Be Fat, Be Happy.

I feel like I start every post exclaiming how much I hate something or the other - in this case, not a fan of halway either. Makes me wonder why I cook at all if I don't like these things. I haven't come up with an explanation yet, so here's the recipe instead. Ingredients: 3 Green Cardamom (crushed) ½ cup Ghee 3/4 cup Sooji (Semolina) 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Water 8 - 10 Almonds (blanched and peeled) 8 - 10 Kishmish (Raisins) Method: Fry the cardamom in the ghee. After a couple minutes, add the semolina. Stir and roast on low heat until it starts changing color or starts to get fragrant. Add the sugar little by little, mixing well. Cook for about 2-3 mins then add the water and cook for 5-8 mins more. If you like your halwa more pasty as opposed to slightly set, add some more water. I hate pasty halwa so I stuck with 1 cup. In case you do add more water, cover and cook for a couple minutes. Once it's done, take it out and decorate with the dry fruit.  Smo

All of us at home love chicken wings but someone hates buffalo sauce (me), some hate barbecue (how is this even possible, I ask you) and some are unhappy with honey mustard type things. No, I didn't come combine all of these and make one magical sauce. But I did do a lot of things... some of which I'm forgetting - I'm so so sorry. Please don't hurt me. Anyway, here: Ingredients: I used about 1 kg Chicken Wings   2 cups                  Buttermilk*       Flour Spice Mix 1 cup Flour 3 tbsp Cornflour 1 tsp Salt 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder A pinch Oregano 1 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp Onion Powder ½ tsp  Paprika ½ tsp  White Pepper Sauce 3 tbsp Butter 3 cloves (minced) Garlic 1 tsp   Red Chilli Flakes ½ tsp  Salt 2 tsp   Brown Sugar ½ cup Mustard ½ cup  Chilli Garlic Sauce ¼ cup Chipotle** ¼ cup Habanero*** ¼ cup Vinegar 2 tbsp Soya Sauce ¼ cup BBQ Sauce ¼ cup Sriracha ½ cup  Warm Water Method: Wash chicken wings thoroughly and pat d

First off, let me clarify mujhe bari basic si cooking aati hai okay. My food is mostly calorie laden comfort food, isliye please apni shikayatein na sunayen mujhe. Na to snobby (healthy) khana banana ata hai, na pasand hai. Sorry not sorry for the bad dhaba type photo. Ingredients Marination Chicken  ½ kg Yogurt 2-4 tbsp Salt  ½ tsp Red Chili Powder 1 tsp Cumin Powder 1 tsp Coriander Powder  ½ tsp Ginger Garlic Paste 2 tbsp Turmeric  ½ tsp Lemon Juice Of 1 lemon Gravy Onion 1 (medium, finely chopped) Garlic 2 cloves (minced) Butter 2 tbsp Cumin Powder  ½ tsp Coriander Powder  ½ tsp Ginger Powder 1 tsp Tomato Paste 2-4 tbsp Cream 2-4 tbsp Coal 1 piece Green Chillies For garnish (chopped) Method Marinade chicken in the spices listed above for at least 1 hour. The more you marinade, the better the flavor so just leave it and chill. Once that's done, add some oil in a deep nonstick pan and fry the chicken until it starts to turn white from pink. Ta

That's it, just gobi. No gosht, no aalu, nothing. Another vegetable I dislike, but cooked anyway. So, the next few posts will feature shitty pictures because I'm lazy and didn't bother taking nice ones. Ingredients Gobi (Cauliflower for you paindus)   1 whole gobi (chopped - apni ammi se cut puch lein) Onion                                                1 medium (thinly sliced) Ginger Garlic Paste                            1 tbsp Salt                                                    ½  tsp Red Chillies                                        1 tsp Turmeric                                           ¼  tsp Ginger                                               Julienne cut, for garnish Green Chillies                                    3-4 (sliced) Fresh Coriander                                  For garnish Method Fry the onion till it's golden. Golden - not brown. Add the ginger garlic paste and let it fry for 2 mins. Add the salt, red chilli and

Let me start by saying I really, truly hate ginger. I hate the taste, I hate the texture, I hate the flavor. And yet, I love this chicken recipe. There's something about this combo that makes me not throw up. That's the best thing I can say wherever ginger is involved, trust me. Ingredients Chicken                            ½ kg (boneless, cubed) Ginger                             1 big piece (julienne cut) Salt                                   ½ tsp Red Chili Powder            1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste         2 tbsp Green Chillies                 4-6 (finely chopped) Tomatoes                         4 (blended or thinly sliced) Yogurt                              ½ cup Coriander                        For garnish Lemon                            For garnish Oil                                   4-6 tbsp Method In a deep pan, heat the oil and fry the ginger garlic paste for 2 or 3 minutes. Once it starts turning golden

I love deep fried snacks but I realize I'm shaving 30 years off my life every time Ramazan rolls around, so sandwiches are the next best iftaar. I love sandwiches too. Ingredients Eggs                  3-4 (boiled) White onion      1 (small, finely chopped) Iceberg lettuce   ½ (finely chopped/ julienne cut) Gherkin             ½ (finely chopped) Salt                   to taste Black pepper     ½ tsp Mustard            1-2 tbsp  Butter               1 tsp Mayonnaise     1-2 tbsp Sriracha           2-3 tbsp Vinegar            1-2 tbsp Dill/ other herbs for flavoring Bread Method There's no method to this madness: chop your veggies and herbs, mash your eggs, mix everything together with the sauces and spices. Spread it on bread and you done, son.  So, here's the thing: I like a lot of mustard, sriracha, vinegar and gherkin. The quantities written up there are only for basic estimation, please add more if you like these things as much as I do.