Spicy Samosa Chaat

This is one of my favorite Ramadan recipes. It consists of 5 main things, which are not at all time taking and hence may not affect your prayers. It has fried samosas, spiced yogurt, boiled potatoes & chickpeas, chopped tomatoes & onions & Phulkia (fried dumplings)!! You can boil chickpeas even a month before. Potatoes can also be boiled 2-3 days ahead. Phulkia can also be fried in an airtight jar even a month before. And soaked in warm water for few minutes before use. 

Now lets move on to its recipe:

It basically has 7 main ingredients. We will proceed one by one:

Mango Shake

Mango Shake is one of the mouth watering drink of summers! 

Spicy Chicken Shawarma

This is a recipe which was given by my school frnd Sidra, and I was waiting since long to make it, and finally few days ago I tried it, and beleive me I loved every bite of it. Thanxx Sid! Do try it frnds... :)

Creamy Almond Dates

Sooo frndss!! Here I come with a newww recipe "Creamy Almond Dates"... The name itself is soo scrumptious.. Slurppp.. Okieee.. Lemme confess this dish is purely made by my hubby.. without coming into my notice at his frnds aftaar party.. :P 

Lets move on to the recipe which is asss simple as water lol :P

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

Dates                                                               As required
Cream                                                             1 pack

Almonds                                                          Soaked, peeled 

Procedure:

First of all peel the almonds. Next wash the dates properly and dry them.

Next take a sharp knife and slit open the date, remove its seed.

Next put the almond in place of seed.

Now, take a milk cream pack and cut open its one end about 1 inch. Fill the dates with cream. Or pipe the cream in the pitted cavity of the date. 

Refrigerate and serve. yummm!!

Thanku for stopping by! Hope u enjoy this recipe :)

Chick peas 2 (Chana Chaat)

Before I have discussed a recipe of simple chick pea chaat.. without the use of any oil. Here is a bit different recipe :) Chick peas are high in protein and fiber. This chaat is mostly cooked in Ramadan in Pak and mostly I love to have it with Daahi Baray.. In this recipe, masala has been made first and then the chick peas are mixed.. slurrrppp :P Lets move on to the recipe:

Ingredients: 

Chickpeas (sufaid chanay)             1 cup boiled

Boiled potatoes                                2

Oil                                                    1 wooden spoon (doi)

Onions                                              1 big (sliced)

Tomato                                             1 (chopped)

Green Chili                                        2 (chopped)

Red Chili powder                              1 tsp.           

Turmeric Powder                              1/4 tsp.

Black Pepper                                    ½ tsp.

Garam Masala                                  1/2 tsp.

Chaat masala                                   1 tsp

Red Chili Flakes                               1/2 tsp

Garlic Paste                                      1/2 tsp.

Ginger Paste                                     1/2 tsp.

Salt                                                    1 tsp.

Cumin Powder (Zeera)                     1 tsp.

Coriander Powder                             1 tsp.

Coriander Leaves (dhanyia)              Few

Maythi (Fenugreek) Seeds                Few        
Lemon Juice                                     1 tsp.
Vinegar                                              Few drops (optional)

Procedure:

Heat oil, and add the fenugreek seeds, followed by the chopped onions. Fry until onions are golden brown. Then add garlic and ginger paste, green chilies and the chopped tomatoes, followed by all other spices and chickpeas. Mix cubed boiled potatoes in it. Fry this for few minutes.

Then add  vinegar. Keep the lid covered for 10-15 minutes on medium heat. Add lemon juice. Garnish with garam masala and chopped coriander leaves. And chana chaat is ready! I mostly Serve them with gram flour fritters -  dahi baray :)

Thanku for stopping by! Hope u enjoy this recipe :)

Vegetable Fritters (Sabzi k pakoray)

Gram flour recipes are very popular in Asian countries. Origin is althu Utar pardesh. I have noticed people from some countries don't know about gram flour. It is a flour which is made from ground chick peas :) 

Pakora is basically a mixture of some vegetables mixed in gram flour (Baysin in urdu) and deeply fried. Mostly I love to have it on a rainy day ofcourse with tea <3

Before I have introduced u to simple Pakoras and simple Onion Fritters. In this variety I have added some veggies for more taste :) <3 Hope u will enjoy!!

Lets move on to the recipe:

Ingredients:

Onion                                                 3-4 sliced finely
Potatoes                                             3-4 (peeled, chopped into cubes)
Cauliflower                                         6-7 florets chopped
Spinach leaves                                    Few Chopped
Black pepper                                      1/2 tsp.
Salt                                                     1 tsp.
Red chili powder                                2 tsp.
Green Chili                                         1 chopped finely
Garlic Paste                                         1/2 tsp.
Coriander Leaves                                A bunch, Chopped
Cumin powder                                    2 tsp.

Coriander seeds (dhanyia)                   2 tsp.
Tomato                                               Optional, chopped
Fenugreek Leaves (Maythi leaves)       Few
Spinach Leaves                                   Few
Pomegranate seeds (Anaar Dana)        1 tsp.
Red chili flakes                                    1/2 tsp.
Gram flour (Baysan)                             8-9 tbsp.
Water                                                  1/2 cup

Oil                                                       For frying 

Procedure:

First of all, Cut slices of onion & potatoes. Chop florets of cauliflower. Chop spinach leaves.

Mix all of the above ingredients and add water gradually to make a semi thick paste. Maker sure it shud not be too thin or too thick.

Heat oil on medium heat and pour a small scoop of mixture into the oil with hand or a tablespoon. Make 5-8 balls in the pan and let them turn into golden brown.

Stir & turn them around gradually and take them out when they turn golden brown.

Make sure oil is not too hot, otherwise potatoes will remain raw.

Drain on tissue or a paper and serve hot with any chutney/ ketchup <3 :)

Thanku for stopping by! Hope u enjoy this recipe :)

Kebab/ Beef Patties/ Shami kabab

Who said kebabs are difficult to make?? I have a veryyyy simple recipe, yet so satisfying and delicious recipe to make kebabs. What you have to do is to only gather things in a cooking, put some water in it, and put on medium heat and forget. :P

Kebabs is a traditional dish of sliced meat in Middle East & later adopted by other countries. And the traditional meat for kebab is lamb. Kebabs are of many types. I have told u the recipes of Chapli kebabs, Potato Kebabs & Mince/ Shami Kebabs. Now I will introduce u to simple shami kebabs or Beef patties. They are mostly popular in South Asian countries e.g Pakistan, India & Bangladesh. They are made of cooked meat mixed with spices. Different spices in it gives it an delicious taste. These wonderful kebabs serve awesome as a snack/starters or appetizers. It can be served with mint chutney/raita/ketchup. They can also be used to make sandwiches & mini burgers. It is one of the famous dishes made at festivals esp. Eid ul azha / Meaty Eid :) It is one of the most comforting meals & it is one of my favorite recipes :) Here goes its recipe! Enjoy :)

Yogurt and Dumplings (Boondi Raita/ Dahi Phulkiyan)

Gram flour dumplings/ Boondi is a Rajhistani food snack made from fried chickpea flour. In Pakistan or North India boondi is used to prepare yogurt dip/raita. Boondi raita typically contains beaten curd (plain yogurt), boondi (which has been soaked in water to make it soft and then sieved) and of course the seasoning of salt, chili and other spices. It can even be eaten as a side dish with rice, palao or other dishes like chick peasss.. =) 

It is said that Punjabi cuisine includes a major part of milk products.. and it is sooo true, as m punjabi too :P Usually Punjabi's serve this with their everyday meal. Cool boondi raita gives such a soothing effect in hot scotching summer. 

Boondi / Dumplings are actually tiny cute balls made of gram flour/ besan. These boondi/phulkia/dumplings are easily available in market, n u just have to soak them before using. But I prefer making them on my own. 

Lets move on to the recipe :)

Ingredients for Phulkia/ dumplings:

Black pepper                                      1/4 tsp.
Salt                                                     1/2 tsp.
Cumin seeds                                        1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder                                 1/4 tsp.
Gram flour (Baysan)                             1 cup
Water                                                  1/2 cup
Baking powder                                    1/4 tsp.

Oil                                                       For frying 

Procedure:

Mix all of the above ingredients and add water gradually to make a semi thick paste. Maker sure it should not be too thin or too thick. Next, heat oil on medium heat and once hot, hold perforated spoon (a big round spoon with multiple smalll holes in it) a little above the pan & pour a small scoop of batter on it. Spread the batter on spoon so that small droplets of it fall into the oil and get fried into boondi :) Repeat the process with rest of the batter. Stir them around gradually and take them out when they turn bright yellow color. Pour them directly into cold water and drain.

Ingredients for yoghurt:

Onion                                                 3-4 chopped finely
Yoghurt                                              1/2 kg whipped
Sugar                                                  2 tbsp
Salt                                                     1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder                                1/2 tsp.
Chaat Masala                                      1/2 tsp.
Green Chilli                                         1 chopped finely
Coriander Leaves                                A bunch, Chopped
Tomato                                               1 cubed
Cumin powder                                     1 tsp.
Ketchup                                              1 tbsp.

Procedure:

Mix all of the above ingredients in yoghurt  add gram flour dumplings, garnish with ketchup & coriander leaves & serve cold :) yummyyyy!

Potato Kebabs/ Patties (Aaloo k cutlets)

Kebabs are of many different types. I have told u the recipes of Chapli kebabs, Shami kebabs, & Beef Kebabs. Now I will introduce u to Potato cutlets/ patties. They are mostly popular in Asian & subcontinent countries. They are made of boiled potatoes mixed with spices. Although another variety of them has boiled chicken mixed with it, which I'll discuss some other day by God's will. Different spices in it gives it an awesome taste. These delicious kebabs serve perfect as a snack, appetizers or even starters. It can be served with anything like, mint chutney, raita or ketchup. They can also be used to make sandwiches & burgers. It is also one of the favorite dishes made at festivals :) I mostly have them with rice. Here is its recipe! Enjoy :)

Ingredients:


Potatoes                                                 1/2 kg (5-6 small) boiled, peeled & mashed
Green Chilli                                             2 chopped
Salt                                                         1/2 tsp.
Red chilli Powder                                    1/2 tsp.
Lemon Juice                                            1 tsp.
Chilli Flakes                                             Few
Cumin powder                                         1/2 tsp.
Garlic paste                                              1/2 tsp.
Chopped Coriander                                 3 tbsp.
Onion                                                      1 chopped & saute in 1 tbsp. oil
Vinegar                                                    Few drops
Black pepper                                            1/2 tsp


 Procedure:

Mix all the above mentioned ingredients in a bowl. 

Take some mixture on the palm and make 10-15 small circle shaped patties/ kebabs and freeze.

Fry them later by dipping in beaten egg (optional) and bread crumbs and serve hot :) Enjoyy!

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Creamy Fruit Salad

Salad is the most eaten item with any meal; be it breakfast, lunch or supper. Irrespective of season, salads can be served chilled or at room temperature, according to personal taste and liking. The ingredients of a typical salad may comprise only raw vegetables and/or fruits or boiled items. Salads can also be served with dressing & sauce. Salads can be served at any point during a meal; as appetizer, or with main course as a side dish, even as a main course or as dessert. 

Gram flours fritters & Chick Peas (Baysan k Dahi baray & Chana chaat)

Gram flour fritters or dahi baray is a very popular snack in Asian countries. And is mostly served in Ramadan (The Holy month of fasting). Its really easy to make. Dahi baray/vada is a classic recipe and seldom need any introduction. It is simply a yummacious and cute (lol) deep fried dumplings made of lightly spiced gram flour batter.. and and soaked in water before burring them under the smooth and creamy layer of beaten curd.. which is flavored both sweet and spicy. The garnish of red chili, coriander, tamarind sauce, and roasted cumin powder gives it as good tempting look as its taste!!  Here is its recipe:

Ingredients:

For Gram Flour dumplings - Dahi baray (1st layer) :

Boiled potatoes                                2 (cut in cubes)

Onions                                              1 big (chopped)

Tomato                                             1 (chopped)

Salt                                                    1/2 tsp.

Black Pepper                                    ½ tsp.

Chaat masala                                     1 tsp.

Mix all the ingredients and spread in the dish as 1st layer.

2nd layer :

Baysan (Gram flour)                         2 cups

Baking soda                                      1/2 tsp.

Red Chili powder                              1/2 tsp.           

Turmeric Powder                              1/4 tsp.

Cumin powder (zeera)                     ½ tsp.

Garlic Paste                                      1/2 tsp.

Salt                                                    1/2 tsp.

Oil                                                      For frying

Water

Chaat masala

Mix all the above ingredients and add water to make a semi solid paste, keep it aside for 15 min. Heat the oil and fry them in to 16-20 bara's.. Immediately put them in cold water for few seconds and then gently press the dahi bara's to remove the water. And put them in dish as second layer. Sprinkle chaat masaala on them.

3rd layer :

  

Yogurt                                                1 kg

Icing sugar                                        4 tbsp.           

Black pepper                                    1/4 tsp.

Cumin powder (zeera)                     1/4 tsp.

Chaat masala                                   1/2 tsp.

Salt                                                    1/4 tsp.

Mix all the ingredients together and beat for few minutes. Spread it in the dish as 3rd layer.

Lastly, spread Tamarind sauce (imli ki chutney) on the yogurt. (Here is the link to recipe Tamarind sauce).

Serve cold and enjoy with chana chaat :)

For Chana Chaat (Chick peas) : 

Chickpeas (sufaid chanay)             1 cup boiled

Boiled potatoes                                2

Oil                                                    1 wooden spoon (doi)

Onions                                              1 big (sliced)

Tomato                                             1 (chopped)

Green Chili                                        2 (chopped)

Red Chili powder                              1 tsp.           

Turmeric Powder                              1/4 tsp.

Black Pepper                                    ½ tsp.

Garam Masala                                  1/2 tsp.

Chaat masala                                   1 tsp

Red Chili Flakes                               1/2 tsp

Garlic Paste                                      1/2 tsp.

Ginger Paste                                     1/2 tsp.

Salt                                                    1 tsp.

Cumin Powder (Zeera)                     1 tsp.

Coriander Powder                             1 tsp.

Coriander Leaves (dhanyia)              Few

Maythi (Fenugreek) Seeds                Few        
Lemon Juice                                     1 tsp.
Vinegar                                              Few drops (optional)

Procedure:

Heat oil, and add the fenugreek seeds, followed by the chopped onions. Fry until onions are golden brown. Then add garlic and ginger paste, green chilies and the chopped tomatoes, followed by all other spices and chickpeas. Mix cubed boiled potatoes in it. Fry this for few minutes.

Then add  vinegar. Keep the lid covered for 10-15 minutes on medium heat. Add lemon juice. Garnish with garam masala and chopped coriander leaves. And chickepeas/chana chaat is ready! Serve them with dahi baray :)

Gram Flour Fritters (Baysan k Pakoray )

Gram flour recipes are very popular in Asian countries. Origin is actually Utar pardesh. I have noticed people from some countries don't know about gram flour. It is a flour which is made from ground chick peas :) 

Pakora is basically a mixture of some vegetables mixed in gram flour (Baysin in urdu) and deeply fried. Mostly I love to have it on a rainy day accompanied with hot teaa.. <3 Everyone no matter at which age they are love them :P

Before I have introduced u to simple Onion Fritters and Veggie Pakoras. Here is another variety I have discussed :) Hope u will love them. <3. Here is the recipe:

Fried Bread Potato balls/Fritters

Have some leftover bread?? Use it by making this wonderful snack!

Bread balls are delightful, mouth watering, fluffy snacks that groups of all age will love to have. It is basically a snack which is made by leftover bread filled with a mashed potato filling and coated by eggs and bread crumbs and then fried. They can be best served with yougurt dip/raita. I learned this snack from my mother in law after I got married. Just yumm!! I am in love with it since then. You can have them occasionally with tea. It is not actually that heavy, cox the egg coating on the bread prevents the bread from absorbing oil while frying and hence is light and tasty. Its a quick recipe and u can serve it in any of the evening parties. 

Here is its simple and easy recipe:

Ingredients:

You will need:

Potatoes                                             3-4 (boiled, peeled and mashed)
Black pepper                                      1/2 tsp.
Salt                                                     1/2 - 1 tsp.
Red chilli powder                                1/2 tsp.
Chaat masala                                       1 tsp.
Onion                                                  1 chopped finely
Cumin powder                                     1 tsp.

Coriander Leaves (dhanyia)                Few chopped
Bread                                                  8-10 slices (preferably leftover)

Beaten Egg                                         For Frying
Bread Crumbs                                    For frying
Oil                                                      For frying 

Procedure:

Mix boiled potatoes, all spices, onion and coriander leaves thoroughly. Adjust salt acc to ur taste.

Take a slice of bread; soak it in water and immediately take it out and drain its water by pressing very gently between your hands.

 Then take some mixture of potatoes, place it in the center and mold it in the form of a ball very very gently. You will end up into 10-12 bread balls. Its really easy. (You can also freeze them for future use :) )

When ready heat some oil, coat your bread balls first with the egg and then bread crumbs and fry them on medium heat. Take them out when they turn into light golden brown.

Delicious bread balls or pakoras are readyy!!! :) Serve them with any chutney/ketchup or raita, whatever you like :)

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Kebab/ Mince Patties/ Shami kabab

Who said kebabs/Patties are very difficult to make?? I have a veryyyy easy recipe, yet so satisfying and mouth-watering recipe to make kebabs. What you have to do is to only gather things in a cooking pot, put some water in it, and put on medium heat and forget. :P

Kebabs are of many types. I have told u the recipes of Chapli kebabs, Potato Kebabs & Beef Kebabs. Now I will introduce u to simple shami kebabs or mince patties. They are mostly popular in Asian & subcontinent countries. They are made of cooked minced meat mixed with spices. Different spices in it gives it an awesome taste. These delicious kebabs serve perfect as a snack, appetizers or starters. It can be served with mint chutney, raita or ketchup. They can also be used to make sandwiches & burgers. My hubby is just crazy about them :P It is also one of the favorite dishes made during Eid ul azha or bakra eid days, cox they end up in a lot of meat at end even after distributing to relatives & poor :) I mostly have them with rice. Here is its recipe! Enjoy :)

Mince balls

Minced meat also called ground meat, is mostly cooked with peas and potatoes. It is one of the most popular and scrumptious non- vegetarian recipe all over the world. It is best served with naan/roti/plain basmati rice/chapati. The mince curry made has a splendid texture, when cooked with spices & ginger garlic paste. Kids or old loved ones who can't chew the meat pieces, mince is the best alternative for them.