Pumpkin soup

Pumpkin n Onion Soup!

Ingredients:

400 gms yellow pumpkin (peeled n chopped in big chunks)
1 small onion sliced
1/4th tsp grated ginger
1 clove garlic
Mixed herbs
Salt
1 tsp butter+ 1 tsp oil
1 veg stock cube
Coriander leaves
Lemon juice
Water

Method:

Heat oil+ butter in a pressure cooker,Add in the onion, ginger,garlic pumpkin,salt n coriander leaves.Saute for a minute and Add enough water and allow it to pressure cook for 2 whistles.Once cool,blend the mixture and strain it well.Heat the soup and add in the veg stock cube,herbs n lemon juice.Enjoy it on a cold winter evening 

Chicken sukkha

An amazing recipe.....

Ingredients: 
Marination:
1 kg chicken
2tbsp thick curd
1tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
Salt
A little oil
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4 onions sliced 
2 tomatoes pureed
3tbsp dry dessicated coconut
2-3cloves
1 small cinnamon stick
2-3 green cardamoms
3 dry red chillies
1star anise
Oil

Method: 
Marinate the chicken for 3-4 hours with the ingredients mentioned under marination.

Heat oil in a kadai and splutter the red chillies,cardamoms,cinnamom,star anise and cloves.Now add the onions and cook till golden brown, Add in the dry coconut and cook for 4-5 mins.Once done cool this mixture and grind it to a coarse paste and keep aside.Heat a little oil and add in the marinated chicken ,cook well and add few splashes of water till 80%done.Now add in the coarse brown onion paste and cook till mixed well.Adjust salt n/chillies/garam masala as per taste and add the tomato puree.Cook well till oil separates ,add few splashes of water if a lil thick gravy needed.Garnish with coriander leaves....Enjoyeee wit hot chapati's!

Raw Mango,Chickpeas-Quinoa Salad!

Raw Mango,Chickpea-Quinoa Salad! 
A protein packed fresh tangy salad- just the right dish to start your day with!!

Ingredients:
Boiled chickpeas
Sliced raw mango 
Sliced carrots
Pomegranate
Steamed quinoa ratio being 1: 2
Crushed peanuts.
Dressing: olive oil,herbs,lemon,honey,salt n pepper.(mixed together)

Method:
Process for cooking quinoa- Take 1/2 cup of quinoa.Rinse it twice.Boil 2 cups of water ,add in a pinch of salt n little oil.Now add in the quinoa ,cover and cook till well done.(small white tiny tails can be seen ).
Combine all ingredients together ,toss in the dressing n enjoii

Ashgourd wit Chickpeas n spinach in Coconut Curry!!

This dish was my own creation.A Healthy protein filled  Veg dish😉

Ingredients:
1/2 kg Ashgourd(raakh lauki), peeled and deseeded
1 bowl boiled chick peas
1bowl spinach
1 tsp grated ginger
1/4tsp turmeric powder
Salt
1tsp white urad dal
1 tsp mustard seeds
Oil
1green chilly
1 cup coconut milk

Method:

Pressure cook the soaked white chickpeas (chanas)wit salt and little water for 2-3 whistles.keep this aside.Now take a deep vessel and heat little oil .Saute the ginger and urad dal till brown now add in mustard seeds,green chilly .Add the chopped ashgourd with salt and turmeric.Add a lilttle water ,cover and cook till the ashgourd is more than half done.Now pour in the chickpeas along with it's liquid.Cook this for 5minutes and now mix in the spinach leaves and coconut milk.Let this simmer till you get a good consistency.Enjoi with stramed rice!!!yummy

Jhajhariya

Jhajariya- Fresh corn & Milk fudge with caramalized makhane ! A delicacy from rajasthan!!


Another awesome dish learnt at the Master chef class at Made in Punjab! The dish was served with caramalized popcorn but I replaced it with Makhane ( lotus seeds or fox nuts)

Ingredients:
200 gms fresh corn coarsely grated
50gm ghee
100gm khoya
100ml milk
15gm roasted almonds
30gms raisins
15gm roasted cashewnut
2gm cardamom powder

Method:
Take ghee in a non stick pan and add grated corn (fresh corn from the cob used).Cook over a low flame for 20mins stirring continuously till it turns light brown in color.Add milk, khoya a lil water, cardamom & continue cooking on slow flame till reduced.Add 2spoons of sugar (adjust as per taste) & cook till its mixed well.Remove from pan amd mix the nuts.

Caramalized makhane( lotus seeds):
Method:
Dry roast 1bowl makhane n keep aside.In a pan take 50 gms jaggery and let it melt.One its reaches a consistency of being sticky n thread like , break the makhanas a bit n mix well for 2minutes and take off heat.

**Same way if u want caramalized popcorn, just caramalize sugar and mix with plain popcorn

Serve the Jhajhariya with vanilla icecream n a caramalized makhane.Yum it is