Jalapeno Chicken

                                     
                                             

                                     Jalapenos adds great flavor to chicken dish

Ingredients (Use Organic):

1 pound chicken (with or without bones)

1 tablespoon yogurt

1/2 teaspoon pepper powder, coarse ground

3 medium size jalapenos chili peppers

1 tablespoon fresh roughly chopped ginger

2-4 fresh peeled garlic cloves

1 tablespoon roasted cumin seeds

8-10 mint leaves

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 tablespoons oil or butter

1 medium size onion finely chopped
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves for garnishing

Preparation:

Step 1. Marination

Marinate chicken in yogurt, pepper, cilantro leaves and 2-3 pinch of salt. Keep 1-2 hours at room temperature or overnight in fridge.

Step 2. Grinding main ingredients

Grind jalapenos, ginger, garlic, cumin, mint leaves and salt by adding lemon juice into the mixture.

Keep the paste aside.

Note: If you cannot handle spicy - hot food, use 1 or 2 jalapenos in the mixture. It also depends on the heat index of peppers. So be very careful!!

Step 3. Seasoning

Add oil or butter in a pan.

Heat it on a medium flame.

Add chopped onions and saute for few minutes until light brown.

Add half cup water. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Add jalapeno paste, and mix well. Let it simmer on heat for 2-3 minutes by covering the lid.

Add marinated chicken and stir well. Cook on medium to low flame.

(Note: if mixture is too dry and sticking to the bottom of the pan, add half cup water)

Continue to stir at regular intervals until chicken is well cooked.

Taste and add more salt if necessary.

This dish will be ready in 15- 20 minutes, garnish with fresh cilantro leaves or garnish or your choice.

Have fun!

Safety tip: Use great precaution while cutting jalapeno's.

Kale Salad

                                                                 Valentine Special
                             
                                                          Healthy Salad Recipe

Ingredients (Use Organic):

1 cup chopped kale leaves (wash it nicely before use)

1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds 

1 medium size cucumber, cut into heartshaped (u can make any shape)

1 green bell pepper, cut lengthwise
1 yellow pepper 
1 carrot

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh

For Seasoning:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper

Sea salt to taste

Preparation:

Once all veges are cut, you can arrange the way you want. As this is valentine special, I made into heart shape. You can mix all veges in a bowl and toss well.

Add lemon juice and mix well. Keep aside.

Season garlic salt, sea salt and pepper in olive oil on a medium heat.

Cool the seasoning and mix into the bowl of salad or on top of healthy heart of fresh veges.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

                   

Red Cabbage and Parsley Salad

                                               Simple, Super, Summer Salad Recipe

Ingredients (Use Organic):

1 cup red cabbage, grated or shredded

1 bunch parsley, chopped

1 medium size cucumber, diced

1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh

For Seasoning:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon slivered almonds

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper

Sea salt to taste

Preparation:

Add grated cabbage, parsley, cucumber and bell pepper in a bowl and toss well

Add lemon juice and mix well. Keep aside

Season slivered almonds, garlic salt, sea salt and pepper in olive oil on a medium heat.

Cool the seasoning and mix into the bowl of salad

Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving

Enjoy

Naashpati Halwa (Pear Pudding)

Pear pudding is a delicious dessert recipe.Use soft and ripe pears.

Ingredients:

4-5 medium size pears, peeled and cut into pieces

2 tablespoons butter or ghee

3 tablespoons milk powder or khoya

1 tablespoon sugar

1/3 cup condensed milk

2 tablespoons ricotta cheese

2 tablespoons of coconut powder

1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder

2 drops of rose essence

Few slivered almonds for garnish

Preparation:

Heat butter or ghee in a nonstick pan.

Add peeled chopped pears in to the heated pan.

On a medium flame cook pears until a nice paste is formed.

Add all other ingredients such as sugar, milk powder or khoya, condensed milk, coconut powder, ricotta cheese.

Keep stirring on a high to medium flame until the mixture is reduced to half with no traces of liquid.

Bring the flame to low heat.

Continue to stir until the butter starts separating and mixture becomes dry.

Add cardamom powder and rose essence.

Mix well.

Garnish with almonds or any other dry fruits of your choice and a pinch of cardamom powder.

Serve hot or cold. I like both. If serving cold, try with hot Gulab Jamuns’s. It is really yum any time and at any occasion.

Note: The mixture can leave a lot of water that may require long time to dry. Another tablespoon/s of milk powder can be added to thicken the mixture and bring it to required consistency of halwa.

Rabri

Ingredients:

4 cups milk

2 tablepoons instant dry milk (milk powder)

8-10 ounce sweetened condensed milk

2-3 drops rosewater

1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder

Few strands of saffron

Few sliced almonds

Note: Sugar free recipe:  

Use 4 drops of splenda plus 6 tablets of saccharin mix well in half cup milk instead of condensed milk and follow the same recipe. Add 2 extra tablespoons of dry milk to get the consistency of sugar free recipe.

Preparation:

Take a non-stick deep bottom pan placed on a medium flame.

Add milk, condensed milk and milk powder in a pan.

Mix well and bring the milk to the boil.

Turn the flame to low heat with constant stirring until the milk thickens at the edge of the pan.

Turn the burner off.

Add rosewater, cardamom powder and mix well.

Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with few strands of saffron and almonds.

Cool at room temperature and keep the bowl inside the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.

Serve chill with gulab jamuns or just enjoy as such.

***Rabri is given a shape of heart surrounding with blueberries for Valentine's special.

Chicken - 65

             
             Chicken-65: Spicy South Indian Chicken Recipe

It is a deep fried chicken recipe seasoned with spices. It is a delicious chicken dish and can also be used as a snack.

Step 1. Ingredients for Marination:

1 pound boneless chicken (breast) cut into 1-2 inch cubes
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1-2 tablespoons corn flour
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon cilantro powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
1 egg optional
Orange color (1-2 drops liquid or pinch of powder)
1/2 teaspoon garam masala (curry powder)
3-4 twigs of chopped cilantro leaves
Salt to taste

Step 2. Deep Frying

Canola oil or any oil of your choice

Step 3. Ingredients for Seasoning

1 tablespoon oil
I teaspoon cumin seeds
3-4 dried whole red chillies
8-10 curry leaves chopped
1/2 teaspoon chopped ginger
1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon yogurt
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
Orange food color (optional)
Salt to taste
Half fresh lemon

Preparation:

Step 1.

Take a big bowl.
Add chicken and other ingredients as in Step 1.
Mix well and leave marinated chicken for half hour.

Step 2.

Heat oil in a thick bottom pan.
Add chicken pieces in small batches and deep fry as in Step 2.
Keep Aside.

Step 3.

In a different pan add 1 tablespoon oil.
Heat the oil on medium flame.
Add cumin seeds and whole red chillies.
Stir for few minutes until light brown.
Add chopped ginger, garlic paste, curry leaves
Cook well for 2 -3 minutes until the paste starts leaving oil.
Now add yogurt, cumin powder, chilli powder and garam masala.
Mix well and add salt to taste if required.
Add fried chicken with continue stirring for 5 minutes on slow flame.
Squeeze fresh lemon juice.
Serve hot and enjoy.

Turmeric Milk_Home Remedy for Cold-Cough

Turmeric Milk can treat cough, cold and flu like symptoms very effectively. This recipe is very simple and can be easily tried at home.

Ingredients (Recommended: Organic/Non GMO)

2 cups milk

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger root

2 tablespoons honey

2 pinch cardamom powder

2 pinch cloves powder

2 pinch black pepper powder

2-3 fresh mint leaves

Preparation:

Mix turmeric powder and chopped ginger in milk.

Boil milk along with turmeric powder and ginger for 2-3 minutes.

Add honey and mix well.

Boil for another 1-2 minutes with thorough mixing.

Filter the above mixture 

Add cloves powder, cardamom powder, pepper powder, and fresh mint leaves

Take warm 1-2 tablespoons of turmeric milk at least twice a day for about a week.  

Store in refrigerator.

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