Sita Ram Diwan Chands Chola Curry from Pamelas space

Tried Chana recipe of Sita Ram Diwan Chand from Pamelas space ,followed the same recipe,didnt add fried potatoes ,
enjoyed chola with plain roti,dahi and ,sweet mango pickle
do hop in at eat and dust for recipe of chana bhatura with pickled carrot,..;-)
Thanks a lotz Pamela for sharing such yummy recipes,...:-)
Did some changes to this curry to suit my taste,this curry is my second entry for blog bites adaptation 3 hosted by Nupur of One Hot Stove
this is my second entry for the event celebrating delhi cuisine/delhi ka khana
cee u all soon,..tk cre,,,:-)

Refreshing post for Summers

 As Srivalli is on with Thanda Mela , i thought of sharing these two refreshing drinks

 First platter has balloon cake,egg omelet,herbed bread and mango shake

 For Mango shake - just blend chopped mango pieces with milk and sugar. 

 Second platter has sattu , pudina aam chutney, red chili pickle and matha. 

Thats all frens,enjoy the summers,cee u all soon,..:-)

Malaidar chicken curry aam chutney ke sath with Coconut icecream with mango sauce

In my last post I had mentioned about something special which I had prepared  for my cousins who had come to visit us,..as they are very fond of chicken I thought of preparing chicken curry for them.Thought of going through tried and tasted recipes in my blog,but then thought of experimenting with the ingredients around,I had cream in fridge so thought of experimenting with cream and chicken

Chicken Malaidar

Ingredient needed

Chicken one kg

 Onion four chopped

Tomato two copped

Green chili one chopped

Ginger garlic paste one tbsp

Cumin seeds one tsp

Green cardamom crushed two

Salt as per taste

Oil to cook

Cream half cup

Garam masala powder one tsp

Mixture of half tsp each of red chili ,coriander and turmeric powder.

Preparation

In a clean bowl mix chicken with cream,Ginger garlic paste , mixture of masalas and crushed cardamom.

Keep aside,

Procedure

Step 1

In a non stick wok heat one tbsp of oil

Once the oil is hot add cumin seeds

Followed by chopped onion and green chili

Keep frying till onions are semi brown .

Step 2

Now add chopped tomatoes and salt

Mix well on low flame ad scrape ff from the sides.

Once oil is seen along the sides

Step 3

Add marinated chicken to the wok

And mix well with the tomato onion mixture.

Keep stirring cover and cook on low flame for few minutes.

Step 4

Remove from flame and serve hot with chapatti or rice

Add few drops of cream before serving.

Served with chapati,aam chutney and sirke wala pyaz.

For Keri ni Chutney(from my parsi cookbook)

Ingredient needed

Raw mango peeled and chopped one

Green chili one deseeded

Chopped ginger one tbsp

Chopped garlic one tbsp

Grated coconut two tbsp

Coriander leaves half cup

Salt as per taste

Procedure

Grind all the ingredients till soft.

Serve with dal chawal or sabji roti.

For dessert I had prepared Coconut icecream with mango sauce from my icecream book

Here goes the recipe of it

Ingredient needed

150gm grated coconut or coconut milk

cornflour one tbsp

egg yolk four

milk 600ml

caster sugar 115gm

cream 300ml

almond essence one tsp

Ingredient needed for the sauce

Ripe mango one

Sugar 2tbsp(I didnt add)

Lemon juice one tbsp

Orange juice 4 tbsp

Procedure

Step 1

Beat the egg yolk,sugar cornflour,almond essence,and one tbsp of milk.

Step 2

Prepare coconut milk of the grated coconut by running it in blender with 300 ml milk

Step 3

Pour the fresh coconut milk into heavy saucepan and stir in the rest of the milk.Bring the milk almost to a boil.

Step 4

Pour the milk over the egg yolks whisking constantly.Return the mixture to the pan and cook very gently ,stirring until thickened.

Step 5

Pour the custard into a bowl and cover it with greaseproof paper and leave to cool.

Step 6

Transfer into a freezer container and freeze for 3-4 hours,beating twice as it thickens.

For the sauce

Remove the stone from the mango  and put it in the food processor

Add the sugar,lemon juice and orange juice and process until smooth.

Pour it into a small jug and chill.

Serving suggestion

To serve,scoop the prepared ice cream into serving dish.

Add mango sauce and serve immediately.

Event entry

Malaiwala chicken curry goes to Vikis Potluck event

Coconut ice cream with mango sauce and aam chutney goes to Srivallis Mango mela.

Parents are joining us tomorrow morning ,neha my younger sis will be reaching delhi tomorrow midnight,nayani my cousion is here so from tomorrow its gonna be more fun,btw i have already packed my suitcase ,done with most of the shadi preparation,and ya before i forget today is our third marraige anniversary,..havent planned anything special maybe all three of us uhh sorry including Advay four we will dine out,..:-)chalo tk cre cee u guys soon,....

Moong dal chilla aam ke achar ke sath

These days as the heat is really on in Delhi ,most of the days i am skipping lunch and surviving on heavy breakfast some snack in between or juice followed by again dinner in the night cant help it weather is like that just don't feel like eating or cooking elaborate meal,..but since June is marriage time  and there are frequent relatives and friends coming down every second day there is always excuse there to prepare a spread,..:-) and ya i did prepare something nice for my cousins which i will be posting soon,..:-)

Coming back to today's post i will be sharing pic of breakfast platter

prepared by Pallavi on Sunday morning,she was asking me  from a long time how to prepare Hari moong chila but i didn't had any clue of the recipe...finally she searched on net and prepared it from Ashwinis blog Food for Thought.

She prepared it the same way,she didn't add green peas and to make the batter workable she added one tsp of gram flour to the batter mix.Tired after coming back from Singapore this was a perfect treat fro me,..as there in Singapore i was really craving for simple home cooked food,..

She served chilla with aam achar,tamarind chutney,mixed fruit juice and mango slice.This plate was heaven for me specially after consuming junk food and all for a continuous week .

Mil prepared aam pickle and sent full jar of it from Agra

Recipe of Mango pickle as told by mil

ingredient needed

salt as per taste

red chili powder one tsp

asafoetida half tsp

green mango peeled and stone removed 150gm

procedure

make thin slice of the mango

mix everything together and keep in oven vessel

cover it with wheat flour strainer also known as chalni

keep the pickle in sun for 8 to 10 days

keep mixing everyday.

Pickle will be ready once the mangoes become tender.

This pickle goes well with dal chawal and khichdi.

Just two weeks left for the wedding ,neha my younger sis will be coming this weekend so soon all three of us will be together,...umm days can be counted now ,..i am excited but sad too,...gonna miss Pallavi lotz,...:-( anyways that's what life is,...oops sorry,,,i got carried away,.:-)

event entry

Breakfast platter pic goes to Divyas event Show me your breakfast where she is asking us to submit breakfast pic,..

Mango pickle goes to Mela Queen Srivalli for her yummylicious Mango Mela event

Moong dal chilla goes to My legume love affair twelfth helping event hosted by Annarasa an event started by Susan of well seasoned cook.

and this whole post goes to Srilekhas EFM Breakfast event.

mmmm i cam smell rain,..wow,..i think todays dinner gonna be chicken biryani,...as Nayani my cousion is asking me to prepare for her,..and the weather i s perfect now,..:-) chalo cee u all soon,..

tring tring..here comes asan khana thela with pavbhaji,gobhi manchurian,orange candy,aam panna or salad dip,..

STREET FOOD,..WOW WHAT A THEME,.WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS THEME FOR THE MBP HOSTED BY SIA OF MONSOON SPICE AND ORIGINALLY STARTED BY COFFEE OF THE SPICE CAFE I WAS REALLY EXCITED,.REASON BEING I JUST LOVE STREET FOOD,,BE IT ANYTHING...KACHODI,SAMOSA,PAANI POORI ,ALLOO TIKIYA CHAT OR CHURMURA,,I HAVE GOT SO MANY FOND MEMORIES RELATED WITH STREET FOOD BUT I CANT PEN THEM DOWN ALL TOGETHER CAUSE THEN THE POST WILL BE,. TOO LENGHTY,..ONE THING WHICH HAS NOT CHANGED WITH TIME IS LICKING OF PATTAS,..IN MY HOMETOWN CHAT IS GIVEN BY THE CHATWALLAHS IN PATTA BOWL MADE OF DRIED LEAVES..AFTER EATING CHAT I USED TO LICK THE PATTA LEAVES ToO..IMAGINE ..AND THAT TOO IN FRONT OF EVERYONE...I DO THIS IN FRONT OF MY HUBBY TOO ,,,BUT AS HE IS NOT AWARE,,,OF MY HABIT..HE KEEPS TEASING ME...COMING BACK TO THE MBP EVENT WITH THEME STREET FOOD,,,I CHOSE FIVE FELLOW BLOGGERS TO TRY STREET FOOD RECIPES FROM THEIR BLOG

THEY ARE

NUPUR OF ONE HOT STOVE

SOWMYA OF CREATIVE SAGA

SHEETAL OF SWEETY MY KITCHEN

NUPUR OF CINNAMON HUT

AND LAKSHMI OF TASTE OF MYSORE

SO HERE COMES ASAN KHANA THELA(STALL) WITH CHATPATA PAVBHAJI,TASTY GOBHI MANCHURIAN.COLD ORANGE CANDY,TANGY AAM PANNA AND YUMMY SALAD DIP

PAV BHAJI FROM NUPUR OF ONE HOT STOVE

HAVE BEEN COOKING PAV BHAJI SINCE LONG TIME,..USED TO EAT LOT IN BANGALORE,,WHENEVER I CRAVED FOR SOMETHING SPICY,,AND YUMMY,,WHEN I TRIED NUPURS PAV BHAJI I COULDNT CONTROL MYSELF FROM ADDING CHOPPED ONIONS WHILE FRYING THE MASALAS,..THIS IS THE ONLY CHANGE I DID.,.THANKS FOR THE RECIPE..NUPUR,..BOTH ME AND HUBBY LIKED UR VERSION OF PAV BHAJI.

GOBHI MANCHURIAN FROM SOWMYA OF CREATIVE SAGA

GOBHI MANCHURIAN,,REMINDS ME OF THE LONG QUEUES AT THE GOBHI MANCHURIAN STALL WHICH WAS NEAR OUR COLLEGE ,..AS THE FOOD IN OUR MESS WAS REALLY BAD,,,WHENEVER WE USED TO FEEL LIKE ADDING SOME ZING IN OUR DINNER,,,WE USED TO GET GOBHI MANCHURIAN FROM THIS STALL,,PRICED AT RS 10 WAS SUFFICIENT FOR TWO PEOPLE,,,AND TASTY TOO,..THANKS SOWMYA FOR THE DELICIOUS RECIPE OF GOBHI MANCHURIAN,,IT WAS REALLY YUMMY,,CHANGE WHICH I DID,,I DIDNT ADD SPRING ONIONS..

ORANGE ICE CANDY FROM SHEETAL OF SWEETY MY KITCHEN

WE REMEMBER ICE CANDY AS CHUSKI,,,DURING OUR CHILDHOOD DAYS..WE USED TO WAIT FOR THE ICE CANDY MAN...HE USED TO RING HIS BELL,,WHENEVER HE USED TO ENTER OUR LANE,,AS SOON AS WE USED TO HEAR THE BELL,,WE USED TO RUN TO THE GATE ,HOLDING TIGHTLY ONE RUPPEE COIN IN OUR HAND,,AFRAID THAT IT WILL FALL...SOMETIMES WE USED TO EAT TWO OR THREE,,,WHAT A BAY TO BEAT HOT SUMMER DAYS..THANKS SHEETAL FOR THE RECIPE,,PREPARED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND REALLY ENJOYED SPECIALLY MY SON...AS U CAN SEE IN THE PIC,..

AAM PANNA FROM NUPUR OF CINNAMOM HUT

AAM PANNA REMINDS ME OF BIG EARTHEN POTS ON MOVABE STALLS ,COVERED WITH DAMP RED CLOTH AND DECORATED WITH GREEN CHILLIES,MANGO AND PUDINA LEAVES,..THE SIGHT OF AAM PANNA STALL IS COMMON IN NORTH INDIA,,,DUE TO HOT SUMMER AND HEAT WAVES..TANGY AAM PANNA ,,,QUENCHES THIRST,..AND COOLS DOWN THUS HELPING IN BEATING THE HEAT..THANKS NUPUR FOR THE RECIPE,PREPARED FOR THE FIRTS TIME .

AND MY LAST ENTRY BUT REAL YUMMY IS

SALAD DIP FROM LAKSHMI FROM TASTE OF MYSORE

ACCORDING TO LAKSHMI ,,ON THE STREETS OF MYSORE.,FRESHLY CUT CUCUMBERS ARE SOLD WITH MANGO CHUTNEY,..WOW THAT SURE WILL TASTE GREAT,..I PREPARED SANDWHICH WITH THE MANGO DIP,..AND LIKED IT with MY LUnCH TOO AS U CAN SEE IN THE PIC..THANKS LAKSHMI FOR THE CHUTNEY RECIPE,.PREPARED FOR THE FIRST TIME,..THE ONLY CHANGE I DID WAS THAT I ADDED MORE OF HOT OF CHILLIES

HOPE U GUYS ENJOYED THE FEAST..

TIME TO GO

CEEYA...

Lazy sunday with bengali meal

today prepared bengali dishes for lunch ,everything tasted good,.and yummy,..infact i was licking my fingers,..as i had prepared everything for the first time,..really enjoyed cooking,..ya it was tiring..but after eating i forgot everything,..felt so relaxed after eating,.that i didnt realize when i slept off while doing the strip for the comic event...:-)..



had prepared green mango curry yesterday which went well with the other dishes

ingredients

three medium green mangoes(peeled and cut into wedges)
2.5cm piece fresh ginger(peeled and chopped)
two green chilli chopped
one tsp mustard oil
one tsp panch phoran
two dried red chillies
one tsp turmeric
one tsp coriander powder
half tsp ground cumin
one tsp granulated sugar
salt to taste



procedure

grind the ginger and green chilli to taste,keep aside



heat oil in wok,add panch phoran and dried chilli,and allow to crackle



now add ginger and green chilli paste,followed by turmeric,cumin and coriander



keep frying,add water if it starts sticking

now add sugar,mango and fry for another five minutes



now add water nad bring to boil



cover and cook...for 10 minutes





advay playing with veggies while i was cooking

ripe tomato and green mango chutney

i still remember the mango chutney my dadi used to prepare during summer holidays,have to still prepare this mango chutney ,,have to ask my mother for the recipe,..this chutney which i prepared yesterday tasted really good with other dishes...

ingredients

one tomato chopped
half of green mango peeled and chopped
10 to 12 raisins
one cm ginger chopped
20gm jaggery
one tbsp sugar
half tsp red chilli
half tsp turmeric
salt to taste
one tsp mustard oil
one tsp panch phoran
red chilli two dried one



procedure

put one cup water in saucepan and add the tomato,mango,raisin,ginger,jaggery,sugar ,redchilli and turmeric



bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes





mix salt

consistency should be thick,
remove from heat
now heat mustard oil in another vessel
add panch phoran and dried red chilli



when they start crackling pour the tomato mixture in this vessel
mix well



enjoy with parantha of your choice ,..this chutney tasted really good,..

potato with poppy seeds

prepared this finally ,.this dish is one of the regular one at my younger sis place in london...her flatmate and friend is bengali,..i always used to think how this recipe will taste,..today tried and it came out real well ,specially with misti pulao,,the combo rocked,..

ingredients

poppy seeds one tbsp soak for aN hour ,..and make paste
salt to taste
one inch of ginger,peeled and chopped
green chilli chopped
two potato peeled and hopped into wedges
mustard oil to cook
onion chopped one
pinch of sugar

procedure

make paste of ginger and green chilli and keep aside
heat oil and fry the potato wedges,keep aside





remove excess oil,in the same wok add sugar and sliced onion followed by ginger and green chilli paste



now add poppy paste
keep stirring
now add potato wedges,.followed by salt



keep frying for 10minutes
enjoy with puri of your choice



the last one is misti pulao

ingredients

rice two cups soak for half an hour
soaked dryfruits like cashewnut and raisins
half of cauliflower broken into small pieces
one tsp sugar
cloves 5
green cardamom 4
cinnamon stick two inch broken into pieces
one small piece of mace

for the crispy fried onions

salt
chopped onion one
oil for frying

procedure for crispy fried onion

sprinkle half tsp of salt on the chopped onion



after five minutes drain the water
heat oil in wok,fry the onion



spread on kitchen towel and dry the oil

for the rice

heat oil
add whole spices,followed by sugar,..
after a minute add soaked dryfruits and cauliflower



when the nuts start changing colour add soaked rice,,fry for few minute,add salt
add water cover and cook
delicious rice is ready...:-)



serve the rice topped with fried onion



and now the strip which i did today for the create a comic event

for the strip click
here

morning at home mother tells daughter what she has prepared for tiffin


mother-honey..i have prepared begun shorshe and parantha for todays tiffin,..i know u love begun thats why i have prepared,..:-)


daughter thinks-hmm,,even i know why u have prepared...i have seen the list of events and menu list u have prepared and stuck on fridge,..thank god i can plan ahead

daughter meets her friend during lunch

daughter friend speaks-got baingan bhartha as you asked me to,whn u called me up yesterday,..hope u got shorshe begun for me,..?€?

daughter says-have got ,..lets exchange tiffin and finish our lunch,..and will give you the list of my favourite dishes,..which u can askur mother to prepare


daughter-thanks to differen events of toi..we can exchange tiffin at school if we dontlike the particular dish,..


daughter friend-ya thats true,..i donlike baingan bhartha,..but whn i askd mymother to prepare she was really happy,..cause she can send thatfor punjabi event..





the oreo effect,..:-)

























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