Soya nuggets with green peas

What makes u happy ? For me happiness
                                    
                                     is sitting with a cup of chai and thinking about all the good things
                                    going for walk alone and enjoying the beauty called life
                                    reading something which makes me smile whole day
                                    listening to some my fav nos
                                    and so many endless things ...:-)
Talking of happiness , i felt really good when i could prepare this semidry sabji the same way my sister prepares,recipe was dictated to me on phone and the rest i had to do,,,Thanks Neha for this one

Recipe Name Soya nuggets with green pea
Recipe Source Neha ( my sis )
Ingredient
one bowl of soya nuggets
two onion chopped
one tomato chopped
one green chili chopped
green pea handful
salt as per taste
oil to cook
turmeric powder pinch
cumin seeds pinch
coriander powder half tsp
garam masala powder one tsp
Preparation
Soak nuggets in hot water for 10 to 15 mins
drain and keep aside.
Procedure
In a non stick pan heat oil and lower the flame
add cumin seeds and fry the drained nuggets and keep aside
in the same pan heat one tsp of oil and add green chili followed by onions
keep frying till the onions change their colour now add chopped tomatoes
followed by salt,turmeric powder and coriander powder
keep frying till oil is seen along the sides
add green peas and fry for two minutes
add nuggets mix well ,followed by few drops of water
cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes
serve hot with chapati.
As this recipe is special for me as this one reminds me of the one and a half year which i spent in Delhi i am sending this one for the event Celebrating Independence Day hosted by Akilas Kitchen,..
Thats all guys ceeu all soon happy week ahead,..:-) btw what makes u guys happy

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,

Hot and Spicy Mutton Curry perfect for winters

Its cold out here in Delhi theres sudden dip in temperture and nip in the air,that cold that we have to eat something hot ,spicy and filling,and I saw in news channel today that it may snow also if the temperature keeps falling down this is what i told  Neha when i asked her to prepare  Mutton Curry for dinner the same way she had prepared few days back,sometimes weather is the perfect reason to have something and thats exactly how i guess we both are feeling ;-) craving to have something hot and spicy she readily agreed but i had to ask her the recipe for my own record as she had prepared curry in wok/kadai by slow cook procedure  ,this is something which i had never tried ,so while she is busy preparing MUTTON CURRY in kitchen i thought  of writing this post,

Recipe Source - Neha
Recipe Name - Slow Cooked Mutton Curry
Cooking Style - Slow cooked in wok
Ingredient needed
half kg mutton pieces
onions six chopped
garlic pod one whole
tomato two chopped
meat masala two tbsp
salt as per taste
oil to cook
ghee to cook
cinnamom stick half inch
black cardamom two
cumin seeds one tsp
dried red chili two crushed
bay leaves two crushed
redchili powder one tsp
garam masala powder one tsp
coriander powder one tsp

procedure
heat oil in pressure cooker
add cumin seeds,cinnamon stick,black cardamom,dried redchili and bay leaves
once they start spluttering add chopped onion and garlic
followed by one tbsp of ghee
keep frying till onions start changing their colour
add mutton pieces and keep frying for 15 minutes on low flame
after 15 mins add salt,red chili powder,coriander powder,garam masala and meat masala
mix well add required amount of water and cover and cook on low flame
keep checking and stirring
once done add chopped tomato ,simmer for 5 mins and serve hot with chapati or rice.
This hot MUTTON CURRY is off for Srilekhas Event EFM Mutton 
Thats all folks,ceeu all soon,happy baking and feasting tk cre and happy festival.

Chicken Kebabs perfect for winters

Neha prepared today kebabs in Oven,i thought she must have added lotz of ingredient as the kababs were really delicious,but i was wrong as the kababs preparation was very simple and with readily avaialble ingredients so if u wann prepare Kababs which just melts in your mouth here goes the recipe
recipe source Neha my sister

Ingredient needed
chicken 200gm
Ingredient needed for the marination
curd half cup
salt and pepper as per taste
kastoori methi one tsp
orange food colour
one tbsp of ginger,garlic and green chili
grated cheese half cup
sugar half tsp
red chili powder as per taste
oil one tsp
mix everything together and keep aside

preparation
preheat the oven for 10 mins at 150 degree centrigrade
marinate chicken and keep aside for 10 nutes
procedure
grill for 10 mins 200 degree centigrade
For Kabab masala
kasoori methi
chat masala
amchur
red chili powder
salt
mix everything together and sprinke on kebabs before serving.
Serve kababs with onion,chili and lemon wedges.

Enjoy the platter frens,ceeu all soon,happy weekend an dhappy bloggin,..

Why i am not blogging,...its a long story read on,...

 
I know its been so long since I published anything, infact I haven't cooked anything since my training started thats the reason I am not able to cook,post or blog hop from past few days its been fortnight actually,i had promised in my last post that I will be back with more shadi delicacies but couldn't I am so sorry for that, everyday after coming back home from work I have so many other things to do that there is hardly any time left to post anything,though there are so many draft posts waiting to be published I don”t know when they will see sunshine :-)
My morning starts at 6am after doing daily chores,packing tiffin,i leave home by 7;15am,reach workplace by 9:00am and evening reach home by 6pm,so u guys can imagine my condition,once I am back Advay takes most of my time,by the time I make him sleep,i am sleepy too so this is my daily routine,so I get to spend just 4 hrs at home which includes getting groceries,teaching Advay ya these days he loves to read picture books and repeats whatever I say,sometimes I am didi for him,and other time Mummy or Mama and ya watching songs while eating or anything watchable not to forget talking to hubby on Skype.
My mother is around so its great help for me,when I am back from work I get to eat food cooked by her .Saturdays weekend class keeps me busy on Saturday so I am just left with one lone sunday and numerous things to do,This weekend Pallavi gonna visit us so again no post ya cooking and feasting will be there,..;-)Talking of cooking I am sharing some pics of yummy dishes which my younger sis Neha prepared when she was here during Shadi break,she prepared Paneer Makhn

i,Mutton rogan josh

 and Calcutta style egg rolls

,..she gave me break from cooking,in the month of June and since then I am on break,..;-(
I guess Shadi ki Thali roundup will be delayed for few days,i will try to publish the roundup in the next post,till then u guys take care,..cee you all soon,..happy blogging,..