Farmer's Pie:

I've been trying hard to maintain and re-create my blog but I just dont have the time. Earlier I was trying to maintain a proper recipe book where I would be writting down all my priced and tasted recipes. But Lo!, its hard to even post what I have been cooking.... Booo hoo.....!! So i have decided guys, no more talks, I would simply post every recipe I try out to my blog and wala!, I can say I have my own recipe book online............Its that simple.

When i made this recipe, I was happy at its turn-out. The food was just so light and filling that you would love to keep trying it again and again.

Ingredients-
1/2 kg chicken mince
1tsp butter
1 onion chopped
2tsp woschestire sauce
2-3 button mushrooms
1 zucchini
1 handful carrots
1 handful babycorn
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
2-3 mashed and pasted potatoes
1 Egg for basting
Little milk
Piping bag.

Method:
In a pan add a little olive oil and the butter and fry the chopped onion to light golden brown. Add the chicken mince and woschestire sauce. Mix it well. Add diced mushrooms and cover and cook for about 2-3mins. Open cover and add the diced carrots, zucchini and corn.Add salt and pepper powder.

Meanwhile boil 2-3 potatoes with milk,salt and pepper powder. Mash it to a pasty consistency for decorating to be done over the pie. Once the sauce is cooled,serve it in a baking dish and decorate layers with mashed potato mixture. Beat an egg and brush it all over the potato.

Bake for about 25mins and then serve. Healthy and nice way to relish your taste buds.

Cooking the simplest food gives me joy and happiness,as I struggle to complete my daily chores with my LO. So Im out here on the hunt and to give a try to easy and healthy recipes.So go ahead and try this dish and wait till I post my next recipe.

"Perfect Aqua Adventure- Atlantis Aquapark- Dubai.......

In the UAE, getting a holiday comes like a finding a water well in a desert..... And inspite of our 9days long declared holiday turned out to be a 4day holiday at last(as my DH works for a bank), the un-planned us, decided to dip up in water to beat the scorching heat this year......

After thinking and deciding, we planned up a trip to Atlantis second day after Eid to avoid the mad rush of people coming there!! (phew, u can imagine if I say it was still crowded)

The father and daughter make the first entry....

Once we all took a plunge it was a oodles and oodles of water all round us.... My LO was fortunate to take the plunge as well, but the heat was too much for her to bear.....

I was fortunate to click a few pics of the waterpark after which we had stored the digital away in the locker room...Nooooo ... I do not possess a waterproof camera like a few I saw using inside the waterpark....

River rides (had a great time with Huda)

The Leap of faith

Missed on this ride as I dint wear waterclothes... :((

Kids splash pool...

People planning to go out there need to definetly wear proper swim wear clothes, though people are allowed to play in normal rides with cotton stuff.... And thats where I enjoyed playing with my daughter......The waves push you around and trust me u get lost if you dont know from where u started....!!

The day ended with fun and laughter and I was really sad to head back home, but I could still feel the vibrant water even when I slept......Yes, I was ready for another splash to the waterpark again....

.....Malaysian Hangover: Chicken Pepper Satay:

Its been hardly a few months we are back from our much desired holiday to Malaysia and Singapore. But the taste of the Malaysian food and the aromatic spices still lingers near me. For those who love the usual flavour of the food cooked in coconut or sunflower oil, must say, that staying in Malaysia and experiencing the flavour with palm oil can be a dreaded experience if your not an experimenter in food delights.

Malaysian cook thier meals using the home based palm oil and let me tell u....pssst..... it does change the flavour of the meal, and if you cant take the smell then better stay away.....

But why worry, when u have oozes of oil at hand over the counter in the supermarkets all over the world. Trust me guys, this reciepe never changes the flavour even if cooked using our own sunflower or Olive oil. I live it up using olive oil for all my meals.

This reciepe was just a tricky treat to my family, and guess what it was a super duper favourite of not only my family but also my in-laws. Thought letme share this with you and let me know if you like it as well.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp rec chilly powder
6tsp peanut butter
6tsp coconut milk
yellow and red bell peppers (cut lenghtwise)
Lime
Salt to taste
Skewers for frying

In a bowl mix in the 1/2 the peanut butter, soya sauce, chilly powder, lime and water and mix well till smooth and creamy in texture. Meanwhile marinate the chicken strips with salt and set aside. Add the marinade and coat it to the chicken. Also soak the skewers in water and set aside for a while

Roast the bell peppers and peel off the skin. Cut into 1" thick strips and set aside. Finally, place a single bell pepper slice over the chicken and skewer together. Great.....!! What else, just shallow fry and see how reciepes are cooked up in minutes.

And my final product.......

Coming to the dip, in a pan put the balance of peanut butter and add water and mix. Add the coconut cream and brown sugar, salt and pinch of chilly powder and dash of lime juice. Serve along with the shallow fried chicken satay pieces.