Baked potato chips

My Hubby Jai craves for snacks in the evening once he comes home from office and that too he needs a healthy snack not a fried snack and it should be spicy and lot crispy..and this Saturday he craved for potato chips and also complaining that its not healthy and he will put on weight.. I was baking Blueberry muffins and just got the idea of baking some potato chips. I just want to try it out and it came out more crispy and tasty.

Ingredients:

3-4 Russet potatoes

Cooking spray

Salt & Chilly powder for seasoning.

Method:

Pre -heat the oven for 350 degree for 10 mins, meanwhile wash the potatoes and grate it into thin round slices and soak it in a cold water for 10 minutes then drain the potatoes in a papertowel and arrange it in a baking tray coated with cooking spray and sprinkle some salt.

Bake the potatoes for 10 mins in the oven and flip the potatoes after 10 mins and spray somemore oil and bake it for another 15 mins. sprinkle chilly powder according to your spicy level.

Baked potato chips are ready.

Crispyyy,.......!

Stir fried Chicken and Vegetables

I love Thai food. While watching a movie late in the night, Sometimes, I crave for some good snack or a good meal.when i'm hungry in the night and least interested in cooking something for myself.. the first thing comes to mind is a Thai restaurant near my house called "Thai Stick" and I just love the Crab fried rice & Stir fried chicken and vegetables :) and i wanted to try it on my own and got a recipe from teri and here it is.

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken tender or breast piece cut into 1/4 " thick slices

1 Onion sliced

1 Green bell pepper sliced

1 carrot sliced

2 tsp Cornstarch

3 tbsp Soy sauce

2 tbsp Oil (Sesame oil)

2 tsp Sugar

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Method:

Clean the chicken and add cornstarch, salt, pepper and sprinkle little water.the chicken will be slightly coated with the cornstarch

Heat oil in a medium size saucepan and add the chicken and saute until brown on each sides. add the carrots saute for 1 min then add the onion & bell pepper and saute for 2 mins add some salt add soysauce and stir for a min add sugar and turn of the flame.

Serve hot with Fried rice or just Appetizer.

Delicious.............!!

Cheddar Rice

This recipe is a Rice sides goes well with a barbecued or grilled Chicken , Lamb , Rib or Steak. Its simple and delicious.

1 cup long grain rice

2-3 florets of Broccoli

1/4 onion finely chopped

1/4 green bell pepper cut into cubes

10 leaves of parsley finely chopped

1 tbsp butter

1/2 cup milk

1 cup water

1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese

salt to taste.

Method:

Heat a medium size saucepan add 1 tsp of butter. then add onions , broccoli and bell pepper for 2 minutes add all the other ingredients and let the mix comes to a boil then simmer it for 10 minutes or until the rice is tender.turn of the flame and serve with a spicy barbequed or Grilled Chicken.

I love it !!

Eggplant Fry

I just started loving this dish. I got this recipe from my dear friend Vinitha. This dish goes very well with Rice or Chappati.

Ingredients:

1 big eggplant or 6/7 small ones

1 tsp Chilly powder

1 tsp Garam masala

1/2 tsp Cumin powder

1/2 tsp Corriander powder

1/2 tsp of Lemon juice

1 tsp of oil

Cooking spray

Salt as required

5-6 leaves of cilantro

Method:

Cut the eggplant into round slices 1/4 to 1/2 inch.

Add the Masalas , salt and lemon juice and mix it with the brinjal and keep aside for 10 mins.

Heat the kadai with oil and fry the brinjal slices each side 2-4 mins. spray some cooking oil while tossing the other side. Garnish with Cilantro leaves and serve hot.

Yummmyyyyyy..........!

Simple Butter chicken

I was browsing through many websites to find a Butter chicken recipe....got one in Vahrehvah.com but I was not in the mood to do the whole process patiently..! and I had a very less time to cook as My hubby invited one of his office colleague for a early dinner. Finally , got this recipe from Itv.com.

Ingredients:

1 Lbs of chicken ( Breast pieces cut into small cubes )

2 tsp - Ginger & Garlic paste

2 tsp - Chilly powder

1tsp - lemon juice

1/4 cup - Butter

1/2 cup - Non fat yogurt

1/2 Tomato

1 tbsp - Cream

a pinch of Red/Orange color powder (optional)

a pinch of Turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Method: Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste, chilly powder, red color powder, lemon juice and salt for 30 mins.
Heat a kadai add the butter once it melts fry the chicken for 10 mins and then add the tomatoes. cook until the juice oozes out.
then add a little salt and the yogurt. cook for 10 mins and once it comes to boil add the fresh cream and simmer of 2 mins and turn off the flame.

yummy Butter chicken is ready..serve with Pulav, Roti or Naan.