Chinese Bhel

Ingredients:-

chow mein noodles (pre-fried) - 1 cup (u can even use maggi or ramen noodles)
green bell pepper - 1/2 cup sliced
Red bell pepper -1/4 cup sliced
yellow/orange bell pepper -1/4 cup sliced
Red onions - 1/2 cup
Cilantro finely chopped
Cabbage chopped - 1/2 cup
Spring onion - 1/2 cup finely chopped
Spicy Tomato ketchup or Bhel Chutney -1/3 cup
Chinese Green chilli sauce - 1/4 cup
Ginger-little chopped or ginger grated(little)
Paprika powder.
Oil -2 tsp
Salt to taste
(adding little imli chutney taste great too.... but its optional)
Lemon Juice
Pomegranate-little(optional)

Method:-

1. If using pre-fried chow mein noodles...just proceed to the step two.If using ramen / maggi , crumble and put them in a baking sheet. Spray oil over them and bake them in a preheated oven for 10 mins at 300 degree F. Don't over cook them, only until light brown in colour.

2. Mix all the vegetables in a bowl. Add ginger, paprika, oil and lemon juice.Add the noodles to this now, along with the sauces, salt, cilantro and pomegranate. Mix them all well and serve. (if using imli chutney add a bit of that too for some tangy flavor..)

3. Garnish with some cabbage and cilantro (optional) n serve. You can serve this chill for the best taste...:D

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:-

Carrots - 1/2 sliced

Onions - 1 finely chopped

Celery - 1 cup finely chopped

Diced Tomato - 1 can medium size (i used 4-5 Roma tomatoes)

Peas - 1/4 cup

Shell pasta /Elbow pasta - 1/2 cup (uncooked)

Garlic pods - 7 finely chopped

Vegetable/Chicken stock / Water - 5 cups

Garbanzo beans - 1 cup

Oregano - 4 tsp (fresh or dried)

Basil - 2 tbsp (fresh or dried)

Pepper - 2-3 tsp

salt to taste

Olive oil

Italian parsley for garnish

Chicken breast-cut into small cubes

Method:-

In a big pan add some oil and heat it well. When hot enough add the garlic and saute for few minutes. Now add the onions and saute well till the onions are transparent.

Now add the stock / water and bring to a boil. Add all the chopped vegetables and mix well. Add the spices(Oregano), salt ( be careful while adding salt if ur using vegetable stock, as the stock may contain some salt in it as preservatives) and let it boil for like 10 minutes, until the veggies cook. Now add the garbanzo beans and chicken pieces and cook covered on medium flame for 25 minutes.

Now after 25 minutes stir the soup well. If you think the soup looks too thick or too chunky add some water to it. Let it boil a bit and then add in the pasta. Stir well and cook it covered for another 12 mins. By now u can smell the minestrone soup. Once the pasta is cooked your soup is ready for serving...:)

If your are Vegetarian don't add chicken stock & chicken breast

Chicken & Veggie Soup

Ingredients:-

Cornish game hen-cut into 8-10 pieces

Peas,carrots,lima beans-1/2 cup

baby corn-1 cup

Pepper powder-1tbspn

SALT-to taste

Cilantro/coriander leaves-to garnish

Red chili powder-1tspn

Ghee-for frying(1tspn)

Water-3cups

Method:-

In a vessel add the chicken,SALT,water,pepper powder & red chili powder. Keep flame to medium-low,cook until the chicken is soft & tender. In a separate pan add little ghee to that add the veggies & nicely shallow fry them..Now add the veggies to the boiling chicken & bring the flame to low. Cook for abt 25mins on simmer..Garnish with cilantro...Yumm it's ready..

Kamma's Shrimp

I have this unique name Kamma's shrimp is because this is the way my Kamma(mom's mom) make the shrimp...

Ingredients:-

Salad Shrimp(cleaned & deviled)

Shallots-7 finely chopped or 1 big onions finely chopped

Tomato-1 big

Ginger garlic paste-1tspn

Red Chili powder-3tbspn

Curry leaves

Cilantro-to garnish

SALT

Method:-

In the kadai add oil,after the oil becomes hot add curry leaves & onions. Saute the onions until golden brown,now add the ginger garlic paste.Now add the tomato,nicely mix the onions & tomato they have to become soft. Now add shrimp,red chili powder & SALT. Cook on medium-low flame until the shrimp becomes soft,once the shrimp is soft turn the flame to low & add cilantro...

Serve hot with rotis or with rice and Dal..

Beef Shish Kabob

Ingredients:-

Beef chunks-2lbs
Shaan Shish Kabob packet-1/2packet(Optional)
Whole red chili-few

Oregano leaves-1/2tspn

Pepper powder-2tbspn

Red Chili powder-3tbspn
SALT-to taste
Egg(whole)-2

Oil

Method:-

1)Nicely was the beef & drain the water for about 3hrs.

2)In a food processor add the beef chunks,whole red chili & nicely grind it.

3)Then in a bowl add the grinded meat with SALT,pepper powder,red chili powder,Oregano leaves,egg & oil.

4)Mix them well.

5)Wash the bamboo sticks.Take water in a bowl.Dip your hand in that water & take the minced meat & put it in bamboo sticks..

6)Grill it until done..

Yum!! it's ready..

Note:Can be done with Boneless chicken also...

Melazhu(Pepper) Curry

Ingredients:

Lamb leg/lamb shoulder-2lbs or Beef with bones-2lbs
Whole Pepper-2 1/2 tbspn
Whole Jeera-2tbspn
Whole Sunuf-1tbspn
Whole Coriander-4tspn
Khas-Khas(poppy seeds)Whole-2tspn
Cashew-little
Turmeric powder-2tbspn
Yogurt-more than 1/2 cup
SALT-to taste
Cinnamon,cardamon & clove-according to taste
Onion-1 big
Cilantro & mint-Little
Ginger-garlic paste
Oil

Method:-

1)In a pan add pepper,jeera,sunuf,coriander,Khas-khas(whole) & fry without oil.
2)Blend the above ingredients & make it into powder.Then add water & blend again.
3)Blend the Khas-Khas(powder) & cashew with water & keep aside.
4)Wash the meat & drain the water.To that add SALT,turmeric powder & yogurt,marinate it for 20mins.
5)In oil add cinnamon,cardamon & clove.Then add the onions & saute nicely.In a small bowl mix ginger-garlic paste with little cilantro & mint.Add this to the sauteed onions.
6)Add the meat in the oil & nicely fry it for some time.
7)Now add the blended ingredients.
8)Pressure cook it until the meat is tender.

Melazhu curry is ready to be served with Roti,naan or Ghee rice....

Shrimp in Coconut Curry

Ingredients:-

Shrimp-2lbs(cleaned & divined)
Coconut Milk-1/2 tin
Turmeric powder-2tspn or according to taste
Red chili powder-2tspn or according to taste
Onions-1 small
Tomato-1 small
Curry leaves
Green Chilies-2 small or according to taste
Ginger-garlic paste-1/2tspn
Lemon juice
Cilantro/Coriander leaves
SALT

Method:-

1)Nicely was the shrimp & drain the water.To that add little SALT,red chili & turmeric.

2)In a kadai add oil,then sputter the curry leaves.Then add the onions.

3)Fry the onions until it turns pinkish to that add little ginger garlic paste.

4)Then add the chopped tomato.Let the onions & tomato nicely mix together.

5)In a separate bowl add coconut milk with water(little) & red chili powder,SALT & turmeric powder,mixing it nicely that no lumps are formed.

6)Add this to the tomato & onions mixture.If wanted can add little more water.

7)Close the lid & bring it to boil.

8)Now add the shrimp to the boil,slow down the fire & cook until the shrimp is done.

9)Before turning off the stove add lemon juice(1 1/2tbspn) & garnish with cilantro.

Serve with Ghee rice,roti or plain rice...