marble cake

Its long after i am posting on my blog, so thought to start of with some thing sweet, so here comes my recipe of marble cake which comes in two flavor vanilla and chocolate. its a easyrecipe buts comes bit tricky when togive the right texture. so here we go.

• Ingredients:

1. Grinded Sugar- 1 Bowl 
2. all purpose refined flour :1 bowl.
3. eggs:3
4. cream/refined oil: 1 bowl.
5. chocolate powder;2 table spoon.
6. vannila essence: few drops.
7. Baking soda : 2 ounce or half t spoon.

• For Icing:

1. whipped cream (I prefer powder) ;1 pack
2. chocolate sauce/powder: 3 to 4 table spoon.
3. strawberry sauce; 2 table spoon.
4. water (for making whipped cream).

•  Recipe:

Whip the egg well in mixer then add all purpose flour to it mix again , now add , sugar do the same and at last add cream/refined oil.

Now take out the batter and divide it into two bowls . Add chocolate powder and some baking soda into one and vanilla essence and left out baking soda into other. whip well.

Pre heat your Oven at 300degrees . Now grease the baking pan and then dust it with some flour.

Now the main task starts- take two spoons, dip each into each batter .First put one spoon of choclate batter into the baking dish then next to it put one spoon of vannila batter and so on . Keep topping the layers like this .

At the end take a knife and gently shake the batter with it to give it a marble texture as shown in the below given pic. Dont do much otherwise it will become full chocolate cake.

Now bake it at 300 degrees for 30 - minutes poke it to check the consistency that its cooked well or not.
Put the lid and let it rest in the oven for 10-15 minutes even after its done.

Now Comes The Icing Part :

As i generally prefer the powder form so i get whipped cream powder mix it with some warm water and whip well to get nix and thick whipped cream. Now divide it according to ur usage like i needed more of choclate cream so took around 3/4th of this cream and mix chocolate sauce to it. Now spread it well on the cake with the help of a blunt/ butter knife.for the decoration part (which i messed a bit here) mix strawberry sauce with the rest of cream and put it in cone and decorate according to your choice and voila your marble cake is ready, which will be creamy on top crunchy in between and fluffy inside.

Happy Baking,
Noopur.

#care4food: how to keep your food items fresh for long.

Dear Foodies,

Till now i was posting about various recipies but here in this column will post about how to store your food items for long and how to retain their freshness. Thanks to Tupper ware and their care4food initiative which inspired me to write this blog page.

As Diwali was round the corner and we made many savories and also got stocked up with sweets and dry fruits.

 Now not all gets finished and we are left with so many things which need to be preserve for further use. ( I can't throw those yummy dishes like anything).
 Specially with dry fruits if you dont preserve them well they lost their crispiness and freshness. For all this i will suggest you to invest in good quality air tight containers. I always Prefer #Tupperware for this as cant relay on others for the grade of plastic they use and as tupperware gives me full air proofing.

#Below pointing out various ways for different food items.

• Snacks Items: Put them in a good air tight jar and store in a cupboard . Check for no moisture in the cub board.
• Dry Fruits: Do the same as for snacks .
• Masalas: Seal them well and preserve them in freezer or in chill tray.
• Chocolates: Put them in a box and refrigerate them ( no need to freeze them).
• Besan, maida etc: They loose moisture easily and attract worms.So Keep them in a Tight box and put them in refrigerator or freezer.
• Kneaded floor:  To keep them fresh add a little oil when kneading and wrap them in cellophane sheets and then keep them refrigerated.(dont refregerate them for more then 2 days).
• Left over Food items: store well in good boxes and then refrigerate them ( Make sure that its properly leaded).

Here are few items i talked about , if you have query for any other please feel free to comment and ask for the same.

One thing always keep in mind that dont store food items in cheap plastic boxes as they are not healthy.

Happy Munching,

Nopur.

besan ke laddu

If you have a sweet tooth and an Indian chances are high that   besan laddus is in your favourite list. So here goes easy but patience full recipe of besan ke laddu.

• Ingredients:

1. Besan (Gram Flour): 3& 1/2 cup.
2. sooji : 1/2cup.
3. Sugar: 2 cup.
4. Desi Ghee: 1 cup.
5. Grounded green cardamom : 2 table spoon.
6. Dry fruits ( of your choice): crushes roughly.

• Recipe:

Take a pan/ wok and put on medium heat put desi ghee to it , don't let it to be heated much just when it liquidify add besan and sooji to mix well and stir well. keep it on medium flame and keep stiring from time to time , when the aroma starts spreading around you have to make sure that you stir continuously so that it dont burn the whole process from putting the ghee to full roasting of besan takes about 25 minutes .By the time you will be done with the roasting people sittin in others room and even outside your house will know that you are roasting the besan.

 The smell will be so tempting that you will want the laddus to be done soon. But now the waiting has to be done . 

Now shift the roasted mixture into a big plate or big mixing bowl and let it cool down for around 15 minutes. In the mean while grind your sugar fine and now mix chopped dry fruits , sugar and cardamom and mix well into the mixture.

Now make round round bolls with your hand and on top decorate with almond pieces.
Now enjoy these delicious mouth watering and soft Besan laddus.

Happy Cooking,
Noopur.

makhaane Ki kheer (lotus seeds porridge)- fasting special

Noopur's Kitchen

A refreshing and healthy way to go through your fast . Makhaane ki kheer.

• Ingredients: 

1. Makhaana/ Lotus seeds: 2 bowls.
2. Sugar: 3-4 table spoon.
3. Dry fruits : a hand ful of your choice.
4. Milk Half Litre.

• Recipe:

First roast makhaana a bit in a pan with out oil. Now take a vessel and boil milk once the milk is boiled put the flame on medium and add makhaana to it. Let it keep boiling , keep stiring from time to time so as to prevent milk from spiling. Once the milk starts getting thicker add sugar and mix well. keep on the flame till the milk become close to half of its original quantity in the starting . Now chop dryfruits and add to the kheer.
Its Not just a yummy dish but also gives you much energy to go through the fast and ofcource the taste has its own story. Try it once.
Happy Fasting;
Noopur

kuttu and aloo tikki with green chutney (fasting special)

A tasty and yummmy tikki/ dumplings made of kuttu/ singhara flour and potatoes served with Green  coriander chutney.

• Ingredients: for 8 pieces Tikki.

1. Kuttu/ singhara flour: 1 cup.
2. Boiled Potaotes: 5.
3. Green chilli:2
4. Coriander leaves: few.
5. Tomato: 1 medium.
6. rock salt( sendha namak): as per taste.
7. Oil: for Deep/ shallow frying.

• Ingredients for Chutney:

1. Green Coriander : 1 bunch.
2. green chilli: 2.
3. Tomato:1 big.
4. lemon: half.
5. Rock salt : as per taste.

• Recipe:

For Tikki:

Peel and mash potatoes well. Now chop tomatoes, chill and corinader very finely and mix in potato along with rock salt.

 In a big bowl take kuttu/singhara flour and add some water the consistency should be thick say 2:1 ratio. add some rock salt to this mixture too.

  Now if you want to shallow fry your tikkies take a non stick pan and add some oil on it or take a pan and add enough oil for deep frying (choice is yours).

Now make small round tikki like shape from aloo mixture dip t well in singhara aata mixture and then shallow/ deep fry it from both side to give it golden texture . fry on medium flame so that tikkis should not burn from outside and get cooked well from inside and out both. 

Take them out carefully on a kitchen towel to siak extra Oil.

For Chutney: 

Take all the ingredients except lemon and grind well in a mixer. If required add few drops of water. Now. squeeze the lemon and your chutney is ready.

Enjoy this tikkis hot with chutney and feel full and satisfied .

Happy Fasting,

Noopur.

Lauki launj( bottle guard sweet) - Fasting special Dessert

Here is a dessert specially for fasts with lesser calories in comaprison to most of the desserts. Make them for fasts or otherwise and u will be lost in its soft and yummy taste.

• Ingredients:

1. Bottle guard: about 6-7 inches long (grated).
2. Milk: 1/2litre.
3. Sugar : 1/2 cup.
4. Green cardamom: (powdered 1 t spoon).
5. Almonds : 10-12.
6. Kissmiss: 10-12.
7. Desi Ghee : 2table spoon.

• Recipe:

Grate bottle guard finely . Now take a pan and put on flame. Add Ghee to it now add the bottle guard to it.Fry it well for 2 minutes and now start adding little milk from time to time. now add sugar and green cardamom to it and fry it till the milk dries and form just small small white particles (khoya type) in the dessert. Switch off the flame .

now add some chopped almonds and kissmiss and enjoy the smooth and creamy delicacy.

Happy fasting ,

Noopur. 

eggless walnut brownie

Mmmm close to every girls favorite and boys will also like this may be not as passinately as girls but this eggless brownie get all the brownie points for its yummilicious taste. Try this easy recipe.

• Ingredients:

1. Dark choclate grated: 100 grms.
2. Butter :120 grms.
3. .Refined flour:1cup.
4. castor / grounded sugar:3/4 cup.
5. Milk:1/2 Cup.
6. vanilla essence:1/2tspoon.
7. walnuts: 1/2cup chopped.
8. Baking Soda : 2 t spoon.

• Recipe:

Take the dark choclate slab grate it mix butter and put in microwave for 1/2 min to melt . take it out and mix well with the help of a spatula . Now add sugar to it. Mix refined flour and baking soda in a separate bowl first and then mix to it Now  add vanilla essence and milk to it . While mixing milk don't pour all the milk in one go , add little milk mix and then little and so. Finally add the chopped walnut to it.

Now take a Microwave save dish and first put few drops of oil and brush the whole inside of the dish then dust it with some refined flour. and pour the mixture to it.

Finally baking , if using microwave , microwave on high for 5-6 minutes .
If using Oven preheat the oven for 5 min and then put the batter at 180degree celcius or at 320 farenheight for 30 minutes.
And your crispy out side and fluffy inside brownie is ready.

For dressing :Mix whippped cream with choclate sauce and spread on it.
Now enjoy it like this. 
My favourite way is to enjoy my brownies is with chilled icecream and choclate sauce. Sounds yummy , right. Then what are you waiting for.

                       
Happy Baking,
Noopur

chiwda dahi ( yoghurt with flattened rice)- low calorie breakfast

A two minutes dish that's so healthy and yet so fulfilling . Try this nutritious and yummylicious dish now.

• Ingredients:

1. Chiwda.
2. Yoghurt.
3. Honey.

• Recipe:

Soak Chiwda in water for 10 minutes . Now strain the water and add yoghurt and honey to it. Mix well and your dish is ready to it.

Enjoy this healthy and nutritious dish and fill satisfied .
Tip: if you want you can change honey with sugarfree or with sugar.  

boiled lobia chaat (tangy black eye beans )

Its a very nutritious and tangy recipe which is quiet fulfilling too. Eat it in the breakfast and you will feel so fresh , light but full for hours, and healthy and fulfilling breakfast helps in a great day ahead.

• Ingredients:

1. Lobia : 200 grms(soaked over night ).
2. Onion:1.
3. Tomato:1.
4. Green chilli: 2.
5. Coriander: 7-8 strands .
6. Chaat masala:1 t spoon.
7. Black salt: 1 t spoon.
8. Asafoetida; a pinch.
9. Roasted cumin seed powder: 1table spoon.
10. Grounded pepper:1 t spoon.
11. lemon juice:of  1 lemon.
12. Salt : as per taste.

• Recipe:

Pressure cook lobia with water and asafoetida for 2-3 whistle. Rinse out the extra water and keep it aside. 

Now chop onion, chillies, tomato and coriander fine and mix with lobia. Next put all the other ingredients too and and mix well . Your lobia chaat is ready to savour.

 Enjoy it and make your tummy happy happy and so do your tongue.

 Happy Eating.

Noopur.

grilled tofu with veggies

A  healthy and fulfilling dish which can be eaten as snacks or as main course .believe me after eating it you will feel so filled that you feellike eating nothing else for few hours and has calories close close to nothing.

• Ingredients:

1. Tofu : 200 grms.
2. Onions: 1 big.
3. Cherri tomatoes: few .
4. Green chilli: 2 -3
5. Olive Oil: 1 table spoon.

• Recipe:

Add one table spoon on grill plate and spread eventually. Now chop Cherry tomatoes into half (if you don't get you can chop normal tomatoes into big chunks). Chop onions into big chunks and de petel them , which mean separate each petal and chop chillies.

 Now put them on grilling plate and grill them for one min . Now add Tofu and salt Mix and gril for two more minutes . 

Your grilled Tofu is ready. Sprinkle some pizza seasoing and your tofu is ready to eat without any guilt.

Happy Cooking,
Noopur.

Moong Dal sundal ( green gram sundal)

A healthy and tasty, less calorie snack which can be munched at any time of day and that too without any guilt. Also you can eat it during fasts.

• Ingredients:

1. Saabut moong dal (Whole green gram): 1 cup.
2. Urad dhuli (split blackgram skinless): 2 table spoon.
3. Dried Red Chilly: 1
4. Green chilli: 2
5. Curry leaves: 10-12.
6. Mustard seeds: 1  t spoon.
7. Asafoetida: 2 pinch.
8. Scraped dried coconut: 1/4 cup.
9. Olive Oil : 1 table spoon.
10. Salt: as per taste.

• Recipe:

Soak Moong dal for atleast 3 hrs.Now pressure cook it with some water and salt for upto 2 whistles.

next Heat olive Oil in a non stick pan ( i took olive oil too lower the caloris but you can substitute.)

Now add mustard seeds, asafoetida and urad dal and saute it till the urad dal become golden in colr.

chop red chilli, green chillies and curry leaves and add to it. Stir for a minute and then add boiled moong dal to it. Saute for two minutes.

Now add scraped coconut and salt and your Moong dal sundal is ready to eat.

Tip: to increase the taste you can add some drops of lemon to it.

Falooda

How about some chilled Ice cream or Kulfi with tasty faaluda.

Nice and easy to make at home , to give an added flavor to your regular icecream/kulfi.

• Ingredients:

1. Vermicelli: 1 cup.
2. sabja/Basil seeds: 2 table spoon.
3. Sugar : 3-4 table spoon.
4. roohafja/strawberry /rose syrup (whatever u like): 4 table spoon.
5. Ice cream/ Kulfi.
6. Milk 2 cups.
7. Dry fruits : a handfulof your choice.
8. Tootifruity:  for topping.

• Recipe:

Soak sabja/basil seeds in water for about half an hour. Drain water after and keep it aside.

Now Boil milk in a pan add sugar to it mix well and keep in fridge to chill. Now add choice of your flavor (i added roohafja).

Also boil the vermicelli in water and then drain water and add to this milk.

 next step is to mix soaked basil seeds, and flavored vermicelly milk u just made, and your falooda is ready.

Next step is arranging . 

First take a dessert bowl or glass of your choice, add some falooda then put a scoop of your choice of ice cream or kulfi then pour some more falooda , put some  chopped dry fruits and finally top with some tooti fruity.

Your yumm and tasty Falooda is ready to be served. get ready for pat on your back for making this yumm dessert.

Namkeen Sewayian/ Jave ( salty vermicelli )- Breakfast recipe.

A Light and healthy breakfast and good for kids lunch box too. Try this hot Jave recipe.

• Ingredients:

1. Vermicelli- 1 cup.
2. Onion: 1 small.
3. green chilli:1
4. Peas : a handful.
5. carrot: a small one.
6. Tomato: half small.
7. Cumin seeds: a pinch.
8. Mustard seeds: a pinch.
9. half t spoon turmeric powder.
10. Garam masala: 1 t spoon.
11. Water : 2cup.
12. Oil: 1table spoon.
13. Salt as per taste .
14. Coriandar leaves : for garnishing.

• Recipe:

Roast Vermicelli in a pan. Now keep the vermicellli aside . Chop all the veggie except peas fine. Now heat a pan put some oil into it and add cumin and mustard seeds. once they start to crackle add garam masala saute for a while and then add all the veggies mentioned in ingredients. Stir them for some time and then add water once the water begins to simmer add roasted vermicelli to it mix well and let the water dry .  If you want you can add tomato sauce to it. Sprinkle coriandar in the last .

Now enjoy this dish hot . Your kids will also love to carry them in to their tiffin and being less spicy and with so colorful with lots of veggies , they will love it .

Happy cooking,

Noopur.

kadhai paneer

Kadhai paneer . before getting the perfect recipe i searched through a lot of recipes to get the actual authentic kadhai masala to make the authentic kadhai paneer, and one fine day I succeed :) and the response just elites me. 
So here is my kadhai paneer recipe  for you all.

• Ingredients: for four people

1. Paneer (cottage cheese):250 grms.
2. Capsicum: 2 medium.
3. Onion: 2 medium.
4. Tomato:3-4.
5. Ginger garlic paste :1 table spoon.
6. salt.
7. Red chilly powder (preferbly degi mirch) : 1 t spoon.
8. Refined : 2 table spoon.

• For kadhai Masala:

1. Corriandar seeds : 2table spoon.
2. Red chilly dry : 4.
3. Bay leave:1
4. Clove:4-6.
5. Cinnamon : 1 inch stick.
6. black pepper:6-8 .

• Recipe:

First roast all masalas mentioned under masala recipe by heating them dry in a kadhai (wok) till you start getting the fragrance. Now grind it .

Next Chop all the veggies,and  grind one tomato into puree.

Heat a wok at medium flame and add refined to it. add chopped onion to it and once it become translucent add ginger garlic paste to it. Saute till the raw smell goes off. Now add the grounded  kadhai masala toit. and stir well add chilly powder and tomato puree to it and once the masala starts to leave the kadhai , add all the veggies to it and close the lid for some time .After 10 minutes or so when the veggies are cooked add the paneer to it. saute for 2 minutes and add dried fenugrrek leaves and corriandar leaves.

Relish this yumm kadhai dish with roti or naan.

Happy Cooking,

Noopur.

Corn Pakora

Rainy weather, pakoras and on to top on that pakora made of corn and onion , heavenly combination. So here's my recipe for corn pakoras.

• Ingredients:

1.  Sweet Corn : 2 bowl.
2. Gram Flour (Besan) : as per consistency.
3. Onion : 1 Big.
4. Green chilli: 2.
5. Salt.
6. Garam masala: 1 t spoon.
7. Red chilly powder: 1t spoon.
8. Turmeric  1 t spoon.
9. Chaat masala : 1 table spoon.
10.  Oil : for deep  fry.

• Recipe:

Chop Onion and green chilles . Now take corn ,onion , chilly, salt, besan, chilly powder, turmeric, chaat and garam masala and mix together. Add bit water to make a thick paste.

Now heat Oil and once its heated enough start dropping small pieces of this mixture into this heated oil ( put the gas on medium flame). 

Fry from both side till it become golden in color but prevent it from burning.

Now your crunchy yummy corn Pakoras are ready to serve. Enjoy it with hot tea or coffee and some sauce on your side. Yummm. That's what you are going to say after eating it.

Happy Cooking.

Noopur

Kalakand

A nice  and  delicious dessert which is easy to make and have nutritional values too. Try it, it's an easy recipe.

• Ingredients:

1. Milk: 2 litre.
2. Sugar : 2 cups.
3. Lemon :1whole  .
4. dry fruits (almonds and pistachio): too garnish.

• Recipe:

Divide the milk into two parts. Boil half of the milk in a pan and as the milk comes to boil , squeeze the lemon into milk and stir the milk gently. Once the whey start separating turn off the heat. Now strain the whey and drain the water using a muslin or thin cotton cloth.

Wrap the cloth well and rinse well so that the sourness of lemon goes off.

Now squeeze it so as to drain the water completely so that chena is formed. 

Next boil the rest milk on medium heat till it become half . don't forget to stir it from time to time so that milk don't stick to the pan. Once the milk become half add the chena and keep stiring now add sugar after some time till it become like a soft lump like and start leaving pan.

Now pour in a big bowl or a plate to set it. Let it get cool for some time , now spread chopped almonds or pistachio, cut into barfi shape or any shape of your choice. 

Now sit back and relish the awesome taste of this yumm dessert.

Happy Cooking,

Noopur.

canapes in white sauce

Yumm and easy finger food which is easy to make and good to present  and works great as snacks to fill those hours between lunch and dinner.

• Ingredients: for 12 pieces.

1. Canapes ( you can get the box easily at super markets ).
2. Butter : 2 table spoon.
3. Milk. 1 cup.
4. Refined flour :1/2 cup.
5. Corn : 1/2 cup.
6. salt : 1 table spoon.
7. Cheese (grated).
8. Tomato sauce .
9. Pizza seasoning.
10. Oil for frying.

• Recipe:

First take out the canapes and fry them ( if u want u can go without frying).

Now Its time to make white sauce. Take  a pan and melt butter in it, add refined flour to it , saute for a while and then add milk to it , keep stiring , now add corn and salt to the mixture and stir for some more time say for a minute. 

Now  fill  this sauce with corn in the canapes bowls .

Put some sauce on it and sprinkle pizza seasoning on top and grated cheese . Now microwave them for two minutes .
And your delicious canapes are ready to serve and believe me your kids will be so delighted to eat them.

Happy Cooking.
Noopur 

chiwda matar- a healthy and yummy breakfast which is fast too cook.

Here is a healthy and quick breakfast recipe , which is as good on tongue as its on your stomach.

• Ingredients:

1. choora/poha (thick one).
2. Green Peas (depodded).
3. refined :2 table spoon.
4. Dry spices (clove,red chilly,bay leave, Big cardamon,Jeera, Corriander seeds, cinnamon, maze) 
5. a inch of ginger.
6. green chilli:2
7. Lemon:1/2.
8. corriander leaves.
9. salt .

•  Recipe:

Dry roast all the spices (heat a pan and put all the spices into it and saute till u get roasted aroma). Now grind them. Do remember not to make smooth paste it has to be rough one.
Tip: I make this masala and store in a air tight container. (It can be stored for very long periods and can be used while cooking veggies for a nice taste and aroma)  .

Now we will take a pan/wok and put on flame. Put refined/oil into it and once hot add finely chopped ginger and chilli. Now after a minute add Peas and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.

on other hand Wash The choora thoroughly and take out the water from it. Now add this to peas stir for a while now add two spoon of the grounded masala briefed above and salt as per your taste. Saute for two more minutes. Add chopped corriander leaves and add some drops of lemon. Enjoy it hot and you will surely Love this.

P.S.: If the masala is once made and stored the next time it will just take 7-8 minutes to cook this dish   

Happy Cooking,
Noopur.

Butter Chicken

My last recipe 'chicken 65' was a Hyderabadi recipe and this one is authentic Punjabi Dish. The dish name is enough to bring water to any north indian Non veg fan. So here by my recipe for this yummy  lip smacking dish punjabi delicacy.

• Ingredients: for 4 people

For Marination:

1. Boneless Chicken: 500 grms. 
2. Curd:200 grms.
3. lemon:1 
4. Ginger garlic paste: 1 table spoon.
5. Red chilli powder: 1 table spoon.
6. salt : 1 t spoon.

For Gravy:

1.  Butter : 3 table spoon.
2. Tomato: 3-4Big.(pureed)
3.  sugar : 1/2 table spoon.
4. black cumin seeds:1/2 table spoon.
5. Fresh cream :1/2cupor 100 grms.
6. crushed fenugreek leaves/ kasuri methi: 1 table spoon.
7. Red chilli Powder : 1 table spoon.
8. hania powder: 1/2 table spoon.
9. green chillies:3-4 sliced.
10. salt to taste.
11. 
    

• Recipe:

First marinate chicken with above given recipe and keep refrigerated for 4 -5 hrs.

Now put it in the oven or tandoor for 4-5 minutes so that its softens and is slightly cooked.

Next we will prepare gravy , for this first heat 2 tablespoon butter add black cumin seeds, dhania powder, tomato puree,sugar, and chilli powder.Saute for some time .

Now add 1 table spoon butter , cream and half cooked chicken , sprinkle kasoori methi and sliced green chillies.Add some water  , cover and let it cook  till the chicken is done.

Decorate with fresh cream and finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with roti or naan. Yummy Right. :)

Happy Cooking.

Noopur

 

Chicken 65

An awesome and yummy snacks of Hyderabad which i totally Love to eat. Spicy on one hand and tangy on other and i bet you will long for more if trying for the first time. Here goes the recipe.

• Ingredients:

For marination:

1. Boneless chicken :250 grms.
2. Refined flour/ maida :1/2 bowl.
3. Cornflour : 1/4 bowl.
4. red chilly powder: 1 table spoon.
5. garam Masala: 1 table spoon.
6. Turmeric :1 t spoon.
7. Ginger garlic paste : 1 table spoon.
8. 1 Lemon's Juice.
9. Two egg white.
10. Oil for deep frying.
11. salt as per taste.

For Final dressing:

1. Curd : 1/2 cup.
2. Color (orange): 1 t spoon.
3. green chilly : 2-3 slitted.
4. Currey leaves:8-10.
5. Garlic cloves : 6-8

• Recipe:

Mix refiend flour , ginger garlic paste, cornflour, red chilli powder, garam masala,turmeric and chicken in a bowl .  

Marinated for 1& half to 2 hrs . now mix egg whites and salt well and keep aside for 10 more minutes.

Now Heat oil in a vessel and deep fry these chicken pieces one by one and soak them on a kitchen towel.

Now for next step before serving Heat little oil in a vessel and add curry leaves,chillies and finally slitted garlic. Once it began to crackle. Mix Curd and color and add to it , Keep stiring so that it dont form lumps. Now put all your chicken pieces in one go and saute well for 2-3 minute. chicken will absorb the curd and will become Orange in color .

Now decorate this spicy lip smacking dish with onions and parsley leaves and get clappings for a nice dish .

Happy Cooking,

Noopur 

Gulab jamun

I always use to make gulab jamun with the help of ready to mix but thought to make it the actual way this time and they came out perfectly. Its easy to make them just followed the recipe.

• Ingredients: For 16 pieces.

1. Khoya/Maava: 1& 1/2 cup.
2. Chena: 1/4 cup.
3. Refined flour/maida: 3 table spoon.
4. green cardamom: 8-10.
5. Baking soda- 3 pinch.
6. sugar : 2cups.
7. water: 2 cup.( for syrup).
8. Refined oil/ Ghee : for deep frying.

• Recipe:

Grate khoya and mash chena well , now mix the two . Next add refiend flour and baking soda to it.Now with the help of little water make soft dough.

Next divide this dough to make 16 small balls. 

 Take a vessel and put on high flame. add sugar and water into it. make syrup by stiring in between for 7-8 minutes till the syrup is thick and  sugar fully dissolve  ( it will be slightly pale in color). It will stick in your hand and will form a single wire like when taken and stretched between index finger and thumb. Now crush green cardemoms( take out the peel) and add into this syrup. 

Now heat oil/ghee in a wok ,add the balls and deep fry to get a golden brown color. Take them out with the help of  astrainer and then dip into sugar syrup for 15-20 minutes.

now serve the sweety slurpy gulab jamun to  your loved ones with love .

Happy cooking,

Noopur.

masaledar bhindi/ spicy okra

Presenting you a tangy punjabi recipe 'masaledar bhindi'. Yummy and tasty and very flavorful.

• Ingredients: for 4 people

1. Okra : 500 grms.
2. onion: 2 m3dium.
3. Ginger garlic paste : 1 table spoon.
4. garam masala: 1 table spoon.
5. Amchur powder: 1 table spoon.
6. turmeric powder: 1t spoon.
7. Oil : 2 -3 table spoon.
8. salt as per taste.

• Recipe:

first slit the okra from middle and then cut one okra into two pieces. Do the same for all. Now chop onions finely.

Take a wok and put on flame, add some oil and once heaten add onions into it. saute the onions till it become translucent now add ginger garlic pasteto it and stir for 2-3 minutes its time to add okra to it .fry okra in the mixture for a minute and then sprinkle garam masala, amchur and red chillly powder on it. Stir fry on medium and close with lid for 5-7 minutes now add salt and take out the lid and fry for few more minutes till you know that okras are ready to eat.

Tip: You can squeeze juice of half lemon before serving. It enhances the taste.

Now your Spicy and tangy masaledar bhindi is ready to serve.

Happy Cooking,

Noopur.

sponge cake

Here is what i can make with closed eyes - a sponge cake. I just love this fluffy and soft cake and is the first thing i learned ( actually second 1st was tea :p) at the age of 11 only. So here is my first cooking/ baking recipe for you all.

• Ingredients:

1. eggs- 3 
2. all purpose flour/maida- 1 big cup.
3. sugar ( grinded) - 1 big cup.
4. cream- 1 big cup.
5. baking soda- 2 pinch.

• Recipe:

Beat the eggs , now add all purpose flour and beat it more,  sequentially add cream and sugar to it and keep beating till it becomes fluffy.

Now take  a baking tray brush it with refined oil and then dust it with flour.

Now add 2 pinch of soda to the cake batter and put it on the tray.

Prefeat the oven to 280 degrees now put the cake into it for 30-40 minutes keep checking . Once done the sweet fragrance will tell you its done, but its better to poke a knife or fork to check , if it comes out non sticky it means its done.

Now decorate as per your choice with the help of chocolate sauce, whipped cream or some cherries. 

So this time surprise every one with fresh home made and yumm sponge cake.

Happy Baking,

Noopur.

aloo baigan- main course

believe me you will surely like it if you eat brinjal/eggplant.Its one of my easy to make and favourite recipies and i can it a bowl of it witout any roti or rice.

• Ingredients: for 4 people.

1. eggplant/brinjal:250 grms.
2. potato: 2medium.
3. tomato: 2 small.
4. dry red chilly- 2 to 3.
5. fenugreek seeds- 1t spoon.
6. garlic- 6-8 clove.
7. garam masala- 1 table spoon.
8. red chilly powder-1tspoon.
9. turmeric powder-1tspoon.
10. Oil- 2 table spoon.

• Recipe:

Cut brinjal and potatoes into cubes and chop tomatoes into small pieces.next take a wok and put on the flame , add oil and once heaten up add fenugreek seeds, chopped garlic and dried red chillies. once the they start to crackle add turmeric powder saute and now  add all the veggies.

Stir for two minutes,now add garam masala and red chilly powder saute for two minutes add salt and some water say about half  a cup, put on medium flame , cover with lid and let it cook for ten minutes.  dont forget to keep stiring in between. 

wasnt it easy and fast to cook this veggie. and its yumm too.

Once done add some finely chopped corriander leaves and enjoy it with daal rice or roti .

Happy cooking,

Noopur

 

healthy snacks - laai moongfali mixture (puffed rice and peanuts)

A snack which is light on stomach and carve ur anytime any place hunger as you can store them for days and carry them with you to office or to any place.

• Ingredients:

1. Puffed rice : 250 grms.
2. Peanuts : 100 grms.
3. Oil : 2 table spoon.
4. Corriander seeds : 1 table spoon.
5. Cumin seeds: 1 table spoon.
6. Chaat masala : as per taste.
7. asafoetida :2 pinch .
8.  red chilly powder: 2 table spoon.
9. Turmeric powder: 1 table spoon.
10. Salt : as per taste.

• Recipe:

Take one table spoon of oil in a pan and fry peanuts. take them out and keep separately. Now take one table spoon of oil add cumin seeds and corriander seeds once they started to sprinkle add asafoetida then add puffed rice, peanuts and all the other things mentioned in the ingredients category. Stir for 2 mins. Let them cool and them store in a air tight container .

Now Munch them whenever u feel the hunger pang they are tasty and instead of eating some junk you will be eating something healthy .

Egg curry

One of my favourite recipes - 'egg curry' . Easy to make and so good to taste. try this easy and tasty eagg curry recipe

• Ingredients:  for 4 people.

1. eggs -8.
2. Onions-2 big.
3. tomato-1 big.
4. Ginger garlic paste 1 table spoon.
5. Dry masalas: bay leaves, coriander seeds, red chilly(2-3), cinnamon, cloves(4-6),big cardamom (1),black pepper(4-5).
6. Garam masala- 1& 1/2 table spoon.
7. Corriander powder-1 table spoon.
8. red chilly powder- 1 table spoon.
9. Turmeric- 1 table spoon.
10. salt- as per taste.
11. Oil- 2 table spoon.
12. coriander leaves.

• Recipe:

hard boil eggs by putting eggs in a vessel with eggs half dipped and one table spoon of salt for 15 minutes on medium flame. Now de- shell the eggs and shallow fry them with 1 table spoon of oil in a wok .

Now take out eggs and put all the dried masalas into the wok . Now chop the onions into big pieces and saute them with these dried masala. switch off the flame and grind this mixture. Now Heat the wok again and pour some oil now put the grinded mixture of onion into it and add ginger garlic paste to it and saute till the smell goes off now take all the malasas(garam, coriander, turmeric and red chili ) and put in the wok add some water and stir for some time. Now make tomato puree and add to it stir for 2-3 minutes and then add salt to it. Saute for some more time and then add water to make gravy. Do remember not  to add much water so that the gray be thick ,once the gravy start to boil prick the eggs  with a fork and make minute holes into it (so that gravy goes into it) and put these eggs into the gray switch off the flame after 2 minutes now chop coriander  and serve this yummy egg curry with roti,paratha or rice.

Happy cooking,

Noopur.