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Saturday, January 14, 2017

Oven Poached Salmon

            Fishes are super duper healthy. One should have it more often. They are loaded with essential nutrients. Fishes are world's best source of omega 3 fatty acids which are essential for human body & brain. Salmon is one of the healthy food item. It is a great source of proteins, as said before omega 3, vitamins like vitamin D, vitamin A & some members of vitamin B and also minerals like selenium, zinc, phosphorus, calcium & iron. Anyways enough of health benefits of salmon. This is not a website to provide health benefits of a food item, but recipe providing website. So I will stick to that.

             So till now you might have understood, I will be sharing a recipe for salmon today. Salmon itself is so healthy. But I will be also sharing a healthy way of making it. Oven poached technique for salmon. its very tasty. So we are not going to spoil its taste by adding any spices to it. Just some seasoning to it and we are done.

              Lets see how to make it.

Ingredients:

Salmon fillet along with its skin to one side 200 gm

Salt to taste

Thin Lemon slices 3

Garlic Clove 1 - sliced thinly

Oregano 1 tsp

Black pepper Crushed 1/3 tsp

Aluminium Foil

Olive oil 1 tsp

Method:

Preheat oven to 200 degree C.

Wash the salmon fillet.

Take a 30 x 30 cm aluminium foil piece.

Place the salmon fillet on the aluminium foil with its skin at the bottom side.

Sprinkle salt to taste, crushed black pepper & oregano evenly over the salmon fillet.

Place thin slices of garlic over it covering almost all the top of the salmon. Place the garlic slices 1 cm apart from each other.

Place lemon slices side by side over the garlic pieces.

Drizzle some olive oil over it.

Now just wrap the salmon in the aluminium foil like a bag creating some space in the foil bag for the steam. That steam will help salmon cook evenly.

Cook it in the oven for 25 minutes.
Remove from oven. Let it rest for 2 - 3 minutes.
Serve hot !!

Tips:

Don't discard the juice created in the aluminium foil. Enjoy it with the salmon. Its super tasty.
This is the best recipe to enjoy salmon.
Don't eat the skin of the salmon.
Don't cover the salmon in aluminium foil tightly. Leave some space above it while packing just like bag.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Falafel Waffles

            Falafel is a traditional middle - eastern snack. It is a deep fried patty made from ground chickpeas. It tastes great just like that. It is generally served in pita loaded with veggies & sauces. Today I am showing you the same falafels but made differently. Instead of frying I am just cooking it in waffle iron. Sounds interesting, isn't it ?

             Check the recipe below. Just give it a try. You can serve it in tiffin's as well. So a healthy option for your kids tiffin. :)

Ingredients:

For Falafel Waffles:

Chickpeas 1 cup

Garlic Cloves 3 medium

Coriander leaves

Parsley

Green Chilies 3 or 4

Cumin seeds powder 1 tsp

Coriander seeds powder 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Black Pepper (almost 1 tsp)

Lemon Juice 2 tsp

Baking Powder 1/2 tsp

Onion finely chopped 1/4 cup

For Yoghurt Sauce:

Yoghurt 1 cup

Lemon juice 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp

Mint leaves few chopped finely

Method:

For falafel Waffles:

Soak chickpeas for 6 - 8 hours in enough water.

After 6 - 8 hours, the chickpeas will have doubled in size. Now drain off all the water from it.

Now grind it to a coarse paste along with garlic cloves, green chilies, coriander leaves & parsley.

Remove it in a bowl. Season the mixture with salt, cumin seeds powder, coriander seeds powder, crushed black pepper, black pepper, finely chopped onion, lemon juice & baking powder. Mix well.

Preheat the waffle iron.

Pour a ladleful of waffle batter in the waffle iron.

Close it. Let it cook for 10 - 12 minutes.

Yoghurt sauce:

Mix all ingredients for sauce - yoghurt, salt, black pepper, lemon juice & mint leaves. Mix well. Add water if necessary to make sauce like consistency.

Tips:

Add baking powder just before making the waffles.

If you want it to be brown, cook it for little more time in waffle iron.
If you don't have waffle iron make in the sandwich maker. It will be the same with a different shape.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Cheesy Garlic Bread with a twist

I am sure everyone is a fan of garlic bread. But have you ever tried this type of garlic bread ? If you try this style of garlic bread, you will definitely forget the regular garlic bread. & you wont believe but it is not at all difficult.

Just make this for your dinner or kitty parties. It will be like a centre piece for your dining table. Everyone will just go "wow" over this. Kids also go crazy for it. Just try it once & share your experience with me in the comments section below. Your experience will be worth sharing. So come on try it now !! Below is a pictorial representation.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 20 - 25 minutes

Ingredients:

Any big bread with crunchy crust (I used Pistolet)

Garlic 3 medium chopped finely

Butter 2 tbsp

Salt a pinch

Cheese grated

Oregano

Method:

Preheat oven to 200 degree Celsius.

In a microwave safe bowl, melt butter for around 30 seconds. Add to it finely chopped garlic, salt & 1 tsp dry oregano. Place in microwave again for 10 seconds. Mix.

Take any big bread with crunchy crust. I used pistolet.

Now cut the bread with a knife to get diamond shapes but don't cut the bread all the way through to the bottom. (You don't want pieces of bread, just some cuts over the bread. Refer the pictures below).

Now with the help of spoon, put the garlic butter in between all cuts of the bread.

Also put some cheese in between all cuts of the bread.

Now wrap it in aluminum foil. & bake for 15 minutes.

Unwrap it & bake again for 5 to 10 minutes until all cheese is melted.

Serve immediately !!

Take any bread with crispy crust

With a knife give cuts as shown but not all the way through...
just cut 2/3rd of the the bread

Now as shown give cuts like this to form diamond shapes..
but again same don't cut the bread all the way through...
just cut 2/3rd of the bread

As seen the bread is not cut fully to the bottom..

Diamond shapes will be formed as shown in the pic

Melt butter in microwave for 30 seconds..
Add finely chopped garlic, pinch of salt & dried oregano & mix.

Fill the butter garlic mixture in the cuts of the bread.
Then fill the cuts with cheese. As shown

Wrap it in aluminium foil & bake for 15 mins in preheated oven at 200 degree C.
Unwrap it & bake for 5 to 10 minutes until cheese melts. Serve immediately !!

Tips:

Use preferably mozzarella cheese.

You can also use fresh parsley instead of dry oregano.

You can sprinkle some red chili flakes over the top of bread. But its optional & upto you.

If you are health conscious, but still want to enjoy it, skip cheese in this recipe. It still tastes amazing.

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Veg Sizzlers

Instant Kharvas

Strawberry Panna Cotta

Veg Pulao

Tiramisu

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Chili Paneer

Chili Paneer is one of the all time favorite Indo - Chinese dish. It is very simple to make. You just need some basic Chinese sauces & make whenever desired. You can make it dry & enjoy it as a starter or make it gravy based. Here is the recipe for it.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Paneer 250 gms

Onion 1

Capsicum 1

Corn Flour

Salt to taste

Soya sauce 1 tsp

Vinegar 1 tsp

Red Chili Sauce 2 tsp

Green Chilies 2 slit

Garlic Cloves 2 medium sized chopped finely

Method:

Chop Onion & Capsicum in cubes or thin strips. Also chop Paneer in rectangular pieces.

Dip the paneer pieces in corn flour so that it gets coated with corn flour from all sides. Now deep fry paneer in hot all till golden. Remove them on a paper napkin.

Heat a non stick pan.

Add 1 tbsp. oil to the pan.

Add finely chopped garlic. Sauté for 20 seconds.

Now add onions, capsicum slices & slit green chilies. Saute for 2 minutes.

Add all the sauces - red chili sauce, vinegar & soya sauce. Add salt to taste. Stir well.

Add paneer pieces to it. Stir well.

Serve hot !!

Tips:

You can also shallow fry paneer pieces. That's what I do. I avoid frying whenever possible.

If you want gravy in this, just make a thick paste from corn flour & water. Add it to the dish before adding paneer & let it boil. Add some more water if necessary. Adjust its consistency the way you wish.

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Friday, July 3, 2015

Indo - Chinese Egg Fried Rice

Indo - Chinese Fried Rice needs no introduction. It is so popular with everyone. Here is my recipe for Egg Fried Rice. Hope you like it.

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice 2 & 1/2 cups

Spring Onions Finely Chopped 1/3 cup

Spring Onions Greens Finely Chopped 1/2 cup

Carrots Finely Chopped 1/4 cup

French Beans Finely Chopped 1/4 cup

2 Eggs

3 - 4 medium sized Garlic Cloves finely Chopped

Salt to Taste

White Pepper / Black Pepper

Soya Sauce

Vingar

Green Chili 1 split into two

Method:

Heat Oil in a wok on medium - high heat.

Break eggs into it. With a spatula, Stir it continuously till it gets scrambled. Don't make it hard. Keep the scrambled eggs soft.

Remove the scrambled eggs in a plate.

In the same wok, heat 1 tbsp oil.

Add finely chopped garlic. Once garlic turns a bit brown after around 20 - 30 seconds, add finely chopped spring onions, slit green chili, finely chopped French beans & finely chopped carrots. Sauté.

Add scrambled eggs, black pepper powder to this veggies. Mix.

Add cooked rice to it. Mix carefully without breaking the grains of rice.

Add salt to taste, some more black pepper powder, 1 tsp soya sauce & 1 tbsp vinegar. Mix again carefully.

Garnish with chopped spring onion greens.

Tips:

I like to add just a tsp soya sauce in the fried rice while cooking to retain the white color of the fried rice. You can add more soya sauce later while eating as per your taste.