Me As Chef

INGREDIENTS: 1) 8 Bread slices 2) 2 cups Spinach leaves finely chopped 3) 1/2 Teaspoon Ajwain/Carom seeds 4) 1/4 Teaspoon turmeric powder 5) 1/4 Teaspoon Garam masala 6) 1/4 Teaspoon Jeera Powder 7) 1/4 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder 8) Salt to taste 9) 1 Teaspoon Green Chilly Chopped 10) 1 Cup Chick Pea flour/ Besan 11) Water for making batter 12) Little Oil for non stick tawa PREPARATION TIME: 10 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl put besan and mix water in it to form a batter * Batter should be a little running consistency * To the batter, add spinach leaves and ajwain, mix well * Add garam masala, jeera powder, red chilly powder and turmeric * Finally add salt and green chillies and mix well * Take a slice of bread and spread the spinach batter to one side of the bread * Put the batter side bread down on hot non stick tawa and cook till batter turns color * Once cooked on one side apply oil on the other side of bread * Turn to cook the other side till turns crisp * ...

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Packet of Marie biscuits 2) 1 Packet of Hide 'n' Seek Biscuits 3) 1 Packet of Parle G biscuits 4) 1 1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Powder 5) 1 Tablespoon chocolate Sauce 6) 1 cup Milk 7) Oil for greasing PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Grind the biscuits into powder form and keep it in a bowl * Add Milk, Baking powder, Chocolate sauce and mix well * Grease the cake bowl and add the batter to the bowl * Microwave the batter for 4 minutes and done! * Pour Chocolate Sauce over it before serving!

On occassion of Dhanteras and Diwali i present instant gulab jamoon which requires hardly 30 minutes of your time!! INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 cup Mawa/Khoya 2) 1/2 Cup Paneer 3) 2 Tablespoon Maida 4) 1 Teaspoon Baking powder 5) 3 Cup Sugar 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Elaichi/Cardomom powder 7) Oil for frying PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a wok add oil and let it heat up for frying * In a bowl mix khoya, maida, paneer and baking powder * Mix well so that no lumps there and forms like a dough * Make balls and fry them in the wok till brown * In a pan add sugar and 1 cup water, let it boil * Add cardamom powder and boil till 1 string consistency * Put all fried balls into the sugar syrup and give them a boil each * Take out all gulab jamoons from sugar syrup and serve in a dish * For cupcakes, i made a 2 string sugar syrup * For Cupcakes, i strained the jamoons from extra sugar syrup * Done!

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Bunches Palak/Spinach Leaves 2) 250gms Paneer/Cottage Cheese 3) 2 Onions Chopped 4) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 5) 1 Tablespoon Ginger garlic paste 6) 1 Green Chilli 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Coriander powder 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 11) Salt to taste 12) 1/2 Cup Fresh Cream 13) 1 Tablespoon oil PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Cut the paneer into cubes or small triangles and keep aside * Wash the palak and boil it for 5 min with 1/2 cup water * Make puree of this boiled palak and keep aside * In a wok heat oil, add onions and saute till they change color * Add ginger garlic paste and cook for few minutes * Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder * After cooking for a minute add tomatoes, cook till they become soft * Add coriander powder and garam masala powder * Add Palak puree and salt and cook for 10 minutes * Finally add paneer and cook for a minute * Serve hot with parathas and ...

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour 2) Water for Kneading 3) 1 Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter 4) 1 Teaspoon salt PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a large bowl take 2 cups of flour and add salt, mix * Add water little by little and knead it into a smooth ball/dough * Divide the dough into equal portions of 10 balls * With a rolling pin roll one ball into a flat disc * Apply ghee on the disc with the help of a brush * Sprinkle some dry flour on the disc * Fan fold the disc, then roll it into a flat ball, as shown in picture * With help of little dry flour roll the ball again into a disc * Cook on tawa or hot plate till brown spots appear on a side * Its time to change the side, cook the other side too * Apply ghee on both sides and cook for a minute on each side * Done! Serve hot with curries, chicken dishes, vegetables etc * You can add black pepper or ajwain/carom seeds for more flavours

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250gms Babycorn 2) 4-5 Garlic Cloves Chopped 3) 2 Green Chillies 4) Salt to taste 5) Black pepper to taste 6) 1 Tablespoon Tomato Sauce 7) 2 Teaspoon Green Chilli Sauce 8) 1 Tablespoon Soya Sauce 9) 2 Tablespoon Honey 10) 1 Capsicum Juliennes 11) 1 Onion Juliennes 12) 2 Tablespoon oil 13) 1/2 Cup green onions chopped PREPARATION TIME: HOW TO PREPARE: * Split the babycorn in half length wise and boil them till 8 minutes * Drain the babycorn and keep aside * In a wok, heat oil, add garlic and green chillies, saute for a minute * Add Onion, capsicum and saute for 3 -4 minutes * Add Tomato Sauce, soya sauce, green chilli sauce * Add babycorn and saute for a minute * Add honey and green onions chopped * Serve hot with chips and toasted bread!