Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Ginger Chicken



The original one was posted here. This may be varying slightly from the original one, as I have rewritten it after reviewing the recipe. 



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Recipes- Non Vegetarian

Many of my visitors to this blog have been asking me for non-veg recipes. I have posted some recipes on Chicken. I have received many mails saying that these recipes were easy to follow and to cook. They seem to be a hit with many of my visitors who have been asking for more of such recipes.

So, I will be posting more. 

But, I also have some good news for you.

I know it is difficult for you to note down these recipes  by writing them down.

I am going to post some of my old recipes(one by one at a time) in this blog again in a different format, so that you can download and save them on your system or take a print out and put it in a binder.

I for myself, prefer a printed recipe rather than one saved onto on my desktop or tab or phone for reference when I am actually cooking.

You can print them on A4 size sheets, either one recipe on each side, or leave the back side for your own notes. You can put them in a sheet protector and file them in a binder.

NOTE: Please note that these are for your personal use only. If you want your friends or relatives to have the recipe, let them visit my blog and down load from here. More visits will popularise my blog. I think I can be a little selfish here. 

I am a vegetarian so I  collect these recipes from my friends and post them here for your use. More number of visits will popularize my blog.  

I will be glad if you have tried these recipes and if  you can drop in your comments and suggestions if any. If some one can share a photo graph of the recipes, I will be really grateful. I will post them here for the benefit of the others. 




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Friday, February 21, 2014

Sweet Potato Recipes-1


Sweet Potatoes are root vegetables, starchy and sweet. We all have eaten it as children and many of us like them a lot. 

Sweet potatoes contain high amounts of complex carbohydrates, dietary fibre, and also contain Vitamin A,  B5, B6, and C, magnesium and potassium etc. It is ranked highest in nutritive value. 

You can read more about them here:

I remember that in my child hood sweet potatoes made a very delicious snack. They are used for making many delicious dishes. I will post some at a time. Before using them, they should be thoroughly washed to remove the dirt (as they are dug out from the soil)and patted dry with a cloth.

1. Sweet Potato as Snack: Steamed/Boiled: After washing they are cut into pieces the size of the pieces depending upon the size of the tuber. Some are really big where as some are slender and long. Now they are boiled in water or steamed till they are done. 

The skin is then removed and eaten as it is or with a bit of salt or other spices. This makes a great snack for children and elders too. 

These boiled potatoes are used for many a dish as you will see in my posts. 

2. Sweet Potato as Snack: Roasted: Clean and cut the tubers into long pieces. Smear oil all over and prick with fork a few times. Put them in hot coals and roast over them. when they are almost black on the outside they are done. Or check by piercing it with a knife or fork. They must be soft. Cool them, peel them and eat as it is or with a little bit of salt and pepper or spices of your choice sprinkled on them. 

When the winter in India is at its peak, people sit around coal fires, roasting sweet potatoes, gossiping, chatting and enjoying. Entire family sits around the iron Chullahs (stoves), roasting sweet potatoes and soaking in the warmth of the coal fire. It is time for bonding. My grandmother used to roast a large number of these tubers and we all used to sit around and enjoy the snack, listening to our grand parents, uncles and aunts talking about various things. 

So one chilly Sunday me my brother and my niece roasted some sweet potatoes over coal fires in a clay tray. Though she did not like the taste much, she liked the process of roasting. Here are the pictures.
I brushed oil on the pieces after cleaning them and pierced them with fork a few times.
 Then roasted over red hot coals on sand in a clay tray.
Then we snacked on them. It is as simple as that. They taste very delicious when roasted on coals.

Note: One thing is sweet potatoes are hard to digest and should be avoided in late evenings as far as possible by the people who have poor digestive systems.

Watch out for more recipes of sweet Potatoes in my next posts....