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Banana Bread (LEGENDARY)

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Banana bread…….. What comes in your mind when you hear “Banana Bread”?

Monkies, Bananas, Sweet, Cinnamon, Walnuts, Warmth, mmmmmmmm yummy….. that’s everything coming in my mind rite now…..

My home is filled with banana and cinnamon fragrance and my banana bread is just out of the oven resting on the bench top waiting for me to slice it and enjoy it with a cup of steaming hot cappuccino.

I don’t like keeping things waiting, meanwhile I enjoy my treat, here is what you have to do next to get the feeling I am getting rite now….

take care 😉

bubbye!

Ayesha's Kitchen

Ayesha’s Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 1 ¾ cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup raw Sugar
  • 1 Stick of Unsalted Butter at room temperature
  • 4 Ripe Bananas, lightly mashed
  • ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 Tbsp Whole Milk
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • A handful of chopped walnuts

Method:

-Preheat your oven to 176 degrees Celsius.

-Grease a 9’ by 5’ loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.

-In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and whisk to combine. Add the mashed bananas and vanilla and mix to combine.

-Add the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, walnuts and salt and mix together until just combined. DO NOT OVERMIX!! Add milk wile mixing in the dry ingredients.

-Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. At the 50 minute mark test it by inserting a toothpick in the center and if it comes out really wet than let it go until 1 hour and 10 minutes, if it comes out with a little wet batter than cook it for only 1 hour.

-When ready, let it cool for about 20 minutes.

-Slice and smear with butter so you can feel like you are in heaven!

TO STORE

To store, simply wrap tightly in aluminum foil and pop it in the fridge, whenever in the mood for a piece just slice away and stick in the microwave for 20 seconds. Smear with the maple butter and you will think that it just came out of the oven. It’s a yummy thing to have on hand for last minute breakfast, or after school snack or just simply reward yourself whenever in the mood!

Chicken Liver

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People mostly don’t like chicken liver but believe me if you will make it with this recipe……. you are going to love it !!!!!!

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg chicken liver and heart and all other spare parts
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 tbspn ginger and garlic paste
  • Salt
  • Red chilli flakes
  • ½ tspn turmeric powder
  • 1 tspn garam masala
  • ½ tspn coriander powder
  • ½ tspn chaat masala
  • 2 tomatoes chopped
  • 5 green chillies sliced
  • 1 cup coriander chopped

Procedure:

-Cut liver, etc. in small pieces. Heat oil and fry garlic and ginger paste. Add liver and cook on medium heat for about 5 – 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

-Now add all the spices and tomatoes and mix. Stir fry on high heat until the tomatoes are cooked.

-Garnish with green chillies and coriander and serve hot.

Parmesan Crusted Wings

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My favorite way of making fried chicken wings ……..

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg chicken wings
  • 1 tbspn chilli paste
  • 1 tspn garlic powder
  • 1 tspn onion powder
  • Some chicken salt
  • Some normal salt
  • Some cracked black pepper
  • A pinch of white pepper
  • 4 tbspns vinegar
  • 1 tspn powdered parmesan cheese (carefully adjust the quantity of chicken salt, salt and parmesan cheese as we don’t want too salty)

FOR CRUST

  • 1 egg well beaten

FOR CRUMBS

  • ½ cup bread crumbs
  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • Some salt and pepper (again be very careful with the quantity of salt)
  • ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • Oil for frying

Procedure:

-Marinade chicken in all the ingredients given above for at least 6 hours. Now add one egg and mix again.

-In a shallow dish make your crumb mixture. You can add any herbs if you like, I added some of the masterfood pizza mix, you can add anything you like (parsley, chives, oregano, thyme, rosemary, etc.)

-Meanwhile heat the oil to 180 degrees Celsius.

-Now take one wing from the marinade and egg mixture, dredge in the coating mix and put it on a plate. Pile all the wings by following the same procedure.

-Fry in 2 – 3 batches (6 at a time) for 4 minutes or until crispy and brown.

-Serve hot with ketchup topped with grated parmesan cheese or ranch sauce or chilli aioli.

Chicken Tikka Pizza

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I love this flavor …….

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • One pizza base

FOR TOPPING

  • 2 tbspns tomato paste
  • A drizzle of olive oil (on the edges of the pizza base)
  • 2 tbspns smokey BBQ sauce
  • 1 cup cooked chicken chunks (chicken breast – cut into small chunks – marinade is salt, 1 tspn chaat masala and some red chilli flakes and stir fry in 1 tbspn of oil until tender and golden red)
  • A handful/ ½ cup of shredded/ grated tasty cheddar cheese
  • 150 gms thinly sliced mozzarella cheese
  • 1 small Red onion cut into small chunks

Procedure:

-Make pizza crust according to the recipe.

-Prepare in on the pizza pan and apply sauces and then sprinkle some cheddar cheese.

-Brush the edges with some olive oil. Spread the toppings, last layer of mozzarella cheese and bake in conventional preheated oven (180 degrees Celsius) for about 20 minutes.

-Take it out of the oven; let it rest for 5 mins, slice and serve.

Jalapeno Poppers

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One of my favo starter….. You can make it on your pizza and pasta party as an appetizer or as finger food on your weekend parties…….. it goes great with everythin and believe me your guests will love it ……

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 250 gms cream cheese ( a little bit colder than room temperature)
  • 250 gms finely grated cheddar cheese
  • 2 – 4 fresh jalapenos (deseeded and chopped) (if using marinated or preserved jalapenos, keep them out in a strainer for about 1 hr before chopping and adding to your mix)
  • 1 cup flour seasoned with some dried chives
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • Canola oil for deep frying
  • 1 cup bread crumbs seasoned with some chicken salt

Procedure:

-With a spatula/ fork or masher cream the cream cheese.

-Mix cream cheese & cheddar cheese with diced jalapeno.

-Roll small spoonfuls of the mixture into balls and dredge in flour, then dip in either lightly beaten egg.  Roll in bread crumbs and fry in oil until golden brown.

-Take them out and serve.

Oven Grilled Chicken Wings

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg chicken wingettes
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbspn chicken salt
  • 1 tspn cracked black pepper
  • 1 scoop of butter/ 2 tbspns olive oil

Procedure:

-In a mixing bowl, combine everything except oil/ butter.

-Keep aside for 10 minutes.

-Put them in a baking tray, add butter or oil and bake for 20 minutes on each side in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius.

-Take the tray out and serve hot with sour cream.