This weekend, my kids demanded chicken fry! My mother has an excellent recipe for chicken fry which I inherited and am now sharing with my readers at Foodatarian! Hope you all like it. Ingredients 900 gm Chicken boneless 1 medium Onion 1 Bay leaf 5 Cloves 5 Cardamom 1 inch Cinnamon 5-6 Clove flakes 2 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 15, 2010
Ingredients: 100 gms or 1 cup white button mushrooms; washed and pat dried, 3 cups or 325 gms Bean sprouts, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1/2 Lemon, 4 tbsp Oil, 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves; chopped, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: In [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 12, 2010
Ingredients: 4-5 Baby Potatoes (or use whole potatoes cut into wedges), 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, Few coriander leaves, 3-4 Spinach leaves, 3-4 Mint leaves, 5 tbsp yoghurt, 5 tbsp Oil, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: Wash the baby or whole potatoes. If whole potatoes are [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 10, 2009
Ingredients: 200gms paneer (cottage cheese), cubed, 150gms carrots, diced, 2 capsicums, diced, 2 medium size onions, diced, 4 whole dry red chillies, 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp vinegar, 6 tsp tomato sauce, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, Salt to taste, Oil for tempering. Method: [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
A simple yet rich and delicious recipe with a subtle coconut and coriander flavor. This is my mom-in-law’s recipe, so I dedicate this post to her. Ingredients: 1 cup cauliflower florets, 1/2 cup shelled peas, 1 long carrot; diced, 1 capsicum; diced, 2 potatoes; diced, 2 medium-size tomatoes, 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced, [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 27, 2009
Ingredients: 2 steaks cod; (deboned), 2 tsp of coriander seeds, Vinegar, made from white wine, Salt to taste. Method: Preheat the oven in 180 C. Heat a skillet/pan and add the coriander seeds to it. Roast them well on low-medium flame, stirring continuously, until they are fragrant, roughly about 8-10 minutes. Let them cool down [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 31, 2009
Ingredients: 800-900 gms whole chicken pieces, (cut into small pieces if you like), 3 medium size onions; finely chopped, 3 small size tomatoes; pureed, 1/2 tsp tumeric powder (haldi), 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp chicken masala (or garam masala), 1 1/2 – 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, (fresh is better), Salt to taste, Oil [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 21, 2009
Ingredients: 1/2 cup green olives (without pits), 1/2 cup black olives (without pits), 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp capers, 1 tbsp tomato paste, Oregano to taste, 1/4 cup olive oil. Directions: Add all ingredients to a blender or food processer and blend until smooth. Adjust the amount of oil to get the right consistency. [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 9, 2009
Chicken Pulao is a rice preparation with chicken pieces marinated in ginger, garlic, cashew nuts, almond and some garam masala and cooked with coconut milk. Thus the recipe is full of different flavors and aroma. The preparation is pretty easy too. Ingredients: 600 gms whole chicken; cut into desired size pieces, 2 cups long grain [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 1, 2009
The chicken in this recipe is flavored with coriander, ginger and garlic. It is prepared with minimal ingredients that are readily available at home and yet tastes awesome. Ingredients: 1 kg (or little more) whole chicken; cut into desired size pieces, 2 large onions; finely chopped, 1 large bunch of coriander leaves, 1-2 green chillies [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
Tomato Rice is a rice recipe with tangy flavor of tomatoes. It is a simple preparation that take only 10 minutes. Can be prepared in a hurry and a good option for lunch box. Ingredients: 1 cup raw rice, 2 onions; cut into halves and sliced, 3-4 tomatoes; cut into halves and sliced, 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 31, 2009
Ingredients: 1 cup cucumber; grated, 1 cup carrot; grated, 1 cup lettuce; grated, 1 cup spinach; shredded, 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves, 3-4 mint leaves, Salt, Sugar and Pepper to taste, Crushed ice. Method: Blend all the vegetables in the blender till smooth. Pass it through a sieve if you want. Add salt, sugar and [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, December 14, 2008
Ingredients: 2 cups prawns; peeled (leave tail on) and deveined, 40 ml vodka 1 cup broccoli; blanched, 2 small tomatoes; diced into 1″ cubes,, 2 capsicum; diced into 1″ cubes, 2 onion; diced into 1″ cubes, Juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 1/2 tbsp chilli sauce or as per taste, 2″ [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 9, 2008
Ingredients: 2 avocado; pulp separated and mashed, 1 red onion; finely chopped, 1/2 red bell pepper; finely chopped, 1/2 green bell pepper; finely chopped, 1 yellow bell pepper; finely chopped, 1 tomato; deseeded and finely chopped, 1/2 cup finely chopped jalapeno peppers, 2 lemon; juice squeezed, 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro or coriander leaves, Salt [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 25, 2008
Ingredients: For the covering- 1 cup maida (refined wheat flour), 1 tsp ajwain, 1 tsp oil, Salt to taste, Warm water to knead dough. For the filling- 1/2 cup moong dal; soaked in water for few hours and the ground to fine paste, 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 1/4 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 1/4 tsp turmeric [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 11, 2008
Ingredients: For the marinade- 2 boneless and skinless chicken breasts; chopped into 2″ chunks, 1/4 cup white wine/wine vinegar, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1 small onion; finely chopped, 1/2 tsp dry mixed herbs, 5-6 garlic cloves; minced, A pinch of salt, Freshly ground peppercorns to taste, 1 green pepper, deseesed and [...]
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