Nutella Brownie.. 100th Post!

This is my 6th year of being a blogger! But let me call myself a very very lazy blogger! :D I have around 50 posts in draft to publish and that exactly is the reason why my 100th post it after 6 years hehe!! So since am trying to be religious about blogging and my friends are helping me pushing through asking for recipes, lets celebrate this 100th post with a delicious brownie recipe! There you go!

Ingredients: 
Nutella                                                                         1.5 cups
Unsalted Butter                                                           100 gms
Cocoa Powder                                                             3 tbsp
White/brown sugar                                                     3/4 cup
Vanilla Essence                                                          1 tsp
Eggs                                                                            3
Flour                                                                           3/4 cup
Salt                                                                             1/4 tsp
Semi sweet chocolate chips                                       1/4 cup

Method:
1. Preheat the oven at 180⁰C for about 10 mins.
2. In a large bowl, beat nutella and add melted butter.
3. Once it is completely mixed, add sugar into it.
4. Mix this well with a wire whisk. Add cocoa powder and vanilla essence and mix again.
5. Now add eggs one by one and keep mixing.
6. Add the flour and mix until incorporated.
7. Add salt and chocolate chips and mix and our batter is ready.
8. Pour the batter into a pan and add 1 tsp of nutella randomly on the batter.
9. keep this in the middle rack of the oven and bake for about 25 - 30 mins until a toothpick inserted comes out with clean or with little moist crumps.

Bombay Vegetable Sandwich

I had this first time from a restaurant in UAE and totally loved it. So filling but not at heavy. Super yummy and easy vegetable sandwich. There you go. This recipe can make 4 sandwiches.

Ingredients:
White bread             8 slices
Potato                      1
Capsicum                1 small
Onion                      1 small
Tomato                    1 small
Mint leaves              handful
Coriander leaves      handful
Yogurt                      1 tbsp
Green chilly             1
Ginger                      1 small piece
Mozzarella cheese   1 tbsp shredded
Butter
Salt

Method;
1. Boil potato and keep aside.
2. Chop onion, capsicum and tomato.
3. Mash the potato, add chopped vegetables and salt.
4. Now prepare the paste for the bread.
5. In a grinder add yogurt, ginger, green chilly, salt, mint leaves and coriander leaves.
6. On one side of each bread spread the paste.
7. Add the vegetable mix on one slice and spread evenly.
8. On the other slice add cheese,
9. Now combine this and toast with butter on both sides and until the cheese is melted.
10. Yummy veg sandwich ready to serve :)

Brownie Goodie Jar

Goodie Jar is one of the speciality of Sugar and Spice cafe. Its a famous cafe in Qatar. I cant handle too much of sweetness so if I have it, I normally share it with someone. Well, since my husband was craving for something chocolaty, I decided to try this at home. So follow the Chocolate Brownie Recipe here in my blog and continue the rest of the steps. 

Ingredients:
Brownie 1 pc
Galaxy Chocolate plain 2
Nestle cream 1 tin
Lotus Biscoff Spread 2 tbsp
Cashew nut    4-5
Vanilla Ice cream

Method:
1. In a microwave safe cookware, heat galaxy chocolate and nestle cream to make a smooth ganache.
2. In a jar, add this ganache, add lotus spread and chopped cashews.
3. Place one piece brownie on top of this.
4. Pour some more ganache on top.
5. Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream and indulge into this yummilicious Goodie Jar :)

Mushroom and Spinach Oats Porridge

Healthy and tasty savory oats recipe. I have done this in my way, you can tweak it with different sauces, truffle or even cheese.

Ingredients:
Oats                           2 cups
Mushroom                 1/2 tin
Spinach grated           1/2 cup
Garlic                         2 cloves
Crushed Red chilly    1 tsp
Dried Thyme             1/2 tsp
Dried Parsley             1/2 tsp
Chicken Stock Cube 1
Water                         3 cups
Nando's sauces or hot sauce
Salt

Method:
1. In a pan, heat butter, add chopped garlic, mushrooms, dried thyme, dried parsley and salt.
2. Saute this until mushrooms turn light brown.
3. To this, add spinach and cook until well done.
4. Meanwhile, boil 3 cups of water and add chicken stock cube, mix well and keep aside.
5. Once spinach is done, add oats, crushed black pepper and saute for 2 mins.
6. Add the prepared chicken stock to this and cook until the oats are done.
7. Finally add the crushed red chilly, off the flame and serve hot.

Chicken Cataplana (Nando's Style)

Nando's is one of my favorite restaurant. As many, even I am a big fan of their sauces. One of my favorite dishes from Nando's is their Chicken Cataplana. Since this is a tough time for all of us and cant go out and have this dish at their restaurant, I decided to try this at home. Well, to my surprise, this turned out well. Here is my style of Chicken Cataplana.

Ingredients:
For the spicy rice:
Basmati Rice             1.5 cups
Cloves                        2
Cardamom                 2
Bay leaf                     1
Pepper corns              1 tsp
Turmeric powder       a pinch
Red chilly powder     1/2 tsp
Water                         3 cups
Butter
Salt
For the veggies and chicken:
Chicken breast          250 gms
Zucchini                    2
Carrots                      2
Capsicum                  1
Crushed black pepper
Salt
Nando's sauces of your choice (I used Lemon and Herbs, Hot, Extra Hot)
Bbq Sauce

Method:
1. In a bottom thick pan, add 1 tbsp butter, add cloves, cardamom, bay leaves, pepper corns, salt and rice.
2. Saute this well and add turmeric and red chilly powder.
3. To this, add upto 3 cups of boiling water and cook the rice and keep aside.
4. In another pan, add chicken pieces, salt, pepper and saute until done.
5. Once the chicken is done, add bbq sauce, 1 tsp of all the nando's sauces.
6. In another pan, add cut veggies, salt and cook until half done.
7. To this, add the cooked chicken, nando's sauces as per your taste.
8. Cover and cook for 3 mins.
9. Not add the cooked rice, cover and cook for another 5 mins.
10. Yummy chicken cataplana is ready to serve.

Tomato Chutney..!

 One of the best combination with Dosa or Idly. Tangy and little spicy chutney. 

Ingredients:
Tomato                  2
Onion                    1
Chana dal              1 tsp
Garlic                    2-3 cloves
Dried Red Chilly   2
Salt
Mustard Seeds       1 tsp
Hing Powder          a pinch
Turmeric Powder   1/4 tsp
Red Chilli Powder 1 tsp
Curry Leaves
Coconut Oil

Method:
1. Heat coconut oil in a pan.
2. Add chana dal, chopped garlic, chopped onion and dried red chillies.
3. Saute this until onions are transparent.
4. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and saute until completely soft.
5. Add a pinch of turmeric powder, a pinch of hing powder and 1 tsp of chilli powder.
6. Off the flame and cool it.
7. Blend this into a fine paste.
8. In another pan, heat coconut oil and sputter mustard seeds, curry leaves and a ping of hing powder.
9. Pour this over the grinder paste and your tasty tomato chutney is ready to serve! 

Chicken Stew........!!!!

This is my hubby's favorite. He loves it with ghee rice or bread! Both goes well with this. There are different ways of preparing stew all over the world. But this is my way of doing it.

Ingredients

Chicken                                        1 kg Onion                                        2 Potato                                        1 Carrot                                        1 (optional) Ginger(chopped)                       1 tbsp. Garlic(chopped)                        1 tbsp. Whole pepper                            1/2 tsp Cinnamon                                  1 stick (small) Cardamom                                 5 Cloves                                       5 Fennel seeds                               1/4 tsp Coconut milk(med thick)           2-3 cups Thick coconut milk                    1 cup Coconut oil

Curry Leaves

Salt

Method:

1. Crush together whole pepper, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, cloves and cardamom.

2. In a pan heat coconut oil and add the crushed masala and sauté for a minute. Add sliced onions in to this and sauté until translucent.

3. Now add chicken pieces, potato, salt and med thick coconut milk and cover and cook.

4. Once the chicken is almost done, add carrots and cook until the chicken is well done.

5. Now add the thick coconut milk and cook over low flame for 5 mins.

6. You can boil it until you reach the desired consistency.

7. Garnish with curry leaves. If you like to add fried shallots you can add that as well.

8. Enjoy with ghee rice, chappatis or appams :) :)