tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674258933273157562024-03-14T03:45:29.361-07:00 Wah "Sush" kitchenTried and tested recipes from around the world.....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-79433134944393993562019-05-22T12:47:00.000-07:002019-05-22T13:10:50.165-07:00Aloo Paratha, Potato stuffed flat bread, Kartofel Brot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This aloo paratha recipe is one of the easiest. Do give it a try. I hope it turns out absolutely delicious for you.<br />
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This recipe Serves- 10 parathas<br />
Preparation time- 10 minutes<br />
Cooking time- 20 minutes<br />
Level of difficulty- Medium<br />
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<li>Chapati dough- (Knead dough by taking 2 cups of atta{whole wheat flour} and adding 1/2 cup of water or more, resulting dough must be smooth soft dough which isn't sticky)</li>
<li>Potato- 4 medium size(boiled, peeled and grated)</li>
<li>Red chilli flakes - 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Ginger- 1 Tbsp, grated</li>
<li>Green chilly- 2, finely chopped</li>
<li>Chat masala - 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Ajwain seeds or carom seeds- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Fine crushed Pepper </li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Oil for greasing</li>
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<li>Bring together grated potato, red chilli flakes, onion, ginger, salt, chaat masala ,green chillies and carom seeds. Mix well.</li>
<li>Now prepare logs out of the dough. Cut them into 1.5 inch balls. Dust these balls with flour and then stuff them with the potato mixture. Close the stuffing and finally roll it into flat round chapati shape.</li>
<li>Heat a tawa or pan, in between medium to high heat. Once the tawa is hot, place the flattened paratha on the tawa, wait until the bottom side of the paratha has little brown spots. Flip onto other side and again wait until it is hit by brown spot and the co lour of the paratha appears to be white throughout with little brown spots on both the sides. Now grease this with ghee or butter , flip on both side and then take it off the tawa or pan.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Berlin, Germany52.520006599999988 13.40495399999997552.21073109999999 12.759506999999974 52.829282099999986 14.050400999999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-3608688102726803402018-02-23T12:49:00.000-08:002018-02-23T12:53:16.145-08:00German style soup with little Indian twist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its -5 Degree celsius. Sun shines throughout the day but you can hardly feel its warmth.It's February and days are longer by an hour in the evening which definitely gives a lot of hope that Winter will pass by . Chilled wind makes it worse ,its then you desperately search for a cosy den. Not just a cosy corner but also comforting food to soothe the bruises of the winter soul. A hearty soup bowl could be a perfect remedy.<br />
Nothing fancy was the idea, rather to create something from the locally available supermarket would best save the time. All that boring soup can be elevated to an interesting dish with few magic tricks. check out the magic.<br />
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<b>Preparation time - 10 mins</b><br />
<b>Cooking time - 25 mins.</b><br />
<b>Serves - 4 Bowls</b><br />
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<li>Potato - 2 (Large), cubed</li>
<li>Onion - 1 (Large), cubed</li>
<li>Celery root - 150 gm , cubed (optional but adds to the taste)</li>
<li>Leek - 1 stem, sliced (optional but adds to the taste)</li>
<li>Garlic - 1 clove</li>
<li>Green chilli - 1(Optional), chopped</li>
<li>Red Lentil(Masoor daal ) - Handful</li>
<li>Carrot - 1 small, cubed</li>
<li>Pepper cons- 1 tsp</li>
<li>Crushed pepper - 1 tsp</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Dash of oil. </li>
<li>Water - 2 to 3 cups </li>
<li>Cilantro/coriander leaves for garnishing (optional but adds to the taste)</li>
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<li>Add a dash of oil in a cooking pot on medium to high heat</li>
<li>Add chopped potatoes, onion, celery,leek,garlic,carrot and stir fry for a minute or two.</li>
<li>Add 2 to 3 cups of water such that you cover the vegetables in the pot.</li>
<li>Add pepper cons and salt to taste.</li>
<li>Cover and let it boil for 10 minutes.</li>
<li>After 10 minutes add the handful of lentils in the pot.</li>
<li>cover and cook until lentil is done.(It takes roughly 10 mins)</li>
<li>Once lentils are cooked. Turn off the heat. </li>
<li>Take a hand blender(if you have no time) and blend the mixture into a fine puree. Else let the pot cool down and then blend it with a blender or Mixer grinder. Reheat the puree.You can adjust the thickness by adding hot water.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Berlin, Germany52.520006599999988 13.40495399999997552.21073109999999 12.759506999999974 52.829282099999986 14.050400999999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-8259130175723788342014-12-03T05:25:00.000-08:002014-12-03T05:33:45.358-08:00Veg Korma (vegetable creamy curry)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is quite an easy curry, something that can be prepared in no time. You just need some fresh vegetables like few florets of cauliflower, carrot and young french beans. Young peas also goes well in the curry , but addition of too many vegetables somewhat gets overloaded in the curry. Therefore, my suggestion is to keep it simple and plain.<br />
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<li>Cauliflower - cut into small florets(150 g)</li>
<li>Carrot - 2, Medium in size,sliced into wedges</li>
<li>French beans- 150 g, chopped 1 inch long</li>
<li>Onion- 1 large, thinly sliced</li>
<li>Ginger garlic paste- 1Tsp</li>
<li>Tomato- 3 small size, freshly pureed</li>
<li>Sugar- pinch</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>vegetable oil or Mustard oil(preferred)- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Cumin seeds or paanch foren- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Green chilly- as per taste</li>
<li>Turmeric powder- 1/2 Tsp</li>
<li>Coriander powder- 1/2 Tsp</li>
<li>Cumin powder- 1/4 Tsp</li>
<li>Pepper crushed- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Cream or milk - 1 cup or 225 g</li>
<li>Kasturi methi(Dried fenugreek)- a pinch</li>
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<li>Heat a kadai or pan at high heat.</li>
<li>Add oil.</li>
<li>Once the oil is nice and hot ,add cumin seeds and let it splatter. add chilies as well(optional).</li>
<li>Turn the heat to medium, Add onions and fry until translucent.</li>
<li>Now add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.</li>
<li>Add all the vegetables , stir once and cover and let it be like that for a minute.</li>
<li>Uncover and add salt as per taste. cover and cook. Stir occasionally so that the vegetables doesn't get burn. Cook like this until the vegetables are Al-dante i.e like 3/4th cooked.</li>
<li>Now add the tomato puree and add all the spices. Cover and let this cook for another 5 minutes in low flame. Stir ocassionally.</li>
<li>Once the tomato puree appears to be reduced and the oil is released add the cream and let it come to boil.</li>
<li>once the cream comes to boil add the dried fenugreek leaves to add that extra flavor.</li>
<li>Turn off the heat and let it sit for a minute.</li>
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This time i baked the famous and most loved German cheese cake. The outcome was super. A super velvet and moist texture . I layered it with mango mousse and the result was just amazing.<br />
Now i know why people of Germany are so crazy about the cheese cake.<br />
Without a furtherdo, lets get on to the recipe.<br />
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<li>Quark or Hung Curd - 500g</li>
<li>Eggs- 3</li>
<li>Vanilla essence- 1 Tsp or Vanilla sugar- 1 TSP</li>
<li>Sugar - 1cup or 125g</li>
<li>Vegetable Oil - 100 ml or butter- 100g</li>
<li>Corn starch - 50 go</li>
<li>Baking powder- 1/2 Tbsp</li>
<li>Rawa or Gries or Semolina- 1 Tbsp</li>
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<li>Proceed by adding vanilla essence and baking powder.</li>
<li>Finally add the quark. Whip in well.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-21938407819172783482014-05-27T22:34:00.000-07:002014-05-27T22:34:36.632-07:00Idli with chicken curry <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After long long time i decided to prepare Idli. My friend who is south Indian has been giving me many tips to prepare the fluffiest of all the Idli. I followed her tips and few of my own instinct to achieve the fluffy Idli.<br />
The basic idea is to ferment the batter. Fermentation requires a warm temperature and few catalyst enzymes. In this episode i used fenugreek as the catalyst and for warm temperature i warmed a bowl of water in the microwave, took it out and then placed the batter inside and allowed it to rise. In around 8 hours i received the excellent rised batter.<br />
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During my job interview in the year 2010, i was travelling to Chennai from Hyderabad with the famous Indian Railways. In my compartment the fellow passengers were from Chennai. For the dinner they were carrying with them the idli with fragrant chicken curry. For the first time i realised that idli is just not about chutney and sambar it can go very well with chicken curry. That day i decided that whenever i am going to prepare the Idli the conventional way i am definitely gonna pair it up with chicken curry.<br />
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So presenting here tried and tested Idli recipe.<br />
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<li>Urad daal - 1 Cup</li>
<li>Arwa Chawal, pooni rice or basmati rice- 2 Cups</li>
<li>Ukri chawal, idli rice or boiled rice- 1 Cup</li>
<li>Poha, Flattened rice- 1/4 Cup</li>
<li>Fenugreek seeds - 10</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
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<li>Soak Urad daal and the rice seperately. </li>
<li>Soak urad daal with fenugreek seeds in a vessel for minimum 5 to 6 hours.</li>
<li>Soak rice(arwa chawal and the boiled rice) together for the same time.</li>
<li>Once daal and the rice are soaked its time to grind them into fine paste. Grind the daal into fine paste. while grinding rice add flattened rice 5 minutes before grinding into the dame rice vessel.</li>
<li>Grind the rice into fine paste as well.</li>
<li>Mix both the rice and daal and place this batter in a warm place and allow it to ferment. This may take as long as 8 hours. Once the batter is fermented you can see it rise as well.</li>
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<li>you can steam the idlis in two ways. One of the way is to use pressure cooker and the steel Idli mold. Other method is to use the microwave.</li>
<li>Before preparing Idli add salt to the batter as per taste. Now grease the idli mold and place 1 Tbsp of batter in the given area in the mold. </li>
<li>Microwave method: Add 1/2 Inch of water in the base vessel. Place the idli trays with batter on the base vessel. Next microwave in full power for exactly 3 minutes. Let this stand inside for 1 minute. after 1 minute take out and serve.</li>
<li>Pressure cooker method: Remove the whistle of the pressure cooker. Place 1 inch of water. Similarly grease the idli trays with oil and place 1Tbsp of the idli batter. place this mold inside the pressure cooker and cover the cooker and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes pork a fork or tooth pick inside the Idli if it comes out clean your Idli is done.</li>
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<a href="http://wahsushkitchen.blogspot.com/2014/05/kadai-chicken-curry.html">Kadai Chicken curry for idli over here</a><br />
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<a href="http://wahsushkitchen.blogspot.com/2014/05/peanut-and-coconut-chutney.html">Peanut chutney recipe over here.</a><br />
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This is a quick and very easy chicken curry. It doesn't take much of the ingredients and gets done in no time.<br />
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<li>Chicken with curry cut- 800 g</li>
<li>Onion - 2 large, sliced thinly</li>
<li>Green chillies- 2</li>
<li>Mix of whole spices(2 cloves, 1 inch cinnamom, 2 green cardamom, 1 bay leaf, 5 pepper cons, a pinch of shahi zeera or cumin seeds-1 tsp)</li>
<li>Garlic- 1/2 bulb, chopped</li>
<li>Ginger- 1 inch, chopped</li>
<li>Coriander powder- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Cumin powder- 1Tsp</li>
<li>Garam masala powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Pepper powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Tomato -1 large, chopped</li>
<li>Oil- 2 Tbsp</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Fresh coriander leaves.</li>
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<li>Now add the green chillies and onion. Saute until onion turns translucent.</li>
<li>Add the chicken ginger and garlic. Fry for around 5 minutes.</li>
<li>Now add the powdered spices , salt and fry until oil starts oozing out.</li>
<li>Now add the chopped tomatoes and fry until tomatoes are done.</li>
<li>Fry for around next 5 minutes in low heat. Frying adds more flavour to the chicken curry.</li>
<li>Finally add 1 cup of water and let it simmer for 5 minutes in low heat until you achieve the desired amount of gravy.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-83172699406345753012014-05-27T22:20:00.001-07:002014-05-27T22:34:57.628-07:00Peanut And coconut chutney<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is extremly easy chutney recipe. Gets done in no time.<br />
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<li>Peanuts - 200g</li>
<li>Crushed coconut or grated desiccated coconut - 100 g</li>
<li>Green chilli -1</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
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<li>Roast peanuts until light golden in color. or if you already have salted roasted peanuts skip this step</li>
<li>Allow it to cool.</li>
<li>In a grinder or food processor add the peanuts, coconut, green chillies and garlic.</li>
<li>Grind this to fine paste.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-12104581335882757562014-05-11T11:18:00.001-07:002014-05-11T11:21:04.013-07:00How to grow Methi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The spring is at its best at the moment, weekdays are mixture of both rainy and sunny days. I am loving the nature Here at Karlsruhe a lot. The blooming greenery all around is inspiring. So, inspired from the nature i thought to prepare a very small kitchen garden for my self.<br />
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It was last month that i sowed the seeds of Methi(Fenugreek), Dhaniya(Coriander) and Mint. This month i can see them actually growing and budding. The pleasure of growing a plant out of seed is immeasurable. You are always attached with that exciting moment where you wait for the seeds to crack and sprout, then you wait for them to grow into green and finally when they take the shape of the plant you are the happiest in the world.</div>
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When i was young my mother used to have a lavish kitchen garden. What not was there in , Okra, Eggplant, French beans, Broad beans, Coriander, Mint, Maize, carrots, peas, Spinach, potatoes and Arhar Daal. </div>
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<li>Soil: Choose the best pot soil for your pot or garden. Methi can be best grown in loamy soil. It also requires a good soil drainage. Choose a sunny place or keep the pot in the sunny area.</li>
<li>Preparation: Take the regular methi seeds. Soak them overnight in water. Next day drain the water and place the methi in a cotton towel or in a piece of cotton cloth. keep the cloth moist and place this in a dark place in your house for germination. In one day you can see the sprouts coming up, its now the time to introduce them to the soil.</li>
<li>Place the methi seeds in the pot. do not overcrowd the pot. On the top of the seed lay a layer of soil. sprinkle water and wait the shoots to come up in a day or two.</li>
<li>Water the pot or the soil everyday. Do not water too much. The basic idea is to keep the soil moist but not soggy.</li>
<li>Wait and watch within a week you will see that the methi have grown to a 1 inch plant.</li>
<li>Allow them to grow for a month and then start harvesting.</li>
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<a href="http://wahsushkitchen.blogspot.de/2013/09/methi-k-parothefenugreek-leaves-flat.html">How to prepare methi Parotha, Flat Methi breads</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Karlsruhe, Germany49.009148 8.379944448.842523500000006 8.057220899999999 49.1757725 8.7026679tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-49367581918149391652013-12-26T12:16:00.000-08:002013-12-26T12:34:27.552-08:00Aloo Chat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last month it was my Son's birthday and as a starter i prepared Aloo chat for our guest. It was a hit for the day and my guests thoroughly enjoyed this food.<br />
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Let me give you a bit of more insight about aloo chat . Aloo chat is the most enjoyed street food of India. Made with potatoes, bit of chick peas and then dazzled with yogurt ,few chutneys and fried Bhujiyas. This food has got the capacity to water your mouth with just a mere look at it (Only if you know how good it tastes).<br />
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<li>Potatoes- 8 medium size, boiled</li>
<li>Chick peas- 250g, boiled</li>
<li>Yogurt</li>
<li>Green chutney</li>
<li>Sweet dates and tamarind chutney</li>
<li>Aloo Bhujiya</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Roasted and then powdered cumin seed</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Chopped onion</li>
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<li>Coriander powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Salt</li>
<li>Oil - 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Coriander leaves- chopped</li>
<li>Garam masala powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Besan/chick pea flour- 1 tsp</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-33540027056480349642013-12-24T00:52:00.001-08:002013-12-24T00:52:12.797-08:00Chicken Seekh Kabab<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Merry Christmas. This festive season is turning me all lazy. Its so difficult to get up from bed these days. I find this winter more colder than the last years . The shopping season is about to end and i have grabbed all desired stuffs in discounts. </div>
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The exchange of Christmas gifts with friends is happening almost everyday. My son is totally loving the Christmas tree at our house and is amazed with the ornaments and lighting on it.</div>
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<li>Chicken minced- 300g</li>
<li>Onions - 1large, finelychopped</li>
<li>Green chillies- 2, finelly chopped</li>
<li>Garlic - minced, 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Lime juice- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Garam masala powder- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Pepper powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Coriander leaves- chopped, 2 Tbsp (optional)</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Oil for cooking</li>
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<li>Mix the chicken minced, onions, green chilies, garlic minced, lime juice, garam masala powder, pepper powder and salt. Leave aside for 5 minutes.</li>
<li>Dip the skewers in water for 5 minutes. Heat a non-stick pan in medium heat . add 1 Tbsp of oil.</li>
<li>Now roll the chicken mix in skewers and then place these skewers in the pan. Cook until all the sides are done.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-86177700272620228932013-12-12T07:15:00.000-08:002013-12-22T13:01:07.941-08:00Curry Würstchen(Sausage curry)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its Christmas time and the place where i live in Germany is all set with Christmas market. All over the market area theres lots of innovative lighting show that has been placed. This looks absolutely amazing.<br />
In my visit to Christmas market i focused mainly on the food. Apart from Gluwien(Hot seasoned red wine) and Kinderpunch(mix fruit juices for kids) sausages are major consumed food during this season.<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">The sausage that is made from poultry(chicken and turkey) is popularly called as geflügel Würstchen </span></b>which i like to eat. But something that stole my heart was the Sausage Curry. I was so impressed with what a stall in the market area served me that the next two days i prepared the same at my home for Dinner. This a very simple yet totally mouth watering recipe. I did some tweaking with the ingredients and the result was wow.<br />
To prepare this sauce we need some tomato sauce, pair of sausages and some hot dog bread.<br />
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<li>Sausages of your choice- 4 small size(i prefer geflugel or poultry sausage)</li>
<li>Tomato sauce- 5 Tbsp</li>
<li>Sugar- 2.5 Tbsp</li>
<li>Water- 200 ml</li>
<li>Onion/ shallot- 1, finely chopped</li>
<li>Garlic clove- 2 , minced</li>
<li>Curry powder(very very important)</li>
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<li>Fry the sausages at medium heat by adding 1 Tbsp of butter to the pan. Fry until all the sides are light golden brown. Once done take out and cut into slice.</li>
<li>In the same pan add 1 Tbsp of butter. Add the chopped onion, season with salt and fry until onion is done. Now add the garlic and just toss once. </li>
<li>Add the specified amount of sauce and water and let this come to boil. Once it comes to boil add the sugar and cook until sugar dissolves. Once sugar dissolves your sauce is ready.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-47346870832355672552013-11-20T12:28:00.002-08:002013-11-20T12:28:20.019-08:00Prawn- 65<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I know its long time since i have been back on my blog. But this time i bring to you a wonderful recipe of Prawn, which is known as Prawn-65. Chicken 65 is more popular but i must say that prawn-65 is none the less in taste. This is quite a simple recipe and also a quick one.<br />
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This recipe serves- 4<br />
Preparation time- 5 minutes.<br />
Cooking time- 10 minutes.<br />
Level of difficulty- easy<br />
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<li>Prawns - 250 g</li>
<li>Salt </li>
<li>Turmeric powder- 1 Tsp+ 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Corn flour- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>All purpose flour- 2 Tsp</li>
<li>Red chilly powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Garam masala powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Ginger garlic paste- 1 Tsp </li>
<li>Pepper powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Curry Leaves</li>
<li>oil for frying</li>
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<li>Wash the prawns with turmeric powder and salt. and Devin the prawns. In a pan add the prawns and wait until all the water is released by them. Once the water is released turn off the heat and drain the water.</li>
<li>Now we will marinade the prawn. Add the salt, turmeric,curry leaves, garam masala powder, pepper powder, ginger garlic paste, red chilly, all purpose flour and corn flour. Mix well and leave aside for 10 minutes.</li>
<li>Now heat oil in medium heat. Add the prawns and fry them in batches until they turn golden brown in colour. Once they are golden brown take out on kitchen towel. </li>
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Enjoy your Prawn 65 with sauce. </div>
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Happy cooking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-74343586875176568342013-10-28T06:27:00.001-07:002013-10-28T06:27:45.627-07:00Suppengrün suppe Rezept(Karroten, Lauch, Sellerie, Petersilie) Soup Recipe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Supermarkets in Germany often sells Suppengrun in their vegetable counter. I was quite fascinated with this combo whenever i strolled through the market. Last day i bought this combo to prepare the soup. I would like to tell you all that my soup turned out superb and super delicious. Here's the recipe of this tasty and highly nutritious soup :<br />
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Serves- 4<br />
Preparation time- 10 minutes<br />
Cooking time- 20 minutes<br />
Total time- 30 minutes<br />
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<li> Carrot- 2, chopped</li>
<li>Leek- sliced</li>
<li>Celery- chopped</li>
<li>Potato- 2, large, peeled and chopped</li>
<li>Butter- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Pepper- 2 Tsp</li>
<li>Petersilie/ Parsley</li>
<li>Cream/ Sahne</li>
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<li>Heat butter in the boiling pot.</li>
<li>Add all the vegetables except parsley. Season with salt.</li>
<li>Saute until they are half cooked.</li>
<li>Add 500ml of water. cover and let it boil for 15 minutes until everything is done.</li>
<li>Once it is done turn off the heat. Mash the vegetables with the help of blender or once it cools you can grind them in the mixer grinder.</li>
<li>turn on the heat once again, add the cream and mix well once again. Finally turn off the heat. Sprinkle freshly crushed pepper.</li>
<li>Sprinkle the chopped parsley and serve.</li>
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Serve hot with Baguette or any bread of your choice.</div>
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Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-31805851018081108092013-10-27T05:40:00.000-07:002013-10-27T05:40:15.250-07:00Black Forest Cake - Halloween Special<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its Halloween time. My cake isn't so scary but it suits well with the mood of Halloween. Yes i prepared the black forest cake for my son. It tastes same as what people get in CCD back home. Here's the recipe to this mouth watering , lovely cake.<br />
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<li>All purpose flour- 1<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1/2</span>Cup</li>
<li>Cocoa powder- 1/2 cup</li>
<li>Sugar- 1 cup</li>
<li>Eggs- 2</li>
<li>Vanilla essence- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Oil- 1/2 cup</li>
<li>Salt- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Baking powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Baking soda- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Milk- 2 Tbsp</li>
<li>Lime juice- 1 Tbsp</li>
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<li>Cream- 250 ml</li>
<li>Powdered sugar</li>
<li>Cherry juice (You may also use any juice of your juice.)</li>
<li>Cherries (or you may also add pineapple or kiwi slices or strawberry)</li>
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<li>Preheat oven at 180 Degree C.</li>
<li>Line the baking tin with parchment paper and grease the sides with butter.</li>
<li>In a bowl mix together shifted flour, cocoa powder,baking soda and baking powder. Add salt and mix well.</li>
<li>In another mixing bowl add the eggs and sugar , beat well for 5 minutes. Next add the oil and beat for next 3 minutes.</li>
<li>Now slowly incorporate the flour mixture, adding little by little. Beat well until every thing gets incorporated very well.</li>
<li>Next add 1 Tbsp of lime juice to this. beat well and then quickly transfer this mixture in the baking tray. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the knife tip comes out clean from the center of the cake.</li>
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<li>For the icing it is very important to keep everything cold. Place the whisk , mixing bowl and the cream in very low temperature inside the refrigerator for atleast 30 minutes before you start preparing the icing.</li>
<li>For the icing place the cream in the cold mixing bowl, add the powdered sugar and then beat it with the help of a cold whisk or with the electric mixer until you see the fluffy cream. This must not take longer than 3 to 5 minutes.</li>
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<li>Once the cake is baked, take it out and then let it cool on the wire rack until it gets cooled completely. Now carefully slice the cake into two with the help of knife. You may also remove the puffed part of the cake , which we can later use for decorating the cake.</li>
<li>Place the top part of the cake upside down on the platter. Grease the top with the cherry juice or syrup. Now place the icing on the top, layer it well. Add the cherries and then place the next layer of cake. Repeat the process of moisturizing it with cherry juice. Then top it with the icing. spread the icing very well. </li>
<li>Now place the remaining icing in a piping bag. Decorate in what ever way you wish. You can even place the cherries on the top of icing. You may place crumbled cake on the top too.</li>
<li>Refrigerate this cake for two hours before you serve it.</li>
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By - Sushmita Pandit.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-75222440701247061922013-10-25T13:49:00.000-07:002013-10-25T13:52:19.415-07:00Schezwan Chicken Noodles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
How about having a schezwan noodles to refresh up your evening. For making this noodles you need to have schezwan sauce with you. You can either <a href="http://wahsushkitchen.blogspot.de/2013/10/schezwan-noodles.html">prepare this sauce at home</a> or you can easily find the sauce in the market. I paired this noodles with chicken and few other vegetables like broccoli, mushroom , carrot and french beans.<br />
You can always add the vegetables and meat of your choice for this noodles.<br />
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Serves- 4<br />
Preparation time- 5 minutes<br />
Cooking time- 15 minutes<br />
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<li>Noodles- 250 g</li>
<li>chicken breast- 400 g, sliced into thin strips</li>
<li>Oil for cooking</li>
<li>Onion- 1 large, sliced</li>
<li>Green chillies- 2 sliced</li>
<li>Garlic - 4 cloves, chopped</li>
<li>Ginger- 1 inch, chopped</li>
<li>Mushroom- 100g, cut into quarters</li>
<li>Broccoli- 200 g, florets separated</li>
<li>French beans- 150 gm, chopped</li>
<li>Carrot- 1 large, chopped</li>
<li><a href="http://wahsushkitchen.blogspot.de/2013/10/schezwan-noodles.html">Schezwan sauce</a>.</li>
<li>Sal as per taste</li>
<li>Pepper as per taste</li>
<li>Oil for cooking</li>
<li>Soy sauce- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Tomato sauce- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Oyster sauce- 1 Tsp</li>
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<li>Boil noodles as per packet instruction.</li>
<li>Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a wok. Add the chicken , salt and pepper and cook until its done. once done keep aside the chicken.</li>
<li>In the same wok heat 1 Tbsp of oil . Add the green chillies, onion, garlic and ginger. Saute until onions are just tender. </li>
<li>Add the french beans and carrot. Add salt and cook until french beans and carrots are tender.</li>
<li>Now add the broccoli and mushroom. cover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in between.</li>
<li>Once the broccoli is tender add the noodles and the remaining ingredients. Add the fried chicken too.</li>
<li>At last check for seasoning, adjust salt and pepper and you are done.</li>
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Serve hot and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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By- Sushmita Pandit.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-13786725912303665732013-10-25T13:19:00.002-07:002013-10-25T13:21:02.204-07:00Schezwan sauce<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Spice up your mood with awesome mouth watering hot Schezwan Recipes. This sauce can either be prepared at home or can be bought from market.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #990000;">Ingredients:</span></u></b></div>
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<li>Dry red chilly- 200 gm, soaked in warm water for 3 to 4 hours</li>
<li>Garlic- 1 bulb, peeled</li>
<li>Ginger- 1 inch, chopped</li>
<li>Onion- 1 large, finely chopped</li>
<li>Sugar- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Oil- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Soy sauce- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Fish sauce- 1 Tbsp(Optional)</li>
<li>Tomato sauce- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Vinegar or lime juice- 1 Tbsp</li>
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<li>Drain away the water in which chilies have been soaked.</li>
<li>Remove their seeds and then grind them to make fine paste.</li>
<li>Heat a pan in medium to low heat and add oil to it.</li>
<li>Now add the finely chopped ginger and garlic . Saute until raw smell of ginger and garlic is over.</li>
<li>Now add the onions and saute until translucent.</li>
<li>Finally add the chilly paste and salt. saute for 5 minutes until oil oozes out.</li>
<li>Now add the soy sauce, fish sauce, tomato sauce and vinegar.</li>
<li>Saute for some time. finally add little water and cover and cook for 1 minute.</li>
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Turn off the heat. Once the sauce reaches the room temperature you can store it in the jars and refrigerate it. Use it when ever required.</div>
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By- Sushmita Pandit</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-9488544300375198352013-10-06T06:25:00.001-07:002013-10-06T10:08:43.206-07:00Murgh Shorba curry(Chicken soup curry )<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For those cold and wet days when there is a transition from one season to another, many of us are often affected by cold and cough.I present to you a perfect curry to lighten up your soul at this time. This is Murgh shorba curry(Chicken shorba curry).<br />
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This hot and spicy curry helps in warming your body thereby refreshing your mood whilst you fight cough and cold. It has been one week since my whole family is suffering from cold . Chicken is said to warm up your body, so i myself devised the idea to have curry and soup both at the same time hence the name "Chicken shorba curry". I use a large amount of ginger and garlic in this curry which i chop finely but do not mince them. I add lots of pepper to it so that your throat receive the exact kick of hotness which will surely lighten up your mood. But you are always free to customize this recipe and balance the spices as per your taste.<br />
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This recipe serves- 4<br />
Preparation time- 15 minutes<br />
Cooking time- 30 minutes<br />
Total time- 45 minutes<br />
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<li>Chicken- curry cut 1000g</li>
<li>Onion- 4, finely sliced</li>
<li>Oil- 2 Tbsp</li>
<li>Whole spices(cinnamon stick- 1, cardamom pods- 2, clove- 4, bay leaf- 1, pepper cons- 4)</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Turmeric- 2 Tsp</li>
<li>Coriander powder- 2 Tsp</li>
<li>Cumin powder- 2 Tsp</li>
<li>Pepper powder or crushed pepper- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Red chili powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Ginger chopped- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Garlic chopped- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Green chilies- 2 , finely chopped</li>
<li>Chicken stock or luke warm water- 500 ml to 800 ml (depending upon how much soup you desire for)</li>
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<li>Marinate chicken with turmeric, salt, red chilli powder and pepper powder. Leave aside for 15 minutes.</li>
<li>Now heat oil in a kadai or skillet. Add the whole spices , once you can smell the aroma, add the onions and green chillies . Saute onions until they turn golden brown.</li>
<li>Add the Marinated chicken pieces. saute for 5 minutes at high heat.</li>
<li>Add the chopped ginger and garlic to this. Saute for minute or two.</li>
<li>Now add the remaining spices like coriander powder and cumin powder. Lower the heat to medium. Now saute until the spices are done, that is you can see the oil oozing out of the chicken. Check for salt and adjust the salt .</li>
<li>At this point of time add the chicken stock or water and let this simmer for 10 minutes in low heat.</li>
<li>Once done turn off the heat. Sprinkle some crushed pepper at the top and serve.</li>
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Serve hot with rice. Enjoy and cheer up yourself. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-62713937168164296742013-10-04T10:41:00.002-07:002013-10-06T05:09:29.767-07:00Carrot Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its October and i can see that people are all set for the October feast out here in Germany. Back in India its time for Durga puja (Dusshera, Navratri). When i was a kid i would wait the whole year for this festival, Its a full on 4 days of energy pack festival in India. In west Bengal Durga pooja is celebrated with all pomp and show, you will be amazed with the number of pandals and the different styled Idol of Goddess Durga. Its time when the city of Kolkata is on the light show.<br />
I have planned to visit the Pandal here in Stuttgart and pay my respect to the Devi Durga.<br />
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Anyways, last Monday i prepared the carrot cake for my hubby. Heres how we make it.<br />
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<li>All purpose flour- 2 Cups</li>
<li>Sugar- 1 cup</li>
<li>Vegetable Oil- 1/2 cup</li>
<li>Carrot- 350 g, Grated</li>
<li>Baking soda- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Baking powder- 1/2 Tsp</li>
<li>Eggs- 3</li>
<li>Vanilla essence- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Salt- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Raisins- 1/2 cup</li>
<li>Cashewnuts- 1/2 cup</li>
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<li>Beat the egg and oil. Now add the sugar and beat well until it foams out into white paste.</li>
<li>Now add the shifted flour, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla essence. Beat well until everything gets combined well. Beat atleast for 5 to 8 minutes.</li>
<li>Noe add the carrot, raisins and nuts and fold with the help of spatula.</li>
<li>Preheat oven at 180Degree C.</li>
<li>Place the batter on a well greased Baking tray.</li>
<li>Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean at the center of the cake.</li>
<li>Once done take out on a cooling rack and let this cool.</li>
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Enjoy this super moist and fluffy cake. It tastes awesome so try and let me know how do you find this recipe.</div>
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By- Sushmita Pandit.</div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-78889457694318593952013-09-26T13:26:00.003-07:002013-09-26T13:26:49.195-07:00Methi Aloo stir fry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Methi aloo is what i call a sober side dish in the Indian Thali. The outcome of incorporating the fresh Fenugreek leaves with potatoes is wonderful. This easy dish can be prepared in just minutes.<br />
This is my mums favorite stir fry and this recipe has been shared to be my mummy.<br />
Its perfect for those days when you wish to have something light and less spicy.<br />
Do you know that after fast its good to break it with little green leafy vegetables. Back home vegetarians consume so many different types of Leafy vegetables. Most popular are spinach(Palak saag), methi saag, lal saag, bathua saag, pui saag, amarnath saag and the list continues. My state special saag(green leaf) are Konark saag, kalmi saag and chana saag. Yes in India we have n number of vegetables and grains which i miss so much at times.<br />
Anyways coming back to the methi saag, which is favorite of so many people, here is my mums special saag recipe.<br />
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<li>Methi leaves- fresh,1 bunch, washed, shredded and finely chopped</li>
<li>Potato-2, peeled and then diced into small cubes</li>
<li>Green chilly- 1</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Oil- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>cumin seed- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Pepper- 1/2 Tsp</li>
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<li>Heat 1 kadai or pan in medium heat. Add oil and cumin seeds. Allow the seeds to crackle.</li>
<li>Now add the green chillies and the potatoes. Stir once and then cover and cook for a minute. Stir in between once to avoid burning of the potatoes.</li>
<li>Add salt and stir fry until potatoes are 2/3 done.</li>
<li>Now add the methi leaves and the pepper. Stir fry until the methi leaves are soft but not soggy anymore. Check salt. Stir once and then turn off the heat,</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-81513251707496211082013-09-24T12:53:00.000-07:002013-09-24T12:53:38.617-07:00Apple Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First time i came to Germany, i tried the apple cake. I was so impressed by this dish that i often enjoy it at my favorite bakery. But this time i decided to prepare one by myself. I find this recipe extremely easy and tasty. Would love to share it with you all.<br />
My son with his rapidly developing taste buds is showing a lot of interest with cakes. It took him seconds to finish this cake.<br />
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An Apple a day keeps the doctor away, so try this recipe and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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This recipe yields - Apple cake of 1.5 lb<br />
Preparation time- 15 minutes<br />
Cooking time- 23 minutes<br />
Total time- 40 minutes<br />
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<li>Apple peeled and diced- 2 large size (Preferably green apple, or more of the raw ones)</li>
<li>All purpose flour- 1.5 cup{shift the flour before you use it in the batter}</li>
<li>Eggs- 2</li>
<li> Vanilla essence- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Oil- 1/2 cup</li>
<li>sugar- 1 cup</li>
<li>Cinnamon powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Baking powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Baking soda- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Salt- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Nuts of your choice.</li>
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<li>Preheat the oven at 180 Degree C for 10 minutes. By the time you can prepare your batter.</li>
<li>Using a hand mixer/ stand mixer or a whisk beat oil and egg together. Once you see pale yellow texture add the sugar and vanilla essence ,beat until it turns slightly creamy.</li>
<li>Now add the shifted flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon powder. Beat until everything gets incorporated well. </li>
<li>Finally add the diced apples and fold in the batter.</li>
<li>Grease the baking tray with butter. Fill the baking tray until its only 1 inch filled with batter. Place the remaining batter to another baking tray.</li>
<li>Place the tray in the oven and bake at 160 Degree C for 20 to 25 minutes or until your toothpick comes out clean from the center.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-39337690889710487512013-09-20T13:21:00.000-07:002013-09-20T13:22:21.053-07:00Butter Chicken- The Easy way<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><u><span style="color: #990000;">I love butter chicken</span></u></b><br />
This is the easiest and the wonderful recipe for butter chicken...After a sad incident with my machine i was quite upset but to my surprise things got back on track in time.I love my hubby's detective attitude for that, he is quite smart and intelligent and never ever looses a chance to impress me....<br />
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<li>Chicken (Grilled/baked/Roasted/Tandoori)-500 g (sliced) <a href="http://wahsushkitchen.blogspot.de/2013/09/baked-whole-chicken.html">Baked chicken recipe here</a></li>
<li>Fresh Tomato Puree- 250 g(3 tomatoes)</li>
<li>Garam Masala 1Tsp</li>
<li>Coriander Power 1 Tsp </li>
<li>Turmeric - 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Kashmiri Mirch - 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Kasuri Methi -1 Tsp</li>
<li>Cream -2 Tbsp</li>
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<li>Butter - 3 Tsp</li>
<li>Oil - 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Sugar - 1/2 Tsp </li>
<li>Jeera- 1/2 Tsp </li>
<li>Cloves </li>
<li>Cinnamon stick small</li>
<li>Cardamon -2</li>
<li>Green chilies - 2</li>
<li>Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 Tsp</li>
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<li>Heat Kadai or skillet. Add Butter and oil(Addition of few drops of oil helps in avoiding the burning of butter ) . Once the butter melts add all ingredients mentioned for tempering .</li>
<li>Add fresh tomato ,turmeric ,Kashmiri mirchi ,Garam masala and salt cook it for 15 min </li>
<li>Add kasuri methi and cook it for 5 minutes </li>
<li>Add the chicken pieces and cream turn off the heat after one boil .</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-30383679252476966882013-09-13T10:10:00.000-07:002013-09-13T10:10:19.853-07:00Baked whole chicken<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After long time i was craving for the baked chicken. Its kinda cold at my place and continuously drizzling since 3 days. I felt like having some crispy soft chicken at this time. So i baked a chicken by incorporating both deshi and videshi ingredients. The outcome was fantastic. My husband and son enjoyed it. I am sure you will enjoy this recipe as well.<br />
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<li>Whole chicken with skin Intact- 1000 g mine was(1300 g)</li>
<li>Butter- 50 g(at room temperature)</li>
<li>Rosemary - 1 Tsp, chopped or any herbs of your choice</li>
<li>Garam masala powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Red chilli powder- 1 Tsp</li>
<li>Salt as per taste</li>
<li>Lime - 1/2</li>
<li>Ginger garlic minced/ paste- 1 tbsp</li>
<li>Pepper cons crushed- 1 Tbsp</li>
<li>Onion - 1, large thickly sliced</li>
<li>Potato- 4, sliced to quarter</li>
<li>Olive oil</li>
<li>Cloves-2, Cardamom-2, Cinnamon stick -1</li>
<li>Coriander leaves</li>
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<li>Clean the chicken. Pat dry with kitchen towel.</li>
<li>Cut the potatoes into quarter and layer them on the baking tray. Also layer the sliced onion on the baking tray. Season with salt pepper and olive oil. Leave aside.</li>
<li>For the seasoning of chicken. Bring together butter, rosemary, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, salt, garam masala and pepper. Insert your finger in between the skin and the meat of the chicken such that you create pockets beneath the skin. Place the seasoning beneath the skin with the help of spoon. Once placed , press it with the help of your fingers such that the seasoning beneath spreads upto thieghs and across the breast of the chicken.</li>
<li>Inside the stomach, place the halved lime, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon,coriander leaves and salt.</li>
<li>Tie the legs and then sprinkle the salt on the top of the chicken. Next apply the remaining seasoning on the top of the chicken, Make sure you rub the seasoning evenly throught the chicken.</li>
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<li>Now place the marinated chicken on the tray on top of the layer of potato and onion.</li>
<li>bake for nearly 60 minutes to 70 minutes. Keep braising the chicken with the juices released by it from time to time while baking. After 45 minutes if you wish you may turn the chicken upside down for good results.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-17804072493558757492013-09-12T10:11:00.000-07:002013-09-12T10:11:25.678-07:00Banana Blossom and potato curry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Banana Blossom's curry are one of my favorites. My mother often prepared it fresh by plucking the fresh Blossom from the banana plant. Apart from the blossom the stem is also used in preparation of curry. Its little tedious cleaning the flowers from the blossom but its worthwhile as the curry has incredible taste.<br />
Banana plant is the one whose every part is brought into use while cooking is done. Right from the stem, blossom. raw banana, raw banana's skin and the ripen banana. The leaves of banana tree finds a very important place as its leaves are used as plates. Yes dishes are served on the fresh cleaned banana leaves. I love this environment friendly idea of serving food. The food tastes even more tasty when its served on the leaves.<br />
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After cleaning of the blossom removal of the metallic taste remains one important task. This requires either soaking the chopped flowers in the turmeric water or in the edible lime water(Lime-Caco3 i mean{Pan wala chuna}). In india this lime is popularly called as "Chuna" and it is important ingredient while the beetle leaves are served(Popularly called as Pan).<br />
Next time do not discard the banana blossom, try out this curry recipe and Enjoy. Trust me its worth while making.</div>
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<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ginger- minced- 1 Tsp</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Garam masala-(cloves- 2, cinnamon stick-1, cardamom-2)</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Coriander powder- 1 Tsp</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">salt as per taste</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Place the chopped blossom in water. Add 1 Tbsp of turmeric and let this sit for minimum 8 hours before you start preparing the curry. Turmeric will remove the metallic taste from the banana blossom.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Next drain the water and place the soaked blossoms in the pressure cooker. Add 1 cup of water and then cook until 3 time the pressure is released in medium heat.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Let this cool off. Drain the water and squeeze away excess water.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a pan. Fry out the boiled potato first. In The same pan add 1 Tbsp of oil. Add the garam masala(whole spices), green chillies ,cumin powder, coriander powder and salt.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Fry until oil oozes out. Now add the potatoes and the boiled blossoms. Fry for minute or 2.</span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267425893327315756.post-74388265053028447012013-09-10T13:49:00.000-07:002013-09-10T15:25:19.548-07:00Methi K Parothe(Fenugreek Leaves Flat Indian bread)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Methi k Parothe... I am sure many of you have your mouth water when i say this. Its all time favorite of many Indians. Methi has a widespread use in Indian kitchen and also the seed has lots of Medicinal properties.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><div id="Medicinalproperties"></div><em>The methi is said to be a boon for health both for men and women. It helps in easy labor, increases breast milk, also helps against acid reflux(Heart burn), its a aid for digestion,reduces cholesterol, helps in fighting diabetes, prevents colon cancer, nourishes hair and the list continues. Because of all this properties Methi (Fenugreek) finds a special place in Ayurveda.</em><a href="http://health.india.com/diseases-conditions/15-health-benefits-of-methi/">Source</a></span><br />
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<div id="Kasurimethi"></div>Fenugreek is widely used for flavoring Indian curries as herb which is nothing but the dried form of the leaves which we call <em>"kasuri methi"</em>.India is the largest producer of it and major part of it is grown in the western state of Rajasthan. The herb produces surprisingly wonderful flavor to the curry. Kasuri methi is must when preparing curries like kadai Paneer, paneer butter masala, chicken butter masala and many more recipes.<br />
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Recently my hubby found a fresh bunch of Fenugreek leaves at the Indian grocery over here. I was so happy to see it so fresh. I divided the bunch into two halves. With one half i prepared the flat bread while with the other half i prepared the Potato and methi stir fry. This was perfect with rice.<br />
The basic idea to prepare the soft paratha(flat bread ) is to incorporate the leaves in the dough itself. Some like to use the uncooked chopped leaves while preparing dough. I prefer using blanched fenugreek leaves in the dough with a little addition of luke warm water which makes my parathas super soft and tasty.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">serves- 20 small size Parathas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Preparation time- 10 minutes.(Includes washing, kneading and flattening)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Cooking time- 25 minutes(Includes blanching and baking)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Total time- 35 minutes</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Methi leaves or Fenugreek leaves- 1 Bunch</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Aata or Chapati flour- 2 Cups</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Oil/ Ghee- 2 tbsp</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Salt as per taste</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Garlic cloves- 2</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Aniseed- 1 tsp</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Onion-1,finally chopped(Optional){Caution: Shelf life of the dough will reduce with the addition of Onion to the dough}</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wash the leaves thoroughly. Pluck the leaves and tender stalk and keep aside thereby discarding the non-tender stalk.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Heat 1/2 cup of water, add salt and the garlic cloves. Once the water starts boiling add the fenugreek leaves and boil for 5 minutes. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> ALTERNATE METHOD: Place the leaves, salt, garlic and the water in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook until once the steam is released. Wait till the steam settles. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In a mixing bowl place the dough, aniseed and the ghee. Now add the blanched leaves. Start kneading the dough. Add the boiled water(use it preferably in luke warm state) as per required to knead the dough. If the dough becomes to sticky add some more flour to it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is the festival of Teej. Hindus all over the world celebrate it. Today the women observe fast and tribute their worship to lord Shiva and goddess Parvati. It is celebrated for the well being of spouse, childeren, purification of body and soul as well as harmony in Married Life.<br />
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Teej smymbolizes the reunion of Lord Shiva and His wife Sati reborn as Parvati. It is only after lots of hardship and meditation that Parvati wins the heart of Shiva. Today was the day When Lord Shiva realizes that Parvati was non other than his wife Sati who is also known as Shakti(Power) of shiva and accepts her love and devotion towards him.<br />
Women praise Goddess Parvati for her love , devotion and hardship that she carries out to win the Heart of lord Shiva. Today Sindur(vermilion ), heena, bangles, sarees and Bindi's are offered to Goddess Parvati.<br />
Teej celebrates the victory of wife love and devotion towrads her husband which is an important factor in Hinduism-symbolized by the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.<br />
As a offering to Shiva and Parvati , i prepared the Rawa ladoo(semolina sweet). I also applied heena to get into the festivity.<br />
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This recipe of rawa ladoo is quite easy. The basic idea is to fry the rawa and then add sugar, coconut , cardamom powder and milk to combine it in a tight ladoo(balls).<br />
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<li>Rawa/semolina/suji- 2 cups</li>
<li>Coconut grated- 1 cup</li>
<li>Raisins- 1/2 cup</li>
<li>Nuts of your choice- 1/2 cup</li>
<li>Sugar- 1 cup</li>
<li>Ghee/butter- 2 Tbsp</li>
<li>Cardamom powder- 1 Tsp</li>
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<li>Heat a pan add the ghee and let it melt. Add the raisins and fry them.</li>
<li>Now in low heat add the coconuts and rawa. Fry in low heat continuously until rawa turns light golden in colour. Remember not to leave rawa on pan unattended otherwise it get burnt very soon because of its particle size.</li>
<li>Next add sugar, cardamom powder, nuts and fry for 4 minutes.</li>
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