Weekend special home cooking

Your family will love this yummy snack and you will love it as it is very quick and simple to make Ingred ients Sole fish - 250 gms  Garlic paste - 2 tsp Green Chili paste - 2 tsp  Salt  Lemon - 1 Cornflour - 2 tbsp Bread crumbs -  one cup Oil to fry Met hod Cut sole fish into 2 inch cubes Marinate with garlic paste, chili paste salt and lemon juice  Keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes  Now add cornflour in fish and mix well  Put bread crumbs in a large plate . Add fish cubes in it and lightly role and shake. Crumb should cover the fish cubes Heat oil and fry 10 to 12 pieces at a time  Serve hot with mayonnaise or mustard

Picked up this recipe from some special dishes of Assam.   A simple curry yet with a distinct flavour of black sesame is something new.  I was actually amazed by the beautiful colour black sesame gives to this dish. Ingredient  Chicken Boneless -  1 KG  Onion -   4 medium  Ginger -  2 Inch  Garlic -  8-10 cloves Black Sesame - 3 Tablespoon Whole Black Paper - 10- 12 Black Paper Powder - 2 Tsp  Mustard oil -  1/2 Cup  Green chilies -  2-3  Lemon - 1 /2  Salt  Sugar - 2 tea spoon Method Clean and cut chicken in 2 Inch pieces. You may also take joined chicken or chicken drumsticks if you like  Make paste of 2 onion, ginger and garlic  Finely chop remaining 2 onions Marinate chicken with onion-ginger-garlic paste, salt, black paper powder and 1 table spoon mustard oil. Keep aside of  30 minutes  Once chicken is marinated,  heat oil in a wok.  Add sugar and let it caramelize for 2 mins , then add chopped onions  Fry till golden brown Add chicken

Who does not love crispy wontons. They are such amazing snack that irrespective of how much quantity you cook , you will never have a left over .   Ingredients  Minced Chicken - 500 Gms  Onion - Finely chopped -  1 cup  Sprint Onion - Finely chopped - 1 cup  Soy sauce - 2 tsp  Salt to taste  Black Paper as per taste  Wonton sheets (Square) -  40-50  Egg - 1  Oil  to fry  ( Approx 3 cups )  Method  Take minced chicken , add finely chopped onion , spring onion , soy sauce , salt and paper   Mix well all the ingredient and this will be your filling .  In 1/2 cup water add one egg and beat well to make your egg wash   Now for making wontons , take your wonton sheet (  Take them out of refrigerator at least 45 minutes before making wonton )  . Always keep them covered with a wet cloth or  plastic wrap   Take a sheet and put 1 tsp of filling at the center .  Do not add too much filling otherwise the wontons may burst while frying 

This simple and healthy noodle and vegetable soup , comes from eastern most state of India i.e Arunachal Pradesh .   A good fit on a cold winter night . Ingredient  Ginger paste - 1 tsp Garlic paste - 1tsp Spring onion - 1/2 bowl Mushrooms - 4-5 pieces  Capsicum -  1  Carrot - 1 Beans -  10-12  Bok choy - 2  Salt to taste  Black paper - as per taste  Soy sauce - 2 tsp  Rice noodles - 50 to 60 Grams  oil - 1 tbsp Method  Boil rice noodles as per the directions in the pack (suggest that add some salt in boiling water )  Drain and add cold water and drain again  Keep aside  Dice all the vegetables   Heat oil in a deep pan and add ginger garlic paste and saute for one minute  Add all the vegetables  and season with  salt and paper  Saute for 3-4 minutes  Add  4-5 cups of water  Cover and let it cook for 7-8 minutes or till vegetables are cooked ( but not mushy )  Add soy sauce and adjust seasoning as per your taste  In a serving bowl ad

A quick snack of sole fillets with full of  coriander flavor .  An easy dish , without much effort , when you want to serve something delicious after a long day of work.   Ingredient  Sole fish fillets - 500 Gms , 2 inch slices  Coriander leaves - one handful  Green Chilies -  3 to 4  Garlic -  8-10 cloves Lemon Juice -  2 Tbsp All purpose flour - 1/2 cup  baking powder - 1/2 tsp Egg - 1  Salt to taste  oil to deep fry  Method Grind coriander leaves , chili and garlic to  a smooth paste  Marinate fish filet with the coriander paste , salt and lemon juice . Keep aside for 15 -20 minutes  Make a batter with flour , egg , baking powder , salt and little water .  Keep it of medium consistency  Heat oil in a deep pan  Dip marinated fish filet into the batter and deep fry on high heat till golden brown Serve hot   Tip :   If there is any left over marinate and batter mix them and just make small fritters with the help of a spoon .  You will get

This is a Andhra Style Chicken curry .  It has some of my own tweaks , but still having the authentic flavour .  A simple chicken dish with beautiful aroma of spices . Goes well with steamed rice , roti or paratha .  Ingredient  Chicken boneless - 1 KG  Onion - 2 medium  Ginger Paste - 1 Tbsp  Garlic Paste - 1 Tbsp  Green Chili -  3 or 4  Red Chili powder - 1 tsp Turmeric - 1 tsp  Curry leaves - 1 handful  Salt to taste  Poppy seeds -  1 Tbsp  Cashew nuts -  2 Tbsp   Milk - 1/4 cup  Oil -  3 Tablespoon Curry Paste Coriander seeds -   2 Tablespoon  Grated Coconut - 2 Tablespoon  Clove - 2-3  Cardamom - 2 -3   Cinnamon - 1 inch piece  Red Chili whole - 2  Turmeric - 1 Tsp  Garlic - 4 to 6 cloves  Ginger - 1/2 inch  curry leaves -  5-6 Method Dry roast all the ingredient for curry paste  for 3 to 4 minutes .  This paste is key to this dish which brings beautiful aroma  Let it cool  then  grind with little paste till a smooth pas