!! Sweet Corn Vegetable Fried Rice !!

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ts time for me to thank everyone who appreciated my effort of blogging..This blog is not just meant for posting recipes...There are many others who are expert in cooking & have a lot of experiences in kitchen.. But I’m sharing my brief knowledge on  cooking  with u all..The way how I acquired this cooking talent in the past one year..& now my mom gets surprised when I rang her & say that I’ve cooked this & that..& when her only Son-in-law appreciates my dishes to her ..& it is just lyk   presenting my “report card“ to my mom..:)

I enjoy cooking a lot..This has become a regular practice for me..According to me, no one can teach u to cook..Its the interest in yourself that can make u a “cooking-lover”..I’ve established my passion in cooking..I suggest, while cooking.. u must be happy @ heart & enjoy it most…

Now, I think u r already bored of my lectures.. Today I’m sharing an experimental dish of mine..Bongs are all rice- lovers.. I’m too fond of rice..& we all cannot spare rice from our lunch menu.. Fried rice is also a great option to enjoy @ lunch..There are many who doesn’t like plain steamed rice everyday. This same thing happened with me too ..One day I was about to make fried rice..but then  suddenly an idea came out to make it a little different..For all of them who loves to eat fried rice..I’ve prepared something “hatke”..Hope u all lyk it & try it any day..

Here comes the recipe of Sweet Corn Vegetable Fried Rice...

Sweet Corn Veg Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Basmati rice(400 g) ; ghee ; 2  shredded carrots ; 1 shredded capsicum ; sweet corn( 75 gm) ; 1 chopped green chilies ; ½ inch ginger chopped ;  bay leaf;  whole  garam  masala includes cinnamon sticks , cardamom , clove ; cashews ;  salt ;  grind sugar  as needed.

How to do..

   1)  Add basmati rice in water adding a pinch of salt and 1 tsp of oil to avoid rice from sticking together; and boil until 3/4^th of it gets cooked (water should be in double quantity to that of rice if cooked in rice cooker or microwave oven).

   2) Add shredded carrots, capsicum, sweet corn in water and boil for a minute or so.

    3) Take the cooked rice & lay them in a flat dish to cool.

  4) Heat 2 tsp of ghee  and   add  whole  garam masala , 2 bay leaves , chopped chilies , chopped ginger pieces , shredded carrots , capsicum, sweet corn( all boiled) and sauté them.

    5) Now add rice  and cashews into it. Add grind sugar and salt as per taste and blend the ingredients well while tossing in medium flame for  3 min…

    6) Your rice is ready to be served with your favorite side dish!!

                                                                                                                                               

!! Alu'r Chop !!

Today each and everyone loves to eat burgers, noodles, pastry, pizzas..But truly speaking as a child brought up outside city..in d suburbs  they were very unknown to me..After coming back from tuition classes in the evening we had a gala time with everyone @home..Mom used to prepare what we call “jhal-muri”..And my dad used to bring variety of fried snacks from our ”para’s dokan”… & they were very tasty…& goes fab with masala muri. In a rainy evening it’s also a great combo to enjoy.But those days come very rare…Now I’m far away from home…in the land of burgers & pizzas..But my dear Kitchen & my cooking spirit has always helped me ... :)

An evening I prepared my favorite evening snack- “alu- r chop   (potato snack) “ .It was just awesome…& both of us had a wonderful time with munchies combo ~ muri, alu chop & tea… & I felt too good when it tasted similar to that of our para’s dokan… It is a pure veg appetizer. So, friends you can also try them @  ur kitchen & njoy ur evening time..:))

Ingredients

Medium sized potato; black cumin seeds (kala jeera ) ; green chili ; roasted cumin powder ; besan / gram flour ; salt ; sugar ; baking powder ( ½ tsp) & any vegetable oil for deep fry.

How to do

1) Boil potatoes and mash them and keep aside.

2) Boil green chilies and mince them.

3) Filling:- Mix the mashed potatoes, minced chilies, roasted cumin powder, salt as needed.

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To enhance the taste of the filling: you need to heat 1 tsp of oil in a frying pan add a pinch of cumin seeds & when it splatters add the above filling and shallow fry it.

4) Cut out a portion of the filling and make a flat round shape by your hand. Dip them into dry besan and keep aside for 5 min to absorb excess oil from them.

4) Prepare a thick batter with besan, salt, sugar, black cumin seeds (kala jeera), pinch of baking powder.

5) Dip the fillings into the batter and deep fry in hot vegetable oil..

Serve with masala muri (mixture with muri or puffed rice, mustard oil, minced onion, chanachur)

!! Fish Batter Fry !!

This is one of my favourite starters..& also I’ve memory attached to it. Now what’s dat?? Fish Batter Fry was a part of dinner menu on my wedding reception. It is different from usual Fish Fry coz the taste of it purely depends on the batter prepared. It is among the popular starter items that always tempts to eat more than one !!

Fish Batter Fry is one of the well chosen items in many wedding dinner parties. Also this is liked by everyone and not generally found at our favourite road side ‘chop-er dokan’.

First time I prepared Fish Batter Fry as an experimental dish and my usual victim my hubby liked it and gave me 10/10.

I suggest make an attempt to this recipe and surprise everyone. It can be a good starter for welcoming guests in the evening time.

                      Fish Batter Fry

Ingredients

Flattened bhetki / tilapia fish filltets-4 pcs ; maida- ¾ cups ; 1 egg ; melted butter 2 tsp ; black pepper powder ; red chilli powder ; green chilli paste ; cornflour – 2 tsp ; milk ; salt ; sugar ; ½ tsp of onion & ginger paste ; white oil / any       vegetable oil – for deep frying.

How to do

1)        Marinate fish fillets with lime juice, salt, pepper powder for at least an hour or so.

2)        Now prepare a thick batter with maida(3/4^th cup) , 2 tsp of melted butter , salt & sugar (as needed) , 1 whipped egg , pepper powder , red chilli powder , green chili paste(by taste) &  1/2 tsp of onion +ginger paste , Mix it well & now slowly add milk to it in order to soften the batter . Be careful not to dilute it to a great extent.

3)        Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Dip the marinated fish fillets into the batter & fry in medium flame till deep brown.

4)       Once the fry is ready wipe the excess oil into a tissue paper..& serve it with salad & your favourite sauce..

!! Chicken Roll - Kolkata Style !!

I think  most of us r sometimes  in a dilemma for what can be d best menu for evening snacks..Mainly those who belong to Kolkata r in a habit of having a good tea time evening snacks..As we all know the best attraction for all of us is the “Street Side “ foods..& the popular among them r chop, cutlet, samosa(singara), rolls,jalebi,jhal muri etc..But how is the idea if we can make those mouth watering snacks in our own kitchen..

So my first recipe is the Chicken Roll –which is one of d most tempting for all” street-side” food lovers..There r many restaurants in Kolkata that serves it best..From college going youth to uncle & aunties..just love  this type of “Roll”.

 If, like me u r also away from home..& want to get d flavors of Kolkata…u may try this recipe of mine..& surprise everyone...

I have seen a lot of recipes for Chicken Roll..but I tried with my own style..& u r free to put any suggestions..!!

         Chicken Roll

Ingredients: 

Maida -2 cups ; white  oil ; small cubes of boneless chicken-150 gms ; 1 onion diced (1/2 inch) ;1 capsicum diced(1/2 inch) ; green chillies shredded ; ginger paste(1/2 tsp) ; cumin powder ; soya sauce ; chilli sauce ; tomato ketchup ; baking powder  ; lime juice or vinegar ; salt ; black pepper powder & sugar.

Procedure :

1)        Marinate chicken pieces with lime juice / vinegar for about an hour.

2)        For filling :- Put oil in a frying pan , add onion pieces and fry till golden brown.Then add capsicum pieces,green chillies ,add ½ tsp of ginger paste, marinated chicken pieces, and cook till the chicken becomes tender..To it add the three types of sauces one by one sprinkling salt as needed..and  keep aside..

3)        Knead  soft dough with maida (2 cups), 2 tsp of white oil , pinch of salt, ½ tsp baking powder , sugar and required amount of water and keep in covered container for 5 mins..

4)       Divide the dough into large equal balls and roll the balls into flat & round to make golden brown spotted parathas..

5)        Now put the filling into the parathas and sprinkle a few drops of lime juice ,raw onion slices, pinch of salt & pepper  and then roll the parathas with the filling..

6)       Wrap the lower portion of the roll with a paper / tissue..and the chicken roll is ready to serve.. :-)

!! Introduction !!

Hii..I’m Asmita..I was born as a girl, a daughter, a lady, & then a wife and now I’m a proud homemaker by profession.. It’s a great pleasure for me to start a blog on my cooking. I don’t know how good I’m as a cook but my husband loves all d dishes I had cooked so far..He always encourages me in whatever I do…Before marriage I didn’t cook often but enjoyed cooking few delicacies..But now I manage kitchen all by myself..I love cooking & trying with new recipes.. and I  believe “love”  &  “care”  in cooking is d greatest ingredient to enhance d taste of it..:

 Before sharing my recipes with all of u , I take d priviledge to  thank everyone ,the cookery shows, internet, all other blogs who inspired me a lot in adding spice to my style of cooking..But still I wonder what is d secret of my mom’s cooking…which just makes it awesome.. & I shall always love it !!

- Asmita Chatterjee