#40 Healthy Wada Pav

When you miss the street food, nothing can beat the wada pav. We wanted to avoid frying, so cooked the wadas in the air fryer.
Well, not as good as deep fried, but the wada pav with garlic & kothmeer chutney definitely tasted yummy!!! And healthy too 😍

#39 Sesame Glazed Chicken

1/2 kg chicken
Marinade:
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 teaspoon each -garlic and ginger
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon butter

Marinate the chicken for 30 mins

On grill heat butter and roast 1 tablespoon garlic cloves sliced.
Add the marinated chicken
Saute till the Chicken is cooked
Add 2 tablespoons of honey to cover the chicken pieces well.
Take it off the stove and sprinkle with sesame seeds and spring onions.
Serve immediately 😍😍

#38 Sushi Sunday!!

The main thing is to get the Sushi Seaweed Wraps. 

Once you have those.. everything else is simple😍 

Ingredients

6 sheets sushi seaweed leaves

1 batch prepared sushi rice

1/2 lb sushi-grade raw salmon or desired raw fish of choice

4 oz cream cheese sliced into strips

1 avocado sliced

soy sauce for serving

Place the seaweed on a bamboo mat, then cover the sheet of seaweed with an even layer of prepared sushi rice. Smooth gently with the rice paddle.

Layer salmon, cream cheese, and avocado on the rice, and roll it up tightly. 

Slice with a sharp knife, and enjoy with soy sauce, wasabi & sushi ginger.

I used these combinations :

Salmon n cream cheese

Crab and Prawns with Garlic Mayo. 

So we had 3 variations 😘

#37 Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Marsala sauce

Cut the chicken breasts to create a pocket for stuffing. Marinate the chicken on all surfaces with ginger, garlic, salt, and lemon juice.

For stuffing:
Monterey Jack Cheese 1 cup
Butter 1 tablespoon
Spinach or parsley finely chopped 1 cup
Roasted garlic 2 tablespoons
Onion 1 cup
Finely sliced mushrooms 1/2 cup

Heat the above ingredients in a pan to make the stuffing. The consistency of the stuffing should be like mashed potatoes. Grate the cheese. Add salt to taste.

Now stuff this into the chicken breasts.
Dip the breasts into the egg batter and bread crumbs and then shallow fry in butter.

Marsala Sauce:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter as needed
8 ounces  mushrooms, sliced
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup dry Marsala wine/substitute
1 1/4 cup chicken broth (or stock)
3/4 cup heavy cream / evaporated milk or half n half may also be used)**
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley

In a pan, heat the above ingredients to prepare the sauce.

Serve the Chicken breasts with Marsala sauce just like the photos.
You can add creamy mashed potatoes for a complete meal 😍😍

Enjoy along with your favorite wine or beer!!
We had it for brunch, so we had coffee.🤣🤣

#36 Mutton Briyani

#35 Chicken Tikka Biriyani

As the birthday weekend begins we have a special menu lined up.
Bringing in Akshay's birthday with this layered Chicken Tikka Biriyani.

For the Chicken follow the recipe in blog #34 for butter butter. Only difference would be to grill the tikkas slightly more than butter chicken.

Garnish with fried onions and french fries.

#34 Butter Chicken

INGREDIENTS

For the chicken marinade:
28 oz (800g) boneless and skinless chicken thighs or breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger (or finely grated)
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon of salt

For the sauce:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons ghee (or 1 tbs butter + 1 tbs oil)
1 large onion, sliced or chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced or finely grated
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon ground coriander
14 oz (400 g) crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to your taste preference)
1 1/4 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
1 cup of heavy or thickened cream (or evaporated milk to save calories)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon kasoori methi (or dried fenugreek leaves)