Dates Chutney

Its Sweet, Spicy and Sour...

Ingredients

Dates: 10 Numbers
Shallots: 5
Garlic: 3
Dried Red Chilly: 8 - 10
White Vinegar: 2 - 3 Tea Spoon
Oil: 1 Table Spoon
Salt

Cooking Time: 5 Minutes
Method

To a kadai pour oil and add shallots, garlic and dried chilly

Saute on low flame for some time
Remove the seed from the dates and add it.  (I used sesame coated dates. Just plain ones is fine)

Saute for a few seconds and switch off the flame and let it cool down
Once cooled take it to a mixer and add salt and vinegar

Add little water and grind it to a paste
Goes well with biriyani

Note:

Adjust the amount of red chilly and vinegar as per your taste buds.  

Lesser the amount of water darker the color or your chutney

Chicken Biriyani in Pressure Cooker (Zero Oil / Ghee Recipe)

Oil Free Biriyani.....Means Low Calories....

Ingredients

Basmati Rice  : 3 Cups

Hot Water: 3 Cups

Chicken: 1 Kg

For Marination

Sliced Onion: 3

Crushed Ginger: 2 Table Spoon

Crushed Garlic: 2 Table Spoon

Crushed Green Chilly: 8
Chopped Tomato: 1 Big

Chopped Coriander Leaves: 2 Table Spoon

Chopped Mint Leaves: 2 Table Spoon

Curry Leaves: 2 Sprig
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon

Garam Masala Powder: 1 Tea Spoon

Yogurt: 1 Table Spoon

Cinnamon Stick: 2 Inch Piece

Cloves: 4

Cardamom: 4

Bay Leaf: 1

Lime Juice: 2 Table Spoon

Salt

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Method

Clean and wash the chicken and cut it to pieces

Marinate the chicken with the ingredients mentioned under for marination and keep it aside for some time

Wash the rice and strain it  and keep aside

To a pressure cooker put the marinated chicken along with the marinade

Add the washed rice

Pour hot water.  Water should be just above the rice.  So adjust the amount of water accordingly.  Do not add more water

Mix well and close the cooker and switch on the flame

After 1 whistle switch off the flame and let the pressure go completely

Open the cooker and stir slowly

Serve hot with pickle and salad

Keema Paratha/ Minced Meat Paratha

Have it for breakfast or lunch or dinner!!!!

Ingredients

Wheat Flour / Atta: 2 cup + Extra for dusting

Oil: 1 Table SpoonWarm Water
SaltFor Filling:
MincedChicken: 1 Cup
Onion: 1 Big
Green Chilly: 2
Ginger: 1 Small Piece
Fennel Seeds: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Chilly Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Garam Masala Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Oil: 1 Table Spoon
Salt

Cooking Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Method

Add oil and required salt and water to the atta and make a smooth dough and let it rest

Making keema filling
Pour oil to a pan and add the fennel seeds.
Add chopped ginger and green chilly and saute for 2 minutes
Now add fnely chopped onion and saute for 5 to 6 minutes
Now add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala powder and salt
Saute until the raw smell of the spice powder is gone
Now add the miced chicken and cook well.  You can add chopped coriander leaves too
Keep it aside

Take small portions of dough

Dust some flour on your rolling board and make small rotis

Keep little keema mixture in the roti

Now fold it from all sides and make it a ball

Again roll this and make the roti

Or you can make 2 rotis and place the filling on one roti and cover it with the other roti (Place the second roti on top ) and seal the edges and the slightly roll it again.
Heat a tawa and place the paratha.

When one side is done flip and cook the other side

Brush a little butter or ghee on both sides and cook for a few more seconds

Serve hot

Note
Can be served plain as a snack or as a meal with dal/curd/pickle

You can use any meat of your choice

Egg less Banana Chocolate Cup Cakes

One of my favorites!!!!

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour/Maida: 1½ cups

Ripe Banana: 3 Medium size

Powdered Sugar: ½ Cup

Coco Powder: ½ Cup

Baking Powder: 1 Tea Spoon

Baking Soda: ½ Tea Spoon

Vegetable Oil: ¾ Cup

Thick Yogurt: 1 Table Spoon

Vanilla Essence: ½ Tea Spoon

Milk: ¼ - ½ cup

Chocolate Chips: ½ Cup

Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Method

Mash the banana using a fork

Preheat oven at 200 C

Combine all purpose flour, coco powder, baking powder and baking soda

Sieve the mix and keep aside

To a bowl add oil, powdered sugar, yogurt and vanilla essence

Beat  until well combined

Add mashed banana

To this add sieved all purpose flour mix in batches along with milk and make a smooth ribbon consistency batter

Add choco chips and vanilla essence. (Keep a few chocolate chips to sprinkle on top)

Fold in the chocolate chips into the batter

Grease the muffin tray or line it with paper liner. (I have used individual muffin cups)
Fill the cups 3/4 with the batter and sprinkle few chocolate chips on top

Bake for about 20 minutes. After 20 minutes check by inserting a wooden skewer or tooth pick in the center.  If it comes out clean then the muffins are ready.

Take out the muffins from the oven and let the muffins cool completely on a wire rack
Serve as breakfast, or snack or dessert

Note:

Cooking time may vary depending on the oven, so adjust it accordingly

The muffins are not too sweet, if you wish to make it more sweet increase the amount of sugar or chocolate chips
Baking time may vary depending on the oven, so adjust it accordingly

Al Faham Chicken / Arabian Grilled Chicken

Another Arabian Delicacy!!!

Ingredients

Whole Chicken: 1 (Approx weighing 1 Kg with skin)
Olive Oil: 1 Table Spoon
For Marination

Onion : 1 Small
Ginger : 1/2 Inch piece
Garlic : 3 Cloves
Green Chilly: 2
Tomato: 1 Small
Yogurt : 1 Table Spoon
Lemon juice :1 Table Spoon
Pepper : 1/2 tea spoon ( Increase if you want it more spicy )
Olive oil : 1 Table Spoon
Arabic Masala : 2 Tea Spoon

Salt 

Cooking Time: 45 to 50 Minutes

Method

Clean and wash the chicken well

Cut chicken into 2 pieces length wise or cut it to 4 pieces

Using a fork or knife prick the chicken well so that the marination goes inside the chicken

Take all the ingredients mentioned under for marination

Grind it to a fine paste

Marinate the chicken with this paste and cover and keep in fridge for 3 to 4 hours. It's good if you can leave it over night

Grill it on a charcoal grill turning sides in between and brush some olive oil each time

Here i grilled it in an oven

For that pre heat the oven at 200 C

Place the chicken on the grill tray.  You should place another tray below so that all the drippings get collected in it

Grill for about 45 to 50 minutes turning sides in between and brush some olive oil each time

Serve hot with kuboos, chapathi or roti with some salad lemon wedges and any dip of your choice

Healthy Mixed Fruit Ice Cream

Ice Creams can be made healthy!!!

Ingredients

Banana : 2
Strawberry: 6 - 7
Apple: 1
Honey: 2 Tea Spoon
Chilled Milk: 2 Table Spoon

Cooking Time: Nil
Preparation Time: Overnight
Method

Take all your fruits

Peel and chop the banana to small pieces

Same with apple and strawberry

Freeze the chopped fruits overnight
Add all the frozen fruits to a food processor

Switch on the processor in medium speed for 5 to 6 minutes

Now scrape down the sides and add honey and milk

Switch on again in medium speed for 4 to 5 more minutes

Now transfer the ice cream to a container and freeze it for another 2 to 3 hours

Scoop and serve your ice cream

Note:

You can use any fruit of your choice
Make chocolate ice cream with frozen banana and coco powder
Increase or decrease the amount of honey as per your requirement