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13May/19

Rice & moong dal Chicken soup

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 Ramadan Kareem.

Every year, with start of this pious month, I try my best to reduce guilty indulgences, but for some reason, I can not completely avoid the fried or unhealthy food for the futoor time.

However I always make sure there is at least one healthy soup on my iftar table, the soup recipe I'm sharing with this post is very nostalgic for both me and my husband. After our wedding we stayed in Chennai for almost 8 months. During the month of Ramadan, in every mosque a very fulfilling Aash/ganji/kanji is served  for iftar, its a very mildly spiced rice and lentils soup with vegetables, sometimes with chicken. 

The recipe i'm sharing is primarily an adaptation of same ganji but with slight difference in texture and spice level.

Course Appetizer, Soup
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Yellow moong dal
  • 4 tbsp Rice
  • 250 grams Chicken with bones cut into small pieces
  • 3 Green Chillies
  • 1 Medium finely chopped onion
  • Masala powders - 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp zeera powder, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, 2 generous pinch of garam masala powder
  • whole spices 1/2 inch cinnamon, 4 cloves, 3 cardamoms, 5-6 kebab cheeni, 2 bay leaves
  • 3 Tbsp Olive oil or any oil
  • 1/2 Tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • Fresh coriander and mint leaves

Instructions

  1. Grind rice and moong dal coarsely, wash and set aside

  2. In pressure cooker add 3 tbsp oil, crackle the whole spices

  3. Add thincly sliced onion and sauté until Golden Brown

  4. Add ginger garlic paste and cook until raw smell is released out, then add the spices and cook for 3 -4 minutes.

  5. Once the spices are cooked, add chicken and saute 2 minutes, followed by the rice and moong dal powder

  6. Saute for 2-3 minutes, add half of fresh coriander and mint leaves at this point

  7. Add around 1 and 1/2 glass of boiling water and pressure cook for two whistles

  8. Release pressure, adjust salt, add fresh mint and coriander leaves, generous pinch of garam masala and black pepper and cook on low flame for 2 minutes

  9. Serve with lemon wedges and fried onion

Recipe Notes

You can also add vegetables like carrot/beans/broccoli.

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06Mar/19

Kheema Pasta / Minced Meat Pasta

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Kheema Pasta / Minced Meat Pasta

A super simple and delicious option for dinner time which is definitely kids-approved. This also makes a perfect recipe for times when your completely drained and short on time.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, international
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mehraj Farheen

Ingredients

  • 1 packet whole wheat drum pasta 500 gms
  • 250 grams Minced Meat Beef/Lamb
  • 2 Large Onions Finely Chopped
  • 1 Large Tomato Finely Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Finely Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 3-4 Green Chillies
  • 1/2 Cup Corainder laves
  • 1 Piece Maggi cube
  • 4 tspn Oil
  • Salt as per taste
  • Black pepper 1/4 spoon
  • 1/2 Lemon Juice

Instructions

  1. Boil the pasta/Macroni with 1 tspn olive oil, salt and set aside

  2. In large pot, saute chopped ginger, garlic in oil until light brown

  3. Then add green chilly, onions saute for 4-5 minutes until the onion turns lightly brown

  4. Now the important step, add minced meat and fry nicely for 7-8 minutes, make sure your frying the minced meat nicely until the oil separates.

  5. Now add capsicum, tomato pieces and cook for 5 minutes until soft. You can also use other vegetable like beans and carrot.

  6. Lastly add the bolied pasta, salt, black pepper, give a nice mix and end it of ny adding the fresh coriander leaves and add half lemon Juice

Recipe Notes

If you don't want to use the Maggie stock cube, you can use add 1/4 tsp coriander spoon and 1/4 roasted cumin powder, but make sure your cooking these two masalas properly before adding the vegetables.

Another note, just before turning off the flame, add2-3 tablespoon of water. This way the pasta doesn't dry out.

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05Mar/19

Kheema Pasta / Minced Meat Pasta

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Kheema Pasta / Minced Meat Pasta

A super simple and delicious option for dinner time which is definitely kids-approved. This also makes a perfect recipe for times when your completely drained and short on time.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, international
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mehraj Farheen

Ingredients

  • 1 packet whole wheat drum pasta 500 gms
  • 250 grams Minced Meat Beef/Lamb
  • 2 Large Onions Finely Chopped
  • 1 Large Tomato Finely Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Finely Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 3-4 Green Chillies
  • 1/2 Cup Corainder laves
  • 1 Piece Maggi cube
  • 4 tspn Oil
  • Salt as per taste
  • Black pepper 1/4 spoon
  • 1/2 Lemon Juice

Instructions

  1. Boil the pasta/Macroni with 1 tspn olive oil, salt and set aside

  2. In large pot, saute chopped ginger, garlic in oil until light brown

  3. Then add green chilly, onions saute for 4-5 minutes until the onion turns lightly brown

  4. Now the important step, add minced meat and fry nicely for 7-8 minutes, make sure your frying the minced meat nicely until the oil separates.

  5. Now add capsicum, tomato pieces and cook for 5 minutes until soft. You can also use other vegetable like beans and carrot.

  6. Lastly add the bolied pasta, salt, black pepper, give a nice mix and end it of ny adding the fresh coriander leaves and add half lemon Juice

Recipe Notes

If you don't want to use the Maggie stock cube, you can use add 1/4 tsp coriander spoon and 1/4 roasted cumin powder, but make sure your cooking these two masalas properly before adding the vegetables.

Another note, just before turning off the flame, add2-3 tablespoon of water. This way the pasta doesn't dry out.

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03Mar/19

Avacado Hummus

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Avacado Hummus

Hummus - which needs no introduction, is like a gift from arab cuisine to the world, which I would say went on to become worlds favourite dip.

This dip is very versatile, you can have it with pita bread, chapati or just as a side dish with salads.

No Arabic meal is complete without this basic most essential dip. I usually make this along with grilled /tandoori chicken.

Made with chickpeas along with tahini, roasted garlic and with a hint of olive oil, this side dish is a must try.

Before heading on the main recipe, lets understand what is Tahini, its a fine paste of sesame seeds, which is easily available, in case you don't find it, you can dry roast some sesame seeds and make a find paste out if it and use in the hummus recipe.

Nowadays, there are so many varieties of hummus, like beetroot hummus, avocado hummus.

Lets get started to my version of avocado hummus.




Course Side Dish
Cuisine arabic
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mehraj Farheen - Admin

Ingredients

  • 1 avacado Riped
  • 1 Cup soaked and then bolied Chickpeas
  • 1/2 Cup Olive Oil extra virgin
  • 2 Tbsp Tahini
  • Salt As per taste
  • 4-5 Garlic pods Fried in oil
  • 3-4 tbsp water while grinding
  • 2 pinch black pepper(you can avoid)

Instructions

  1. Boil the chickpeas

  2. Fry garlic pods in olive oil and set aside

  3. In a mixer, add avacado, fried garlic pods, chickpeas, tahini sauce, salt, olive oil and grind to fine paste, add water if needed.

  4. Dish out on a flat plate, make swirls and add 1 tsp olive, sprinkle liltte paprika or red chilly.

  5. Simple quick avacado hummus is ready to serve with pita bread/khuboos/roti.

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16Jan/19

Whole wheat dinner rolls / pav

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Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls / Pav


Course Main Course
Cuisine international
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 5
Author Mehraj Farheen

Ingredients

  • 2 & 1|2 Cup Whole Wheat flour
  • 2 Tbsp Milk powder
  • 2 Tsp Instant yeast
  • 2 Tbsp Soften butter
  • 1 Cup Whole milk
  • 3 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 Tsp Salt
  • 2 Egg

Instructions

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients and keep aside

  2. Slowly add eggs, melt butter and milk and start kneading the dough until firm

  3. Transfer the dough on work area and knead it very gently.

  4. Make sure the dough is not too sticky or very hard. Use extra flour or milk if needed to adjust the dough. 

  5. Cover the dough with moist cloth and allow it to rise for one hour

  6. One the dough has risen, Transfer on kitchen counter and start kneading gently for 5 minutes.

  7. Roll out the dough in to rectangle shape and gently roll forming a log shape.

  8. Divide the dough into 12 equal size balls and  roll ball into rectangle shape and while folding seal the edges after every fold(tuck sides and pinch seam along edge of dough.), this helps in forming round rims inside the bread. As shown in the image.

  9. Transfer into baking pan and cover with damp cloth and allow it proof for 30 mins

  10. Now bake for 30-35 minutes (varies with oven) on 180 degrees. Give egg wash on the bread.

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16Jan/19

Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls / Pav

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White Bread with Milk

Every mom's biggest task is fixing the next day meal plan, I was feeling very lazy to make it to grossary store, that is when I thought for making bread at home for quick breakfast fix.

Seeing this bread one might feel its lot of efforts, but its actually not. The task is simple and gives you enough time gaps to continue with other tasks. The overall time taken for preparing this bread may be more but trust me, the efforts are very minimal.

The recipe is very simple and has nothing very complicated. Baking own bread home is for sure a very satisfying feeling. Do try it and let me know your about your results.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine international
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mehraj Farheen

Ingredients

  • 2 & 1/2 Cup All purpose Flour
  • 2 Tbsp Milk powder
  • 2 Teaspoon Instant yeast
  • 2 Tbsp Soften butter
  • 1 Cup Whole Milk
  • 3 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs

Instructions

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients(flour, milk powder, yeast, salt, sugar) and keep aside

  2. Slowly add eggs, melt butter and milk and start kneading the dough until firm

  3. Transfer the dough on work area and knead it very gently

  4. Make sure the dough is not too sticky or very hard. Use extra flour or milk if needed to adjust the dough.

  5. Cover the dough with moist cloth and allow it to rise for one hour

  6. One the dough has risen, Transfer on kitchen counter and start kneading gently for 5 minutes.

  7. Roll out the dough in to rectangle shape and gently roll forming a log shape.

  8. Repeat the above step 2 times, roll into rectangle shape and fold into a log shape.  

  9. Lastly,  roll the dough into rectangle shape and while folding into log shape seal the edges after every fold(tuck sides and pinch seam along edge of dough.), this helps in forming round rims inside the bread. As shown in the image.

  10. Bake for 30-35 minutes on 180 degrees and in between brush with egg all over the bread.

Recipe Notes

For best results, leave the bread in oven overnight and use next day morning with freshly made Banana Jam. If you need recipe if quick bread jam, lemme know in comments, I'll post a recipe of it soon!

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05Jan/19

White Milk Bread

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White Bread with Milk

Every mom's biggest task is fixing the next day meal plan, I was feeling very lazy to make it to grossary store, that is when I thought for making bread at home for quick breakfast fix.

Seeing this bread one might feel its lot of efforts, but its actually not. The task is simple and gives you enough time gaps to continue with other tasks. The overall time taken for preparing this bread may be more but trust me, the efforts are very minimal.

The recipe is very simple and has nothing very complicated. Baking own bread home is for sure a very satisfying feeling. Do try it and let me know your about your results.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine international
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mehraj Farheen

Ingredients

  • 2 & 1/2 Cup All purpose Flour
  • 2 Tbsp Milk powder
  • 2 Teaspoon Instant yeast
  • 2 Tbsp Soften butter
  • 1 Cup Whole Milk
  • 3 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs

Instructions

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients(flour, milk powder, yeast, salt, sugar) and keep aside

  2. Slowly add eggs, melt butter and milk and start kneading the dough until firm

  3. Transfer the dough on work area and knead it very gently

  4. Make sure the dough is not too sticky or very hard. Use extra flour or milk if needed to adjust the dough.

  5. Cover the dough with moist cloth and allow it to rise for one hour

  6. One the dough has risen, Transfer on kitchen counter and start kneading gently for 5 minutes.

  7. Roll out the dough in to rectangle shape and gently roll forming a log shape.

  8. Repeat the above step 2 times, roll into rectangle shape and fold into a log shape.  

  9. Lastly,  roll the dough into rectangle shape and while folding into log shape seal the edges after every fold(tuck sides and pinch seam along edge of dough.), this helps in forming round rims inside the bread. As shown in the image.

  10. Bake for 30-35 minutes on 180 degrees and in between brush with egg all over the bread.

Recipe Notes

For best results, leave the bread in oven overnight and use next day morning with freshly made Banana Jam. If you need recipe if quick bread jam, lemme know in comments, I'll post a recipe of it soon!

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17Dec/18

Carrot Cake!!

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Carrot Cake

Home style carrot cake made with 50% whole wheat and 50% white flour. Ever since I started baking, preparing this cake at home for kids has become a kind of tradition. Whenever I make this cake the next day breakfast boxes for kids and tea time snacks both are sorted and that's why I'm always happy to bake this

I'm still trying to make this with complete whole wheat, but couldn't get the perfect kids approved texture, so I sticking to both type of flours.

Before starting the prep, pre-heat the oven at 180 degrees.

Course Dessert, kids, Snack
Cuisine international
Prep Time 20 minutes
Pre-heat oven 10 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Author Mehraj Farheen(Admin)

Ingredients

  • 3 cup Grated Carrot
  • 3 Egg(Room temp)
  • 1 Cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 Cup All purpose Flour
  • 1 Cup Refined Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 3/4 Cup oil
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • 1/2 Cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 pinch Salt

Instructions

  1. Sieve atleast 4-5 times all the dry ingredients - flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamom powder. 

  2. Beat eggs, add in sugar, oil and vanilla extract, beat atleast for 5 mins until foamy.

  3. Now mix  dry sifted ingredeints in to the wet ingredients and fold.

  4. Next add the grated carrots, chopped walnuts and gently fold.

  5. Divide the batter into two 8 inch cake tins(lined with parchment paper and dusted with flour)

  6. Bake at 180 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes, test the doness using the tooth pick test.

  7. Enjoy the delicoius and healthy treat with family!!

Recipe Notes

If you really have a sweet tooth, increase the sugar quantity to 1 + 3/4 cups.

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18Nov/18

Chicken Fritters or Chicken pakodey

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Chicken Fritters or Chicken Pakodey

Chicken breast strips marinated with spices and deep fried, a cryspy tea time snack which can be easily prepared within few minutes.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mehraj Farheen

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken Breast cut into thin strips
  • 2 tbsp rice flour
  • 2 tbsp All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder or Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1/2 tsp chat masala
  • 1 tsp red chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Crushed fennel seeds(saunf)
  • 2 tbspn finely chopped curry leaves
  • 2 pinch Garam Masala
  • 1 Small Lemon Juice
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Marinate chicken with the ingredients and keep aside for 20 minutes

  2. Deep fry on medium heat with lots of curry leaves

  3. Fry 4-5 slit green chillies and curry leaves and serve along with tomato sauce or mayonnaise

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10Oct/18

Whole Wheat banana Bread with Coconut

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Banana Bread with Whole Wheat and coconut

Banana bread is loved by one and all, and at my home tea time snack is most vital as we all come back from work/school and sit together after long day out. To make this little time more special, I need to find a quick healthy snack.

There is always a constant struggle for me to find a perfect healthy and guilt free snack for this time of the day. And this recipe is just an answer for that. The recipe i'm writing down is almost kind a treat to banana bread lovers and with the hint of coconut, its definitely going to be everyone's favorite.

The most important step in baking this bread is the waiting time before putting the batter into the oven.  The dry and wet ingredients have to be separately mixed and once after mixing together let it rest for around 20 minutes.

So lets get started with the recipe.


Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine international
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mehraj Farheen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 cup Shredded fresh coconut
  • 1/2 Brown Sugar
  • 4 tbsp Honey
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 cup Chopped walnuts
  • 2 Generous pinch Cinnamom Podwer or Cardamom powder
  • 1 Egg
  • 50 grams Butter
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 Cup Semolina
  • 2 Ripped bananas

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven at 150 degrees and line a bread loaf pan with baking sheet, keep aside

  2. Sieve all the dry ingredients at least 5-6 times- wheat flour, semolina, baking powder, salt cinnamon powder.

    The more you sieve the more air gets in, its important to incorporate lots of air as we are using only wheat flour.

    Also, using a whisk keep mixing the dry ingredients for 5-6 miniutes.

  3.  Take another bowl, break in the egg along with brown sugar, mashed banana, honey and add the grated coconut, keep stirring all these ingredients for 10 munites and allow it rest for 5 minutes.

  4. Next step is to mix both the dry and wet ingredients and adjust the consitancy with 1 or 2 tsp of water if the batter seems to be too thick. It shouldn't be as thick as a dough or as runny as a cake batter.

    Leave it at room temperature for around 20 minutes and then bake it at 160 degrees for 50 minutes in middle rack. Test with tooth pick for readyness. Allow it cool completely before slicing and serving!

Recipe Notes

Whenever I try to make this bread with double these quantities, the banana bread remained soggy in the middle, that's why I halved the actual measurements and tried. The bread was perfectly baked. If you wish to double the quantities make sure your dividing the batter in two separate loafs or cake tins.

You can also make muffins out of this batter.

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