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Showing posts with label lunch. Show all posts
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Green Peas Pulao





Mattar Pulao
Here is one Quick and Easy Recipe for lunch or dinner.
To prepare this Indian Pulao, You require

Good Quality Basmati Rice- 1 1/2 cups
Ginger Paste-1 tsp
Onion - 1 small chopped
Green Chilly Paste -  1 tsp
Garam Masala Crushed -with Cinnamon as main ingredient.
Fresh Green Peas boiled- 1/2 cup

Salt - to taste
Olive oil- 1 tbsp

fresh Mint leaves paste- 1 tbsp (optional)- You can use fresh coriander leaves too.

Method of preparation of Peas Pulao
Step1
Boil Rice until almost done. Do not cook it well.
Step 2

Boil Green peas with a little bit salt using very little water until well done.
Step 3.
Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add onion,ginger paste,green chilly paste and saute well. Add garam masala.
Add the cooked peas and mix well.
Add half cooked rice and salt.Finally add mint(puthina)paste and mix well with out breaking the rice.
Now close this with a lid and allow it to cook until rice is well done and all the flavors get assimilated.

Serve with raitha.

Peas Pulav




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Pepper Chicken

recipe Pepper Chicken


For all those chicken lovers out there, today I present before you, Pepper Chicken!
It’s my own creation, if you insist, I can say, its an Indo-Chinese cuisine.
One thing I can guaranty is the taste.
So let’s begin.
Ingredients
Boneless skinless chicken- 250 g cut into cubes.
Onion    -1 big
Garlic   - 2 cloves
Bell pepper-1 medium sized
Soy sauce - 2 tsp
Pepper - according to taste
Coconut milk powder-1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves
Salt
Canola oil /vegetable oil - 3 tsp
Method Of Preparation
Heat a wok and add 2 tsp oil. Add chopped garlic and curry leaves. To this add chicken cubes and sauté for 2 minutes. Add salt and onion  cubes .Close with a lid for 2 minutes. Add 2 tsp black pepper. Now add bell pepper and cook for 5-7 minutes.
When the chicken is cooked well, add soy sauce and simmer.  
When the chicken is fairly dry, add 1/2 tsp of sugar and more pepper. Now the tricky part. Add some dry coconut milk powder to this and mix well. This is to enhance the taste.
Garnish and serve with Noodles, fried rice, or almost with anything!


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Italian Risotto (With Chicken and Asparagus)

Risotto with chicken and asparagus
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Try out something different today! Here'z a suggestion.
Exotic Italian main course  Item. Easy to make at home .
Ingredients:-
 Arborio rice - 200g
Chicken stock- 2cups
White Wine -    2 tabsp
Shallots -        8 nos
Garlic- 4 cloves
Rosemary - a pinch
Thyme -     a pinch
Parmesan cheese - Bountiful
Butter /Olive Oil   -1 tab sp.
 Method:-
Saute asparagus in butter(instead you can use Olive oil ) with shredded shallots .Sprinkle salt .Cook till asparagus turn tender.
Cut chicken into small cubes , cook well after adding shredded garlic , salt and rosemary .
Heat a pan  add 2 tbsp butter and lightly fry  minced shallots. No need to brown them.
Now add rice .Lightly fry rice till crisp.
That's the time for 2 tabsp white wine  . Take care to cook and absorb  the wine well to remove the smell of wine. 
Add 1/2 cup chicken stock-cook the rice constantly stirring .
When stock gets absorbed , add thyme .(You can use fresh Thyme leaves if available and discard them after cooking the rice )
Now add remaining stock and  cook  until rice is done 'al dente' .
Mix in asparagus and chicken .
Add Parmesan cheese and butter to make it creamy.Sprinkle salt and pepper on top.
Garnish with chopped Parsley .


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Fish Curry (Sardine Curry)

Sardine is a small oily fish,rich in nutrients.
Ingredients
Sardines -500 g
Onion-1 big (make a paste)
Ginger-paste -1 tbsp
Chilly powder-1tbsp
Fenugreek(Methi seeds)-1 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Curry Leaves-
Dry red chilly-2-3 nos
Raw mango- 1 cut into small pieces.
(Use Kokum(2-3 nos) if you don't find raw mango.)
Oil-2 -3 tsp
Method Of Preparation
Heat a non stick skillet or sauce pan.Add 2 tsp oil-Splutter mustard seeds.Now add in fenugreek seeds,dry red chilly and curry leaves.When they become slightly brown,add in the ginger paste.Fry this well.
Now add in onion paste.After 2 minutes add in turmeric powder,chilly powder and salt.Keep stirring until oil separates .Now add the fish pieces.Coat the fish with the sauteed masala.Let fish fry a little.
Lightly Fry the fish with all the masala-
Now add 11/2 cups of warm water,mango pieces and more salt if needed.
Once its cooked well(in 3-4 minutes) and gravy is thick,add 1 big spoon of coconut oil and curry leaves on top.
Close the lid to lock the flavors.

Yummy,tangy,delicious and nutritious fish curry is ready to serve!!!






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Theeyal Recipe (A spicy curry from Kerala)

This curry is called "Theeyal " ; One of the very delicious, spicy and savory curries from traditional recipe collections of Kerala. Kerala food is famous and much admired by all around the world. This particular recipe is popular in southern Kerala.
We can make theeyal with different vegetables or with Prawns instead of veggies.Today, I am giving you the basic Theeyal recipe with a combination of veggies.Here I use Bringal,bitter gourd and Onion.
INGREDIENTS
Bringal -cut into longitudinal sections-1/2 cup
Bitter gourd -cut into longitudinal sections -1/4 cup
Shallots (Or if its not available use Onion 1 big) -1/2 cup
Green chilies -4 nos-(slit into two).
Coconut oil-4tbsp
Grated coconut-1cup
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Chili powder-1tbsp
Coriander powder-2tbsp
Salt-to taste
Tamarind paste-1tbsp
Method of preparation
Step1
Make a masala paste.
In a shallow pan,pour 1 tbsp oil.Roast coconut.When its light brown in color,add in 1 tbsp coriander powder.Keep this on low flame for 10 more minutes.
Let it cool down a bit,then grind this into a fine paste.
Step2
Take a big vessel and pour 2 tbsp coconut oil. Lightly fry the cut veggies with green chilies.
Add in salt,turmeric,chili powder and remaining 1 tbsp coriander powder.Mix well and simmer.
Now pour in the tamarind paste along with 2 cups of water.
Let this boil and cook well.
Finally add in the coconut paste we have prepared.
Switch off once it starts to boil.
Tampering
Heat 1 tsp oil ,splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.Add in 2-3 dry red chilies and curry leaves.
Pour this over the curry and keep the lid on for 10 more minutes .
This curry is best with Prawns instead of veggies and served with white rice traditionally.






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Chicken Majboos Recipe

Chicken Majboos Arabic
Arabic Chicken Majboos
Majboos is an Arabic rice dish with lamb or chicken.
In the traditional method,they boil water in a big pot and after adding all the spices and onion into the boiling water,they add full chicken.Once the chicken is done, take it out and rice is cooked in the same stock.
But I have changed that method a bit.
Here I am partially frying the chicken first and then cooking the rice and fried chicken together in the same pot.
All Arabic dishes are very healthy;Majboos is a very tasty rice dish like biriyani.You can serve it with raita or any other accompaniment of your choice.I serve it with Pomegranate raita.
Ingredients
Long grain Basmati rice-2 cups
Chicken-500 g
Dried Lemon-5 no (If its big sized lemon ,use 3 no)
Pepper powder-to taste
Olive oil- 1 tbsp
Whole spices-Cardamom (2),Cinnamon(1/2 inch),Cloves(2)
Bay leaves-2 no
Onion-2 big
Water-3 1/2 cups
Salt-to taste
Method of preparation
Marinate the chicken pieces with salt,pepper and cinnamon powder.
Fry partially in 1tbsp Olive oil.
Now in a big pot boil 3 1/2 cups of water.Add the whole spices,bay leaves,Onion chopped,salt,Pepper powder,Cumin powder 1tsp,extra cinnamon powder 1tsp and dried lemons.
You can get dry lemon from the grocery store.It looks like this-
After washing the dry lemons,make a hole on this to get the real flavor . 
Once the water starts boiling,add in chicken and rice .
Water level should be 1 inch above the rice.
Cook well .
Healthy delicious dinner/lunch is ready with in minutes!!!
Serve it in the traditional way-
For other Arabic recipes Click here.
Eat Healthy !




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Fish Curry

deepsrecipes home made fish curry


This is the Fish curry I made at home the other day..just tried and came out good…So going to call this , deepsrecipes special Fish Curry, if you all permit me to call so....
Very simple recipe..But extremely tasty..A bit tangy, that’s how my family likes it...
Ingredients
1. King Fish-1/2 kg
2. Onion 2 –Medium Finely Chopped
3. Ginger-Garlic –Finely Chopped 1 tsp
4. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
5. Chilly Powder-2 tsp
6. Coriander powder – 11/2 tbsp
7. Green chilly- 2 no
8. Pepper powder-2 ts
9. Kokum- 3 small
10. Salt-to taste
11. Vinegar- 1 tsp
12. Curry leaves /Cilantro-bountiful
Method of preparation
Clean the fish with Salt and vinegar.
Marinate with a tsp of chilly powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric and salt.
In a non stick sauce pan, pour 1 tbsp oil. Lightly fry the marinated fish pieces.
Now remove them from the oil. To the same oil crackle mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.Then add in chopped onion, greenchilly and ginger-garlic.
Add ½ tsp salt and sauté well.
Mix the powders (4, 5 and 6 from the ingredients list) in 2 tbsp water and pour this to the above oil.
Add the soaked Kokum. Mix well. Keep on low fire for 3-4 minutes until oil separates. Add curry leaves.
Now add 11/2 cups of water and salt. When this starts boiling, add the fried fish pieces.
And a tsp Vinegar. Let this curry thicken a bit.You can add ½ tsp Pepper powder at this stage if you want it more spicy.
Serve hot with rice or the bread of your choice.





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Crispy Potato Wedges~kids recipe

Potato Recipes
Potatoes..!!!!!
Today I am going to talk about that wonder vegetable. Since Potatoes contain mounds of carbohydrate, it is easy to digest. Potatoes are really magical not only in its taste, but it is used to relieve a number of diseases like high blood pressure due to tension, indigestion etc.
Juice of Potato can be used for the treatment of burns and skin problems.
But it's better to know that green potatoes are poisonous and so are its leaves.
Diabetic, obese and those who are on slimming regime should avoid Potatoes since it is high in energy and sugar content.
It’s always better to avoid deep fried Potato dishes. So let’s make these crispy grilled/shallow fried Wedges.
Ingredients
Potatoes    - 2 Big
Butter - 1 tsp
Corn flour - 1 tab sp
Chilly Powder - 2 tsp
Salt - To taste
Thyme -1 tsp
Olive Oil/Butter - 2 tsp
Method of Preparation
Boil whole potatoes  until just done (do not over cook). This step is for a fluffy interior after grilling.
Now cut them into wedges.
In a bowl, mix dry corn flour, thyme, salt and chilly powder.
Coat potato wedges with some melted butter. Now dip buttered potato pieces in the dry flour mix.
Toss it on a grill or on a pan with just 1-2 tsp Olive oil until it’s crispy and golden.
This recipe makes the wedges extra crispy with fluffy interior .Kids gonna love it and this can be a healthy lunch for them too.
Serve  the yummiest snack with anything you like.

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