Pav Bhaji : Street Food

Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 30 min
Serve : 4
Ingredients :
Tomatoes : 3-4
Onions : 3-4
Spinach : 1 cup chopped
Bringal : 2-3 Chopped )
white matara ( Dry White Peas or Field Peas )
ginder : 1 table spoon chopped
Green Chilli  : 2 slit
Red Chilli powder : 1 table spoon
salt : to taste
Hing ( asefodia ) : pinch
butter : 4-5 table spoon
Garam Masala : 1/2 table spoon
Pav Bhaji Masala : 1 table spoon
Pav : 2 packets
coriander : 1/2 cup chopped

Prep :  soak matara over night ( 1 day before you want to make pav bhaji )
Boil matara in a pressure cooker till it's soft and keep aside for cooling
In a separate pressure cooker add 2 table spoon of butter add hing and add ginger , green chilli and cook , add spinach and brinjal and cook for sometime , add matara , red chilli powder , salt and pressure for 2-3 whistle .

Once cool open lid add pav bhaji masala and garam masala and cook for 4-5 mins .

For Pav : Cut pav into 2 from between and toast it with butter .

Serve hot pav with Bhaji with butter on top and enjoy . Garnish with coriander .

Serve chopped onions ( optional )

Awadhi dhingri dolma

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins


Ingredients:
2 cups of button mushrooms, quartered (fresh or canned)
1 cup of crumbled or grated paneer
2 tbsp of ghee
1 tsp of black cumin / shahi jeera
1 cup of chopped onions
1 tsp of ginger, grated
1 tsp of garlic, grated
1/2 tsp of red chilli powder

1 tsp of pepper powder
1 cup of chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp of garam masala
A small bunch of coriander leaves (cilantro) chopped

Prep :
In a mortar , crush fresh garlic and ginger .
 In a Wok add ghee , sahi  Jeera , and cook , add mortared ginger -garlic then add onions and cook till golden brown . add red chilli powder , freshly grounded black pepper and cook .
add grated paneer and cook for 2-3 mins . Add tomatoes and mushroom and cook for 4-5 mins with a lid till mushroom and tomatoes are cooked nicely . add garam masala and again cook for 2 mins .
Close gas and garnish with coriander and grated ginger .

Serve Hot with Roti's 

Tutti Fruiti Cup Cakes

Prep Time : 20 mins
Coking Time : All the time needed for oven


All purpose flour : 2 Cups
Sugar : 1.5 Cups
Butter or melted: 1⁄2 cup
Milk  : 1 Cup
Eggs separated  : 2
Tutti fruiti  : 1 Cup
Orange juice :  0.5 Cup
Vanilla extract  : 1 Teaspoon
Baking Soda  : 1 Teaspoon
Yellow food color   : 0.5 Teaspoon
Salt :  1 Pinch
Dates:  optional 1 To Taste
Nuts :  optional 1 To Taste

Prep : 

Set egg and butter outside to room temperature. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream the butter and sugar together, then add egg yolk one at a time. Set aside egg whites. Add flour alternating with milk to the mixture to form a thick but smooth batter. With a clean whisk, beat egg whites vigorously for 3-4 minutes or until it forms firm peaks.

Folding egg whites – Add half the egg white foam to the cake batter and mix slowly. Pour the rest of the egg whites in the middle of the batter. Mix it by ‘cut and fold’ motion from centre (like turning burger patties).

Add vanilla extract and mix evenly. Grease the pan or use muffin liner and pour the cake batter and bake it for 40 minutes. Use a skewer to check if it had baked evenly and set on a grill to cool.

Dahi Murgh

Prep time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 1

hour



Ingredients

1 kg boneless chicken
5 onion ( meduim size )
12 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
ginger garlic paste : 1 table spoon
2 cups of yoghurt
cloves : 5
stick cinnamon : 2
 green cardamom : 2
 black cardamom : 2
bay leaves : 2
Jeera  : 1table spoon
Red Chilli : 2-3
1 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp veg oil
Chopped coriender leaves to garnish
salt to taste
1 cup water


Prep :

Marinate : Prep a mix of turmeric , red chilli powder , salt , curd and mustard oil , ginger garlic paste and put you chicken (  pok chicken with Fork so that it can absorb marinate properly ) . And keep aside for 1 hour

For Gravy :
Dry roast all the garam masala ingredient  ( 5 cloves,2 stick cinnamon, 2 green cardamom, 2 black cardamom , bay leaves and Jeera , Red chilli   )  , once done set for cooling .

In a grinder add onions , garlic and all the dry roasted garam masala and grind well .

Take a wok and put some vegetable oil and add grinned mixture . cook paste till is golden brown . ( you need to cook for 30 mins , if it's becoming too dry add some water or oil )

Add marinated chicken to the cooked paste and again cook till chicken is cooked and leaves its fat .( you need to cook atleast for 30 - 45 mins )

add curd/water if you need gravy .

garnish with Chopped coriender leaves .

Serve with Roti

Crackers Canopy with Bean Dip

Prep : 20 mins
Cooking : 15 mins


Ingredients  :
Moong Sprout :  1/2 cup
Red Chiles : 2
Cumin Seeds : 1/2 table spoon
Olive Oil : 3 table spoon
Salt to Taste
Onion : 1 chopped
Tomatoes : 1 chopped
Garlic : 3-4 chopped
Capsicum : 1/2 chopped
Proceeded Chesses : 1/2 cube
Grounded Black Pepper
Butter : 1/2 table spoon
Lemon Juice : 2-3 spoon
Crackers : 8 ( You can buy cracker biscuit from outside )


Prep :

For Moong Dip : Take sprouted Moong , add  Cumin Seeds , red Chilli , garlic , olive oil , butter and blend it into a smooth paste .
Keep aside and add lemon juice and Salt and black pepper .

For Crackers :
Take 8 crackers and spread it into Microwave Tray
 In a bowl  add Onion , tomatoes , capsicum  and add some olive oil , salt and black pepper  and keep aside for sometime .

Add these canopy toppings to Crackers and grate some processed cheese .
Microwave for 1 min and rest for 5 mins

Serve with Moong Dip .

It's a very healthy Evening Snack .

Instant Chocolate Espresso Cup Cake

Prep Time : 10 Mins
Cooking Time :

Ingredients :
All purpose flour- 3 tbsp
Instant coffee powder-1 tsp
Drinking chocolate powder or sweetened cocoa powder-2 tbsp
Sugar- 2 1/2 to 3  tbsp
Baking powder- 1/4 tsp
Milk- 2tbsp
Egg- 1 no
Oil-2 tbsp
Vanilla extract-1/2 tsp


Prep :
In a mixing bowl combine all purpose flour,coffee powder,sugar and baking powder.Mix well.
Add milk,egg ,oil and vanilla extract,stir with a fork ,just until combined.
Pour this into a greased mug and microwave on high for  90 seconds( or a few seconds more) until cooked through.(DO NOT OVER COOK)
Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or simply dust with powdered sugar.
ENJOY!!!!!

NOTE: you can use cocoa powder instead of drinking chocolate mix ,in that case

add 1 or 2 tsp more  sugar according to your taste.

Healthy Coleslaw

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : None

Ingredients :
Red Apple : 1 shredded
Green Apple : 1 Shredded
Green Cabbage : 1 cup shredded
Carrot : 1/2 cup shredded
Green Capsicum : 1/2 shredded
salt to taste
Freshly grounded Black pepper
Hung Curd : 1/2 cup
Olive Oil : 1 table spoon
Cheese : 1/4 cup

White Vinegar 

Lemon Juice 

Freshly grounded Black pepper 

Grated Garlic 

Pinch of mint Leave 

Prep : 

In a bowl mix all the shredded ingredients and toss well . 

For Dressing : 

Hung Curd : 1/2 cup
Olive Oil : 1 table spoon
Cheese : 1/4 cup
White Vinegar
Lemon Juice
Freshly grounded Black pepper
Pinch of mint Leave

While Serving mix shredded ingredients and dressing and serve with seasoning 

Healthy Oats kababs

Prep Time : 20 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins

Ingredients :
safolla masala oats  : 1 packet
Moong Dal : 1 cup ( boiled)
Hung Curd : 1/2 cup
Green Chilli : 1 table spoon chopped
Ginger and garlic paste : 1 table spoon
Onion : 1 ( finely chopped )
Garam Masala : 1/2 table spoon
Red Chilli powder : 1 table spoon
Salt to Taste
Coriander Leaves  : 2 table spoon ( finely chopped )
Oil : for shallow fry

Prep : In a bowl add oats , moong dal and hung curd . Mix well , add ginger garlic paste , onions , green chilli , Coriander Leaves , and all the dry spices .
mix well .
For kababs  : Make round tikki's of equal portions .
In a pan add oil and place these tikki's . shallow fry till golden brown and crisps .

Serve hot with Green Chutney or Tomato Sauce

Vegetable Manchow Soup

Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins

Ingredients :
Button mushrooms 2-3
Carrot chopped
medium Cabbage chopped 1/2
Green capsicum 1/2
medium Spring onion 2
Oil 2 tablespoon
Ginger 1/2 inchs
Garlic chopped 2-3
Vegetable stock 4 cups / water
Green chillies 2
Red chilli sauce 1/2
paneer
grams Cornflour/ corn starch 3 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Noodles deep fried 1 cup


Prep :
 Heat oil in a non stick wok. Slice spring onion.  Add spring onions to the oil in the wok along with ginger and garlic and toss
Add carrot, cabbage and mushroom and add to the wok and cook
Add 4 cups stock and green chillies to the wok.Add red chilli sauce and soy sauce and mix
Cut paneer into ½ inch cubes and add to the soup
Mix cornflour with ¼ cup water and add to the soup and cook till it thickens
Add salt and mix.Chop capsicum, reserve some for garnish and add the rest to the soup and mix well.

Serve the soup hot garnished with crisp noodles and green of spring onions

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Penne in White sauce

Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking time : 20 mins

Ingredients :
Penne Pasta : 100gms
Olive Oil : 4-5 table spoon
Bell peppers : 1 cup ( chopped length wise )
Onion : 1/2 cup ( chopped length wise )
Mushroom : 1/2 cup (optional )
Chesse : 1/2 cup
milk : 3-4 table spoon
cornflour : 2 spoon
Mixed herbs
Chilli flakes
Oregano
salt
butter : 2 table spoon

Prep :
For Penne : In a wok bring water to boiling add penne , 1 table spoon olive oil , salt and boil penne till done ( It should be cooked but firm too ) . Once done stir water and run penne under cold water and add 1 table spoon oil ( This will make your pasta separated )

Vegetable : In a wok add oil , add all vegetable and saute on high flame , make sure you dont burnt your veggie , once done add  Mixed herbs ,Chilli flakes , Oregano , salt .

For White Sauce : In a work add milk , cornflour , cheese , butter and cook till smooth , add Mixed herbs ,Chilli flakes , Oregano , salt .

Now mix all the ingredient together and garnish with Mixed herbs ,Chilli flakes , Oregano .
Serve Hot

Mango Pop Tops

Prep Time : 15 mins
Chilling Time : Overnight

Ingredient :
Mango pulp : 2 cup
Condensed Milk : 1/2 cup
Full Cream : 1 cup
pistachio : 2 table spoon ( finely chopped )


Prep : In a blender add mango pulp ,  full cream and condensed milk and blend well till smooth and creamy .
Finally add pistachio and blend one more time.
Pour in a shot glass or moulders and set in a freezer for overnight .

Serve cold and enjoy .

Soya Keema

Prep Time : 30 Mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins

Ingredients :
Soya Granules : 1 cup (soaked in water for 30 mins )
Onions : 1 and  1/2  cup chopped vertically
Tomatoes : 2 cups : chopped finely
Green Chilli : 2 (split vertically into two )
Oil
asafoetida : Pinch
Red Chilli powder : 1/2 table spoon
Salt : To Taste
Garam Masala : 1/2 table spoon
coriander : 2 table spoon

Prep :
Soya Granules : Take granules out of water and dry it hands so that water is completed out .
Heat oil in pan and shallow fry soya granules till golden brown . Keep aside
For Keema :  In a pressure cooker heat oil , add asafoetida and green chilly and cook , add onions and cook till slightly brown and then add tomatoes , add red chilli powder , salt and shallow fired soya granules and add garam masala and put for 2-3 vessels .

Once pressure is off open lid and evaporate excess water and garnish with coriander .

Serve hot with Roti .

Healthy Omelet

Prep time : 10 mins
cooking time  : 10 mins

Ingredients :
egg white : 2 eggs
red chilli powder
Salt
olive oil : 1 spoon
bell peppers : 1/4 cup finely chopped
chesses
onion : 1/4 cup finely chopped
fresh black pepper

Prep : in a bowl take egg white mix red chilli powder , salt , bell peppers , onion and beat well with beater till fluff .
Heat pan in a stove and add some olive oil put egg and cook for 5 mins on both side  till cooked nicely .
Grade some chesses and serve hot

Grilled Vegetable sandwich

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Tim : 5 mins
Ingredient :
Bread slices : 6
hung Curd : 1/2 cup
Mixed herb
Chilli flakes
Oregano
Salt
Pepper Crushed
Red Bell Pepper : 1/2 chopped
Yellow Bell Pepper : 1/2 chopped
Onion : Finely cut into round : 1
Tomatoes : Finely cut into round : 1
Olive Oil
Proceeded Chesses
Carrot ( Use peeler to take carrot )
lattice : 2 leafs

Preparation : Take a grill pan and place it in Stove and heat . Brush some Olive oil . Place Onions , Tomatoes , cucumber , bell peppers and sprinkle seasoning ( Salt , pepper powder , oregano. chilli flakes , mixed herbs) and cook till grill mark are prominent . Keep aside

For Sauce : Take hung Curd add 1 drop olive oil , add processed cheese , add oregano , chilli flakes and stir till smooth .

For plating :
Take one slice of bread for base . spread sauce , place onions , tomatoes , add some seasoning . Place another bread on top . again spread sauce , add cheese , bell peppers , lattice and add some seasoning .
close with another bread slice as sandwich .

Garnish with carrot and seasoning and serve .

Ice Cream Twister

Ingredients :
Vanilla Ice Cream : 2 Scoop
Wafers : 2
Chocolate Sauce : 2 table spoon
Sweet colour coated Fennel : 2 table spoon
Nuts : Chopped (Almonds , Cashew )


Preparation :

In a plate place vanilla ice-cream , add Chocolate Sauce , add Wafers , Sweet fennel .
Garnish with Nuts .

Sago Vada

Food Mirage:

Ingredients
Sabudana (Sago )
 : 1 1/2 cups
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Ingredients
Sabudana (Sago )

 : 1 1/2 cups
Potatoes  : boiled and mashed : 3 medium
Ginger : finally chopped : 1 table spoon
Green chillies finely : chopped 3
Fresh coriander leaves : chopped 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Red Chilli  Powder : 1/2 table spoon
Cornflour : 3 table spoon
Oil to deep fry

Prep : Mix all the ingredient together and make a small balls of equal portion .

Tips : Please put some oil on your palm so that balls will come out smooth .
Put prepared balls in a freezer for 15 mins so that it will set nicely and once deep fired will be crisp .

Deep fry balls in a wok and remove excess oil in a tissue paper .
Serve hot with Green Chutney/Tomato Sauce . 

Chicken Biryani

Ingredients :
Basmati Rice
2 cups Onion , 2 medium sized (thinly sliced)
Tomato   1 no. (chopped)
Green chili   3 or 4 (slit open)
Ginger Garlic Paste    1 tbsp
Mint leaves     1/4 cup (chopped)
Coriander leaves    1/4 cup (chopped)
hung Curd     1/2 cup (diluted to 1 cup -use the same cup which u measure rice)
Turmeric Powder    a generous pinch
Chilli Powder      1/2 tsp
Salt     to taste
To Marinate :

Chicken    1 lb(cut into pieces)
Ginger Garlic Paste    1/4 tsp
Yogurt/Curd      1 tbsp
Chilli powder    1 tsp
Coriander powder    1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder   1/4 tsp
Salt    1/2 tsp
To Temper
Oil      3 tbsp
Clove    4 no.s
Cinnamon    2" stick
Bay leaf    1 small
Cardamom    3 no.s


Prep :
First wash chicken drain excess water then marinate with the ingredients given under the heading "To marinate"  and cover it and keep aside for at least 30 minutes.
Wash and soak rice in water for atleast 20-30 minutes.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the tempering ingredients one by one then add onion, green chilli, mint leaves, coriander sprinkle little salt and saute for 1-2 minutes.
Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves.
After that add tomato and saute till it turns soft n mushy.
Now add the marinated chicken, chilli powder, turmeric powder and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Then cook covered for 6-7 minutes or till the chicken gets 3/4th cooked.
And then add enough 1 cup yogurt and 2 or 3 cups of water, enough salt and allow to boil.
Once it starts boiling, reduce the flame and cook for 3 minutes.
And now add soaked and drained rice and pressure cook for 1 -2 whistles.
But if u are cooking in skillet/stove top, cook rice with lid closed in medium heat till 80% water absorbed(see pic below).
At this stage using a clean kitchen towel close the skillet and then close the cloth with lid and turn the heat to low and cook in DUM for 6-7 minutes.


Serve hot with raita/curry/boiled eggs.