Hot garlic Vegetable Sauce with steamed Rice.. Chinese Issshtyle.....

Now this one doesn't really have a Name....

The Three 'Cheeky Chefs' just got together & created something exciting!!

'Hot garlic Vegetable Sauce with steamed Rice' sound appetizing enough??

Or Momolicolioussheefus!!

Now does it really matter?????

What DOES matter, is that it turned out to be absolutely fabulous & we three cheeky chefs had a fantastic time devouring it :)

Gone in a matter of minutes!!

Wana make something similar for yourself at home??

This is what you will need....

• Onions
• Bell Peppers
• Potatoes
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Schezwan sauce (Store bought)
• Soy sauce (Store Bought)
• Cornflour
• Cooked Rice

Step 1 Chop up the Veggies

• Finely Julienne the Onions & Bell peppers
• Mash a few cloves of garlic & finely dice them
• Peel & Grate a small piece of ginger

Step 2: Boil, Peel & dice potatoes

Step 3: Begin cooking!!

Saute the Garlic & Ginger

Saute the onions... Add a tea spoon of salt 

Saute the Bell Peppers

Add two Big dollops of Schezwan Sauce

Two teaspoons of dark Soy

Toss in the Potatoes

Step 4: Add two cup fulls of water, one table spoon of corn flour & give the whole thing quick swirl

• Let it simmer for about 10 - 12 minutes
• Turn off the heat
• Serve hot with Steaming Rice

Tastes Beautiful :)

Try this at one home :)

My Special Home made brownies!!!

Ok now i aint giving out the exact proportions of the all ingredients for this one.....

Why??!!

Cuz I plan on selling these one day & making some good amount of money from it:)

But you all gotto see how easy this is & appreciate how simple flavors come together & make something that is so absolutely bang on.. Bakery Quality :)

Also I gotto admit... I did look up like a million recipes online & tried quiet a few of them..

This one has been has perfected over time..

Leme show you how ;)

You will need:

• Eggs
• Vegetable oil
• Powdered Sugar
• Cocoa powder
• All purpose flour
• Vanilla Extract
• Baking Powder
• Salt

Step 1: Mix Sugar, Oil & Vanilla Extract

• In a large bowl, sift in powdered sugar

Tip: Always sift all dry ingredients.. it aerates the mixture & helps with the baking

• Add in oil & Vanilla extract 
• Mix well into a crumbly consistency

Step 2: Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

Step 3:Add the Eggs

• In a separate  bowl, break open & beat the eggs

Step 4: Combine everything

• Pour the beaten eggs over the dry ingredients & add the sugar and oil mixture
• Lightly mix everything to a smooth consistency 
• Pour the mixture into a greased (vegetable oil) baking tray

Step 5: Bake

• Place the baking dish on a high rack
• Place this in a Pre-heated oven / microwave on the convection mode
• Bake for 30 mins at 180 degrees Celsius
• Let the Brownie rest for another 20 minutes without opening the door
• Remove from the oven / microwave and turn upside down on a cooling grill

The knife or toothpick should NOT come out clean when you stick it in.... It is supposed to be gooey :)

Enjoy the delicious brownies hot from the oven or cooled in the refrigerator 

Pav Bhaji... Made with leftovers and a wild imagination :)

You know how they say that some food items taste better the next day????

All the masalas have beautifully infused with the veggies and the food naturally becomes more aromatic & flavorsome :)

And you know how they also say that having to cook at home on a Sunday is just WRONG!!!!!

Monday blues have begun setting in, and all you really wana do is curl up and have a hot cuppa cocoa..

Given this scenario, how do you really manage to fork out a lovely dinner???

Now we Indians have created some fabulous dishes from leftovers.. and the laziness to actually cook a whole meal from scratch....

The items that top the list are; Stuffed Parathas, Bishebele Bhaat etc....

But the all time favorite remains the good old Pav Bhaji!!!!

So I had these two lame ass sabjis staring at me from the refrigerator..

Probably the worst Sabjis ever: Cabbage and French Beans.. YUCK!!

Take a look...

Spoiler alert: These two scary looking monsters are going to turn into some fantastic finger licking Stuff!!!

So lets get started then...

What you will need:

• Left over sabjis
• Two Onions, Diced
• Two Tomatoes, Diced
• 3 Cloves of garlic, Bashed and diced
• Pav Bhaji Masala, 3 tea spoons
• Salt & Sugar to taste
• One dollop of butter
• Pav (Buns)

Step 1: Saute the Onions in vegetable oil

Tip: Add half a tea spoon of salt here.. It will add a beautiful flavor to the final product

Step 2: Saute the Garlic

Step 3: Mash in the Tomatoes

Toss the tomatoes for a minute

Then Start mashing this tomato, onion & garlic mixture into a thick lumpy & smooth mixture

Step 4: Add the Pav Bhaji Masala

Add half a cup of water and continue bashing for another minute...

Till it looks like this...

Step 5: Mix in the left over Sabjis

 Continue bashing till you get a lumpy yet smooth consistency

The final Magical touches:

• Add one Dollop of Butter
• 2 tea spoons of sugar - this will away any kind of tartness in the food
• Just a pinch of salt, if needed, to balance the flavor

Cover the pan with a lid & switch off the gas.. This will allow the steam to infuse all the flavors

Step 5: lightly toast the Pav (Buns) in butter

And there you have it!!

Lovely, delicious & oh so beautifully fragrant Pav Bhaji!!

Gajar Ka Halwa :) 3 Simple Ingredients!! Very Healthy...... Very Tasty!!!

You know how you have those crazy sweet cravings after every meal???

Almost every evening, my hubby and I have this mischievous look in our eye that says.. WHAT'S FOR DESSERT!!!!

Now for the last 3 months we've been on this fitness trip..

We've even managed to lose a few kilos.... AND a few inches!!!

And we've fallen off the wagon only a few times :P ;)

And for legitimates reasons of course!!... Weddings, Offices parties, Birthdays, Sundays........

So I thought to my self this morning, what if I substituted all the unhealthy ingredients in any dessert... with some healthy options... without affecting the taste so much??

The first dessert that popped into my head was the classic Gajar ka Halwa!!!

Doesn't require too many ingredients and is super simple to make..

But the challenge was to eliminate all the unhealthy ingredients: Ghee, Mawa, Sugar & Cashew nuts

In the recipe that follows, you will see how I have Successfully (Cheeky Eh?) managed to maintain the flavor, texture and aroma of the traditional Gajar ka Halwa, all the while keeping it extremely healthy..

So for all you people out there, who have this giant sweet tooth but are also the freaky calorie counting types... give this recipe a try..

Take my word for it.. you wont even realize that its been made with only 3 healthy ingredients :)

The Ingredients:

3 Carrots
1 Cup  skimmed milk
1/4 cup Jaggery

 

Step 1: Wash, peel and grate the carrots

Step 2: Cook the Carrots

• Add the grated carrots to a non stick pan
• Note that I am specifically using a non stick pan because I have added NO ghee or butter to the pan
• Cook the carrots on High heat & toss the grated carrots every few minutes using a wooden spoon
• The aim here is to let all the water evaporate and reduce the carrots to about half the initial volume
• You will know that the carrots are done when they turn pale and lose that raw carrot smell

This is what it should look like:

After 5 minutes of cooking...

After 10 minutes of cooking...

At the end of 15 minutes when the carrots are completely done!!

Step 3: Add Milk

• Reduce the flame to Medium heat and add the milk to the cooked carrots
• Stir every few minutes to allow the Carrots to drink all the milk and become this lovely creamy mixture

This is what it should look like:

After 5 minutes of cooking...

At the end of 10 minutes when the milk has completely reduced...

Step 4: Add the Jaggery

• Once you add the jaggery, the thickened mixture will liquefy again

This is how it will look

• Stir constantly till you get that creamy texture again

• Turn off the gas
• Add a little cardamom powder for some lovely aroma and added flavor
• Pour out the mixture in a serving Bowl

Garnish With roasted Pistachios and DIG IN!!!

Burgers!!! Super easy.. Super YUMMMMMM!!!

What do you do when you are home alone on a Sunday evening..... and Super hungry!?!?!

Cooking a whole meal can be super tedious for just one person and ordering pizza is not really exciting when you have no chilled Beer to go with it :(

So i pulled myself up and decided to give my kitchen a quick scan to see if i could quickly cook up something super fast and super yummy...

Hmmmm.. there is some sweet bun, which my hubby and I had left over from our usual Sunday morning 'Bun maska chai' breakfast..

Some veggies.. BORING.........

Oh what's that!! Iceberg Lettuce!! where have u been hiding!!

Now I have never ever made burgers.. so obviously I want to make a couple today!!

That is what is unique about Cheeky chefs.. we try our hands at new stuff every time and never ever make the same thing twice.. at least not in the same way!

So if you see another post about burgers on our blog, we've probably gone a whole other way in that one..

Right..... So lets get started..................

Step 1: Boil Potatoes

• One medium sized Potato
• Peel it, chop it into small chunks and add to boiling water
• Adding half a tea spoon of salt to the water helps add a lovely flavor to the potato
• Cover the potatoes with a lid & turn off the gas
• Let the potatoes cook in the steam while you get the remaining ingredients ready

Step 2: Chop the Veggies

• One medium sized Onion thinly sliced into rings
• One medium sized Tomato thinly sliced
• Two lettuce leaves

Step 3: Making the Potato Patty

• Mash the Boiled Potato
• Add dried herbs (Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme, Pepper, Chilly flakes etc)
• Add a little salt
• Combine everything
• Take two big dollops in your hand and roll them into two golf sized balls
• Flatten them on your palms into Patties

Step 4: Pan Fry the Patties

• Add  little butter on a non stick frying Pan
• Fry the patties on medium heat till they turn golden brown & crunchy on both sides

Side 1

Side 2

Step 5: Toast the Burger Buns

• Add a little butter to the non stick frying pan
• Give the buns a quick toss in the butter on both sides to get a slightly crunchy & greasy texture

Step 6: Assemble the Burger!!

Layer 1: Lettuce

Layer 2: Mayo/Mustard/Any Salad dressing

Layer 3: Onion Rings

Layer 4: Tomatoes

Layer 5: Patty

Layer 6: More Onions & Tomatoes

Layer 7: Tomato Ketchup

Layer 8: Seasoning (Mixed herbs)

Layer 9: More Lettuce

Layer 10: The top Bun!!!

And Voila!!

Two Scrumptious Burgers!!

I literally had to hold myself down to take this picture!!

Gobbled down the first one in less than a Minute! 

Super duper Yummy!! 

Super duper Quick!!