Chicken And Lentil Calzone

CHICKEN AND LENTIL CALZONE

Hello guys, welcome to my cozy corner again. Today I am going to share a recipe of Chicken And Lentil Calzone which is my version of Calzones that I came across reading in some magazine. A Calzone is an oven-baked, folded pizza which originated in Naples in the 18th century. It is generally prepared from a salted dough, filled with ham, chicken, vegetables, lots of cheese and also an egg. And my idea of making it is a bit simpler which has some lentil and minced meat fried in light spices and onions. It is an easy recipe which you can try as a snack. I hope you will like it. So, here is the recipe—

1. Chicken Keema – 200 gms
2. Chana Dal – 100 gms
3. Onion – 2
4. Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1/2 tsp
5. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin Powder – 1/2 tsp
7. Red Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp
8. Fennel Powder – 1/2 tsp
9. Dry Mango Powder – 1/2 tsp
10. Garam Masala – 1 tsp
11. Salt – According to taste
12. Sugar – A pinch

For the calzone wrappers:–

1. Refined Flour – 400 gms
2. Baking Powder – 1/4 tsp
3. Vegetable Oil – 2 tsp
4. Water – for making the dough

STEPS

Step 1

Take refined flour in a bowl. Add baking powder and oil in it. Make a pliable dough from it. Chop the onions finely. Boil the chana dal.

Step 2

Take a pan, add oil. Now add the finely chopped onions. Add ginger garlic paste and saute. Now add spices, salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, cumin powder, fennel seed powder,garam masala, dry mango powder, sugar and saute it. Now add the chicken keema and saute for two minutes. Add some water and let the keema cook. Dry it up.

Step 3

Next, add the boiled chana dal and saute everything together for a minute. Cool it.

Step 4

To make the calzones, take one portion of the dough and make a small chapati from it. Fill some of the keema batter in the middle of the chapati, fold it from the middle and stick it to the other end of the chapati using some water. Do so for all of them.

Step 5

Take a pan again. Add vegetable oil. Drop the prepared calzones one by one in it and shallow fry them till crisp, browned and done. Soak any extra oil using a tissue paper.

Our Chicken And Lentil Calzone are ready. Serve it with mayonnaise or a dip of your choice.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great weekend everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

 

 

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Fish Poha

FISH POHA

Hello, and welcome to my cooking corner again. Today I am going to share a recipe of Fish Poha with you. Every day in the morning, there arises a question in all households about what will be the menu of the day. Usually, I try to make simpler recipes which are tasty and healthy too. In one of my earlier blogs, I have made a similar recipe of Chicken Poha and today I have used boneless tilapia fish to make this poha. I hope you all will like it. So let’s start with the recipe—

Ingredients:-For the marination of fish—

1. Boneless fish – 3 whole pieces
2. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
3. Garlic Paste – 1/2 tsp
4. Salt -According to taste

For the poha:—

1. Beaten Rice – 200 gms
2. Onions – 11/2
3. Green Chillies -2
4. Potato – 4 pieces
5. Green Capsicum(or any other vegetable of your choice) – 1
6. Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp
7. Red Chilly Powder -1/2 tsp
8. Cumin Powder -1 tsp
9. Garam Masala -1 tsp
10. Sugar – 1/2 tsp
11. Dry Mango Powder -1 tsp
12. Cashew and raisin(or any nut of your choice)-5 each
13. Salt – According to taste
14. Vegetable Oil – 2 tbsp

STEPS

Step 1

Wash and cut the fish fillet into cubes. Marinate with salt, turmeric powder, and garlic paste. Now pan fry or deep fry the cubes. Chop the onions and green chilies finely. Chop the capsicum into strips. Chop the potato too into cubes and blanch it till half done. Shallow fry the capsicum and potato in 2 tsp oil. You can use any other veggies apart from capsicum and potato.

Step 2

Take a pan. Add oil. Now add the chopped onions and green chilies. Fry for a minute. Add the spices, salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, cumin powder,garam masala and fry for two minutes. Add sugar.

Step 3

Now add the potato cubes and capsicum and fry again for half a minute. Also, add dry mango powder. Next, wash the beaten rice. Add it in the fried veggies. Add the dry fruits and lastly after mixing everything well, add in the fried fish cubes.

Step 4

Mix and cook everything for one minute, covered on slow flame. Switch off the gas. You can add a dash of lemon juice too after the poha gets cooled.

Our Fish Poha is ready. Serve it in breakfast or as an evening snack.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

 

 

Mixed Veg And Panir Mini Parantha with Onion And Garlic Chutney

 MIXED VEG AND PANIR MINI PARANTHA WITH ONION AND GARLIC CHUTNEY

Hello and welcome to my cooking corner again. Hope you all are doing fine. Today I am going to make mini paranthas with vegetable and panir stuffing and I will serve it with onion and garlic chutney. I tried this idea for my kids and they liked it. I hope you too will try to make it sometime. So let’s start with it—

Ingredients:-For the parantha dough:-

1. Refined Flour-400 gms
2. Vegetable Oil-2 tbsp
3. Water-For making dough

For the veggie filling:-

1. Cauliflower-1/2 of 1
2. French Beans-25 gms
3. Carrot-25 gms
4. Peas-25 gms
5. Onion-1
6. Panir or Cottage Cheese-25 gms
7. Green Chillies-2
8. Ginger-Garlic Paste-1/2 tsp
9. Cumin Powder-1/2 tsp
10. Garam Masala-1/2 tsp
11. Dry Mango Powder-1/2 tsp
12. Salt-According to taste
13. Vegetable oil- For shallow frying
14. Chat Masala-A pinch
15. Grated Cheese-For garnish(optional)

STEPS

Step 1

To make the parantha dough take refined flour in a bowl. Add vegetable oil and using water make a pliable dough of it. Keep aside.

Step 2

For the stuffing, chop all the vegetables very finely and blanch them. Chop the onions and green chilies too very finely along with panir. Take a pan and add 2 tsp of oil in. Now add chopped onions, green chilies, ginger garlic paste and fry it. Now add the blanched veggies and remaining spices, cumin powder,garam masala, dry mango powder, salt, chat masala and fry for 1 more minute. Lastly, mix in the cubed panir. Let the veggie mix cool.

Step 3

To make the paranthas, take one portion of the dough and make out a chapati from it. Make another chapati. Now cut the two chapatis in four equal portions.

Step 4

To make the mini paranthas, take one part of the chapati and put 2 tbsp of filling on it. Now take the other chapati and place it on top of the first one. Seal it by pressing from the top and bottom sides and then make small curves on the edges with your fingers. Do so for all the remaining ones.

Step 5

Now take a pan for shallow frying of the paranthas. And brush it with some oil. Place the mini paranthas on it and shallow fry them till browned and crisp.

Note point-You can add some grated cheese on top of the veggie filling at the time of sealing the parantha.

OurMixed Veg And Panir Mini Paranthas are ready. Serve it with onion and garlic chutney.

Onion And Garlic Chutney

Ingredients:-

1. Onion -1
2. Ginger-A small piece
3. Garlic Pods-2
4. Red Chilly -2
5. Peanuts- 1 tbsp
6. Salt – According to taste
7. Vegetable Oil-1 tbsp

STEPS

Step 1

Take a pan and roast all the ingredients except the last two. Let them cool.

Step 2

Take a chutney jar and add all the above-roasted ingredients in it. Add some water and grind it to a smooth paste.

Step 3

Mix in some salt and vegetable oil. Serve it.

Our Onion And Garlic Chutney is ready.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great weekend everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!