Chicken Liver & Gizzard Stir Fry#SundayFunday

Chicken Liver is a healthy nutritious protein that is full of iron, vitamin A and B. Its is also a good source of minerals like manganese, copper and zinc among others. However it is very high in cholesterol which is important to take note off. This is also very good when your blood count is less. Have this and you will not suffer from iron deficiency.

Always use only fresh chicken livers and not frozen. Wash well, remove all stringy fibers attached to liver. Chicken Liver & Gizzards Stir Fry is a delicious serve it as a Side-Dish
Serve warm. Do not reheat. 

Ingredients
200 Grams Fresh Chicken Liver
200 Grams Fresh Chicken Gizzard - cut into pieces
1 Medium Onion - sliced
2 Whole Green chillies - slit
1 Small Capsicum - sliced

1 Small Tomato - de seeded & sliced
4 - 5 Cloves Garlic - minced
½ Teaspoon Sea salt or to taste
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 Teaspoon Cumin powder
1¼ Teaspoon Red Chilly powder
A Juice one Lemon
2 Tablespoons Oil
Method

Marinate the chicken liver and gizzard in turmeric, cumin powder and half the quantity of chilly powder with salt to taste for 15 minutes. Cook the gizzards only in a pressure cooker with ¼ cup water for one whistle on high flame, then reduce the flame to medium low and keep it for 15 minutes. Switch off the flame and let the cooker cool.

In a wok or large deep pan heat oil , add the garlic and sauté for a minute then add the sliced onions and green chillies sauté till soft and translucent. Then add the capsicum and tomato sauté for a minute only. Take out half the quantity of onion and capsicum for garnishing. Add the cooked gizzard and remaining red chilly powder sauté for 2 minutes then add the liver and sauté for a minute, cover and cook on medium low flame for  10 minutes only. Add the salt and stir it lightly. Do not overcook or else the liver will turn hard. 

Sprinkle with fresh lemon juice and serve garnished with the reserved onion, tomato and capsicum.  

My Notes 

It is best to cut one piece of liver to see if it is done rather than overcooking the lot. It should be pinkish yet no trace of blood to have cooked properly. The darker the color the hard and drier the liver will be.

Reduce the red chilly powder according to your spice level.

Labels: Keto, Stir Fry, Chicken, Liver, Gizzard, Side Dish, Sunday Funday

• Aloo Methi Bhaji (Fenugreek Microgreens Stir-Fry) from Cook with Renu
• Cashew Chicken from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Cashew Chicken & Snap Peas from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
• Chicken Liver & Gizzard Stir Fry from Sneha's Recipe
• Chinese Sausage Broccolini Fried Rice from Food Lust People Love
• Ham, Shrimp, and Chinese Sausage Fried Rice from Karen's Kitchen Stories

Keto Stir Fry Bok Choy With Garlic Dim Sum Sauce#SundayFunday

Bok Choy Dim Sum with crunchy baby bok choy in a garlic dim sum sauce. Every bite is burst with flavor, just like the dim sum you get at your favorite Chinese restaurant.

Serves 2
Ingredients
400 Grams Baby Bok Choy - cut into half
2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil or Sesame Oil

For The Garlic Dim Sum Sauce
4 Cloves Garlic - finely chopped
2 Scallions - green & white chopped
2 Tablespoons Coconut Aminos
1 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame seeds

Method

Cut the baby bok choy into two and clean it under running water well, to remove any dirt.
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the baby bok choy blanche it for 2 minutes. The vegetables should still be very crunchy. Plunge them in cold water to stop cooking. Set them aside to drain then place on a serving plate.

For The Dim Sum Sauce

In a heated skillet, add oil. Sauté garlic and scallion white part till fragrant, for about 1 minute. Add in coconut aminos, stir to combine the sauce.
Spoon the sauce over bok choy. 

Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve at room temperature or chilled.
Labels: Stir Fry, Serves Two, Keto, Sauce, Vegetarian, Main course, Chinese, Bok Choy

For our event in Sunday Funday we are celebrating Chinese Lantern Festival. Check some of the recipes made by us. 

• Karen's Kitchen Stories: Chicken and Seafood Fried Rice 
• Sneha's Recipe: Keto Stir Fry Bok Choy With Garlic Dim Sum Sauce 
• Mayuri's Jikoni: Pak Choi Noodle Soup 
• Palatable Pastime: Pork Chow Fun Noodles 
• Amy's Cooking Adventures: Pork Tang Yuan (Pork Rice Balls) 
• Culinary Cam: Torched Pork Belly 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Woo Dip Harr

Keto Cabbage & Bacon Stir Fry#Improve

This Keto Cabbage & Bacon Stir Fry is the perfect keto/ low-carb dish! At just 1 net carbs per serving, this one-pan dish will be your new favorite, you always make this with bacon, it taste delicious!

Serves One
Ingredients
155 Grams Shredded Green Cabbage
3 Slices Bacon With Fat
1 Green Chilly - finely chopped Or Black Pepper Powder
Salt to taste

Method

In a cast iron skillet add the chopped bacon fry till it releases fat add in the cabbage, green chilly and salt to taste sauté for 2 minutes cover and cook till the cabbage is done but still has a slight crunch.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and Enjoy

Nutritional Facts
Per Servings 
Amount Per Serving
Calories 139
Total Fat 11  
Net Carbohydrate 1
Fiber 1 

Protein 9 

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using https://www.myfitnesspal.com/.

Labels: Single Serving ,Bacon, Cabbage, Stir Fry, Main course, Improv Cooking Challenge

Improv Cooking Challenge: March 2022

Cabbage and Meat 

See Ji Tan - Chinese Lion’s Head Meatballs from Pandemonium Noshery

Grilled Rachel Tacos byA Day in the Life on the Farm

Cabbage and Noodles from Palatable Pastime

Keto Cabbage & Bacon Stir Fry from Sneha’s Recipe

Kielbasa Potato Stuffed Shells from Cookaholic Wife

Ghatte Manchurian Noodles from Magical Ingredients

Pork Chilli With Peppers#SundayFunday

Juicy pork slices with hot chillies in every bite, chilli pork can double as a side dish as well as a standalone snack. This is an absolute easy dish to prepare. It is quite versatile and pairs well with any rice or noodles or can be enjoyed as a starter/ appetizer too. This is an easy-to-cook pork recipe with soy sauce. We just love stir fry recipes as they are simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients
500 Grams Pork - thinly sliced
1 Each Green & Red Capsicum/Bell Peppers - sliced
3 Green Chillies - slit - adjust to taste
4 Medium Onions - sliced
1" Ginger - chopped
10 Cloves Garlic - chopped
Freshly Ground Black Pepper powder to taste
1 Tablespoon Soy sauce
1 Tablespoon Sesame oil
1 Teaspoon Rice Vinegar (or regular white vinegar)
½ Teaspoon Sugar
Oil - as required for frying
3 Tablespoons Chopped Spring Onion Greens - for garnishing
For The Marination
2 Tablespoons Dark Soy sauce
½ Tablespoon Green Chili sauce - adjust to taste)
1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic paste
Salt to taste
Method

Marinate the pork with salt and all the given ingredients, mix well. Keep aside at least for an hour.

Heat oil in a wide heavy bottomed pan or skillet and fry the slit green chillies, chopped ginger and garlic lightly and then add the marinated pork slices and fry till golden brown on both sides. Add about a cup of water and cook covered on a medium flame till the pork is tender.

In another pan heat oil stir fry the onions, capsicums on medium heat till they soften for about 2 -3 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
When the pork is cooked add the remaining soy sauce, chili sauce if required, sugar, sesame oil, pepper powder, vinegar and mix well. Add the softened onions and capsicum, mix and cook on a medium high flame for just a minute.

Turn off the flame, garnish with spring onion greens and serve along with fried rice or noodles.

Enjoy!!
Labels: Pork, Chinese, Asian Cuisine, Side Dish, Main course, Starters, Sunday Funday, Stir Fry

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event is Sue of Palatable Pastime and the theme is Chinese New Year , January 2022.  

• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Tiger Salad
• Making Miracles: Shrimp Cakes
• Palatable Pastime: San Choy Bow
• Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Chow Steak Kow (Steak Stir Fry)
• Food Lust People Love: Butter Prawns
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Kung Pao Cauliflower
• Sneha’s Recipe: Pork Chilli With Peppers
• Sizzling Tastebuds: Instant Pot Asian Style Veg Noodles

Prawn & Onion Stir Fry#FishFriday

It’s a great dish if you want to rustle up something on the spur of the moment. Just defrost the prawns and rest of the preparation is done in 10 minutes.

Serves 2
Ingredients 

250 Grams Prawns - I used frozen
1 Small Capsicum - sliced
2 Large Onions - sliced
1 Small Potato - sliced into roundels
3 Green Chillies - de seeded & slit
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder  
½ Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder 
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder  
Salt To Taste  
2 -3 Tablespoons Oil

Method

Heat oil in a pan add onions, green chillies, and fry till the onions are translucent and soft. Add all the spice powders and sliced potato, fry for a minute or two. Let the potato cook till they are done but firm. Add in the prawns and sauté to coat the prawns with the spices, add salt to taste, capsicum and let the prawns cook till done for about 4 -5 minutes only. Garnish with coriander leaves and a dash of lemon juice. This goes really well with chapattis, paratha or with dal and rice. 

Enjoy!!  

Labels: Seafood/Fish, Stir Fry, Prawns, Serves Two, Side Dish, Fish Friday

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Fish Friday June 2020 -Canned , Frozen or Pouched Seafood 

• Culinary Adventures with Camilla is plating an Ensalada de Atún y Pimientos
• A Day in the Life on the Farm is serving up Linguini with White Beans and Tuna 
• Sneha's Recipe cooked up Prawn and Onion Stir Fry
• Food Lust People Love made some Red Pesto Linguine 
• Palatable Pastime is giving us a Tea Room Tuna Salad Plate
• Karen's Kitchen Stories is ladling out a Smoked Salmon Bisque 
• Making Miracles shares her recipe for  Tuna Patties

Paneer Tomato Rice With Leftover Rice For One

This is a simple stir fry rice with leftover rice, to make it nutritious added lots of paneer (since this also is leftover), tomato and spices to to give an extra kick and taste to it. A quick fix meal when you tired and have leftover rice and veggies lying in the refrigerator. Just use whatever you have in the quantity doesn't matter.

Single Serving
Ingredients
1 Cup Packed Boiled Rice
2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
2 Tablespoons Finley Shredded Cabbage
2 Small Green Bell pepper
2 Mushrooms sliced
2 Small Tomatoes  - blended
1 Tablespoon Chopped Tomato
100 Grams Paneer cubed

½ Teaspoon Cumin seeds
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly powder

1 Teaspoon Coriander powder
1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 Small Cube Veg seasoning
1 Teaspoon Lemon juice

Method 

Heat sesame oil in kadai/pan,  add cumin seeds, when they crackle, add in the ginger garlic paste, sauté for a minute . Now add in the asafoetida , curry leaves , onions and cabbage too sauté till onions are translucent. Add in the blended tomatoes , turmeric, coriander, red chilly powder  and black pepper powder and sauté till oil surfaces and in the veg cube seasoning and mix well. 

Cover  with a lid and cook form a mushy gravy. Now add in the bell pepper/capsicum, chopped tomato, mushroom and lemon juice,  sauté well. Cover and let this cook for a minute on medium low flame. Add boiled rice and paneer, mix well till the gravy coats the rice. Again cover with a lid and let the rice get heated up for about 2 minutes. Open give it a good mix.

Serve and enjoy hot!! This is delicious meal, meatless meal!!
Labels: Leftover series, Rice, Paneer, Cottage Cheese, Main course, Vegetarian,Stir Fry, Single Serving

Instant Noodles Egg Masala#Foodieeextravaganza

Instant maggi noodles recipe is an easy and quick with eggs. This recipe has maggi noodles tossed with chopped eggs and vegetables to make it filling and tasty. You can have this for brunch or give it to the kids as a evening snack.
Single Serving
Ingredients
1 Packet (75 Grams) Instant Maggi Noodles
2 Boiled Eggs
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
1 Tablespoon Oil
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Small Onion - finely sliced
2 Cloves Garlic- finely chopped
½ Cup Shredded Cabbage
1 Fresh Red Chilly - finely chopped
Salt to taste
1 Teaspoon Black pepper powder
1 Packet Maggi Masala

Method

Boil the noodles and drain.

Heat oil & butter in a pan, add garlic sauté till it start to change color add the onions and chillies & sauté for a minute or two.

Add the cabbage, fry till the cabbage for a minute. Add the maggi masala, mix well cover and cook for 2 minutes.

Add boiled maggi noodles, eggs to the mixture & stir well.
Add black pepper powder, to this egg masala mixture & toss well. 

It's ready.

Serve garnished with chopped coriander leaves or shredded cabbage, a slice of boiled egg and enjoy.
Labels : Stir Fry, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Brunch, Egg, Cabbage, Snack, Pasta & Noodles, Single Serving

Foodie Extravaganza is a monthly food fest, where a group of bloggers all create and share a recipe around one of the monthly food 'holidays' as detailed in The Nibble. Posting day is always the first Wednesday of each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along with us, come join our Facebook pageFoodie Extravaganza. We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board! Looking for our previous parties? Check them out HERE.
I thank our host for hosting this month's event Sue of https://palatablepastime.com/. See all the other recipes for today's Foodie Extravaganza Noddles Event 

Noodles: It’s National Noodles Month

• Instant Noodles Egg Masala by Sneha's Recipe
• Linguine with Salmon and Cilantro Pesto by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Penang Char Kway Teow (Malaysian Noodles with Crab and Sausage) by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Sesame Ginger Noodles by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Taco Stuffed Pasta Shells by Making Miracles
• Thai Coconut Curry Noodles by Magical Ingredients
• Torta di Rigatoni by Food Lust People Love
• Tsuivan (Mongolian Noodles with Meat and Vegetables) by Tara's Multicultural Table

Steak Fingers With Steamed Rice#SundayFunday

A tasty Chinese style steak fingers recipe is a combination of tender steak strips, veggies and bell peppers with sauces, a super delicious dish. Just serve this with hot steamed rice and you are sorted. Make a complete and very delicious meal.

Serves 3 -4
Ingredients 
500 Grams Beef Undercut/ Sirloin - cut into thick finger strips
¼ Cup Oil
1 Green Capsicum cut into strips
1 Red Capsicum - cut into strips
1 Medium Carrot - cut into strips
3 -4 Baby Corns - sliced
1 Cup Chicken Stock
1½ Teaspoons Corn Flour
3 Tablespoons Soy sauce
¼ Teaspoon Homemade All-Purpose Seasoning
1 Teaspoon Black pepper powder
5 Big Cloves Garlic - chopped
2" Piece Ginger - chopped
1 Tablespoon Heaped Oyster sauce
1 Tablespoon Heaped Hoisin sauce
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes - optional
1 Cup Rice - boiled
½ Teaspoon Meat Tenderizer or Baking powder

Method

Marinate undercut strips with meat tenderizer for half an hour.
Heat oil in a pan, add the ginger garlic, sauté for a minute now add the undercut strips with vinegar, Homemade All-Purpose Seasoning , black pepper, soy sauce, oyster sauce and hoisin sauce, sauté the beef on a medium high flame for 5 minutes, add in chicken stock with both the colored capsicums, tomatoes and thicken the sauce with corn flour, cook till it thickens. 

Serve with with steamed rice.

Labels: Chinese, Beef, Stir Fry, Main course, Hoisin sauce, Oyster sauce, Asian Cuisine, Complete Meal, Sunday Funday

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event for the month of February 2021, is Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm. Sunday Funday Celebrates  the year of the Ox, a Chinese New Year which is on February 12th. 

Here are some of Chinese Recipe made by us.  

• Black Pepper Beef and Broccoli with Noodles by Food Lust People Love 
• Chinese New Year Skillet by Making Miracles 
• Easy Chicken Egg Rolls by A Day in the Life on the Farm 
• Lion's Head Meatballs by Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Lucky Duck, Gold Bars, and Longevity Noodles by Culinary Adventures with Camilla 
• Mongolian Lamb by Palatable Pastime
• Pan Fried Crispy Tofu Bowl by Cook with Renu
• Steak Fingers With Steamed Rice by Sneha's Recipe 
• Sticky Asian Baked Wings with Honey by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Stir-fried Clams in Bean Sauce by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Indo Chinese Style Chilly Omelette Stir Fry

This stir fried Chilly Omelette made Indo Chinese Style, is a change from the regular and monotonous omelette.  This is very quick to put up and will go very well with fried rice or as a side dish.

Serves 2 -3 
Ingredients
4 Large Eggs
¼ Teaspoon pepper powder
¼ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
¼ Teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoons Oil
For The Sauce
3 Tablespoons Oil
1 Teaspoon Chopped Ginger
1 Teaspoon Chopped Garlic
1 Spring Onion - white & green chopped
1 Small onion - cut into cubes  
1 Small capsicum – cut into cubes
2 Tablespoons Red Chilli sauce
1 Tablespoon Light Soy sauce 
1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
1 Teaspoon Vinegar

Method

Beat the eggs in a bowl, add in red chilly, pepper powder and salt to taste. Whisk them.
Heat oil into a hot pan ( used grill pan) on low flame and pour  little of  the egg mixture to make a thin omelette. 

While the omelette is still not cooked completely, roll it gently into then center 

Again pour a little mixture on to the empty side and swirl it to come to the bottom of the fold, again start to roll.  

Do this process till all then egg mixture used.  Make a thick roll.

Cut it from the center , see the layers!!

Then into cubes.  Keep aside.

In another pan heat oil  add chopped ginger and garlic, sauté on high flame for a minute. Now add finely chopped white part of the spring onion. Sauté on high flame.
Add diced  onions and capsicum. Continue to sauté on the high flame. Add  all the  sauces and tomato ketchup ,vinegar and salt to taste and continue sautéing for a minute, Add the  egg pieces into the sauce and mix it so that the y are coated with the  sauce.

Finally add some finely chopped  spring onion green and serve hot.  Enjoy!!

Labels: Egg, Indo Chinese, Omelette, Stir Fry ,Side Dish, Vegetarian, Asian Cuisine

East Indian Lunch Menu - Vegan & Gluten Free

East Indian Masala Dal Without Coconut, Stir Fry Bhendi & Sweet & Tangy Radish Tomato Salad

My today's simple lunch, brought fresh memories of my father and mother. By the way yesterday was my mother's birthday. Missed them even so much today, that as my hubby and me were having lunch, shared some memories of my dad and mom. My dad making fresh salad and chopping fruits for us almost every day. 

My mom making different dishes for us for breakfast, lunch, dinner and more so ever, even made, evening snacks for us to have with tea. I now, learned to appreciate how hard she worked for us, cause I don't even have half the energy that she had , who cooked for so many of us. Love you Dad and Ma, May your souls rest in peace. 

Let's go to our today's Lunch Menu Serves 3 -4

East Indian Masala Dal Without Coconut
Ingredients
½ Cup Masoor Dal / Red Lentil
3 Big Cloves Garlic - smashed lightly
4 -5 Curry Leaves
1 Medium Onion - sliced
1 Tablespoon East Indian Bottle Masala or to your spice level
4 Slices Amboshi + 1 Dried seed - Homemade
3 Tablespoons Oil
Salt to taste
250 ML Hot Water 

Method

Wash and soak the dal for 30 to 45 minutes. Drain it and keep aside.
In a kadai, heat oil, when the oil is hot the add the smashed garlic and let it sizzle till starts curl, do not brown it or else the flavor of the dal will be different. Add the curry leaves and sliced onion, fry till the onion is translucent , add the dal and bottle masala. Fry this for at least 3 -4 minutes on low medium flame. Add hot water and bring this to a rolling boil. Cover with a lid and let it cook on low flame till the dal is cooked and oil surfaces. Now add salt and the amboshi, cover with a lid, let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Do not make the curry too thin/ watery or else it will not be tasty.  

East Indian Masala Dal Without Coconut is ready. We enjoyed this with rice.

Stir Fry Bhendi / Lady Fingers
Ingredients
700 Grams Bhendi / Lady Fingers
2 Long Green Chilly - Slit
½ Teaspoon Heaped Cumin Seeds
½ Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
A Pinch of Asafoetida
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
5 -6 Curry Leaves
Salt to taste
3 Tablespoons Oil
12 Thin French Fries - pan fried
Method

Cut the top and tail of the bhendi and cut them into diagonal pieces.
Heat oil in a broad frying pan , add cumin and mustard seeds, when they splutter add the asafoetida and turmeric, add the curry leaves and slit green chilly saute for a minute add the bhendi and saute on medium low till they are cooked, stirring in between. When nearly done add salt and plate a lid on the pan and let it cook till done. Add the french fries and toss it.

Stir fry bhendi is ready.

Sweet & Tangy Radish Tomato Salad

Ingredients 
1 Radish - grated
1 Large Tomato - thinly sliced
Salt to taste
½ Teaspoon Sugar
1 Tablespoon Water
1 - 1½ Teaspoon Vinegar
Method

In a small pan add water and sugar place it on medium flame, heat it till the sugar melts. Switch of the flame add the vinegar and salt. Taste for sourness and add more vinegar accordingly. Let this cool.
When you are just ready to serve, pour the vinegar dressing over the salad and toss it well. Salad is ready to serve.

Homemade Amboshi / Sun Dried Raw Mango Slices
Amboshi as is sun dried Raw mango slices. 

Ingredients 
4 -5 Firm Raw Mangoes
1 Tablespoon Heaped Sea Salt
Method

Peel the mangoes and cut into into slices. Add salt on the slices, the seeds and rub the salt well ( do not add more salt or else when dried they will turn black). Keep this in the colander and let is sit overnight so that the excess salt and water drains off. Next morning spread it in a broad plate or a soopra ( a woven basket).  Place this in the sun till fully dried for 4 -5 days depending on the sunlight . Every evening take it into the house. Again next morning place it in the sun. When dried this can be powdered and you will get Amchur Powder. Of this amboshi we make pickle that is sweet and delicious will post the recipe soon.

My Notes:
If you don't have amboshi then add tamarind juice or one medium tomato chopped.  Add the tomato when you add the dal.
Labels: Masoor dal, Bottle Masala, East Indian, Vegan, Gluten free, Main course, Bhendi, Stir Fry, Salads, Radish, Homemade, Amboshi, Sun Dried, Raw  Mango