It was around 10 yrs ago when I had first tasted momos, my brother had bought it for us and we at home wondered how this wonderful dish was prepared.With the exponential increase in workload I prefer to have lunch at the pantry but certain days when I go to the cafeteria I always see a big queue in front of the momos counter.I wanted to try out this dish but was skeptical about using whole wheat flour and was wondering if it would be as soft and tasty as the ones made from all purpose flour.It was Sunday evening and hubby dear was out to meet his friends and I had all the ingredients at hand,my little brat was busy running around the car trying to get his grandparents tired and I couldn't think of any better moment to try out this dish.To my surprise the dumplings came out so well that it tasted as good as the ones you get at the authentic Chinese restaurants, the brown colour was due to the whole wheat flour and the awesome mouthwatering taste overrides the not so professional pleats.Hubby dear and my parents enjoyed it thoroughly that I have constant request for preparing the next set at the earliest..
Ingredients Chicken Filling 1)Chicken Breast - 1 (minced) 2)Green Chillies - 3 3)Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbp 4)Salt to taste 5)Soya Sauce 6)Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1/2 cup Dough 1)Whole Wheat Flour - 2 cups 2)Hot Water - 1 cup
Procedure 1)Add salt in hot water and let it dissolve. 2)Add the whole wheat flour and knead it well till a soft dough is formed. 3)Blend together green chillies,ginger garlic paste,salt and soya sauce. 4)Add the above blended mixture to the minced chicken and mix it well.Add chopped corinader leaves and mix it again till well incorporated. 5)Shape the dough into small balls and roll out thinly 6)Place a teaspoon of the filling in the middle of the rolled out dough and bring the edges together to make small tight pleats. 7)Pinch the top and twist it to ensure the dumplings are closed tightly. 8)Place them on a idly cooker and steam for around 15-17 mins 9)Serve with chilly sauce.
I'm sure many of us would have encountered such inventions in our kitchen when we plan to cook something ,the recipe gets goofed up and we try some corrections and a new new recipe is born..Well thanks to my friend Navira who shared her chicken broast recipe , I decided to try the grilled version of the same but for some reason the oats coating over the chicken was overdone leading to a hard surface.I modified the recipe by letting the chicken marinate with oats than having to coat it and added some more spices .This correction turned out in to be an invention of the KFC style Fiery Grilled Chicken. I shared these grilled chicken drumsticks with a couple of my husband's relatives and my parents who loved the crispy yet the non greasy texture.The multiple blast of flavours as you chew through it rekindles all your taste buds."It tastes as good as the KFC Fiery Grilled Chicken" is what most of them who devoured complimented me.
Procedure 1)Wash the chicken drumstick pieces well and keep them aside 2)Blend egg white,ginger garlic paste,curry leaves and corn flour 3)Add oats,chilli powder,salt,turmeric powder,pepper powder to the above mixture. 4)Marinade the chicken pieces in the above paste and refrigerate it for about 2-3 hours.(Do not freeze) 5)Preheat the greased crusty plate in Microwave + Grill mode for 3-4 mins 6)Place the chicken pieces with even spacing between them and cook in microwave + grill mode for 20 mins turning their side after ever 10 mins.
Hubby dear is a big fan of my mother's Rava Upma,he says my mom makes the best Upma in the World.My mom too loves Sanjeev's rare compliments and prepares several boxes of Upma anytime its on the breakfast Menu and offers it to us so that we can consume it during different parts of the day.We being crazily in love with it have no objection what so ever in having it for all the 3 meals of the day..You can imagine how much we relish mom's Upma.. Another person who cooks yummy Upma is my dear friend Mangu's mom.. I miss eating her Upma especially during the bad days at work.. It was a Saturday evening and hubby dear was reminded of my mom's Upma and wanted me to prepare the same.I was a little apprehensive given the high standards that my mom had set for this simple recipe but I definitely didn't wanted to disappoint him..Mom was out of station on a temple tour and I didn't wanted to disturb her asking for the recipe so I tried the below recipe with some healthy ingredients and it was a super duper HIT!!..Hubby dear enjoyed it thoroughly and so did my FIL except for the carrot chunks that intefered his taste buds..
Ingredients 1)Sooji Rava - 1 cup 2)Chopped Carrot - 1 cup 3)Chopped Beans - 1 cup 4)Finely chopped Onion - 1 cup 5)Finely chopped Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup 6)Finely chopped curry leaves - 1/2 cup 7)Turmeric - 1 tsp 8)Chilli powder - 2 tbsp 9)Garam masala - 1 tsp 10)Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp 11)Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp 12)Olive Oil - 2tbsp 13)Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp 14)Whole Urad dal - 1/2 tsp 15)Salt - to taste 16)Finely chopped tomato - 1 cup 17)Water - 2 cups 18)Lime juice - 3 tbp 19)Flax Seed powder - 3 tbp
Procedure 1)Heat 1/2 tbsp of Olive oil in a non-stick Deep Fry Pan .Add rava and flax seed powder. 2)Roast it constantly by folding in until the raw smell is completely gone but ensure that it doesnt turn brown.The oil secreted from the flax seed powder will prevent the rava from sticking to eachother once cooked. 3)Add 1/2 tbp of Olive oil and roast for another 2-3 mins. 4)Transfer it into a wide plate and let it cool by itself at room temperature 5)Heat 1 tbsp of Olive oil and add mustard seeds,fennel seeds and whole urad dal seeds 6)Add the chopped onions once the seeds begin to splutter. 7)Add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder,salt ,curry leaves,coriander leaves and garam masala.Cook them till the onion turns brown.Continue to fry them by constantly scrapping the bottom. 8)Add the chopped tomatoes,chilli powder,carrots and beans and cook them by closing the lid.Stir it occationally and sprinkle a little water if the need be. 9)Once the vegetables are soft add the rava and gently fold till they are well incorporated.At this point you will find rava as white dots all over the cooked masala and vegetables.Close the lid. 10)Boil 2 cups of water. 11)Add the hot water , lime juice and gently fold in.At this point the rava would quickly absorb the water and you will still notice some white dots. 12)Close the lid and let it cook for 5-6 mins in low flame opening the lid after every 2 mins to fold in. 13)Turn off the stove and let is remain on the stove with lid closed for another 3-4 mins. 15)Add some more the chopped coriander leaves and fold in. 16)Serve with raita or with pickle.
