Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Sweetcorn Recipe for snacks

 

Sweet Corn Recipe for snacks

This is a very simple snack recipe for all.Cooked in minutes and a healthy option for snacking.I always use readymade boiled corn packets for these and you easily get them in the market.

You just need a pan to toss your corns.

Ingredients

  1. Sweet corn ready made packet -1
  2. Chopped onion -1
  3. Chopped garlic -1 tp
  4. Chopped green chillies -4
  5. Chopped coriander
  6. Soya sauce -1/4th tp
  7. Vinegar-1/4 tp
  8. Chilli flakes-1/4th tp
  9. Salt to taste 
  10. White oil-1/2 tp 

Method 

  • First wash your corns before cooking.Then drain and keep.I do this before cooking (you can cook direct also)
  • Add White oil in a pan .Heat it first and add chopped garlic.Saute it for half a second and then add chopped onion.Saute this till your onion turns translucent.
  • Then add corns and toss it nicely.Then add Soya sauce, vinegar,salt,green chillies and saute it well for a min in medium flame.
  • Add chilli flakes and chopped coriander and give it a mix.Sweet corn is ready to be served.
  • Serve it hot.
  • Note- Be careful with salt.Don't add much as soya sauce and vinegar is salty.
  • Recipe -Chef Dimple 


Thursday, 28 July 2022

Penne Pasta Recipe


 Penne Pasta Recipe

This is a long pasta called as Penne.I made this pasta without chicken,eggs or veggies but turned out delicious.So thought of sharing with you all.Quick and easy for evening snacks or for kids lunch box and is a healthier version of any pasta.Used readymade sauce to save time .If pasta is ready and kept in the fridge then just take it out from the fridge ,toss and serve with cheese. 

Ingredients

  1. Penne Pasta-1 cup Boiled and drained
  2. Red Pasta Sauce-
  3. Processed Cheese-100 gmGrated
  4. Chilli Flakes-1 tp
  5. Garlic-12 garlic chopped
  6. Pepper powder-1/2 tp
  7. Pasta Seasoning-1/2tp
  8. Parsley-1/2 tp
  9. Salt to taste
  10. White oil-1/2 tp
  11. Olive Oil-1/2 tp


Method

  • Boil pasta for few min with salt and white oil until soft.Drain the water and keep aside.
  • Add little olive oil and 1 tp butter in the pan and heat a bit.
  • Add chopped garlic,saute for few seconds and add chilli flakes.
  • Then add 3 tbsp red pasta sauce and mix.Add salt to taste.
  • Add Cooked and drained penne pasta and toss it well.
  • Now add pepper powder,pasta seasoning (readymade) and toss.
  • Then add parsley and toss it again.
  • At last add grated cheese and serve it hot.

Recipe By Chef Dimple

Note-If you get Fresh Basil and Parsley ,tear with hand and add.You can add boiled and cubed chicken,Prawns,vegetables or boiled eggs.This pasta is in veg form which goes best for kids lunch box.

Friday, 13 May 2022

Pan Grilled Veg Sheekh Kababs


 
I tried this recipe in my own way with leftover ingredients and turned out awesome.I can leave any non veg kabab and eat this veg sheekh kababs.It turns out delicious with very few ingredients.These kababs are healthy as it is pan grilled.You can even make in OTG or any grilled gadgets.You can prepare this before hand and just before any party or any gathering grill them and serve with this particular sauce or any other sauce of your choice.I made in grill pan so that it is easy to make and beginners can easily make this dish.

Ingredients 

Chick Peas 300gm-Soak it overnight.Then boil until soft.
Cornflour- 3 tbsp
Flour/Egg- 1tbsp or 1 egg
Onion 1 big- Chopped
Ginger chopped- 1 tp
Green chilles-chopped- 2 tbsp (or according to taste)
Chopped coriander- 1/2 bunch
Mint chopped-6 leaves
Dry mango powder-1 tp
Red chilli powder-1 tp (or according to taste)
Shahi Garam masala powder-1 tp
Coriander powder-1 tp
Cumin powder-1/2 tp
Salt to taste
White oil+Butter

Method

 Make paste of boiled chick peas without any water.Don't make a very fine paste.It is ok if you leave it a bit coarse.

Take it out in a bowl and add chopped onion,chopped ginger,chopped green chilles,chopped coriander,chopped mint leaves,salt,dry mango powder,red chilli powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,shahi garam masala powder and mix it very well with chick pea paste.Check your seasoning.

Now add cornflour and flour or egg and again mix it very well.

Note-If you are not using egg then add 2 tp white oil in the paste to add some moisture.If you are using egg then no need of oil.

Now cover the bowl and keep the mixture in the fridge for atleast an hour to rest.This will make your mixture bind well in the bamboo stick or any kind of stick.

Now take handful of the mixture and give a cylindrical shape and insert a sheekh or any kind of stick or can use a long toothpick.

Now take a grilled pan or any other pan,OTG,Airfryer and add little butter and oil and grill on all sides till it turns light golden from all sides.

Serve with Sauce.I made a homemade sauce.It goes very well with this tangy sauce.
Take 3 tbsp mayonaise,1 tbsp tomato ketchup,1/2 tp green chilli sauce.Mix it well .Serve with the Chickpea Sheekh Kababs.

Recipe By Chef Dimple


Thursday, 17 February 2022

Lote Macher Jhuri in Village style||Bengali style Bombay Duck Recipe




Lote Macher Jhuri Recipe

This fish is also called Bombay Duck Fish in english.Very very soft fish and mainly we get this fish in sea.Here in Bengal we get it very easily in fish market.Earlier it was not not very popular as it was very cheap in price but nowardays Lote has become very popular fish in resturants and in homes and so the price has also increased a lot and is very much in demand.
Earlier I used to eat Shutki (dry fish) of Lote which was very popular with east bengal people.Shutki was quite popular with bengalis but now fresh lote fish has become equally popular.Nowardays quite often I make this jhuri (in mashed form).Easy to meake,very few ingredients needed and very very delicious with hot steamed rice.

Ingredients
  • Lote fish without head-1 kg
  • Onion-2 medium size chopped
  • Garlic-2 tbsp
  • Ginger-grated 1 tp
  • Green chillies-
  • Turmeric powder-1tp for marination,1 tp for preparation
  • Red chilli powder-1 tp
  • salt to taste
  • Mustard oil- 3 tbsp
  • Chopped coriander- 1 bunch chopped

Method
  1. First step is to wash the fish very nicely.Drain off the water properly.
  2. Now marinate the fish with salt and turmeric and keep for atleast 20 min so that extra water is drained from the fish.
  3. Add 3 tbsp mustard oil in the pan or kadai.Heat oil very very well.
  4. Add chopped Garlic 2 tbsp.Saute for few seconds.
  5. Now add chopped onions and fry till it turns golden.
  6. Now add marinated lote fish,and stir and fry it with onion and garlic.
  7. Now add 1 tp red chilli powder,turmeric powder and stir it with the fish.Fish will release water and you have to stir and dry the water.
  8. Now add grated ginger and continue to stir.
  9. Now add 1/2 bunch chopped coriander and stir.It takes time to dry it completly.Remember this fish preparation has to be spicy and hot.
  10. Now add chopped green chillies when the fish preparation is almost dry.
  11. Once the preparation leaves oil from the sides add chopped coriander ,mix it and the Fish jhuri is ready to be served.

Note-Serve with hot steamed rice.

Recipe by Chef Dimple
You Tube video for reference




Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Fried Aloo Chokha Bihari style||Aloo Bharta Recipe



 Aloo Chokha is a very very simple recipe which goes very well with rice and dal.Chokha can be prepared in various ways.You can make without frying too.It is cooked with mustard oil.This is mainly side dish.Chokha goes perfect with Litti.Litti and chokha are the best combination I had.For me this is the best comfort food.Born and broght up in Bihar so one of my favourite dish

Ingredients needed to make Aloo Chokha.

Boiled mashed potato- 4
Onion Chopped-1
Tomato chopped -1
Garlic cloves-few
Whole dry red chillies-3
Cumin seeds-1/2 tp
Mustard oil-2 tbsp
Ghee- 1 tb
Chopped Green chillies-4
Chopped coriander-1/4th bunch
Turmeric powder-1/2 tp
Salt to taste

Method

First add mustard in the kadai or pan and add mustard oil.Heat the oil properly.Add cumin seeds,whole red chillies,garlic cloves to temper.

Next add chopped onion and saute it for a min or till light golden.Then add chopped tomato and saute it till tomato is soft.

Now add mashed potatoes,salt to taste and fry for few min.Now add ghee.

Add chopped coriander and chopped green chillies.Fry it further till it leaves the sides.

Aloo chokha is ready and served.


Recipe by Chef Dimple

Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Asian Prawns and Mushroom Noodles




 Asian Prawn and Mushroom Noodles

This is a one pot meal dish with dash of oil.Very healthy and complete meal.Very easy and quick dish to make with noodles which is easily available at home.Beginners ,kids and everyone can make this quick delicious dish with very very few ingredients.You can make this whole dish a veg dish with mushrooms and lot of colourful veggies with noodles.Today I am using prawns and mushrooms.Can use other fishes too .

You need a wok or a kadai to make this dish.

Serves 4 people

Ingredients

Noodles-1 packet 

Prawns -300 gms of any size.Washed and deveined.

Mushroom-100 gm

Carrot-1 sliced

Cabbage-1/4 shredded

Beans-7 chopped

Garlic chopped- 2tbsp

Ginger chopped-1 tbsp

Green chilies -5

Red dry chilies chopped-2

Coriander-1/2 bunch (Both leaves and stems chopped)

Mint leaves-few

Lemon 1

Soya sauce-1 tbsp

Salt to taste

White oil-1 tp

Method

First boil water in a pan with little salt.Then noodles and cook until 85%.Then drain and keep aside.

Next add 1 tp oil in the pan and heat it first.Add prawns and sliced mushroom and saute with pinch of salt for a min and keep aside.

Now take a wok or a kadai and add enough water to dip the cooked noodles.In the water add chopped garlic,ginger,beans,coriander stem,red chillies and green chillies,soya sauce.Add salt to taste and cook for some time.

Once the water starts to boil add 85% cooked noodles,Sliced carrots and shredded cabbage cook it further for 2 min atleast.

Now add sauted prawns and mushrooms with oil which is the pan.Add chopped coriander leaves,lemon juice,Zest and mint leaves.Cook for another min.It is ready to be served.Serve this dish hot.

Recipe by Chef Dimple