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.
Ingredients
1)Chicken Drum Stick - 12 pieces
2)Egg White - 3 eggs
3)Oats - 4 tbp
4)Salt to taste
5)Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbp
6)Chili powder - 2 tbp
7)Black pepper powder - 1 tbp
8)Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
9)Curry leaves - 1 handful
10)Corn Flour - 1 tbp
11)Oil - few droplets for greasing
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.
Ever since I started baking , hubby dear was on a constant request to bake goodies out of ripe Bananas.As an obvious choice nothing could be simpler,quicker and taster than Banana Muffins.I had tried baking them earlier using granulated sugar but was skeptical about using artificial sweetener.This time I tried replacing sugar with artificial sweetener and trust me there was absolutely no loss either in the texture nor in the taste of the muffins.
My friends at work relished it thoroughly and so did my family members .I recollect this compliment given by my BIL which definitely motivated me alot "Anni ,Egg less,butter less,sugarless muffins are supposed to be tasteless but this is very very tasty".So without much ado here comes the recipe
Ingredients
1)Whole wheat flour - 3/4 cup
2)Artificial sweetener - 2 tbsp
3)Milk at room temperature - 3/4 cup
4)Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
5)Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
6)Olive oil - 2 tsp
7)Salt - 1/4 tsp
8)Vanilla essence - 2 tsp
9)Mashed ripe banana - 1/2 cup
Procedure
1)Sift the flour,baking soda,baking powder,salt for about 3-4 times and keep them aside
2)In a mixing bowl add oil and artificial sweetener and mix them.
3)Add the mashed banana and vanilla essence and mix them till all of the wet ingredients are well incorporated.
4)Add the flour mixture little at a time and fold them in.Ensure not to overdo the batter mixing part here.
5)Preheat the microwave with Microwave + Grill option for 3 minutes.
6)Place the paper cupcake in the muffin mould and fill each of them with 2/3 of the above batter.
7)Place them in the microwave and cook in convention mode for 13-15 minutes until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
6)Cool them on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
Chicken being the most commonly cooked non-vegetarian delicacy at home I was tired of preparing the usual gravy kind of dishes hence wanted to try something which would taste an appear like a deep fried one but with less calories.I'm a big fan of the Pizza Corner chicken wings which hubby dear would often buy me during our courtship days..once I turned out to be a calorie conscious lady outside food especially deep fried ones are a strict NO NO.I came up with the below recipe which requires very minimal preparation time,looks and tastes as yummy as the Pizza Corner chicken wings.I wanted to try this out with chicken lolly-pop pieces first and trust me it was a super hit at home.My FIL who is generally not in favour of tasting chicken dishes unless they are deep fried really appreciated and devoured it.I managed to cook some for my parents and friends too and they all relished every atom of it.MIL being a zero foodie enjoyed the chicken lolly-pops and was happy with effective usage of the convention microwave at home.
The recipe being a baked one with just a few droplets of oil lets you feast on them with no guilt of gluttony ..
So here goes my 1st post...
Ingredients
1)Chicken Lolly pop - 1 kg
2)Chilly powder - 2 tbsp
3)Ginger Garlic paste - 3 tbsp
4)Tomato Ketchup - 4 tbsp
5)Vinegar - 3 tbsp
6)Corn Flour - 7 tbsp
7)Salt to taste
8)Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
9)Oil - few droplets for greasing
Procedure
1)Wash the chicken lolly pop pieces well ,drain out the excess water and keep it aside
2)In a large bowl mix all the above mentioned ingredients to form a paste for marinating the chicken
3)Coat each of the chicken lolly pop pieces with the above paste and let it marinate at room temperature for over 2-3 hours
4)Grease a crusty plate with a few droplets of oil and preheat in Microwave + Grill mode for 3 minutes.
5)Place the lolly-pops on the preheated crusty plate with even spacing.
6)Cook in Convention mode for 10-12 minutes.
7)Remove the crusty plate from the microwave and turn each of the chicken pieces to the other side and cook in microwave + grill for 10-12 minutes turning the chicken pieces after every 5-6 minutes.
