Eid Al Adha 2023 is over and it's summer vacation, which calls for lazy mornings and this omelette recipe is all you want this summer! Super easy to prepare, the kids and adults will enjoy it alike. The creamy mushroom filling makes it a delicious treat right in the morning! I like to add steamed veggies along with this creamy omelette to make it a complete meal.
Omelettes are the easiest breakfasts one can prepare in the morning and if you have mushrooms rotting in the fridge, before they go bad, make this ummami packed omelette. The cheddar cheese slice adds this added creamy flavor to the mushroom filling.
Grab these ingredients, let's go!
Ingredients :
2 eggs
Salt, as required
Freshly cracked black pepper
2 tbsps butter
1 small Onion, finely chopped
1 small Garlic clove, minced
6-7 white/ brown button mushrooms
1 tbsp Water, to wet the mushrooms
1 tbsp Heavy cream/ fresh cream
1 Cheese slice
Steamed veggies
Instructions :
Crack 2 eggs in a bowl, add salt and freshly cracked pepper and whisk well.
In a small fry pan, add a tablespoon of butter and swirl the pan, add in the finely chopped onions and sauté well. Add in the minced garlic.
Now add in the sliced mushrooms and wet the mushrooms with water and salt and pepper, as required.
Now por the heavy cream and allow the sauce to thicken. Transfer to another bowl.
Wipe the fry pan with a kitchen towel and add in butter and pour the whisked eggs. Pull from the sides, so that all the eggs cook well.
Add in the mushroom filling and the cheese slice and flip over one side of the omelette over the mushroom filling and serve hot with your side of steamed veggies.
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Eid al Adha special
Lamb chops biryani
Eid without biryani it’s like tea without sugar. The gathering of a family on the day of Eid is the most pleasant sight and feeling. And there is no food like biryani that brings a family together. Last week I was looking for ideas to prepare for Eid other than our usual Malabar Thalassery style biryani.
I had bought a few lamb chops, which gave me the idea of making a lamb chop biryani. Whilst I was developing and Filming the recipe. My parents happened to visit me and I was almost going to drop the idea. All right, then decided to complete the recipe and serve them anyways. It was a hassle because this recipe was not right before. I was worried how it would taste. But I was confident that the flavors will not betray me.
Finally, I was done with the filming and I subbed the biryani and oh boy everyone was all praises for this yummy biryani. The fried potato wedges gives it that extra yumminess to the biryani. I was so happy that it turned out just the way I wanted it, and the best part is that the recipe requires no sautéing and uses no tomatoes. You just got to marinate your lamb, chops and pressure cook them or slow cook it and add the half cooked rice and put it on dum. The fried onion also called birista is the game changer of this biryani. So if you have fried onions ready in your pantry, then this recipe is super duper easy.
Without further ado, let’s get started!
Ingredients: (Serves 3-4 people)
I/2 kg Mutton Chops
6 Garlic Cloves
1 big piece Ginger
4 Green Chillies
2 tbsp Yogurt
1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
3/4 tsp Garam Masala powder
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
Handful Birista/ Fried onion**
Salt
Coriander leaves, chopped finely
Half cup water
2 potatoes, cut into wedges
1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Saffron soaked milk *
Rice:
3 cups long grain Basmati Rice
2 Bay leaves
3-4 Cardamom pods
2-3 Cinnamon sticks
3-4 Cloves
2 tbsp Ghee
2 tbsp oil
Salt
Water to cook rice
Birista/ Fried Onion for garnishing
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Instructions:
Wash the lamb chops and set aside. Wash and soak the rice and set aside.
In a small bowl, mix the finely chopped ginger, garlic and green chilies to the yogurt and add the spices like Kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, garam masala and cumin powder. Add finely chopped coriander leaves to this and salt as required.
Combine the marinade and massage the marinade onto the lamb chops and allow it to marinate at least for half an hour.
You may slow cook or pressure cook, takes around seven whistles and natural release for the pressure cooker.
While the lamb chops are cooking, fry the potato wedges in vegetable oil with salt, drain, and set aside on a kitchen towel.
Open the pressure cooker and add lemon juice to it.
Now, to a pot of water, add in your whole spices, ghee, oil and salt as required.
Add in the soaked rice and cook half way through for around 7 to 8 minutes.
Transfer the masala to a non stick pot and place the fried potato wedges.
Using a large slotted spoon, transfer the half cooked rice over the masala and pour the saffron soaked milk over the rice.
Finally garnish with fried onions and chopped coriander leaves and place lid.
Allow the rice to soak up the flavors of the masala on simmer for around 20 minutes at least.
Serve hot with raita.
*You may use turmeric water/ milk too. ( just add a pinch of turmeric powder to 1/4 cup of milk or water)
** You will require around 2 large onion for this recipe
Notes:
If you think you want your rice spicy, you may add extra green Chillies to the water you are going to boil the rice.
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Milky Cheese Cake
Eid Al Adha is in very few days and I came up with this milk cake and cheese cake two in one dessert! If you don’t want to make the cake from scratch you may use store bought vanilla sponge cake. If I have the time I like to make my cake from scratch or else if I am short on time, I resort to store-bought cakes for my desserts.
You may play around with the flavors! This is a basic milk cake flavor but definitely a delicious one!
I finally garnished it with pistachios and pistachio cream. This is one very easy dessert to try. Hope you guys give this the set a drive.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups flour
Pistachios, for garnishing
Soaking milk:
300 ml full fat milk
200 ml Evaporated milk
Cheesecake layer:
200 gms Cream Cheese
500 ml Milk
1 can condensed milk
3 tbsp Corn Flour
1 pack Cream
Instructions:
To prepare the cake base:
In a bowl, cracked eggs and add in sugar and beat well. Next add in the liquid ingredients like water, vegetable oil, and Vanilla essence.
In another bowl, add the flour and baking powder and mix well with the help of a whisk.
Now slowly little by little, add the flour to the whisked eggs, keep in mind to add flour, makes little at a time and combine the flour mix without any lumps.
Preheat the oven to 180°C into a baking tray, line it with a parchment paper or a baking paper, pour the cake mix over the baking paper.
Allow to bake for around 35 minute until skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool on a cooling rack.
Once the cake has cooled down, remove the parchment paper, and cut the cake into two layers.
Into a saucepan add milk, cornflour and please on the gas stove and keep whisking and combine well without any lumps.
Once the mixture starts thickening, remove the saucepan from the flame and set aside to cool.
In a bowl, add cream cheese, cream and condensed milk. To this add the earlier prepared milk mixture.
Please one layer of the cake slice on the pudding tray and drench the cake slice with evaporated milk or milk.
Now pour the milk and cream cheese custard mix over the cake layer and sprinkle pistachios.
Repeat the same for the other layer of cake and cream cheese too.
Allowed to sit in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.
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Naadan Crab Roast
Crab is one among my favorite seafood, well only after my favorite Kallumakaya (Mussels) of course! The flavor that comes from crab is just super delicious! This roast is one of my favorites that my mom used to make, and I used to wipe it clean.
I just love how easy it is to prepare this crab roast and it almost goes well with all rotis and rice. My nostalgic memory is my mom making this roast and neer dosa (moodi pathil) rice crepe that is made with rice, coconut and cooked rice. These are really thin crepes and a liberal amount of ghee is applied which is then served with any delicious sides like this naadan crab roast.
I am sure most of you all make crab roast the same way, I thought of sharing it here so that it may be helpful for beginners in cooking. :) Also note that crab cooking time is around 7-8 minutes. Since we are making a roast here, I would say, to cook the crab separately in salt, turmeric and chilli powder with a litle water. As for roasting you need the ingredients to sauté for a long time on the stove to get a perfect reduced consistency.
Make sure you never store crabs directly into the freezer, as the flesh melts when it becomes ice. If you are in no mood to cook it immediately, you could cook them as said above and once cooled, can be stored in the refrigerator up to 2 days.
Ingredients:
1/2 kg Blue Crab, cleaned and precooked (with 1/2 glass water, 2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder, 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder and salt for 7-8 minutes, lid on)
1 medium onion, sliced
1 large Tomato, chopped
2 cloves Garlic, pounded
1 small piece Ginger, pounded
Green chilli (optional)
2-3 tbsp Coconut oil
Curry leaves
1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder
Coriander leaves, chopped
1 tbsp Raw Coconut oil
Instructions:
In a pot, cook the crab as mentioned above and set aside.
In a frypan, pour coconut oil, add the sliced onion, salt, curry leaves and sauté until translucent, add the pounded ginger garlic, sauté until raw aroma disappears.
Next add the chopped tomatoes, sauté and cover with the lid and allow to get mushy.
Keep the flame on low and add the spice powder and sauté.
Now add in the crab stock water and allow the gravy to reduce a little, add salt if required.
Add in the crab and mix and cook covered for 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame.
Finally pour some raw coconut oil and garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
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Junglee Chicken Sandwich
My mom is a big hoarder of cookbooks, magazines etc. and I did borrow some of her collections as usual… hehe and that’s when I came across this cookbook of Sanjeev Kapoor. That name immediately caught my attention. Junglee means crazy or wild in hindi language.
I was very curious about this Junglee sandwich that I immediately searched in the web, and found that @headbangerskitchen had shared a recipe too. Some toasted the bread in butter, while others had it plain. Some mentioned an airlines that served this sandwich m. So I was curious, thought the ingredients looked very basic, and I didn’t know why everyone said they love it. As it very much resembled this chicken sandwich that I make often. Nevertheless, I took inspiration from here and there and I made it l..and oh boy!! It was super Yumm!! Though I am not a fan of coriander leaves in sandwiches, this one was definitely a flavor bomb! 😋
This sandwich, just like the name, can be made very versatile. You can use your choice of veggies and play around with it. I added the veggies that I had in my hand. This makes a great tiffin idea as it has protein and veggies too. Adding Worcestershire sauce definitely added a good flavor to the filling, definitely do use it if you have it in your pantry!
Without further ado, let’s get started!
Ingredients:
150 gms boneless chicken
1/2 cup water
Salt, as required
1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder
Cabbage, sliced thinly
Carrot, grated
Coriander leaves, handful, chopped finely
1- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
2 tbsp Cream (thick/fresh)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, optional
Mozzarella Cheese, use generously
Butter, to spread on bread slices
Instructions:
Cover and cook the cleaned chicken in water, salt and white pepper powder.
After around 5-7 minutes, check the doneness of the chicken and transfer to a bowl and using two forks, pull the chicken.
Slice up some cabbage, add some grated carrot, and other veggies of your choice, and the hero ingredient, chopped coriander leaves!
Add in Mayo, thick cream, Worcestershire sauce, mozzarella cheese, and combine everything well.
Spread butter on one side of each bread slice and place the filling on the side without the butter.
Toast the sandwich and slice and serve! You are ready to enjoy it with a good cuppa coffee or tea! And makes a great lunchbox idea too! 😋
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Ps: Adding Worcestershire would definitely pump up the flavor..do use it if you have it your pantry.
Add finely chopped green chilies, but I didn’t add it as my daughter is not fond of spicy food .
Tip:
I warmed the bread in one side, to help spread the butter more easily.
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Mumbai Street Style Jini Dosa
I happened to see a reel of a street vendor making these yummy dosas. I had to immediately try them at home! And ever since, jini dosa has been a favorite. My family loves it! JINI DOSA are dosa which is smeared with a blop of butter and some veggies like chopped onion, tomatoes, coriander leaves, spring onion, capsicum are added. These dosas are tangy, sweet, spicy and cheesy..in short..ALL THINGS GOOD🤤
I always stock up on my homemade Szechuan sauce and this is one of the recipes that I use it for, quite often!
Make sure not to cook the veggies well, they need a crunch to it! I could never imagine Dosa without ghee and/ coconut oil and this Dosa really is completely different! Adding the paneer to the masala gives it a whole new makeover which makes it avoid source of protein too. These Dosa can be served with chutneys of your choice, but I like them as it is! Jini Dosas are already flavor packed! The cheese pull says it all😍
Ingredients: (for one Jini Dosa)
Dosa Batter (comment below if you want the recipe)
Pour a ladleful of Dosa batter and swirl the ladle to get a thin crepe.
Once slightly cooked, add a blop of butter and spread the butter evenly.
Now add the spice powder like Kashmiri red chilli powder, garam masala powder and the chopped veggies, and herbs and crumble the paneer cubes and add to the masala and salt as required and mix gently.
Add sauces like Szechuan sauce and tomato ketchup and cook covered using a small bowl for around a minute.
Spread the half cooked masala evenly over the Dosa and sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese.
Once the cheese has melted, transfer the Dosa to a cutting board and slice into 4 thin strips and roll the strips and place on your plating dish
Garnish with mozzarella cheese and chopped spring onion.
Enjoy it immediately!
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Home made Szechuan Sauce
Szechuan sauce is traditionally made using Sichuan Pepper but since we widely use dried red chili flakes, here I have prepared the sauce using normal Dried Red Chilli.
Packaged Szechuan Sauce tends to have a lot of additives and colorants in them, to increase its shelf life, which in turn isn’t quite good for our health in the long run. Ever since this hit me, I haven’t been buying Szechuan sauce from the grocery, instead make them at home itself and oh boy! The natural colors and flavors that comes from this sauce is any day better than store bought ones.
I use Szechuan sauce on a frequent basis. For fried rice, noodles, my Szechuan Upma, stir frys and what not! I have an amazing delicious fusion recipe coming up, for which I prepared this sauce. Can’t wait to share it with y’all! 😍
Also this sauce stores well in the refrigerator for upto two months!
Ingredients:
6 dry red chilli, soaked in 1/2 cup hot water for 15 minutes
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 inch ginger, finely choppee
1 tbsp Soy sauce
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp vinegar
1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt, as required
Water used for soaking chillies
Instructions:
Soak your dried red chillies in 1/2 cup water.
Boil your chillies well, until chillies look tender.
Take out chillies and grind to a form a paste, reserve the water used to boil the chillies.
In a pan, pour oil, and Sautee ginger garlic on lowest heat without browning.
Add in your ground red chillies, brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce and salt, sauté for a couple of minutes, add in your reserved water used to boil chillies and allow to boil until oil separates.
Use instantly or store in the refrigerator for upto 2 months.
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Green Masala Grilled Fish
Howdy folks?! I have been quite busy with life in general. Last week, I happened to experiment with a green masala marinade for grilling. And when something becomes a success I just can't wait to share it here! Oh BOY! I simply loved it! There are a lot of greens going into this marinade and yet tastes delicious!
I love grilled fish or meat in general, which we mostly tend to buy from restaurants and costs you a fortune when ordering a couple more seafood. Instead grilling your own fish can give you another level of satisfaction, as you know what all goes into the marinade and you can enjoy the flavors every time you toss a hot piece of grilled fish to your taste buds!
Now you can have grilled fish prepared with this special green marinade at the comfort of your own home and won't cost you a fortune too! I used the NINJA health grill for grilling the fish and when cooked on the grill pan, it was good too!
Ingredients :
2-3 Fish, butterfly cut (I used Sultan Ibrahim fish here)
Mint Leaves (handful)
Curry leaves (2 sprigs)
Coriander leaves including roots (handful)
2 Shallots
1 inch piece Ginger
2-3 Garlic cloves
2 Green chillies (increase as per your preference )
1 tbsp Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Fennel seeds
1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
1 tsp Whole Black Pepper
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt, as required
2 tbsp Coconut oil
Red Chilli flakes, optional
Instructions:
In a small mixer grinder, add all the ingredients except for red chilli flakes
Add the red chilli flakes (optional, adding it just for a pop of color) to the marinade and rub the marinade to the butterfly cut fish and allow the fish to marinate at least for 30 minutes.
Grill the fish for around 6 minutes each side and no more.
Enjoy with sides of your choice, I had the grilled fish with Rice Pilaf and garlic mayo! I usually like roasted potatoes / veggies for sides.
Notes:
Make sure to make a fine paste of the marinade, when grinding.
On the NINJA Health grill, I grilled at 240 deg C for a total of 10 minutes.
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Emirati Chebab
Chebab is an Emirati pancake made of slightly fermented batter using yeast, which is flavored with cardamom and saffron, usually enjoyed with honey and /cheese. It’s super easy to prepare and makes a great lunch box recipe too!
Weekend breakfasts are mostly my favorite Chebab’s especially on a Friday morning…gives the whole Jumuah vibe..hehe
We as a family, gather around the table right before the husband goes for Jumuah and we have Chebab for brunch/breakfast for a glass of black tea or coffee, dry fruits and fresh fruits.
Chebab is widely served in most Arabic /Emirati restaurants as a breakfast dish. It is soft and super delicious too! It is a hit among the kids, they keep coming for more, well my Ms. Picky eater does! 😁
Let’s see how Chebab is prepared!
Ingredients: (makes around 12 Chebabs)
1 cup All purpose Flour
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
2 tbsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp yeast
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
Cardamom powder, a pinch
Saffron, a pinch
1 tsp Yeast
1/2 tsp Baking powder
100 ml water (a little bit more depending on the consistency) *
1-2 tbsp Vegetable oil
Instructions:
In a bowl, pour the milk, egg, sugar , salt, yeast, baking powder, cardamom powder, saffron, and water.
Gradually add in the flour little at a time and combine everything using a whisk.
Cover with a cling wrap and set aside for around 30 minutes to ferment.
On a non stick pan, pour ladlefuls of batter to form pancakes and wait for holes to form on the top and when batter looks slightly done, flip and cook the other side.
Similarly do all of them.
Serve them warm with Honey and Cream Cheese.
Notes:
The batter should not be thick nor watery, somewhere between that, refer video/ reel for reference.
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