Rajma Rasmisa#SundayFunday

This is a vegetarian mughlai dish in which red kidney beans are cooked to perfection flavored with aromatic spices. The combination of this delicious curry with steamed rice is one of the most favorite food of North India.

Serves 2 to 3
Ingredients
1 Cup Red Kidney Beans/Rajma Beans
Salt to taste
2 Teaspoons Ginger Garlic Paste
1 Large Onion - finely sliced
2 Medium Tomatoes - blended
2 Green Chilies - chopped
1 Teaspoon Coriander powder
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder - or to your spice level
½ Teaspoon Heaped Cumin powder
¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
2 Tablespoons Oil
½ Teaspoon Cumin seeds

Method

Clean & wash the red kidney beans & soak over night or for at least 4 -6 hours. Drain the water, wash them in clean water and pressure cook them in water 2 inches above the rajma, till they are soft & tender. On high flame for one whistle then reduce it to low flame and cook for 15 minutes. Switch off the flame let the cooker cool. Open and drain all the stock.

Heat oil in a kadai/ wok add cumin seeds, when they crackle add the sliced onion, sauté it till they turn light golden. Then add ginger & garlic paste sauté for a minute, the boiled red kidney beans, sauté for 2 minutes. add the blended tomato fry till oil surfaces. Then add the spices, coriander, cumin, red chilly and black pepper power, salt to taste, mix well , add the reserved stock from the beans, let it come to boil. Cover and cook for 5 - 6 minutes giving it a stir after every 2 minutes. Then add the green chillies and little coriander leaves mix well and cover with a lid and let is simmer for 2 minutes.  

It's done, serve hot garnish with coriander leaves, sliced tomato and lime slices. Enjoy with  chapattis or steamed rice. 

Labels: Rajma Beans, Pressure Cooker, Red Kidney Beans, Sunday Funday, Vegetarian Curry, Vegan, Gluten free, Indian

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Lemon Rice/Chitranna#Alphabet Challenge

Chitranna in Kannada is also known as lemon rice. It's a rice-based dish widely prepared in South India. Lemon rice is one of the most popular South Indian rice recipes. It is a real comfort food. Quick and easy to make with all ingredients in your pantry. This can be made with leftover cooked rice, is a crunchy, flavorful, tasty and tangy dish that is easy to make and tastes so good. 

Lemon juice, fried nuts and spices combine perfectly to give this steamed rice an amazing spicy, tangy and nutty flavor. The nuts add a crunch for the perfect rice dish texture. This vegan lemon rice recipe is sure to become one of your favorite rice dishes and gets ready in just 10 minutes.

1 Cup = 200 Ml

Serves Two
Ingredients

¾ Cup Rice 
3 - 4 Tablespoon Oil
A pinch Asafoetida
1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds
2 Sprig Curry leaves
3 Whole Dried Red chillies
1 Teaspoon Level Turmeric powder
2 Tablespoons Lemon juice or to taste
3 Tablespoons Raw Peanuts
1 Teaspoon Urad dal
1 Teaspoon Chana dal
½ Teaspoon Grated Ginger - optional
Salt to taste

Method

Wash and cook the rice with salt till done, do not over cook it. Drain and let it cool completely.
Heat oil in a wok / kadai, add mustard seeds and chana dal and urad dal let it mustard seeds splutter and the dals start to brown. Immediately add asafoetida, curry leaves, ginger, red chilli and peanuts. Saute them well till the peanuts turn dark brown. Then add turmeric powder followed by rice. 

Turn around a few times so the rice is completely mixed and is warmed. Add salt and lemon juice to the rice and mix well.

Serve hot. Enjoy with Chutney, raita and papad.
Labels: Cooked Rice, Lemon juice, Peanuts, Urad dal, Chana dal, South Indian, Main Course, Vegan, Gluten free, Vegetarian, Serves Two, Alphabet Challenge

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Homemade Rotisserie Chicken#SundayFunday

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken recipe is so easy to make with simple flavorful seasonings on your grill or in the oven using the rotisserie function.

Your family loves this! Rotisserie chicken is perfect as the main dish with French fries and coleslaw, or with any number of other sides. You can use the leftover to make many different dishes that calls for cooked chicken.

To keep the chicken from drying I place a tray with chicken stock for an hour. After an hour removed this tray then increased the temperature to 200°C, this method will keep the chicken juicy unlike to ready store bought rotisserie chicken chicken which are very often dry.

Ingredients
1½Kgs Whole Chicken With Skin
½ Tablespoon Baking Powder
½ Tablespoon Pink Himalayan Salt
½ Tablespoon Garlic Salt
2 Teaspoons Red Chilly Powder
½ Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
2 Pinches Nutmeg powder
1 Tablespoon Oil
Extra Oil as required for basting the chicken
Method

Wash and pat dry the chicken.

Mix all the ingredients for the rub well.

Apply this well to chicken inside out / in the cavity and keep it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Tie the wing's and tie the legs with a thread.

After 30 minutes place this on the rotisserie rod.

Bake it in a preheated oven@180°C for an hour or till the internal temperature reaches 70°C. After every 15minutes baste the chicken with oil using a brush.

After an hour remove the tray of stock and then increase the temperature to 200°C for 20 minutes.

Here is a juicy and succulent Whole Homemade Rotisserie Chicken. Perfectly seasoned and roasted at a low temperature very slowly, it is one of the juiciest, flavor packed chicken.

Allow the chicken to cool for about 15 minutes before carving.
Labels: Rotisserie, Chicken, Homemade, Sunday Funday
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Pink Lemonade Vodka Cocktail#SundayFunday

There is nothing too complicated making this Pink Lemonade Vodka Drink.

This Pink Lemonade Vodka Cocktail Drink has such a beautiful, girly color, I'm sure you like to try this?  Pink Lemonade Vodka Cocktail is also it perfect for ladies pajama night, barbecues, parties and baby showers.

Quench your thirst with this gorgeous Pink Lemonade Vodka Cocktail which is simple to make it just takes 5 minutes if you have all ingredients ready. 
Single Serving
Ingredients 
1  Cup Ice cubes
2 Tablespoons Lemon juice
1 Teaspoon Simple syrup  -  I did not add
1 Tablespoon Strawberry Crush
60 ML Pink Vodka
Club Soda or Sprite  as required
2 Slices of Lemon -  cut in half 
Method

Mix the strawberry crush in 100 ml club soda and mix well, strain this liquid and keep aside.

Fill a tall glass with ice. Add lemon slices.

Add lemon juice, simple syrup or strawberry liquid, Pink Vodka and top with club soda. 

Enjoy! This cocktail makes me want to sit by the swimming pool or a place surrounded by greenery with some delicious appetizers and keep sipping it.

My Notes

I used ice, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda, you could just use sparkling water or sprite or just plain water. Instead of simple syrup use could use any pink color juice or just strawberry crush, raspberry or cranberry juice.

Make it in a large pitcher or double or triple the quantity and  serve  to a crowd. Just add half of the ice cubes to the pitcher and the remaining ice between individual glasses, when ready to serve.

Labels : Cocktail, Vodka, Valentine, Lemonade, Strawberry, Sunday Funday 

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Kala Chana Batata Chaat#Alphabet Challenge

This is our dinner meal ,wherein, we wanted something different and quick to make, so made this street food chaat. This is super delicious and easy to make. You will love it, do try!

Serves 2
Ingredients
½ Cup Kala Chana /Brown Chickpeas
2 Medium Potatoes - boiled & cut in small cubes boiled
1 Medium Tomato - deseeded & diced
1 Medium Onion - roughly chopped
2 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander leaves
2 Tablespoon Chopped Mint leaves

For Garnishing
Fine Nylon Sev
Chaat Puris - crushed
Ingredients The Chutney
½ Cup Sweet Date & Tamarind Chutney
1 Teaspoon Yogurt
1 Green Chilly - deseeded & chopped
2 Small Cloves Garlic - chopped
15 - 18 Mint Leaves
A Pinch Asafoetida Salt to taste
1 Teaspoon Heaped Besan/Gram flour
A Pinch Turmeric powder
½ Teaspoon Level Chat masala
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
1 Tablespoon Oil
Method

Wash and soak the brown grams overnight or for 6 - 8 hours, Drain the water and wash the grams in fresh water. 

Then boil this in a pressure cooker with 1½ water. Keep it on high flame for a whistle, then reduce the whistle and keep it for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes take one whistle again on high flame. Switch of the flame and let the cooker cool. Drain all the water from the grams.
For The Chutney

Blend together the sweet date & tamarind chutney, yogurt, green chilies, cloves, coriander, mint, blend all together to a fine paste, keep aside.
To Make the Chana Chaat

Heat oil, add asafoetida, gram flour and stir it continuously till it releases an aroma. Now add turmeric powder, the blended chatni, cook for 5 minutes or till it thickens. Add in the boiled chana, potatoes, the red chilly flakes, chat masala and salt to taste, mix well let this sizzle for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame. Then add in tomatoes, onion, chopped coriander and mint, mix all well.

Serve immediately with a dash of lemon juice. This should be eaten hot.

Enjoy with a sprinkle of sev & crushed puri !!

Labels: Alphabet Challenge, Brown Grams, Kala Chana, Chaat, Serves Two, Street food, Kids delight

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