Indian Dhamaal Chicken

Luckily or unluckily my fellow blog authors also my flatmates aren't big fans of chicken. So I cook meager portions which I then eat for days. :) Today I will show you how I make Indian chicken in the least hassling way and yet tastes nothing short of gourmet.

Things you will need

• Chicken : 250 gms
• Ginger : 2 tbsp
• Garlic : 12 - 14 cloves
• Curd : 4 tbsp (optional) 
• Mustard Oil : 2 tbsp 
• Chilli powder : 1 tsp
• Cumin powder :1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder : 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala : 1 tsp
• Aamchur powder: 1/2 tsp
• Salt : 1-1/2 tbsp
• Sugar : 1/4 tsp

I start by marinating the chicken.I add 2 tbsp mustard oil to the chicken.I crush 12- 14 cloves of garlic and 2 tbsps of ginger powder and crush.










Then out comes the magic masala box and I add all the masalas in the same pattern followed by 4 tbsp of curd.

  

Let this sit in the fridge over night; or as was in my case through the day. 

In the evening I just came back from office and doused it with 1 glass off water, covered it and put it on flame in simmer. 30 minutes and your delicious yummy-no-hassle-chicken is ready. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Enjoy. :) 

No sweat Vegetable stir fry

Often when I feel like eating healthy I realise I'm not the kind that likes slogging and slogging and slogging for hours before I get to something good.This is my go-to vegetable stir fry.

I start with some oil in the pan, grind 12 garlic cloves , 2 tsp ginger powder and 4 chillis into mulch and add into the still cold oil.
  
I like adding this to cold oil to avoid allll the fumes the adding chilli to hot oil can be avoided. The I add aniseed and cinnamon and follow this by adding cubed mushrooms. I add mushrooms first for they give out water and keep everything from burning without the added hassle of adding more oil. Then goes in the diagonally sliced corn. I like cutting them diagonally for you can cut longer fancier looking pieces and such a huge time saver. :) Add 2 tbsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garma masala, 1/2 tsp coriander powder and anything that you find. That's the magic of my cooking style, very accommodating; much like me. ;D

Then I add the spring onions and beans. Then as usual I micro 2 tomatoes that have been poked through for 2 minutes till its cooked.

Then my love for spinach remains unhindered, and I cut out the leaves after washing it thoroughly.


Simmer and cover it for 15 minutes. Be ready for yummy yummy in your tummy. :)

Quickest biscuit pudding for the lazy souls !

Looking for an easy dessert recipe? Here's one - The pineapple biscuit pudding!

Prep time - under 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• Marie biscuit - 24 numbers/as required
• Pineapple Jam
• Unsalted butter - 100 grams
• Sugar - 2 table spoons
• Vanilla essence - 1 table spoon
• Egg - 1
• Coffee powder

This may not be the best looking pudding ever, but trust me, it tastes too good for the effort put in.  

All you have to do is melt the butter and mix it with some pineapple jam, sugar, vanilla essence and egg yolk in the quantities mentioned above. Using a blender is always easy! The mix would look something like this -

Keep this aside. Heat some water and add some coffee powder to it (as the pic below). 

Dip the biscuits in the coffee and arrange a layer of it in your tray/container. Spread some of the mix over this layer of biscuits, and repeat the process by arranging a second layer of biscuits (dipped in coffee, of-course!) over it. 

Repeat the process, until you're done with the biscuits. Spread the final layer of the mix on top. Beat some egg white untill it becomes foamy, and spread it on top.

It would then look something like this (or even better!) - 

Refrigerate it for 10 to 15 minutes, and it's ready to serve !!!

Additional tip : You can add a layer of chocolate sauce on top and sprinkle some nuts over it!

Tomato soup for the sick and lazy

I woke up with a terrible stomach ache, one that was well anticipated and I had already arranged for a work from home situation. Either way I realised I need something that goes down gently without much turbulence.

So I  started making the tomato soup.

Things you will need for this tomato soup:

1. 7 medium sized tomatoes
2. 2 long carrots
3. 1 pressure cooker
4. oil
5. whole jeera seeds
6. bay leaf
7. 8 cloves of garlic
8. ginger powder
9. Spaghetti
10. Italian basil
11. lemon grass
12. coriander powder
13. garam masala
14. aamchur powder
15. salt
16. sugar

Poked 7 medium tomatoes through and through with a knife and set it on the microwave in a deep dish for 10 minutes while I minced 2 carrots.

Took a pressure cooker, put in 1.5 tsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp jeera seeds and 1 bay leaf.

Then I added the carrots and fried them till they lost their moisture.

By this time the tomatoes were done, and I squashed the now thoroughly cooked tomatoes with a fork.

Lot of online websites suggested that I peel and mix and remove the pulp, but if I were ready to perspire that much then this wouldn't be a lazy blog is it?

Now we add the squished tomatoes to carrots and stir.

Then I microwave 8 cloves of garlic in the microwave for 20 seconds easily peels off the skin (this way of peeling garlic is a great time saver and quite fun too). Using the handy mortar and pestle I grind it to a paste.

I have a ginger powder that's rather handy and put in 2 tsp of ginger powder, all the masalas at home - coriander powder, garam masala, aamchur powder & pepper. 

Then I add about 10-15 strands of spaghetti, 12 leaves of Italian basil and about 2 inches long sprigs (about 10 in number) of lemongrass to the mixture, add 2 tbsps of salt, 1/4 tsp of sugar to balance the acidic taste of tomatoes. Also taste post its ready - namak swaad anusaar! And about a ton of water - kidding, about 750 ml should do.

Then set the pressure cooker lid and wait for two whistles when the aroma of basil and lemongrass fills your home that's when you know you are ready to get fit, as this soup heals the soul.

This is how the soup finally looks. =)