Shrimp Okra Fry

 Okra fry and shrimp fry are super delicious dishes. This dish combines both of those and creates one yummy dry fry dish, to be served with white rice and dal.

Shrimp Okra Fry( Okra and shrimp fried with Indian spices)

Shrimp Okra Fry

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb medium or large shrimp peeled and deveined
2. 12 oz frozen okra thawed or fresh okra, ends discarded and cut into 1/2 inch rounds.
3. 1/2 cup red onion sliced
4. 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
5. 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
6. 3/4 teaspoon salt
7. 1 teaspoon each of cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder
8. 1 tablespoon oil

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions till they start turning dark brown. Add okra cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat. Add all the spices and ginger garlic paste and stir well and fry for 2 minutes. Move the okra to the edges of the pan and add the shrimp. Let them cook for a minute. Flip and cook for 1 more minutes. Stir to combine. Fry for 5 more minutes or until you are sure the shrimp are cooked through. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy with steamed rice and dal or any of your favorite rice recipes

Alphabet Stew

 I used to get the "Alphabet Pasta" when the kids were little. It was fun asking them to find a specific alphabet in their food when they used to eat it. Then they became older and I stopped brining this pasta. The other day I found it in the super market and I got nostalgic and some a pack. :)

Alphabet Stew

Alphabet Stew with vegetables

Alphabet stew and chops

Ingredients:

1. 1 packet alphabet pasta or about 1.5 cups
2. 3.5 cups of chicken broth
3. salt and pepper to taste
4. 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
5. 1/2 cup each of chopped onions, frozen spinach thawed, small cubed carrots, frozen green peas thawed, chopped bell pepper of your fav color
6. 1/2 tablespoon each of butter, olive oil (or use 1 tablespoon of either butter or olive oil and skip the other)

In a pan heat the oil and butter and seat the onions for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and stir well. Add the pasta and stir for 2 minutes. Add hot broth cover and cook on medium high for 6 minutes (My pasta had a cook time of 11 minutes). Add all the vegetables and stir and cover and simmer for 5 more minutes. Taste test for salt and adjust it and add pepper and serve with your favorite meat . I served it when beef chops. Enjoy on a cold evening.

Good for you Chicken Rice

 This rice dish has good for you ingredients in it. It is like an Indian Pulao or Pilaf. You can want you can use regular white rice but since it is "Good for you" Chicken Rice, I made this with Brown rice.

Good for you Chicken Rice (Brown rice and Cauliflower with Chicken)

Cauliflower brown rice with Chicken

Ingredients:

1. 1.5 cups cooked chicken
2. 2 cups cauliflower rice
3. 1 cup brown rice soaked in water for 30 minutes.
4. 1 medium small onion sliced
5. 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
6. 1 teaspoon each of coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder garam masala, salt, chopped mint
7. 1-2 tablespoons oil

After the brown rice has been soaked for 30 minutes, discard the water. Cook it in a rice cooker with 2.5 cups of water.

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions till they start turning dark brown. Add cauliflower and all the spices and mix well and cook covered for 10 minutes. Add the cooked rice and mint and mix well. Taste test for salt and add more if needed. Serve with boiled eggs if desired. Enjoy!!!

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