Macaroni and cheese

For all the cheese lovers...here it is Mac and Cheese plain, simple and cheesyy :D

Ingredients

• Macaroni - 400 gms
• Grated cheese - 2cups
• Butter - 50 g
• Milk - 2 cups
• All purpose flour (maida) - 2tbsp
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Oregano or mixed herbs
• Red chili flakes

Method

1. Cook macaroni according to the packet instructions and keep aside.
2. Take a non stick pan add butter once the butter melts add the flour and keep stirring on medium heat,gradually add milk and keep stirring until smooth, once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat and keep  it on simmer for another 2 - 3 mins
3. Remove from the stove and add grated cheese and mix well until the cheese melts and its smooth.If it is not smooth add little more milk to it.
4. The consistency of the white sauce should be like a smooth but slightly thick sauce.
5. Now add the cooked macaroni to the white sauce and mix until nicely coated.
6. Season with salt,black pepper, oregano or mixed herbs, red chili flakes and give it a good mix.
7. Serve immedietly.

Note: The secret of making a smooth and velvety white sauce is to keep string continuously  :D 

Ghee Rice

Ingredients

• Rice - 2 glass (uncooked)
• Onions - 2 big size - sliced
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Green chilies - 2
• Cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf - 1 or 2 each
• Carrot - Diced - 1 big
• Peas
• Coriander chopped
• Pudina - Mint leaves 
• Juice of onesmall size lemon
• Salt
• Water - 3 glasses or more (Depends upon the rice)
• Ghee / Oil - 4 -5 tbsp

Method

1. Clean, wash and soak rice in enough water and keep aside.
2. Heat ghee/oil in a vessel, add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, let it splutter for a bit.
3. Add sliced onions, and fry this until golden brown.
4. Add green chilies and ginger garlic paste and fry this for a while.
5. Now add water, carrot, peas, few pudina(mint) leaves,coriander, salt and once the water comes to a boil add lemon juice and rice.
6. Cook till the rice is soft.

Can be served with any curries, dal fry etc

Note: Add water according to the rice ratio ( iam very bad at this) 

Chicken Kabab

All time favourite chicken kabab .

Ingredients:

• Chicken  - 1 kg
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Red chili pwdr - 1 tbsp
• Balck pepper pwdr - 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder - half tsp
• Cumin powder - half tsp
• Coriander powder - half tsp
• Cornflour - 2 tbsp 
• Lemon juice - 3 tbsp
• Egg - 1
• Red food colour - optional
• Salt
• Oil for frying

Method: 

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 :)

Egg Paratha

For the dough:

• Wheat flour
• Curd
• Water
• Salt
• Oil

Mix all the above ingredients and make a soft dough. Cover the dough and keep it aside for half an hour.

For the filling:

• Hard boiled eggs - 4 (grated)
• Onions finely chopped - 3 med size
• Cumin pwdr - 1 tsp
• Red chili pwdr - 1 tsp
• Black pepper pwdr - half tsp
• Chat masala - half tsp
• Coriander finely chopped
• Salt

1. Heat oil in a pan, add onions, red chili pwdr, cumin pwdr and fry well until the onions turn slightly golden.
2. In a mixing bowl, add grated eggs, above mixture,black pepper pwdr, chat masala, coriander, salt and give it a good mix

Method:

1. Take a small portion of the dough, roll them in the shape of round paratha.
2. Add 3- 4 tbsp of the stuffing in the center of the paratha (be generous while adding the stuffing) and pat it with the spoon so that it becomes flat.
3. Fold the paratha from 4 sides and seal the stuffing, after folding it should look like a sqaure. 
4. Now you can either roll the paratha a little bit or pat the paratha to extend it and cook the paratha on a hot tava with little oil and your garam garam paratha is ready :)

Chicken Roll

For the dough

• Wheat flour
• Maida
• Salt
• Oil
• Curd
• Water

1. I used wheat flour and maida in half n half quantity, mix all the above ingredients and make a dough.
2. Brush some oil on the dough, cover it and allow it to rest for an hour.

For the filling

• Shredded chicken
• Ginger garlic paste  
• Red chili pwdr
• Cumin pwdr
• Garam masala pwdr
• Coriander pwdr
• Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
• Tandoori chicken masala
• Lemon juice - 2 tsp
• Onions - thinly sliced
• Red food colour - optional (i dint use it)
• Eggs
• Salt
• Oil

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add onions, g & g paste and fry until golden brown.
Add rest of the ingredients except tomato ketchup and eggs, give it a good mix.
Let this cook on medium flame until the chicken is soft and tender.
Now add tomato ketchup and mix, roast the mixture until it becomes dry.

Whisk one egg with little salt and keep aside.
Take small portion of the dough and roll it to a 8 inch roti.
Put the roti on tawa...when it is half cooked, spread some oil on one side of the roti and pour the whisked egg on it and spread it evenly , now flip the roti and cook it ( should be quick while doing this or else the roti will get burnt)

Place the egg - roti on a plate and add 2 - 3 tbsp of the chicken filling and some raw sliced onions in a line down the center of the roti and roll it tightly and poke a toothpick in the center, so that roll doesn't fall apart.

Relish the yummmyyyyy roll :)

Quick Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken - 1 kilo
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Onions - 2 big
Red chili pwrd - 1 tsp
Turmeric pwdr - half tsp
Garam masala pwdr - half tsp
Soya sauce - 2 tsp
Vinegar - 2 tsp
Tomato paste - 3 tbsp
Green chilies - 3 - 4
Coriander for garnish
Salt
Oil

Method

1. Marinate chicken with ginger garlic paste, red chili pwdr, turmeric pwdr, garam masala pwdr,green chilies,salt and keep it aside for an hour.
2. In a pan add oil and sliced onions and fry them until golden brown , keep aside the fried onions.
3. In the same pan add the marinated chicken and cook on medium flame for 10 mins ( do not add water), now add tomato paste and cook for a while.
4. Add soya sauce, vinegar and cook until the chicken is soft and tender.
5. Garnish it with fried onions and coriander.

Got the recipe online....trust me its quick and delicious.... :)

Chicken Tikka

Ingredients: 

• Chicken - 1 kilo
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Red chili pwdr - 1 tsp
• Lemon juice - 3 tbsp
• Fresh cream - 3 tbsp
• Hung curd / Yoghurt - 3 tbsp
• Tandoori chicken masala - 2 tbsp
• Garam masala pwdr - 1 tsp
• Chat masala - 1/2 tsp
• Red food colour 
• Butter
• Salt

Method:

1. After washing the chicken, allow the chicken to dry or wipe the chicken pieces with a kitchen towel.
2. Marinate the chicken with all the above ingredients (except the butter) and refrigerate it for min 3 hrs .
3. Grease the oven plate with butter and place the chicken pieces on it.
4. Pre heat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius and cook it at Microwave + grill combo for 20 - 25 minutes.
5. Once the chicken is cooked, Grill the chicken pieces again on stove using a grill on medium to low flame. (PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHILE TRYING OUT THIS)
6. Delicious chicken tikka is ready to relish.