Winter Treat- Creamy Hot Coffee

Its a delicious hot drink which warms you up in chilly days and nights of winters. Whats most likeable about this beverage is, it can be prepared easily, within no time and a pure delight.

Here it goes...

Total Time: 10minutes

Prep Time: 5mins

cook Time: 5mins

Servings: 2











Ingredients

• 2 (1 ounce) envelopes instant powdered cocoa mix 
• 3 cups hot brewed coffee 
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream 
• 3/4 teaspoon rum extract 
• 1/4 cup whipped topping
• ground cinnamon (optional) 

Directions:

• In a small saucepan, whisk together the cocoa mix, coffee, cream and rum extract until cocoa is dissolved. 
• Heat through. 
• Top each serving with whipped topping and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired. 
• Creamy hot cocoa coffee is ready. Enjoy the taste of pleasure!

Thali Chicken

Atfirst we must know about the Thali in simple words  Plate of steel and even sometime disposable.

Thali is an Indian meal made up of a selection of various dishes. Thali dishes vary from region to region in India and are usually served in small bowls on a round tray. Sometimes a steel tray made with multiple compartments is used. Restaurants typically offer a choice of vegetarian or meat-based thalis.

In our Thali Chicken, we will have following items.

• Grilled Chicken
• Puri
• Boiled Rice
• Channy
• Yogurt

Chicken: 

As per Chicken Thali is concern than we need to make grilled roast chicken.

Ingredients

Marinade:
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup hot sauce
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 (4 pound chicken) cut into 10 pieces, patted dry with paper towels
Glaze:
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange Juice
1/4 cup Neely's BBQ sauce
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon allspice

Directions
Mix the orange juice, olive oil, hot sauce, mustard, and orange zesttogether in a large bowl. Add the chicken and toss to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate for at least 1 hour and up to overnight in the refrigerator.

Prepare the grill to medium direct heat. Let chicken come to room temperature before grilling.

Drain the chicken from the marinade and pat dry. Grill on each side for 5 minutes, then turn the heat to medium-low and cover the lid of the grill. Continue cooking the chicken until it's cooked through, about 25 minutes more.

While the chicken is grilling, melt the butter in a small saucepan on the grill. Whisk in the honey, orange juice, BBQ sauce, zest, mustard and allspice. Reserve some of the glaze in a small ramekin for serving.

Brush the chicken pieces with glaze, then flip the chicken, glaze side down, and cook for 2 minutes. Brush second side of the chicken with glaze and flip again. Continue cooking for 3 more minutes. Remove the chicken from grill to a platter and serve with reserved glaze.

Puris:

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg all-purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup yogurt
• ghee or canola oil

Direction:

• Sift flour, then salt, yogurt, and 4 tablespoons ghee.
• Knead into a soft dough using some water.
• Wrap the dough in a damp muslin cloth and store in a warm place for 2-3 hours
• Make 10-12 portions of the dough and roll it out.
• Heat ghee in a frying pan and fry puris until they're golden.

Boiled Rice:

Ingredients

• half cup of rice
• ghee or canola oil
• water

Direction:

• Boiled rice in the pan and use water according to required brand of rice. 

Channy: 

Read in Halwa Puri: http://esocialsense.blogspot.com/2013/01/halwa-puri.html

Steak

A steak is generally a cut of meat or fish cut perpendicular to the muscle fibers, or of fish cut perpendicular to the spine. Meat steaks are usually grilled, or broiled, while fish steaks may also be baked.

Types of Steak:

• Beef Steak
• Chicken Steak
• Fish Steak

Omaha steaks,

Omaha Steaks International, Inc. is a direct marketer of meat, food seasonings, cookbooks and pet food in the USA.Founded in 1917 as a single butcher shop in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha Steaks is a fifth-generation, privately held family business, that is now one of America’s largest marketers of beef. Omaha Steaks also owns an affiliate company, World Port Seafood.
easy steak recipes,

Online steaks, 

Few of international and local company and restaurants deliver  cook and ready to cooked steak at your steps. Including following commercial websites. 

www.kansascitysteaks.com

www.allenbrothers.com/

www.heartlandsteaks.com

Steak dinner ideas,

Atfirst and simple, for dinner dial local hotel or steak center number and order steak and my favorite one is grilled chicken and fish steak. 

1. Marinated London Broil

3. Peppered New York Strip Steak

2. Carne Asada

4. Michael Jordan's 23 Delmonico Steak

Regarding BBQ, Inc.

5. Cowboy Steak

Regarding BBQ, Inc.

6. Herb-Crusted Fillet Mignon

7. Oriental Tri-Tip Steak

Halwa Puri

Halwa Puri:

It is normally served on weekends in Pakistani/Indian and Bangladeshi in breakfast. Traditionally, it is also used to in mehndi party because of it unique taste and nutrients.

How to Cook:

Ingredients

For the halwa:

1 cup semolina

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 cups water

2 cloves

a few drops kewra essence

a pinch of yellow food coloring

handful of sultanas and almonds

pinch of cardamom

1/2 cup of ghee or canola oil

For the chanay:

1/2 kg chickpeas(boiled)

1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste

salt to taste

1/2 cup fried onions(color should be golden brown)

5-6 chopped medium tomatoes

1 tablespoon crushed red chili peppers

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 tablespoon garam masala

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup tamarind pulp

1/2 cup canola or olive oil

For the puri:

1/2 kg all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

1 cup yogurt

ghee or canola oil

Steps for Cooking.

For the halwa

• Heat oil for 2-3 minutes in a wok, then add cardamom and cloves.
• Add semolina and stir until fragrant.
• In another pan, stir sugar with water and add food color.
• Bring to a boil and add this syrup to the semolina.
• Under low heat, stir well, cover the wok, and cook until the water evaporates.
• Add kewra essence, then sprinkle sultanas and almonds in.

For the chanay

• Heat oil for 2-3 minutes in a pot, then saute ginger-garlic paste.
• Add cumin seeds and remaining dry spices in the pot.
• Sprinkle water in and stir well for a few minutes.
• Add onion and tomatoes and stir until tomatoes are tender.
• Add chickpeas, stir once, then add 2 cups of water, tamarind, and sugar.
• Simmer on low heat for 5-7 minutes.
• Mix salt and black pepper, then remove pot from the stove.

For the puri

• Sift flour, then salt, yogurt, and 4 tablespoons ghee.
• Knead into a soft dough using some water.
• Wrap the dough in a damp muslin cloth and store in a warm place for 2-3 hours
• Make 10-12 portions of the dough and roll it out.
• Heat ghee in a frying pan and fry puris until they're golden.

Tips

• Use sour yogurt for quick fermentation of puris.
• Serve halwa puri hot.
• The puri is broken into pieces while eating to scoop up the chanay.
• The halwa is eaten last with a spoon or it's scooped up with a broken piece of puri.
• Halwa puri with Pakistani tea is delicious!
• Add some mint chutney for a twist of flavor.

Warnings

Be careful while deep-frying the puris.