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Rice Pudding Prep time - 50 min Ingredients : Rice - 1/4 cup Full fat Milk - 1 litre Saffron or Kesar a few strands Sugar - 1/4 cup Chopped Pistachios and Almonds for garnishing . Preparation: Add rice in a mixer, blend into coarse powder. Bring the milk to a gentle simmer, and add the rice & saffron while whisking continuously. This will help avoid lumps. Bring this to a boil while whisking, and then lower the flame to a simmer. Keep stirring the mixture every couple of mintues. After about 20 min the mixture will start to thicken. Simmer for another 20- 25 min till it thickens considerably and the rice is completely cooked. Add sugar and mix till it dissolves. Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool . Sprinkle with chopped pistachios & almonds. Cool in the refrigerator for atlleast 2-3 hours or overnight. Serve Cold.

Manioc or Mandoic /Tapioca Prep time :50 min Ingredients: Manioc or Mandoica - 1 full (Boiled ) chickepea - 1 cup (Soaked and Boiled) Spices(Turmeric, pepper crushed - 1/4 tsp, Chilli /Corriander /Garam Masala - Each 1 tsp) Kasoori methi - Handfull Salt to Taste Panko Bread Crumbs - 1 cup Wooden Bamboo Sticks - few (Soaked in water before 15 min of use). Prepartion: In a food processor,  Add mandoica, chickpea and pulse together. Now add in Spices, Cornflour or Bread crumbs, kasoori methi or Herbs of ur choice, Salt to taste and pulse together and transfer to a bowl. Divide them into equal oval size, and insert into skewers and set aside. Heat a grill pan or Skillet pan, smear oil and place the kebabs. Switch sides and cook evenly till it turns golden brown. Remove from heat and plate them. Serve it hot with dippings of your choice. For dippings : Beets Dip: Half boiled or raw beets, Ginger Garlic - 1 tsp, Curd or Cream cheese -1/2 cup, mix i...

Parotta Recipe Prep Time:1 hr Ingredients: Maida -3 cups (Plain flour or All purpose flour) Salt-1 tsp Sugar-1 tsp Milk Boiled -1 cup  Preparation: In a Bowl, add maida, Salt & sugar and mix well. Slowly add milk & form a soft dough.  Add a tbsp of oil and mix into the dough. Cover the dough with a lid and allow  it to rest for atleast 2 to 3 hours. Grease your work surface and your hands with oil and pinch dough to make smooth round tennis sized balls. Take each ball and roll it like a thin roti using a rolling pin. Roll it as thin as possible. Once its pleated hold one end of the long strip and roll it towards the other end to create a rosette and tuck the end under the rosette. Prepare rest of the rotis and keep them greased. Allow to rest for 10min. On the greased work surface, place each rosette & roll into parotta or use your palm & gently press the centre of the parotta. Heat a tawa or skillet on high flame. Once t...

                            ChickenBeets kebabs I always had a strange feeling when i see meat and veggies combined. But when it is done with right combination ,it works perfect!!!.  And i did try one such recipe on my own. Trust me, It was a hit :). Beets are healthy and the colour is so vibrant & beautiful. You will juz fall in love with it. Do give it a try :). Prep time :40 min  Ingredients: Chicken -1 breast piece cut in cubes Beetroot-1 Medium sized (Boiled &chopped) Chickpea -1cup(soaked overnight & boiled) Garlic- 2 cloves Ginger-1 inch Red or green chilli- 1 Onion -1/2 onion roughly chopped Lemon juice -2 tbsp Curd - 4 tbsp(optional) Spices - (Turmeric-1/4tsp, Chilli /Corriander/Garam Masala- 1 tsp) Paneer -1 cup (optional) Corriander -Handfull Cornflour or panko crumbs or bread crumbs- 1cup Salt to taste Wooden Skewers(Soak in water for 15 min ). Prepara...

Chicken and Spinach (Juz Bake It) I was getting quiet board of doing all spicy food everyday, n so i decided to go really simple,bland with juz the taste of salt ,pepper and little cheese today.I juz wanted to simply prep and let the oven do most of the work ,Ha ha :)!!! With that short story,here my recipe begins!! Prep Time:50 min Ingredients:  Pepper -1/4 tsp Salt to taste  Spinach -1 cup Garlic-2 cloves finely chopped Red chilli or Green chilli -1 no Mayonnise -1/3 cup Shredded cheese or parmesan cheese or paneer-1 cup Chicken breast piece-2(pound them flat using rolling pin or meat hammer) Egg white -1  Panko Bread crumbs or bread crumbs- 1 cup chopsticks- few Preparation: Heat a skillet, add drop of oil ,sautee spinach ,garlic ,chilli ,salt & pepper until it gets cooked. Now in a mixing bowl add cooked spinach,Mayonnise &cheese and mix well. Use a meat hammer or rolling pin and flat the chicken breast.Now add in scoop of sp...

            Healthy Beets Poori Prep time : 30min Ingredients :  Wheat flour -2 cups Beetroot medium size puree- 1no Salt to taste. Preparation: In a mixing bowl ,add wheat flour & salt and mix well. Peel beetroot, cut & add them into a blender & make a fine puree (Or) you can pressure cook the beets & make a puree . (Note : The idea is to use the veggies raw rather cooking them. Again itz purely upto you 😜) Now gradually add in the beetroot puree into wheat flour & form a dough and let it rest for 10min. Divide the dough into small lemon size balls. Dust flour on working surface,using rolling pin start stretching the dough into small size rotis. Repeat this process for rest of the dough. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan, when the oil is hot, add in the poori, they puff up. Switch sides when it is crispy golden brown. Serve hot with side dish of your choice. Poori tastes great when served with potato ...

Chicken & Spinach curry Chicken Saag Prep Time:40 min Ingredients: 2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 -cup Spinach 4-cloves Garlic chopped 1 - onion, finely chopped 1- tomatoe puree  3 -tbsp oil 1tbsp -Ginger Garlic paste 1 tsp - Red chilli pwd 1 tsp -Cumin pwd  2 tsp - Corriander pwd ¼ tsp Pepper ¼ tsp Turmeric 1 ½ tsp garam masala 2 tbsp fresh cream. Preparation: Boil the Spinach in boiling water till it softens. Cool down & blend into puree until fairly smooth, using 1-2 tablespoons of water to loosen up the mixture & Set aside. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet, set over medium heat. Add jeera & chopped garlic. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to brown. Now add in Ginger Garlic paste, let the raw smell disappear. Now add in the spices(Turmeric, Chilli, Corriander, Pepper, cumin pwd) and cook for 1 minute. Add in tomatoes, let it c...

                                      Dhaba Style Chicken with Veggie Ingredients: Skinless Chicken,cleaned& cut into cube size pieces -1/2 kg. For the Chicken Marinade: Turmeric  juice of lemon- 1 Ginger Garlic paste-1tbsp Salt -1 tsp For curry: Medium sized Onions -2 nos Medium sized Tomato- 2nos Veggies(mushroom-1 cup, spinach- 1/4 cup &peas -1/4 cup )optional Garlic sliced -4 cloves  Piece of Ginger -1 inch  Red or Green Chilies 2 nos(Adjust the spice as required)  Cumin Seeds -1 tablespoon  Whole Garam Masala (Bay Leaves 1, Cinnamon Stick½ , Cardamon 2, Peppercorns 4-6nos, Cloves4-nos) Spice(Turmercic-1/4tsp,Red Chilli Pwd-1 tsp(adjust acc to your spice level),Corriander pwd-2tbsp)  Garam Masala Pwd-1 tsp  Salt to taste. Preparation:  Marinate the chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste, Turmer...

    South Indian Style Fish Curry Prep Time: 30 min Ingredients: Onion Paste -2 medium sized            Tomatoe Paste -1 medium sized  Ginger Garlic paste-1 tbsp Green /Red chilli slit-1 Garlic - 6 cloves Spices(Turmeric-1/4 tsp,Pepper crushed pwd-1/4 tsp,Chilli/corriander/jeera -each 1tsp) Fenugreek seeds-1/4tsp Tamarind (lemon size) Fish Sardine(you can also use makerel,or other fish) Oil -3tbsp salt to taste. For Tempering: 1/4 onion chopped Red dry chilli -2 Garlic slit-3 cloves Mustard seeds -1 tsp Jeera seeds- 1tsp Turmeric/ Chilli pwd -1/4 tsp Curry leaves handful Corriander Leaves for garnish-few springs Coconut oil -1 tbsp. Preparation: Clean and wash the fish slices and rub turmeric/chilli/corriander&salt all over them. Cover and keep aside. Heat coconut oil in a large pan or kadai and add Fenugreek, jeera seeds & slit garlic. Once the seeds start spluttering, add Onion paste...

Chicken kofta curry prep time:45 min Ingredients: Chicken kofta: 225   gms(1 cup) Minced chicken 1 cup chopped onion 1/4   tsp  Ginger Paste 1/4   tsp  Garlic Paste 1/2   tsp  Roasted cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Snauf seeds 1/2   tsp Corriander powder 1/4   tsp   Red chille powder 1   tsp Chopped corriander leaves Salt to taste  For Gravy: 1 Medium Onion Ground to paste   1 Medium Tomato Ground to paste 1/2  tsp  Ginger Paste  1/2   tsp  Garlic Paste Whole Garam Masala( Black Cardamom,Bay leaf) 1/2   teaspoon Cumin seeds 1/2   teaspoon Red Chilli powder 1/2   teaspoon Corriander powder 1   teaspoon Garam Masala Powder 1/8   teaspoon Keema masala(optional) 1/2   cup Cream (Thick yogurt) Salt   to taste 1  T ablespoon oil or Ghee Chopped Coriander leaves    for garnish. Preparation: In a mixing bowl, a...