Pepper, Chilli and Vanilla

Dahi Ke Kebab /Dahi Kabab are soft melt in mouth creamy delicious kebabs made using Hung curds. Dahi ke Kabab can be served as appetizer or starter.

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These Dahi Kebabs are our family favourite kebab and we prefer them hot with some ketchup and mint chutney for evening snacks. These Dahi kebabs are hit with kids too and make great party snack .You can add chopped cashews and raisins as filling too .

Ingredients

Half kg Curd/dahi (not too sour)

2 cubes processed cheese

50 gram paneer

3 to 4 green chillies

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

2 tbsp roasted gram flour/besan

1 inch ginger minced /chopped very fine

2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped finely

1 onion chopped finely

breadcrumbs to coat

salt to taste

oil to shallow fry

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Method

Take a muslin/cheese cloth add curds in the cloth.

Tie the muslin cloth and keep it hanging for 4 to 5 hours or overnight by placing the muslin cloth on a sieve in the refrigerator.

Untie the cloth and remove the hung curd.

In a bowl take crumbled paneer,grated cheese ,hung curds ,chopped onion ginger and chillies.

Add salt ,garam masala powder ,roasted besan and mix well.

Take small portion on your palm and shape into kebab/tikki.

Roll over breadcrumbs ,coat it well with breadcrumbs.

Heat oil to shallow fry,you could deep fry them as well.

Fry over medium flame until golden brown on both sides.

Serve hot with any dip/chutney.

Forminhas are bite sized hors d'oeuvre very commonly served at Catholic/Goan weddings and parties ..Forminhas are savoury canapes usually filled with russian salad either with boiled chicken cubes or boiled prawns / tuna mayo filling .They taste absolutely delish and are very addictive..I must say .

Forminhas are always a huge hit among kids and adults ..Forminhas make an absolute crowd pleaser and are always huge hit at parties .Making canapes at home is very easy you just need a shortcut pastry dough to make them I will share the recipe in my next tuna canapes/forminhas post .Canapes are easily available you can use the readymade ones for a quick and delicious treat .

Ingredients

1 carrot

1 big or 2 medium potatoes

1 apple

1/2 cup green peas shelled

1/2 cup pineapple chunks

3/4 to 1 cup mayonnaise ( i used homemade recipe here )

salt and pepper to taste

Method

Boil Potato carrot and green peas .

Cut potato into cubes and carrot into dices.

Cut the apple and pineapple into small cubes .

Mix the vegetables and apple ,pineapple with mayo

Add salt and pepper according to taste.

You can refrigerate this filling and serve in Forminhas/Canapes when needed.

Do not fill the forminhas/Canapes in advance,it will turn soggy .

You can add boiled chicken cubes ,seasoned with pepper .

Boiled Prawns can also be added.

You can add boiled sweet corn kernels as well.

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Grilled Chicken Sizzler ..Simply delicious grilled chicken breast herbed rice,tossed vegetables served with a delicious easy to make brown sauce on a sizzling plate .This is my version of homemade grilled chicken sizzler which is insanely easy and utterly delish .

Making sizzler at home is always fun you can customize it according to your taste buds .I have lined up a couple of sizzler recipes which you can try at home .

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ingredients

for the chicken marination

500 gm chicken breast /boneless thigh

2 tsp lime juice

1 1/2 tsp pepper powder

1/2 tsp mixed herbs

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tsp chilli flakes

1/2 tsp oregano

5 to 6 garlic minced

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

salt

for the gravy /sauce

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp butter

2 tbsp flour /apf/maida

7 to 8 garlic chopped fine

2 tsp soy sauce

1 1/2 tbsp chilli garlic sauce

1/2 tsp mixed herbs

for tossed vegetables

8 to 10 mushrooms sliced

5 baby corns cut lengthwise

6 to 7 french beans

1 carrot cut lengthwise

1/2 red bell pepper

1/2 yellow bell pepper

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp lime juice

2 tsp olive oil

1/2 tsp chilli flakes

for garlic rice

2 cups cooked basmati rice

8 to 10 garlic minced

1 tsp mixed herbs

3 spring onion green chopped fine

salt to taste

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp butter

1 potato cut into wedges

salt

oil to fry .

method

grilled chicken breast

Make some slits on the chicken breast apply salt and keep aside for 10 minutes
Mix herbs ,garlic ,ginger garlic paste , chilli flakes ,pepper ,lime juice ,olive oil and marinate the chicken with this mix.

Heat a grill pan add olive oil and butter then add the marinated chicken breast and cook till done .
Remove the chicken breast and keep aside.

tossed vegetables

In the same pan add olive oil and the vegetables , pepper ,chilli flakes salt herbs and mix.
Stir fry the veggies on high flame.

herbed garlic rice

Take a wide pan/wok add olive oil and butter then add minced garlic and stir for few minutes over medium flame.
Add the spring onion greens ,pepper and herbs and mix.
Add the cooked basmati rice and mix well over high flame.
Switch the flame off and set aside .

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Heat a pan add olive oil and butter then add chopped garlic
Saute for few minutes .
Add in mixed herbs chilli flakes and soy and chilli sauce .
Mix well .
Now add the flour and mix for few minutes
then add water/stock and mix ,the sauce will thicken up
Add more water according to the gravy consistency desired .

Assembling the sizzler plate

Heat the sizzler plate for 10 to 12 minutes
Place it on the wooden base
Drizzle few drops of oil and place few cabbage leaves
Arrange herbed rice ,tossed vegetables, fried potato and place the grilled chicken breast.
Pour the brown sauce over the vegetables on the rice and little on the bottom serve it sizzling hot .

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Rava Ladoo/Pakatle Rava Ladoo are delicious soft ladoo made with rava/semolina/sooji ,coconut using sugar syrup .Rava Ladoo literally melt in mouth they are so soft and utterly delicious .Rava Coconut ladoos are super easy to make and very addictive they are ready within 30 minutes .Rava Ladoos can be made without coconut as well but trust me the combination of rava and coconut is just amazing .Fresh coconut taste best but you can use dessicated as well .

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No feast/festival in India is complete without sweets Be it any religion there always has to be some sweet made for the festival .Burfi Peda Ladoos are commonly made by people of all religion .Besan Ladoo being my utmost favourite is made atleast twice a month you can check my recipe here . This recipe of Rava Ladoo is the easiest and fail proof you can nail it in your very first attempt .Do give it a shot and you will love for sure .

Ingredients

2 cup fine rava/semolina /sooji

1 cup grated fresh coconut( I used 3/4 cup fresh 1/4 cup dessicated )

1 /2 cup melted ghee *

3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 cup water

6 to 7 cardamom powdered

9 to 10 raisins

few almonds and pista chopped

Method

Sieve rava and keep aside.

In a wide pan/nonstick /kadhai take ghee and add rava /semolina ,raost it over low flame for 12 to 15 minutes

Add coconut and roast for another 4 to 5 minutes .

Meanwhile prepare sugar syrup ,heat 11/2 cup water add 3/4 cup sugar cook over medium high flame for 5 to 7 minutes until you get 1 string consistency.