Chili-garlic chicken stir fry

Chicken stir fry is immensely delicious and does not take long to cook.Just have all the veggies ready with the chicken and  a hot skillet .Add chicken cook it ,take chicken out of the skillet ,add veggies cook it for few seconds than place the chicken back with the sauce.It is tasty and flavorful.

Ingredients
2 tablespoon sodium sauce
2 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoon Asian  chili garlic sauce
1 tablespoon minced ginger
4 cloves of minced garlic
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into bit size pieces
2 tablespoon honey or coconut sugar
2 teaspoon corn starch
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
1/2 cup finely chopped onion

Method
1 In a bowl add soy sauce,vinegar,chili garlic sauce,ginger,garlic,black pepper and mix it together ,then transfer half of a mixture to a bowl and to that mixture add in honey and corn starch ,stir to combine.
2 Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add chicken to the remaining soy sauce mixture in a bowl and toss it  to coat.
3 Heat oil in a skillet add in chicken cook it until light brown.Take it out and put it in a bowl.
4 To the same skillet add in onions ,cook for few seconds,add in carrots and bell peeper cook it for a minute and the add in chicken ,mix it together and then add in sauce ,stir it to combine ,cook for a minute and then take it off the stove.
5 Serve it with fried rice or steam rice or with pasta

Avocado Paratha

Avocado paratha is simple to prepare and it can be used for breakfast,lunch and for dinner. It is quite healthy, tasty as well! My family rejoiced as I plated this on the table. Just take some avocados and mash it with lemon juice, spices, mix it with flour, and form into a dough. Then cook it on a griddle or nonstick frying pan.
Serve it with veggies or a meat of your choice.

Ingredients
1 large avocado or 2 small ones
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
juice of half a lemon
pinch of salt
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
2 cups whole wheat flour
Hot water
olive oil or ghee

Method
1 Deseed the avocado, take it out of the skin and place it in a bowl
2 Mash it up and add all the ingredients except flour. Mix it together
3 Add flour to the mashed avocado and make it into a dough. If needed then add a little bit of water to
make it soft. Rub it with oil.
4 Take a little bit of dough and make it to a ball and then roll it with your rolling pin to make paratha
5 Cook it on a griddle or skillet on both sides and brush some ghee or oil
6 Serve it and enjoy

Cilantro and Scallion chutney

Cilantro is used in indian cooking for flavor and for color.This herb is also the main ingredient in most of the chutneys and dips.I like cilantro because it is easily available in grocery stores.Take some cilantro with a few scallions place it in the blender with spices make a tasty chutney that can be eaten with rice and dhal ( lentil) or with roti and curry.


Ingredients
1 cup cilantro leaves
2 chopped scallions
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 Serrano pepper  chopped
-Salt to taste
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
3 tablespoon warm water to blend

Method
 1 Place all ingredients in a blender
 2  Serve and enjoy
 

Coconut and Cilantro Chutney

Coconut and cilantro chutney is immensely tasty and can be served with iddli, samosa or just eaten with tortilla.

Ingredients
2 cups shredded coconut
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
1 finely chopped Serrano peppers (optional)
1/2 cup cilantro
salt to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
water, to blend together

Method
1. Blend all ingredients together
2. Serve and enjoy!

Spinach Paratha

Spinach paratha is very flavorful.It can be served as a breakfast as well as for dinner.Mix spinach with flour and form into a dough and then make into ball ,then roll with a rolling pin.cook and enjoy.

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour
9 oz(1 packet)defrosted spinach,

wring out excess water
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 cloves of minced garlic
2 tablespoon olive oil
salt to taste

Method
1.Heat oil in skillet. Add in cumin let it cook for a few minute and then add in garlic then add in spinach.
2.Add in chili flakes, black pepper and salt.Stir everything together cook it for few minutes then turn off the stove.
3.Place flour in a bowl,add in spinach and with your hands take it apart and mix it evenly in the flour.
4.Boil water and add it to the flour and with a spoon mix it around until cool enough to make into a dough.
5.Take a little bit of dough,form into a ball and then roll with a rolling pin to make a paratha.
6. Heat Tava/skillet and cook the paratha on both sides, brush it with ghee or olive oil and take it off the Tava/skillet
7.Enjoy

Chocolate and Avocado mousse

Chocolate and avocado mousse is very tasty and flavorful and also very easy to prepare.I like this because with very few ingredients it still is very creamy and delicious.Just take a avocado place it in the blender with vanilla ,milk,cocoa ,blend it  and then mix it with chocolate of your choice.

Ingredients

chocolate of your choice either bitter sweet or semi sweet chocolate

2 avocado cut and scoop out the flesh

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/3 cup honey or coconut sugar

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

1.In a food processor combine avocado,cocoa powder,honey,milk,and vanilla.Take it out in a bowl and leave it aside.

2.On a double boiler melt chocolate and then fold  it into the avocado mixture.

3.Spoon it out into bowls and refrigerate it for a while and then enjoy.  

Honey Chile Chicken

Honey chicken can be served as a appetizer and also as a main dish but either way it is very tasty and full of flavor.Just mix honey ,sugar ,garlic ginger and spices,toss it together and let it rest for 30 minutes and then bake it for .

Ingredients
1/3 cup  honey(warm)
2 tablespoon coconut sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 1/2 tablespoon sriracha
2 tablespoon chicken stock
4 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
2 tablespoon paprika
1/3 cup chopped parsley
                                                     2 pounds chicken wings
                                                     1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
                                                     2 tablespoon olive oil



Method
1.In a bowl add in honey,sugar stir to combine and then add in soy sauce,sriracha,stock,oil,,garlic ,ginger.paprika,cilantro and mix it together.Add wings to the sauce and toss to coat and let it marinated for 30 minutes.
2.Preheat oven to 350 degrees
3.Transfer wings and sauce to baking dish  and cover it with a foil and bake it for 30 minutes.
4. Uncover the chicken turn it around and then bake for another 30 minutes .
5.Then garnish it with sesame seeds .
6 Serve and enjoy