Zulekha's Kitchen

ROSE CHICKEN is a super tempting appetizer, served as a snack . In this recipe chicken filling is made , how ever you can make your own filling be it veg or non veg , then wrap in a rose shape and bake these beauties .  When I saw these Roses in one of my friend gloria fernandes's blog ,the next thing I knew was to make them with my chicken filling. In fact I have made these , many times but could not put up on my blog , so here is my recipe of rose chicken inspired by my friend's technique.   INGREDIENTS:  FOR FILLING CLICK HERE  FOR DOUGH :  2 cups flour  1.5 yeast  1.5 tsp powdered sugar  salt to taste  1/2 cup water  1/4 cup milk 2 tbsp butter  grated cheese 2 tbsp oil METHOD:  In warm water add sugar , mix and dissolve yeast in it ,let it rest for 10 minutes . In a large bowl sieve flour , add salt , mix well , add yeast mixture to it  and start kneading with warm milk. K...

Cheesy Kheema is a tempting and delectable appetizer , which I experimented last year during Ramadan . In this recipe I cooked Keema with few drops of oil and baked in oven with loads of cheese . Though it's guilt free appetizer , as it's not a deep nor shallow fried starter , you can have it any time of the day with less cheese of course , as it's too light to have and you don't feel too heavy on your stomach. My easy peasy recipe of cheesy Keema or you can even call it as Kheema bread pizza , just add 1 tbsp pizza sauce on each bread , then place prepared kheema mixture and load it with grated cheese . Here's the recipe of my cheesy Keema ...! INGREDIENTS:  150 gms lamb mince  2 tsp ginger garlic paste  1-2 tsp red chilly powder  1 green chilly chopped finely  1/2 small tsp cumin powder  1/2 small tsp garam masala powder  chopped coriander leaves  salt 2-3 tbsp oil 1 cup grated cheese  mixed herbs  ...

TANDOORI CHICKEN LOLLIPOPS are guilt free, light to have and yet tasty too. As the name says it all , the chicken lollipops are marinated in tandori masala with other spices and grilled in oven or cooked in frying pan with just a few drops of oil and then baste with butter and is grilled on gas to give that grilling effect . I just simply loved this idea when I had it , few months back in one of the restaurants where they served us chicken platter . I instantly loved the idea and thought to in corporate it when I make chicken lollipops.  Though here I have served with home made red chilly chutney but you can serve with home made schezwan chutney too , as it totally depends on you . Without much a do , here is my recipe of TANDOORI CHICKEN LOLLIPOPS . INGREDIENTS :  1/2 kg chicken lollipops  3 tbsp thick curd  2 tbsp ginger garlic paste 1-2 tsp red chilly powder  1 small tsp cumin powder  1 small tsp whole garam  masala powder...

Red chilly chutney is spicy , tangy and has balanced taste . It is made of whole red dry chilies grind and cooked with jaggery and tamarind to get that perfect balanced taste .I usually make this tongue tickling red chilly chutney when I prepare chicken shawarmas and during Ramadan too, I make in batches for the whole month of "Ramadan " as a condiment to be served with fritters or any other fried or baked dishes as we do not like ketch up to serve with fritters or any fried staters. Here is my easy , peasy and tasty recipe of Red chilly chutney...! INGREDIENTS :  12 -15 whole dry red chilies. 2 tbsp thick tamarind pulp 2 -3 tbsp jaggery  6-7 clove of garlic 1 tsp freshly grounded cumin powder salt METHOD :  Deseed and soak the dry red chilies in a large sauce pan for an hour . Take drained red chilies , garlic and grind in a small food processor with 1/4 cup water to a smooth paste. Now in a saucepan add these freshly grind red chilly paste ,...

Chicken Popcorn  is a kind of replica of kfc pop corn chicken , though their ingredients are secret and they do not disclose what all they add to make this delicious appetizer , but here I have tried to make it very close to them. Though there are so many pop corn chicken recipes , but I have tried to make according to my taste buds. Popcorn Chicken is a deep fried starter which is rolled in seasoned flour mixture , then dipped in egg mixture , lastly rolled in Panko bread crumbs . Almost all recipe on net have this ingredient called PANKO bread crumbs, it has thick and flaky texture , but unfortunately in Mumbai ( India ) its not easily available, the crumbs that we get here are fine , which do not give the  look of popcorn chicken nor taste like them. So after few attempts I tried my own way, like I rolled in seasoned flour mixture , then dipped in egg mixture , then in seasoned flour mixture , again in egg mixture and lastly in seasoned flour mix...

CHEESY CHICKEN SANDWICHES  are full of flavors and cheesy from inside. Its an apt appetizer for those who are chicken and cheese lovers . This recipe is created by me , as sometimes I do experiment and they turn out successful. As my hubby loves chicken , so I have to keep experimenting new dishes and appetizers for him , as he loves varieties. In fact when he had it , he loved the whole idea of chicken sandwiches and that cheese oozing out was just an icing on the cake . CHEESY CHICKEN SANDWICH is a scrumptious , delectable deep fried starters , which is easy to make and tasty too. Here in this recipe I have chopped chicken into thin ,  long, broad strips , placed a broad , long , thin strip of cheese in between and closed with the approximately more or less same sized chicken piece , coated in seasoned flour , dipped in egg and then bread crumbs , and deep fried on slow to medium flame until golden and crisp . Her is my recipe , which I named ...

CHICKEN TIKKA PIZZA PIN WHEELS are scrumptious pieces of pizza , as they are prepared, and then chopped into 2 inch thick pieces after rolling tightly . This pizza is so good with spicy chicken tikkas and grilled veggies , that I am sure you cannot eat just one. The best thing is preparing the dough and chicken tikkas at home makes these pin wheels more special , as lots of effort go in making it . The whole process of kneading the dough till making the chicken tikkas pin wheel is lot of fun.I am sure you gonna enjoy it too, the way I did . Actually what I did was when I wanted to prepare these scrumptious pizza pin wheels , I prepared the dough and marinated the chicken a day before , so that it doesn't be tiring for me , you can do the same if you alone like me who doesn't have a helper for cooking . This is my first attempt though , but they turned out pretty much tastier as what I had thought so. These pin wheels are super tempting and to die for ...