My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 1 cucumber 1 1/2 cup yoghurt 1/2 tsp ginger, finely chopped 1/4 tsp cumin powder 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped salt to taste Preparation: Peel and chop the cucumber into fine pieces. Add little salt to this and keep it aside for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, add the yoghurt and stir well. […]
Ingredients: 250 gm kovakka/ ivy gourd 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 of 1 small tomato, chopped 3-4 green chillies, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 sprig curry leaves 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/4- 1/2 cup grated coconut 1 tsp mustard seeds salt oil Preparation: Wash and chop the kovakka into pieces. Heat 1 tbsp oil […]
Ingredients: 1 cup rava/ semolina 1 cup plain flour 1 beetroot 2 tsp ghee salt to taste oil for frying Preparation: Peel and chop beetroot into small pieces and grind it in a blender adding about 3/4-1 cup of water. Strain its juice and keep it aside. In a bowl, add rava, plain flour, ghee […]
Ingredients: 1 cup chicken, cooked and shredded 3 carrots, peeled and grated 2 garlic cloves 4 cups of chicken stock 3-4 tbsp plain flour 1 tsp dried parsley freshly ground pepper powder salt to taste 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil / 25 gm butter Preparation: Cook the chicken with 4 cups of water adding little […]
Ingredients: 250 gm paneer 2 eggs 1/2 cup plain flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 50 gm butter a pinch of salt 3-4 tbsp sugar 1/2-3/4 cup milk ( or as required ) Preparation: Make a smooth paste of paneer using a blender/ food processor and keep it aside. Mix plain flour , baking powder and […]
Ingredients: 4 hard boiled eggs 1 egg, beaten 2 onions, diced 1 capsicum, chopped 3-4 green chillies, chopped 1 tsp ginger, chopped 2 tsp garlic, chopped 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper 2-3 tbsp tomato sauce 2 tsp soy sauce 1 1/2 tsp chilli sauce 3 1/2 tsp corn flour 1 tbsp […]
Ingredients: 1 mango, peeled and cubed 1 cup milk 4-5 tbsp sugar (or as required) few drops of rose milk mix/ essence Preparation: In a bowl, add milk and enough sugar and mix well till sugar dissolves. Add rose milk mix to this and stir well. ( or blend milk, sugar and rose milk mix […]
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup plain flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup yoghurt 1/2 cup orange juice 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp orange zest Preparation: Preheat the oven to 180 degree celcius. Grease a 12- hole muffin tin with baking spray or line the […]
Ingredients: 2 cups strawberries, finely chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and finely chopped 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped pinch of salt 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 tsp sugar Preparation: In a bowl, add the chopped strawberries, jalapeno, onion, coriander leaves. salt, lemon juice and sugar. Toss all together […]
The theme for this month’s Muslim Food Blogger’s Challenge is “Cooking from the Scrapbook“. This is the 4th challenge and Alhamdulillah I am enjoying the participation and eagerly waiting for the future challenges… Thanks to Rafeeda for hosting such exciting challenges… […]
Ingredients: 2 big carrots, peeled and cubed 1/2 cup grated coconut 2 big green chillies 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 cup yoghurt, beaten 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds 2-3 dry red chillies 1 sprig curry leaves salt to taste 1 tbsp oil Preparation: In a pan, add cubed carrots and cook it […]
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice 100 gm paneer, cubed 150 gm boneless chicken pieces 1 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1 onion, sliced 3 green chillies, chopped 1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tomato, chopped 1/4-1/2 cup yoghurt 3 cups water 2 cinnamon pieces 3 […]