She was back in the kitchen of heaven....! And on the menu was Shepherd's Pie and Chicken Stroganoff!
But before the chef was unleashed... she was served the yummiest 'prawn pickle'! Awwwsum is not the word! :)
Well... we set to work... angelic helper(s) (yup... lucky me with 2 beautiful helpers!) boiling potatoes and cooking rice! Marinating the chicken in the basics of ginger garlic paste, salt n pepper! Peeling n chopping onions and pureeing the tomato! Chopping every veggie that came into sight! Mushrooms, capsicums, babycorns et al! :)
Started work on the Shepherd's pie... :) onions, ginger garlic, and the pureed tomatoes... bhunoes till beautiful n aromatic... lil salt n lil pepper...! Add the keema... :) bhuno bhuno n bhuno some more... add soya sauce to make it nice n brown and pressure cook the entire mix for half hour! :) Layer a bowl with mashed potatoes (boiled potatoes, milk, cheese, salt n pepper - all in generous punju quantities!) Pour in the mince and cover with another layer of potatoes! Cover with cheese and bake for 10 mins! :) The whiff of it will tell u it's done! (for a saner indicator - browning cheese on top!)
The chicken was being worked in parallel... take the marinated chicky n pan fry it in butter till its well done. The veggie cutting spree?! Well take em all n saute in butter... now there's a trick.. if u have mushrooms then saute those first.. (let their water evaporate), then add the baby corn n other veggies (it's a greeny dish so avoid the reds n yellows as much as u can!) n then add a ton of capsicum! Don't cover while sauteing or the capsicum will lose its beautiful green! Also add slices of fresh cut ginger.. the aroma is sinful! Now over the chicken add 'maida' and bhuno! (me and bhuno happen to be old frenz i guess! :D) Pour milk over the entire mix and let it get thick while stirring! Once at desired consistency add salt, pepper and oregano and the let the flavors mingle... To this tingly mingly mix add the stir fried veggies! Surround with rice (any form and flavor... i used soya-chilli rice) and serve piping hot!
An amazing kitchen helps to prep up awwsum food! :D And the angels in the kitchen along with nice heady homemade nutmeg wine go a long way n preparing a hearty full-fill-ing meal! :)
Bon Apetit!
But before the chef was unleashed... she was served the yummiest 'prawn pickle'! Awwwsum is not the word! :)
Well... we set to work... angelic helper(s) (yup... lucky me with 2 beautiful helpers!) boiling potatoes and cooking rice! Marinating the chicken in the basics of ginger garlic paste, salt n pepper! Peeling n chopping onions and pureeing the tomato! Chopping every veggie that came into sight! Mushrooms, capsicums, babycorns et al! :)
Started work on the Shepherd's pie... :) onions, ginger garlic, and the pureed tomatoes... bhunoes till beautiful n aromatic... lil salt n lil pepper...! Add the keema... :) bhuno bhuno n bhuno some more... add soya sauce to make it nice n brown and pressure cook the entire mix for half hour! :) Layer a bowl with mashed potatoes (boiled potatoes, milk, cheese, salt n pepper - all in generous punju quantities!) Pour in the mince and cover with another layer of potatoes! Cover with cheese and bake for 10 mins! :) The whiff of it will tell u it's done! (for a saner indicator - browning cheese on top!)
The chicken was being worked in parallel... take the marinated chicky n pan fry it in butter till its well done. The veggie cutting spree?! Well take em all n saute in butter... now there's a trick.. if u have mushrooms then saute those first.. (let their water evaporate), then add the baby corn n other veggies (it's a greeny dish so avoid the reds n yellows as much as u can!) n then add a ton of capsicum! Don't cover while sauteing or the capsicum will lose its beautiful green! Also add slices of fresh cut ginger.. the aroma is sinful! Now over the chicken add 'maida' and bhuno! (me and bhuno happen to be old frenz i guess! :D) Pour milk over the entire mix and let it get thick while stirring! Once at desired consistency add salt, pepper and oregano and the let the flavors mingle... To this tingly mingly mix add the stir fried veggies! Surround with rice (any form and flavor... i used soya-chilli rice) and serve piping hot!
An amazing kitchen helps to prep up awwsum food! :D And the angels in the kitchen along with nice heady homemade nutmeg wine go a long way n preparing a hearty full-fill-ing meal! :)
Bon Apetit!
