So there isn't so much a story with this recipe I was just majorly hungry, actually let me correct myself, "I was 'hangry'" eek! I was craving Hakka noodles from the restaurant Maida but I had no one to go pick up the food had I ordered and I was too lazy to walk all the way to the restaurant and cash out on the way. It was this very hunger that actually inspired me to make this prawn noodle! I wanted to make something that would taste like Hakka noodles or even close enough and so I played around with what I had and kept it simple (believe me I was too hungry to experiment to the max). And I made a lush meal! This is perfect for students; it is so quick and easy and doesn't require so much time and effort, so if your feeling 'hangry' why not whoop this up? Enjoy.....
Feeds 7
Ingredients
- 4 packs of Egg Noodles
- Veg of your own choice (fresh or frozen)
- 1 Large Pack of Prawns, set aside to soak and defrost
- Green Pepper
- Red Pepper
- 2 - 3tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 & 1/2tsp Crushed Ginger Garlic Paste
- Salt (to taste)
- 1tsp Pepper
- 2tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 1tbsp Corn Flour
- 1/2tsp Red Chilli Powder
Method
- Boil the egg noodles in water.
If you have frozen veg boil these in a pot on its own.
- Lets chop up some red peppers and green peppers.
- Keep wokking out people, grab a wok and add some olive oil.
- Add 2tbsp crushed ginger garlic paste to the wok too and keep it on low heat.
- Not lets add the prawns to the wok too.
- Put it on fast heat and stir fry, you can now add:
- Salt.
- Pepper.
- And Dark Soy Sauce.
- Add your choice of veg to the wok and keep stirring.
- Add 1tbsp of corn flour and yup you guessed it, keep stirring.
- Add the noodles we boiled earlier and stir fry.
- Keep it on fast heat and check for taste.
- Finally, add the red chilli powder, put it on slow heat and stir well.
Your all good and done guys, so switch off and serve!
When I go shopping for vegetables or send my mum I have the tendency of over buying vegetables that I don't even need at that time and then get stumped with a fridge full of overloaded vegetables. It's almost like a whole supermarket being bought and refrigerated in my house eek! I can't help it, vegetables look so pretty; it's like girls and makeup and boys with their cars. I like my vegetables and I know the comparison given isn't the best but I am obsessed with vegetables I can't explain! Anywayssssss, in this case I had toooo many broccolis lying in the fridge and I had to use it up somehow, so I thought "ooohh let me make a limited veg rice" and I made this. I promise you it was sooo tasty; I took it to work 3 days in a row (and its mega healthy!)
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of rice, washed and soaked
- 1 Onion, finely sliced
- 1 Yellow pepper, sliced and diced into thick chunks
- Pack of mushrooms, cut into thick slices
- 1 Pack of baby broccoli
- 1 & 1/2tbsp of Worcester sauce
- Salt (to taste)
- 3tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 4 Cups of water
- 2tbsp Sunflower oil
Method
- Grab yourself a pot and add the sunflower oil and onions. On a fast heat cook till onions have gone soft.
- Add your vegetables i.e. Pepper, mushrooms and broccoli and stir, keeping the heat on fast.
- Add the water to the pot and thereafter the rice.
- Add the salt, ginger garlic paste and Worcester sauce. Mix well.
- Let the rice boil well. (If more water is required then add a cup extra ensuring that the rice isn't getting too soft or over cooked)
- Once majority of the water has burnt off put onto a slow heat for 5-10 minutes.
- You can then switch off and serve, quick and easy.
Bon appetit :)
Everyone I know is obsessed with crispy chicken or chicken wings or KFC and it always makes me wonder; "What is so good about it? What can I create to get on that level and have people obsess over a chicken recipe like them?" And that is when I realised, I can make my very own 'Humii Fried Chicken'. Believe me, I'm not going to lie, the process of thinking about what would work and what I could use was difficult but once I thought of the appropriate ingredients it was just divine. The best thing about this recipe is that as well as eating the chicken fresh there and then, you can also freeze pack for another day! Perfect for all of you who will be celebrating ramadhan soon, a perfect iftaar starter meal! I hope you guys enjoy this just as much as my family and I enjoyed eating it!
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 2lb chicken breasts, cut in thick slices
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 4 cups of plain flour
- 4 cups of crushed or grinded cornflakes
- 1tsp salt
- 1tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2tsp lemon pepper
- 1/2tsp chicken spice
- Sunflower oil
For the sauce
- 4tbsp Honey
- 2tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2tsp Dark Soy Sauce
Method
- In a bowl of the crushed/grinded cornflakes add:
- 1tsp Salt
- 1tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2tsp Lemon
- 1/2tsp Pepper
- 1/2tsp Chicken Spice. Mix well.
- Heat up the oil on the side in a deep pan to deep fry the chicken for later.
- Now, with the chicken strips dip it in:
- Firstly flour,
- Then egg,
- And finally the cornflakes mix.
(keep an eye on the oil to make sure it does not overheat)
- Once all the chickens have gone through the dipping process, fry them till they are golden brown.
Now lets make a quick and easy sauce.
- Grab a bowl and add:
- 4tbsp Honey
- 2tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2tsp Dark Soy sauce
- Stir well and voila we are all done.
Dip in and enjoy my lovelies!
(P.s if you don't wish to deep fry the chicken you can pop into a oven at 180 degrees for 20/25 minutes or even air fry!)
Once upon a time I was cleaning my pantry at home and found loads of tinned food, enough to feed the world, ok maybe not the world but the exaggeration is justified. For all of you who have grown up in a desi household you'll know what I mean. Desi mums have the tendency of stocking up there cupboards and pantry's with so many tins of beans, chickpeas, tinned mango's, baked beans, indian beans like the list could go on and on and sometimes, even though the house is well and fully stocked up, the requirement to buy even more tins is crazy! I had to put a stop to it but it's very difficult stopping your mum from buying food, so the only option I could think of is to come up with some sort of a recipe where I can use these tins and so I came up with this. I was pretty shocked and impressed that I even came up with this and I think a lot of you will agree that this recipe will make a difference. It wont stop our mums from buying these tins LOL but atleast they wont be going to waste and we can make some yummy food out of them! So here it is guys, my Stuffed Veg Peppers...
Ingredients
- 5 Potatoes
- Fresh pepper (red/green/yellow)
- 1 Red Onion
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1/2 White Onion
- 1tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1tsp Blended Green Chillies (optional)
- 1tsp Cumin Powder
- 1tsp Turmeric
- Sunflower Oil
- Salt (to taste)
- 2tsp Coriander Powder
- 2tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- Fresh Coriander Leaves, cut finely
- 1 tin of Chick Peas
- 1 tin of Papri Lilva (Indian beans)
Method
- Grab the 5 potatoes and dice them into little cubes thereafter putting them in a bowl.
- Now finely slice the onions; both red and white, and the two tomatoes. Add this to the same bowl as the potatoes.
- Now lets add some spice to it:
- 1tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1tsp Blended Green Chillies
- 1tsp Cumin Powder
- 1tsp Turmeric
- 1tsp Sunflower Oil
- Salt (to taste)
- 2tsp Coriander Powder
- 2tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- Put a glove on and mix well.
- Once everything has blended together well, add some fresh coriander leaves and mix again.
- Now add one tin of chick peas & one tin of Papri Lilva (Indian beans)
- Let that marinate on the side and grab a shallow pan, heat it up with sunflower oil.
- With the pan on fast heat, add the mixture as well as half a cup of water, mix well but gently (we don't want to to crush the chick peas).
- Keep it on fast heat stirring occasionally.
- If everything is sticking to the pan drizzle some oil on top.
- You can either let this cook on fast heat for 5 minutes or on slow with a lid on till the potatoes are slightly soft.
- Whilst it cooks lets preheat the oven on gas mark 7.
- Get your peppers ready by cutting around the stem and pulling it out.
- Stuff the pepper with the mixture and pop it in the oven till its crispy.
Alternatively, if you don't like pepper you can choose to stuff the mix in an aubergine. Or once the mix has cooked put the pan under the grill till it has gone crispy and serve with rice or chapatti . As always explore my lovelies and let your cravings out.
Psssss...I also chose to add some olives on top as a means of salad, enjoy and lets tuck in!!!
I have a crazy obsession with moisturising, I know what you're thinking "what has moisturising got to do with cooking?" Anyways, one day I was applying my moisturiser and I loved the feel of it; the velvet smooth texture on my skin and I thought "well what can I make that's creamy, what can I create so I get the same feeling when I eat?" It had to be creamy obviously, soft and gentle and not harsh to eat. So I thought of a creamy pasta and believe me I was pretty impressed with myself when I made this (and it got finished pretty fast too!). You guys have to try this creamy recipe it's quick, easy and so addictive!
Ingredients
- Pasta (any kind you like)
- Sunflower Oil
- Sliced White Onions
- Chicken Breasts, cut in cubes
- Blended Tomato Tin
- Salt (to taste)
- 1/2tsp Pepper
- 2 & 1/2tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1tsp Blended Green Chillies (optional)
- 1 &1/2tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Fresh Green Pepper, sliced and diced
- 2tsp Dried Parsley
- Frozen Veg (optional)
- 1 tub of Double Cream
- Cheese (grated)
Method
- Boil some pasta in a pan.
- Grab yourself a second pan and lets cook the chicken. Add Sunflower oil and onions. Cook till the chicken is white in colour.
- Add the blended tomato tin to the chicken (2 if you want your pasta saucy)
- Put it on a slow heat and stir well.
- Lets add a little more flavour to it, add:
- Salt
- Pepper
- Ginger Garlic Paste
- Blended Green Chillies
- Red Chilli Powder
- Fresh Green Pepper
- And Parsley
- Mix well and leave it on slow heat with a lid on, let it cook for 15/20 minutes.
- (Optional step) Add the frozen veg to the chicken and mix, as it's frozen let it cook for 10 minutes with the lid on. Guys again this is optional on whether you want veg or not. I added the veg so there is more of a filling.
- Now add the double cream and stir well.
- Lets add the pasta we boiled earlier to the mix along with some grated cheese.
- And finally for deco and garnishing purposes, lets sprinkle dried parsley on top and your good to serve.
Beauty of this dish is you can choose to serve in two ways, one is the above and the other; put it in a dish with cheese and sliced tomatoe on top and bake in the oven on gas mark 7 for 15/20 minutes.
Recently I have been obsessed with sweet potato it's literally all I want to eat and more; Sweet potato boiled with salt and pepper, sweet potato mash, like I just want it all day everyday. This recipe of mine I made up when I got too many sweet potatoes from the grocery shop and I had to use them up. I had been so repetitive when I was using them to cook that I wanted to do something new; try and switch up, and that's exactly when I thought "yup chicken plus sweet potato in a pie, that should work", and trust me it was an amazing combination. It's so easy on the stomach, not too light to eat yet not too heavy, it's just right for a satisfying meal and it's also great to just freeze for eating another day. Something quick, easy, healthy and so lush!
Feeds 5-7
Ingredients:
- Sunflower Oil
- 2lb Chicken Breast, cut in cubes
- 1 Large Onion, sliced finely
- 4 Medium Sized Sweet Potatoes, sliced thickly
- Fresh Cream (Single or Double, if you would like it more thick & creamy use double)
- 200ml Milk
- 1 Large Jar of Dolmio White Sauce
- 2 Medium Tomatoes
- Salt (to taste)
- 2 & 1/2tsp Garlic Paste
- 1 & 1/2tsp Cumin Powder
- 1tsp Blended Green Chillies (optional)
- Mushrooms (optional)
- 2 & 1/2tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2tsp Black Pepper
- Fresh Parsley (to garnish)
- 1 Puff Pastry Roll
- 1 Egg, whisked
Method:
- In a pot heat up sunflower oil on fast heat and add onions. Cook the onions till soft and pinky in colour.
- Once onions are cooked, add the chicken to the pan and let it cook till they are white in colour.
- Add the tomatoes and the masalas (spices), stir well and reduce to a medium to slow heat. Leave to cook for 10/15 minutes covered.
- Add the sweet potatoes (if you choose to have mushrooms then add this too) & stir, leave to cook again for 10 minutes, covered.
- Add the Dolmio white sauce into the pot and stir.
- Grab a seperate bowl, fill it with the fresh cream and milk and mix well (don't mix so rapidly). Fold the mixture together till it's a velvety creamy looking texture and then add this to the pot.
- Leave this to cook till the potatoes are slightly soft.
- Once done, switch off to cool and garnish with the fresh parsley leaves.
- Preheat the oven to gas mark 7.
- Once the filling has cooled, set into a dish of your choice.
- Roll out the puff pastry and apply on top of the filling. Ensure to poke a few holes on the pastry so it cooks well and brush the egg on top.
- Pop into the oven to cook for 30 minutes or at-least till the pastry has risen and is golden brown in colour.
Bon apetit, enjoy my lovelies.
My desi dhal my desi dhal dhal dhal dhal dhal!!! #desigirl #priyankachopra #dostana #ifyouknowyouknow LOL
Not a lot of people like dhal (lentils) which I personally feel is just so bizarre! However, it all comes down to how it's cooked and I think with dhal (lentils) you have to cook it with a lot of lurrrvveeee. I watched my mum make this once and I got put off straight away but I love food so I had to give it the benefit of the doubt and try it. When I did, I loved it and had the urge to cook it. Dhal tastes amazing in the winter with some rice (can also be served with chappati/roti) and it has a lot of benefits, believe it or not. As well as it being so quick and easy to cook, it's a brilliant source for fibre and also helps with giving you a energy boost by replenishing the iron stores in your body. I do suffer from anaemia myself and it's highly common for women, especially Asian women, to be low in iron. I genuinely feel after eating dhal I gain some energy. It's nice to be able to cook something quick and easy that's also highly beneficial and has so many health benefits, so why not give my desi dhal a go. Give it the benefit of the doubt.
Feeds 5
Ingredients:
- 2 cups yellow split Lentils (moong dhal), washed and soaked in cold water
- 1tbs Mustard seed
- 1 large Onion finely sliced
- Sunflower oil
- 1 large Tomatoe, chopped
- 3tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2tsp Turmeric
- 1 & 1/2tsp Cumin Powder
- 3 Fresh Green Chillies
- 1 & 1/2tsp Blended Green Chillies (optional)
- Salt (to taste)
- 2tsp Ginger/Garlic Paste
- 4 cups of Water
- Fresh Coriander Chopped
Method:
- Grab yourself a pot and on a medium heat add sunflower oil and the mustard seeds.
- Stir continuously for a minute or so and then add the onions and the fresh green chillies.
- Cook the onions, stirring as often as you can, till they have softened.
- Once the onions have softened, put it on a completely slow heat and add the tomatoes. Allow this to cook for 10/15 minutes with a lid on.
- Once the tomatoes have cooked, add in all the masalas and the ginger/garlic paste.
If you like spicy food you can add the blended green chillies too.
- Let this cook with a lid on for 10 minutes and then add 1 cup water and allow to cook for an additional 10 minutes.
(I usually like to like my masala cook for atleast half an hour, stirring occasionally but this is down to my own personal preference as I like to really take my time)
- Once the masala has cooked (and you're happy with the taste so far) add the lentils and the rest of the water; stir well. Keep on a slow heat and cook for 10/15 minutes, covered, till it becomes a dhal like texture and not so runny. If it appears to be quite thick and soggy in appearance then you can add more water.
- Finally garnish with fresh coriander and you can switch off and serve with either boiled white rice and chappti.
(Psssttt I also like having dhal with buttery toast why not give it a go?)
