CEans can cook!

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  Ashraf HZ

  I'd like to request a nice and easy Cheese Macaroni recipe please!
  
  I'm not much of a cook, but I used to make this simple layered chocolate biscuit "cake". No need to bake. Just mix stuff and cool in fridge 😛 I'll try to recall the recipe next time.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  *Reserves the space for Biggi's fruit-salad* 😛
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  raj87verma88

  Macaroni and Cheese
  x amount of macaroni
  1.5x amount of cheese grated
  1 cup cream
  black pepper and salt to taste
  cook macaroni in boiling water drain excess water. mix all the ingredients and micro until light brown.
  you may also add an egg.
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  Ashraf HZ

  Haha, thanks! Ratio of cheese to macaroni, 1.5:1? That's a heck of a lot of cheese 😛
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  gohm

  Now Biggie I know you can do more than masala chai!
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  I guess I should add word 'nutritious' somewhere in my first post.
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  raj87verma88

  ash

  Haha, thanks! Ratio of cheese to macaroni, 1.5:1? That's a heck of a lot of cheese 😛

  Oh, sorry, it was 1 to 1.5x. Depends upon how cheesy you want it to be.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  @Gohm: Of course. Just wait for my fruit salad.
  
  Waiting for all your recipes, CEans. What's stopping you?
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  raj87verma88

  *Shahi Paneer and Seekh Kababs will come later today* We may also learn to make some tikkas.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Ash, can we have something Malaysian Special from you?
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  aashima

  Ahh something different on CE! 😛
  I haven't tried much except for maggi, home made soups and sponge and chocolate cakes! 😁
  So I'll better wait for the expert recipes. And yes, I am specially interested in fruit salad. 😁
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  Ashraf HZ

  I can't cook anything special, let alone a Malaysian one 😛 I'll dig around my mom's recipes I guess.
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  sauravgoswami

  Well i can cook junk food like maggi,and to some extent prepare rice and dal,scrambled egg is my fav I can make that anytime,but someday I will love to cook authentic bengali cuisine I am really fond of it!!!!!
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  What is with Engineers and Maggi? Almost all engineers love noodles?
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  sauravgoswami

  Maggi is a marvel of food ENGINEERING its quick to make,nice to taste,is a filler and more importantly digest really fast.....I love Maggi!!!
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  I admit, I love it.
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  sauravgoswami

  Well even indian junk foods are easy to prepare and they are nutritious too
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  In my humble opinion, junk food is not supposed to be nutritious and vice versa.
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  Ashraf HZ

  Maggi is part of an engineer's diet 😉
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  raj87verma88

  Shahi Paneer or Imperial Cottage Cheese
  
  250 g Paneer/Cottage Cheese
  2 onions finely chopped
  Some ginger
  3-5 garlic cloves
  2-3 green chillies
  1-2 tsp. red chill powder
  3/4 to 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  1 tsp Garam masala (A mixture of various spices)
  1/2 cup milk
  salt to taste
  5-6 tbsp. cream
  1/3 to 1/2 cup powdered or grated dry fruit (Almonds, Cashew Nuts)
  10 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
  1/2 kg tomatoe puree
  
  Mix the onion+ginger+garlic+green chilli paste.
  Heat oil in Wok. Saute the paste for some time. Add Tomato puree, milk, cream...everything except Cheese. Cook the Sauce/gravy/Curry for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the cheese into square or triangular pieces. Add the cheese to the sauce and cook for another 10 minutes or till the sauce thickens.
  P.S. You may change the ingredients according to your taste
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  raj87verma88

  Seekh Kebabs
  
  500 kg lamb/beef/pork/goat Keema or Mince
  3/4 tsp garam masala
  1 tsp garlic paste
  1 tsp raw papaya paste
  4-5 green chillies
  1.5 onions (make a paste)
  1-2 Egg
  Salt to taste
  2 tbsp Cooking Oil
  1 tsp red chilly powder
  Cardamom
  1 tsp Black Pepper
  2 tsp cream
  2 tsp cashew nut powder
  1 tsp ginger paste
  Some cumin seeds
  Turmeric
  4-5 tbsp of split peas or chick peas pawder (You can add a mixture of both)
  First cook the split peas and/or chick peas in boiling water till they are soft. Drain the water and cool them. Then grind them to make powder.
  
  Mix all the ingredients and knead properly. Take a minute amount of mixture and saute in oil until cooked. Taste it and make changes if required. Refrigerate the mixture for 1-2 hrs. Pre-heat the oven with the skewers. Remove the skewers and press a ball of mince on to it. Repeat till all the skewers are full. Place in oven, and keep ratating the skewers till the mince is almost done. Remove the kebabs carefully. Shallow fry them with 2-3 tbsp oil or you can wrap them in a plastic covering for later.
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  Seanv

  😁 ... Well, here is something for fellow Maggi fans who want to add a little more taste to it...
  
  Ingredients:
  
  1. A Maggie noodles packet.
  2. A small/medium garlic pod
  3. Two small/medium chillies (One if its monstrously big or dark green in color).
  4. 7 curry leaves, you can take 8 too, I'm not picky 😛
  5. 3 table spoons of oil.
  6. Salt to taste
  
  
  Split the chillies into two along its length and squish the garlic pod. Add the oil, chillies, garlic and curry leaves, wait till the garlic begins to turn brown, then add the water. add the taste maker (the silver maggie noodle taste maker which is in the noodles packet), add some salt (about 1/5 of a tea-spoon), then put in the noodles, and make them as you normally do.
  
  I doubt adding garlic, chillies and curry leaves makes this nutritious 😛 . Then again, nutrition and taste are inversely proportional :evil:
  
  I'll add the Cheese Macoroni recipe later today...
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  CEMember

  hey buddy Seanv, What a simple way of making maggi I can make much maggi more tasty than told by you. Just get me some vegetables also. I love my made maggi. 😁
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  gohm

  How about posting your recipe so we can compare & maybe crown a Maggi king? =)
  
  

  CEMember

  hey buddy Seanv, What a simple way of making maggi I can make much maggi more tasty than told by you. Just get me some vegetables also. I love my made maggi. 😁

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  gohm

  I am going to try this with tofu and minus the egg, sounds like it would be good, thanks Patty.
  
  
  

  raj87verma88

  Seekh Kebabs
  
  
  
  500 kg lamb/beef/pork/goat Keema or Mince
  3/4 tsp garam masala
  1 tsp garlic paste
  1 tsp raw papaya paste
  4-5 green chillies
  1.5 onions (make a paste)
  1-2 Egg
  Salt to taste
  2 tbsp Cooking Oil
  1 tsp red chilly powder
  Cardamom
  1 tsp Black Pepper
  2 tsp cream
  2 tsp cashew nut powder
  1 tsp ginger paste
  Some cumin seeds
  Turmeric
  4-5 tbsp of split peas or chick peas pawder (You can add a mixture of both)
  First cook the split peas and/or chick peas in boiling water till they are soft. Drain the water and cool them. Then grind them to make powder.
  
  Mix all the ingredients and knead properly. Take a minute amount of mixture and saute in oil until cooked. Taste it and make changes if required. Refrigerate the mixture for 1-2 hrs. Pre-heat the oven with the skewers. Remove the skewers and press a ball of mince on to it. Repeat till all the skewers are full. Place in oven, and keep ratating the skewers till the mince is almost done. Remove the kebabs carefully. Shallow fry them with 2-3 tbsp oil or you can wrap them in a plastic covering for later.

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  raj87verma88

  gohm

  I am going to try this with tofu and minus the egg, sounds like it would be good, thanks Patty.

  You are welcome. But, Kebabs are supposed to be full of meat. Are you sure about using Tofu. But mind you, you won't get that taste.
  There are 1500 varieties of kebabs and they are eaten from Greece till India. Because they are easy to carry and don't get spoiled easily, soldiers used to take Kebabs with them in war as rations.
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  gohm

  yes I know, however being a vegetarian it is doubtful mine will be full of any meat. =) I've grilled tofu on kebabs with veiggies and that was good so I bet your recipe will be really good as well.
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  durga ch

  I am trying to re invent an old dish! but as chinese dumplings
  1.wheat flour
  2.gratedt coconut
  3.jaggery
  4.honey
  5.oil
  boil jaggery in water till it melts
  add grated coconut and eave till coconut gratings absord all the liqiud and become seperated
  
  meanwhile make wheat dough and set aside
  make tinier balls of the dough and press, into a square or circle shapes
  
  fill in the coconut mix on the centre of he cut wheat roti( pressed and flattened dough).
  deep fry in hot oil.
  
  P.S:for calorie conscious people, you can fill in the coconut mix between to faltened wheat balls and roll them into stuff coconut parathas 😁
  
  I dont know how this will come out, as I am still trying it out!
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  raj87verma88

  I don't like coconut in dishes. May be it is because of the cultural difference. We never use coconut or its products while cooking up here in the north.
  I think I would use minced pork or mutton instead of grated coconut.
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  durga ch

  no worries
  
  fill it with whatever you want!
  By the way my dumplings are done.. and my rommie a bengali loved them 😉
  
  will post pics
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  durga ch

  two more people liked them !😁
  
  raj you can give a try to coconut!
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  raj87verma88

  I don't like coconut in dishes. May be it is because of the cultural difference. We never use coconut or its products while cooking up here in the north.
  I think I would use minced pork or mutton instead of grated coconut.

  Hmmmmm.. Well i came from a land where almost all dishes contains coconut.. Even the name of our state belongs to coconut trees😁
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  Sahithi Pallavi

  Bumping this thread, Want to learn more good recipes from our CEans 😁
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  sowjitha

  I like to cook Andhra recipes because i don't know to cook other recipes.But according to me andhra recipes are a bit spicy and tasty.What you say andhra people????
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  ISHAN TOPRE

  Sada

  Bumping this thread, Want to learn more good recipes from our CEans 😁

  Recently I tried French Fries. I made it in microwave oven and the also on gas. I found that the French fries made on regular gas were more tasty.
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  ISHAN TOPRE

  Yay finally made my first daalvada It took me 3 days of trial and error. The sauce is readymade.
  But now my kitchen looks horrible! 👀
  
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  K!r@nS!ngu

  Issue

  Yay finally made my first daalvada It took me 3 days of trial and error. The sauce is readymade.
  But now my kitchen looks horrible! 👀

  Awesome issue....👍
  How's the taste ??
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  K!r@nS!ngu

  sowjitha

  I like to cook Andhra recipes because i don't know to cook other recipes.But according to me andhra recipes are a bit spicy and tasty.What you say andhra people????

  Yes. I like it too. can u cook Andhra Spicy chicken ?
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  Dancer_Engineer

  Issue, recipe please! 😁
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  CIVILPRINCESS

  I once tried to do chicken pulav by using sanjeev kapoor's recipe. It was a disaster! I allowed it to cook without pouring any water (cos the recipe never mentioned anywhere that we've to add water 😘 ) and you can imagine the consequence 👀 Even i couldn't eat it 😳
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  CIVILPRINCESS

  Here is a desert which me and my sis did a year back (after the pulav disater 😉 ).
  The first dessert we made!!! | The Cooltwins Blog Here...
  
  Loved it! 😉 😁
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  Dancer_Engineer

  CIVILPRINCESS

  Here is a desert which me and my sis did a year back (after the pulav disater 😉 ).
  The first dessert we made!!! | The Cooltwins Blog Here...
  
  Loved it! 😉 😁

  CP, that's awesome! 😀
  I want a piece of that cake NOW! 😉
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  Sahithi Pallavi

  CIVILPRINCESS

  I once tried to do chicken pulav by using sanjeev kapoor's recipe. It was a disaster! I allowed it to cook without pouring any water (cos the recipe never mentioned anywhere that we've to add water 😘) and you can imagine the consequence 👀 Even i couldn't eat it 😳

  ha ha without water? I can imagine how the disaster was 😁
  
  

  CIVILPRINCESS

  Here is a desert which me and my sis did a year back (after the pulav disater 😉 ).
  The first dessert we made!!! | The Cooltwins Blog Here...
  Loved it! 😉 😁

  Super cool cake; looking awesome. But a bit time taking one. But Liked it.
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  born_star16

  CIVILPRINCESS

  Here is a desert which me and my sis did a year back (after the pulav disater 😉 ).
  The first dessert we made!!! | The Cooltwins Blog Here...
  
  Loved it! 😉 😁

  Looks yummy😁 But needs some decoration I think for more pleasant look.😛
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  CIVILPRINCESS

  Dancer_Engineer

  CP, that's awesome! 😀
  I want a piece of that cake NOW! 😉

  I'll make another one for you 😁
  
  
  

  born_star16

  Looks yummy😁 But needs some decoration I think for more pleasant look.😛

  yeah i know 😉 it was my first desert. so putting it together itself was so tough 😲
  
  
  

  Sada

  ha ha without water? I can imagine how the disaster was 😁
  Super cool cake; looking awesome. But a bit time taking one. But Liked it.

  Thanks sada 😀 😀
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  sowjitha

  K!r@nS!ngu

  Yes. I like it too. can u cook Andhra Spicy chicken ?

  ya i can cook. But under my mom's guidance only i can make it more tasty and spicy
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  K!r@nS!ngu

  sowjitha

  ya i can cook. But under my mom's guidance only i can make it more tasty and spicy

  That`s good.
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  ISHAN TOPRE

  Finally I can make nice and fluffy Idli 😀 But unable to manage Sambar 😭
  
  On an *industrial* note, I believe Idlis are the only food items that can be mass produced. ☕
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  circularsquare

  Issue

  Finally I can make nice and fluffy Idli 😀 But unable to manage Sambar 😭
  
  On an *industrial* note, I believe Idlis are the only food items that can be mass produced. ☕

  Getting a good idli in restaurants outside South India is very difficult. I like the idli of Madras Cafe in Mumbai.
  The sour taste of the idli should be just right to make the idli eating an enjoyable experience.
  
  
  By the way an Idli is one of the healthiest snack one can have in restaurants.