Recipe Line Up - Feb 06, 2012 to Feb 10, 2012

Recipe Line Up for 2nd week of February 2012 - Feb 06, 2012 to Feb 10, 2012

1. Aloo Qeema, Masoor Pilao and Jam Drop biscuits
2. Apple Cake, Pineapple Souffle, Marinated Chicken Salad and Knorr's surprise recipe
3. Vanilla Cupcakes, Chocolate Cupcakes, Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate icing
4.
5. French Toast, Hot Chocolate and Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting

Chicken Spread

Chicken Spread

Ingredients:

1 1/2 to 2 cups boiled minced chicken
1/4 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper, to taste
cayenne as required,
garlic as required
onion powder as required, your choice, to taste

Preparation:
Combine ingredients until well blended.For variety, add one of these combinations:
1/2 cup minced celery and 1 tablespoon chopped onion.
1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds and 1 teaspoon curry powder.
1/2 cup chopped water chestnuts (singharay) and 2 tablespoons soya sauce.
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley and 1 teaspoon minced onion.

Chicken Spread by Zarnak Sidhwa

Granola Bars

Granola Bars by Zarnak Sidhwa

Kachumbar

Kachumbar by Zarnak Sidhwa

Brown Rice

Brown Rice by Zarnak Sidhwa

Dhansaak

Ingredients for Dhansaak:

Arhar ki daal 1/4 kilo

Baking soda a pinch

Chicken pieces 6-8

Brinjal, cubed 1

Red pumpkin, chopped 1

Tomatoes, chopped 3

Onion, chopped 1

Potato, chopped 1

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Fenugreek leaves (choti meethi) 2 bunches

Coriander leaves 1 bunch

Turmeric ¼ tsp

Red chili powder 1 tbsp

Curry powder ½ tsp

Coriander powder ½ tsp

Cumin powder ½ tsp

All spice powder ½ tsp

Black pepper powder ½ tsp

Salt 1 tsp

Dhansaak masala 1 tbsp

Sambhaar masala 1 tbsp

Mango 1

Oil 3 tbsp

Method:

Wash daal well and soak for at least 3 hours with a pinch of baking soda. 

Heat oil, add brinjal, red pumpkin, tomatoes, onion, potato, ginger garlic paste, small fenugreek leaves, coriander, turmeric, red chili powder, curry powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, all-spice powder, black pepper powder, salt, sambhaar masala and dhansaak masala. 

Add in 6-8 pieces of chicken.

Next add the daal and 3 cups water. 

Cover and let cook. 

When the daal is done, take out the chicken pieces, blend daal with all vegetables, till smooth. 

Put daal in a pan, add in the chicken pieces and reheat again. 

Simmer and serve with brown rice and Kachumbar.

Note: If you live in Karachi you can get Dhansaak masala from Sethna Store in Empress Market or use dhania and zeera powders.

Dhansaak by Zarnak Sidhwa

Lively Weekends - February 4, 2012

Recipe lineup for February 4, 2012:

• Dhansaak
• Brown Rice 
• Kachumbar 
• Granola bars