Kohati Qeema

This recipe comes from Farah Jahanzeb Khan, who i really look up to as an inspiration. She's an amazing chef, her recipes are outstanding.

Ingredients :

Mince Meat : 3/4 kg (i used mutton)

Onion : 2 sliced

Ginger : 1 inch piece finely chopped

Garlic : 4-5 cloves crushed

Salt : to taste

Red chili flakes : to taste

Zeera : 1 1/2 tsp

Sookha Dhaniya (coriander seeds) : 1 tbsp

Tomatoes : 2 large

Coriander : 1/2 bunch

Green Chilies : 4-5

Ginger : 1/2 inch piece julienne (will be used as garnish)

Method :

Heat 1/4 cup of oil. Fry onions till golden.

Add ginger and garlic. Cook till fragrant.

Than add the mince meat...

..Salt, red chili flakes, zeera, sookha dhaniya and tomatoes.

Cook till done.

Add green chilies, coriander and julienne ginger. Put on dam for 5 minutes.

Serve !

Pani Puri

Who likes pani puri ?!.

Okay,

let me rephrase,

Who DOESN'T like pani puri ?!

Pani Puri aka Gol Gappay is a Pakistani and Indian street food and personally, I think the amount we get when we go out to eat, on one plate (8-10) is never enough to satisfy the cravings of these delicious and tangy Gol Gappay. 

So i thought, why not try making them at home. I've tried them before as well.

So lets begin !

For Pani Puri you'll need:

Plain flour : 3/4 cup

Semolina (suji) : 1 cup

Salt : a pinch

Water : to knead

For Khatta Pani :

Mint : 1 bunch

Coriander : 1/2 bunch

Cumin : 1 tsp

Salt : to taste 

Black salt : 2 tsp

Ginger : 1 inch piece

Green chilies : 5-6 (adjust according to taste)

Tamarind pulp : 2/3 cup

Method :

Soak chickpeas in water overnight. Boil and keep aside.

Mix together flour, Semolina and salt.

Knead with water to form a medium soft dough. Leave for 10 minutes.

To make the individual gol gappay you can take small portion of the dough, make a snake...

..cut small sections.

 Roll out the piece thinly.

OR

you can roll out 1/4th of the dough, thin as you can get. Cute individual gol gappay with a cookie cutter.

Deep fry. Pushing them down, so that they puff up.

For Khatta Pani:

Add all the ingredients, with a little water in a blender.

Blend.

Pass through a sieve. Discard the remaining pulp. Add 2 to 2 1/2 glasses of water (adjust according to you taste)

Serve !! 

Enjoy !!

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Chocolate Chunk/Chip Cookies

I was having Chocolate chip cookie cravings ever since i woke up today, so i go to my kitchen but I see that i've run out of butter, milk chocolate chips and brown sugar (which, by the way i found with some extensive pantry searching).

I compensated for the chocolate chips by some chocolate bar (diary milk) that i had at home.

As for the butter, I just thought of using vegetable oil ! :D

If you are a gooey cookie lover, like yours truly, than these cookies are for u !!

I didnt even take a proper picture. !:D sorry !!

Ingredients :

Flour : 1 1/2 cupsBaking soda : 1/2 tsp
Salt : 1/4 tsp
Sugar : 1/4 cup
Brown Sugar : 1/2 cup 

Vegetable oil : 1/2 cup 

Egg : 1 large
Vanilla essence : 1 tsp
Chocolate chips : 2/3 cup (I used 1/3 cup of milk chocolate chunks and 1/3 cup of white chocolate chips)

Method:

Sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Keep aside.

Whisk oil and both sugars...

Add egg and vanilla essence. Whisk until incorporated.

Add the flour. whisk. it fill form a sticky dough.

Add the chocolate chunks or chips (i ran out of chocolate chips :D )

...white chocolate chips.

Fold.

Line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop a tablespoon of batter 2 inch apart.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 13-15 minutes.

And get ready for gooey deliciousness !!

Baked Spaghetti Bolognese (My Version)

As you know by now that "I love food!", i am constantly trying to make up different things (I dont like regular everyday food) :D. We dont have such thing as spaghetti bolognese in Pakistani cuisine, but i searched on it for a few days, saw some recipes, and sort of twisted them to suit our Pakistani palate. And it turned out super delicious, I can say that for sure because my sister was literally drooling over her plate :D

This recipe serves about 5-6 people.

Ingredients:

Chicken Mince/finely chopped : 1 breast piece

Spaghetti : 1 packet

Onion : 1

Garlic : 3-4 cloves

Carrot : 1

Tomato puree : 1 1/2 cup

Tomato ketchup : 4-5 tbsp

Salt : to taste

Red chili flakes : to taste ( i used i heaped tbsp :D )

White pepper : 1/2 tsp

Black pepper : 1/2 tsp

Chinese salt : 1 tsp

Oregano : 1 tsp

Thyme : 1 tsp

Sugar : 2 tbsp

Cheddar cheese

Mozzarella 

Method :

Finely dice Onions, Carrots and Garlic. Keep aside.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, Add onions. Cook for a minutes...

...than add carrots. Cook for 5 minutes more.

Add garlic. Cook till fragrant, a minute more.

...Than add chicken mince. Cook for a minute. Dont worry if it starts sticking to the pan, just keep stirring. Deglaze the pan with a tbsp of vinegar. 

Add salt, red chili flakes, white pepper, black pepper, chinese salt...Mix.

...add tomato puree and tomato ketchup. Cook for a minute.

Add sugar and oregano...

...and 1 1/2 to 2 cup of water. Let cook on medium flame for about 40-45 minutes. The more it cooks, the more delicious it gets.

When thick add thyme. (it can be skipped if you dont have it on hand, but it does give a gorgeous aroma)

Take off heat when it's thick and delicious. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Leave to cool.

Cook Spaghetti according to package instructions.

Drizzle with a little bit of oil...

...I used extra virgin olive oil.

Toss to coat.

Grease a deep oven proof dish.

Add in the Spaghetti

..some grated mozzarella  

...the sauce..

...top it off with some grated cheddar, sprinkle of black pepper and oregano.

Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!!!