Friday, July 1, 2016

Fried chicken strips










Ingredients

1 Chicken breast
1 cup all purpose flour
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon galic powder
1/2 salt  (as needed)
1/2 black pepper( as needed)
bread crumbs
2 quarts oil for frying


Directions:
Preheat oil to 350 degrees F.


Cut the chicken breasts into long strips and set aside.

Beat the egg in a separate bowl,measure the flour into another separate dish .

Put bread crumbs in a separate dish.

Dip the chicken strips into the flour, then beaten egg  then put it in bread crumbs  and then again roll

it in flour.

Fry in the  oil for 6 to 8 minutes, until golden brown, and remove to a paper towel lined sheet tray. 



Monday, June 13, 2016

onion rings










Ingredients:


1 egg
1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 large sweet onions, sliced
1⁄2 cup flour (for coating onions)
oil (for frying)



Directions:

  1. Mix egg, oil, and milk on low speed for 1 minute.
  2. Add flour,salt,baking powder and mix until smooth.
  3. Coat onions in flour.
  4. Dip in batter.
  5. Then  deep Fry in hot oil .
  6. When one side is golden turn to the other side

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Fried Mozzarella Cheese Sticks








Ingredients
2 beaten eggs





Simple Fruit Chaat/ Fruit salad

Ingredients

  • Apple - 1, large, cubed
  • Banana - 1, sliced
  • Grapes - 1/4 cup, seedless or de-seed  
  • Pomegranate - 1/4 cup (optional)
  • Orange - 2  oranges juice
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar- 1 tsp
  • Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp (freshly ground)

Method

  1. Cut all the fruits and put it in a bowl. Sprinkle black pepper powder, sugar, and salt and toss them well. Then add  orange juice in it.
  2. Wrap cling film over the fruit bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours before serving.
  3. Serve the chilled fruits in serving bowls.
Tip: If  you want to add chaat masala u can add it .

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Potato salad











Ingredients
  • 2 lbs. potatoes (5 to 6 medium), peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks
  • 1 cup real mayonnise
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper                 
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion                        
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped (optional)                        

Directions

  1. Cover potatoes with water in 4-quart saucepot; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
  2. Combine  Real Mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, sugar and pepper in large bowl. Add potatoes, onion and eggs and toss gently. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Boil Rice







Ingredients:

1 cup rice
1 teaspoon salt (as needed)
3 tablespoon oil/butter
1 1/2 cup water

Directions


  •  Rinse  rice  before cooking. Then put it aside for 15 minutes in water.
  •  Take 1 1/2 cup water in a pan. add salt and oil in it.wait until it boils.
  • When the water boils, add rice in it.
  • Cover the pot .cook 7-8 minutes  at medium temperature.After that put it on simmer for 15- 20 minutes.
Serve it with curry or roasted chicken.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Chicken seekh kebab (chicken skews)








Ingredients:

2 pounds Chicken minced
3  green onions
Salt to taste
Crushed and green chillies to taste
2 tbsp dry corriander 


Directions:
  1. Take a bowl and mix  all  these ingredients together.
  2. Mold handfuls of the chicken mixture, to make kebab around skewers. Make sure the meat is spread to an even thickness. Refrigerate until you are ready to grill.
  3. Preheat grill for high heat.
  4. Brush grate liberally with oil, and arrange kabobs on grill. Cook for 10 minutes, or until well done, turning as needed to brown evenly.

Recipe By

Madiha Amir



Sunday, May 29, 2016

Scrambled Eggs







Ingredients:

4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper as needed
2tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. BEAT eggs, milk, salt and pepper in medium bowl until blended.
  2. HEAT butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. POUR IN egg mixture. As eggs begin to set, gently the eggs across the pan with a spatula, forming large soft curds.
  3. CONTINUE cooking – pulling, lifting and folding eggs – until thickened and no visible liquid egg remains. Do not stir constantlyremove from heat. serve immediately.

Naan Khatai Recipe






Ingredients:
Unsalted Butter – 1 stick (1/2 cup, 4 oz) at room temperature
Powdered Sugar – 1/2 cup
Cardamom Powder – 1/4 tsp
All Purpose Flour (Maida) – 1 cup
Baking Powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt – 1/8 tsp
Pistachio - for garnishing 
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F 
1. In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar (little at a time) with the softened butter until mixture is light and creamy.
2. Add Cardamom Powder and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, take All Purpose Flour with Baking Powder and Salt.
4. Combine Flour mixture (little at a time) with Butter Mixture to form a soft dough.
5. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
6. Knead dough once again and divide into 12 equal portions.
7. Roll each portion into a smooth ball with no cracks and place on a cookie sheet lined with wax/parchment paper or lightly greased foil. Leave ample space between dough balls.
7. Bake on the middle rack for 22-25 minutes (keep a close eye – nan khatai should remain white).
8. Remove from oven and let the nan khatai cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely before eating.Then u can garnish it with crushed Pistachio
9. Store in an air tight container at room temperature.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Chicken mayonnaise sandwich








Ingredients

5 pieces Bread
2 chicken breasts (boil and shredded)
5 tbsp mayonnaise
4 tbsp mustard
3 tbsp oil
salt and black pepper (as needed)


Directions

  • Boil chicken and shred it.
  • Then take 3 tbsp oil in a pan and put chicken in it. Fry it 4-5 minutes .
  • Take a bowl add chicken,mustard ,mayonnaise ,salt and pepper in it.
  • Cut bread from sides.and cut it into triangle shape.
  • Put chicken mayo material in bread 



Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Baked Chips












Ingredients
    • 2 medium Yukon Gold or Idaho potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/8-inch slices 
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil or cooking oil
    • Salt 
Directions
  • Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Peel the potatoes and cut them into long chip shapes.
  • Spread the chips on a large non-stick baking tray and toss with oiland salt. Lie them fl at in a single layer – use two trays rather than overcrowd one. Roast for 45-50 mins, turning now and then. When cooked they should be golden brown and crisp with a light fluffy centre

Monday, May 23, 2016

Pasta with tomato sauce










Ingredients:
1 (16oz) penne pasta (boil as much needed)
1 can (28-ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, in juice/10 fresh tomatoes (peeled and boil them before using so they become soft)
1 small white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
3 to 4 fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch salt
Pinch fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons cooking oil, to saute

Diections:
  1. Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, leaving them just a little chunky. In a heavy bottom 2-quart saucepot, add the cooking oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little. Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent. Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden. Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil and oregano. Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes. If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water and put 1 teaspoon oil in it to boil. Place the penne pasta in the pot, cook 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
  3. In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta with the tomatoes sauce.
 
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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Pancakes recipe from scratch








Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter,melted
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1tbsp white sugar


Directions:
  • In a large bowl ,mix flour, baking ,powder, salt and sugar,. Then put egg, milk, melted butter,mix until smooth
  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat,pour or scoop the batter in to frying pan,using approximately 1/4 cup for each cake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
  • Serve it with honey or pancake syrup.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Simple Naan recipe






Ingredients:

4 cups All-purpose Flour (maida), plus more for rolling
1 teaspoon sugar
1 envelope instant dry yeast/1 teaspoon 9open yeast)
1 teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F
2 tablespoons cooking oil, plus two teaspoon for greasing
2 tablespoon yogurt
4 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:
  • Combine the All-Purpose flour, sugar, yeast ,yogurt,milk,oil kosher salt  and in the bowl .Knead It well or use a stand mixer.If the dough is too dry, add additional water,Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
  • Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 2 hours. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
  • In oven place a pizza stone on the bottom rack and heat oven to 450 degrees.
  • Roll out a dough ball on a lightly floured work surface into a disk about 6 inches in diameter. Roll and stretch one end to make a teardrop or circle  shape. Brush off any excess flour. Repeat with remaining dough
  • I use oven for baking naan, turn on the broiler. Lay 1 or 2 pieces of dough on the pizza stone. Cook until the bottoms are browned and the tops blister, puff and are lightly toasted, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from oven, brush tops with ghee or melted butter, and place in a cloth-lined basket for serving. Repeat with remaining dough.

  • Naans are ready serve with curry or give it to kids with yogurt.

     Tip: I used naan recipe in above form when I have to bake naan immediately but if u have time after 2-4 hours when dough rose up . put it overnight in the fridge then u will get best naans.


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    Friday, May 20, 2016

    Baked Apple








    Ingredients:

    1 apple
    2 tbsp. brown sugar
    1 tbsp. butter


    Directions:

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    • Bake in preheat oven  for 30 minutes.
    • Scoop out the core from top of the apple, leaving a well. Do not cut all the way through. Stuff each apple with 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter.cook until sugar begins to caramelize

    Cheese omelette



    Ingredients

    2  eggs
    2  teaspoons butter /oil                                                                                               
    1/4  cup shredded Cheddar cheese
    Salt and pepper, as needed                                                                                               

    Directions

    • 1 Beat eggs in small bowl with fork until yolks and whites are well mixed.Put salt and pepper in eggs as needed                        
    • 2 Heat butter/oil in frying pan over medium-high heat until butter is hot and sizzling. As butter melts, tilt frying pan to coat bottom with butter.
    • 3 Quickly pour eggs into frying pan. While rapidly sliding frying pan back and forth over heat, quickly stir eggs with a fork to spread them continuously over the bottom of the skillet as they thicken.  let stand over heat a few seconds to lightly brown bottom of omelet.

    Do not overcook—the omelet will continue to cook after being folded. Sprinkle with cheese.
    • 4 Tilt frying pan and run a spatula under edge of omelet, then jerk frying pan sharply to loosen omelet from bottom of skillet. Fold portion of omelet nearest you just to center.
    • Turn omelet onto plate, flipping folded portion of omelet over so far side is on bottom.

    Thursday, May 19, 2016

    Apple Sauce





    Ingredients

    Apple :3 medium size 
    Water: 3 cups
    Sugar : 3 tea spoon (as needed)

    Method:
    •  Put all ingredients into a large pot. Cover. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
    •  Remove from heat.  Mash with  masher.
    • Ready to serve, either hot or refrigerated. .
    Freezes easily, lasts up to one year in a cold freezer.

    Wednesday, May 18, 2016

    Pizza recipe



    Pizza dough:
    Ingredients:

    4 cups All-purpose Flour (maida), plus more for rolling
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1 envelope instant dry yeast/1 teaspoon 9open yeast)
    1 teaspoons kosher salt
    1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F
    2 tablespoons cooking oil, plus two teaspoon for greasing
    2 tablespoon yogurt
    4 tablespoon milk
    1/4 teaspoon baking powder

    Directions:
  • Combine the All-Purpose flour, sugar, yeast ,yogurt,milk,oil kosher salt  and in the bowl .Knead It well or use a stand mixer.If the dough is too dry, add additional water,Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
  • Greasea large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.

  • Tomato sauce







    Ingredients:
    1 can (28-ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, in juice
    1 small white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced
    1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
    3 to 4 fresh basil leaves
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
    Pinch salt
    Pinch fresh ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons cooking oil, to saute

    Diections:
    • Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, leaving them just a little chunky. In a heavy bottom 2-quart saucepot, add the cooking oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little. Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent. Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden. Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil and oregano. Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes. If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.

    Ingredients For pizza toppings





    Chicken Ingredients
    2 pieces chicken breasts (cut in small cubes)
    Black pepper and Salt (as needed)
    Oil 4tbsp
    Crushed Garlic

    Pizza Piegata
    Chicken
    2 bell pepper (green)
    8-10 olive oils (as needed)
    Onion
    Shredded Mozerrella Cheese
    Shredded Cheddar cheese

    Chicken:
    Put oil in a pan . when heated put chicken cubes in it ,Fry it 2 to 3 minutes and then put crush garlic ,black pepper and salt in it.


    Roll the dough into a circle and dock with a fork and brush with oil. Bake the dough in a preheated 500 degree oven until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Slice the pizza in 1/2 horizontally and fill with the Mozerrella cheese. Return to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and drizzle with truffle oil.

    Pizza Piegata
     Pizza dough1/2 tomato sauce, recipe above 1/2 cup mozerrella cheese and 1/z cup cheddar cheese shredded 1/2 cup roasted Bell pepper ,chicken ,olive oil,onions thinly sliced Olive oil

    Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Roll dough out into a 12-inch circle. Spread the ingredients over the surface and fold the dough over into a half moon. Place on a baking sheet or pizza stone and brush with olive oil. Bake until golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes.

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    Tomato pizza sauce








    Ingredients:
    1 can (28-ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, in juice
    1 small white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced
    1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
    3 to 4 fresh basil leaves
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
    Pinch salt
    Pinch fresh ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons cooking oil, to saute

    Diections:
    • Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, leaving them just a little chunky. In a heavy bottom 2-quart saucepot, add the cooking oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little. Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent. Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden. Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil and oregano. Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes. If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.
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    Tuesday, May 17, 2016

    Pizza Dough






    Ingredients:

    4 cups All-purpose Flour (maida), plus more for rolling
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1 envelope instant dry yeast/1 teaspoon 9open yeast)
    1 teaspoons kosher salt
    1 1/2 cups water, 110 degrees F
    2 tablespoons cooking oil, plus two teaspoon for greasing
    2 tablespoon yogurt
    4 tablespoon milk
    1/4 teaspoon baking powder

    Directions:
  • Combine the All-Purpose flour, sugar, yeast ,yogurt,milk,oil kosher salt  and in the bowl .Knead It well or use a stand mixer.If the dough is too dry, add additional water,Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.
  • Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.



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    Sunday, May 15, 2016

    Baked Potato









    Ingredients :


    Potato : 1 golden medium size
    Salt : as needed
    Pepper : as needed
    Butter : 1 tea spoon
    Sour Cream :2 to 3 teaspoons
    cheddar cheese :2 to 3 teaspoons


    Procedure:

     Microwave:


    1. Scrub the potato, and prick several time with the tines of a fork. Place on a plate.
    2. Cook on full power in the microwave for 5 minutes. Turn over, and continue to cook for 5 more minutes. When the potato is soft, remove from the microwave, and cut in half lengthwise. Season with salt and pepper, and mash up the inside a little using a fork. Top the open sides with butter and 2 tablespoons of cheese. Return to the microwave, and cook for about 1 minute to melt the cheese.
    3. Top with remaining cheese,and sour cream, and serve

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    Saturday, May 14, 2016

    Strawberry Banana Smoothie






    Ingredients:

    2 ripe  bananas
    1 cup frozen unsweetened whole strawberries
    4 tbsp yogurt (recommended ready-made yogurt)
    1 cup milk
    4tbsp sugar or as needed

    Directions:

    1.  Peel bananas. Cut bananas into chunks. Place banana chunks, frozen strawberries, yogurt,sugar and milk into blender
    2. Cover blender and blend on high speed about 1 minute or until mixture is smooth. Turn off blender. Pour drink into 2 glasses. If desired, serve with pieces of toast spread with peanut butter. Makes 2 servings.


    Friday, May 13, 2016

    Shahi Tukray with dry milk






    Ingredients:

    Milk Preparation:
    Milk:  4 cups
    Cadmiums: 2 to 4
    Dry Milk::half cup
    Sugar:   1 cup (as needed)

    Bread Preparation:
    Bread: 4 breads pieces (Cut it from side and then cut it in triangle shapes)
    Oil/Butter: 4 table spoon

    Sliced almonds and silver leaf for garnishing



    Method:
    All the procedures can be started side by side, on one stove make sugar syrup, on another put milk to make rabRi and fry the pieces of bread on another stove. in this way by the time milk is ready the slices will be fried and ready to  soak in milk.

    Frying bread in ghee/Butter:
    Cut the brown edges of the bread and cut each slice in 2 pieces.
    Melt  butter (ghee) in a pan and fry the bread slices on medium heat to golden color from both sides

    Making sugar syrup:
    1-In a pot add sugar, green cardamoms and let it cook until its boil.

    2-After boiling cook it 15-20 minutes so that milk thickens a little bit.
    3-Then put sugar in it and cook it 5 mins . stir spoon continuously.
    4-After 5 mins put dry milk in it.it will thicken in 2 to 3 mins

    Then In one bowl put bread pieces and pour milk in it. Garnish with Sliced almonds and silver leaf .Then keep it in refiregerator for 1 hour or 2 hours.

    Tip:Dont make milk thicken like rabri. some people do that this absorb in bread pieces and tastes really good. If u make rabri it will dry and make it worst

    Mashed Potatoes




    Ingredients
    • 1 1/2 lbs yukon gold potatoes, peeled and quartered length-wise
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 4 Tbsp heavy cream
    • 2 Tbsp butter
    • 1 Tbsp milk
    • Salt and Pepper (As needed)
    Method:
    1 Put potatoes into a saucepan. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add water until potatoes are covered. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes, or until done - a fork can easily be poked through them.
    2 Warm cream and melt butter, together, either in microwave or in a pan on the stove. Drain water from potatoes. Put hot potatoes into a bowl. Add cream and melted butter. Use potato masher to mash potatoes until well mashed. Use a strong spoon to beat further, adding milk to achieve the consistency you desire. (Do not over-beat or your potatoes will get gluey.) Salt and pepper to taste.

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    Thursday, May 12, 2016

    Hash Brown












    Ingredients:
    2 potatoes, peeled
    Butter/Oil
    Salt
    Pepper


    Method:

    Melt butter in a  cup in  microwave or put oil . Heat non stick pan over medium high heat. Shred potatoes on hand held grater. Squeeze out liquid from potatoes. Add some butter to pan and add shredded potatoes and press down with spatula. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle potatoes with more butter. Cook until golden brown and then flip.

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