Chicken Chaw Mein

Browsing through the picture gallery on my phone I saw this image of chaw mein, that I prepared some evening last week. I always had an affinity towards these kind of Chinese fast food. To admit I love eating Junk food ocassionally, Especially Chinese Fast Food. Their texture ,aroma and the hotness appeals me a lot, i cannot resist ,in short they drive me Crazy.

For those who love chaw chaw like me can land up on one ultimate Chinese Restaurant called Kyra,Indira Nagar ,Bangalore. Oh I will never forget the taste of Chinese fried Rice, a soup that was a mixture with bamboos ,lemon grass,other herbs and baked chicken sticks. Mouth watering. Please visit the restaurant some time . For those at Ranchi can try the chaw mein Served at Kaveri restaurant Ranchi, GEL church complex. There are many more to name, but once I start listing the list will go too long....Those who had very good experience at other places can help me, by naming those restaurants.

For this quality of Chaw mein preparation ,

following ingredients are required: This will serve two.

• Egg noodles- 250 gms
• Oil
• Chicken Breast pieces- chopped into small size
• French Beans- 1 cup,Sliced in length
• Carrots-1 cup, sliced in length
• Cauliflower/Broccoli- ½ cup
• Onion- 1 large, sliced
• Green chillies- 2,chopped
• Salt as per taste
• freshly crushed pepper
• Tomato Sauce
• Vinegar
• Chilly Sauce
• Oyster Sauce
• Soy Sauce
• Ginger Garlic- minced(optional)

For the preparation,

First we need to boil the noodles . There is a way to boil them or otherwise you will end up with sticky noodleesss.

• Heat the water in a pan by adding salt and oil.
• Once the water is hot then add the noodles and boil them until they turn soft.
• Drain the water, and put 2 TSP of oil in the noodles, such that they retain moisture.

Now for Add Ons

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add green chillies
• Tuen the flame high, and add onion, sauté it and then add the Chicken pieces and salt. If you like ginger and galic , then this is the right time to add them.
• Fry for some time,until chicken gets cooked.Pour soy sauce and tomato sauce.
• Now add all the other vegetables, sprinkle salt for them and finally add crushed pepper.
• Once all the vegetables are cooked, then add the noodles.
• Fry for some time and then sprinkle all the sauces. Mix well and turn off the heat.(optional- you can take sauces of your own choices while serving ,and can leave the chawmein as it is at this point of time.)
  Your chicken chaw mein is ready to be served.Serve it Hottt!!!!,

Enjoy!!! :-)

some may like to add ajino- moto too. Thats all your choice. Keep Cooking and keep updating me with your experiments :-)

By: Sushmita Pandit

Egg Curry!!! Inspired by my Senior

Yesterday my husband was not so happy with what i packed for his lunch. So,in the morning i was pretty confused as what to prepare such that even if it gets cold after 4-5hrs of preparation ,it must not loose its tatse , and furthermore i wished that each bite of food must remind him of me....
                     Yestrday on a social website i saw a post by my favourite senior Shivpriya,where she had prepared egg curry and posted the pic on wall with the punch line"Dear Hubby, This is to bribe you to come home early" and Within moment Hubby replied "am on the way to home" :-). Amazing !!!!!! :-) This whole thing inspired me to prepare egg curry, But then one thing was very much clear to me, that am not gone do it in usual way . I kinda experimented with the egss, and guesss what!!!  Ladies and Gentlemen -- I came out with colourful results. Hope my hubby would be very happy with his lunch today :-)........ Fot this preparation i used

• Eggs- 4
• Tomato-1 finelly chopped
• Onion-1 finelly Diced
• cumin seeds-1 tea spoon
• Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 Tea spoon 
• Hunk Curd/yoghurt- 4 TSP
• Salt as per taste
• Turmeric Powder- 1.5 Tea spoon 
• Pepper Powder-1/2 Tea Spoon
• Cumin Powder-1/2 TSP
• Coriander Powder-1 TSP
• Garam Masala Powder- 1 Tea spoon
• Oil -3 TSP
• Coriander Leaves- shredded
• Green chillies- finelly chopped

At first I Boiled the eggs and then after removing the outer shell i Marinted it for 10 minutes.

For the marinade i used:

•  Salt
• Turmeric 1/2 teaspoon
• yoghurt-1 TSP

In a pan i heated the oil and then sauted the eggs until the skin became light brown on most of its part.

Once they turned brown i took them off on a kitchen towel.

For the gravy

• Added some more oil in the same pan.
• To this i added 1 tea spoon of cumin seeds and fried them until they started crackling 
• To this i added green chillies followed by onions, sauted the onions until they turned tender but not brown.
• At this point i added ginger garlic paste and sauted till the raw flavour was gone.
• Added tomato.
• By the time tomatoes turned tender, i made a paste of all the masalas by adding the remaining curd .and then fried them along with the tomatoes.
• Stopped frying until i could smell some rich aroma coming out of the masalas.
• Added  1 and half cup of water to it  and then the eggs finally. Covered the pan and allowed it simmer for next 10 minutes.

Whoa!!!!!! Done ,,,, the egg curry was ready to be packed followed by coriander leaves on top of it.....with some normal parathas. :-) Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyy :-)


Feel free to Improvize your egg curry. You can enhance the taste by adding a paste of cashewnuts and poppy seeds or you can also add some cream to this. 

By: Sushmita Pandit

Baked Potatoes,Nice and Crunchy

Hi ,In this Post i will tell you how to prepare mouth watering Crunchy baked Potatoes. This recipie will serve Four.

Ingredients:

• Potato - 4 Medium in size ( Slice as shown in the Image)
• Olive oil 
• Garlic cloves- 3(Chopped minutely)
• Green Chilli- 1(Chopped minutely)
• Pepper powder or freshly crushed Pepper
• Salt As per taste

Method:

• Wash and cut the potatoes.
• Place these potatoes in the baking tray and bake it for two minutes.
• By this time in a bowl mix all the other ingredients .
• Now take out the potatoes and mix it well in the mixture, keep it aside for 1 minute
• again pour the whole thing on the baking tray, separate all the potato slices such that they dont overlap.
• Bake them for next 5 to 8 minutes at 180Degree C

Baked Potatoes are ready to be served. Garnish it with mint leaves and Tomamto ketchup.

Enjoy ...And keep cooking :-)

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By: Sushmita Pandit

Chicken Chilli

Hi, in this post we will learn how to prepare Chicken chilli. This recipie will serve four.


Ingredients:

• Chicken/Heinschen breast pieces-200gms Chop it into small pieces.
• All purpose flour- 2Tsp
• Oil for frying
• salt-As per taste
• Corn flour-1Tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste- 1 Tsp
• Egg- 1
• Ginger -1 Tsp finely chopped
• Garlic- 1 Tsp finely chopped
• Capsicum -1 cup chopped
• Mushroom -1 cup chopped
• Onion-1/2 Cup Chopped 
• Spring Onion-1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves
• Green chillies
• oyster Sauce
• Chilli sauce
• Tomato sauce
• Soy sauce
• Pepper Powder-1 Tea spoon

Method:

• Prepare a paste of All purpose flour,corn flour,ginger garlic paste,Pepper,egg and salt
• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying
• Take pieces of chicken dip it into the paste such that it each pieces gets well coated.
• Fry them in oil, until chicken turns golden brown in color
• Now in another pan heat 2 Tsp of oil
• To this add Chili, onion,Garlic and Ginger, saute it for some time in high flame
• To this Capsicum,Mushroom and salt. saute it for 1 min
• To this add the fried chicken
• Fry for 30 sec at high flame
• Now add all the sauces, fry for 1 min
• Prepare a solution by adding 1teaspoon of cornflour to 1/2 cup of water
• Pour this solution finally and turn off the heat
• For garnishing  add spring onions and coriander leaves

Your Chicken Chili is ready to be served........Enjoy and Happy Cooking !!!!!! :-)

If you have some interesting recipe, feel free to share with me. Mailto:Sushmita.pandit1@gmail.com

 By: Sushmita Pandit

Lamb curry or simple Mutton curry

Hi guys, in this post i will tell you easiest way of preparing Lamb Curry.
This recipe will serve 4.

Ingredients:

• Lamb or Mutton: 500gms
• Turmeric powder-1 Tsp
• Chillies-4
• Onion-3 medium sizes sliced
• Garam Masala- Cinnamon stick,bay leaf
• zeera
• cumin powder-1Tsp
• Coriander powder-2Tsp
• Pepper Powder-1Tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste
• Coriander leaves
• Salt-As per taste
• Oil for cooking
• Red chilli powder-1 TSP(optional)
• Papaya-1 slice(optional)
• Curd-2 Tsp(optional)

Method:

Marinate:

• Wash mutton thoroughly - add salt ,oil ,curd or yoghurt and turmeric
• Keep it aside for 1/2 hour

Frying:

• Heat Oil in a pan
• Add cumin seeds and garam masalas
• once pooping sound comes add green chilies and onion
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes
• Once the raw smell of garlic-ginger disappears , add marinated mutton
• fry for 3 minutes
• Now make a paste of coriander powder,zeera powder,turmeric powder and pepper powder
• add this paste and fry until you can smell the flavours of fried mutton
•  if cooking in a cooker ,to this add 1/2 cup of water and wait for next 5 whistles in low flame
• If cooking in a pan add 2 cups of water and let it boil for  next 20-30 minutes

Once the lamb becomes tender...garnish it with coriander leaves and the Dish is ready to be served.

Enjoy cooking........

Note: Lamb already consists of lots of Fat(oil) so do not add to much oil ....use optimum amount only.

By: Sushmita Pandit

Chana dal Vada

Hi, in this post we will learn how to prepare chana dal vada. It is an Indian snack that's often prepared during various festival . Its mouth watering and i love it. Hope you will enjoy it too. :-)

Ingredients:

• Chana Dal or Bengal Gram -200gms
• Onion- 2 Medium Size, Finely Chopped
• Green Chillies- 3, Finely Chopped
• Turmeric Powder- 1/2 TSP
• Pepper Powder-1 tea spoon
• Oil for frying
• Salt as per taste
• celery leaves or coriander leaves- finely chopped

Method:

• Soak the dal overnight
• Grind the dal as coarsely as possible along with the green chilies
• To this add salt ,turmeric,pepper,onion and celery leaves.
• Carefully make flat round shapes
• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the mixture
• Take it out until vada's turn golden in color 

Chana dal Vada is ready to be served :-).

serve it hot with green chutney, preferably coriander chutney.

Enjoy and happy cooking :-)

Feel free to share your recipies with me.  Mailto:sushmita.pandit1@gmail.com

By: Sushmita Pandit

Vegetable Pasta Noodle-Indian Style

Hi, in this post we will learn how to prepare  Linguine Pasta Noodles. It s easy to prepare and quite good in taste.

Ingredients 

• Linguina pasta noodles-200gms
• oil
• carrot-2 finely sliced
• bell pepper- 1 finely chopped
• onion- 1 sliced into quarters
• ginger- 1 TSP finely chopped
• garlic - 1 TSP finely chopped
• french beans- sliced in length
• spring onion
• broccoli-1/2 cup
• Fried eggs,optional
• soy sauce, tomato sauce, oyster sauce
• Green Chillies-3
• Pepper powder-1 TSP
• Salt As per tatse

Method

• Boil pasta in water .(heat the water, add oil and salt to it, followed by adding pasta)
• In a pan heat oil,add green chillies,onion and fry for 1 min at high flame .
• Add all other vegetables fry for 2 minutes until vegetables get cooked.
• Add salt and pepper powder
• Add pasta and fry for 1 min 
• to this add all the sauce
• lastly add fried eggs and sprinkle spring onions.

Your pasta is ready to serve,

Enjoy and keep cooking :-)

By: Sushmita Pandit

Aloo Chop/Potato Dumplings

Hi, in this post i will tell u how to prepare Aloo Chop. Its a famous fry usually found in Eastern part of india with the name chop while in Maharashtra they call it vada yes you are right it is the one that we find in the vada paw. For many its the day meal while for others its a satisfying evening refreshment. And for people like my mummy and my hubby its time for joy cooking and eating chops. In west bengal people will smash and mix the chop with puffed rice locally known as Mudhi again it becomes a stomach filling dish. And as a street food it helps thousands of people to keep on running who does not have time to prepare food. My father always use to tease me whenever i used to cry with a bengoli song that meant duaghter dont cry i will buy u a chop "Chela kandish nai chop kine dibo". I have so many memorable moments associated with this chop. Lets have the recipie.

Ingredients:

• Potato- 5 medium size(boiled)
• onion- 2 medium size(finely chopped)
• celery/coriander leaves- (finely chopped)
• Zeera/cumin-1 tea spoon
• Turmeric powder- 1 tea spoon
• Besan/gram powder- 1/2 cup
• Ajwain-1 tea spoon
• green chilies- finely chopped
• Pea nuts- fried
• oil for frying
• Salt as per taste

Method:

• Mash the boiled potatoes
• Add salt, green chilies,zeera, ajwain,peanuts, celery,onion to the mashed potatoes.
• Now make small balls out of this
• heat oil in a pan for frying
• Take besan in a bowl .To this add salt and water. Prepare paste such that its neither too thin nor too thick.
• to this paste dip the potato balls and deep fry them.

Serve hot with green chutney,sauce or with any chutney...

Happy cooking :-)

Thanks and keep cooking and enjoying :-)

By: Sushmita Pandit

cheesy Macroni soyabean fry salad

Hi in this post we will learn to how to prepare chessy macroni soyabean salad.

Ingredients:

• Macroni
• soyabean granules
• chillies -2
• oil for frying
• salt as per taste
• onion- sliced
• jeera
• turmeric
• pepper
• tomato sauce
• cheese
• cucumber
• bell pepper
• carrots
• cabaage- finely chopped
• Tomato- finely chopped
• Lemon Juice

Method:

• Boil macroni (Add salt and oil in the water used for boiling)
• boil soya bean granules(Add salt and oil in the water used for boiling)
• In a pan heat oil,add cumin seeds let them crackle,add chopped green chillies
• to this add chopped onions,fry them until they turn white
• Add finely chopped tomatoes, fry until it softens
• now add soyabeans granules, fry until it looses its moisture 
• Add turmeric and pepper to this
• now add bolied macroni 
• Add tomato sauce, chilli sauce and soy sauce
• Finally add cheese let it melt.

For The Salad

• Chop bell pepper,onion, carrot, cabbage,cucumber. to this add salt.
• To this add fried macroni and 1 tea spoon lemon juice
• Now add sauces of your choice.

Enjoy.......

Happy cooking :-)

Fried Macroni Soybean Salad.

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By: Sushmita Pandit

Biryani(Lucknowi Style)

Biryani(Lucknowi Style)

Hi in this post we will learn how to prepare lucknowi biryani. In this style of preparation chicken and rice are prepared separetly and then mixed together.

Ingredients(For Chicken)

• Chicken- 500gms
• Turmeric- 1 tea spoon
• Salt- As per taste
• Coriander Powder- 1 table spoon
• Ginger garlic paste- 2 tea spoon
• pepper- 1 tea spoon
• Garam masala- 1 tea spoon
• cumin powder- 1 tea spoon
• Onion- 200 gms
• Oil
• Tomato puree- 100 gms
• Green Chillies

Ingredients(For Rice)

• Basmati Rice- 250gms
• Salt
• Cinnamom sticks
• Cloves
• Oil
• Cumin seeds
• Pepper Corns

Ingredients(For Garnishing)

• Keshar or Saffron
• Fresh Mint Leaves
• Fried onions
• Milk
• Dry Fruits
• Ghee or clarified butter

Marinating Chicken:

• Wash the chicken add salt, turmeric, oil, yoghurt, Coriander pwd,Cumin powder, Pepper pwd, Garam masala.
• Referigerate this marinate for 1 hour

Cooking Chicken:

• In a frying pan heat Oil
• To the oil Add green chillies and Chopped onions, fry it until the onion turns tender.
• To this add the marinated chicken
• Cook until the Masala gets fried and the chicken turns tender.

Preparing Rice:

• Soak the rice for 1/2 hour
• drain the water
• In a pan heat water
• To the water Add all the ingredients mentioned
• When the water comes to boil, Add rice
• IMPORTANT: we have to take out rice when its 3/4^th cooked( Check: when the rice starts Dancing take a piece of it , if it breaks easily this means your rice is done)

The Dum:

• For the dum Choose a vessel such that the lid is tight such that the steam wont escape much out of it. To captivate the steam is called DUM
• Layer the bottom of the vessel with the cooked chicken
• On it layer the Rice, also use the water in which the Rice was cooked(This well help to captivate the moisture, which will help in the cooking the rice and chicken)
• On the rice put the fried onion, soaked saffrons in milk , little milk, mint leaves, ghee, dry fruits
• Repeat the process for each layer.
• Cover the Vessel tighltly
• Cook For 20 mins
• Serve it with Raita.

I would suggest first to prepare the chicken first followed by rice then the Dum.

At the end of cooking, be ready for your nieghbours to ring your Door bell. Since the aroma of biryani is irresistingg...

Enjoy :-) Happy Cooking. Thanks

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By: Sushmita Pandit