Thai Red Curry Paste

Hi People, 

Weekend again, and I want to bring a twist in my usual curry. Well what better than adding a pinch of Thai base to my Indian curry. 

Sharing with you today, a simple Thai Red Curry Paste recipe

Here you go ..

Ingredients:

• Byadgi Dried Red Chillies  (15) / Kashmiri Chillies (15)/ Regular Dry Red Chillies (7)
• 1 stalk of Lemongrass 
• peel of 1 regular lime
• hand full of coriander leaves 
• 1 inch pealed ginger
• 1/2 pealed red onion
• 6 cloves of pealed garlic 
• 2 tbsp of lime juice 
• 1/2 tbsp white peppercorn powder
• Salt for seasoning 

Recipe: 

• Soak byadgi or kashmiri dried red chillies in 1/2 cup hot water for 20 minutes. If using regular dried red chillies, remove the seeds before soaking to reduce the spiciness. After 15 -20 minutes drain water and keep the chillies aside
• Prepare lemongrass- cut & discard the root. Peel the outermost layer & chop them into discs
• Peel the outermost rind of a lime. Take care not to peel the white layer underneath the skin, as that will make the curry bitter. We want only the outer thin green layer
• Now take everything into a blender add 3-4 tbsp water and blend until fine

Your Thai red curry paste is ready for use 

You can add it to hot oil and add some coconut milk and vegetables/ chicken/ meat to make a sumptious thai curry 

Hope you enjoy it!! 

Happy Eating :)

Supreme Court on Samosa

Well Foodies - Samosa lovers in Pakistan are in for a surprise.

People in Pakistan will have to shell out a little more to relish their favorite savoury.

For more details, you can read the article from the link below:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/the-humble-samosa-in-pakistan-gets-supreme-court-verdict-247749?pfrom=home-otherstories

Mutton Dakbangala

Yuuummmmmmmmmmmm is simply the word for this dish.


Bringing to you Mutton Dakbangla.
This is one dish that gets princly treatment in any Bengali menues of the world.


Drenched in the pride of its richness and flavcours, this dish and its inventor truely deserves an applaud.


 Time for the recipe ...


Serves 4 - 5 people

Ingredients:

500 grm mutton (10 pieces)

50 grm ginger paste

40 grm garlic paste

75 grm onion paste

20 grm green chilli paste

100 grm curd - well beaten

10 grm black pepper

 2-3 bay leaves

2-3 grm garam masala powder

2 grm turmeric powder

3-4 grm cumin powder

3-4 grm coriander powder

10 grm each red and green chilli paste

6 boiled eggs

1 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp  Kitchen King masala

Whole garam masala

Refined oil

Salt to taste

Recipe:

1. Heat generous amount of refined oil in a deep kadai, add whole garam masala, bay leaves, onion paste and fry till the onion is brown
2. Add ginger-garlic paste, green and red chilli paste and fry for a minute 
3. Add the mutton pieces, cook for a while and add the curd that has been well-beaten
4. Simmer for 5 minutes, add all the masala (salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, 1tbspn sugar, 2 tbsp kitchen king masala, garam masala)  put two cups of water and bring to a boil (15-20 minutes). After this is done set this aside
5. Fry the boiled eggs in a separate utensil till golden brown
6. Heat a little oil in yet another utensil, add the mutton preparation, sprinkle garam masala powder, chopped coriander leaves and simmer for 5 minutes. Top with the golden eggs and serve.

Serve it hot with Luchi (bengali puri made of maida) or steamed rice

Hope you enjoy it!!

Happy Eating :)

Manju'z Kitchen.: Split bengal gram fritters/ Chana dal vadas.

Manju'z Kitchen.: Split bengal gram fritters/ Chana dal vadas.: Hello my dear buddies. I hope you all are doing great. So, finally monsoon has arrived in my lovely Nasik city! Its cool here with lovely sm...

Crispy Fried Chicken

                

Its Sunday again!!

The most awaited day of the week needs that special treatment and you need to pamper yourself to gear up for another hectic week again.

Bring to you another easy to make yumm recipe for non veg lovers - Crispy Fried Chicken.

Here you go ....

Ingredients:

Chicken pieces (8 - legs, wings and thighs - all with bone)

2 cups of Flour

Corn Flakes in good quantity (I have taken plain corn flakes)

2 cups of Butter milk

2 eggs

Salt and crushed black pepper for seasoning

Marination:

For marination, prick chicken with a fork or knife. Take butter milk in a container and add chicken into it.

Keep it in the refrigerator for 15 - 20 minutes

Recipe:

Add salt and crushed black pepper to corn flakes keep it in a plate

Take flour in another plate

Take beaten eggs in a bowl

Take a deep frying pan, add generous amount of oil to fry heat it till hot enough 

After marination, take each chicken piece and cover it properly with flour, then dip it in beaten eggs and then finally cover it properly with corn flakes

Now add the chicken pieces into the hot oil

Fry until golden brown

Serve it hot with tomato sauce, mustard sauce, or a cheezy dip

Hope you enjoy it

Happy Eating :)

Dhaniya Chutney

Folks,

Sharing my late grandfather's favourite Dhaniya Chutney recipe. This chutney is for those who enjoy garlic and chilies  -

Ingredients:

One bundle of fresh Dhaniya leaves (properly washed)

5-6 Green chilies (based on spice level you want)

8-10 Peeled thick garlic cloves. Take 15-18 cloves of garlic if it is thin and small

Salt and amchoor powder for seasoning

Recipe:

In a mixture take the coriander leaves, chilies, cloves of peeled garlic, salt to taste and amchoor powder

Add very little water (only to bind the mixture well)

Mix it well till it becomes into a fine mixture

This chutney goes best with Garam Garam ghee ke parathe

Hope you enjoy it too

Happy Eating :)

Ek Garam Chaai ki Pyali aur thodi si barsaat ho jaaye!!

Finally the monsoons arrive!!

The dark messengers of hapiness bring along cold breeze and beautiful skies!!

It is a season of joys, a season that makes us embrace life, and what other way to enjoy the rains than with a yummilicious hot steaming cup of tea.

Tea - A very simple recipe, a simple beverage, yet the most important part of any Indian household. Sharing today a recipe of my best friend's mum- in - law.

Ingredients

Recipe:

•  Take 1.5 cups of water in a pot (1.5 cup for 2 people)
• Add tulsi leaves, peppercorns, cloves, cardamoms, and peeled and crushed ginger
• Add sugar to taste (advised 1.5 tbsp)
• Cover the lid and keep until boil
• Add 3/4 cup milk and 2 tbsp tea and leave until the colour turns brown and comes to boil
• Filter it and enjoy your steaming cup of tea in your balcony with rains 

Have a Happy Tea :)

Crispy French Fries - Deliciously addictive

Hi,

Here I come again!!

Bringing to you one of the most loved recipes across the world; the king of all foods  - 'French Fries'.

Before I jump to the recipe, unlike my usual, let me share the secret of the origin of its name. The name French Fries basically symbolizes deep fried potatoes. 

To know more details about French Fries, you can visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries

Ingredients:

Oil for deep frying

Julienne cut potatoes (4 potatoes to serve 2 people)

Water

Salt for seasoning

Recipe:

For 2 people julienne cut 4 big potatoes

Boil the water in a pot. Once it comes to boil, put the flame off, add julienne potatoes into it and cover the lid. Leave it for 5 minutes

Drain the water and pat dry the potatoes

Heat the oil. Once hot enough, half fry julienne potatoes and take them out

Put them in water again and take out immediately

Pat dry and deep fry the fries again till golden yellow

Season the fries with salt to taste

You can serve them hot with chutny, tomato sauce, mustard sauce, herb dips, cheese dips, etc.

Happy Eating :)  

Chilli Garlic Chicken Wings

Tried this basic chicken wings recipe last night. Turned out pritty well so thought of sharing it here. So here it goes -

Ingredients:

I have taken 6 Chicken wings - pricked

1 egg  (good enough for 6 chic pieces) - slightly beaten

1/2 cup corn starch/corn flour

2 tbsp garlic & chilli paste

Salt

Soya sauce

Vinegar &

Oil - for deep frying

Honey & lemon drops (if you like the taste)

Seaseme seeds/ coriander leaves/ green chilli chopped for seasoning

Cooking time: 30 - 45 miutes

 Recipe

Prepare a mixture of beaten egg, corn flour, gharlic chill paste, salt to taste, 1 tbsp soya sauce, 1 tbspn vinegar (add some water to this paste only if it is too thick)

Quote the chicken wings with this paste and deep fry in hot oil

You can add a dash of honey and few drops of lime to the wings if you like it that way

Season the wings with seaseme seeds/ coriander/ green chilli

You can serve this with a ready made dip. These days variety of dips are available in the supermarkets

Hope you enjoy the recipee

Happy eating :)