Deepsrecipes- food blog from Dubai

31st Dec 2014 :  So it's time to say #Goodbye2014 ! I thank each one who took time to read my monologues, recipes and stuff... This year was truly a roller coaster ride for me. I had set off on a particular journey back in 2007 and this year I can say that I am in the right path. It has been 7 years of struggle to find myself , my true aspirations and dreams. Some strong impacts from some unexpected sources came as some miracle, helping me out in this process. I bless them all who came as angels when in pain and uncertainty . But life is really quirky with its own rules and plans ,so I am here to take up anything life has got in store for me. I got a bundle of new friends and colleagues,  and lost a few . But I believe, that those who truly love me will stay there unshaken . I got up today morning to find myself in a mood to write a poem.. yes, those who wanna run away can do it now before I start . It goes like this --------( Needless to tell u all that I am not a poet

Ingredients To Prepare Cracker topping Any Italian Cracker- Cream cheese spread Mixed vegetables- cut into small chunks (I used cucumber and Bell peppers) Strawberry /raspberry Sugar- 1 tsp Salt- a pinch How To Prepare this easy starter ?      Whisk cream cheese with 1 tsp sugar and a pinch of salt.Mix in veggies and keep refrigerated. Only at the time of serving, spread it on Crackers and arrange one piece of Strawberry /Raspberry on top. I use Italian crackers as they are really thin and crisp . Buon Appetito ! Eat. Pray. Love.

Chicken in butter and cream with Mushroom bonjour ! Inspired by chef Julia Child’s cooking that had well celebrated in the movie “Julie & Julia” ,I decided to plan a French combo meal. (Being my favorite cuisine, I  have plans to buy Julia Child’s cook book “ Mastering the Art of French Cooking ”) You know,how good movies affect us positively. :-) So, as a result, here I am ,to share with you all, this recipe of ‘ Chicken in butter and cream. ’ I have followed the traditional recipe (courtesy: videojug) in all the ways, except for the measurements of ingredients.This recipe,I found is divine,with rich, creamy sauce with tender juicy boneless chicken.  Recipe demands a lot of butter and cream, so if you are trying this, you have to forget your diet rules for one day. Mushroom is really nutritious though some people are allergic to this fungus.   I recommend a special method of cleaning for Mushrooms. Wash mushrooms under running water, carefully,

History has got many strange stories.Macau old town is the Historical center of Macau with the unexceptional architecture of the Ruins Of Saint Paul's Cathedral.17th-century Portuguese cathedral-a perfect fusion of western and eastern cultures(church was caught fire for the third time when a violent typhoon hit Macau in 1835) Really quirky,right? Sharing some pictures...

Breath taking panorama with the divine presence of Buddha .The giant Tian Tan Buddha statue was covered with mist. Lantau Island in Hong Kong is a must visit place for a serene and spiritual experience. This majestic statue symbolizes the stability of Hong Kong, prosperity of China and peace on earth. Below the Big Buddha statue , there is Po Lin monastery main temple. Tian Tan Buddha, a giant Buddha statue completed in 1993, is an extension of the monastery. Vegetarian food is available near the temple. But if you are not a big fan of traditional Cantonese delicacies, it is better to avoid eating out here. Visiting the temple was an intriguing experience . The main temple houses three bronze statues of the Buddha – representing his past, present and future lives – as well as many Buddhist scriptures. Nature was at it's best with heavy showers .What more can one ask for? The place displayed a unique tranquility as the majestic Buddha statue slowly got c

Original recipe from  Chef  Mehboob Alam Khan Ingredients For Special Hydrabadi Chicken Biriyani (No Ghee) recipe Rice - Tilda Basmati rice- 2 cups Saffron in Milk - 1/4 cup Chicken - 500 g (medium sized pieces) For Marinade Fried Onions- 1 cup Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 heaped table spoon (for 500 gm chicken) Turmeric Powder - 3-4 tsp Chilly Powder-  2 heaped Tb spoons  Hydrabadi Biriyani Masala - 1 tbsp Salt - to taste Yogurt - 2 tbsp Green Chilly Paste - 2 tsp Lemon juice- 2 tsp Coriander leaves - Use 1 tbsp oil to fry onions(2 nos) and add fried onion along with the oil to the chicken. How To cook Hydrabadi Biriyani? 1. Marinate chicken after adding all the ingredients .Keep refrigerated for 1 hour. 2. Add 1 cup water to 2 cups rice .Cook this until water is evaporated. Rice should be raw ,only 30 % cooked. 3. Now heat a heavy bottom vessel (non stick) or big  copper vessel if available. 4.Add 2 tsp oil and layer raw ,marinat

Vegetarian Cacciatore Cacciatore is a classic Italian Sauce..(  basic recipe Courtesy :   Laura Vitale. ) Ingredients Bell pepper : (Yellow) -1 no Onion -1 big cut into cubes Egg Plant- Cubes 1 cup Garlic- 4 cloves Red Wine/veg.stock - 2 tbsp Italian Tomato pureed- 1 cup (I used   Sacla Italia  ) I f it is not available,just puree 2 big red tomatoes. Fresh Basil- Salt & Pepper- Olive Oil How To prepare this tangy nutritious sauce? Heat a sauce pan and add 2 tbsp Olive oil and lightly fry eggplant pieces and onion slices. You can add some salt and basil at this stage. Once it is half cooked add garlic and bell pepper cubes. Once everything is browned add red wine,if you are using.Or else you can add the tomato puree. Mix well and allow to cook with out lid.Add salt and pepper as required.When the sauce is thickened ,it is ready.GArnish with chopped basil. Boil water with salt and cook your favorite pasta/spaghetti. Serve veg Cacciatore with spaghetti

Movie Review Eat Pray Love (2010) "Awareness of the need to change is the beginning of change”. This apparently is the situation of the center character  Liz Gilbert  starring  Julia Roberts  in the movie  Eat.Pray.Love.  The movie is the story of a woman's personal growth, how she finds herself after getting out of the safe cocoon.  The movie starts with Liz Gilbert and her family leading a fast-paced life as any other  New Yorker . One night, as she feels empty inside, she decides to pray to GOD, for the first time in her entire life. She feels like, her life lacks something. At that phase of her life, she decides to quit her somewhat perfect life; prepares to get separated from her husband, and to find the true purpose of her life.  Bored of her stagnant married life, she even tries extra marital affair. But failed miserably since she was not very good at it and identifies herself that she needed something else; needed to recharg

Wish You All A Very Happy Easter... The spirit of Easter  is all about Hope,Love and compassion. Today's recipe is a very simple but so very a delicious dessert. Chocolate and Strawberries..!!! This combination itself is so divine . How To Prepare Chocolate Coated Strawberries?? Strawberries- Good quality baking Chocolate- Butter-1 tsp Liquid Glucose-1 tsp 1.Wash strawberries under  running  water.Pat dry. 2. In a double boiler,melt  chocolate and butter and add in 1 tsp liquid glucose to this. 3.Dip strawberries in melted chocolate.Dip only 1/3rd of the strawberries. If you don't get strawberries with the stem,you can use toothpicks for holding  them. 4.Freeze for 30 minutes. That's it...Enjoy the rich,chocolaty  heart shaped Strawberry is the best dessert on your special day.Roll them in crushed nuts for a different variety.Also you can use white chocolate as an option. If you want another Easter recipes  you can check out Appam 

Mustard Fish curry is a popular Bengali dish.(West Bengal is a state in Eastern India.)You get this recipe online ,so what is new in this? Let's check. Bengali cuisine uses the strong flavor of mustard oil in most of their recipes.I know,many of us may not like the flavor.So here,we are not using mustard oil,instead,adding yellow mustard paste to vegetable oil.Also we are adding a paste of mustard seeds with coconut,same as Bengali fish curry recipe. Ingredients Fish - any fish-250 g Yellow mustard paste- 1 tsp Onion- 1 big (chopped into small pieces) Ginger- chopped-1 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder- Red chilly powder- Salt- Whole spice powder or Garam masala- 1/2 tsp Green chilly- slit-4 nos Grated Coconut- 1/2 cup Vinegar- 1 tsp Hot water- 1cup For Tampering Shallots- 2 nos chopped Dry red chilly- 2 nos Mustard seeds- 1 tsp How To Prepare this Mustard Fish Curry 1.Clean fish with salt and vinegar. 2. Marinate fish with  turmeric powder,some whole spice powde

Mustard fish fry is just another recipe which came out well when tried unintentionally.That is when I felt to share this recipe with you all.Simple ,yet it has got an appealing taste different from usual fried fish varieties. Ingredients Needed Yellow Mustard paste-1 tsp Fish -Of your choice. Onion- 1 small Turmeric powder- a  pinch Salt- Green Chilly paste- Oil- 1 -2 tsp (for shallow frying) How to prepare Mustard Fish Fry? Make a paste with onion,salt,turmeric,green chilly and yellow mustard . Marinate the fish and keep aside for 15 minutes.Shallow fry in vegetable oil. This easy mustard fried fish recipe is very healthy as we are using very little oil. ENJOY...!

Wishing all Indians a very Happy Holi... I really like Indian sweet Gujiya.This sweet is a must delicacy on Holi day.So why not we try this gujiya today? As always,this is an easy version of the traditional recipe.One thing that is guaranteed is the taste.We are using coconut ,Kalonji and dry fruits as the filling. Ingredients For the filling  Cashew nuts Raisins Almonds Dry Apricots Kalonji/Black seeds(Nigella sativa) Coconut dry/fresh -grated finely Cardamom Powder- /2 tsp Powdered sugar- 4 tbsp Mix all ingredients as shown in the picture below. Filling itself is so tasty and so try not to devour it off before we actually proceed with Gujiya recipe.!! For the outer layer All purpose flour- 1/4 cup Wheat flour- 1/4 cup Ghee- 1tsp Salt- a pinch Yogurt- 2 tbsp Mix all ingredients and make a dough as we make for Chapati/Poori. How to prepare Gujiya?? First make a small poori and spoon some filling to the center ,As in the figure below. Now fold

How to eat Dragon Fruit ? source: how to eat dragon fruit? Select a ripe Dragon fruit. Cut the dragon Fruit into half.  Scoop out the pulp with a spoon or spatula.Remove any pink residue from the bottom of the fruit pulp since skin is not edible. You can serve the fruit in the beautiful skin itself.  Dragon fruit is rich in Vitamin C,antioxidants,healthy mono saturated fats and lots of fiber.This has got a mild taste similar to the taste of Kiwi fruit. ENJOY!

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

Wish you all a very HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY-2014. This cake in the above picture is a chocolate & coffee cake popularly known as Chocolate Mocha Cake . Recipe for this low fat cake is available in the link above.Very simple recipe,suitable as a tea cake if made less sweet. But for this Valentines day, I have given a cream cheese frosting with Rose flavor. Read the recipe for the cake from the other post.Here goes the recipe for frosting. Frosting Recipe Cream cheese- 200 g Powdered Sugar- 3/4 cup Rose water -1 tbsp Whisk all these ingredients together.Finely coat the cake with this romantic,rose flavored frosting. Just give a touch of heart shaped strawberries on top. Serve chilled. ENJOY! Deepkrishna

Healthy Salad recipes can be a treat .Experiment this quick Avocado salad with ingredients you prefer like almonds,pine nuts etc. Avocado contains good  cholesterol  (HDL) with great taste. Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: No Cooking( takes 2 minutes to blanch Broccoli if using) Serves: 4 Ingredients 1.            Mixed salad veggies- Broccoli,Cucumber,Baby spinach, ,red Onion 2.            1 Avocado , peeled, cubed 3.            Coriander leaves 4.            1 tbs Lime Juice 5.            Salt & Pepper 6.            Garlic- 1 clove 7.            Olive oil- 1-2 tbsp 8.            Strawberries Blanch Broccoli Boil water with a pinch of salt and vinegar. Let broccoli florets blanch in this boiling water for a minute. Salad Dressing- Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette is a simple yet delicious as well as healthy salad dressing. Cilantro is one of Nature’s best anti-oxidant foods. In simple words, Cilantro or

Another eggplant curry for Chapati/rice. Eggplant curry is a delicious side dish for chapati/Roti. I used this Madras curry powder (1 tbsp) to get the real t amil restaurant flavor. Indian  cuisine uses a plethora of spices.Let us check out the ingredients for this quick curry. Use Eggs if you don't like eggplant;yes,you can prepare a mouth watering egg curry using the same recipe. What do we need ? Eggplant- 4-5 nos (I used whole eggplant;make 2 slits with out breaking the eggplant as in the picture.This helps it to absorb the gravy ) Oil- 1-2 tsp Cumin seeds- 1 tsp Chilly powder- 2-3 tsp (Mother's recipe)Madras Curry Powder- 2 tsp(use a mixture of  Fenugreek powder+Asafoetida,coriander powder if you can't find this ready made.) Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Tamarind puree-1tbsp                                                         Salt- For The Paste Tomatoes-2 nos Coriander leaves- Green Chilly- 1 or 2 nos Garlic cloves-4 nos Blend th