Chicken Semiya

Ingredients:-

Chicken boneless - 1 cup
Bambino semiya- 1 1/2 cup
Onion chopped - 1 medium
Cilantro chopped
Green chili - 3 sliced
Curry leaves - 4-5
Bay leaf - 1
Cloves - 3
Cardamoms - 3
Cumin seeds- 1/4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala - 1/4 tbsp
Oil as required
Water - 6 cups

For tempering:-

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Chana dal - 1 1/2 tbsp

Procedure:-

1-First take a medium size wok and add water , 1 tbsp of oil, cardamoms little crush them to add the flavor, Cumin seeds, cloves, salt and bay leaf and bring to boil.
2-When the water comes to boiling point add the semiya to it and boil it until it is 70% cooked,
3-Now filter the semiya under the cold running water. It  helps on not sticking the semiya to each other . Now keep it aside.
4-Then in a wok add oil heat it then add the tempering ingredients, curry leaves, green chili and fry for a min or so. Then add onions and fry until they are tranculent.

5-Now add the cilantro also and fry it. Add chicken to it and also add salt  and garam masala powder to taste and cover the lid in medium flame.
6-Now when the chicken is cooked add the cooked semiya and mix it well and cover it for a min or so.
7.Your chicken semiya is ready to serve hot.

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Mulli roti(radish chapathi)

Ingredients:-


For Dough :-

Wheat flour - 2 cups
salt to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp
sugar - 1 tbsp
Water as needed

For stuffing:-

Radish(medium) - 1 grated
Salt to taste
chili powder - 1/4 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1 tbsp
Cilantro chopped(kothimeera)

Procedure:-

1-Take a bowl add all the dough ingredients and mix together into a dough by adding water.
2-Now in another bowl add all the ingredients together and keep aside for 10 min.  so the radish consumes the flavor of masala.
3-Now roll the chapathi into a medium size and stuff the masala and close it.

4-Now dip in the wheat flour to avoid sticking. And roll them evenly and fry them into golden color by adding oil on both sides evenly.

Enjoy them hot with pickle and curd.

Tomato Soup

Ingredients:-

Fresh Tomatoes - 2  or canned tomatoes
Onion - 1 small chopped
Capsicum - 1/2 chopped
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Basil leaves dry - 2 tbsp (optional)
Salt to taste
Butter - 2 tbsp
All purpose flour - 1 1/2 tbsp for thickening

Procedure:-


1-First take a pan add butter melt it then add the cumin seeds, add onions and capsicum. When they r cooked add the chopped tomatoes and dry basil leaves to it.
2-Cook them until they turn into paste.
3-Now cool it and blend it.
4-Now filter the paste by adding water needed to it according to consistency.

5-Then in a pan add butter and  add the all purpose flour and mix well it starts to turn brown slightly then add this tomato puree to it by adding little by little stirring continuously so that  lumps will not form.
6-Slowly it starts thickening and soup is ready to serve.

Kadai Chicken

Ingredients:-

Chicken - 1 lb
Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
Red chili - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
Paprika powder - 1/2 tbsp for rich color
Green chili - 2 slit
Capsicum - 1/2 sliced
Evaporated milk - 1/2 cup
Cilantro - chopped
Onion - 2 sliced
Tomato - 1 chopped
Tomato puree - 6 tbsp
Salt to taste
Red chili powder - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp

Procedure:-

1-First clean n cut the chicken and keep aside.
2-Now take the coriander seeds n red chili and dry roast them until they changes light brown color and gives u nice aroma. And also make into fine powder after cooling it.
3-Then take a medium size wok/pan add oil and fry the onions, green chili slit and add a little salt n fry them until are brown and cooked now add the ginger garlic paste and fry for one more min.
4-Add tomatoes and fry until they r paste and add all the spices paprika, salt, turmeric, chili powder, n the last but not least the coriander n chili powder. And give it a good mix.

5-Then add chicken mix and cover it in simmer for 6 min then remove the lid mix it. No need of adding any water to it.
6-Now add the tomato puree and capsicum  and  mix. Then add the evaporated milk of u r choice in quantity. Mix it gud and cover it for 3 more min and you r done.

Serve it with rice, parathas, rotis , puris tastes well n good. Try it you will surely like this recipe. Enjoy .

Paneer wheels

Ingredients:-

Pane er - 50 gms shredded
Puff sheets- 2
Cilantro finely chopped
Cumin powder - 1/4 tbsp
Mango powder/amchur powder  - 1/4 tbsp
salt to taste
Chili powder - 1/2 tbsp

Procedure:-

1-First take the pane er and shred it. Then add all the spices to it cilantro,salt ,chili powder, cumin powder, am chur powder and mix all the ingredients together and keep aside.
2-Now take the puff sheets thaw them in room temperature first.
3-Now spread the puff sheets and spread the flour on the platform to avoid sticking. Now roll all over equally all the edges too.
4-Now on the spread ed puff sheets spread the pane er masala  evenly and roll it carefully from one edge to another edge.

5-now on the another edge apply some water and attach it.
6-Now cut into equal size circles of u r choice.
7-Now bake it oven for 15 min at 450 degree Fahrenheit.

Enjoy them as snack and also for parties as appetizer....

Buns

Ingredients:-

All purpose flour- 2 cups
Salt -1 tbsp
Egg - 1 beaten
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Yeast - 11/2 tbsp
Butter - 1/2 cup
Warm milk - 3/4 cup

Procedure:-

1-First take flour in a mixing bowl and add salt. Mix it and keep aside.
2-Now take a bowl with milk add sugar and yeast to it and mix it. Keep it aside for 5 minutes so it dissolves well.
3-Now take the egg and beat it well and keep aside.
4-Now in the flour make a well and add the beaten egg , butter, and the yeast mixture and mix well in circular motion.

5.The mixture will be very sticky but its ok. Knead it gud and cover it with wet damp cloth and keep it for 1 hour.
6-After 1 hour u can see it doubles its size then just press it the air disappears. Now with the help of flour or oil just knead the dough for 1 min and again keep it aside for 10 min.

7-Now knead once again and make the shapes u like and bake it for 15-20 in 450 degree f until they r golden color.

8-After removing them from oven apply butter on the top for rich taste.

Puffed rice snack

Ingredients:-

Puffed rice - 1 cup
Thin save - 1/2 cup
Tomato- 1/4 cup chopped
Onion - 1/4 cup chopped
Cilantro chopped
Peanuts roasted - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Chili powder - 1/4 tbsp
Lemon - 1/2

Procedure:-

1-First take a bowl add all the chopped ingredients one by one and just mix all together.
2-Finally add the mixture and lime juice give it a mix and serve in a serving bowl n enjoy.

Veg Hakka Noodles

Ingredients:-

Noodles - 1 pack
Onion- 1/2 sliced
Cabbage- 1/4 cup chopped
Carrot - 1/4 cup chopped
Sprouts- 1/4 cup
Spring onions - 3 stems chopped
Green chili - 3 sliced
Curry leaves - 5 count
Cilantro chopped- optional
Dark Soy sauce- 3 tbsp
Vinegar- 3 tbsp
Tomato ketchup- 2 tbsp
Hot chili sauce - 3 tbsp
China salt - 1/4 tbsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:-

1-First clean n chop the veggies and keep aside.
2-In a pan add enough water oil, salt and add the noodles and boil it until it is cooked well.

3-Then filter it and and place it under cold running water so they do not stick each other.
4-Now in a pan add oil and then add green chilis, curry leaves and onions and fry them well.
5-Now add the chopped veggies and fry them until they r cooked. Don't cook too much.
6-Now add the sauces n china salt n salt mix well. Also add the noodles and mix well. Garnish with cilantro.

Chicken n shrimp grilled Tikkas (Chikkulu)

Ingredients:-

Chicken bone less- 1 lb
Shrimp- 1/2 lb
Coconut- 1/2 cup
Cashew whole - 10 count
Cardamoms - 3
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon stick- 1
Garam masala - 1 tbsp
Onion  medium size - 1
Red chili powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:-

1-Make a fine paste by adding all the ingredients together in a blender.
2-Now cut the chicken into medium size bites. Now clean both the shrimp n chicken and shift into a spacious bowl.
3-Now add the blended paste into chicken pieces and mix all together and marinate it for 3-4 hours by covering it and store it in the refrigerator.
4-Now soak the bamboo sticks or its fine if u have steel thin rods for grilling.

(soaking the sticks may not break soon)
5-Now arrange all these marinated pieces to the stick for grilling them.
6-Grill them well both the sides until they get crispy texture.
7-Spray oil on top for not sticking to the grilling rods.
8-Enjoy them as u r appetizer or evening snack with a sip of diet coke or u r fav drinks.

Butter garlic Naan

Ingredients:-

All purpose flour - 2 cups
Warm Water - 2/3 cup
Yeast - 1tbsp
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Butter
Garlic cloves cut into tiny pieces

Procedure-

1-First add the flour in a bowl and also add salt and sugar to it and cooperate it.
2-Now add yeast in the warm water and sit aside for 5-6 min.
3-Now add the water to the flour and mix properly and knead the dough.

4-The dough should be very soft n sticky. Then it is the correct process to make the naan.
5-Now add oil on top of it and knead it once again and cover it with damn cloth and keep it aside for 30 min.
6-Now u can see that the dough will be increased into double of its size.
7-Now knead it once again and make it into equal size bolls and roll them evenly and now place the garlic pieces on top of it and press them gently.
8-U may bake them or even fry them on u r pan. When it is fried on one side then turn it over to another size and apply butter to it and serve hot.

These naan tastes good with chole and butter chicken and even with palak paneer. Try this friends and enjoy the recipe.

Chandrakanth (South indian sweet)

Ingredients:-

Moong dal- 1 cup
Raw Rice - hand ful
Sugar- 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tbsp
Ghee - 1tbsp
water- 1 cup
Wet damp cotton cloth
Oil for deep fry

Procedure:-

1-First soak the rice and moon dal for 3-4 hours. Then blend them into fine puree by adding little water.
2-Now take a pan add the puree, sugar and cup of water to it.
3-Keep it on simmer and cook it. Keep on stiring while it cooks or else it may stick to the bottom.
4-Keep on doing this until the puree changes into the form of halwa.
5-Now take a wet damp cotton cloth and spread it. Now spread the dough on it equally when it is hot.

6-Now it cools with in 5 min. So then cut it into your desired shape and deep fry them. Enjoy them.

Masala papad

Ingredients:-

Papad of u r choice - 2 (zeera papad or lizat papad)
Onion - 1/2 chopped finely
Tomato - 1/4 cup chopped finely
Cilantro - chopped finely
Green chili - 2 optional
Cucumber - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Chili powder - 1/4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Lemon - 2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
Pepper - 1/4 tbsp
Black salt - 1/4 tbsp


Procedure:-

1-First deep fry the papad or micromave the papad for 1 min by spraying oil on both sides of the papad. This gives u the effect of deep fry.
2- In a bowl mix all the above ingredients together in a bowl and spread this mixture on the top of papad and serve it.

This is an lovely appetizer and one of my favorite.  Serve this to u r guests and they will enjoy it surely.