Aloo Cheese Tikki

Made this aloo cheese tikki for my little one .. he loves this so do i ;) i don't know how i ended up creating this or lets say.. figuring out more ways to put on more weight :P  we can call this dish as "Simple and Sober" Lol 

Ingredients:

• Boiled potatoes
• Grated cheese ( i used britannia cheese cubes)
• Chopped coriander
• Salt
• Pepper powder
• Cumin powder
• Bread crumbs for coating
• Oil for shallow frying

Method:

1. In a bowl add boiled potatoes, while they are hot itself add grated cheese and mash it nicely using a spoon or fork, it should become like a smooth paste, now add coriander, salt pepper powder, cumin powder and mix well.
2. Wet your hands and shape them in to tikkis , coat this with breadcrumbs and shallow fry until slightly golden brown. 

Note: Mash the potatoes and cheese while the potatoes are hot as this helps in making a smooth paste of it, if not it might not be that smooth to handle.

Chicken Kabab #2

Ingredients

• Chicken  - 1 kg
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Red chili pwdr - 1 tbsp
• Balck pepper pwdr - half tsp
• Cornflour - 4 tbsp 
• Lemon juice - 3 tbsp
• Egg - 2
• Shan tandoori chicken masala - 3 tbsp
• Red food colour - optional
• Salt
• Oil for frying

Marinate chicken with all the above ingredients.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the marinated chicken on medium flame for 10 - 15 mins. 
Chicken kabab is ready to eat.

Note: Marinate the chicken and keep it aside for minimum an hour, the longer the chicken is marinated the better the kababs are :)

Instant Mango Pickle

Simply mouthwatering...!!

Ingredients:

• Raw mango - 1 - finely chopped
• Fennel seeds - half tsp
• Mustard seeds - half tsp
• Curry leaves - 12 nos
• Dry red chilies - 4
• Crushed garlic pods - 5
• Turmeric powder - quarter tsp
• Red chili powder - 1 tsp ( can adjust according to your taste)
• Salt - half tsp 
• Oil

Method:

1. Heat oil in a wide pan, set the flame to low and add the above ingredients one by one (except mango).
2. Add chopped mango in the end and mix well, do not cook this, turn off the stove immediately after adding the mango.

Note: Can be stored for a week by refrigerating. 

Chicken Pizza

Chicken Pizzzzaaaa with home made base :)

 

For the Dough:

 

• Maida - 2 cups
• Instant dry yeast  - 1 tsp
• Warm water- 1 cup
• Sugar - half tsp
• Salt - half tsp
• Olive oil - 3 tbsp
• Water - as required

1. Mix yeast, 2 tsp of olive oil and sugar in warm water and keep aside until frothy.
2. In a wide bowl add maida, salt, olive oil and mix, make a well in the center and add water and yeast mixture and make a soft dough. Knead well, apply some olive oil to the dough and cover it up with a damp cloth and keep it aside until the dough doubles in size.

For the chicken:

• Boneless chicken chunks - 500 gms
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder -  1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - half tsp
• Kabab masala - 1 tsp
• Water - 1 cup
• Salt - 1 tsp

1. Add all the above ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook it until the chicken is cooked completely.
2. Make sure the chicken is dry and does not have any gravy.

For the toppings

• Toppings of your choice, i used capsicum, onion and corn 
• Grated mozzarella cheese
  
• Del monte Pizza sauce
• Oregano / Mixed herbs
• Chili flakes

Method:

1. Take the dough out of the bowl, put it on a clean surface and knock out all the air from it and knead it with the heels of your hand pushing it forward, knead this for about 5 minutes. 
2. Divide it in to 2 portions, put it back in the bowl and cover it, let it double in size again for 10 minutes.
3. Dust the surface with some flour , take one portion of the dough, knock it knead it and roll it into a circle ( as big as a medium sized pizza) with 6mm thickness.
4. Place this on a oven plate, now spread the pizza sauce evenly on the base, sprinkle some cheese then layer it with veggies, chicken, more cheese, oregano or mixed herbs, chili flakes and drizzle some olive oil, place it on a high rack and voila its ready to get into the oven at 200 degree Celsius for 15 minutes or until the cheese melts.