Zulekha's Kitchen

Hot Garlic Chicken / potatoes are just truly amazing with its strong aroma of honey, garlic and sauces,the perfect blend gives it a balanced taste which is outstanding... I have no words how to appreciate this recipe as its one of the best one , easy and lip smacking.....In fact I am not able to decide that which tastes better Hot Garlic Chicken or Hot Garlic Potatoes ..... Its a must try Recipe veg/ non veg ( chicken) , If you are a die heart foodie then I am sure you will love it and would be confused like me that which one has an edge over the other...If you able to find an answer , please do let me know...... Does Hot Garlic chicken tastes outstanding and better  , than Hot Garlic Potatoes ? or is it vise verse ... INGREDIENTS: 250 gms chicken 1/2  tsp pepper 1 tsp red chilli powder  1 tsp oriental salt salt OTHER INGREDIENTS: 1 tbsp garlic chopped  1/2 Capsicum chopped  2 tbsp tomato ketchup 2 -...

Turai chana daal sabzi is very easy and delicious too, with just few ingredients makes this a mouth watering daal Recipe. Turai known Ridge gourd is cooked with chana daal that is Split Bengal Gram with few spices which gives a whole new tatse to daal.  In fact I usually make this Recipe with two Variants one is Ridged gourd ( turai) and the other one is with bottle gourd ( lauki ) , exactly in the same way...and I must admit that both tastes delicious and has its own flavor.I am sharing my Recipe Turai chana daal ..hope you all like it...!    INGREDIENTS:  1 Cup split Bengal Gram ( Chana daal )  250 gms Ridge Gourd ( turai)  1 medium sized onion finely chopped 5 - 6 cloves of garlic finely chopped  1 tsp cumin seeds  1 1/2 tsp chilli powder  1/2 tsp turmeric powder  1/2 tsp garam masala  powder salt as per taste  oil        METHOD:      1. Wash and Soak chana d...

Coriander Coconut chutney  is a variation of coconut chutney which is teamed with idlis, vadas ...particularly coconut chutney goes well with south Indian cuisine, but this Coriander Coconut chutney can be served with any type of Indian meal to give that extra tasty effect , if you have it along with main course as a pickle... Guess what .. the best part is its very easy to make and does not  need any tempering, just grind them in a food processor, adjust the taste and its all done. I love this coriander coconut chutney with prawns masala, fish fried or with fish pulao, prawns pulao , stir fried prawns and the list goes on and on...in short I love this chutney with sea food as I am having it since I was a teen.... There are many other chutneys too made with fresh coconut..but here I am sharing my age old Recipe Of Coriander Coconut Chutney...enjoy it ...! INGREDIENTS:  1/2 grated or chopped and peeled fresh Coconut  3 - 4 cloves of Garlic  2...

Nanima's khichdi / chilka mong daal khichdi is nutritious and easy to make, I have named it nanima's khichdi because it was my grand ma's favorite one, its the way she use to prepare, in fact she guided me and forced me into cooking during my early teens and for that I am very thank ful to her, if she wudnt have forced me, i would have not been a good cook , infact whatever I am is all because of her, now she is no more...but for me she does exists in my heart, in my cooking.....in whaterver I do....she being a grand mother raised me like her own daughter, I never experienced motherly love but I am sure if I had my mother she would have taken care of me the way my nanima did, I owe every thing to her... This recipe is really close to my heart as its one of her favourite and mine too, I still remember she use to tell me to make this khichdi and then we use to have it with her home made pickles....If she could hear me, want to say that nanima I Love you...and I m...

Gajarsuji duet is such an amazing dessert, something that I have experimented with and can proudly name it as my Recipe, Gajarsuji duet though name given by me, has a layered halwa , where I have assembled two halwas and given barfi shape, its layered with zaffrani suji ka halwa initially at the base as the first layer and then the other layer of gajar ka halwa that is the second one and then again suji layered, and  topped with sliced almonds and pistachios.   As my husband has a sweet tooth and after every meal he wants something sweet to have be it chocolate, gajar ka halwa, suji ka halwa or  kheer,  so just thought to surprise him with something very delicious and  tasty, as my experiment turned out to be one of the best dessert, in fact he loved it, according to him I have created something Extra ordinary and Ideally its an epic for people who have sweet tooth like him... Here I am sharing my delicious Recipe of Gajarsuji duet ........