Spicy Zucchini Salad

This recipe of Zucchini salad was featured by my friend Prajna was absoultely in love with a look of it remembered Kimchi salad ....and just went to the market brought a Zucchini to try it ...you can use even replace zucchini with cucumber it will tastes Awesome almost near to the kimchi salad you get in any Chinese restaurants !

Recipe Credit : Omma's Kitchen 

Ingredients 

1 Zucchini /Cucumber (cut into roundals and then cut into halfs)

1 tsp salt

1 big clove of garlic (finely grated)

1 tbsp sesame oil + 1 /2 tsp for tossting it in pan

2 tbsp toasted white sesame seeds + 1 tbsp for garnish

1/2 tsp chilli vinegar

1/4 tsp sugar

1 tsp red chilli powder (I used Kashmiri chilli powder)

2 tbsp finely chopped spring onion 

2 tbsp roasted peanuts (I added it for the extra crunch)

Method

1. Cut zucchini in half moon shape and put salt and mix them properly and leave it aside for 30 mins .
2. Now squeeze out all the water and wash it and drain it well.
3. Now add spring onions , sesame seeds, red chilli powder, sesame oil, garlic paste, sugar, vinegar and mix it really well .
4. Now take a non stick pan add oil pref sesame oil and put the marinated zucchini and fry well for 1-2 mins then jsut before switching off the gas flame add roasted peanuts, while serving add pinch of sesame seeds and serve.

Aloo Gobi Ki Sabzi

This is one the best sabzi to go with Chapathi or even dal and rice ...its just too good I have already tried it 3-4 times and simply loved the taste.... you can use your own combination of vegs you will simply love the combination of spices here ....Lovely here goes the recipe for it :)

Ingredients 

1 cup Cauliflower

1/4 cup carrot

1/4 cup peas

2  boiled potato cut into big chunks

1 big onion (finely chopped)

1/2 tsp Jeera

1/4 tsp Kasoori methi

1/2 tsp Tumeric powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

1/4 tsp garam masala

1/4 tsp Kitchen king masala

2 tomato chopped 

salt to taste

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

2 tbsp oil for frying vegs + 3 tbsp for frying the masala

Method

1. Heat oil in a kadai fry cauliflower florets , diced carrot, 2 boiled potato and fry till they are lightly crisped and then keep it aside.
2. Heat  3 tbsp oil in a pan add jeera, when it splutters add chopped onion and fry well add kasoori methi and fry for a while.
3. Now add in haldi, green peas and fry well for a min then add red chilli powder, tomato and fry till tomatoes get mashed up well.
4. Now add fried vegetables, garam masala, kitchen king masala, and mix it lightly till the masala coats the vegetables well .
5. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve with chapathi...I simply loved it :D 

Potato Pepper Roast

This recipe comes from my friend Priya. R, Shenoy who had featured this recipe in the food group which i absolutely loved it ...I have brought in slight variation in the recipe....Thanks Priya for the wonderful and lovely recipe which was lipsmacking and so yummy my family loved it ...here goes the recipe for that ......:)

Ingredients

4 Cubed potato (cut into med sized chunks )

For Marination

Salt to taste

1 tsp Pepper powder

1 tsp Lemon juice

To be made to a coarse powder

1 ' ginger

6-8 cloves of garlic

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp peppercorn

Other ingredients

2 onions (thinly sliced)

2 green chillies

1 sprig of curry leaves

1/2 tsp haldi powder

1 tsp soya sauce

1 tsp Tomato sauce

2 tbsp oil + oil for roasting potatoes

Method

1. Cut Potato into medium sized pieces. Heat oil in non stick pan and roast them till golden brown and keep aside. Now add salt , pepper powder and generous dash of lemon juice and toss and keep aside.
2. Meanwhile make a coarse powder of garlic, ginger, whole pepper, fennel and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan add sliced onion and fry well till onion turns brown few curry leaves, 2 green chillies and fry well .
4. Now add coarse powder, haldi mix well.
5. Lastly add soya sauce, tomato ketchup and fry well .
6. Now lastly add in fried potatoes and toss ...it was yummy 
7. Enjoy this with dal fry and Rice :)
   

Paneer Lollipop

This is lovely bite sized lollipop which is surely going to be top favourites among your kids ....how about if I tell you it is roasted on tawa with just 2 tsp oil.....perfect for craving and its quiet healthy too....tastes Amazing ...do try this and leave in your feedback :)

Ingredients

10-12 Paneer cut into Fingers

For thick marinade

2 tbsp Shezwan sauce ( I have used ching's ) 

1 tbsp ketchup

1/2 tsp Dark chilli soya sauce (used Ching's  brand)

1/4 tsp veg stock powder

2 tbsp spring onion (finely chopped)

1 tsp chopped garlic (Lovely garlicy flavour )

1/2 tsp cornflour

other ingredients

10-12 toothpicks to prick on the base of  Paneer

1/4 cup cornflour + or more for rolling the paneer 

1/4 cup white toasted sesame seeds

For serving

1 tbsp Ketchup

1 tbsp hung curd /cream cheese

2 tsp spring onion for garnish

Method

1. Make a thick marinade using schezwan sauce, tomato ketchup, soya sauce, finely chopped spring onion, garlic, cornflour , veg stock powder and mix well to make a very thick marinade.
2. Now roll paneer into this marinade  one by one.
3. In another plate just put little cornflour and roll it with cornflour just a light dusting is fine here .
4. Heat flat tawa / Non stick pan I have used chapathi tawa and drizzle with little oil and lower the flame on a very low heat and  roast the paneer slices till done.
5. Now prick these paneer on toothpicks and now comes the fun part....with pastry brush just apply little ketchup  then sprinkle some extra sesame seeds and dip the top in cream cheese and sprinkle a little spring onion and Serve...its Yumm and total mix of flavours...will give you sweet sour spice taste you will absolutely love...Yumm!!!!!(Note I havent used any salt in this recipe as shezwan chutney and soya , stock has already lot of salt content in it ..you could check the marinade and use according to your tastebuds if you wish it worked just fine for me:) 

Paneer Paratha

 This is my experimental recipe which i tried the other day and my children just loved the flavour in it.....My family loves Garlic naan , garlic flavour in it is so yummy ...so thought I'll incorporate it...my son loved it and said it's almost the same to any garlic paratha we get in restaurants ....so do try this you will absolutely love it ..serve with dahi mixed with Pickle try this its absolutely yummy !

Ingredients 

For the dough

2 cups Wheat flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp sugar (opt)

little olive oil 

For Paneer Filling 

1 & 1/2 cup Paneer at room Temperature and ( crumbled by hand or grated)

6-7 big flakes of garlic ( finely chopped )

3-4 green chillies ( finely minced)

2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

salt to taste ( add little as you have already added salt while preparing the dough)

2 tsp oil  + oil for making Paratha 


Method 

1. Heat oil  when it is hot add in garlic, green chilli and fry till garlic turns slightly brown then add in coriander leaves and fry and add this to the Crumbled paneer and salt and keep aside.
   
2. Take a wide bowl add in salt, wheat flour, sugar, and mix in add water little by little and knead into a smooth dough.
3. Add in little olive oil and mix it well and make a smooth dough and keep aside covered for 30 mins.
4. Now pinch out a small portion of the dough (lemon sized one) and flatten in the center with the help of the thumb then put filling with a spoon and cover it up again into small ball  and repeat the same with others and keep aside.
5. Dust a flat surface with  flour and roll  the filled balls into med sized chapathi and keep aside.
6. Heat a non stick tawa and place the chapathi and fry on both side apply little oil / ghee on both side and fry .
7. Serve with Curd, Pickle ...every bite feels so good ...Yumm !

Rawa Ladoo

This is one of my favourite sweet which I had prepared after long time which is my family favourite........ try this You will absolutely love it ...Key ingredient in my recipe is the binding with milk which will make the ladoo remain moist ....u'll absolutely love it :)

Ingredients

1 cup Semolina ( a little coarse type)

1/2 cup Desiccated coconut

2 tbsp ghee

2 tbsp Raisins

2 tbsp cashews

1 tsp Green cardamom powder

few strands of saffron (opt)

1/4 cup a little more than that  Sugar

Milk for binding

Method

1. Put ghee in a kadai add semolina and roast till fragrant then add coconut , nuts and fry on slow flame for 3-4 mins . 
2. When u feel the raisins if it is bulged that means it is done. Keep it aside.
3. Add water, saffron to sugar in a bowl and keep it on the gas on high flame when it comes to a boil simmer  add prepare to one string consistency then put this in semolina mixture.
4. Add little milk and sqeeze in well and shape into Ladoo . This way Ladoos will stay moist and will be set it 2 hrs time at room temperature.
5. Store in Air tight container and consume within 3 days ....But I am sure it will just vanish by then :D