Kathal ke Kebabs are the vegetarian version of Shami Kebabs. The fibrous fruit make is look almost like a mutton kebab. As jackfruits are flooding the market these days, i had a small one at home too. Had already made curry and koftas of kathal few days back, so thought to use the remaining pieces for making tikkis or kebabs. They can be consumed as an awesome evening snack or as a side dish with the meal. Jackfruit comes from mulberry family. It has thorny projections outside and soft flesh. Jackfruit’s flesh is very high in fiber content. The taste…
Shaheen Ali
Shaheen Ali
Hello! Welcome to Spoon Fork And Food ! I'm so happy you're here. Myself Shaheen and I am an IndianMuslim. Cooking is the way I express my creative side to the world. Welcome to my happy corner on the Internet.
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Coconut laddoo is one amongst those many amazing Indian sweets my mom has always made for us (me and my sis) when we were kids. Those long elaborated procedure of scraping the coconut, boiling milk, reducing it to make laddoos have certainly changed over a period of time. Now we have everything fast and instant. Being a home science student in school, coconut laddoo was the first dessert which i learned during my classes. Coconut itself is such a wonderful fruit that gives awesome flavor and texture to both sweet n savory. My son has a sweet tooth like me…
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Tandoori chicken is a dish popular in South Asia, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia consisting of roasted chicken prepared with yogurt and spices. The name comes from the type of cylindrical clay oven, a tandoor, in which the dish is traditionally prepared. The chicken is marinated in yogurt and seasoned with the spice mixture tandoori masala, pepper, red chili powder or Kashmiri red chili powder is used to give it a fiery red hue. A higher amount of turmeric produces an orange color. In milder versions, both red and yellow food coloring are sometimes used to achieve bright colors, but turmeric…
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French toast is an absolute decadent dessert with the goodness of milk, egg , chocolate, cinnamon. Children love to have it even as evening snacks. French toast is my son’s fav tiffin. Easy to make and can even be prepared in a jiffy. This sinful dessert has rescued me many times when there are sudden arrival of guests and i have nothing to serve as a dessert. Roll ups are like taking a step ahead to make the regular french toast look and taste more rich and divine. The melt in mouth roll ups are now something which my son…
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It’s summers and me being a normal human consumed lots of ice creams and chilled shakes that resulted a sore throat….lol feeling like laughing on myself. Like any other mother, my mom also suggested me to make a home made Kadha (a medicinal drink) and drink it in regular intervals to recover. But to swallow that was a tough task for me. That was a painful moment when my throat was chocked, nose blocked still craving to have something hot and yummy that can equally cure me with it’s medicinal properties. Yes!…. Kahwa. Perfect drink that can keep my sanity…
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When it’s Coffee it has to be a Cappuccino! Cappuccino is traditionally a thick layer of foam. Chilled espresso is topped with a fluffy crown of foamed milk. The combination of coffee n cocoa is always a kick ass! Cappuccino is something which i love to have anytime and every time. Summers not just make us sweat and exhaust but also gives us a number of reasons to have some chilled beverages, One of them is Hershey’s iced cappuccino. My love for it looks to be growing day by day. If nothing comes into my mind then Hershey’s iced cappuccino…
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Happy Easter Everyone!!! On the occasion of Easter i got an opportunity to meet few of my old time friends, with whom i had spent my life’s best years. My best friend traveled all the way from Ratlam to visit us… nothing can be more blissful than spending a moment with old friends and re-living the good times spent. And what better way to celebrate the occasion than having a luscious, ganache glazed truffle cake with filling of chocolate , nuts and cherries….complete bliss! A chocolate truffle is a type of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache center…
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A glass of chilled Masala Chaas… Ahaaa, so Refreshing!!! Perfect cold beverage in hot summer. Keeps your tummy cool and happy. Originally, buttermilk referred to the liquid left over from churning butter from cultured or fermented cream. Traditionally, before cream could be skimmed from whole milk, the milk was left to sit for a period of time to allow the cream and milk to separate. On the Indian subcontinent, the term “buttermilk” refers to the liquid left over after extracting butter from churned yogurt. Today, this is called traditional buttermilk. Traditional buttermilk is still common in many Nepalese, Indian and…
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Semolina Cake aka Basboosa has been a favorite dessert in many Middle Eastern and North African countries. Its very simple and easy to remember. A perfect evening snack for fussy kids. Semolina cake recipes are deliciously easy to make, yet uniquely impressive. Semolina cakes have a lovely texture that is distinctly different than cakes make with plain flour. It can be made in different flavors by adding lemon or orange zest etc. Since a long time i were wanting to make a semolina cake with coconut that i ate once long back at my friends house. She briefed me with…
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BEAT THE HEAT! this summer refresh your self with some cool ideas of lemonades. Lemonade is a lemon-flavored drink sweetened with sugar among other sweeteners. It can also be incorporated with different seasonal fruits like raspberries , strawberries, melons etc. In different parts of the world, there are variations on the drink and its name. In North America, certain European and African countries, and most Asian countries lemonade is usually made from lemon juice, water, and sugar or honey and is often home-made as well as at juice shops as ‘Fresh Lime’. Variations on this form of lemonade can be…
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‘Chefs Across Boundaries’ is a group of Chefs who set up challenges every month to encourage the participants to innovate, think out of the box and explore the culinary world. It is an initiative started by a handful of food bloggers and food enthusiasts who have taken up the challenge to explore unique and traditional recipes with a motive to expand culinary knowledge as well as to promote the hidden gems which are yet to make an impact in the culinary world. The monthly challenge at ‘Chefs Across Boundaries’ this month is the cuisine of beautiful Kashmir. The challenge was…
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Lassi is a proper traditional yoghurt based drink. It is a blend of yoghurt, water, spices, dry fruits and sometimes tropical fruits. In summers the most frequently made drink at my place is Mango Lassi. Another yoghurt based thin savory drink commonly made in India is Chaas. Lassi is a sweeter and a thicker version which can be relished by adding various flavors to it. Sweet Lassi is one of the drinks me and my family relish not only in summer but always. It is so much satisfying to have it after a light meal. A nicely blended heavy dry…