Chicken Hot Dogs

Hot dogs are now very popular all over the world, so I try out my homemade version of hot dogs. Whether you call them hot dogs, wieners, franks or sausage those tasty tube of meat are pure summer. A friend of mine recently visiting back from America told me that now they hardly even call them hot dogs but just dog is absolutely fine for them. Now you my friends living there can tell me that she passed me the right info or not. With any name this fried , steamed grilled or boiled a piping dog in a warm roll is a superb tasty treat no matter how you love to top it. This hot dog is my home made version a healthy twist of the chart topper food. Hope you all will like it.


Ingredients:

Hot dog bun  4

For rolls

Chicken  paste   1 bowl

Onion paste      1 teaspoon

Ginger garlic paste  1 1/2  tea spoon

Finely chopped cilantro   1 teaspoon

Egg     1 beaten

Flour   1 teaspoon

Oil     1 teaspoon

Salt and pepper  to taste

For Topping:

Grated cheese    4 table spoon

Onion   1 sliced

Tomato  1 sliced(deseeded)

Mustard sauce   as you please 

Procedure:
Take a pan heat oil and slightly sauté onion, ginger and garlic paste. Now put off the flame in big bowl take chicken paste with it mix sautéed ginger, garlic and onion paste. Add cilantro and the beaten egg little by little(you may not need the whole egg) with salt and pepper. Now make a semi firm dough and dust little flour so that it don’t stick to your hand now shape the chicken mixture into cylindrical shaped croquettes. Place them in your steamer and steam for 10 to 12 minutes or until the chicken are well cooked. To steam your rolls, stack them on top of the dogs in the last two minutes of cooking. Sprinkle some cheese inside the bun then place one chicken croquettes for each bun then top it with little bit of cheese sliced onion , tomato and mustard sauce. Then enjoy this lovely warm chicken hot dog. You can also put the cheese filled chicken hot dogs before topping it with onion, tomato and into your micro for few second and let the cheese melt this will give you an exotic feeling. Choice is all yours.

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Spicy Couscous With Vegetables

I first watched a delicious Moroccan couscous recipe on TLC. From then I was looking for this ingredients but the grocery store in my town have never come across this word and I am not getting the perfect Bengali name for this , so I was unable to cook couscous. Then my maid came to help, the other day I was surfing the net and she saw some pics of couscous recipe and she gave me the proper Bengali name for couscous. She brought couscous from local grocery store . I can’t wait to cook them so I started with whatever veggies are there in my freezer. It was for the first time I am cooking couscous so maybe I make a mistake, it is slightly overcooked but then also it turned out awesomely delicious . Now couscous will be in my fav list as it provides plenty of taste and nourishment for a perfect meal. Let me share the experience of my first date with couscous.


Ingredients:

Couscous   1 cup

Clove   3

Cinnamon  1/2  inch

Cardamom    2 crushed

Asafetida      1 pinch

Water              2 1/2  cup

Butternut squash    1 cup cubed

Cauliflower      6 to 8 florets

Green bell pepper   1 /2 cup cubed

Tomato     1 diced

Whole cumin seed   ½ teaspoon

Cumin powder   ½ teaspoon

Onion   1 finely chopped

Garlic    3 clove chopped 

Ginger   ½ teaspoon chopped

Lemon zest  ½ teaspoon

Juice of     lemon

Garam masala powder  2 pinch (optional)

Clarified butter  ½ teaspoon (optional)

Chilly sauce   1 teaspoon (optional)

Sugar          ½ teaspoon

Vegetable oil   2 table spoon

Fresh dill leaves   1 teaspoon chopped

Salt and pepper  to taste

Procedure:
Boil water with pinch of salt cardamom , cinnamon, clove and asafetida. Put off the flame soak couscous ,cover the pan for 5 to 10 minutes . Drain well. On another pan heat oil add the cumin seed. As the seeds starts to splutter add chopped onion, garlic and ginger. Stir and then add the cubed the butternut squash and cauliflower florets. Stir and cook with lid on for few minutes until the get little tender then add tomatoes, bell pepper, cumin powder, garam masala powder and clarified butter (if using). Stir and cook for a minute. Now add cooked couscous, add sugar, lemon zest and chilly sauce(you can use harisha sauce instead or skip the both). Mix well adjust seasoning. Put off the flame then add the lemon juice mix well. Then garnish with fresh chopped dill leaves. Spicy couscous with vegetables in my style is ready to serve. I am sure you all will love it. Give spicy couscous a try and let me know.

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Delicious Apple Dessert

This recipe is for those kiddos who are chocolate freak and to bring smiles in their faces you have to make something chocolaty. I make this recipe for my cousin sister children’s, last week they visited my house and rest is history …… I experience a small tornado over my little house. Among all the delicious delicacies none could impress them but this apple dessert. But the fun part is that my sis and I conspire to make them eat fruits in any way or the other because whenever it comes to fruit they magically vanish from the place. But anyway it was not mission impossible but the opposite. If you don’t have problem with the calorie count the with the start of fall you too can relish this recipe.


Ingredients:

Apple    1 sliced

Banana  1 sliced 

Milk        1 glass

Coco powder 2 table spoon

Chocolate sauce  1 table spoon

Cheese    2 table spoon grated

Salt          a pinch

Castor sugar     to taste

Butter     2 table spoon

Cornflower   2 table spoon

Lemon juice   few drops

Lemon zest     1/4  teaspoon

Almond         2 table spoon chopped 

Procedure:
Take a pan and melt 1 teaspoon of butter and coat the sliced apple and banana sprinkle half a teaspoon of castor sugar and keep aside. Now put another pan on fire and melt rest of butter add cornflower stir for few second then add glass full of milk and cocoa powder stir continuously. Add pinch of salt and sugar, go on stirring continuously so that no lumps is formed and the texture become smooth. When the mixture become thick add cheese and let it melt. Put off the flame then add chocolate sauce , lemon zest and lemon juice. Place butter and sugar coated apple and banana slice then pour the chocolate sauce over it . Garnish with chopped almond. Your delicious apple dessert is ready to serve.

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Paneer Kebabs In Indian Curry Sauce

Today I am going to share with you a very delicious Indian recipe Paneer kebabs in Indian curry sauce. This recipe is already super hit in my house and all enjoy this recipe very much. The specialty of this recipe is that it has some very unique Indian spice and as it is grilled and not fried so it is not the greasy version which every health conscious guest avoid nowadays. In this recipe I am using Panch Phoran (Indian five spices this is a mixture of fennel seed, nigella, cumin, fenugreek seed and carom seed.) You can take a teaspoon of each and mix and store. You can add this to vegetable curry and it give a very unique flavor. You can experiment with this five spice and let me know how it come out. I have a successful experiment ready for you and I hope you will like it.


Ingredients:

Paneer/ tofu    200 gram  grated

Cumin powder  2 tea spoon

Coriander powder 2 tea spoon

Red chilly powder  1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder   1/2  tea spoon

All purpose flour     2 table spoon

Onion  1 chopped

Ginger garlic  paste  1 tea spoon

Ginger jullian   ½ teaspoon

Tomato paste   3 table spoon

Water    1/2  cup

Panch phoran  ½ teaspoon

Fresh Cream    1 table spoon

Lime  juice    1 tea spoon

Lime  leaves   2  (optional)

Sugar   1/4  tea spoon (optional)

Salt  and pepper    to taste

Vegetable oil   2 table spoon

Clarified  butter  1 table spoon (optional)

Procedure:
In a bowl take grated paneer or tofu and add 1 teaspoon of cumin and coriander powder, ½ teaspoon of chilly powder, pinch of turmeric powder, flour and mix well with soft hands. Now give them shape of kebabs and pan grill them, brush little clarified butter( if using) or oil while you grill them. Now take another pan and heat oil add panch phoran as it stars to splutter add the chopped onion and sugar stir for a minute as the onions become transparent add ginger garlic paste. Stir and then add tomato paste and rest of chilly powder, turmeric powder, cumin and coriander powder, stir all spices so that they get well blended with each other for 1 to 2 minutes but don’t burn it add water and let it boil. Adjust seasoning Then add cream mix and put off the flame . Now add lime juice and dip lime leaves into the curry sauce. Cover the pan with a lid and let the fresh flavor of lime blend with the curry. Now place your kebabs in your serving plate and pour this sauce over it garnish with ginger jullians. Your Paneer kebabs with Indian curry sauce is ready, this is very refreshing and super delicious . I am sure you will give it a try . If you don’t have panch phoran go with cumin seeds and if chilly powder sounds bit too hot then use black pepper and if you don’t get lime leaves then use lime zest , I think with this substitute also this paneer kebabs in Indian curry sauce will rock your dinner table.

With this Indian Curry Sauce and Kebab recipe let me share with you a video which I shoot in ISKCON Ratha yatra festival at my city Kolkata. You will get some beautiful classical taste of Indian culture in this video so don’t miss to see the true essence of India while you relish the kebabs.

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Most Popular Foods During Parties

A lovely guest post from a friend and I hope you all will like it.
Modern times have allowed people now to be more daring and non-conventional when it comes to parties, including the foods that are served during the occasion. With the fast rise in technology today, lifestyle of people also goes with it. This influences the choices of these couples. And as much as fashion for the bridal gown changes, well so as the food in the party menu. Let us see the current trends on the foods seen on party receptions.

Food Stations
Compared to previous times that guests were stuck in the tables waiting to be served, people nowadays tend to become easily bored. Thus, stations of food are gaining more popularity. This way, guests won’t be bored as they are stuck in their seats for the rest of the party program.
With the financial crisis we experience today, couples can enjoy the trend yet find it very affordable with sushi bars. Also, guests who are health buffs will definitely enjoy them. Sushi stations can be served with rolls of sushi, oysters, shrimps, crabs and avocado salad. But then, this particular food preparation can not be for everyone in the guest list. Thus, as much as sushi bars are still trending these days, couples usually combine them with other variants of food such as Cuban and Jewish cuisines.

The all-time mashed potato martini bar is never outdated, as comfort food will never be out of style. Nevertheless, such food stations can be modified to give it a more modern touch. Add more toppings to the mashed potatoes, and serve them in stylish, colored and fancy martini glasses.

Soup bars is preferable for parties that fall on winter and fall. Consider serving soups that guests would normally not have as everyday food. Tell your party caterer to make sure the soup is thick, rich and heavy.
Carving stations are more directed towards modern carving options. Instead of conventional carvings, why not go for Australian lamb hams and prime ribs for a meat carving station.
A crepe station is also suitable for parties. The guests will surely enjoy as they watch their crepe being made. Choices of crepes can range from fruits, chocolates, vegetables, cheeses and meat. The crepe station also creates a fun and light atmosphere.

Cultural Inspirations
For bride and grooms with different nationalities, incorporating their ethnic backgrounds may help the party menu to be unique and exceptional. Fusing two different cultures can be manifested in the food that will be served. Talk to the catering company for this option.

Traditional and Classic Entrees
For traditional party foods, it may be best to choose the food that is in season – of course the cake will always be present in every occasion. A modern approach to cakes today is the edible cake images. Apart from the taste, presentation is vital. It is also a trend for couples to combine serving ware presentation with the food, to add up to the elegance and sophistication. Try asking the catering company if they can work on a party menu that is at par with your party theme. Also, it is to be remembered that for food entrees, oftentimes, less is more. Bite-size entrees are suggested and avoid onions and blue cheese, as they can affect the guests’ breath.

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Lemon Granita And A Give Away

Whenever we talk about desserts we became bit conscious for all those sinful ingredients added to it, but today I am going to share with you a delicious tangy dessert recipe which is completely fat free. This delicious lemon granita  aren’t made with any commercial ingredients it’s totally homemade and so the flavors shine through. With this tangy lemon granita a super delicious healthy cook book for all of you. So Enjoy!


Ingredients:

Water     2 cups

Sugar     ½ cup

Lemon juice   8 table spoon

Ginger juice  1 table spoon

Lemon rind    1 tea spoon

For garnish 

Lemon wedge  2 

Fresh dill leaves  1

Dry roasted fennel seeds   few 

Procedure:
First add sugar to water in a heavy bottomed pan. Over a low heat stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil then remove from heat and let it cool . Once cool , add ginger juice, lemon juice and lemon rind and mix well. Pour the mixture in a shallow freezer container and let in freeze for about 3 hours. Now in blender blend this syrup and make small granules of ice. Gently scoop this lemon ice in you serving glass and garnish with lemon rind, lemon wedges , fresh dill leaves and dry roasted fennel seeds and serve immediately. I think you will love these sweet flavored ices.

There is a special giveaway for everyone of you, my friend Chef Jeff send me his cook book with lots of healthy delicious, cost effective , fast to cook recipes. He want to share this book with all my friends and readers. So if you all want a book loaded with mouthwatering recipes visit Chef Jeff     Dinner revolution.

Happy Independence Day to all my Indian friends and readers all over the world.

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Fried Noodles With Vegetable and Chicken

First of all I want to wish all my lovely friends A Very Happy Friendship Day. Today I am sharing with you a delicious street food from my city fried noodles with vegetable and chicken. This was once a favorite food among my friends so I recreate and I can say that I am successful doing it and all my friends enjoyed this super delicious street food on friendship day dinner party.

Ingredients:

Noodles  1 big bowl cooked as per package instruction

Chicken cube  small  ½ cup cooked

Egg    2 scrambled 

Mixed vegetable  1 cup ( shredded carrot, sliced beans, bell pepper)

Garlic     4 to 6 clove crushed

Onion      2  sliced

Ginger     1/4  tea spoon chopped

Dark soya sauce  2 teaspoon

Chicken seasoning cube   1

Chilly sauce    2 tea spoon or to taste

Tomato ketchup  3 tea spoon or to taste

Salt and pepper  to taste

Vegetable oil    5 to 6 table spoon 

Procedure:
First heat oil in a frying pan then add the crushed garlic. Stir and then add the sliced onion and ginger , stir and add the mixed vegetable. Cook for a half minute with pinch of salt and pepper then add the cooked chicken cube . Add one teaspoon of soya sauce, chilly sauce and tomato ketchup stir for another half a minute then add the cooked noodles and chicken seasoning and all the remaining sauces.Now add salt ,pepper and scrambled egg. Mix so that all the ingredients mix and mingle with each other like good friends. You are done the healthy part of this dish is that it is a whole meal and you have veggies, chicken and egg all in one dish. You can skip any of this according to your choice or add any veggies that are available to you. Let me know how you like it.

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Pasta With Fired Onion Over Bean Bed

By now you one fact is clear to all my friends and readers that I am bit crazy about pasta. I try out pasta in different ways from simple to exotic with different kinds of sauce and ingredients. Today I will share with you very simple yet very delicious pasta recipe with fried onion. This recipe is healthy and easy to cook.


Ingredients:

Pasta    1 cup  cooked
French beans   6 to 8 blanched
Onion           1 sliced
Tomato puree    2 table spoon
Almond flakes   1 table spoon
Grated cheese   1 tea spoon
Diet butter/ olive oil   1 table spoon
Sugar   two pinch
Salt and pepper  to taste

Procedure:
Toast almond flakes in a pan. Then keep aside. Now in that pan heat ¼ tea spoon of diet butter and toss the blanched whole French beans with pinch of salt and pepper, keep aside. Then heat another 1/4 th teaspoon of butter then fry the sliced onion with a little pinch of salt till transparent, keep aside. Then give another ¼ tea spoon of butter toss the pasta with salt and pepper. Keep it in a bowl. Now add the remaining butter to your pan ,heat and add tomato puree, salt, pepper and sugar and 4 table spoon of water or stock. Mix well and your sauce is ready. Now assemble all the ingredients in your serving plate. First make a bed of French bean then above it place the pasta, then fried onion. Then sprinkle grated cheese and sauce over the whole thing, now top this dish with toasted almond flakes. This dish has it all …. softness, crunchiness, and nuttiness. A simple yet delicious dish and healthy too, give it a try and let me know you liked it or not.

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