My love for Kababs - Chicken Shami Kabab :-)

I know I just disappeared from Blogosphere since past two weeks ,this break was not intentional but when i started with it i knew i wouldnt be able to post anything unless i finish ,ya friends I am talking about the Recipe Index of my blog its finally there after some four years of Blogging.
-Baked goodies at Asan khana 
-Recipe Index of Asan Khana
When I was jotting down the resoulution this one was one of them at the beginning of the year 2012
 so now I can finally tick it off,..:-)
Coming back to today's post sharing with you meal of Butter Chicken ,Dal Makhani, Pyaj Paratha ,Chicken Shami Kabab,Dhania chutney and Salad

which I prepared for a dinner party  hosted at home few days back.
Chicken Shami Kabab recipe is inspired from Deeba of Passionate about Baking and
 For the love of yum.
I prepared the chicken mince for the kababs the same way as told by Deeba ,after cooking the chicken mince with the chickpeas added chopped cilantro,mint green chili and egg as told by For the love of yum.
Relished the kabab with Dhania chutney and salad.

For freezing the kababs followed the same way as told by Deeba

kept the kababs in a freezer safe box lined with parchment paper.,..:-)
thanks a ton Deeba for sharing this tip ,..
Prepared the same kababs yesterday again,didn't had coriander,mint and green chili so substituted it with red chili powder and kasturi methi,..

paired it with simple chicken curry

 which was prepared in few minutes time with chapati and aam pudina chutney with some salads on side.

sharing with you all another thali pic which has Mutton rogan josh,rice and and the chicken shami  kababs:-)
thats all friends will be sharing the recipe of Dal Makhani and Pyaz Paratha and the chicken curry in the next post,..

recipe of Butter chicken blogged here 
recipe of Rogan josh blogged here 
recipe of dhania chutney blogged here
recipe of mango and mint chutney
ingredient
one cup mint leaves
one green mango chopped
green chili one
black salt as per taste
asafoetida pinch
cumin seeds one tsp
Procedure
mix all the ingredient and place in a blender
make a smooth paste in the blender
and keep in air tight box in freeze.
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the weekly story week 92 hosted by Colours Dekor.
take care and happy blogging.

Some favorite ones from year 2011

I have been doing this since past three years,so how i could i forget to do this year,it feels good to go down the memory lane and think about the year gone,year 2011 i didn't blog much as so many other things kept me busy but still i managed to do some posts every month ,before i share about this year ,heres a recap of past three years -
year 2008
year 2009
year 2010
Year 2011 - sharing with you all some of my favourite posts
- Butter Chicken with Missi Roti
- Crepes with Fresh Blueberry Sauce
- Aloo Kachodi
- Eggless Chocolate Cake with Cookies and Cream Icing
- Food Fiction - of spinach leaves and Sapeta
- Lal Maas - spiced lamb curry
- Vanilla Cupcakes
- Food Fiction - Who is Radha
- Kasturi Chicken Curry
- Rogan Josh
Linking this post to
Best of year 2011 hosted by Srivalli of Cooking 4 all seasons.
Thats all friends,Wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy New Year 2012
take care and happy blogging,..:-)
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Butter Chicken with Missi Roti and Spinach Salad

I had this last when my sis prepared
two year back had prepared this way
with time recipe has evolved too
prepared this again in a very simple way
paired the curry with missi roti and salad

Recipe name Butter Chicken /Murgh Makhni
Recipe source kitchen experiment
Preparation 3 to 4 hrs
Cooking time one hr
Ingredient
Boneless chicken 300gm
paste of one onion
paste of one tomato
ginger garlic and green chili paste one tbsp
kasori methi one tsp
salt as per taste
oil to cook one tbsp
ghee one stp
red chili powder half tsp
turmeric powder pinch
red food colour pinch
curd three tbsp
to dry roast
cumin seeds half tsp
coriander seed half tsp
black cardamom two
black pepper four
clove three
cinnamon stick one inch
kabab chini three
Preparation
powder the dry roasted whole seeds,keep aside
in a bowl mix chicken pieces with ginger garlic and green chili paste
followed by powdered whole seeds,curd and red colour
cover and keep in fridge for three to four hours
Procedure
heat ghee in non stick wok
add cumin seeds and let it splutter
add onion paste and keep frying till it starts turning brown
add oil ,followed by tomato paste and salt and keep stirring
till the mixture becomes mushy and oil is seen along the sides
add marinated chicken pieces and keep stiiring for two minutes
add kasori methi ,mix and cover and cook on low flame
if needed add half cup of water
when done add one tbsp of cream ,let it simmer for two to three mins
serve warm with missi roti and salad .

missi roti 
ingredient needed
one cup gram flour
one cup whole wheat flour
two tbsp oil or ghee
one tbsp kasoori methi
pinch of asafoetida
pinch of turmeric powder
half tsp cumin seeds,salt and red chili powder
Preparation
mix all the ingredients
add enough water to make a dough of rolling consistency
cover and keep aside for half an hour
Procedure
make equal sized balls
roll each ball into chapati ,but thicker than usual chapati
cook on a hot tava from both sides
For the salad
Spinach with Blue Cheese
Ingredient
blue cheese one cube
spinach leaves half cup
purple cabbage one fourth cup
salt as per taste
pinch of pepper
Procedure

mix blue cheese,spinach leaves and purple cabbage add dash of salt and pepper.
linking this post to  My legume love affair 31 hosted by Briciole event started by Susan of
the well seasoned cook
Wish you all happy weekend friends,
see you all soon,...:-0

Platter with Chili chicken with veg fried rice and spinach salad

Since the day i have seen Chili Paneer recipe on Edible Garden
It was on my mind,tempting me to prepare
and thus i tried but with chicken

and paired with simple fried rice and spinach salad.
For the fried rice
Ingredient
cooked rice one and a half cup
onion half chopped
green chili one
carrot half sliced
one fourth of purple cabbage chopped
oil one tsp
salt as per taste
pepper pinch
Procedure
Heat oil in non stick wok
add green chili once it starts spluttering
lower the flame and add onions
once onions start turning brown
add carrot followed by cabbage
keep stirring add salt,pepper
afer three minutes add cooked rice
mix everything together and remove from flame
For Spinach and Cottage cheese salad
Ingredeint
baby spinach leaves handful
cottage chesse half cup
salt as per taste
pepper pinch
onion half chopped
olive oil half tsp
peanuts one tsp
Procedure
In a mixing bowl mix everything together
keep in fridge till serving

Linking this post to
Spinach and Cottage cheese salad to Only salad event hosted by Chef and her kitchen and started by Pari of Foodelicious.
Saturday was Sakat Chauth prepapred til gud ladoo for the first time,thanks to Shilpa and Lakshmi for the detailed recipe in their blog :-)

See you all soon friends ,take care and happy blogging,..and ya dont forget to check how my week was here,..:-)

Loved it ,Lived it - Year 2010

To go ahead with this post I need a warm cup of coffee , I need to go back to the cold winter evening of  January in Delhi  and come back to tropical  December  of Singapore .Year 2010 is special one for me reason being first half I spent in India and the other half in Singapore.,
Year 2008 - shared some regional meals of India
Year 2009 - shared some favourite posts from the archieve
Year 2010 - Its gonna be best post of each month
January  Nimona - Green pea curry  moms recipe ;-)
Febuary Palak Papdi Chaat my favourite street food
March Street food of my hometown
April   Iced Cupcakes first experience
May  Fresh fruits in Cherry sauce perfect for Delhi summer
June Blueberry crisp with icecream 
July  Dosti roti with butter chicken Nehas recipe
August Eggless Blueberry Muffin Finally jinx ends
September Nectarine Coconut Pound Cake Cake was ,...
October Raspberry Buttermilk Cake Ode to food bloggers
November Where is the Food from Food fiction
December Chocolate cupcakes with Raspberry Jam
Thats all friends linking this post to Best of Year 2010 event hosted by Srivalli of Cooking for all Seasons.
Wish all the readers of Asan Khana Happy New Year 2011,..;-)
heres a glimpse of whats coming next ,..

take care ,see you all soon :-)
happy blogging,..

Yet another desi style chicken curry

I am back from short vacation to Kaula Lumpur,..:-)

 had prepared this simple rich chicken curry before leaving from here,hubby liked it ,advay liked it so it must be blog worthy i know,..;-) this one is heavy one as i prepared this with desi ghee which i normally dont do but that evening i was down with fever ,i had to prepare something which could cheer me up,and give me some extra kick to bounce back to life,...most of the time when i am sick or someone in family is sick i go for Khichdi prepared from rice and lentils but that evening i had to eat this :-) just to make myself feel better

Recipe Name yet another chicken curry prepared with ghee
recipe source my experiment
Ingredient
chicken drumsticks small  five
onion two chopped
tomato one chopped
garlic clove thick one two chopped
ginger one inch piece chopped
whole masala
cumin seeds one tsp
black pepper 4 to 5
clove two to three
green cardamom two
bay leaves crushed
powdered masala
salt as per taste
red chili powder half tsp
coriander powder half tsp
chicken masala  half tbsp
garam masala one tsp
one and half tbsp ghee to cook
Procedure
Heat one tbsp of ghee in pressure cooker
lower the flame and add whole masalas
once they start cracking add chopped onion
followed by ginger nad garlic
keep frying till the onions are done
add salt,chili powder ,coriander powder and chicken masala
fry further for few minutes add tomatoes and fry
till oil is seen along the sides.n
now add chicken pieces and fry everuthing together
add required amount of water needed for gravy
let it simmer for few minutes
add garam masala powder and pressure cook
for one to two whistles.
serve warm with rice.

This rich chicken curry prepared in desi ghee is my entry for show me your curry hosted by Divya of Dilse.
Tomorrow is the last day to vote for the first challenge of Project Blog Star,,..my entry is this
On a different note have updated my other space with pics of my coziest space for the link party on at
Patricias space,..
thats all guys cee u all soon,..happy blogging,,,

Dinner meal of Dosti Roti with Butter Chicken

Yesterday my sis left  for Delhi,last three weeks we enjoyed like anything,Neha gonna miss u lotz :-(

coming back to todays post gonna share with you all recipe of Butter Chicken which she prepared here,this butter chicken reminds me of the butter chicken which we used to eat  at our fav restaurent in our hometown,and ya i was surprised when Neha told me the same thing :-)
Recipe Name Butter Chicken
Recipe Source Neha
Recipe Style Curry
Ingredient
one whole chicken
onion five chopped
tomato chopped one
garlic clove two chopped
ginger garlic paste one tbsp
oil to cook
everest chicken masala one tbsp
salt as per taste
orange colour pinch
dried red chili two
black cardamom two
black pepper four
bay leaves two
red chili powder half tsp
coriander powder one tsp
cream two tbsp
butter one tbsp
Preparation 1
heat oil in non stick wok
add dried red chili,black cardamom,black pepper and bay leaves
once they start to splutter add onion and garlic clove
once the onions are mushy add tomatoes ,red chili powder,coriander powder and salt
keep frying till everything mixes together
once the fried masala cools down run through a blender and keep aside
Preparation 2
Marinate chicken pieces with curd,bit of salt,red colour and ginger garlic paste and everest chicken masala,keep aside for 2 to 3 hrs.
Preparation 3
Heat butter in a non stick wok
lower the flame and fry the chicken pieces on low flame.
keep aside.
Procedure
In the same vessel used above heat the grounded masala
lower the flame and add chicken pieces
mix well ,if needed add half cup of water and let it simmer for few minutes on low flame

serve garnished with fresh cream.,we paired chicken with Dosti roti ,heres a pictorial of how Dosti is prepared ,Asha of Aroma hope has blogged Dosti roti stuffed with dill chana dal.

These days i am keeping myself busy reading books,now this is something which i am doing after a gap of few yrs to be precise i guess 10 yrs,nows that a real long gap i knw but i am truly enjoying reading books now,..:-)

read Glass Houses by Sandra Howard,

The Widows Season by Laura Brodie ,this one will leave you scared

and Light on Snow by Anita Shreve which i truly loved reading ;-)

and now i am on with bed rest by Sarah bilston thats all frens will catch up with you all soon,

Microwave recipe of Chettinad Chicken

cooked today for lunch chettinad chicken for the first time,,it came out well,..we had with rogani nan,...supposed to be fiery and hot ...it tasted mild hot...to make it more hot and spicy add more of red chillies in the paste..

ingredients

chicken with bone 250gm
lemon half
crushed pepper
milk half cup
onion two finely chopped
curry leaves six
oil two tbsps

for the paste

one tomato
garlic eight
ginger two inch
red chilli dry four
coconut dry four inch
turmeric powder one tsp
salt to taste
seeds of coriander,fennel,pepper one tsp each
green cardamom 5
make paste in mixer ,mix water one fourth cup and keep aside




procedure

in a microwave proof dish add two tablespoon of oil, chopped onions and microwave for 5 minutes



now add chicken and curry leaves and microwave for 5 minutes covered





now add the paste mix well and microwave covered for 8 minutes

add one cup of water and microwave covered for 6 minutes keep aside


before serving add half cup of milk and microwave for three minutes covered


before serving add lemon juice and crushed pepper