Potato Masala

Dear foodies,

How is everyone doing? Well it is a rainy and lazy day in Colombo today. I wanted to sleep till late but my angel got up early and didn't let me sleep. I am simply loving the weather its really cool and cuddly :):). I let mum do the cooking today cos I am enjoying the weather and doing absolutely nothing..

I dint get the time to blog at all towards the end of August. One of my cousin met with an accident on her way back to Oor and lost her 2 years old son :( :(. I had to run to Oor and now she is admitted in the hospital so been extremely busy.

I never got the time to go to the kitchen but forced myself to make something for updating the blog. I made gram flour roti, chicken masala and potato masala for dinner yesterday. It was really appreciated by Dear hubby and bro Sam. I will update the recipes of gram flour roti and chicken masala later. Lets get started with potato masala.

Ingredients 

Boiled potatoes (cubed)                - 500g

Melted Ghee                                 - 6 tbsp

Gram flour                                    - 1 1/2 tbsp

Wheat flour                                   - 1 tbsp

Chili powder                                 - 3 tsp

Salt                                                - 1 tsp

Bay leaves                                     - 2

Onion                                            - 1

Garlic                                            - 3 pods

Water                                             - 1/2 cup

Cloves                                           - 2

Cardamom                                    - 2

Coriander powder                         - 1 tsp

Cumin powder                              - 1/2 tsp

Tomato                                          - 150g (juiced)

Turmeric powder                          - 1 tsp

Sugar                                            - 1 tsp

Green chilies                                - 5 sliced

Coriander leaves                          - for garnish 

Make a paste of onion + garlic + green chilies 

Method 

Mix gram flour, wheat flour, 1 tsp chili pwd, 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl.

Dust potatoes with the flour mixture

Deep fry the dusted potatoes until crispy 

Heat a pan with ghee

Add onion paste and stir for 5 minutes 

Add cumin, coriander and 2 tsp of chili powder

Cook for few minutes 

Add bay leaves, cardamom, cloves and 1/2 tsp of salt

After few minutes add tomato juice and turmeric powder

Add 1/2 cup water and bring it to boil

Add sugar and fried potatoes 

Cook for a while

Add 1 tbsp of flour mix used to dust the potatoes

Mix it well to coat the fried potatoes

Sprinkle with coriander leaves

Add green chilies and remove from heat

Serve hot with roti 

Good luck 

Do try and let me know your feedback

Happy cooking :):)

Take care

Adukku Roti

Hello Foodies,

How are you all doing today? I am not doing well at all. I am having a bad cold and runny nose :S argggghhhh... :):). 

Anyways, today I am going to share a recipe at the request of Ms. Yushra... Adukku Roti..

Adukku Roti

Ingredients for the pancake

All purpose flour                        - 500g

Eggs                                              - 2

Salt                                               - 1 tsp

Milk                                              - Required to make a thick batter 

Method

Add all the ingredients and make a thick batter like the one shown above. Make pan cakes using a non stick pan.

Ingredients for the Filling

Chicken/beef keema                    - 500g

Boiled potatoes                             - 200g

Onion                                              - 300g (chopped)

Green chilies                                 - 3 (chopped)

Ginger and Garlic paste  (gng)  - 1 tbsp

Cumin pwd                                    - 1 tsp

Pepper pwd                                    - 1 tsp

Oil                                                  - 2 tbsp

Salt                                                 - 1 tsp

Tomato                                           - 1 (chopped)

Method 

Add oil in a heated pan

Add gng paste and keema

Mix it well and add salt

Cook for a while

Add pepper and cumin pwd

Cook for a while

Add chopped green chilies followed by onion

Adjust salt as per the taste

Add boiled potatoes

Cook for 5 minutes

Remove from fire

Now place a pancake in a plate followed by the filling. Then cover it with another pancake. Do this five times.

This is how it will look. Finally cover it with a dough. The ingredients to make the dough are as follow:

Ingredients for the dough

All purpose Flour                 - 150g

Butter                                     - 50g

Warm milk                            - 1/2 cup

Egg yolk                                 - 1 for brushing

Method

Make a dough using the above ingredients and roll it to cover the adukku roti. 

After covering egg brush the top

Preheat over in 200c for 10 minutes

Bake it for 30 min in 200c

Note: You can use a pancake to cover as well which I always do as I don't prepare the traditional way of making it. I used the pancake to cover and this is how it looks

Adukku Roti

Try it and let me know you feedback

Good luck

Take care :):)

See ya

Spicy Fried Chicken

Hello Foodies,

How is your day today??? How is your EID shopping going?? Well I managed to finish it yesterday :P:). Today, I want to share a different spicy chicken recipe.

Spicy Fried Chicken

If you are in a hurry.. this is not the dish to make... Well I say this because you need a lot of time to make this dish as there are 3 main steps of preparing it. :). Let me just start

Ingredients for Marinate

Chicken                                        - 750g (cut into small pieces)

Lime juice                                    - 2 tbsp

Ginger and Garlic paste            - 2 tbsp

Coriander pwd                            - 1 1/2 tsp

Cumin pwd                                  - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala                             - 1/2 tsp

Salt                                                - 1 1/2 tsp

Chili pwd                                      - 1 1/2 tsp

Tandoori pwd                              - 1 tsp

Method 

Marinate chicken for about 15 minutes adding all the ingredients given above. 

After 15 minutes, add 1 1/4 cups of water to the chicken and cook in medium heat until the gravy is evaporated.

Remove from heat

Transfer to another bowl

Ingredients for Chicken Coating

Gram flour                                - 2 tbsp

All purpose flour                     - 2 tbsp

Method

Combine both the flours and add it to the cooked chicken

Mix it well 

Deep fry the coated chicken until crispe

Ingredients for Chicken Gravy 

Ghee                                       - 4 tbsp

Garlic                                     - 3 cloves

Ginger                                    - 1 inch

Green chilies                         - 4

Turmeric pwd                       - 1 tsp

Chili pwd                               - 1 tsp

Lime juice                             - 1 tbsp

Garam masala                      - 1 tsp

Beaten curd                          - 1 1/2 cup

Gram flour                           - 1 tbsp

Tandoori pwd                      - 1 tsp

For garnishing 

Onion                                     - 1 (cut into rings)

Coriander leaves                  - 3 tbsp

Method

Make a paste of garlic, ginger and green chilies - green paste

Add ghee to a large pan on heat

After the ghee is melted add the green paste

Add turmeric and chili pwd.

Mix it well

Add curd and cook for a while

Add garam masala, tandoori pwd and salt

Stir well and cook for few minutes

Add the fried chicken and mix it well

Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes

Sprinkle with gram flour

Add lime juice and remove from heat

Garnish with onion and coriander leaves

We are done with making Spicy Fried Chicken :):). Try it out yourself and let me know how it turns out.

Good luck making it

Take Care :):).

I am off to make Chicken Pie will share the recipe if it turns out well :):).

Chicken Curry Pizza

Hello Foodies,

Today's special recipe is going to be Chicken Curry Pizza :):). Yea finally I managed to get the pictures from my camera :).

Ingredients 

Ingredients for Pizza Crust

This is how the dough looks like 

Dough

All purpose flour                          - 320g

Salt                                                  - 1 tsp

Warm water                                  - 1 cup

Baking powder                             - 1 tbsp

Unsalted butter                            - 4 tbsp

Yeast                                               - 2 1/4 tsp

Method

Dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside for 10-15 minutes

Mix flour, salt, baking pwd in a large bowl

Add butter and followed by the yeast mix

Knead the dough and keep it covered in a warm place for 1 hour

Ingredients for Pizza Sauce 

This is how the sauce looks like 

Pizza Sauce

Olive Oil                                   - 2 tbsp

Butter                                       - 1 tbsp

Onion                                       - 1/2 cup (well chopped)

Garlic paste                             - 1 tsp

Tomato sauce                          - 1 small can or 1 cup

Tomato paste                          - 2 large tomatoes blend well or 1 can

Cheese                                      - 2 tbsp (grated)

Salt                                            - 1/2 tsp

Sugar                                        - 1/2 tsp

Pepper                                      - 1/2 tsp

Method

Melt butter in a pan

Add onion and fry til transculent 

Add garlic paste and stir

Add tomato sauce and tomato paste

Add cheese, salt, sugar and pepper pwd

Bring to simmer in low flame for about 15 minutes

 Ingredients for Pizza Topping

Pizza Toppings

 Boiled Chicken                               - 250g

 Ginger and garlic paste                - 1 tbsp

 Capsicum  green and red             - 2 each (well chopped) I used only green couldn't find red

 Tomato                                            - 1 small (well chopped)

 Pepper powder                               - 2 tsp (adjust per your taste)

 Chili powder                                   - 1 tsp

 Tandoori powder                           - 1 tsp

 Oil                                                     - 3 tbsp

Mozzarella Cheese grated              - to sprinkle over the topping (around 10 tbsp) but adjust to your taste. If you want it to be more cheesy then add more :):).

Method

Add oil in a pan

Add onion and fry till translucent 

Add ginger and garlic paste and temper for few minutes

Add the boiled chicken and roast for 5 minutes

Add capsicum and tomato cook for 10 minutes

Add chili and tandoori pwd

Stir for a 5 minutes

Remove from flame

Now divide the dough into two portions and roll it

Put it in a tray and fork it well

Dough

Pour the sauce over the flour and add the topping followed by grated mozzarella cheese.

Pizza ready to bake

Now ready to bake :):). Much more clear picture from my camera :):).

Baking Instruction

Pre-heat oven for 10 minutes in 200c

Bake in 200c for 20 minutes (but do insert a knife after 15 minutes and check if it is ready to be taken out of the oven)

My pizza is ready to be eaten :):)

Pizza

Hope it comes out well for you too

Try it out and let me know

Good luck

Take care :):)

 

 

Chicken and Pepper Fry with Roti

Hello Foodies,

How are you all doing today? I have been really busy yesterday with some religious activities since it is the last 10 days of Ramadan. I have been keeping myself busy with doing good stuff.. I hope everyone of you who belongs to my religion do perform good deeds in the last 10 days of Ramadan.

I have shared this link with only very close friends and brothers of mine. Razz, Shif, Isthi and Nazz. This is with the intention of helping them to taste home recipes as they are all away from home..

Today I am going to share a recipe which is my own discovery :P :P. I am really bad at naming dishes seriously.. so if any of you can suggest me a better name after trying the dish. Please feel free to do so :):). Would really appreciate it...

Well I named the dish I am posting today as " Chicken and Pepper Fry" well initially I named it "Dry Chicken and Pepper Curry" but felt it doesn't suit cos there is no gravy in this dish so I can't call it a curry :P:P. Obviously :):). Now, without wasting anymore time let me just get into the recipe.

 

So this is how it looks 

Chicken and Pepper Fry

 Ingredients

Chicken                                                           - 200g (well chopped into small pieces)

Tomatoes                                                        - 2 (chopped into small pieces)

Green chilies                                                  - 4 (chopped)

Leaks/Onion                                                  - 200g (chopped into small pieces)

Garlic paste                                                    - 1 tbsp

Ginger paste                                                   - 1 tbsp

Salt                                                                   - 2 tsp

Chili powder                                                   - 1 tsp

Pepper powder                                               - 2 tsp (adjust according to your taste)

Soy sauce                                                         - 1 tbsp

Oil                                                                     - 4 tbsp

Masala powder                                               - 1 tsp

Method

Add oil into a heated pan

Add ginger and garlic paste

Stir for a while

Add tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes until the tomatoes well cooked

Add masala, chili and pepper pwd

Add salt and  mix it well

Cook for 5 minutes

Add chicken  and mix it well

Stir it well to ensure that the mixture gets coated to the chicken

Add soy sauce and cook it for 10 minutes

Cook until all the water from the chicken evaporates 

Add green chilies and cook it for 5 minutes

At last add leaks/onions and mix it well

Cook for 5-10 minutes depending on how much you want the leaks/onion to be cooked

Remove from the fire

It can be served with rice, bread, roti or naan.

I used onions instead of leaks because of my non-preference to the taste and smell of leaks. You can use leaks if you like them. 

It tastes best with roti.. I am sorry I couldn't get a picture of the roti I made :):). Hence, I will share only the recipe here. :):)

It is an easy roti.. which can be made within an hour :P:P

Ingredients 

 

All purpose flour                                 - 500g

Water                                                    - 1 cup

Butter                                                    - 100g (you can use margarine as well)

Eggs                                                       - 2

Yeast                                                      - 2 tsp

Sugar                                                     - 2 tsp

Salt                                                        - 2 tsp

Method

Mix all the ingredients except egg and water in a large bowl

After mixing it well add egg and water

Make a soft dough

Keep it aside for half an hour until it doubles

After it doubles make it into small balls

On a rolling tray sprinkle flour and roll the roti

Toast both sides well in a hot pan

Try and give me your feedback as usual :)

Hope it comes out well

Take care :):)

 

Turkey Pulao

Hello foodies,

How many of you all are sick of eating the same plain white rice everyday? well my hubby does get sick of it.. he loves variety :):) which makes me search for recipes in the net. I found this recipe and he loved it :):).  

As I mentioned the 2nd recipe I am going share today is  called Turkey Pulao.

I am sure you all will definitely enjoy it as it not only tastes good but looks great :):). 

So this is how it looks

Turkey Pulao

Didn't I tell you that the look of it makes you hungry ;):):). 

So here are what you need to make this delicious dish 

Ingredients 

Bay leave                                               - 1

Ginger and Garlic paste                     - 2 tbsp

Onion                                                     - 1 (chopped)

Cumin pwd                                           - 1 tsp

Cinnamon                                             - 3 small sticks

Pepper pwd                                           - 1 tsp

Coriander pwd                                     - 1 tsp

Paprika pwd                                         - 1 tsp

Beef/Mutton                                        - 500g

Salt                                                         - 3 tsp

Soy sauce                                              - 2 tbsp

Tomato paste                                       - 3/4 cup

Peanuts                                                 - 3 tbsp

Rice                                                        - 750g (soaked and drain for 20 min)

Butter                                                    - 4 tbsp (3/4 of 100g margarine)

Method 

Heat a pan in low flame

Add butter

After butter melts add bay leave and ginger and garlic paste

Stir for a while

Add onion and cinnamon sticks

Stir well for about 5 minutes

Add pepper, coriander and cumin pwd

Add paprika pwd followed by beef/mutton

Stir well and add salt

Add soy sauce and let it cook for 10 minutes until the meat is cooked

Add tomato paste and mix it well

Add peanuts and let it cook for about 10 minutes

Add rice and cook for few minutes in the oil

Stir well

Add the required amount of water for the rice to cook.. (the level you usually keep to cook your rice).

Note: I used beef cos I couldn't get mutton yesterday.

Give it a try and let me know your feedback

Have a nice day

Take care :):) 

Chicken Chettinad

Hello Foodies,

How was your day today? It has been a good day for me so far :):). I was really really busy yesterday which is why I could not share any recipes. I made chicken pizza and my favorite butter cookies. I simply love homemade butter cookies.

Today as I am happy and kind of free... thought of sharing 2 really yummy recipes. The first one I am going to post is Chicken Chettinad. I love Indian curries  mainly for the numbers of spices used which give different taste.

Chicken Chettinad

This is how my chicken chettinad looks :):)

Here are the ingredients required

Ingredients 

Chicken                                        - 800g

Curry leaves                                - 8

Onion                                           - 2 medium size (chopped)

Tomato                                        - 2 large (chopped)

Red chili pwd                             - 1 tsp

Turmeric pwd                            - 1 tsp

Lime juice                                   - 2 tsp

Oil                                                 - 2 tbsp

Water                                           - 2 cups

Salt                                               - to taste

Chopped Coriander Leaves     - for garnishing

for the paste

Poppy seeds                                          - 2 tsp

Whole Red chillies                              - 6

Grated Coconut                                   - 6 tbsp

Coriander pwd                                     - 1 tsp

Cumin pwd                                           - 1 tsp

Fennel seed                                           - 1 tsp

Cinnamon stick                                    - 2 cm

Cloves                                                     - 2

Cardamoms                                           - 2

Ginger and garlic paste (GNG)          - 4 tsp

Method

Roast all the ingredients for the paste except for ginger and garlic in 1 tbsp of oil

Allow to cool.

Grind to a paste along with  GNG paste.

Heat the remaining oil in a pan on medium level till hot

Fry the chopped onions till they are golden brown

Add curry leaves, ground paste, turmeric and red chilli pwd

Fry for 5 minutes

Add chopped tomatoes and fry for about 2 minutes or till the oil leaves the sides of the pan

Add chicken and mix well

Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes

Add lime juice and water

Sprinkle salt to taste and mix well

Cover and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes or till the chicken is fully cooked

Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves

I avoided coriander leaves cos my family does not like the smell much.. but coriander adds a really good smell and flavor to the curry. So it is a must unless you have problem with the smell. 

It tastes best with garlic naan 

Try the recipe and let me know you feedback

Have a nice day

Take care :)