Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

 Let our lives be full of thanks and giving 

Our thanksgiving spread
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🍁Grilled whole Tandoori chicken
🍁 Paneer Tikka
🍁 Malai Mushroom Kebab
🍁 Grilled corn
🍁 Mango and chickpeas salad
🍁 Kesar Kulfi

From my friend and neighbor @saranyalv

🍁 Naan
🍁 Kheema
🍁 Sweet potato casserole
🍁 Rasmalai


Happy thanksgiving from our family to yours 🍁🦃🙏

Thank you,

Lena

Halloween 2020 with Kamado Joe Classic

Halloween 2020 will be one to remember. Much has changed, but our love for Halloween is as strong as ever. We decided to keep it safe without ruining our Halloween traditions. So Trick or treat was only at our close friend's place.

 I fell in love with Kamado-style cooking after we purchased this Kamado Joe classic and smoked the first Rib eye steak and whole chicken for our Halloween party . The ease of temperature control, the longevity of the lump, and the feeling that I just cooked something delicious makes me happier after months and months of search for the perfect grill. My first choice was Weber Genesis II -315, but the reviews about uneven cooking made us think about gas grills. Rashmin found Kamado cooking videos and he loved the concept..

We slow cooked a whole chicken first. Cooking time was 1hr 15 minutes in 450F () internal temperature 165) and then we covered and rested the chicken for another 20minutes. After removing chicken from the grill we grilled the Rib eye steak on direct grill. Changing the setting was not difficult at all. Steak took 90 seconds on one side then changed the position by moving it to the slide slightly to get beautiful grill mark. Cooked for another 90 seconds and flipped the meat and repeat the same 90sec+90sec to get a medium rare steak. Then we transferred it to the indirect cooking zone tillI got internal temperature of 140F. After that loosely covered the meat and allowed to rest for 7minutes. Oh boy!! it was cooked to the perfection!!!

Cooking time of Rib Eye Steak

• 3 minutes each side for medium rare and internal temperature 120F
• 4 minutes each side for well done and internal temperature of 145F

DIY Pizza costume 

materials : Cardboard cut into wedge, yellow paint, felt paper Red, white and green for the toppings of pizza 

Enjoy, 

Lena

Spinach and sweet Corn Rice / Instant pot Paalak Rice / Spinach rice - Instant pot recipes

A simple and healthy Instant pot recipe under 15 minutes.

Ingredients :

3/4 cup Basmati Rice, washed and drained

1 1/2 Cup Boiling water

1/2 cup Sweet corn, Fresh / Canned / Frozen

1 Cup chopped Spinach

2 Green chilies, chopped

1/2 tsp ginger, chopped

1/2 tsp Garlic, chopped

1/2 Cup, onion chopped, (half of a medium onion)

2 spring Coriander leaves, chopped

1 inch Cinnamon stick

1 bay leaf

3 cloves

3 cardamom

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1tbsp Ghee

1tsp coconut oil

Cashews and Raisins 

salt

How to make Instant pot Spinach sweet corn rice ?

1. Rinse the rice and soak for 20 minutes. Drain and keep aside.

2. Turn the instant pot settings into 'Saute' mode. Heat ghee and add cashews and raisins. Roast them till the raisins are golden and fluffy. transfer them into a bowl.

2. Add the coconut oil into the pan and add the whole spices - bayleaf, cumin, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Now add the chopped onion, ginger, garlic and green chilies. When the onion turns to translucent, add the rice and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.

3. Now add the chopped spinach and stir fry for a minute. (If you are adding more than 1 cup spinach, water content will be more in the pan and rice will be mushy.)

4. Add the sweet corns, salt, coriander leaves and combine well.

5. Add 1 1/2 Cups boiling water and combine well.  Press on 'Cancel' button to stop Saute mode.  Seal the instant pot by closing the lid with vent in sealing position. Now turn the 'Pressure cook' mode on into high and set for '7minutes'. When the Instant pot beeps after 7 minutes allow it to naturally release pressure by keeping for another 10minutes. Now carefully release the pressure manually by turning into venting position. 

6. Add the ghee roasted cashews and raisins and mix with the rice. 

7. Serve hot with  Raita, Pickle and papad.

Enjoy,

Lena 

Thenga cherthu othukkiya Meen varuthathu / Fish coconut Fry

    

Ingredients

1 Fillet  Salmon

1/2 tsp Chili Powder

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp Vinegar / Lemon juice

1tbsp Coconut oil

Salt

Coconut Masala

1/4 Cup Shredded coconut

1/2 tsp Fennel seeds

1 spring curry leaves

2 green Chilies, chopped

1/2 tsp ginger, chopped

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1 slice Purple onion, chopped

Salt

Directions / Coconut Fish fry

1. Add chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and vinegar to a bowl and make a thick paste. Clean the fish and add to this masala.

2. Combine all ingredients listed under " Coconut masala", and keep aside.

3. Heat coconut oil in a skillet and add the dish pieces. Shallow fry both sides.

4. Add the coconut masala to the fried fish pieces and combine well.

5. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes or till the fish pieces are covered in  coconut masala.

6. Serve hot with  Kerala Matta rice.

Enjoy!!

Lena