Kitchen Samraj!

After a very long time n My new co- author

2012-01-25T04:23:00.000+04:00

Hi friends. good to post really after a very long time. Am now going to introduce my co-author who also will be contributing to this blog, Yasmin Shahul. She is none other than my dearest sister. So from now on we will be posting recipies in turns. Hope all my blogger friends will give the same support for both of us like you all did before. will post very soon

My little Princess

2011-06-13T15:40:00.000+04:00

Hai friends!! After really a very long time. Sharing my happiness with you all A new member has come to our family " My little princess" Thats de reason for suddenly vanishing from the blogging world. just couldnt blog for the past 8 months with my pregnancy. Hope to return soon to the blogging world. See you all !Bye!!

A long break!!!!

2010-11-07T15:53:00.000+04:00

Hai friends due to some unavoidable circumstances wasnt able to blog for a month. And wouldnt be able to blog till the end of December. Apologies for not posting the event roundups. will surely post them once I actively blog again. Bye friends!! C u on new year, hope you will give me the same support when I start blogging again.

Healing Foods- China Grass/ Agar- Agar Event Announcement

2010-10-07T15:20:00.001+04:00

Once again Iam here with an event announcement, Healing foods food event is being guest hosted in Kitchen Samraj this month. Healing Foods event is a wonderful event started by Siri of Siri's Corner. Check out her blog for more delicious delicacy's. This month Ive chosen Agar- Agar or China Grass Agar-agar is a gelatinous substance derived from red algae.They are mainly used as an ingredient

Mutton Biryani

2010-09-30T13:27:00.000+04:00

Biryani is an all time favorite dish for all of us. No festival gets complete without biryani. In our side they are served with Dalcha, sour pachidi, sweet pachidi, fried chicken, raita, boiled egg n kheer. Before marriage I thought making biryani is difficult one. But to tell the truth it is really, you need to work hard for getting the perfect recipe for the perfect biryani, but no need to

Umm ali & Muhallebi

2010-09-29T23:09:00.000+04:00

What could be more delightful than a tasty n divine dessert, Yes Iam speaking about the two famous dessert Muhallebi n Umm Ali. Each Arabic Country has it own version of Muhallebi n UmmAli so its like a common dessert to all the Arqab world. Umm Ali is a simple yet delicious dessert made with puff pasrty n milk. In olden days they were made with bread n milk. I made this dessert with croissants

Khubz- Arabi/ Arabic Flat bread

2010-09-29T19:08:00.000+04:00

Khubz is the most common staple food in the Arab world. They are made with all purpose flour or with wheat flour. They are served with roasted chicken , hummus, baba ganoush, mouttabal, etc. They make a very simple meal in our house with home made shawarma, hummus, garlic dip n fatoush. The khubz is baked in a very hot oven, n by following this recipe from Arabic Bites I got a perfect Khubz

Hummus & Garlic Dip

2010-09-29T15:32:00.001+04:00

Hi friends! I know I suddenly vanished from the blogging world, my laptop was not working n had no way to post all the delicasies I made last week, borrowed my friends laptop, so would be posting recipes in clusters. This post was to be posted on Friday were I made a full fledged Arabic Dinner last thursday. With no further delay Iam going to the post, Hummus n Garlic dip. Regarding hummus I

Kataif- Cheese/ Arabic Pancakes with Cheese

2010-09-23T11:27:00.000+04:00

Kataif is a type of Arabic Pancake which is cooked on one side stuffed with cheese or nuts, deep fried n soaked in sugar syrup n served. They can also be stuffed with cream n served with sugar syrup, known as Kataif bil Kashta. These pancakes can be made at home and as told cooked only on one side so that they can be stuffed n pinch them well to keep the stuff intact. Since living in Gulf Kataif

MW Zebra Cake

2010-09-21T23:27:00.000+04:00

Made this cake for a special celebration last week, was down with cold n fever n didnt make anuthing elaborate. Then thought why not make a cake in MW. Went through lots of recipes n didnt settle down for anything. Then suddenly an idea stuck me,. why not make Zebra Cake n MW. Took a recipe for cake from one of my cookbook made a few alterations n made this cake, Voila! In 10minutes I made the

Coconut Barfi/ Thengai Barfi

2010-09-21T14:53:00.000+04:00

Thengai or Coconut Barfi is a sure hit sweet in our home but Ive never succeeded in making a perfect one. Then one day I looked into this recipe in Kamala Boopathy's blog http://www.cookatease.com/. She gave picture by picture instructions which made me easy to do. Today I not only got perfect barfi's but also a tasty one. Usually I donot like sweets with coconut, but this is the only exception

Chicken Masala Indianised Spring Roll- Global Kadai

2010-09-21T11:11:00.001+04:00

This is the Indianised version of the Spring Rolls. I used Chicken mince n made a spicy masala, n used them as filling for Spring Rolls. I usually make this filling for making Murtaba or Stuffed Parotta but omitted the egg here. You can use this filling to make samosas n sandwhiches too. Didnt have enough time to decorate them, too the photograph in a hurry. Sending them to Global Kadai hosted

Mixed Beans Curry

2010-09-20T21:48:00.000+04:00

Got a packet of Mixed beans from the Indian Grocery, n thought why not make a simple curry for chappati. Didnt go for any elaborate masala, just added some aromatic spices, indeed it was a semi dry gravy. Was delicious n went along with Beets Chappati. Sending them to CWS- Nigella Seeds guest hosted by Umm Mymoonah event by Priya and to Visual Treat event by Sanyukta and to ONLY- Low Oil/ Low

Nigella Flavored Beet Chappati

2010-09-20T17:06:00.000+04:00

Again server down n wasnt able to blog for two days! thank god the problem is over, Today is a special chappati made for my junior who always makes a big fuss when it comes to eating vegetables. Always have to try to new ways to make him eat veggies, Bought some beets this week n was thinking as what to do, then thought why not try making Chappati. Grated beet, added flour spiced with nigella n

Maaladdu

2010-09-16T15:34:00.001+04:00

This laddu has always been my favorite right from my young age, Every time during Diwali our neighbours would make them a whole lot of goodies n share with us n I will always looking out for these maaladdus. i love that powdery texture unlike other ladddus that are soft. My hubby has always been asking me to make them who is a great fan of laddus. Made them for Eid, actually I made them first

Our Eid Menu

2010-09-16T12:50:00.000+04:00

Hello friends!! Hope all is fine! Had a good holiday n now Im back blogging. Made few delicacy's for Eid n will be posting one by one. Today I m Sharing you our Eid breakfast n lunch menu. Eid Breakfast Menu: There is no stead fast menu for Eid n I prepare what my hubby n jr likes. Have posted a few dishes already n the dishes Ive missed out will be posted soon. A) Idli B) Vadai C) Idli

Eid Mubarak & 1st Blog Anniversary with Kunafa- Cheese

2010-09-09T16:21:00.001+04:00

Eid Mubarak/ Selamat Hari Raya to all fellow muslim Blogger friends. InshaAllah tomorrow we are celebrating Eid. This festival marks the end of the month of Ramadan and the begining of Shawwal. The air is filled with festive joy here and we are all busy preparing delicacy's for Eid! The reason Iam posting today amidst all the busy work is that my blog is celebrating it first Anniversary

Okra Pachidi with Coconut Milk

2010-09-08T02:58:00.001+04:00

Today Im sharing you a simple pachidi which I learnt from my mother. Unlike the usual pachidi where we add tamarind and masalas, this is a different one, the okras are cooked in coconut milk n no masalas. My mother used to make them everytime she makes fish biriyani or fish kurma. Sending them to Veggie/Fruit a month- Okra guest hosted by Kiran event by Priya Mitharwal and also to Priya

Jelly Custard

2010-09-05T23:29:00.000+04:00

As the name tells this is just our plain old jelly with custard, I once saw this dessert in a supermarket, A famous Dairy company had introduced this Dessert. My son loved this jelly custard n I thougtht why not try them at home. So what I did was set strawberry jelly in small glass cups n later poured custard n set them in the fridge. We enjoyed them alot n my son very well enjoyed his small

Luqaimat/ Saudi Arabian Sweet Dumplings

2010-09-02T20:17:00.001+04:00

Luqaimat- This is nothing but cute little dumplings in syrup. Arabic food is always my favorite n every time I visit local fairs here We would never miss buying these Luqaimats made by the local beduins here. The beduins would make them hot, hot and serve us with syrup. These dumplings are crisp and sweet on the outside n soft inside. Im on cloud nine coz I made my fav arabic dessert at home.

Veg Chinese Spring Rolls n Global Kadai Event Announcement

2010-09-01T15:50:00.000+04:00

Another Event Announcement Today, Global kadai on of the famous ongoing series is being hosted here for the first here, Very very happy n thanks to Cilantro. Global Kadai is a very interesting event started by Cilantro, where we choose an international recipe n give an Indian Touch to it, prepare them in Indianised way. This month Ive chosen Chinese Spring Rolls. They are the traditional snack

AWED goes to KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA!

2010-08-31T16:10:00.001+04:00

Very much happy to announce to you all friends that AWED is being guest hosted here for the first time here. AWED or A World Epicurian's Delight is the brain child of DK of Chef in You. AWED is a wonderful event where we get to know about various types of cuisines. Thanks DK for giving me an oppurtunity to host the event. This month AWED is going to the KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA or KSA. The

Tangy Tomato n Paneer Alphabet Pasta

2010-08-30T00:04:00.001+04:00

This is my kids fav, He loves that little Alphabet Pasta with tangy tomato, He loves reading out the alphabets loud. I added Paneer to this dish, actually you wont be able to see them as Ive cubed them very small the size of the pasta. You can use anyother pasta n cube the paneer according to the size. Sending them to Healing Foods- Tomato guest hosted by PJ event by Siri, and to Pari's ONLY-

Sprouted Moong Dhal Pancake

2010-08-29T17:01:00.000+04:00

Again a sprouted dosai, this is more or less like Pesaratu but its made with sprouted moong beans rather than with soaked moong dhal, Again this doesnt need any fermenting n goes well with chutney n Sambar. Sending them to Priya's CWS- Fennel seeds You need: Sprouted moong 1 1/2cup Rice 1/2cup Ginger 1"piece Fennel seed

Fruit custard

2010-08-29T00:26:00.000+04:00

This is a very easy n tasty dessert to prepare, Add fruits to your choice, there is no stead fast rules. I wanted to have a colourful combo so I added Grapes for green, orange for orange, banana for white, n marashino cherries for red colour, n decorated with marashino cherries. More than anything adding the cherries adds a new dimension to the custard and gives a new taste. this is my son's