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Chicken Tikka Masala

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...

Gobi

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...

Chicken Ginger

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                 ...

Egg Salad Sandwiches

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...

Super Crispy Pakoray

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 ...

Mocha Cheesecake

This was my first ever cheesecake, and I was prepared for a disaster of epic proportions. Especially since it's baked and more importantly, because of my history with baking desserts. Let me give you a hint: I suck. I've managed to blow up, melt, bubble up, reduce to lava and stick a single cake all in one go. I know, it takes talent. Recipe adapted from The Gold Lining Girl . So anyway, I thought I'd give it a shot and see what happened. It turned out... pretty great. I messed up the recipe a bit, overcalculated some things but I'm hoping I've finalized this enough to make it easy for you guys. To test whether this was a delusion or reality, I made my dad taste the cake. He loved it (and was utterly shocked that I'd managed to bake something that wasn't poison, lol) - so it's safe to make. And eat. Okay, to the recipe. Ingredients For the crust Wheatable Biscuits                    2 packs (about 6 oz.) Butter (melted) ...

Daal Masoor (Yellow Lentils)

Easiest meal ever. Takes only 30 to 40 mins to complete, tastes great, extremely simply recipe. Ingredients Daal                      1 cup Salt                       ½ tsp Red Chili Powder    1 tsp Mustard Powder     ½ tsp Garlic                   10 - 14 cloves Cumin Seeds          1 tsp Oil/ Ghee             As needed Method Wash and clean the daal throughly, then leave to soak in hot water for 10-15 mins. In a deep pan, add about 2-3 glasses of water. Add the salt, chili, haldi and about 5-7 cloves of garlic. Cover and wait for the water to boil. Once it starts to bubble, add 1 tbsp ghee, stir once to make sure it dissolves and add daal. Stir daal through the spiced water, lower the flame, cover and set to cook. Stir occasion...