BarbeQUe TIme!!!

You know how they say better late then never...well i think they are right!!

Statutory Warning : This post is going to be insecure self deprecating rant.Lately i've bin away from my oven and hence writing. How i wish i were a terrific writer and i could exactly write about how depressing it is to see a flat cake,soft cookies,over baked brownies,unused kitchen tools,wasted ingredients...my heart cries and i almost gave up ..but then somebody told me "They are cakes and u cannot stay away from them for too long" so i decided to overhaul my baking life albeit disheartned & I baked a batch of Dorie Greenspan choc chip cookies www.purplefoodie.com advice and voila!! they did turn out crisp & chewy precisely how a choc chip cookie should be.Everytime i chewed on my perfect cookie i was'nt reminded of the wasted chocolate chips of my former trial's but was rather thinking of making these delectable cookies everytime V would ask for some,of passing this fool proof recipe to my grandchildren and of feeding them to my brother R's kids who would otherwise be food deprived because of their dad's not so thrifty ways of spending money...errrr wait!!!this month was not all depressing like i make it sound! this month i did some terrific cooking i did barbeque twice once before sammy left :(...and then again at pedda aunties place(my second home) where i usually carry out my experiment dinner's god bless their hearts how they(jai & sand anna,swa& P bhabhi) praise to skies whatever i make even if slightly palatable...so here is a shot & recipe of paneer tikka & chicken makhmali kabab from my last trial!

Murgh Makhmali kabab
loosely adapted from sanjeev kapoor's khana khazana
 what you need

• chicken breast 800 grams
• green chillies 4-6
• ginger 1 inch piece
• garlic 5-6 cloves
• yogurt 2/3 cups
• processed cheese 1/4 cup
• fresh cream 1/4 cup
• nutmeg powder 1/2 tsp
• garam masala powder 2 tsps
• honey 1 tbsp
• lemon juice 1/2 tbsp
• salt to taste
• butter 1/4 cup

what you need to do

• clean and cut each chicken breast into two.
• hang yogurt in a muslin cloth for half hour to drain away the whey
• grind chillies,garlic & ginger to a paste,rub this paste onto the chicken pieces and keep aside for 15 mins
• mix the hung yogurt,cheese,cream,nutmeg powder,garam masala powder,honey,lemon juice and salt to taste.
• whisk the ingredients well and marinate the chicken pieces in this for three hours atleast in a refrigerator
• place chicken on the grill & cook brushing butter every five minutes

Paneer tikka
adapted from a random cooking website
http://www.indianfoodforever.com/snacks/paneer-tikka.html
 what you need

• 500 gms paneer
• 1 onion
• 1 Capsicum
• 1 Tomato
• Few Mushrooms
• Finely chopped Coriander leaves

For the  Marinade:

• 1/2 cup Curd  (plain yogurt)
• 1 tsp Garlic paste
• 1 tsp Ginger Paste
• 2 tsp Tandoori powder
• 1 tsp cumin (jeera) powder
• 2 tsp Chaat powder
• Salt to taste
• Red chili Powder to taste

what you need to do

• Cut Paneer into long 1/2" thick cubes.
• Cut all vegetables into cubes.
• Mix all ingredients for marinade and keep aside.
• Add the left marinade to the vegetables.
• Brush the marinade to the paneer and refrigerate it for 3 hours. 
• grill over coal until done
  
• Serve tandoori paneer tikka hot with green chutney