**Simple Mutton curry

Mutton - 2 lbs.
Onion - 1 M chopped
Tomato - 4 Chopped
Curd - 1/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp.
Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp.
Coriander powder - 2 tsp.
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp. or 3/4 tsp.
Meat masala - 1 tsp.
Oil
Salt
Dry masala : Bay leaf, Cinnamon, cloves, Cardamom, pepper seeds


Method :
1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker
2. Add all dry masalas and fry for a min
3. Now add onion and fry till onions turn light brown
4. Now add mutton and ginger garlic paste and fry for 2-3 mins
5. Now add red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder and cumin powder and salt n mix well
6. Now add tomato and curd mix well
7. Now add meat masala and water n close the lid and give 5-6 whistles.
8. you can garnish with coriander leaves.

Zucchini Noodles

Zucchini noodles - 1/2 lb or 1 whole zucchini made as noodles
Olive oil - 1tbsp
Garlic - 3 pods (chopped)
green chili - 2  chopped
Chicken - 1/2 cup (thigh meat chopped) ( u can use shrimp too)
Ching's Schezwan Fried Rice - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste


Method :
1. Heat olive oil in a pan and garlic and green chili and fry for a min until garlic turns little brown.
2. Now add chicken and salt n fry nicely.
3. Now add noodles and cook for 3 mins
4. Add Ching's powder n stir for a min and switch off the stove.
5. Garnish with lemon juice (optional)

Idli Chutney Podi

Idli Chutney Podi

Roasted chana dal - 1/4 cup
Dry Red chilies - 4 (big ones)
Garlic - 3 pods
Cumin seeds - 12 tsp

Method:

1. Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan and roast dry red chilies for a min. take them in a plate n let it cool.
2. Now in a blender, add roasted chana dal, dry red chilies, cumin seeds, garlic n salt n fine powder them.

 

Chicken soup - kids fav

Chicken soup - kids fav

•  Boneless Chicken (thigh meat) - 2 lbs
• Butter - 2tbsp 
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp
• Chicken stock - 1 whole box ( 940ml)
•  Water - 1 cup
• Heavy Cream/Double Cream - 200 ml
• Spring Onion - 1/2 cup chopped small
• Celery Stalk - 1 cup chopped small
• parsley - 1/4 cup (for garnishing) (optional)
• Cloves Garlic - 2 big cloves chopped fine
• Salt - to taste
• Pepper - 1 tsp or more according to ur taste
• Paprika - 1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp

Method :

1. Heat wok and add butter and olive oil.

2. Add spring onion and celery and fry for 5 mins

3. Now add chicken and fry nicely and let chicken cook for 5-10 mins

4. Now add chopped garlic and fry for 2 mins

5. Now add chicken stock and water 

6. Check the spice n salt and let it boil nicely like 5 mins

7. Switch of the stove and add heavy cream and mix well.

8. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Paneer and Bell Pepper stir fry

Paneer and Bell Pepper stir fry

Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) - 12 cubes ( marinate with little red chili powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, turmeric, salt and Ghee)
Bell Pepper - 1 whole and chop in to bite size pieces
Onion - 1/4 and chop into bite size pieces
Any Spice powder - to taste
Salt - to taste
Ghee - 1tbsp (you can use oil also)

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, Add paneer and fry nicely and put them away in separate plate
2. Now in same pan, add onion, Bell pepper n stir nicely few mins until they are cooked but crunchy
3. Now add Paneer back  to pan n add spice powder n salt if necessary and stir well.
4. Squeeze lemon juice while eating.

 

 

 

 

Gluten free : Cauliflower rice Upma

Now a days, I am trying to make healthy choices and decided to do Low carb day. So decided to make cauliflower upma. This is my first time trying, I was little skeptical how it will taste but it turned out to be v good and tasted close to regular upma.

Ingredients :
Cauliflower - shredded - 100 gms or 1/2 cup (Wash and shred the cauliflower into small pices and spread it on a paper towel and dry.) or you can buy readymade shredded packet from Costco or any available stores.
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Chana dal - 1/4 tsp (optional)
mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp
Cumin seeds -1/8 tsp
peanuts - 10
curry leaves - 8 petals ( chopped)
dry red chili - 1 broken
Green chili - 1 chopped
Lemon juice - 1 tsp


Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan and add Chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, peanuts and green chili, curry leaves and dry red chili and fry nicely.
2. Now add cauliflower and salt n keep stirring until cauliflower is done ( app 7 mins)
3. Squeeze the lemon juice when eating.