one of my favorite breakfast - weekend cooking

Weekdays mostly we eat toast ,cereal for breakfast but on weekends its different its most of the time parantha with some vegetable or stuffed paratha .
Sharing with you all one such meal which we had few days back on weekends  at home ya this one is my fav. too .The meal has plain paratha,alloo bhujia,boondi rata and a glass of orange juice.
Recipe of paratha blogged here
Recipe of alloo bhujia blogged here



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Weekend Baking - Chicken Shami Kabab Pizza

This weekend I read a good book

baked Shami kabab Pizza

and relished Chicken  Biryani

Saturday evening
6:00pm planned menu for dinner -dal ,chawal and chicken shami kabas which were being thawed
6:30 pm changed  the menu for dinner ,with thawed  shami kababs ,pizza cheese thought of preparing Chicken Shami Kabab pizza
,kneaded the dough for pizza base and kept it for resting .
7:00pm started with the sauce preparation and fried the thawed kababs
8:00 started with the rolling of pizza base and baking
8:30 Dinner Ready :-)
its not the first time I baked pizza at home but I was always disappointed by the base
few months back when I saw the recipe of The Best Pizza Dough on Eat Live Run Blog
I thought of trying out the same recipe and ya for me its The Best Pizza Dough Recipe .....
and the best part is the leftover dough can be freezed and can be used later
before baking keep it out for an hour thats all,..:-)
Chicken Shami Kabab recipe blogged here

For the Pizza sauce 
Ingredient 
garlic clove two minced
onion one chopped
tomato pureed two
olive oil one tbsp
salt as per taste
black pepper crushed half tsp
dried italian herb one tsp
tomato ketchup one tbsp
Procedure
heat oil in non stick wok ,once oil is hot lower the flame
add garlic clove followed by chopped onion
keep stirring till the onion becomes brown ,add pureed tomato
followed by salt ,pepper and italian herb
once oil is seen along the sides ,add tomato ketchup and half cup of wtaer
let it simmer and thicken .keep aside.
crumble the fried kababs and keep aside

baking temperature 100 degree centigrade 
baking time seven to ten minutes
toppings for the pizza 
pizza sauce
pizza cheese
onion rings
crumbled kabab
how I did
divided the pizza dough into four pieces
rolled out the pizza dough
topped it with pizza sauce,followed by the crumbled kabab ,cheese and onion rings
baked in a preheated oven for 10 mins
I topped my pizza with mint and green mango chutney ,bit tangy but luved it ;-)

Chicken Biryani recipe is blogged here,prepared the same way
the only difference after the layering didnt cook the biryani dum way
instead covered the dish with a foil and kept it in preheated oven for 5 minutes
served it warm with boiled fried egg and plain curd,

so baking ,cooking ,reading and doing others unlimited chores my weekend was gone
how was your weekend ?
Linking this post to
Made with love - September edition hosted by Colours Dekor.
Fun Fair Food event hosted by Cook eat burrrp
Thats all friends ,take care and Happy Blogging.

Weekend Meal - Palak Thepla and stir fried green pea and potato

Its been so long since i prepared Thepla at home ,I have tried Thepla with Andhra Vankya Kothimeera Karam kura ,with Gujarati style bhindi fry and Chawal Thepla with Mushroom Do pyaza so for this weekend meal i thought of preparing Palak Thepla and paired it with curd,pickle and stir fried green pea with potato.

Recipe name Palak Thepla
Recipe inspired from Cooks Hideout
For stir fried green pea with potato / Aloo matar /Matar Ghughni
Recipe source my mother
Ingredient
Potato sliced one
green pea half cup
onion one chopped
green chili two
garlic clove crushed one
salt as per taste
oil to cook
asafoetida pinch
cumin seed half tsp
bay leaves
garam masala powder one tsp
Preparation
soak frozen green pea in water for 10 mins
drain and keep aside
Procedure
Heat oil in non stick wok
add cumin seeds,asafoetida and bayleaves
lower the flame and add chopped onion,green chili and garlic
keep stirring till onion becomes mushy
add salt followed by potato
fry for 3 minutes and add drained green pea
followed by garam masala powder
cover and cook on low flame
add few drops of water if it starts sticking
serve warm with paratha or thepla.
Linking this post to
Weekend wrap up 41 hosted Colours Dekor
Bookmarked recipe Volume 51 hosted by Mharo Rajasthan
Lets Cook Series 6 Subzis for Roti hosted by Tickling Palates
thats all friends,take care and happy blogging.

Cheese Paratha with crispy karela fry and cucumber raita

Some random questions are always going on in my mind,
answers to which i gonna get in the coming time ,
some of these questions are silly i know
but then i am desperate to know
Whenever i am alone ,or with thou
some random questions are always going on in mind

i guess this happeens with everyone or its just me ...? ;-)
Coming back to todays post this one is simple recipe of Cheese Paratha

,Advay likes to eat parathas a lotz so i keep experimenting with different fillings.
Follow the same procedure as given for alloo paratha ,for filling i have used shredded mozarella cheese.

we enjoyed the paratha with cucumber raita and crispy karela fry , recipe blogged here.
Cheese Paratha is off for Only Kids delight event hosted by Pari of Foodelicious
Thats all frens,will cee u all soon,..tk cre nd happy blogging

Lemony Creamy Chicken Fry

I prepared this simple chicken fry with some leftover ingredients from my fridge,so there is no specific mesaurement of the ingredients ,

Recipe Name Lemony Creamy Chicken Fry
Preparation time 10 mins

for the recipe heat oil in non stick wok fry sliced onions and 2 to 3 cloves of garlic,in the time being in a mixing bowl place the chicken pieces approx two to three pieces,green coriander chutney,cream ,lemon juice,mix together,crush two cherry tomatoes and a green chili and transfer this mixture to the wok once the onions are half done,keep stirring and once chicken is semi tender ,season with salt,cumin powder,red chili powder ,turmeric powder and mix well,no need to add water as this one is dry recipe,before removing from flame sprinkle garam masala and remove from flame.Serve warm with anything,i had with wholewheat bread,...and what a meal it was,..ya its true there was no one at home with sisters out for shopping with advay i had to just cook for myself ,thus i truly both cooking and eating and ya its true sometimes cooking really acts like therapy for me,...:-),,,cee you guys soon enjoy the weekend,...till thn happy bloggin...

Bachpan ki yad Ghugni ke sath

Kala chana ghughni with poori or parantha reminds me of the frequent Sunday brunch during our childhood days . Easy to prepare and good to taste this simple dish of black chickpeas tastes good with poori ,and the side dish are curd and pickle.I still remember how eagerly we used to wait for this particular breakfast. When on nehas demand mother prepared this I had to ask her  the recipe for two simple reasons reason one being I needed the recipe and the second reason I wanted to  share the  recipe with you guys,…so here goes the recipe of GHUGHNI up style,..:-) prepared in pressure cooker.

Ingredient needed

Soaked black chick pea one cup approx. 250gm

Onion three chopped

Garlic cloves chopped three

One tsp ginger

Green chili three

Cumin seeds one tsp

Asafetida pinch

Mustard oil one tbsp

Salt as per taste

Red chili powder a pinch

Turmeric powder half tsp

Coriander powder half tsp

Garam masala powder half tsp

Procedure

Heat oil in the pressure cook .

Once hot add cumin seeds and asafetida and let them splutter for a minute

Add all the ingredients together stir fry for a minute or two till everything mixes well.

Once done add one cup of water and pressure cook till 2 to 3 whistles.

Check for tenderness and serve hot with Poori or Parantha.

Nandita of Saffron Trail has shared her version of Kala Chana curry here.

There one more version of black chickpeas from Food in the Main Blog.

Bongmom has shared bengali version of Ghugni here.

                Enjoy the platter frens, this week has been good with Neha around its more fun out here and ya she shares the same passion just like me of cooking ,today she prepared Punjabi style Rajma for lunch which was rerally yummy I guess my next post gonna be of Rajma,todays dinner gonna be of Chicken Kheema and parantha ya I know I am feasting out here.,…chalo tk care u all ce u guys soon,…have a happy week ahead,…

Thili Dosai from Lakshmis kitchen and Wholewheat Walnut Bread

Since past two months,life has been really busy with so much to do and just 24hrs in a day, sometimes i feel i need more time to catch up with the pending work,yet whenever i feel like like cooking or get the opportunity to cook i dont miss it,first half of the day i am busy in hospital doing projects and the second half is for home,Advay,sudying,cooking and so many other things,its tough managing both home and work but i am doing the best i can,Advay has become very naughty,he keeps me on my toes,evening is spent running after him and as soon i am back from work he gets his books out from his school bag for revision,ya he luvs alphabets and is in luv with them ,he has started conversing in his own language and tries to catch up with us not to miss he luvs chatting with his father on Skype which is our daily routine these days,coming back to cooking

I tried Thili Dose

from Lakshmis space which is yum i am going to make this again,perfect for beakfast and brunch we enjoyed this with mango pickle ,thanks Lakshmi for the recipe gonna try ur moong dosai soon,..;-)

and ya i did bake whole loaf of Walnut Bread

from my baking dairy ,this is ow the recipe goes,...

Ingredient needed

420gm wholewheat flour

150gm whitebread flour

12.5ml salt

550ml lukewarm water

15ml clear honey

15ml active yeast

150gm walnut pieces

1 beaten egg to glaze

Procedure

STEP 1

Combine wholemeal and whiteflour and salt in a large bowl,make well n the centre and add 250ml of water ,honey and yeast.

set aside until yeast dissolves and becomes frothy.

STEP 2

Add more water,and mix to form smooth dough.

STEP 3

Transfer to a floured board and knead,adding flour is necessary,until the dough is smooth and elastic.Place in a greased bowl and roll the dough around in the bowl to coat thoroughly on all sides,cover with clear film and leave in warm place until it doubles in volume for about one and half hrs.

STEP 4

Knock back ( punch down ) the dough and knead in the Walnuts evenly.

STEP 5

Grease a baking sheet,shape the dough into a round loaf and place on the baking sheet .Press in walnut pieces to decorate the the top.Covel loosely with a damp cloth or clear film and leave to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size .

Step 6

Preheat the oven to 220 degree centigrade,bake for 15 minutes,lower the heat to 190 degree centigarde and bake until the base sounds hollowwhen tapped for about 40 minutes.

I had baked this loaf for my sis,..and ya she did liked it,..

hope u guys r doing good,weather is quiet pleasent from past few days,so feeling good,otherwise i guess we had the longest summers this year,.

me signin off cee u guys soon,..tk cre,..:-)

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Brunch of green pea fry and dinner of pizza enjoy,..:-)

Few days back i was not in mood to preapare dinner ,because Advay was down with cold and cough to cut things short i decided to go ahead with pizza,didnt want to work much on topping so for topping i used tomato onion paste,capsicum slices,garted cheese and cottage cheese flavoured with chives.

to prepare Cottage cheese flavoured with chives i mixed half tsp of chives in one cup of chopped cottage cheese ,kept them aside for 10 minutes, after 10 minutes shallow fried them in one tsp of oil,once done keep aside .

assemble everything on pizza base,and keep in preheated oven for less than 10 minutes,mine was done in 8 minutes.

Most of the times when i am alone at home i skip breakfast and go ahead with brunch ,to satisfy hunger pang i prepared for myself egg toast and fresh green peas fry

For fresh green pea fry-

heat one tsp of oil in non stick wok add half tsp of cumin seeds followed by coarsely pounded one red chili and finely choped onion keep frying till onions start changing colour,once done add salt and green peas if possible cover for some and keep checking,once green peas start chnging their shape ad dhlf tsp of garam masala powder and half tsp of lemon juice,stir for a min or two and remove from flame,serve hot.

For egg toast

i have used Dalia bread which was quiet filling,i carved out heart shape from centre of the bread,kept it aside,in non stick pan add few drops of oil,once oil becomes hot keep the carved toast on the pan and fill the centre of the bread with egg yolk,once brown from one side,change the side to toast the other side,once done remove from flame nd keep aside,.

to serve place egg toast,carved out heart and green peas enjoy platter with hot tea of cofee,..

Chitra ammas kitchen is celebrating blogversary by hosting Kitchen Masterpiece event ,while preparing green pea fry i shaped out the peas in shape of heart just for fun and clicked pic too:-) later i realised i can send this for Kitchen masterpiece event i know this doesnt look like masterpiece though...:-) heart shape egg toast goes off to her event and to Cook with luv for luv event hosted by me,..

Rachna of the gourmet launch pad is hosting Healthy Bite event Pizza and green pea fry are off for her event.

Bindiya of easy indin cooking is hosting Love is in the air event

chalo,..ceeu all soon,.me going out for dinner today,,,,maybe Papa Johns Pizza,..ya today have taken break from cookin,reason being its out third engagement anniversary,..:-)catch u all soon,,.till thn hppy bloggin,..:-)

HOME MADE RICOTTA CHEESE AND CORIANDER CHUTNEY PIZZA WITH THAI NOODLES AND TOFU...,..

REMEMBER CHICKEN MUSHROOM PIZZA,..PREPARED FEW DAYS BACK,,,,THE PIZZA WHICH I PREPARED YESTERDAY WAS TOTALLY OPPOSITE TO THAT,..IT WAS AROUND 2pm i guess..i started feeling hungry,..checked in freeze ,..bad luck no leftover,..saw pizza base,..but for topping i had no mood to do the preparation,..i saw coriander chutney too..shredded cheddar cheese,and home made ricotta cheese,..thought of playing with these ingredients to create topping for pizza,.i took out Tabasco garlic pepper sauce too from fridge,..

procedure for topping

applied coriander chutney evenly on the base

followed by home made ricotta cheese

finally shredded cheddar cheese and few drops of Tabasco garlic pepper sauce

microwaved it for two minutes

first bite of the pizza and i just loved it,..

easy to prepare in less then five minutes

i am sending RICOTTA CHEESE PIZZA TO AWED EVENT HOSTED BY DK OF CULINARY BAZZAR and to ORIGINAL RECIPE EVENT HOSTED BY LORE OF CULINARTY

THEME FOR THIS MONTH IS ITALIAN CUISINE

RICOTTA CHEESE

While bloghopping i got the recipe of ricotta cheese from here...easy to prepare and good to taste

i followed the same procedure and prepared ricotta cheese

protein content of one cup of ricotta cheese is 27.7gm

SOURCE FROMHERE

RICOTTA CHEESE IS GOOD SOURCE OF GLUTAMINE

HEALTH BENEFITS OF GLUTAMINE INCLUDES

-IMMUNE SYSTEM REGULATION

-NITROGEN SHUTTLING

-OXIDATIVE STRESS

-MUSCLE PRESERVATION

-INTESTINAL HEALTH

-INJURIES

SOURCE FROM HERE

i am sending RICOTTA CHEESE FOR EAT HEALTHY PROTEIN RICH EVENT HOSTED BY SANGEETH

EASY THAI NOODLES WITH TOFU..

TOFU WAS SOMETHING I HAD NEVER TRIED,..MY SIS AND HUBBY DIDNT LIKE IT MUCH,..BUT AFTER SEEING SUCH NICE RECIPES WHILE BLOG HOPPING I WANTED TO TRY TOFU ATLEAST ONCE,..FINALLY TO CURB DOWN MY ANXIETY HUBBY GOT SILKEN TOFU...I HAD SEEN BIG CHUNKS OF TOFU BEING SOLD HERE IN GROCERY STORE,,,BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING LIKE CHEESE...FINALLY ON ONE LAZY SUNDAY...I THOUGHT OF TRYING TOFU..I HAD THAI NOODLES AT HOME,,.I CHOPPED ONE ONION TWO GREEN CHILLIES,..TOOK OUT THE TOFU FROM THE BOX,..AS THEY WERE IN SEMILIQUID STATE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CUT THEM ,..

PLACED WOK ON BURNER AND BOILED THE THAI NOODLES,..

ONCE DONE KEPT THEM ASIDE

ADDED HALF TEASPOON OF OIL IN ANOTHER WOK,..

ADDED ONIONS AND GREEN CHILLIES,..FRIED FOR FEW MINUTES

FOLLOWED BY TOFU..SALT AND PEPPER,..

TOPPED WITH TABASCO GARLIC PEPPER SAUCE,..

REMOVED FROM FLAME,...

EATING FOR THE FIRST TIME I WAS REALLY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THE TASTE BUT I LIKED IT,..AND WILL TRY AGAIN SOON...;-)

PROTEIN CONTENT OF TOFU IS PER 100GM IS 8GM SOURCE FROM HERE

HEALTH BENEFIT OF TOFU IS

- REDUCES MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS SUCH AS HOT FLUSHES

-LOWERS BLOOD CHOLESTROL AND BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL

-REDUCES RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE

-REDUCES RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS

-PROTECTS AGAINST BREAST,COLON,PROSTATE AND SKIN CANCER

I AM SENDING THAI NOODLES WITH TOFU FOR

HEALTHY COOKING EVENT HOSTED BY MANSI DESAI

AND

EAT HEALTHY PROTEIN RICH EVENT HOSTED BY SANGEETH

thats all for today frens,...

happy weekend and blogging,..ceeya tomorrow,..:-)

A SWEET SURPRISE WITH SWEET CRANBERRY RABDI AND EGG MASALA IN WHEAT WRAP

Few days back ADVAY had pulled grocery bag from dining table which had eggs in it,..10 eggs got cracked ,..so i took out the egg yolk from the cracked egg shells and kept them in the fridge,..since then once a day we are having egg in any form,..got bored of making bhurji and omelette i thought of using wheat wrap roll..remember wheat wraps which i had used for chicken ..yesterday made something similar to that,...here goes the recipe for

masala egg with cheese stuffed in wheat wrap

ingredients needed

three eggs beaten with one tbsp milk

one onion chopped

half tomato chopped

one fourth ofcapsicum chopped

cumins seeds half tsp

salt according to taste

half tsp red chilli powder

half tsp turmeric powder

shredded cheddar cheese one tbsp

tabasco garlic pepper sauce one tsp

wheat roll one

procedure

heat half tsp oil in wok

add cumin seeds

once they start spluttering add chopped onion ,capsicum and tomatoes,

once onions start changing colour,..add salt, red chilli and turmeric powder

keep stirring till masala blends well with the onion and tomato

now add beated egg mixture to the fried masala

stir well for few minutes and remove from flame

spread out the wheat bread

add egg mixture in the middle

top it up with shredded cheddar cheese and tabasco garlic pepper sauce

roll it in the form of roll

microwave for a minute

enjoy hot with tea or coffee,...

do chk out chicken wheat wraps too

felt like eating something sweet,..yesterday night it was already 11pm,.but couldnt control myself,..had cranberries in fridge dried ones

so thought of making cranberry rabdi

ingredients

milk half litre

cranberry dried half cup

sugar according to taste

procedure

heat milk in wok

keep stirring till it becomes thick in consistency

while milk is on flame make paste of cranberry and sugar

add few drops of water to make smooth paste

once milk attains the consistency needed

remove from flame and add the cranberry paste

garnish with chopped cranberries

keep in freeze to chill

it was yummylicious,..rabdi with a twist...

both hubby and advay liked it,..

do chk out shahi rabdi too

YESTERDAY GOT SWEET SURPRISE FROM MY FIRST BLOGGER FRIEND,..YA I AM TALKING ABOUT LAKSHMI OF TASTE OF MYSORE SHE SENT ME THIS SWEET FREINDSHIP CARD AND BOOK MARK AND INVITED ME FOR THE KITCHEN CONNECTION EVENT ,..

I AM REALY GLAD TO BE PART OF THIS WONDERFUL EVENT,,ALL THANKS TO U FOR STARTING THIS EVENT...

WHEN I SAW THE CARD AND BOOKMARK I WAS REMINDED OF COLLEGE DAYS,....THNKS AGAIN FREN I REALLY CHERISH UR FRENSHIP

AND THANKS TO BLOGGING I GOT U AS FREIND,..:-)

U GUYS MUST BE THINKING WHAT ARE FRIDGE MAGNETS DOING WITH THE CARDS..THESE FRIDGE MAGNETS ARE FOR THE WONDERFUL

EVENT CALLED "FRIDGE MAGNET"HOSTED BY VEDA....

EGG MASALA IN WHEAT WRAP GOES TO SANGEETH WHO IS HOSTING EAT EHALTHY PROTEIN RICH EVENT

PROTEIN CONTENT IN EGG IS approx 14gm source from here

Cranberry Rabdi goes to PRAJAAKA who is hosting SWEET SERIES EVENT WITH THE THEME BEING DESSERTS...

thts all frens,..will be back tomorrow with more,..:-)