Okra Fries

Hey Food Lovers!!

This recipe is a sure shot hit recipe in my Kitchen. Okra Fries.

At least in our household Okra is a must have veggie.

So here is my take on Okra which is SUPER simple and Easy.


Ingredients:-

Okra ( sliced horizontally)

Spices:- 1 spoon of Masala (For Masala Recipe Click here
               1 spoon coriander powder.
               Salt as per taste.
               Vegetable Oil

Preparation:-
         
                 Put the sliced okra,spices and salt into a bowl and coat it well with the spices.

                 In a shallow pan heat oil and deep fry it.
                ( Note:- Fry it first on medium heat them on high heat.)

Thats it, crispy ,yummy Okra Fries are ready.


Lemme know if you liked it or not :)

See you soon.

Ritika

Egg Naan / Indian Flat Egg Bread

Hey Foodies!!

I am really very excited to share this recipe. It is a Naan recipe / flat bread which can be enjoyed with rustic meat curry or any chicken curry and some spicy veg gravy too.


Ingredients:-

All purpose flour / Maida (ok so my way of measuring is little funny but it is always accurate. 1 handful of flour = 1 roti/naan/flat bread . Now measure and take flour accordingly)


Hung Curd 1 cup

Baking Powder 1 table spoon

Salt a pinch

Warm water (enough to kneed)

Egg 1


Preparation:-

In a bowl add the all purpose flour / Maida . Add salt and baking powder first. Then curd and kneed well with warm water. It shouldn't be very sticky . Now cover it with cling wrap and leave it for 30 mins.

After 30 mins , with very light hands fold the dough again and cut it into small pieces to roll them out into flat bread.

On a flat pan bake the naan/ flat bread . Keep flipping it over so that it is baked properly. Now those who are pure vegetarians can stop here to get perfect naan. Add a little butter on top and you have very own Butter Naan.

Otherwise beat an egg in a bowl, and once the naan is baked brush the beaten egg on both side and add some vegetable oil and fry both sides properly. There you have it, YUmm!! Egg Naan :)

Njoy it with any curry / gravy.

Do try this at home, and lemme know if you liked it .

See you soon.

Ritika

Kitchen Tips

Hello Food Lovers!

So today lemme tell you a very useful tip. Many of us use only Vegetable Oil for cooking, but did you know that mixing the Vegetable Oil with Mustard Oil can really add up the health quotient of the oil.

Mustard Oil has many medicinal qualities.                                          

• Helps to stay away form coronary heart diseases
  
• It can be used as an antibacterial oil.
  
• Helps to detoxify human body.
  
• Stimulates digestion, circulation and excretory system 
  
• Helps preventing fungal growth, thus it can be used as anti-fungal
  
• Helps making immune system strong
  
• Organic mustard oil helps preventing cancer and is also helpful for slowing down the ageing process 
  
• Helps stimulating sweat glands and helps lowering body
  temperature

• It consist of fatty acids like omega alpha 3 and omega alpha 6 which have beneficial properties 

It Can also be used as hair oil as it helps to reduce hair fall through improved blood circulation if it is massaged on scalp .Similarly it is good as Body Oil. Helps in winter for making body warm and generating mild irritating effect through massage on body 

So next time when you will use Vegetable Oil for cooking or if you are facing and Hair Fall issues and skin issue  don't forget our very humble "MUSTARD OIL".

See you next time with some recipes :)

Stay Healthy!

Ritika

Ridge Gourd Egg Delight

Hey Y'all,

There are so many vegetables that can any day beat the "Proteins" hands down.  Speaking of which one of my all time favorite veggie is the ...tad-dahhh "RIDGE GOURD"

Today the star ingredient is RIDGE GOURD.

Ingredients:- 

Ridge Gourd 1 (peeled and chopped into small pieces

Onion 1 ( chopped finely)

Red Chilies (slit into 2 pieces)

Potato 1 (cut into same size like ridge gourd)

Garlic 3-4 cloves

Tomato 1 (cut into cubes)

Indian Masala 1 spoon ( Want to know how to make Indian Masala at home  Click Me )

Vegetable oil 2-3 table spoon

Eggs 2

Coriander (garnish)

Salt (as per taste)

Preparation:- 

Take a pan and once its heated add the oil and garlic to it. Now add the onions and fry it for some time. Add the Masala now to the onions and stir it for a while. Be careful if the heat burns the spices. Add the ridge gourd and potato and coat it well with the spices. Now at this time turn down the heat to "LOW" and put a lid on and let it cook. After couple minutes lift the lid, you will see the oil around the corners and the perfect time to add the tomatoes , red chilies and salt to the curry and pour a little water just enough to cook it through. Again place the lid and let it cook. Once the curry is cooked crack the eggs on the curry and cover it, DO NOT SCRAMBLE IT. Again place the lid and after few seconds turn the heat off. Garnish it with freshly chopped coriander.

That's IT,,,Yummylecious Ridge Gourd Egg Delight is ready.

Njoy!!!

Ritika

Bengali style Kaala Jeera Aloo

Hey Food Lovers!

Today we are going to explore East of India. This recipe is the easiest but the yummiest of most of the Bengali dishes.

Ingrediants:-

Potatoes 3-4 sliced in two pieces.

Vegetable Oil 3 tablespoon

Kalla Jeers 1/2 spoon

Garlic cloves crushed 

Green chillies 2 

Turmeric 1/2 table spoon

Sugar a sprinkle

Salt as per taste

Preparation:-

Once the pan is hot pour the oil, add the Kaala jeera,chillies. Carefull it's gonna splatter a bit. Now add the potatoes and stir it for sometime. Add turmeric,salt and add water suffficient enough to cook them. Then sprinkle sugar into the curry. Cover it with a lid and let it cook.

THAT'S IT......

The simple and humble Kaala Jeera Aloo is ready.

Poori/luchi / roti will be a best match for this dish.

Njoy!!!

Ritika

Coconut Sago with Jaggery Jelly

Hola Foodies!

So this dish does have interesting flavors to it. And i bet kids are gonna love it for sure.

Ingredients:-

Sago 100 gms (soaked in water for 1 hour)

Dates Jaggery 2 chunks

Ginger (tiny pinch of thrashed ginger)

Milk 1 cup

Sugar 2-3 table spoon

Coconut Milk 1 cup

Water 1/2 cup

Gelatin 2 table spoon



Preparation:-

First we are going to make the Dates Jaggery Jelly. Place a shallow pan on heat dump in the chunks of jaggery and add little water which will help it dissolve completely. Now add the tny pinch of ginger and stir a little. After which add the gelatin and blend,blend and blend.
Note:- Gelatin doesn't dissolve easily hence one must blend it properly.
So once done pour the mixture into a mould (i used a plane steel plate). And let it set for around 2-3 hours in freezer.
Once set cut it into desired pieces.


For the Coconut Sago, in a hot pan add milk and soaked Sago .Add sugar and stir well. Just went it start to bubble up turn off the heat  and then add  the coconut milk. Now in a separate bowl liquidify 1 tablespoon gelatin with hot water. Once completely diluted add it to the Sago and mix it well. Pour it into a mould, again i have used a steel plate, and have let it set for 2 hours.


Once set cut it into desired pieces and serve.

A great dish to end you meal.

Hope you will love it as much as my folks did :)

Njoy!

Ritika

Bengali Style Chola' r Daal

Hey Foodies,

Today's recipes are 2 of my all time favorite dish. Simple yet packed of flavors.

Ingredients:- (serves 2)

Chana Dal (1 bowl, soaked in water for 20 mins)

Dry chilli 2

Green chilly 2

Cardamom 2

Cumin seeds 1 table spoon

Ghee 1 spoon

Turmeric 2 pinches

Sugar 1/2 table spoon

Vegetable oil 3-4 table spoon

Salt as per taste

Preparation:- 

Take pressure cooker and once heated add vegetable oil,dry chillies, and cumin .Carefull its gonna splatter. Now add the soaked chana Dal into it,add turmeric, cardamom, salt and sugar and stir for some time. Now add water just about enough to cover the Dal. And before placing the lid on slit green chilies and add to the Dal. Pressure cook it for around 3-5 mins. Before turning off the heat check if its cooked thoroughly. And before serving add ghee to Dal.

That's it the most flavoursome Dal is ready. Best matched with hot Poori/Luchi.

Njoy!!!!

Ritika

Stuffed Crispy Chicken

Hey Foodies!

Today's recipe is my invention .Its specially for those who wants to do my earlier French Style stuffed Chicken recipe . So i thought why not make a recipe which is "Fancy" yet simple than the earlier stuffed chicken recipe.

Ingredients:- (Serve 2 people)

1 Chicken breast
Peas 1 bowl
Corn 1/2 bowl
Garlic 3-4 cloves
Crushed Pepper
Mozzarella cheese (you can use any other cheese)
2 finely chopped chilies
Bread Crumbs
Butter 1/2 table spoon.
Olive oil 3-5 table spoon (i used Borges extra virgin olive oil,as usual  :D)
Salt

Time:- 25-30 mins



Preparation:-

Take a chicken breast  and with a small carving knife make a little opening ( should be like a pocket to put the filling). Take flat pan/shallow pan , heat up some olive oil and butter and add garlic,peas,corn chilles and stir well. Add salt and pepper and just about when the peas are cooked, turn off the heat and let it cool. After it is cooled put it in food mixer grinder (food processor) make it into a semi-paste . Do Not puree it , making the filling into a semi-paste form will help us easyily fill in the stuffing into the chicken breast.
And while filling  add piece of cheese along with the filling we just made.
Once the filling is done cover the whole chicken breast piece with breadcrumbs.

Tip:- If you have bread at home but don't have bread crums then do not worry. Toast the bread ,once done crush it and then grind it in food processor. Perfect Bread crums READY !! I did that.

Take a flat pan,drizzle some olive oil and little amout of garlic and now place the chicken breast on the pan and pan fry it. Once the outer skin is crispy fried, add a little water and put a cover on it , so that it can get cooked thoroughly.

  That's it Your "Stuffed Crispy Chicken"  is ready. With it I made pasta with the left over filling.You can make an Egg fried rice or Noodles. You can also make a gravy and serve it with the chicken too 
Njoy!! Happy Eating :D
Ritika

Tropical Parshe

Hey Food Lovers,

This recipe will take you back to any beaches you have ever been to.A perfect dish to enjoy on a bright sunny afternoon.

Ingredients:-(serve 2)

Parshey Fish 2 (any other fish can be used as per preference)
Onions 2 grated
Garlic 3-4 cloves
Tomato 1 cut finely chopped
Chillies 3-4
Olive oil 4-5 table spoon
Salted butter (a small cube)
Crushed Peppers
Turmeric a pinch
Coconut milk ( I have used processed cocunut milk powder)
Mosambi / Sweet lime (3 tablespoons approx)
Salt for taste
Corriander finely chopped

Time:- 15- 20 mins

Preparation:-

Remember my old post on how to get perfect fish fry,its the rite time to use that tip . On a flat heated pan add olive oil and butter and salt.Now we have to pan seer the fish. Now once it's fried keep it aside. Now along side in a shallow pan add oil and put the chillies first and then crushed garlic. Add the grated onions,chillies and fry it for some time,now add tomatoes ,a pinch of turmeric and stir well. Add a little amount of water . If you can add the oil used to fry fish into the gravy it will enhance the flavour.Let it cook and once you see bubbles in the gravy add the sweet lime juice to the gravy.Now at this time add the cocunut milk to the gravy. And before turning the heat off add salt ,pepper and corriander to the gravy .That's it the lip smacking Tropical Parsey is ready. Serve it with a bowl of hot steamed rice. A perfect dish for summers.

Njoy !!!!

Ritka

French Style Stuffed Chicken Breast

Hey Foodies!

Well today we will be visiting France :)

Yes you guessed it right by the Title itself we are making a French Style Stuffed Chicken breast today.

Ingredients:-

Chicken breasts( well i used the packaged chicken breast hence the pieces are title small, you can use a whole chicken breast for bigger pieces )

Corn 1/2 bowl
Carrots 2 (peeled and chopped into small pieces)
Crushed Peeper
Green Chilies 2 (finely chopped)
Onions 1 (finely chopped)
Vegetable oil 2-4 table spoon
Garlic 3-4 cloves crushed.
Salt :- Taste
Indian Mixed masala 1 table spoon.
Time:- 20-25mins

Preparation:-

First we will make the stuffing.
In a hot pan add 3-4 tablespoon vegetable oil and add the crushed garlic. Add all the veggies (onions,chilies,corns and carrots) to the pan and stir it till it is charred nicely. Add Indian mixed masala and salt and pepper to it. Mix well and keep it aside once done and let it cool.

Now the fun part begins!! :)

Spread the chicken breast on a board / platter. Now you have to pat the chicken with a rolling pin or any kitchen which can be used to soften the chicken. Now take that  filling spread it on one end of the chicken breast and roll it over .(Note:- First filp should be little firm so that the stuffing doesn't spills out). Now Tie it with any cotton thread. Do not use colored thread.

Take another pan add garlic and place the stuffed chicken onto the pan, and chicken and roast it well.
Once its cooks through it is going to release the oil, that when you know it's done.

You can serve it like a roast or can serve it with a gravy.

I here have served it like a roast with some flavored saffron rice.

Rice Recipe:-

Ingrediants:-

Steamed rice
Butter / Ghee 1 table spoon
Saffron soaked in milk
Stired mixed veggies.
Salt to taste.

Cook the rice first. Now add the ghee, saffron soaked milk,veggies and salt and mix well.
That's it, rice is ready. An easy fix to a mouth full of flavors.

Enjoy !!

Easy Tip on Mixed Masala

Hello Foodies,

So for many of you who are staying alone or who are working ,this one is a easy kitchen hack.

Instead of keeping all the masalas in separate containers and struggling with them when you want to cook something quick . Take around 100 gms of corriander, cumin,chilly, turmeric powder and around 50 gms of garam masala and mix it in a big container and mix all the masala together. That's it ,,,,,,you are all set,use it in basic curries,chicken, fish .

FISH FRY ( Easy Tips)

Hello Foodies,

Now this time i am here to share a tip to get that perfect Fish fry without breaking up the pieces.

First up take shallow pan ,easy to flip the fishes.

Pour vegetable/mustard oil around 6-7 table spoon. Now let the pan heat real good.

Add 2 pinches of salt and tad bit turmeric powder to it.

Place the fish pieces "skin on bottom" in the hot pan. After couple of minutes flip it over and then let it fry for some not. Around this time turn the heat on to medium.

Note:- Do Not flip it again and again .That might break the fish.


Voila you have the perfect Fish Fry.