Safna's Cook Book

This is an easy recipe which can be made with less time and ingredients. I was searching for a different dish with beef and came through this recipe. So thought of trying this but gave a variety touch by adding some ingredients and precooking the beef before frying. My kids loved as the tastes were closer to that of sizzlers. Try this easy dish at home when you buy beef next time.

Ingredients Pasta - 200 g  Onion - 1 small(finely chopped) Garlic - 5 cloves (finely sliced) Soya sauce - 1 tsp Tomato sauce - 1 1/2 tbsp Chilli flakes - 1/2 tsp Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Chilli Olive oil - 1 tbsp Grated cheese - 1/4 cup Salt - to taste Coriander leaves - For garnishing Preparation   Cook pasta in salted boiling water, drain well and keep this aside. Heat oil in a thick-bottomed pan and add garlic. Cook this until soft but not brown. Add chopped onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add chilli flakes,  pepper powder, soya sauce and tomato sauce. Adjust salt as per taste and add cooked pasta and grated cheese. Toss well for 2 minutes. Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Ingredients Spaghetti - 200 g Onion - 1 small(finely chopped) Garlic - 5 cloves (finely sliced) Soya sauce - 1 tsp Tomato sauce - 1 1/2 tbsp Chilli flakes - 1/2 tsp Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Olive oil - 1 tbsp Salt - to taste Spring onion - For garnishing Preparation   Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water, drain well and keep this aside. Heat oil in a thick-bottomed pan and add garlic. Cook this until soft but not brown. Add chopped onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add chilli flakes,  pepper powder, soya sauce and tomato sauce. Adjust salt as per taste and add cooked spaghetti. Toss well for 2 minutes. Garnish with spring onion.

Chicken Al-Faham is popular Arabic dish with chicken marinated in spices and barbequed in the charcoal grill or oven.we must have tried this from restaurants but believe me, it is very easy to make this at home.Try this and please let me know your feedbacks. Ingredients Chicken - 1 medium ( cut into 4 pieces) Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp Green chillies - 2 nos Onion - 1  Tomato - 1  Cashew nuts - 10 nos Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp Curd -  4 tbsp Cumin seed powder - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Pepper powder - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1 tsp Vinegar - 2 tsp Salt - to taste Olive Oil - for brushing Preparation Wash the chicken pieces and wipe off the water using a towel. Make deep insertions in each piece. Soak cashew nuts in water and grind this to a smooth paste. Grind onion, tomato, green chillies and coriander leaves. Marinate chicken with all ingredients except oil. Keep this for 4 - 5 hours. Heat barbeque well in advance, to get cha...

Basil chicken is a variety Thai dish which has got a unique taste. Not all may like this taste because the flavor of basil leaves is different from our normal masala leaves, still it has a unique taste.I made this as a curry but we can make it as a side dish by reducing the quantity of coconut milk and  adding 2 tbsp of cornflour. Ingredients Boneless Chicken  -  500 g Onion - 2 nos (finely chopped ) Garlic - 5 cloves (minced ) Jalapeno peppers - 2 (minced) Lime juice - 2 tbsp coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder - 3/4 tsp cumin powder - 1/2 tsp chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves - 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp Coconut milk   - 2 cup Fresh Gingerroot - 1 tbsp Fresh basil leaves - 3 tbsp Salt - to taste Oil - 4 tbsp Preparation Take pat dry chicken pieces in a bowl and add salt, lime juice, coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, chilli, turmeric, cardamom po...

Barbecuing was not familiar to us but now this has become usual for all, especially for those who enjoys outing with family and friends quite often. Barbecue parties have become common nowadays.We can make Barbecue with any type of vegetables, fruits, meats but the cooking time has to be adjusted according to that. The name barbecue has emerged from the Taino people of Carribean. This word was emerged to Europian languages and used as barbacoa which normally meant as sticks on the top of fire. I  used to think barbecue and grill are same but known by different names. Recently only I realized that both are different. Grilling means roasting the food items very fast over a high flame and barbecue means roasting in a low heat (without flame) for a longer time. Anyway, I am sure I don't need to explain what barbecue is. Earlier barbecue set was not easy to get, either you have to get it from abroad or make it. But, nowadays various barbecue sets are avail...

The name itself symbolise something different, Isn't it? It's a spicy chicken dry dish which is very delicious. It is a Chinese dish but I have customised this by giving an Indian flavour. Chicken tossed in sauces gives that a red appealing colour. This can be served as a starter or as a main dish. Ingredients For marination Boneless chicken - 500 g (cut into thin strips) Dark soya sauce - 1 tsp Red chilli sauce - 2 tsp Maida - 3 tbsp Corn flour - 1 tbsp Egg - 1 Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp Pepper - 1 tsp Salt - to taste For sauce Onion - 1 (finely chopped) Capsicum - 1(finely chopped) Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp Red chilli sauce - 1 tsp Dark soya sauce - 1 tsp Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp Sugar - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - for frying For garnishing Spring onion - 1 tbsp Dry red chilly - 2 Garlic - 2 tbsp(finely chopped) Preparation Take chicken in a bowl and add all the ingredients mentioned under marination. Mix well and keep ...