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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Bang Bang Chicken


Got the recipe from http://www.recipezaar.com/Cheesecake-Factory-Bang-Bang-Chicken-and-Shrimp-206347
It takes some time but it's worth it. I made a few changes

Curry Sauce
• 2teaspoons chili oil ... See More
• 1/4cup onion
• 2tablespoons minced garlic cloves
• 2teaspoons ginger
• 1cup chicken broth
• 1/2teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2teaspoon paprika
• 1/4teaspoon salt
• 1/4teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4teaspoon ground mace
• 1/4teaspoon turmeric
• 3cups coconut milk
• 2medium carrots, julienned
• 1small zucchini, julienned
• 1/2cup frozen peas
* I added some Mae Ploy Penang Curry Paste and peanut butter to this sauce.

Peanut Sauce
• 1/4cup creamy peanut butter
• 2tablespoons water
• 4teaspoons sugar
• 1tablespoon soy sauce
• 1teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1teaspoon lime juice
• 1/2teaspoon chili oil
• 2 chicken breast fillets
• 16large raw shrimp, shelled
• 1/4cup cornstarch
• 1/2cup vegetable oil
• 4cups cooked white rice

Garnish
• 1 1/2cups flaked coconut
• 1/2teaspoon dried parsley, crumbled
• 2tablespoons peanuts
• 2 green onions, julienned
Directions
1. 1
Make the curry sauce by heating the chili oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When the oil is hot add the onion, garlic, and ginger. Sauté for about about 30 seconds then add the chicken broth. Add the spices (cumin, coriander, paprika, salt, black pepper, and turmeric) and stir well. Simmer for 5 minutes then add the coconut milk. Bring mixture back up to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until sauce begins to thicken. Add the julienned carrots and zucchini, and the frozen peas. Simmer mixture for 10 minutes or until carrots become tender. (I added some peanut butter and penang curry paste to this.)
2. 2
Make peanut sauce by combining peanut butter, water, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, and chili oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat just until mixture begins to bubble, then cover the pan and remove it from the heat.
3. 3
Toast the flaked coconut by preheating your oven to 300 degrees. Spread coconut on a baking sheet and toast it in the oven. Stir the coconut around every 10 minutes or so that it browns evenly, but watch it closely in the last 5 minutes so it doesn't get too dark. After 25 to 30 minutes the coconut should be light brown. Take it out of the oven and let it cool.
4. 4
Cut the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces. Coat the chicken and shrimp with corn starch. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add the coated chicken to the pan and sauté it for a couple minutes, turning as it cooks. Add the shrimp to the pan. Cook the shrimp and chicken for a couple minutes, until it's done, then remove everything to a rack or towel to drain.
5. 5
Build the two plates (or you can divide the meal into four portions) by filling a soup bowl with 2 cups of white rice. Press down on the rice. Invert the bowl onto the center of a plate, tap it a bit, then lift off the bowl leaving a formed pile of rice in the center of each plate. Arrange an equal portion of chicken and shrimp around the rice. Spoon the curry sauce and vegetables over the chicken and shrimp, being careful not to get any sauce on top of the rice.
6. 6
Drizzle peanut sauce over the dish concentrating most of it on the rice. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of crumbled, dried parsley over the center of the rice. Add a tablespoon of chopped peanuts on the parsley, then place a pile of julienned green onions on top. Sprinkle 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of toasted coconut over the chicken and shrimp and serve it up.

Nutella Cake


Recipe from Tahiya and http://carmencooks.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/nutella-self-frosting-cake:

Nutella Frosted Cupcakes
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup, 12 oz)butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar... See More
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Nutella, approx. 1/3 cup
Preheat oven to 325F. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners or grease the cups with some butter. Alternatively, butter an 8-inch round cake pan.
Cream together butter and sugar until light, 2 minutes. Add in eggs one at a time, until fully incorporated. Don’t worry if the batter doesn’t look smooth. Add vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and baking powder until batter is uniform and no flour remains.
Fill each muffin cup about 3/4 full (or pour all the batter into the cake pan). The batter will be thick. Top each cake with a dollop (I used about 2 tsp per cupcake and about 1/3 cup dolloped in tablespoon measures for the cake round) of Nutella. Swirl Nutella in with a toothpick, making sure to fold a bit of batter up over the nutella.
Bake cupcakesfor about 20 minutes and the round cake for 25-30.
Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 12 cupcakes or 1 8-inch round cake.

My sis-in-law made this before and put a lot more butter by mistake- and it was much better with the extra butter

Spinach & Potato Frittata


Recipe from Food Network's Sandra Lee:
Ingredients
3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper ... See More
1 russet potato, thinly sliced
1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 (10-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and water squeezed out
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Nonstick cooking spray
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Put a baking sheet into the oven to preheat.

In a large bowl combine 1 tablespoon of the canola oil with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add the sliced potatoes to the bowl and toss to coat. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, and add the potato slices, making sure they are all in a single layer. Transfer to the oven and bake for 8 minutes.

In a skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and spinach and saute for another 2 minutes.

In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk and remaining salt and pepper. Mix in the cheese and the onion and spinach mixture and set aside.

Spray an oven-proof skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F. Remove the potatoes from the oven and add them to the skillet. Pour in the egg mixture and transfer the skillet to the oven. Bake until the eggs have set, about 30 to 35 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, directly from the skillet.

Sweet & Spicy BBQ Chicken



I marinated chicken legs and thigs in hickory bbq sauce, cumin, maple syrup, chili powder, crushed red pepper, lawry's tenderizer, salt, pepper, vinegar and oil. Then baked the chicken at 350F for 40mins turning it over at 20mins.
Separately I mixed some bbq sauce, maple syrum, louisiana hot sauce with little water. Then poured over the baked chicken.

Murg Malai Kabab (Chicken Kabab) with Herb Butter Rice



Chicken:

This is Vah Chef's Recipe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l7CuYhfuAk

For the rice:

I made rice in the rice cooker and boiled some potatoes in salt water. Then took butter in a pan and added cilantro, jalopeno, crushed red pepper, mint. Then I added the potatoes and fried for some time. Then added the cooked rice. Added salt and stir fried the rice. Added some more butter over the hot rice.

Cheesy Creamy Vegetable Soup


Saute chopped onions, broccoli, cauliflower, diced fingerling or regular potatoes and chickpeas in butter or oil. Add chicken broth. Cover and simmer until vegies are soft. Puree in blender (careful- hot liquid in blender can burst out) and pour back into pot. Add heavy cream, cilantro, green onions, and red pepper and paprika. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with croutons (diced bread in 350F oven for 10-15mins)

Strawberry and Cream Cake


Bake Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake in two 9inch pans following package directions. Put strawberry preserves on top of one layer and add the second on top.
Whip some heavy whipping cream with some sugar and Italian Sweet Cream creamer. Pour on top of the cake. Decorate with preserve. Keep in the fridge until you serve!

Perfectly Crispy Potatoes



Recipe from Food Network's Melissa D'Arabian:

Ingredients
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 russet potatoes, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ... See More
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a large saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the potato cubes and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Saute stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Turn the heat up to high, add the water, stir, and cover the pan with a lid. Steam the potatoes until the water evaporates, about 3 or 4 more minutes. (Every 1 to 2 minutes, open the lid long enough to stir the potatoes so they don't stick.) Lower the heat to medium, and saute another 1 to 2 minutes until all traces of water are gone. Toss in the butter and stir to coat the potatoes. Spread the potatoes out on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven until the potatoes are crisp and browned to your liking, about 15 to 25 minutes depending on how dark you want them. Transfer the potatoes to a serving bowl and serve.

Vegan Brownies



Follow any brownie recipe, just replace each egg with 1/4 cup applesauce.

Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake



1 pounds firm tofu
1 pound soft (silken) tofu
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegan chocolate chips
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract (optional)
1 pre-made pie crust

Preparation:

Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees.
Blend the tofu and sugar in a food processor or blender until smooth. Melt the chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler or in the microwave, then add them to the blended tofu and sugar. Add the vanilla and almond extract and stir well.

Pour the batter in to the crust. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the cheesecake has risen slightly on the sides and the top looks dry.

Cool before serving. The cheesecake is best if refrigerated for 2 hours before serving, but be sure to let it cool before refrigerating.

Tofu Tikka Masala



• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons red chili
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger ... See More
• 1 lb tofu cut in cubes
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS
Take oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and jalapeno for 1 minute. Season with 2 teaspoons cumin, paprika, and salt. Stir in tomato sauce and coconut milk. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Add tofu, and simmer for 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, and garnish with fresh cilantro.

Palak Tofu/Palak Paneer (Spinach with Cheese or Tofu)



Search Youtube with "Palak Paneek Vah Chef" to watch video of this. I cooked this for some vegan friends so used tofu instead of cheese and thickened soy milk instead of cream.

Here's the recipe:
Clean and wash spinach and immerse in boiling water for 2 min mash it in a mixer or some prefer to chop and use. Heat oil in a deep pan. . add whole ... See Moregaram masala Now add onions and fry till golden brown. add turmeric and ginger garlic paste Add all spices and red chili powder. Now add the spinach (palak) and cook till it ozzes out oil . Cut paneer into pieces some use it fried , if you have fresh paneer just add Add Paneer pieces to the gravy and simmer in for few min adding garlic slices is optional , some prefer to grind green chillies with spinach top with little cream ( optional).

Jhuri Mangsho (Shredded Beef)



You can do this with leftover beef. i had some leftovers with no gravy. Take leftovers with no gravy. Add 3-4 tbsp of oil in the pan and add the meat. Break any large pieces of meat. Keep stirring on high heat and continue to break the meat with your spatula. Meat should get brown and softer. Add chopped onions and green chillies. Add some salt and pepper. Keep stirring until it tastes like you want it to. It should be somewhat dry- but f it starts getting too dry add few teaspoons of water (not too much). I like it a little charred- so cooked on high all the way. If you want it less burnt, reduce the heat.

Sticky Rice with Mango



Cook 2 cups of jasmine rice in rice cooker, with half cup sugar and adding one cup of coconut milk instead of one cup of water. Separately mix some more sugar and coconut milk. When rice is done, let it cool. Add the remaining coconut milk. You can also add some coconut icecream (I used Mexico Helados Coconut icecream). Chill and serve with chopped mangoes.

Morning Buns



Recipe from: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-morning-buns

Baked Butter Chicken



Recipe from:http://ezinearticles.com/?Murg-Makhani---Creamy-Butter-Chicken&id=1372601

Ingredients

1 kg chicken - without skin, boned and cut into bite-size cubes or strips

50ml vegetable oil

For the marinade

300g yogurt

1 tablespoon garam masala

2 teaspoons red chili powder

1 tablespoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves

Juice from 1 fresh lime

Salt and pepper

For the spice mix

6-8 cloves

10-15 black peppercorns

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon cardamom seeds

1 small cinnamon stick

For the butter sauce

500 ml chicken stock

Handful of almonds, 20-25, skinned and pureed to a fine paste

3 onions - finely chopped

2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste

50g butter

3-4 tablespoons cream

Handful coriander leaves, chopped

Method

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients for the marinade and mix to incorporate. Add the chicken pieces and coat well. Cover and refrigerate overnight. For the spice mix, dry roast all the spices in a small pan. Finely grind in grinder, food processor or using a pestle and morsel. Set aside.

Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees C. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and sauté the onions with the ginger-garlic paste until the color takes on a golden color. Add the chicken pieces, reserving the marinade, and pan-fry until the meat turns opaque. Stir in the dry spice mix to the chicken and mix well, then transfer everything into your Römertopf, roasting tin or ovenproof dish. Pour in the chicken stock, cover tightly and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the chicken is tender. Stir in the reserved marinade and bake for a further 15 minutes. Reduce the heat of the oven to 150 degrees C and finally add the almond paste, butter and cream. Put back into the oven and let simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with fresh rotis, naan or steamed rice.

Naan Bread



Recipe from: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-naan-bread

Spicy Cilantro Chili Rubbed Chicken


Chop a handful of cilatro and 3-5 green chillies in food processor. Add ginger, garlic, cumin, black pepper powders and sheekh kabab and chicken tikka masala to the food processor. Mix again. Use as much ingredients as you like- you can't go wrong... for me it's the more the better... but can get spicy if you add too much.
Rub half of the masalas, ... See Moresalt, and a dash of vinegar on the chicken and let it marinate. Make slashes on the chicken with a knife so the spices go in. I marinated only for 15 minutes and it turned out pretty good.
Heat oil in pan. Put the chicken in and fry at high heat. The spices will start to burn slightly. Keep stirring. Then about one cup of water. Cook on medium heat 35-40mins. Make sure chicken is done.
Sauce will have thickened... add the rest of the spices... stir... DONE!

Chicken and Shrimp Fajitas

Beat two chicken breats with meat mallet to make thin. Marinated with Shan Tandoori Chicken spice only. Then grilled 10 mins on George Foreman Grill. Then sliced into fajitas.
Separately marinated shrimp with Shan Tikka Boti spice and grilled for 3 mins.
Separately grilled onion and bell pepper slices in the grill for 4 mins.
Wrapped in tortilla ... See Morewith sour cream and dressings (the hidden valley Ceaser dressing was surprisingly like raita)... you can add cheese, guacomole, tomatoes, lettuce or anything you like!

Giant Chicken Patties


I made the chicken filling same as in Chicken Patties recipe. You can also fill with cooked minced meat, or anything else you like. Mince chicken breasts in a food processor. I used two pieces. Heat oil and fry the minced meat. Add ginger powder and black pepper. Add sliced onions, cilantro and green chilies. Add dash of cinnamon powder (if you like the flavor). Add salt. Fry till chicken is cooked. Add about 1/4 cup of water and sprinkle with about 2/3 tablespoons of flour to make the mixture stick together. Turn off heat and let cool.

Then took Puff Pastry Sheet from Pepperidge Farm (found in walmart freezer). Thaw the sheets first. One box has two sheets. Put parchment paper on baking tray. Put one sheet of puff pastry. Then put the filling. Cover with the second puff pastry sheet. Press sides to seal.
Beat one egg. Brush on the beaten egg on top of sheet to make it shiny.
Bake at 400 F for 25 mins.

I made the little balls on top using some pastry sheet dough that I tore from the corners.

Grilled Tilapia



I rubbed the fillet with salt, pepper and paprika on either side and kept it sitting for an hour. Lightly brushed the George Foreman grill with oil and grilled the fillet for 2 mins. Then sprinkled with crushed red pepper and chopped cilantro.

I like it better grilled... but baked is also good. Some lemon zest and juice would be nice too- too bad I didnt have any!

Angus Steak Burger and Fries



marinated angus steak patties with salt, pepper, paprika and hickory smoked bbq sauce.

sliced bell peppers and onions and grilled them 2-3 mins in the george foreman.

then put one side of the buns on the grill to toast lightly.... See More
grilled the patties for 5-6mins. added some bbq sauce at about 4mins.

then melted pepperjack cheese on the patties, using the float setting on the grill for about 30sec.

put the grilled onions and peppers on the cheese. applied some mayo and bbq sauce on the buns.

for the fries, cut potatoes, fried them in oil. seasoned with paprika, cumin, salt and pepper.

Tandoori-Shikh Chicken Kababs



Marinated cubed chicken breasts with Shaan tandoori and shikh kabab spices, lemon juice, vinegar, ginger and garlic powders for an hour. Put in the heated George Foreman Grill for 10mins- DONE! Tasted just like it was grilled outside in charcoal!

Corn Soup



Take two cans of Chicken Broth. Stir in 2-3 tablespoons of cornstarch until it dissolves. Heat. Keep stirring. Add sweet corn, salt, sugar and black pepper. Keep stirring and bring to a boil- soup will become more clear.
In a bowl, beat two eggs. When soup comes to a boil, lower heat and drop teaspoons of beaten egg on the soup. Add the egg slowly stirring occassionally so you have thin strands of egg. Cook for 2-3 minutes more. Enjoy!

You can add soy sauce, hot sauce or chili-soaked-vinegar if you like.

Potato Yogurt Curry



Dice potatoes, add red chili, ginger, garam masala, cumin and coriander powders to the potatoes and mix.

Heat Nigella (Kalo Jeera) in oil. Add the spiced potatoes. Stir in high heat until the spices are cooked. Add salt. Add some whipped yogurt. Cover and cook until potatoes are done. Add water intermittently if its getting too dry, but don't add too much water at once.

Best with tortillas for breakfast.

Drunken Thai Noodles



Heat oil and then add Mae Ploy Penang Curry Paste. I used about 3/4 cup of paste, you can add less if that's too spicy. Stir in high heat. Add sliced chicken breasts. Keep stirring at high heat until chicken is cooked. Add red onions, red chilis. Add some thai basil (optional).
Boil water in a separate pot and cook noodles according to instructions... See More on box. Add one or two cups of the boiled noodles water to the paste. Drain the rest of the water from the noodles. Add the noodles to the paste and stir. You can keep it very wet or heat until it is dry enough.
You can also do this with shrimp.

Best Brownies Ever



Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownie (Just follow the instructions on the box, I added a teaspoon of instant coffee)

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Cilantro Chicken Chili Eggrolls


Mince chicken, cilantro and chilis. Mix, add salt, black pepper, ginger, garlic, paprika, chili powders. Fry in oil until chicken is done. Put in eggroll sheets, wrap and fry. Serve whole or cut in a slant with sweet chili sauce.

Chicken Lollipops


put fresh bread slices in the oven at 300F, turning occasionally, until dry. put in blender or food processor to make crumbs.

mince chicken breasts in food processor. add chopped chilies, cilantro and onions. add paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, crushed red pepper, salt, red chili powder. mix.

coat with breadcrumbs and fry. insert toothpicks and serve with sweet chili sauce!

Fuchka (Shells with Chickpea Salad and Tamarind Water)


I made it the shortcut way. Easy to make if you buy the shells.

I got two cans of garbanzo beans, boiled to make them soft. Added salt, chaat masala, onions, chilies, cumin powder, cilantro. Add sliced boiled eggs and diced boiled potatoes (optional). Mash the chickpeas a little bit.

Separately, soak tamarind in water. Mash the tamarind in water. Add Bit Lobon (Rock Salt), Salt, Sugar, Jeera, Crushed Red Pepper. Taste to adjust amounts.

ENJOY!

There's also an easy recipe to make the shells- search for "vah chef" on you tube and look for his Poori(Pani Poori) recipe.

Cajun Chicken Pasta



Cook penne pasta according to the instruction on the box. Drain and set aside.

In a large pan melt some butter. Add paprika, red chili powder, garlic, black pepper, and cumin. Stir spices. I added garlic alfredo sauce. I use Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce. Stir and simmer for 2/3 minutes. Then add the pasta.

Chicken Patties (Chicken in Puff Pastry)


Mince chicken breasts in a food processor. I used two pieces. Heat oil and fry the minced meat. Add ginger powder and black pepper. Add sliced onions, cilantro and green chilies. Add dash of cinnamon powder (if you like the flavor). Add salt. Fry till chicken is cooked. Add about 1/4 cup of water and sprinkle with about 2/3 tablespoons of flour to make the mixture stick together. Turn off heat and let cool.

Buy Puff Pastry Sheets. I use the Pepperidge Farm one. The pepperidge farm sheets make nine patties. Let thaw and then cut into squares. Take each square, put chicken filling and cover with another. Press sides to seal.

Heat oven to 400F.... See More

Grease a baking tray with oil. Put the patties on the tray. Beat one egg in a bowl. Apply the beaten egg on the patties with a brush. Bake for 25-30mins.

Fried Couscous


I used a box of Far East Original Couscous and cooked it following directions on the box.

Then fried onions, green and red chilies, peas and corn in oil. Sprinkled with salt and pepper. Added beaten eggs and stirred. Then added the couscous. Fried for few more minutes, added soy sauce and stirred.

Tehari (Rice with Beef)


It's Siddika Kabir's Tehari with some changes. Cut beef into small pieces. Put in onion, ginger, garlic, turmeric, chili, coriander and cumin pastes and mix. Add salt. Put on stove with some water. I cooked it for about an hour to soften the meat.

In a large pot, fry onion slices. Add cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves and cardamom. Add some cumin seeds and shahi jeera. Fry for a few minutes. Add the meat with the spices and stir at high heat. After koshano, pick out the meat pieces and set aside.

Take basmati or kalojeera rice. Wash and soak in water for about 10mins, then drain. Put the rice in the masala from the beef. Fry for a few minutes. Then add water (2cups for 1cup of rice). Add salt and rose/kewra water. When the water comes to a boil, add the meat and slivered green chilies. Cover and cook on medium low heat for 20mins.

Fried Rice


1. Make 3 cups of Basmati Rice in the Rice Cooker. When done, turn off and stir lightly with a fork to make rice fluffy.

2. In a large wok, heat oil. Put in mixed vegetables. I put in 3/4 of a small bag. Stir fry at high heat for 4-5 minutes. Add sliced green chilies and largely diced onions. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the cooked rice and keep stirring at high heat for 4-5 minutes. Sprinkle salt to taste.

3. Beat two eggs in a bowl and add 3-4 tablespoons of soy sauce. Add half the mixture to the rice and stir. When incorporated, add the rest and stir. This will give the rice a yellowish color and add flavor. Keep cooking for 4-5 minutes more. Sprinkle some black pepper (optional).... See More

This is one style of fried rice, you could also add eggs after frying the veges towards the beginning and stir and add the soy sauce at the end. That would leave large pieces of eggs whereas this leaves none.

Beef Chili Dry


Heat oil. Put in sliced red chilis and whole black/white pepper. Fry for a few minutes. Add minced beef and add ginger, garlic, paprika, red chili, coriander powder. Stir fry at high heat till the meat is cooked.

Add Schezuan stir fry sauce, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, and few drops of liquid smoke(available in the sauce isle- adds a smoky flavor). Add salt and sugar to taste.

Motor Polao (Rice with Peas)

Shrimp in Caramelized Onions



Take shrimp and add cumin, coriander, ginger, chili, turmeric, salt, black pepper and mix well. Marinate for 30minutes. Then fry in oil till golden. Remove shrimp and set aside.

Slice 3-4 onions into thin long slices. Take the slices in a bowl and add cumin, coriander, chili, ginger powders to the onion. Also add a pinch of garam masala powder. ... See MoreMix well with your hands.

Take the shrimp fry oil and put in the spiced onions. Add a tablespoon of sugar and a teaspoon of salt. Keep stirring at medium heat. Do this till the onions are soft and brown. Then add the shrimp and cook for another 7-10mins.

Mutton Rezala II (Mutton Stew II)



Mix Goat Meat with yogurt, chili, turmeric, cumin, coriander, garam masala, ginger and garlic powders. Add oil and salt. Cover and cook on medium heat for 45-60mins. Add water if necessary.

When meat is cooked, add rose/kewra water and sugar, and stir at high heat. Sprinkle with garam masala, chili and cumin powders. Add green chilis and cover and cook on low heat for 30minutes.

Tandoori Chicken (Grilled Chicken)



Followed the instructions on the Shaan Tandoori Mix box and marinated over night. Broiled on a grill in the oven. When done, sprinkled with lime juice, cumin powder, paprika, cilantro.

Dim Korma (Egg Yogurt Curry)



Arpita Bala's Recipe with some changes:

Boil eggs. Cool and take off shell. Make etch marks on egg with fork.

Heat oil and ghee. Put in onion paste. Fry till golden. Add cinnamon and cardamom. Add whipped yogurt and keep stirring. I added some ginger powder and paprika powder for color- very little. Add sugar, kewra and rose water and heavy whipping cream.
Add eggs. Put in green chilies. Cover and cook on low heat.

Doi Begun (Eggplant in Yogurt)



I used Sharmin Hoque's recipe:

Slice eggplants 0.5 inches thick. Coat eggplant roundels with salt, chili and turmeric powders. Set aside for 30mins or so. Fry the eggplant.

Take plain yogurt with some water. Add cumin powder, chaat masala, black salt, chopped cilantro, garam masala powder, sugar. Mix well together.

Arrange the fried eggplants on a dish and pour the yogurt mix over.

Moist Chocolate Cake



This is a Hershey's recipe:

Ingredients:

1 cups sugar... See More
1 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoons baking soda
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 eggs
0.5 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
0.5 cup boiling water
Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round baking pans.

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Onion Pakora (Onion Fritters)


Slice a large onion very thinly- but keep the slices long. Julienne green chillies. Chop cilantro.

Separately take 1 cup of all purpose flour and 1 cup of gram flour. Add a pinch of baking powder and salt to taste. Add whole cumin seeds and ginger powder. Mix together. Then add the cut up onions and chilies to the dry ingredients and mix. The moisture in the onion will help and sprinkle more water if needed. Don't add to much water. The batter will be dry and crumbly- just as long as it sticks together.

Then take lumps and deep fry. Let some onions and chilies stick out.

Lazy Girl's Haleem (Lentil and Meat Curry)


This is made using Radhuni Haleem Mix. Fry onions, set 2/3 aside. In the onion fry, put in the meat and haleem masala. Cook on high heat for 4-5 mins then add water, lower heat and cook meat for 1.5 hours. Separately, soak the grains and pulses in two cups of water for about 30mins. When meat is done add the pulses. Cook on high heat for a few mins then lower heat and let simmer, stirring occasionally.

In addition I added some chaat masala, salt, pepper, chili powder, lemon juice and cilantro.... See More

Garnish with strips of ginger, set aside fried onions, chopped chillies, cilantro, lemon juice.

Chicken Pita Pockets



Dice 2 Chicken Breasts and put Shaan Sheekh Kabab Masala and marinate for an hour. Heat oil in a pan, put in chicken and fry on high heat till Chicken is done. Dice some bell peppers and put it in the chicken.

To make the sauce: mix one small container of plain yogurt, pinch of salt, black pepper, chopped mint, cilantro, one grated cucumber, one ... See Moretablespoon olive oil.

Get pita pocket breads, cut in half to make pockets. Heat the breads on the oven at 350 for about 5 mins. Then stuff in chicken and sauce. You can also add sliced red onions.

Kacchi Biryani (Rice and Mutton)


Mutton/Goat/Lamb 2 kg
Basmati Rice 1 kg
Clarified Butter/Ghee 3/4 cups
Potatoes 3 large
2 onions sliced
Ginger paste 2 tablespoon
Garlic paste 2 teaspoon
Radhuni Biryani Masala Mix 1/2 pack
Ground Cumin 1 tablespoon
Crushed Red Peppers 6
Yogurt 1 cup
Red and Yellow Color slight
Rosewater 2 tablespoons
Kewra Water 2 tablespoons
Salt 2 tablespoon
Oil 1/2 cup

Wash meat, put salt and keep for 30minutes. Wash again.

Mix color and coat potato pieces with it. Then fry the potatoes till brownish in oil. Set aside.

In the potato fry oil, fry onions till brown in ghee and set it aside. Crush the fried onions when cool.

Take meat in the dish you will cook in, add ginger, garlic, onion, cumin, Radhuni spice, yogurt, rose and kewra water and mix well. Put potatoes on top of meat. Put the onion fry oil.

Wash and drain the rice. Boil 12 cups of water, add salt and add rice to it. As soon as rice starts boiling, pour the water in another pot and keep it. Take one cup of water from the rice water and put 0.5 cup of ghee in the water and put this in the meat and mix. Then spread the rice over the meat. Mix the rest of the ghee with the rice water and put the water in the pot so that the water is in level with rice, not below or above. Cover it with aluminum foil. Take the food color remaining from potatoes and put 4/5 spoonfuls of colored water in a scattered way.

Heat oven to 350 Fahrenheit . Keep in the oven for 3 hours. Sometimes the rice near the top dries up too much. After 2 hours of cooking, I flipped rice on top with the rice below. Be careful not to mix up the meat layer though.

This makes for 8-10 people.

Cheesy Crustless Quiche


3 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/2 cup fiesta blend cheese
2 sticks of mozzarella string cheese, chopped
2 slices of American cheese, chopped
Chopped Cilantro
Chopped Tomatoes
Chopped Green Chilies
Chopped Red Onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Add any vegetables you like

Beat eggs. Add milk and heavy cream. Beat well. Add the paprika, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add all the other ingredients.

Grease a Pyrex pan with oil. Heat oven to 350. Pour mixture into pan and bake 30-35 minutes. Keep checking every 10 minutes to make sure it's not getting burnt. If the top is not brown, increase the heat to 425 and bake for an extra 5-10 minutes. Check center with toothpick to see if done.

Jhal Beef (Spicy Beef Curry)



Heat oil and put 1 teaspoon of whole methi. When the methi starts sputtering, add onion paste and fry till golden. In a bowl mix chili, cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic and garam masala powders and mix with water to make paste. Add this paste to the onion fry and fry for 5-10mins. Then add the meat and fry for 5-10mins. Add salt and little water if needed. When meat is 3/4 cooked, add potatoes. Cover and cook till done. Add some cumin and coriander powder and stir. It's ready to serve.

Fruit Cake



I took Sam's Club er Tropical Trail Mix and chopped it up in the food processor. Then took Betty Crocker Carrot Cake mix- you can also do with any cake mix. Mix the cake as instructed on the box. Then put in the chopped fruits and nuts. Bake following the instructions on the box.

Then cut the cake in half. I used Betty Crocker Butter Cream ... See Morefrosting. Apply a thick layer of icing on top of the bottom layer, put the top layer on and ice the whole cake. Then sprinkle almonds and chocolate shavings or anything you like.
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