12 Easy BBQ Recipes:Chicken,fish,mushroom,shrimp,paneer: Complete food guide to a grilling party| Grilling recipes


Spring has just set in. As the weather outside improves, you gear up for exciting outdoor activities . BBQ and grilling remains one of our favorite activities on a lazy weekend or vacation or camping.Here are 12 of my favorite and best recipes to give you a beautiful bbq party.

 Chicken:
BBQ recipes with chicken can be endless but here are 6 of my favorite ways to grill chicken which are hassle-free and super tasty to brighten up your day.

 1. Chicken Tandoori: Buy Chicken Tandoori masala from the INDIAN SECTION of any grocery store near you or at your Indian supermarket.
Marinate chicken cubes or whole chicken or drumsticks in a mixture of plain no flavour 
yogurt and Tandoori masala with salt to taste, leave overnight. Next day carry your marinated chicken to your bbq location,put them in skewers and grill. Enjoy with lemon and onion wedges.

 2.Chicken Tikka Masala: Buy Chicken Tikka masala from the INDIAN SECTION of any grocery store near you or at your Indian supermarket.
Marinate chicken cubes in a mixture of plain yogurt and Tikka masala with salt and paprika to taste,leave overnight. Next day carry your marinated chicken to your bbq location,put them in skewers and grill.

 3.Chicken Teriyarki Rolls: Buy Teriyarki Sauce from the Sauces or chinese SECTION of any grocery store near you or at your Chinese supermarket.Marinate thinly sliced chicken with teriyarki sauce with salt to taste,leave overnight. Next day carry your marinated chicken to your bbq location,put them in skewers and grill. A bottle of this sauce is always useful to make any week night stir fry.You can eat grilled teriyarki chicken just like that or you can make chicken rolls with tortillas and burritos with these along with lettuce and mayonnaise.

 4.BBQ Chicken: Buy BBQ sauce from any grocery store.Season chicken cubes with salt and pepper and grill them for about 15 minutes or more till they are completely cooked. Brush bbq sauce on them just couple of minutes before taking them out of fire. In this way the sauce does not burn. 

 5.BBQ Cajun Chicken wings: Buy BBq sauce and cajun spice (low sodium) from any grocery store.  Mix bbq sauce and cajun spice in 2:1 proportion.  Grill chicken wings till completely cooked and then brush the bbq cajun sauce on them just couple of minutes before taking them out of fire. In this way the sauce does not burn. 

 6.Teriyarki Sesame Chicken wings: Mix 1 or 2 tsp of dry roasted white sesame seeds with teriyarki sauce, adjust salt if required.Grill chicken wings and brush the sesame teriyarki sauce on them just couple of minutes before taking them out of fire. In this way the sauce does not burn. 

 Fish:

 7.Indian style grilled Salmon: Buy Shan fried fish Masala or Shan fish seasoning from the INDIAN SECTION of any grocery store near you or at your Indian supermarket. (I personally recommend this brand because I use it regularly and love it. But if you do not get this then you can buy any fried fish seasoning which has dried herbs in it.)
 Prepare a spice mixture of: 
fish seasoning+ turmeric powder(optional) + paprika+little cayenne or red chilli powder+salt to taste. Generously sprinkle this spice blend on the salmon fillets, both sides and rub. Now, on a piece of aluminium foil lock the marinated salmon pieces with little minced garlic and lemon juice or lemon wedges on top. Grill for 10 minutes each side.
You have the most amazing salmon. 
You can also make this salmon dish at your home OTG or oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes and broil 2 minutes for that amazing crispy top.

 8.BBQ Tilapia: Buy BBQ dry spice from the spices section at your local grocery store. Marinate the tilapaia fillets with this spice+salt to taste+paprika. Now, on a piece of aluminium foil lock the tilapia fillets with lemon juice. Grill for 10 minutes each side.

 9.Zesty Shrimp: Marinate large shrimps with Olive oil+paprika+italian seasoning+lemon juice+salt+pepper. Leave it overnight. Arrange them in skewers which is a little difficult task. Grill for 10-15 minutes and you have the yummy zesty shrimp. You can also make this dish at home in a frying pan and serve this as a starter.

 10.Buttery Shrimp with tartar sauce: You can also grill shrimps with salted butter and minced garlic and enjoy them with tartar sauce which is made for seafood, available in the fresh seafood section or at the sauce section of your local grocery store.

 Mushrooms: 

 11. Mushroom Bombs:This is the ultimate mushroom recipe which you can make at home or at your bbq party. For this you need whole or half mushrooms. Saute some minced garlic in butter which will give you "garlicy butter". Now marinate the mushrooms in that garlicy butter+Soy sauce+italian seasoning+pepper+ salt to taste. Put them in skewers and grill for 10-15 minutes and eat them whole at ones. Enjoy the flavor bombs. Mushrooms are spongy in nature, all these flavors get absorbed so well if you keep them marinated overnight and when you eat them they just burst into your mouth. Amazing feeling.

 Paneer/Tofu:

 12.Paneer tikka Masala:This item can make you the star of the bbq party. Marinate paneer cubes( about 12 cubes) with a mixture of : 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste+1 tbsp of oil+juice of half a lemon+pinch of turmeric powder+1 tsp paprika(kashmiri chili powder)+ 1 tsp garam  masala+2 tsp chaat masala+1tsp cumin-coriander powder. Arrange this in skewers with onion and bell pepper cubes. Grill. Panner takes only few minutes to cook, say 7-12 minutes.
You can also serve this dish as a starter in your home, grill it in oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes and broil 2 minutes for that amazing crispy top.

  Happy Grilling!!!




Disney Tinkerbell movie on Netflix: Best Tinkerbell movies: Kids movies on Netflix




Lately, I was watching a lot of Disney's Tinkerbell movies on Netflix. Tinkerbell is a favorite cartoon character for most of us but in our childhood (for 90's kid) we mostly experienced them in comic books. But at the age twenty four now, I am enjoying watching these equally.
I loved all the Tinkerbell movies especially-

1. Disney Tinkerbell: I think this is the first movie of Tinkerbell. It shows the birth of fairies and Tinkerbell and to love yourself no matter what you are.

2.Disney Tinkerbell and the legend of the Neverbeast: This is a fascinating movie which revolves around the friendship of the huge Neverbeast (which wakes up ones in about 1000 years to protect the fairies) and Tinkerbell.

3.Disney Secret of the Wings: This is very captivating movie which shows Tinkerbell has a sister who is a winter fairy, so they cannot live together because the wings of each kind of fairy are adapted to their particular weather and breaking rules can actually harm them. Rules are actually made for protection.

4.Disney Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy rescue: This movie shows how Tinkerbell gets trapped by a lonely little girl and finally the friendship between them and Tinkerbell's rescue by her gang. The girl and her father will get to see all the fairies and have tea with them at the end. 

 Apart from Tinkerbell Movies , here is a list of the best animated Disney movies that I have really loved and I think you and your kids will have a great time to watch these movies.

1.Walt Disney short film Collection : This is a collection of 12 short films for 1 hour 29 minutes covering some the best movies like 'Frozen fever', 'Paperman' and so on.

2.Disney Mickey's Once upon a Christmas: This is a collection of three films on Christmas stories of Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy individually. It will be a very heartwarming watch.

3.Anastasia: This is the story of the lost princess Anastasia and a wizard. Captivating storyline and some amazing animated work.

4.Disney Atlantis Milo's Return: This movie shows a group of researchers discover the cursed Atlantis under the sea guarded by a monstrous creature and its rescue.

 5. Disney Sofia the first: This is a series about the adventures of a little girl named Sofia who became a princess overnight when her mother married the King of Enchancia. Currently they are released Season 3. Each episode ends with a good lesson.

So now you have a list of movies absolutely best for your kids. So no more wasting time in selecting the perfect movie for your little baby. Find it in Netflix and have a great time.

Cherry Blossom in Columbus, Ohio, USA


Columbus in Ohio is definitely not the name which comes in your mind when you hear Cherry blossom. But for all the local residents to enjoy the lovely cherry blossom in Columbus itself , I will be sharing with you a list of places in Columbus.

 1. Inniswood Botanical Garden which is also a metro park is the top place to visit for cherry blossom from mid April to early May. There are a number of cherry blossom trees at the entrance and then inside too. At this time there will be lovely tulips too. I had a wonderful time here last year at April end. All the flowers were at their peak stage.

 2. Franklin park conservatory promises to showcase some cherry blossom tress at April end. I am planning a visit.

 3. Scioto Mile has something always for all season.

 4. Shafer Street, Athens, Ohio 45701.: I read about Cherry blossom in this street in an article but I have not been here. But I plan to go this time and check this place.

  Thats all for now. If I discover more places I will update here and also post pictures so check out this page later and also the above places in the upcoming cherry blossom season.

 Tell me about any cherry blossom places you know in Columbus in the comments section below.

Cleaning with baking soda and white vinegar.

I recently got to know about the unlimited uses of baking soda and regular white vinegar. So, today I am going to share some useful and life changing tips with you.

 1. Here is this cleaning recipe: mix 2 tsp of baking soda, 2 tsp of  your dish-washing liquid and 1 tsp of white vinegar. 
When you pour the vinegar/lemon juice ,you will notice the mixture is becoming frothy, this is because the baking soda is getting activated. Baking soda needs something citric in nature in order to get activated. Vinegar and lemon juice are the most common things present in our homes.
Use this mixture to clean your basin, kitchen sink , bathtub, bathroom walls,taps and so on. Just rub the mixture wherever you need to clean and keep it for 5 minutes. Then just rub with a thick scrub soaked in water and then wash away with water. Squeaky clean results,even at the most pathetically gross areas. Hard water changes the looks of the taps but after cleaning with this mixture your tap will come back to its original looks. Mark my words- this will be a life changing experience.

 2. Pour some white vinegar on the paper towel or a cloth and rub stained areas like table tops and floors.  You can also clean your rusted scissors in the same way. You can wipe floors with this too. Vinegar also acts as a deodorizer , it absorbs all the foul smelling substances and dont worry about the vinegary  smell, it vanishes in a couple of minutes.

 3. Does your shoes smell really gross? Problem solved. Sprinkle some baking soda in your shoes  at night, like powder, spread properly and sleep and in the morning.... Voila!! All smell gone.
This trick works for any gross smelling places because baking soda also acts as a deodorizer , it absorbs all the foul smelling substances. Sprinkle baking soda in your bed, sofa, carpet, shoe rack, drains and so on.

 4. You can also keep a cup or a bowl of vinegar wherever you think is smelling foul. Vinegar will absorb all the bad smell.

 All the above tips and tricks have been tested by me and all worked. Try these and let me know how well it worked for you in the comments section below and also share more 'baking soda and vinegar' cleaning tips with us .

~Bengali Chicken Curry with potatoes~


Here is the recipe of the Sunday special Bengali chicken curry with potatoes. Bengalis add potatoes and sugar wherever possible and that makes the food more scrumptious. This is a must have item in the Bengali sunday Lunch menu . Serve this with rice and after eating this you cannot do anything, you will have to sleep like all bengalis do in their sunday afternoon.
 Ingredients:
Chicken-300 gm ( I used boneless chicken here but chicken with bones add better flavor)
Potatoes-2 cut into big chunks
Chopped  onion 1 cup, garlic 1 tsp and tomatoes 1 cup
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Whole garam masalas 
Garam masala powder 1 tsp
turmeric powder half tsp
Kashmiri Chilli powder 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar 1 tsp
Mustard oil preferred but you can use any vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Procedure:
1.Heat up oil and put in the whole garam masalas.

 2. Add potatoes and fry for 5 mins and add  chopped onions, garlic and ginger. (If you want you can keep the fried potatoes aside before adding the onions, and add it back in stage 5). Keep frying for around 10 minutes.

3.Now add the chopped tomatoes and all the spices-Garam masala powder 1 tsp,turmeric powder half tsp, Kashmiri Chilli powder 1 tsp, Cumin powder 1 tsp, Salt to taste or 1 tsp,Sugar 1 tsp. Mix well and stir occasionally for 5 minutes.
                      

4. Add chicken and keep stirring for 15 more minutes.
                           
5. After 15 minutes ,the spices and oil separates and all things gets mixed well, check for salt and add more if required.


 6. Add 1 cup of water, give a good stir, sprinkle a pinch of sugar on top and cover with a lid and let cook for 10 minutes. 
(*If you are cooking large quantity of chicken of about 2 kgs , use the pressure cooker at this stage. Pressure cook the entire thing for 2 whistles.)

7. After 10 minutes ,switch off the gas and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Uncover your delicious Chicken curry and serve with rice . It also goes very well with rotis and parathas.

Tell me how you enjoyed it.
Thank you!

An evening in New Delhi : travelling in public transport : Qutub Minar, India Gate, Parathewali Gali and more.

New Delhi is the capital of India. Being one of the oldest cities in the world it has many historical places worth visiting.

 While returning to USA from our trip to Kolkata in 2016, my husband and myself took a day layover in New Delhi. We stayed in JW Marriott, Aerocity. Aerocity is very close to the New Delhi International airport connected by the Delhi Metro Airport line and full of luxurious hotels. I am going to share with you our experience of an evening spent discovering the heart of Delhi while travelling in public transport. Yes!! Delhi Metro is awesome!!

 Qutub Minar is the nearest attraction to our hotel and best way to go was in a taxi as advised by a hotel staff. So we availed Uber late in the afternoon and reached Qutub Minar. We took tickets and roamed around the beautiful reminiscent of the ancient India. 

 Next we planned on going to the India Gate. We hopped in an autorickshaw to get to the nearest metro station. Auto(rikshaw) fares can be really expensive($1-2) in Delhi but you can have an entire auto to yourself. Even the metro ticket prices are high compared to Kolkata Metro. We took the tickets to Central secretariat station. There are several metro routes like New York subway and determining which way you should take can be tricky. Checking out the metro station maps really helps. They are available in every metro station or online.

 We got off at Central secretariat station at dusk and took an auto to the India Gate for Rs.50. We could see the India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhawan on the extreme ends but both were very far. We took a long walk and finally reached the India Gate standing tall (in the same spot since 1931). We took photos and bought ice creams and took rest at a ground nearby.

 We felt hungry and instantly we decided to go to the famous Paranthewali Gali . We googled and found out Chandni Chowk is the nearest metro station to Paranthewali Gali. 

 Again we took an auto back to Central secretariat station and took tickets for Chandni Chowk. Now the train was very crowded. We got off at Chandni Chowk and there were clear instructions giving directions to go to various places,very helpful for people like us.  We realized it is a junction of metro and Indian railways while also being the closest metro station to one of the oldest and busiest markets in old Delhi.

 Chandni Chowk is very very crowded. After a little confusion we finally reached  the famous "Paranthewali Gali", an overcrowded narrow lane selling yummy parathas which you can smell from a distance.We got in a somewhat clean Paratha restuarant near the entrance of the Gali since we didn't dare to venture deep inside lest we get lost. 

  We ordered Paneer paratha and Gobi paratha each costing Rs.60 (around $1). The parathas came in a thali with three sabzis(vegetable curry) on side. Two sabzis were of potatoes and another was of some vegetable we didn't recognize. The steel plates had separate compartments for each sabzi. The food was delicious. The parathas were deep fried. They were very oily but very tasty. We had two parathas of each variety, but we weren't very full which was unexpected.

 We went back to the Chandni Chowk station. Now the struggling part comes. We needed to go to the Aerocity metro station which cannot be reached directly ,i.e., we have to break the journey and take another train to Aerocity and the tickets also cannot be bought directly. Okay fine... (No, it was not fine, not at all)

 We took the train to the New Delhi metro junction station and got off to get tickets for Aerocity. There were huge queues everywhere and no one could tell or nowhere it was written from where a person can get tickets for the airport line. Finally an elderly policeman directed me to the right place to buy tickets.

  Aerocity is on the airport line and the counter was away from the rest of the local metro lines. These airport line trains are sophisticated with an international look and designed to carry luggage, but it all comes with a high price. It was Rs.50($0.9) per person which was kind of expensive compared to other metro fares in India. The metro was super-fast travelling across the city and was a cozy journey on the spacious seats.

 We got off the train and took an auto to our hotel for Rs.40, though it was not necessary but we were just too tired. The metro station is in a very walk-able distance from the hotels.

 At the end of the day, it was an animated journey. We went to few of the famous places in Delhi and to know any place in true sense it is important to travel in public transports.



Vegetable Dum Biriyani: Rice dish with Veggies,soyabean chunks and panner cubes.

Vegetable Dum biriyani is a very tasty lightly aromatic rice dish made with basmati rice and veggies like cauliflower, carrots, peas,beans and soyabean chunks,paneer cubes. It is also a very good and tasty way to have various veggies in a single dish.
The quantities mentioned in this recipe can feed 4-5 people.

 Ingredients:
Whole garam masalas 
oil 2 tsp
Ghee 2 tsp
Half of a Cauliflower cut into big florets and blanched 
carrots,beans,green peas 1-2 cups
Soyabean chunks 1 cup
Paneer 100-200 gms
Basmati rice 2 cups half done
onions thinly sliced half cup
tomato chopped 1
Ginger paste half tsp
Biriyani masala 1-2 tsp
salt 2 tsp and sugar 1 tsp
turmeric powder half tsp
red chili powder half tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Black pepper powder half tsp
Iris/kewra water

 Procedure:

1.In a large pan ,heat up oil 2 tsp and ghee 2 tsp. Put in the whole garam masalas and let them turn golden.


2. Put in all the veggies like cauliflower,peas,beans, onions, soyabean chunks,ginger paste and fry for around 10 minutes. Sprinkle some salt and pepper.


3.Now put the chopped tomatoes and all spices one by one. Turmeric powder half tsp,red chili powder half tsp,Garam masala 1 tsp and Biriyani masala 2 tsp and salt 2 tsp and sugar 1 tsp.


4. Give a good stir and keep frying for 10 minutes.

5. Add paneer cubes now and pour one and half cups of water, mix well and cover with half done basmati rice.


6.Pour half cup of saffron milk , little ghee, sprinkle little iris water. You can save some paneer for topping.


7.Cover the pan with aluminium foil and then put on the lid so that no air can escape. Place the pan on a tava or griddle for 30 minutes on medium heat.

8. After 30 minutes,switch off the gas and give it rest for 10 more minutes. Uncover the foil carefully. Mix well upside down.


9. Your yummy veg biriyani is ready. Serve it hot with any indian chicken dish or Veg kofta gravy dish or you can even relish it without any side dish like me.!.

Thank you.
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