Anshu's Food Odyssey

The succulent, juicy and creamy " Chicken Malai Tikka" is one Indian appetizer which brings a big smile on the face of every passionate foodie. The gastronomic favorite is a perfect blend of mild spices and silky texture with deliciousness of cream and cheese oozing out of its every bite. For those who are die hard fans of this royal delicacy and specially go out to restaurants to savour its exotic flavours, here I bring for them an easy recipe to prepare and enjoy this creamy tikka in the comfort of their own homes.  Ingredients 500 gms boneless chicken breast cut into bite size cubes 2 tsp lemon juice 2 tsp ginger/garlic/green chilli/coriander paste Salt to taste 1 tsp black pepper powder 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 2 tsp oil 1/2 cup fresh cream 1/2 cup hung curd 2 tsp corn flour 1/4 cup grated processed cheese Method 1. Marinate chicken with lemon juice, salt, black pepper powder, cardamom powder and green chilli paste. Keep it in the refrigera

Who doesn't like a flavour-bursting paapdi chaat or dahi bhalla? What if the same chaat is given a little twist? How about serving it in an edible tokri or a katori? If the idea sounds interesting, take a look at the recipe below which lists down the step by step procedure of making these tokris using plain all purpose flour.... Ingredients (makes 10-12 tokris) 2 cups all purpose flour (maida) 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 tsp carrom seeds (ajwain) Salt to taste 3/4 cup water Method 1. First add in oil to maida and mix them well until you get a bread crumb texture. 2. Next add in salt and ajwain and mix well. 3. Now, prepare a dough using water little by little. Make sure the dough is neither too soft nor too hard. 4. Leave the dough to rest for about half an hour covered with a muslin cloth. 5. After half an hour, again kneed the dough for 5 minutes and prepare small lemon sized balls from it. 6. Roll out the balls into a chapati. 7. Then take a steel katori, grease

A mouth-watering Tokri Chaat is an improved version of much popular Dahi-Paapdi Chaat. The tokri in this savoury snack is made in the shape of a mini basket, which is then stuffed with bhallas and crunchy mixture of sauteed sprouts, fried potatoes and dollops of yogurt topped with spicy-tangy chutneys. For the detailed recipe of this yummylicious street food, simply scroll through this page. And Yes! don't forget to leave your feedback in the comments section below. INGREDIENTS (for filling of 1 tokri) 2-3 mini bhallas 2 tsp sprouted moong (sauteed in a wok with roasted cumin powder, salt and chilli flakes) 2 tsp chopped coriander 2 tsp finely chopped onions 1 tsp finely chopped green chillis 1 tsp finely chopped tomatoes 2 tsp tamarind chutney 2 tsp green mint chutney 2 tbsp thick beaten curd (slightly sweetened) Salt to taste 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder 1/2 tsp chaat masala INGREDIENTS (for garnishing) 1/2 tsp chopped coria