Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Tangy Tomato Rice or with a Tasty Side of Hot and Sour Vinegar Sauce

Two in One Recipe :-

This recipe is for Grilled Salmon served with tomato rice or with a tasty side dish of tangy bell pepper sauce. It’s just few more ingredients and you can make a little variation in your next dinner or lunch.

Serve it to your loved ones instead of waiting to go a fancy restaurant for this fabulous dish or invite your friends over and believe me they will be your fan after this.

Ingredients

· Two cups of soaked rice ( soak only for 30 minutes before cooking)
· 1 cup of tomato sauce
· 1 cup of fresh mix vegetables- for different colors ( Capsicum, Carrots, Peas, Corn)
· Vegetable/Olive Oil
· 1 tsp. Cumin/Zeera powder
· Salt to taste
· 1 tsp of red chili powder
· Fresh chopped cilantro/coriander/dhaniya

For Marinating Fish:-
· Two Fillets Atlantic Salmon (cut in two pieces each- Dinner for four)
· Juice of 1 Lemon, and take lemon zest for same.
· 1 tsp. lime zest
· 2 garlic cloves minced very thinly
· Salt & Pepper to taste
· 2 tsp. of Olive oil
· ½ tsp. of red chili powder
· 1 tsp. of vinegar1 tsp. hot sauce.

Directions

Rice:-
· Mix all the ingredients for marinating and marinate the fish for 1 night before
or 7-8 hrs before you cook.
· Take a non stick skillet and add zeera/cumin seeds to 2 tsp of vegetable/olive oil.
· Now add salt and red chili powder.
· Add mix vegetables and let them cook till they turn crispy light brown.
· Now add tomato puree/sauce to it and let it cook for 2-5 minutes.
· Add soaked rice to it without water and stir it for two minutes until each rice grain is

coated with your mixture.
· Now add 1 to 1 ½ cups of water and let it cook till 15-20 minutes.


Cooking Fish:-

Till Rice cooks start with fish.
· Spray non stick oil spray on a grilled pan/plate (if you don’t have a grilled pan you can

use non stick skillet also)
· When it is medium heated add the fish, do not add sauce just fish. Let the fish cook on

each side for 3-5 minutes until it is golden brown. If you flip before this fish will not be

cooked properly and will break while flipping. For Sauce
· Heat on low heat leftover marinating sauce and 2 tsp of vinegar and 1 tsp. of
vinegar.

Serve rice with Salmon in individual plates and garnish with spicy and sour sauce on it.

Next Day Lunch or Dinner :-

Now you can make this as next day lunch or next day dinner with slight additions. Cook Fish as referred above and cook tasty side dish with it.

Ingredients

For Sauce:-
· 1 yellow and 1 green bell pepper chopped roughly in size
· 2 tsp of vinegar
· 2 tsp of hot sauce
· Vegetable/Canola/Olive oil (except mustard oil)
· ¼ cup of Water

Directions

. Take another non stick skillet, add ½ tsp of oil.
· Add chopped bell peppers.
· Now let them cook 5-10 minutes till they turn little pink brown on low heat.
· Now add ¼ cup of water and let it cook for 5 minutes.
· After they are cooked keep them aside and add salt and pepper to taste and let it sit

till pulao is ready.
· Now add hot sauce and vinegar to them and stir it so that each bell pepper is coated with

Sauce.

Serve with Grilled Salmon on hot and sour bell peppers bed and garnish with the sauce.

This could be romantic dinner special for Valentine's Day :)

-Chitra Pal

Khatte Rasmeese Aloo - Puri Aloo Dish

Ingredients
· 4 Boiled diced Potatoes
· 1 tsp. of Cumin / zeera
· 1 teaspoon Haldi/turmeric powder
· 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
· Salt to taste
· 1 teaspoon Anaardana & Amchoor (dry Mango powder)

Directions
· Heat Oil in non stick pan and add cumin seeds to splutter.
· Now add all dry spices and mix gently.
· Add boiled diced Potatoes
· Turn down heat to low and add 1 cup water
· Slide down the lid on to it.
· Serve hot with Puri's, Paranthas

 

-Chitra

Chili Kadhai Paneer-Perfect Party Snack

 

Ingredients
· 2 roughly chopped Onion
· 2 roughly chopped Green bell peppers
· 2 tsp. minced ginger
· 1 small Tomato sauce/paste can
· 3 half hut green chilies
· 1 tsp. red chili powder
· 250 gm. Indian cottage cheese / Paneer
· 2 tsp. of Soy Sauce
· 1 cup roasted peanuts (not fried)

Directions

· Cut cottage cheese/ paneer in 1 inch cubes and keep it aside.
· Now take a non stick pan and add ginger to it.
· As soon as Ginger turns pink add Onions.
· While onions turn little bit crisp and pink in color add bell peppers.
· Add Soy Sauce
· Slide down the lid on the pan for five minutes and turn down the heat to low.
· When bell peppers are little soft and crispy add all dry spices.
· Now add Tomato paste.
· Now cook the mixture till 5 minutes with lid down on the pan.
· After cooking whole mixture/masala now add Paneer to this and let it simmer for 5
more minutes.
· Now add roasted peanuts for little crunch
· Garnish with green chilies.
· Serve hot with Naan/Chapatti or Parantha or serve as a snack with drinks.

You can also use Chicken instead of Paneer. Just roast Chicken before and rest of the recipe remians same.

-Chitra Ahluwalia Pal

Halloween Treat- Bloody Rice

Ingredients

1. 2 cups Boiled rice
2. 2 tsp. of Cardamon powder
3. 2 tsp. of Kesar water
4. 1 cup sugar
5. 2 pinch of Red Color

Directions

1. Heat Rice in low heat in a non stick pan

2. Add Sugar and cardamom powder

3. After sugar is mixed add Red color in it

4. Now take out rice from heat in individual bowls and let it cool down

5. Serve sugary delight with sprinkle of cardamom and kesar/rose water.

This is going to be a perfect spoookky dish for you on Halloween, enjoy and feed you hungry family or even dead..oooohhhhhhhhh ;)

-Chitra Ahluwalia Pal

Paneer Lababdaar

Perfect spicy Dish with red curry with so soft paneer that it will melt in your mouth :)

Ingredients

· 2 Minced Onions
· 1 cup Tomato Puree
· ½ cup Curd
· 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
· Salt to taste
· 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
· 250 gm cubed Paneer / Cottage Cheese
· 2 cardamoms
· Oil / Desi Ghee (Clarified butter)

Directions

· In a non stick pan add oil and add Onions.
· When Onions turn golden brown add tomato puree.
· When oil starts leaving sides of pan add curd and all dry spices with 2 cardamoms and Salt.
· Now add cubes of paneer.
· Garnish with Finely chopped green chilies and serve hot with Paranthas/ Chapatti or Naan

-Chitra Ahluwalia Pal

Citrus Rice Salad

A colorful Citrus recipe..

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked long grain rice
  
• ½ diced red Onion
  
• 3-4 sliced spring onions (green)
  
• 5 chopped tomatoes
  
• ½ diced English cucumber
  
• 2 tsp. chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
  
  Dressing
  
• Juice of 1 Orange
  
• Juice of lemon
  
• Zest of 1 lemon
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
  
  Directions
  
• In a large bowl combine cooked rice, onion, green onions, tomato, cucumber and chopped cilantro.
  
• In a small bowl whisk together fresh orange juice, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt pepper to taste.
  
• Mix well and pour over the rice salad.
  
• Toss gently and garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.

-Chitra Ahluwalia Pal

Chinese Veg Fried Rice

Bored with your chinese takeout, want to make your own fired rice. Here's is the trick:-
This is so easy even your kids can try it when you are working. You can also try making this over your busy weekday.It's ready in 15 minutes.

 
Ingredients

· 3 cups boil rice
· 4 tsp. of Soy Sauce (low sodium-optional)
· 4 tsp. of Vinegar
· ½ tsp. of Red chili powder
· 1 cup Mix vegetables
· 1 tsp. of Cumin seeds
· 2 tsp. of Oil

Directions

· Heat oil in non stick pan and add cumin seeds.
· When seeds splutter add mix vegetables.
· Fry the vegetables just for a very little time and then add red chili powder.
· Then add Boil rice and let them fry for five minutes.
· Now add Soy sauce and Vinegar.
· Garnish with fresh chopped scallions /green onions.

-Chitra

Shahi Paneer

This rceipe is dedicated my mom in law. She handed over this family recipe to me. I hope i am justfying this. It is yummy you must try this. Your family will ask for more so make sure you make plenty to serve all hungry audiences :)

Ingredients

· 2 finely chopped Onion
· 1 tsp. minced ginger
· 1 Diced Tomato can
· 3 half hut green chilies
· Salt to taste
· 1 tsp. red chili powder
· 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
· 250 gm. Indian cottage cheese / Paneer
· 1/2 cup Half n Half


Directions

· Cut cottage cheese/ paneer in 1 inch cubes and keep it aside.
· Now take a non stick pan and add onion and ginger to it.
· While onions are cooking puree you diced tomatoes in the chopper.
· When onions turn golden brown add tomato puree.
· Now cook the mixture till 5 minutes.
· Add Salt, Red chili powder and Turmeric and green chilies.
· Add half n half and ½ cup water let it simmer for 5-8 minutes.
· After cooking whole mixture/masala now add Paneer to this and let it simmer for 5 more
minutes.
· Garnish with green chilies.
· Serve not with Naan/Chapatti or Parantha.


-Chitra

Raita

What a hot parantha without Raita ? Here is the dish which cools down hot parantha’s in one second. Or you can serve as a dip to children with chips/ nachos.It is yummy with hot tandoori Chicken :)

Ingredients

· 4 cups Curd (non fat, plain yoghurt)
· ¼ finely chopped Onion
· ¼ finely chopped Tomato (without seeds)
· 1 finely chopped green chili
· 2 tsp. finely chopped Cilantro/Coriander/Dhaniya
· Salt to taste
· 1 tsp. dry & crushed mint/pudina
· 1 cup water

Directions

Mix all the Ingredients in bowl and let it cool and serve with hot stuffed parantha’s and pickle.

 

-Chitra

Refreshing Mango Dessert

Perfect Summer dish, refreshing non fat yoghurt dip with any kind of chips or eat it like that or mix with little bit of water or make Mango Lassi or Smoothie or make kulfi for your children. A non fat curd have lots of protein intake.

Ingredients
· 1 cup Mango Pulp
· 1 tsp. Kesar / Zaffran / Saffron soaked in one cup Water
· 4 cups hung Curd (optional:-non fat)
· 4tsp. Sugar

Directions
· Mix Mango Pulp and Kesar and kesar water and sugar together.
· Add hung curd
· Serve in individual bowls and enjoy with your family on hot summer day.

-Njoy Chitra