Naisha's Kitchen

10/08/2024

Chai ☕️

09/08/2024

Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
1) 2 lb boneless chicken cut into 1 inch pieces
2) Egg 1
3) Salt to taste
4) Black pepper powder 1 tsp
5) All purpose flour 1/2 cup
6) Cornstarch 1/3 cup
7) Oil 1 tbsp

Orange Sauce:
1) Oil 1 tbsp
2) Garlic minced 1 tbsp
3) Ginger minced 1/2 tbsp
4) Chili flakes 1 tsp
5) White vinegar 2 tbsp
6) Soy sauce 2 tbsp
7) Brown sugar 1/2 cup
8)Orange juice 1 cup
9) Cornstarch 2 tbsp + Water 3 tbsp
10) Sesame oil 1 tsp
11) Green onion chopped 2 tbsp

Instructions:
1. Add salt (we used 1 tsp), 1 tsp black pepper
powder, and 1 beaten egg to the 2 lb chicken and
mix well.
2. Add 1 tbsp oil and mix well.
3. Mix 1/2 cup all purpose flour and 1/3 cup
cornstarch in separate bowl.
4. Coat chicken in mixture from step 3; refrigerate
for 30 minutes.
5. Heat up oil in a pan.
6. Sprinkle remaining cornstarch mixture onto the
chicken before frying.
7. Fry chicken in 6-8 pieces batches for 5 minutes
or until light brown.
8. Remove the fried chicken and transfer to a
paper-towel lined plate.
9. Repeat with all the remaining chicken.
10. Keep chicken aside while we prepare sauce.

Sauce:
11. Heat 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat.
12. Add 1 tbsp minced garlic and 1/2 tbsp minced
ginger.
13. Cook for 30 seconds.
14. Add 1 tsp chili flakes
2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
mix well
15. Add 1 cup orange juice and bring to a simmer.
16. Separately, mix 2 tbsp cornstarch and 3 tbsp
water together to make a slurry.
17. Add cornstarch slurry gradually and cook for
2-3 minutes.
18. Stir constantly until sauce is thick.
19. Add the fried chicken to the sauce, mix well.
20. Sprinkle 1 tsp sesame oil and mix well.
21. Garnish with green onions and serve.

08/08/2024

Arabic Salad Recipe

Ingredients:
1. Lettuce 1 cup, chopped
2. Tomato 1 large, chopped
3. Onion 1/2 cup, chopped
4. Radishes 6-8, chopped
5. Cucumber 1 large, chopped
6. Parsley 1 bunch, chopped
7. Extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp
8. Fresh lemon juice 2 tbsp
9. Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp
10. Salt to taste

Instruction:
1. Cut lettuce, tomato, onion, and, radishes into
very small dice size.
2. Peel 1 large cucumber and cut around the seeds
and discard the seeds. Chop the cucumber very
small dice size.
3. Chop a whole bunch of fresh parsley. Chop until
where the leaves end.
4. Add 1 cup of chopped lettuce, chopped tomato,
chopped onion, chopped radishes, chopped
cucumber, and chopped parsley into a large bowl.
5. Mix well.
6. Add 2 tosp extra virgin olive oil, squeeze the juice
of 1 lemon, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, and 1/2
tsp salt.
7. Toss salad well to combine.
8. Enjoy!

07/08/2024

Chana Aloo Chaat Recipe 😋
Ingredients:
1) Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) 1.5 cups
2) Boiled Potato 2 medium size
3) Onion 1/3 cup, thinly sliced
4) Salt to taste
5) Cumin powder 1 tsp
6) Chaat masala powder 1/2 tsp
7) Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
8)Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp
9) Tamarind chutley (sauce) 1 tps
10) Cilantro n Mint chutney 1 tsp
11) Yogurt 1/2 cup
12) Cilantro chopped 1/4 cup

Instructions:
1. Soak 1.5 cups of chickpeas overnight.
2. Pressure cook to 4-5 vessels.
3. Transfer to a pot and cool it completely.
4. Add 2 medium-sized thinly sliced boiled
potatoes.
5. Add Onion, Salt, Cumin powder, Chaat
masala, Red chili powder, Black pepper powder,
Tamarind chutney, Cilantro & Mint chutney,
Yogurt, Cilantro chopped, and mix well.
6. Chana Aloo Chaat is ready to serve.

07/08/2024

Mung Bean Salad 🥗 Recipe
Ingredients:
1. Mung Bean 1 cup
2. Onion thinly sliced 1/3 cup,
3. Tomato 1 medium chopped
4. Cucumber 🥒 1 thinly sliced
5. Beet Root 1/2 thinly sliced
6. Lettuce chopped 1 cup
7. Cilantro chopped 3-4 tbsp
8. Green chili 1/2 chopped
9. Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp
10. Salt to taste
11. Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Instructions:
1. Wash and soak 1 cup of mung bean for 8 hours.
2. Drain, and wash again.
3. Transfer soaked bean to pan, add 1/4 tsp salt and
4 cups water.
4. Boil them just cooked not mushy.
5. Strain the water and transfer the boiled moong
bean in a salad bowl.
6. Allow to cool at room temperature
7. Add all vegetables and dressing
8. Mix well and enjoy

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