Chicken Kathi Roll

I was surprised to see that my last post was 20th June!!! My laptop has some issues and the page does not load completely which does not allow me to post a post... :)   The ipad is complicated when it comes to such things.  But honestly my hands have been itching to write and I sit down to do so

So much is pending to share...some good and some sad.

I will start with the sad.  A bustling high end Mall was blatantly attacked by heavily loaded terrorists, who brutally killed all who came their way. 62 people lost their lives, 175 people injured... These are just civilians.  Apart from this 3 security personnel killed and many injured.  Not to mention, that 7 out of those terrorists were killed too, but I feel that the were prepared to die.  4 days people like us who suffered thinking that  we could have been one of those who were directly affected, spent the time in front of television sets waiting for the ordeal to end.  It was sad, just to know how mercilessly the hostages were being treated inside and how even small children were killed heartlessly.  Made me think, what will the world end at???? We can just pray for peace around the world.  

Now for the good news... I have seen blog awards being passed on from one blogger to another and I have longed to have one.  And the lovely Sona of Sona's Quick Pick just made my dream come true.  She gave me not one but two blog awards.  Thank you sooooo much my friend

www.ieatonline.blogspot.com/2013/07/awards-new-3-in-1-fb-page-hugs.html   (I have copied the blog link but I dont 
know why its not working.  So please check out her wonderful blog.  She has a great sense of humor and lovely 
recipes.

About my nominations.  Since I have just returned, I dont have 15 bloggers who I would like to nominate, but 
I am going to nominate whoever I can.

http://kurryleaves.blogspot.com - Lovely pics, and awesome recipes 
http://suchi-kitchenkarma.blogspot.com - Amazing lady giving great recipes
http://manjuseatingdelights.blogspot.com - Talented lady giving great dishes
http://www.ahomemakersdiary.com - Awesome bengali recipes, and some yummy clicks
http://cookeatandclick.blogspot.com - Some great recipes by a great woman
http://kichencorner.blogspot.com - Delicious food by a sweet lady
http://easyfoodsmith.blogspot.com - Some really good recipes by a very talented lady
http://kitchenserenity.blogspot.com - praiseworthy recipes and clicks


Secondly,  my move to a new country brought into my life my greatest achievement.  It started with the desire to

do something I have always loved to do - cook.  Getting into the food business has been my dream and get 

into this I did and the following is what I achieved...

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Back-to-the-kitchen-basics/-/1248928/1918720/-/uvnm7tz/-/index.html

My joys knew no bounds and I just wanted to share it with my friends.

To celebrate these and the continuity of life I am sharing this recipe with you of Chicken Kathi Roll

Ingredients:-

For the Roll

1 cup maida / refined flour
1 cup atta / wheatflour
a pinch of baking powder
1 tspn - oil
1/4 tspn  - salt

Method 

Mix everything and knead into a smooth soft dough using enough water, and let it rest for about 1/2 hour.
Then roll into big thin chappatis and semi cook and keep aside

For the filling 

250 grms chicken (boneless chopped into small dices)
1 capsicum - thinly sliced
1 onion - thinly sliced
1 tomato - pureed
2 tspn - dhania / corriander powder
1 tspn - garam masala
1/2 tspn - haldi / turmeric powder
1 tspn - chicken masala
1 tspn - kasoori methi / dry fenugreek leaves (optional)
1 small bunch - mint leaves
1 small bunch corriander leaves
1/4 tsp - cinnamon powder
2 bay leaves
2 tbspn - ketchup 
green chillies - as per taste
4 flakes - garlic (minced)
1 small pc ginger - grated 

Method 

In a wok add some oil and let heat add the garlic and let fry.  Then add the onions and fry till golden brown
Now add the masalas (turmeric, corriander powder, garam masala, chicken masala - in that order, mixing well after each addition)
Then add the tomato puree and the ginger and fry till oil separates
Add the mint leaves and mix
Add the capsicum and chicken and cook till the chicken is cooked and the curry dries up completely
Add the ketchup, fenugreek leaves and green chillies

For the assembling

Julienned carrots
Thinly sliced onions
Thinly sliced cucumber
Mint chuntey
Lettuce leaves

Method :-

Cook the semicooked chappatis completely
Take away from pan
Layer with lettuce leaves
In the center put the chicken mixture
Spread the sliced onions, carrots, and cucumber slices
Top with chutney
Wrap tightly and cover with foil on one end

 

Am tired now. Forgive me for errors please.

CHICKEN DO PIAZA

It's been so long since I blogged.  I have been plain lazy and then caught up in a lot of work...

We took a break and went to Mombasa.  It's not my first visit to the lovely coast, but I am always amazed at how inviting the waster are.  It's so awesome to see the waters come in during high tide and then recede during low tide, as if it was just not there at all!!!  Almost a mile of the seabed exposed once the waters go back....  You can walk on the reefs and the seabed searching for lovely seashells and other sea creatures.

We even took a boat ride to the Marine Park and the Satrfish garden.  It was an experience of a lifetime.   God is so creative.  He is such an artist.  The wide variety of colours on the starfishes was breathtaking.  It made me  wonder - did he even need to make them?? But he did, so that we could be reminded of his love and his wonders.....

Another unfathomable reminder of God's might and truth was THE SEA.  When you are sailing on a boat and all you can see is water, wherever you look around, it is just the SKY above you and the SEA below you.  The end of both which you cannot even imagine. 

I took a thrilling ride on the Katarman - a boat on which I and the sailor were the only people - my husband stayed back to take care of our LO and since I was the more interested one.  I was so much more in love, when I asked him to go back to the room with Viha who was sleeping, and he said, no I dont want to leave the shore, I just want to be here waiting for you to come back!!

I was sitting on a thick plastic sheet and he was in control of the boat steering in around.  As the waves came around us and splashed the boat around, I hung onto dear life and a thought occured to me, what if I just slipped and fell into the sea - I didnt know how to swim.  I couldnt imagine to imagine what the depths of the sea would be like....it was really scary.  But the experience was one which brought me much more closer to God and my family, and I thanked God for all the merices he had bestowed on us.........

Small things which sometimes overlook in our lives.

Coming back to food, I made this very delicious Chicken Do Piaza made from simple onions.  I never ever thought that such a delicious curry could be made using only onions as a base for the gravy, but it was delicious.

Ingredients :-

500 grms - Chicken
4 onions (big ) - Onions sliced
1 tbspn - Cumin powde
2 tbspn - Chilli powder
2 tbspn - Garam masala powder
2 tbspn - Ginger garlic paste
1/2 tspn - Haldi / Turmeric
1/2 cup - curd / yoghurt / maziwa lala
1 stick - Cinnamon
2 Cloves
2 pods - Cardamom
Salt to taste
Oil-4tbsp
Corriander to garnish
Method:

Wash chicken & marinate with curd, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, 1tsp ginger garlic paste, little salt, 1tsp chilli powder & turmeric & keep aside.
In a kadai heat 2tsp oil fry 3 onions till brown, cool & grind it to a fine paste.
In the same kadai heat oil, now add the remaining onions & fry then add ginger garlic paste, sauté for 1mt then add cumin powder, chilli powder, salt sauté well.
Now add the marinated chicken mix well, add water if required. Cover & cook till the chicken is tender. Now add the ground onion paste & garam masala powder, mix well & fry with the lid open.
Fry well till the masala clings to the meat.Garnish with corrinader leaves