Spicyandhra

We are little picky with our greens here. I shouldn’t't be saying anything about my son here as I was just the same when I was little. I remember picking up those small coriander leaves, mustard seed and garlic in daals and everything. On top of all this I used to complain to mom why she used to add all those yak things. Little I know how they enhance those subtle flavours in those simple dishes.

Coming to greens, Dad used to be a great fan of them and would love to have them everyday. For him that’s a ultimate healthy meal and for me, its just the other way round, i used to gobble up at once and imme have a glass of water.

How strange is life when you see your little one doing the same. No curry leaves, no coriander, no spinach and the list goes on and on. He is not at all fussy except for these little things. One thing he doesn’t like is spinach in dal. So I have been inventing few recipes where I can sneak in a bunch of baby spinach leaves here and there in my salads, rotis and now even my snacks as well.

I have an event planned on Saturday where I am  about to showcase my potato tikkis.

I wanted an element of surprise in otherwise normal potato tikkis.

I looked around in some blogs to find an ultimate recipe and found this absolute beauty at Sailu’s, with all the ingredients I wanted to be in my tikkis.

I tweaked and twisted the recipe to suit my palette.

Ingredients:

1/2 kg packet of baby spinach, roughly chopped

2 large potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 tsp grated ginger

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric

1/2 lemon squeezed

Salt to taste.

Mix all the above ingredients and make them into whatever size patties you want  and keep them aside.

Shallow fry these patties with a drizzle of oil now and then. 2 minutes on either side and serve them with tomato ketchup.

The final result was absolutely  delightful. I loved those beauties along with Noel and couldn’t stop with a couple.

Rocky hasn’t tasted as yet but I am sure what he is going to say!!!!!YUM YUM YUM!!!

When I saw this yummy chicken popcorn dish at lovely Sig’s Blog, I just couldn’t resist staring at those pictures nor wait to try. When I was fixing up Noel’s birthday menu, this was the first thing that zoomed onto to the first line of my dairy. But with time being an issue that day, I couldn’t try them that day but well pleased to make this last weekend as Sunday brunch.

They were simply delectable and we thoroughly enjoyed savoured these with onions, chillies and a drizzle of lemon on the top.

I tweaked the recipe a bit and here is my version:

Chicken Breasts: 2( cut into very small pieces)

Plain Flour: 2 tbsps

Chilli powder: 1 tsp

Turmeric: 1 tsp

Oil: 1 tbsp for mixing and 1 cup for frying

Lemon: half

Onions: 1 cut into small pieces

Green chillies: 2

Mix flour, salt, chilli powder, turmeric and oil and add chicken pieces. Leave it to rest for 10 minutes.

Take 1 cup of oil in a saucepan and when its at right temperature to deep fry, add these chicken pieces in small amounts and fry them until its cooked inside and outside is golden brown.

Drain them on a paper towels and Garnish with onions, chillies and a drizzle of lemon.

Spicy chicken bites are ready in a jiffy.

( There seems to be a problem with the pictures and text so had to repost it again)

A setting to remember,  a lunch not to forget at a place called Seckford Hall, a Tudor Period House built in the 15^th century which is now a Premier hotel n restaurant in historic market town of Woodbridge.The surroundings were simply splendid with luxurious accommodation and modern facilities. Our dining experience is definitely one to remember. There are two restaurants at this place and both won the prestigious AA Rosettes in recognition of high standard of cuisine on offer. There are a wide range of fish, meat and veggies and you can select your own lobster, how cool is that?We all thoroughly enjoyed our lunch and the menu was simple n elegant.

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