye on it so that it may not turn mushy. Filter all water after cooking and dry them on a paper towel.
Sautee the onions and garlic till soft, about 3-5 minutes in 1tbsp of oil. In a large bowl, mash the beans until almost smooth(Let the some beans remain intact). Add sauteed onions and the rest of the ingredients, except the oil, adding the flour a few tablespoons at a time to combine well. Mixture will be thick.


Form bean mixture into patties, approximately ½ inch thick. Take plain flour in a bowl and dust the patties with flour and  fry patties in a small amount of oil until slightly firm.
Make veggie burgers with your favorite vegges, I made them with slice of tomato, onion and american cheese, mayo and mustard!
enjoy!!! :)


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Click here for Indian food calorie chart


Nutrition Information (From calorie count):Servings: 8
Calories per serving: 294
Calories from Fat: 11
Total Fat: 1.2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 25mg
Total Carbohydrates: 55.3g
Dietary Fiber:11.3g, 45% RDA
Protein: 16.8g
Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 1%, Calcium 10%, Iron 23%, based on a 2000 calorie diet

Sending for the event Fast food not fat food by UMA of My kitchen experiments

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Aalo tiki chat

Aalo tiki chat


Ingredients
  • Potatoes boiled and mashed ½ kg
  • Corn flour 2 tbsp heaped
  • Boiled chana daal 1 cup
  • Salt 1 tsp
  • Chili powder ½ tsp
  • Crushed red pepper ½ tsp
  • All spice ½ tsp
  • Chat masala ½ tsp
  • Green chilies chopped 2
  • Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp
To serve
  • Mint chatni
  • Tamarind chatni
  • Whipped yogurt 1 cup
  • Sev 1 cup
  • Papri 1 cup
Ingredients for tamarind chatni
  • Jiggery 200 gm
  • Tamarind 100 gm
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Black pepper ½ tsp
  • Dry ginger powder ½ tsp
  • Salt ½ tsp
  • Chili powder ½ tsp
  • Chat masala 1 tsp
  • Crushed red pepper 1 tsp heaped
Method
  • Soak jiggery and tamarind for half an hour in 2 cups water, rub with hand and remove juice, cook both together with salt, crushed red pepper, ginger powder, chat masala, cumin roasted and crushed till thick, remove, cool and use.
Ingredients for mint chatni
  • Mint leaves 1 bunch
  • Onion 1 chopped
  • Salt ½ tsp
  • Green chilies 4
  • Yogurt ½ cup
  • Khatai powder ½ tsp
  • Raw mango 1
  • Garlic 1 tsp
Method
  • In a blender put all ingredients and blend till smooth.
Method
  • In a bowl mix together mash potatoes with salt and crushed red pepper, heat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan fry green chilies chopped, add salt, chili powder, all spice, chat masala, corn flour and boiled daal, stir fry for 5minutes, remove from flame and cool, take a small portion of mash potato, make a ball, flatten a little fill with daal mixture, fold the sides and pan fry until golden and crisp. Serve hot, top with yogurt, mint and tamarind chatni, sev and papri.
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