Be Fat, Be Happy.

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 S...

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...

My family was very into taking a smol vacation every year - and in 1998, that meant a trip to Murree/ Bhurban. Every year, without fail, we'd head up to the mountains in June/July because summer vacation. The point of that useless little tidbit was: we'd get pakoray along the way, somewhere very close to Murree. I remember we'd stop at this shady road in the middle of nowhere where all you could see was 2 pakora stands and that's it. There was so much fog everywhere, you could only see your hand in front of your face and vague outlines of the mountains - and places you could possibly fall off from and die. Anyway, those pakoray made my soul happy. Super hot, super spicy and SO, SO CRISPY they were amazing. Huddled around the car with those insanely good pakoray, garam chai, shivering in the cold is still one of my favorite memories. I can't recreate those exactly, but these come very close to achieving that level of extra crisp. Ingredients Veggies ...

Ingredients Mozzarella Cheese ½ a block Flour ¼ cup  Egg 1  Milk 3 tbsp Salt Paprika Garlic Powder Oregano Onion Powder Bread Crumbs A pinch ½ tsp ½ tsp ¼ tsp ½ tsp ½ cup Method Cut the cheese into long strips. Make sure you’ve put it in the fridge a few hours before you need to use it, otherwise you won’t be able to cut it at all. In a bowl, beat egg and milk together. Get 2 shallow plates, add flour in one and in the other combine bread crumbs, salt, paprika, onion, oregano and garlic powder.  First, dredge the cheese stick into flour, then dip in egg, then coat in crumbs. Make sure it’s coated liberally on all sides. Then repeat the process. Each cheese stick should be coated twice with flour, egg and crumb mixture. Once done, set in the freezer for an hour. Heat oil or ghee in a deep frying pan and fry the sticks in hot oil so the outside crisps up but doesn’t...

Ingredients Sausages 4 (roughly chopped) Capsicum 1  Chili Garlic Ketchup 2 tbsp Sriracha Sauce 1 tbsp Mustard 2 tbsp Cream 2 tbsp Onion 2 (finely chopped) Butter Mozzarella Cheese Cheddar Cheese Salt Hotdog Buns 2 tbsp (for spreading on hotdog buns) ½ cup ½ cup To taste 4-6 Method Combine sausages and veggies in a bowl. Add mustard, chili garlic ketchup,  Sriracha, cream, salt and both cheeses. Mix well.  Butter the hotdog buns, and spoon the mixture on them. Top with cheese, herbs or whatever flavor you prefer. Grill for about 10-15 mins. Heart attack on a plate is ready!

Great snack for the Italian cuisine lovers out there, especially if you've got leftover bread or burger buns. Ingredients Burger Buns The long ones, about 2-4 Butter For spreading Salt A pinch Black Pepper ½ tsp Oregano ¼ tsp Olive Oil 2-4 tbsp Cheddar Cheese ½ cup Olives (green or black, either will do) ¼ cup (chopped) Tomato ½ cup (chopped) Method Cut the buns in half and spread butter on them. In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, olives, olive oil, salt, pepper, and oregano. Spoon a little bit of the mixture on all the buns and top with cheese. Sprinkle some oregano on the top and grill until golden. Serve hot. 

Recipe adapted from Annie's Eats . Ingredients Chicken Breast Cooked Chickpeas Onion Dried Apricots Lettuce/ Iceberg Almonds Lemon Juice Honey 1-2 1 cup 1 (sliced thinly) ½ cup (coarsely chopped) As needed (torn into 1 inch pieces) ¼ cup (toasted and roughly chopped) 4-5 lemons ½ tsp Coriander Seeds ½ tsp (ground) Paprika ¼ tsp Salt Black Pepper ¼ tsp ¼ tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil ½ cup Parsley/ Coriander 2 tbsp (minced) Method Thinly slice the chicken breast into even slices and liberally sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides. In a grill or frying pan, add 1 tbsp of the olive oil, wait till it's shimmering and then add the chicken. Don't flip immediately, let it brown from one side and then turn over to the other. The chicken should release enough of its own juices to cook through but if it looks dry, ...

Original recipe courtesy Chef Shai Ingredients Potatoes 4-5 Salt To tase Black Pepper 1 tsp* Paprika 1 tsp* Garlic Powder 1 ½ tsp* Butter 50 g Method Cut potatoes into wedges. Add garlic powder, salt, black pepper and paprika. Mix well until all the wedges are fully coated with the spices. Melt butter and pour over the fries then set to bake until done. Serve with Garlic Mayo Sauce, or Chilli Ketchup. * Quantity can be adjusted according to personal taste.

So, I had a mix of ingredients lying around and couldn't figure out what to do with them. This is the result; extremely easy and quick to make. Ingredients Pita Bread 1 pack (4 pieces) Sausages Garlic 4 (chop however you prefer) 1 clove (finely chopped) Onion 1 (finely chopped) Capsicum 1 (finely chopped) Cucumber ½ (finely chopped) Salt To taste Black Pepper To taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 tsp Lemon Juice Of 1 lemon Method Chop the cucumber, capsicum, garlic, and onion. Toss them together. Add salt, black pepper, olive oil, lemon juice and mix. Boil the sausages till tender then oil lightly and grill for about 2 minutes. Chop them up diagonally or circular, however you like them. Mix with the salsa and set aside for half an hour. Meanwhile, toast the pita bread till brown on both sides and then cut into half to make pockets. Fill each pocket up wit...

Ingredients Potatoes 6-7 (boiled and mashed) Salt 1 tsp Red Chillies 1 ½ tsp Cumin Seeds 1 ½ tsp Trachyspermum Ammi (ajwain) ½ tsp Coriander Seeds 1 tsp (ground) Batter Chick-pea Flour (besan) ½ to 1 cup Salt A pinch Red Chillies A pinch Trachyspermum Ammi (ajwain) A pinch Method Add spices to the mashed potatoes and shape into small balls. Mix flour with the spices and add water slowly until you have a thick paste. Dip the balls into the batter and deep fry. Serve with ketchup or mint chutney. Image Courtesy: Google.

Ingredients Chicken Breast 2 (cubed) Capsicum 1-2 (chopped) Onion 1-2  Olives As needed (chopped) Mozzarella Cheese For topping (grated) Cheddar Cheese For topping (grated) Chilli Garlic Sauce 2 tbsp Chilli Sauce 1 tbsp Pita Bread 1 pack (4 pieces) Butter For greasing Salt To taste Red Chillies To taste Oregano A pinch Peri Peri Sauce 1 tsp (optional) Method Fry chicken and add salt, red chillies, oregano and peri peri sauce. Take off heat once done. Finely chop the capsicum and olives; cut the onions in rings.  Spread a thin layer of butter on each pita bread and add chilli garlic sauce (2 tbsp each) + chilli sauce (1 tbsp). Add a thin layer of mozarella and cheddar cheese, chicken, onion rings, capsicum, olives and top it off with a thick layer of cheese. Grill for abo...