Channa Chat..

Channa Chaat

Preparation:

potatoes 6-7 - boiled and cut in cubes.
Chick peas around 2 cups - boiled - or use canned.

take a big bowl
slice one red onion
3 tomatoes in cubes
2 green chili - chopped
half cup of imli chutney
salt - 1/2 teaspoons
red chili flakes - 1/2 teaspoon
cumin powder - 1/2 teaspoon
half bunch fresh coriander - chopped
lemon juice 3 tablespoon
mix well.

Add the chick peas and potatoes and mix all well.

Take 5 tblsp oil in a pan and roast 1 tablespoon white cumin in it and stir for 1 min. 

pour it with cumin on to the chaat.
The cumin baghaar gives it a glaze and a very fresh look!!

Imli Chutney:soak 1/2kg of imli overnight into 4 glass of water.
squeeze and take out pulp and sieve twice thrice
mix in 6 tablespoon sugar
Salt 1/4 teaspoon
red chili 1/4 teaspoon
cumin powder 1&1/2  teaspoon
Let it cook at least an hour

Cool and store in a glass bottle. Mix in the channa Chaat.

Pineapple Aqua Fresca Cooler

Pineapple Aqua Fresca Cooler (Pineapple Water)

2 cups fresh or canned pineapple
2 cups cold water
1 cup ice
2 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice.

Add all ingredients in blender and blend until completely smooth. Pour blended juice through a sieve into a glass pitcher. Chill and stir before serving. 

Makes about 5 glasses. 

Spring Fried chicken

SPRING FRIED CHICKEN
Chicken Boneless 1kg (small pieces)
Garlic/Ginger paste 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Black pepper 1 teaspoon
White pepper 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon powder 1teaspoon
Sesame seeds teaspoon
1 Egss
Crushed Red Chili 2 tablespoon

Flour-3 tablespoon
Corn flour 3 tablespoon
Oil 2 tablespoon
Oil for deep frying

Preparation:

Apply all ingredients to the chicken chicken. 

Marinate for 15 minutes
Heat the oil in wok and Deep fry chicken on slow heat till it changes it color to golden brown.

Puff Pastry Sandwiches

Puff Pastry Sandwiches
Ingredients:

1cup mince beef or chicken cooked with garlic, salt and pepper.
1tablespoon spring onion (chopped)
2tbsp red or green capsicum (small cubes)
2tbsp fetta (small cubes)
2 square sheets of puff pastry

Method:

• Mix all the above ingredients except puff pastry.
• In sandwich maker keep half of the puff pastry sheet
• Place 1 tablespoon of the filling mixture.
• cover with the remaining part.
• cook in sandwich maker. 

Chicken Salsa Rolls

Chicken Salsa Rolls

For Chicken:

Boneless Chicken 1/2 kg (small pieces)
Salt 1 tsp
Black pepper (to taste)
Crushed red chillies 1 teaspoon
Crushed cumin 1 teaspoon
Crushed mint leaves 3 or 4
Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Lemon juice 4 teaspoon
Oil 1 tablespoon
pinch of Chinese salt
Soya sauce 1 tablespoon
Marinate for 30 mins

Put this marinated chicken on low heat & cover the lid till chicken is soft.

STEP 2:

Ingredients:
2 tomatoes grinded or 2 tablespoon tomato puree or u can use chopped tomatoes.
Garlic chopped 1 tablespoon
Onion chopped 2 tablespoon
Tomatoes chopped 1 tablespoon
Capsicum chopped 2tablespoon
Coriander leaves 1 tablespoon
Oil 1 tablespoon
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Crushed red chillies 1/2 teaspoon
Tomato ketchup 2 teaspoon

Preparation:

• Add oil in pan
• Add tomato paste, tomato ketchup, & garlic chopped
• Heat it until tomato is well cooked then add onion, tomato, salt, crushed red chillies & capsicum.
• Heat it for about 2 mins on low flame

Tortillas Preparation:
Ingredients:

Flour 2 cups
Wheat flour 1 cup
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Oil 2-3 tablespoon
Baking powder 1 teaspoon (leveled)

• Mix all the ingredients and start to make the dough.
• Make tortillas. 

Note: Tortilla recipe is for people who dont have tortillas available. I normally buy the ones in the store :) Just slightly heat the ones in store and go to next step. :) 

Preparation: 

• Take one tortilla
• Spread salsa on it
• Add chicken on it
• Roll it
• Cover it with foil paper.

Enjoy home made tortillas.