Author: Minal

Ingredients: 2 cups cooked boneless and shredded chicken, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1/2 cup scallions (green onions), 3/4 cup seedless black grapes, cut into halves, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup salad or coleslaw dressing, Salt and Pepper to taste, Lettuce leaves, Toasted whole wheat bread or Crossiants. Method: Mix all the ingredients and chill in… Continue reading Chicken Salad Sandwich

Ingredients: For the cheese cake- 1 cup chocolate biscuits or cracker crumbs, 2 tbsp fine white sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1 cup condensed milk, 125 gms blueberry jam, 75 gms cream Cheese, 15 ml lemon juice, 150ml cream, 1 tsp Gelatin, For garnishing- Blueberry Jam as per taste, Whipped cream as per taste. Other-… Continue reading Blueberry and Cream Cheese Cake

Ingredients: 3 boneless and skinless chicken breasts, cut into tiny strips, 1 cup chopped onions, 1 cup sliced mushrooms, 1 cup chopped green peppers, 1 small broccoli; boiled, 1/2 head cabbage, Salt and pepper to taste, Butter for frying. Teriyaki Sauce: 4 tbsp soy sauce, 4 tbsp dry sherry, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp… Continue reading Chicken Teriyaki

Ingredients: 1 cup boiled and drained chickpeas, 1 tsp garlic, finely chopped, 1/2 tbsp tahina paste, (Recipe available at: http://foodatarian.com/2008/04/23/tahina) Olive oil, 2 tbsp curd or yoghurt, Salt to taste, Dry red chillies to garnish. Method: Mix chickpeas, garlic, tahina paste and 1 tbsp olive oil in a blender and blend to a coarse paste.… Continue reading Homus (Arabian)

Ingredients: 1 cup sesame seed paste, 3/4th cup curd or water, 1/4 cup lemon juice, A pinch of salt, A dash of pepper. Method: Mix all the ingredients in a blender and blend until creamy. Serve as a dip with pita bread, falafel, homus or it can be also used as a salad dressing by… Continue reading Tahina or Tehina (Arabic Sesame Dip)

Ingredients: Juice of 2 lemons, 100gms sugar, 1″ cinnamon stick (dalchini), 1 egg white, A pinch of salt, Grated rind of 1 lemon, 250ml water. Method: Heat water in a pan, put the cinnamon stick in it and bring to boil. Then lower the flame and then add sugar and lemon rind and let it… Continue reading Spanish Lemon Sorbet

Ingredients: 500gms mutton (goat or lamb), 2 large onions, 1 cup beaten curd, 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 2-3 red chillies, 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp cumin (jeera) powder, 1 tbsp coriander (dhania) powder, 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves, Salt to taste, Oil for frying. Whole Garam Masala- 5 -6 cloves (laung) 4 cardamoms… Continue reading Mutton Do Pyaza (Meat with onions)

Ingredients: 250 gms mutton (goat or lamb), chopped, 1 cup thick spinach puree, (1 green chilli added) 1 large onion, ground to paste, 3 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 cup yoghurt/curd, well beaten, 2 tbsp tomato puree, 2 bay leaves (tejpatta), 2-3 cloves (laung), 4-5 peppercorns (kali mirch), 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi), 1 tsp red… Continue reading Palak Gosht (Meat in Spinach Gravy)

Ingredients: 250 gms boneless chicken, Cheddar cheese, grated (quantity as per your choice), 8-10 slices of bread(brown or white), 1 tsp black pepper powder, 1/2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar, 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 2 eggs, Salt to taste. Method: Boil the chicken and shred it. Drain and keep aside.… Continue reading Cheese Chicken Balls

Ingredients: 4 chicken drumsticks (legs), 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped, 1/2 cup thick curd (curd that is hung in a muslin cloth for 20 minutes), 2 tbsp cream, 1 egg, use only as much required, 1 tbsp cornflour, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbsp… Continue reading Tangri Kabab (Chicken Drumsticks)