chatak chutney wala murgh for busy days

Last week with no recipe in my mind I thought of preparing chicken curry as had to take Advay for swimming class I thought of preparing the curry in the morning,one look in the fridge and I knew what would be the experimenting ingredient :-) dhania chutney which is there most of the time in my fridge ,this one is very simple curry tastes great with chapathi and some salad on the side

Recipe name chatak chutney wala murgh
recipe source kitchen experiment 
ingredient for the marination 
chicken pieces 300gm
grated ginger garlic two tbsp
salt as per taste
dhania chutney two tbsp
curd three tbsp
turmeric half tsp
red chili powder one fourth tsp
coriander powder half stp
ingredient for tempering/chauk/tadka
oil one tbsp
cumin seeds one tsp
bay leaves crushed two
green cardamom two crushed
cinnamon crushed half inch
mace one blade crushed
onion two chopped
preparation
In a mixing bowl mix the above ingredient ,cover and keep aside.
procedure
heat oil in non stick wok ,once the oil is hot lower the flame and add the dried seeds listed above
once the seeds start spluttering add sliced onion and keep stirring till the onions become brown
add the marinated chicken pieces fry for two minutes and cover and cook for 20 minutes
in those minutes prepare rice,chapati or clean the dishes thats what I normally do :-)
after 20 mins transfer the content to a pressure cooker and pressure for one or two whistle till its done
serve warm with chapati or rice .
since we had this curry in the evening ,reheated the curry and had with chapathi ,

That's all friends wish you all great week ahead
take care and happy blogging.

harried weekend cooking story :-)

Most of the time saturday and sunday is harried cooking day for me ,as it all becomes too chaotic with so many things to do

 and I am left with hardly any time to cook thats what happened last weekend after serving hubby bread roll which didn't turn out the way they are supposed to , I had to pan fry the rolls they looked like edible bread patties ya sometimes I have bad cooking day and most of the time its weekend :-(

 two weeks before I had prepared poha which neither looked like poha nor tasted the same and at  time like this I start to doubt my cooking have I really lost it.but after these two episodes I know two things that weekend cooking specially  breakfast is jinxed for me,:-(

Coming back to todays post sharing with you all simple pan fried pomfret 

which I cooked in 10 mins that too with my son screaming that he wants to help me so just some ingredients tossed together and you have something yummy to eat and ya this one did made up my jinxed bad breadroll day.

recipe name pan fried pomfret 

recipe source kitchen experiment

Ingredient

pomfret one sliced from between 

ginger garlic grated one tbsp

green chutney/dhania chutney ( lifesaver :-) three tbsp

lemon juice two tbsp

gramflour two tbsp

salt as per taste

half tsp red chili powder 

half tsp turmeric powder

half tsp coriander powder 

half tsp amchur

preparation 

In a mixing bowl mix all the ingredients listed above and rub the mixture on the pomfret .

heat one tbsp oil in non stick pan 

procedure

pan fry the fish till its brown and crispy from both sides

serve warm with some lemon wedges and onions on the side.

and ya after two weeks of weekend breakfast  debacle i have this thought on my mind should I just serve this simple breakfast of toasted bread smeared with butter ,boiled egg and a glass of orange juice  to hubby

or go for brunch like this of Aloo paratha with dhania chutney

or just  keep calm and serve on :-)

my fav street food of Delhi - Bhalla Papdi Chaat

While packing for India trip last year during deepawali we had this conversation 
 Advay -" I know what you will do there at Nanis house ."
Me - "what do you mean by what I will do there."
Advay -"you will eat pani poori there."
Me awed "where at Nanis house ?"
Advay - "at the chaat shop on the road where you has last time ."
I was like what :) I mean how well he knows me :-)
Ya he is just like me even he loves to gorge chaat like anything so sometimes I prepare chaat for him just  to change his taste 
,one of the most common  chaat variety of Delhi is Bhalla papdi chaat ,very easy to assemble if you have all the ingredients

Recipe name Bhalla Papdi Chaat
Ingredient 
Bhalla / dahi wada soaked in curd five pieces 
Papdi eigth to ten 
Boiled peeled cubed potato one 
Green chutney /dhania chutney one tbsp
Meethi chutney/ imli chutney one tbsp
Salt as per taste
Chaat masala one tsp
Black salt as per taste
Red chili pinch
cumin powder one tsp
Beaten curd four tbsp
Pomegranate seeds one tbsp
Sev handful
How to assemble
In a plate place the base layer papdi,cubed potato and Bhalla
Top it with baten curd followed by the chutneys
Sprinkle all the powdered masalas followed by sev and pomegranate seed
Indulge without wasting a second,..:)

thats Advay devouring Meetha Pani Poori at my favorite chaat shop in Delhi Prince Chaat Shop 

at GK m block market New Delhi.
Sharing some pics of the same place ,

ya guys this time  I managed to eat my favorite chaat Palak Papdi Chaat there and ya I was satiated :-)

thats all for now guys 
wish you all happy week ahead:-)
take care and happy blogging,...

Indian thali - teekha meat curry ,drum stick leaves paratha and boondi raita

Mummy I want to eat this ,thats what my son told when  he saw me flipping the pages of the cookbook,
he was pointing to a page which had kabab on skewers ,I told him that i wiil prepare the same
but then I was craving for something hot and spicy so thus with no recipe in my mind I started with the preparation ,asked Advay to coarsely pound the whole seeds,while I was busy chopping the onions and ginger garlic,ya these days he helps me in the kitchen :-)
Recipe name Teekha Mutton Curry /Hot and spicy mutton curry 

recipe source kitchen experiment
Ingredient
goat meat 700 gm
onion seven choped coarsely
ginger garlic paste or grated coarsely two tbsp
tomato one chopped coarsely
green chili sliced four
curd two tbsp
red chili powder one tsp
turmeric powder half tsp
coriander powder one tsp
salt as per taste
oil to cook
whole seeds/khada masala
kabab chini five
clove six
black pepper six
black cardamom two
green cardamom three
cinnamon stick half inch
khada masala for tempering/chaunk
bay leaves crushed four
dried red chili four
cumin seeds one tsp
pinch of asafoetida
preparation 
coarsely pound the khada masala ,keep aside
mix goat meat with curd and red chili,coriander and turmeric powder ,keep aside

procedure
heat oil in non stick wok ,add the khada masala for tempering and lower the flame
slowly add the chopped onion followed by grated ginger-garlic paste and keep stirring
once the onions are done add the marinated goat meat  and salt keep stirring for 10 mins
add the coarsely pounded whole seeds and let it simmer for 20 mins
after 20 mins add sliced green chili and chopped tomato mix everything together.
cover and let it simmer for 15 mins ,after 15 mins transfer the content to pressure cooker
pressure cook for two to three whistles.
serve warm with plain rice or chapathi,

I paired the curry with Drumstick leaves paratha,boondi raita,plain rice topped with coriander chutney and some onions and lemon wedges on the side.try this one guys when you are craving for something hot and spicy:-)
for advay arranged some on a satay skewer and ya he was elated  and satiated
Recipe of drumstick paratha is the same as the paratha recipe blogged on thhis blog
In a mixing bowl add half tsp of carom seeds,salt as per taste,drumstick leaves one cup,pinch of turmeric,one fourth tsp oil,pinch of red chili powder,one cup of flour  and knead to mix a smooth dough ,divide the dough into equal sized lemon sized balls,flatten each ball and roll out in the shape of chapathi,heat a pan,and cook the paratha till its brown on both side.
serve warm

Linking this post to
The Weekly Story week  6 hosted by Colours Dekor.
Thats all guys ,wish you all happy week ahead,.

weekend cooking and eating

last post I blogged about the bread and the dough ,bread was baked

so that I could prepare something which was on my mind since a long time and thats what I did .I had never heard of Vada pav before coming to Singapore,maybe I had seen vendors selling this delicacy in stations of  Maharashtra  but I never thought of buying for myself, though I had seen passengers buying and eating the same ,i would happily settle down for nagpur oranges,those were the days now i really miss those train journey between Delhi to Bangalore .
Thanks to Blogopshere and the food bloggers for tempting me with the gorgeous pics since past few years,I had to try this ,

Coming back to today's post sharing with you all pictures of Vada Pav which i prepared inspired from blogopshere ,together with red chutney and green chutney truly savoured the meal like anything,

followed blog SizzlingVeggies for the batata vada and pav recipe
green  coriander chutney blogged here
tawa fried green chili blogged here
dry garlic chutney -red chuutney inspired from A bit of this and a bit of that
btw these pavs taste good with tea and coffee ,i loved them with my morning cup of coffee

thats all friends,wish you all greay week ahead
take care and happy blogging .

hooked on Kababs - Chicken Shami Kabab with Spinach leaves

Last year when i learnt the art of making kababs and storing them in freezer so that they can be just taken out,defrosted ,reheated

and paired with paratha ,dal chawal or simply eaten as appetizer I didn't had any notion  that i would be so hooked to them that I  would be preparing this delicacy almost every month and ya guys that's what I have been doing so last month I prepared the same Chicken Shami Kabab

and while I was preparing the mince I saw the spinach leaves fresh from the market  in the kitchen ,so I took some chopped  spinach leaves and added in the mince while shaping out the patties ,

and paired the kababs with onion rings,lemon wedges coriander chutney and mint chutney ,try it guys ,you gonna be hooked too,...:-)

Recipe of Chicken Shami Kabab blogged here 
Recipe of Kashmiri Shami Kabab  and Bathua Raita blogged here
Recipe of Chicken Shami Kabab with Bari Chutney blogged here
Recipe of Chicken Shami Kabab Pizza blogged here 
Recipe of Mint and Green Mango Chutney blogged here 
Recipe of Dhania Chutney blogged here
Special thanks to Deeba of Passionate about baking ,Sangeeta of Banaras ka khana and
 For the love of yum for the detailed post on Kababs and for teaching me the art of making kababs ,.i owe it to you guys,,:-)
Thats all friends,wish you all happy week ahead
take care and happy blogging.

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.
Linking this post to
the weekly story week 92 hosted by Colours Dekor.
take care and happy blogging.

Thali with Onyo Cholar Dal from Bong Mom and Dhania Aloo

When i saw the recipe of Cholar Dal at Bong Moms space,i knew i would try it soon

and thats what i did today ,
together with chutney allo,sago papad,curd and plain rice

meal was pure bliss
Recipe of Dhaniya Aloo blogged here
Thanks a ton Bong Mom for sharing the recipe of Onyo Cholar Dal.

Linking this post to Bookmarked recipes volume 33 hosted by Priya of Mharo Rajasthan.
Thats all friends,take care ,see you all soon
Happy Blogging

Refreshing Aam Panna with Sweet mango cranberry smoothie,crispy salad with tangy potato in coriander chutney

Summer is incomplete without MANGOES ,infact summer is announced by the arrival of Amiya in the vegetable market,which is used to make pickle,chutney,dal and so amny other things,but i guess the best use of Amiya is Aam Panna which is the most refreshing drink in summer apart from smoothies and shakes,prepared specially to beat the heat specially after coming back from outing in the noon,one glass of Aam Panna and all your tiredness is gone ,it cools down body temperature too.I keep stock of mint leaves and amiya in my fridge always as the temperature here in Delhi is soaring like anything...:-( Dadi used to prepare this drink during my childhood days,yesterday when i couldnt bear the heat after comin from my driving lessons i googles for the recipe

 of Aam Panna ,recipe is taken from here

Prepared mango smoothie for dinner day before yesterday,just blended mago pulp,curd,milkand cranberries ,and ya i didnt add sugar ,perfect and filling ,quenched our thirst and hunger pang too,,;-)

These days we wait for evening thinking evening will be fine but its the same as noon,,with no mood to eat dinner is replaced by bowl of salad and mug of milk

for the salad ingredient needed

almonds 6

tomato one finely chopped

cucumber one chopped

carrot one chopped

coriander flavoured cottage cheese

pinch of salt and pepper

half tsp extra virgin olive oil

procedure

just mix everythin together

toss well

serve chilled.

Today prepared Dhania alloo after quiet a long time ,brought back many memories of Sunday lunch during summer vacations,preparation is very simple

ingredient needed

boiled potatoes (as per need )

dhania chutney ingredient

coriander leaves one cup

tomato one chopped

garlic cloves two

green chili three

salt as per taste

procedure

blend chutney ingredients together .

mix the chutney with finely chopped potatoes

serve chilled.

Dhania alloo serves as a good side dish to Tehari,and together with fresh curd and mango slices meal was complete.

Event Entry

 Mango Cranberry Smoothie goes to Refreshing Drink For Summer Event hosted by Chandrabhaga.

 Aam Panna and mango cranberry smoothie goes to Festive Food Event theme this month being Summer Treat  

 Dhania alloo goes to JFI Cilantro hosted by Cilantro and started by Indira of Mahanandi. 

 Cucumber tomato salad goes to Nehas space where she is on with FIC RED AND GREEN event started by Sunshinemom.

 Dhania alloo is one of my favourite side dish so i  goes to WYF side dish event hosted by EC.

 EC is on with wyf quickmeal event Cucumber tomato salad  and mango cranberry smoothie goes to her event .

 Mahima is on with 15 minutes cooking event mango cranberry smoothie,salad and dhania chutney goes to her event.

thats all frens tk cre ,,,cee u all soon,,,:-)

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Cook when it rains - Dhokla with coriander chutney

its past 12....wht a day enjoyed each econd,...
" USE YOUR EYES AS IF TOMORROW YOU WOULD BE STRICKER BLIND..HEAR THE MUSIC OF VOICES,THE SONG OF THE BIRD,THE MIGHTY STRAINS OF ORCHESTRA,AS IF YOU WOULD BE STRICKER DEAF TOMORROW. TOUCH EACH OBJECT AS IF TOMORROW YOUR TACTILE SENSE WOULD FAIL.SMELL THE PERFUME OF THE FLOWER,TASTE AND RELISH EACH MORSEL ,AS IF TOMORROW YOU COULD NEVER SMELLL AND TASTE AGAIN.
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY SENSE,GLORY IN ALL THE FACETS OF PLEASURE AND BEAUTY WHICH THE WORLD REVEALS TO YOU. BY ( HELEN KELLER )
LOVE THESE WORDS BY HELEN KELLER GOT THM FROM THE BOOK WHICH I AM READING NOW....EVERYDAY INDULGENCE....,..
i am sending the dhokla recipe for WBB -21 HOSTED BY EASY CRAFT
what a day made dhokla,,for the firts time,,,,and by smell i can make out it will taste great too,...so here goes
Recipe name Dhokla cooked in microwave
ingredients
one and half cup besan
one cup water
one tbsp oil
half tsp haldi
1tsp each of ginger and chilli paste
lemon juice two tsp
eno slat one half tsp
soda bi carn one fourth tsp
for the tempering
1tsp rai
2 tbsp oil
3 green chillies slit
white vinegar one fourth cup
3 fourh cup water
1 tbsp sugar
procedure
grease flat round dish with oil keep aside
sift the besan to avoid lumps
mix besan ,water ,ginger chilli paste,turmeric powder ,eno,sugar, soda bicarb,oil and salt
beat well for few seconds
add lemon juice


pour this mixture to greased dish and microwave uncovered for 6 minutes
keep aside
to temper microwwave oil,chilli,vinegar ,water,sugar and rai for 5 minutes
pour over the dhokla and wait for half an hour to absorb it and turn soft
cool and cut into pieces
garnish with chopped coriander


Recipe name Green chutney/Dhania chutney/green chutney
recipe source mother
Ingredient
one cup coriander leaves chopped
1 inch ginger
two green chilli
salt as per  taste
amchur 1tsp
lemon juice one tsp
procedure
mix all the ingredients and grind in a mixer.