Me As Chef

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups White Channa/ChickPea 2) 2 Tomatoes 3) 1/2 Cup Fresh Coriander Leaves 4) 1/2 Cup Pomegranate seeds 5) 1 Tablespoon Pitted Olives 6) 1 Cucumber 7) 2 Cubes of 1" each processed cheesed 8) 1 Tablespoon Light Mayonnaise 9) 1 Teaspoon Mustard Sauce 10) Salt to taste 11) Black pepper to taste 12) Few Roasted Groundnuts or Pine Nuts PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak the Chickpeas in water for about 8 hours * Cook it till the peas are soft and can be mashed between two fingers easily * Strain excess water from chickpeas and keep aside * Chop the tomatoes, oilves, Cucumber and fresh coriander, keep it in a bowl * Add pomegranate seeds to the above mix * Finely dice the cubed cheese into small cubes and add to the bowl * Add the cool Channa to the bowl and give a good mix * Pour Mayonnaise and mustard and mix well till everything is coated * Sprinkle salt and pepper and mix well * Garnish with roasted pine nuts or ground nuts and f...

INGREDIENTS: 1) 3 Raw bananas 2) 2 Onions grind to paste 3) 3 Tomatoes grind to paste 4) 2 Teaspoon Ginger garlic paste 5) 1/2 Cup Besan/Gram Flour 6) 1 inch grated Ginger 7) 1/2 Cup Curd 8) 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander leaves 9) 4-5 Green Chillies 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera Seeds 11) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 12) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 13) 1 Teaspoon Coriander powder 14) 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder 15) Pinch of Asafoetida 16) 2 Bay Leaves 17) 2-3 Cloves 18) 1 inch Cinnamon Stick 19) 2 dry red chillies 20) Salt to taste 21) Oil to fry PREPARATION TIME: 45 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pressure cooker add water and the raw bananas, cook for 2 Whistles * Take bananas out and peel them, in a bowl mash the bananas * Add finely chopped Fresh coriander and green chillies * Add grated ginger, jeera seeds, salt, half garam masala and besan, mix well * It should be like mashed potato consistency * Form balls or rolls of this mix and keep them on a plate * Heat oil in a wok and fry t...

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Atta/ Whole Wheat Flour 2) 1 Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter 3) 1 Cup Sugar 4) 3 Cups Water 5) A Pinch of Elaichi/Cardamom Powder PREPARATION TIME: 40 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pan heat up water and add sugar to it * Boil till sugar is melted and take it off heat * In kadai Heat ghee, leave 1 Tablespoon ghee which will be added later * Once ghee is heated and melted, add atta and mix constantly * It will look like a batter consistency * Keep cooking till the color changes to a darker brown * At this stage ghee too starts leaving the sides * Add Elaichi powder and mix well * Pour in the sugar water and keep mixing * Keep stirring till water is absorbed by atta * Cook till you see ghee on the sides , mixing frequently * Finally add in the leftover ghee and mix after taking kadai off gas * Once mixed its done! Garnish with chopped almonds and Serve hot!

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250 gms Paneer/Cottage Cheese 2) 1 Cup Dill Leaves 3) 2 Onions 4) 1 Capsicum 5) 1 Tomato 6) 2-3 Laung 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera seeds 8) 1/2 Teaspoon ginger garlic paste 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder 10) 1/2 Sabji Masala 11) 1/2 Teaspoon Tandoori Masala 12) Salt to taste 13) 2 Tablespoon oil 14) Fresh Coriander to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 15 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Cut Paneer and Chop tomato finely, keep it aside * Cut Onions and capsicum in Rings or round slices * In a wok, heat oil, Crackle jeera seeds and laung * Add ginger garlic paste and chopped tomato, saute for a minute * Add onion rings, after a minute add capsicum rings and saute well * Add red chilly powder, salt, sabji masala and tandoori masala * Saute for few minutes, Add paneer and mix well * Cover and cook for few minutes * Add chopped dill leaves and fresh coriander, and mix well * Serve hot with naan, parathas or chapatis!

INGREDIENTS: 1) 6-8 Eggs 2) 4 Teaspoon Mayonnaise 3) 1/2 Teaspoon Mustard Sauce 4) 2 Green Chillies 5) 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander Leaves 6) 1/4 Cup Milk 7) Salt to taste 8) Black Pepper to taste 9) Chopped Tomatoes for garnish 10) Chilli Flakes for garnish 11) Watermelon Seeds for garnish PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a deep vessel hard boil the eggs, once done leave aside to cool down * In a pan dry roast the watermelon seeds and keep aside to cool it too * Chop finely 2 green chillies and coriander leaves, keep them in a bowl * Peel the eggs and cut them all in half * Scoop out the yellow yolk and add it to coriander and green chillies bowl * Add Mayonnaise, salt and pepper, and mustard sauce, mix thouroughly * If its thick add little milk and try to make it a smooth thick paste * Scoop out a spoonful and fill a half of hard boiled egg white * Similarly fill all the egg halves * Add a tomato bit on each egg half * Sprinkle Chilly flakes and waterm...