participation awards

 i recieved this participation award for sending my rasmalai recipe to sara of sara's corner for her monthly mingle party treats event,thank you so much sara for hosting such beautiful event ,im glad that i was a part of it....oops !..sorry for posting it so late :-)

This participation certificate is given by akila of learning -to-cook for participating in her event a dish name starts with A ,i had sent my two recipes to her beautiful event.Thank you so much akila for this gorgeous certificate.The recipes are as follows :-
1.akki roti.
2.anzac biscuits.

garlic rolls

Exactly two weeks back i was  blogging as usual and suddenly i revcd a comment on one of my posts by ayeesha of taste of pearl city ,  she also became my blog's follower,i immediately  landed up on her blog to thank her and that day itself she had posted these garlic rolls recipe , i was just amazed to see the pics and i immediately bookmarked it.A couple of days back i had made them (but posting now ,had some problems with uploading my pics....finally :D) and to my surprise it came out very good,i always thought iam very bad at baking...but i guess im improving day by day :)..and credit definately goes to all my fellow bloggers,whose recipes im trying and tasting .I was very happy to see the outcome,it looked beautiful and tasted divine,we three luv garlic bread very much and often we get it from super markets and bake them at home for our dinner and from now on i can make them at home ..yay !  !Thank you so much Umm Mymoonah for sharing such gorgeous recipe.

approx makes 8-9 (pcs)garlic rolls
ingredients for dough :

3 cups plain flour

1 tbsp active dried yeast

1tsp salt to taste

2tbsp sugar to taste

1 cup warm water ( i used little more )

2 tbsp olive oil

ingredients for garlic spread :

2 tbsp butter

3-4 grated garlic cloves

1/4 tsp salt 

2 tbsp chopped corriander leaves or any italian herb ( i used dried chopped chives and oregeno )

1-2 tbsp sesame seeds

method :

Mix flour,yeast,sugar and salt all together,add water and make a soft dough,add oil and knead till elastic.Cover and keep aside to prove it for 30-40 mins or till double in size.Punch down the dough to remove air and knead again for few mins,divide the dough into 2 ,roll out the one portion of dough into a rectangle shape keeping approx 1/2 inch thick with the help of dry flour.Mix all the ingredients under garlic spread together.Spread around a table spoon of garlic spread all over evenly,start rolling it from one end to other ,cut the roll into 4 equal portions and place into a greased cake tin/loaf tin ,brush the garlic rolls with some milk and spread some more garlic spread on top and sprinkle sesame seeds all over,repeat the same with the other portion of the dough too.Cover the garlic rolls while they are in cake tin / loaf tin and let it rest for 15-20 mins.Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 mins at 180c or till brown in colour .Remove from the oven and serve hot with soups or salads.
Since im posting it today,on my tuesday, im sending it to priya's bookmarked recipes-every tuesday  event.

chatpata chana and summer chickpea and feta salad

CHATPATA CHANA (CHICKPEA) :

Chatpata chana /chickpea ,is the best tea-time snack to munch,very spicy and crunchy ,i had bookmarked this long back at divya's dilse place but tried them yesterday only,its kinda easy dish and i was inspired by her to bake these chanas instead of deep frying them ,it was healthy and guilt free and low calorie dish,the taste was just Mmmmm...Mmmmmm, kurkure and chatpata.

ingredients :

1 cup chickpeas/kabuli chana

2 tsps olive oil (optional,or u can  use any oil )

1 tsp corriander pwd

2-3 tsp red chilli pwd ( adjust acc )

1 tsp garam masala-optional

1 tsp cumin pwd

salt to taste

lemon juice to taste

method :

Soak chickpeas overnight,strain all the water.Preheat oven at 425 F . Mix red chilli pwd,salt,cumin pwd,corriander pwd,garam masala  salt and oil (if using ) together and mix soaked chickpeas in this masala mixture,squeeze some lemon juice and mix well,spread chickpeas in baking tray and bake for 30-40 mins or till  crispy and crunchy.(pls keep an eye as the time may vary or else u may get burnt chanas ),let it cool down and store it in air tight containers for a week.

SUMMER CHICKPEA AND FETA SALAD :

I have adapted this recipe from Jamie oliver,the famous british chef  and offlate im just felling in luv with him and his creations :P,it was couple of months back when i was following australia's master chef ,i came to know about jamie oliver and since then i became his huge fan,i simply luv his vegeterain recipes and this one is my favourite salad from his website,i also have read his book "happy days with the naked chef ,Jamie oliver " and will sometime surely make those bookmarked vegeterian recipes.The original recipe you can find here.Even my daughter loved this salad very much and i was quite surprised ,she liked the combo of feta and chicpeas very much,it was quite flavourful and fresh.Just keep in mind to add salt only if required as feta cheese is very salty and even i had salt while boiling chickpeas.

serves 2 ppl

ingredients :

1 cup chickpeas/kabuli chana

2tbsp finely chopped tomato 

2tbsp finely chopped red onion

1/2 dry red chilli ,chopped finely

1 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves and basil each

2 tbsp roughly crumbled feta cheese by hands

1-2 tsp olive oil ,optional (i didnt add any oil )

salt to taste

black pepper pwd to taste

lemon juice to taste

method :

Soak kabuli chana overnight ,pressure cook with little salt till tender,drain the water and keep aside.Mix tomatoes,onions,red chiili,olive oil (if using ),salt,black pepper pwd,lemon juice,mint and basil all togther .Add this dressing in bolied chickpeas and mix well.When serving add the crumbled feta cheese and serve immediately.

Sending both the recipes to the following events :-

1. nithu bala for hosting this mth's  cwf -lb : chickpeas event started by kiran.

2.priya mitharwal for hosting this mth's "only" series low oil/low cal event by pari.

chilli paneer

Last friday i had some friends over dinner and my menu was completely chinese cuisine,i had made chilli paneer ,spring rolls,gobi manchurian (gravy),chinese fried rice,chinese haka noodles and to end with fruit custard with icecream,i and my husband ( my daughter just likes noodles ) just freak on chinese food and it was long i made all these stuff so planned a chinese meal ,also was just tired of making north indian food everytime for everyone who comes,specially my husband use to crib about the same cuisine everytime so this time for a change i switched over ;) .So to start with my first post of chinese menu ,here is chilli paneer recipe which i simply cherish and could not resist over eating,this recipe is my dear friend mamta's (verma)one of the famous dishes,its been so many times i had this at her place and also i made many a times before using her ingredients just some measurements are here and there ,otherwise its more or less the same ,i still miss her taste and infact all the food,i luv anything that she cooks ,when she was in US ..maybe 6-7 yrs back she use to write for bawarchi.com and her kaju korma recipe was quite famous but when she moved back to india she stopped writing and got busy in her daughter's schooling ..hats off  to our indian school education who gives so much of burden to young children and above all the competition that makes small kids/children to attempt suicide,its really shameful,but there is no other option and choices i guess ! Newaz,mamta im coming to india soon for this diwali and will definately land on bangalore especially to eat all  food made by you and ofcourse to meet u ;)..oops ..i hope she is not reading this otherwise she will kill me :-)Actually had written this post a couple of days back but was not sure to post as i just have this one picture ,infact have only one each pics of the whole dinner menu as was really in hurry and was busy cooking till last moment as i feel chinese is best when served immediately from the wok..hence could not click and arrange the plates nicely.Just not happy with my clicks this time :(

ingredients :

250 gms paneer,diced

1 cup cornflour

1/2 cup plain flour

1 tsp soya sauce

1 tsp vinegar

1 tsp chilli sauce

2 tbsp ginger garlic green paste

salt to taste

1 tsp sugar 

oil for deep frying

ingredients for the sauce :

1 onion chopped

1/2 capsicum chopped

1/2 cup spring onion ,sliced

1 tsp finely chopped ginger

1 tsp finely chopped garlic

2 tsp finely chopped green chillies ( adjuct acc to your taste )

1 tbsp vinegar

2 tbsp green chilli sauce ( adjust acc to your taste )

1 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tsp black pepper pwd

1 tsp red chilli pwd

1 tsp sugar

salt to taste

2 tbsp oil

method :

Mix cornflour,plain flour and add little water to make a thick paste (batter),add soya sauce,chilli sauce,vinegar,salt,sugar,ginger-garlic-green chilli paste and mix well.Dip paneer pieces in the batter and coat well with the batter,deep fry on medium flame till brown in colour.Drain on paper napkin and keep aside.

Now prepare the sauce,heat oil on high flame,add garlic,ginger,green chillies,spring onion,onions,capsicum and fry on high for 2 mins,add soya sauce,chilli sauce,red chilli pwd,vinegar,salt,sugar,pepper pwd,tomato ketchup and mix well,lastly add fried paneer pieces and mix well,serve hot.
Sending this and the following recipes to jay's letz relish paneer event.
1.paneer butter masala

2.paneer paratha

3.mughlai paratha

4.paneer bhurji