Chicken Cataplana#EattheWorld

Chicken Cataplana is known as Cataplana De Galinha in Portuguese language. It's is an easy, quick, stir fry and delicious dish to prepare. Enjoy this with boiled rice and here you have a complete meal.

Serves Two
Ingredients 
300 Grams Chicken - cut into thick strips
1 Teaspoon Garlic Paste 
1 Tablespoon Sriracha Sauce 
2 Tablespoons Sweet Chili Sauce
1 Teaspoon Sugar 
1 Tablespoon Vinegar 
½ Teaspoon Chicken Powder ½ tsp
2 Tablespoons Heaped Tomatoes Puree 
½ Teaspoon Salt 
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper ½ tsp
4 Mushroom  - sliced ¼ Cup Each Green, Red and Yellow  Bell Peppers - sliced
1 Onion - thickly sliced

Method

Marinate chicken with all the sauces and dry spice for 30 minutes. 
In the meantime chop all the veggies, keep aside.

In a pan heat oil, fry marinated chicken for 5 to 7 minutes. Add in all the vegetables with half cup water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or till the chicken is done. Serve hot with rice.  

Enjoy!!

Labels : Chicken, Portugal, Serves Two, Eat the World, Mushroom, Capsicum 
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Each month Evelyne of CulturEatz invites us to visit a country and explore their foods. This month it's Portugal.

Check out all the wonderful Portuguese dishes prepared by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us!

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Homemade Deep Fried Nachos With Cheese Sauce#Foodieextravaganza

Since November 6 is National Nachos Day. Our Host Stacy asked us to celebrate it by sharing our favorite nacho recipes, both traditional and creative!

Nachos are my all-time favorite snack of choice. With a good Spicy Nacho Cheese Sauce, made with 2 types of cheese and diced jalapenos, this dip is creamy, cheesy, spicy,  a real pleasure! 

Ingredients  
For the recipe of nachos - see here
For The Cheese Sauce
1 Cube Cream Cheese
½ Cup Cheddar cheese
1 Tablespoons Homemade Pickled Jalapeno Syrup
1 Tablespoon Chopped Homemade Pickled Jalapeno
2 Tablespoon Milk

Method
For the dough check the recipe here.  It just that, I, deep fried them.  
When the oil is hot add a the nachos triangles and fry till it is just starts getting golden on both sides.
Take it out with a slotted spoon drain all the oil.
Keep aside. Like wise fry the rest of the nachos.

For The Cheese Sauce

In microwave bowl add the milk and both the  cheese  and micro on high at short burst for 30 seconds each till the cheese melts. Once all the cheese are dissolved, add the jalapeno juice  and mix it well this will give the cheese a distinctive and delicate consistency. 

Now stir in the chopped jalapenos and pour this into a serving bowl and enjoy this when still warm with nachos.

Dip the nachos into this sauce and enjoy!!

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Labels: Nachos, Cheese, Mexican, Fantastical Food Fight, Savory Snacks, Starters, Homemade, Deep Fried,Chutneys & Dips, Pickled Jalapenos

See all the other recipes for today's Foodie Extravaganza 

Beef Fajita Nachos Compuestos from Food Lust People Love
Beer Brat Nachos from Palatable Pastime
Breakfast Nachos from Tara's Multicultural Table
Chorizo Nachos from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Garam Masala Lamb Naan-chos from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Homemade Deep Fried Nachos With Cheese Sauce from Sneha's Recipe
Leftover Turkey Nachos with Cranberry Salsa from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Pizza Nachos from Making Miracle

 

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Chirote - Festival Sweet / Snack

This is a sweet snack made from flour and dusted with powdered sugar. It is a Diwali special snack of Maharashtra. Its so flaky and mouth melting, that you can't stop at one!

Makes 25 - 30 Chirotes

Ingredients   

2 Cups Heaped All purpose flour 

½ Cup Fine Semolina /Rawa 

½ Teaspoon Salt
2 Teaspoons Powdered Sugar 
5 Tablespoons Hot Melted Ghee
2/3 Cup Water or as needed
For the Paste / Satta 

4 Tablespoons Ghee - at room temperature
2 Tablespoons Level Rice flour
For the Coating  

1 Cup Powdered Sugar
Ghee + Oil for deep frying
Almonds & Pistachios for garnishing

Method 

For the Dough

To make the dough in a large bowl add all purpose flour, semolina & hot ghee. Mix everything well with a spoon.
Then add water as required to make a soft dough. 

Keep this dough aside for 20 minutes.

In the meanwhile let's make the Paste/Satta

In a small bowl add ghee. Mix the ghee with your palms to make it creamy. - Then add rice flour and again mix well. Make a creamy and smooth thick paste. Keep this paste aside.

Take the dough and divide it into  equal parts. divide the dough in same size balls... you should make balls in multiples of 3. 

Start rolling out thin chapatis from each dough.Cover the rest of the balls while you are rolling the first one. Make the very thin chapati ... as thin as possible ... it should be almost paper thin. 

Slightly flour these and carefully set them aside.

Now take one chapati, apply the paste/satta on it evenly with your hand. Then place the next to chapati on top of it and again apply paste/satta on it evenly. 

Then then third one as shown and with a rolling ping lightly roll it. 

Now apply the paste/satta on it evenly on top.

Roll this 

into a tight roll.

Likewise make the other two rolls and cover them and keep aside for at least 15 minutes. 

Cut equal size pieces about an inch thick. 

See the layers..

Press one piece vertically so that all the 

layers of the roll look like this

Likewise make the other's and cover with a damp cloth and keep aside till all are done.

In the meantime place ghee/oil ( I used half ghee and oil) in a kadai.

 Start frying when the oil it medium hot on medium low flame two chirotes at a time on low flame by pouring oil on it till one side is done then flip and till done or just till it starts getting a light golden. 

Each layer should be nicely separated and crisp.

In a bowl add powdered sugar. 

Dip the chirote in the powdered sugar. Make sure they well coated with the sugar.

Garnish the chirote with almonds and pistachios.

 Serve these to neighbors and friends and you too enjoy the delicious and mouth melting chirotes.

Labels : Chirote, Diwali Faral, Festival Sweets, Maharastrian Cuisine, Flaky, Deep Fried

Mawa/Khoya Chocolate Barfi#Choctoberfest

This is a homemade Mawa/Khoya Chocolate Barfi , which is quick, easy to make and cost half the rate of the sweet shop. It's also made with pure ingredients and preservative free. Takes just 15 to 20 minutes to make.

Ingredients 

600 Grams Homemade Mawa / Khoya
1/3 Cup Level Cocoa powder
½ Cup Packed Caster Sugar
1/3 Cup Milk
Almond slivers for garnishing

Method 

Crumble the mawa or grate it.

In a heavy bottomed pan, heat the mawa on a medium low flame till it becomes soft and starts to melt. Make sure not to burn or brown it.

Add the milk and sugar. Mix well. Keep stirring so that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
Cook this till it thickens, it took me about 8 minutes. 

Add the cocoa powder, stir it well, making sure there are no lumps and forms a smooth mix. 

Keep stirring continuously and cook for 2-3 minutes more or till it starts to come in the center.

Spread this on a greased pan and sprinkle almonds on top.

 Let it cool and keep in the fridge for a few hours till set.

Slice, share and enjoy!!

Labels: Choctoberfest, Mawa, Cocoa powder, Milk, Sugar, Festival Sweets, Barfi, Homemade, Preservatives free 
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Moroccan Lamb Soup#Soupswappers

This is a complete meal, with hearty chunks lamb, chickpeas and rice, this Moroccan soup is rich, golden-orange color.

Serves 3
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Oil
1 Medium Onion - finely chopped
1 Teaspoons Turmeric powder
500 Grams Tender Lamb Meat/Mutton - cut into small cubes
5  - 6 Cups Water
1 Chicken Stock Cube
1/2 Cup Boiled Chickpeas 
1/2 Cup Tomato puree
2  Carrots - diced
2  Stalks Celery - chopped
2 Tablespoons of Flat-leaf parsley - did not add
2 Tablespoons Coriander leaves
2 Tablespoons Rice - washed
Salt to taste
1/2 Teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste

Method

Heat oil in a large pan / pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and turmeric; stir to coat. Add meat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add broth (or water), tomatoes , tomato puree, chickpeas, carrots, celery and rice . Bring the soup to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the meat is tender, 45 to 50 minutes, taste for salt and pepper, add if necessary. 

Serve sprinkled with parsley or coriander leaves, if desired. 

Enjoy this one pot meal / soup. 
Labels : Moroccan, International Cuisine, Mutton, Soup, Chickpea, Celery, Soup Swappers, Rice, Healthy
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Harira Soup with Merguez Sausage by Palatable Pastime
Moroccan Apple and Sweet Potato Beef Stew by Making Miracles
Moroccan Bean Soup by Our Good Life
Moroccan Carrot & Ham Soup with Coconut Milk by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
Moroccan Lamb, Chickpea, and Lentil Soup (Harira) by Karen's Kitchen Stories
Moroccan Lamb Soup by Sneha's Recipe
Moroccan Lentil Soup by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Moroccan Tomato and Chickpea Soup by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking