Mushkuraahat!!

Mushkuraahat bahaut kuch keh jaati hai

Dabe hue pau se aakar

Ek sukun bhari Saans de jaati hai

Khud k chehre pe khoobsurti

Aur dusro k chehre pe

Ek choti ki aas de jaati hai

Shabdo k ijhaar k bina bhi

Ye Mushkuraahat bahaut kuch keh jaati hai.

Islie dosto Mushkuraana bahaut jaruri hai es jeevan mein, 

Gumm ki barsaat bhula kar khushi k sunhere dhoop me jeene mein 

Tabhi toh jeevan ka ye bav saagar ho paayega paar

Warna reh jaenge fas kar es shok k bhul bhulaiye mein har baar.

Muskuraahat bahaut chizo ka pratik hai

Ye darshaati hai chehre ki prasanta, mann ki prafulta,

Saawan k pehle jhadi ki tarah jeevan me aae naye khushiyo ko jee bhar kar jeene ki aaturta, 

Muskaan jeevan me nae umeed ka sooraj laati hai,

niraasha k baadal hata kar utsaah k kirney jagaati hai. 

Jeevan me jo sabse jaruri hai, himmat aur vishwaas ,

ye uske aane ka sandesh de jaati hai

tabhi toh kehte hai ki muskuraahat dosto bahaut kuch keh jaati hai.

Bin mushuraae jeena hai vyarth,

Jaise ho bin pushp koi upwan, 

Kya milega dabakar khushiyo ko bheetar ,

Le ao choti si muskaan hothon par aur ban jao sundar.

Muskaan jeevan me rang bhar jaati hai, 

Nae rishto ko majboot aur puraano ko fir se taaza kar jaati hai.

Are ye muskaan hi toh hai jo dushmano ko bhi dost bana deti hai. 

Ye ek pyaari si muskaan hi toh hai jo kae sare mann k raaz bata deti hai.

Nae dulhan k hotho me saji betaabi ki tarah. 

Chote bacho k chehre pe mashumiyat ki tarah ,

Har ek par ek nae chaap chhor jaati hai 

Sachh hi kaha hai kisi ne ye muskuraahat bahaut kuch keh jaati hai!!

Toh fir ao dosto kar le mann ko aaj se pakka, 

Jiyenge toh khil khilakar, Naa kabhi baithenge odh niraasha k chaadar

Tabhi toh jeene ka mazaa aega, 

Ek choti se prayas se ham sab k chehro par ek muskaan bikhar jaeyega

Kyuki mushkuraahat Har gamm ko khushi mein badal deti hai, 

Zindagi mein nae umeed le aati hai, 

Dabe pau se aakar bhi ulaas ka shor machati hai…

Sach hi kaha hai kisine ye muskuraahat bahaut kuch keh jaati hai!!

Ye mushkuraaht bahut kuch keh jaati hai!

-Damini

Chicken Dum Biryani

• Chicken dum biryani is a very delicious lunch/dinner option, loved by people of all ages. Following the below given recipe, One can prepare this dish hassle free without working for hours in kitchen. Also I have tried to make the recipe as healthy as possible. No added ready made Biryani masala or anything. The use of oil and ghee is also moderate. So now one can enjoy Chicken biryani without much guilt. So let’s get started 🙂

Ingredients :

• Basmati rice (half cooked)
• 500 gms of chicken
• Cinnamon 
• Elaichi
• Clove
• Star spice
• Ghee
• Eggs (Boiled)
• Onions chopped
• Tomato chopped
• Green chilli
• Ginger garlic paste
• Coriander leaves
• Garam masala powder
• Red chilli powder
• Cumin powder
• Black pepper powder
• Coriander powder
• Lime juice
• Curd (Optional)
• Salt
• Black pepper 

Preparations :

1. Haf cook basmati rice first and keep it aside (quantity depending upon your serving needs)
2. Wash chicken piece properly, and take it in a bowl
3. Add 5 tbsp curd (optional) to it, also add ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, salt, half tea spoon of garam masala powder and few chopped Coriander leaves.
4. Mix well and keep the bowl of chicken aside for marinating  it for 20 mins in refrigerator
5. Meanwhile chopp 2 big size onions and fry it in pan until it turns dark brown, and keep it aside
   
6. Once chicken gets marinated, take it out from the refrigerator 
7. Heat a pan add one tbsp ghee
8. Add cumin seeds, When it crackles, addone chopped onions, 2 green chilli, one tbsp ginger garlic paste and cook until thr mixture softens
9. Now add marinated chicken into the pan, also add half chopped tomatoes to it. 
10. Now addd salt (as per taste),  2 tbsp lime juice and half tbsp chicken masala powder to it.
11. Cook until chicken becomes little bit soft
12. Once the chicken is little cooked, keep it aside
13. Now heat a kadhai, use non stick one
14. Add two tbsp of ghee on the surface of the heated pan
15. Add the half portion of cooked chicken into it. 
16. Add a layer of half cooked basmati rice into it followed by some chopped Coriander leaves
17. Now again add one tbsp of ghee above rice
18. Add Brown fried onions layer over it but only half portion of onion, keep rest for the next layering
19. Now again repeat the same process of adding chicken, then rice followed by Onions &  Coriander leaves 
20. Now on top of the layer add few whole spices like few cloves andtwo star spices. 
21. Also if you like to have spicy biryani, then add few green chilli into it as shown in the picture below
22. You can also add one tbsp of saffron water if you wish, it brings a very good fragrance and flavour to the biryani
23. Now once layering is done, cover the lid of the pan and secure it using dough, as shown in the picture below
24. Keep the flame low and cook for 15 mins
25. After 15 mins, turn off the stove and let the pan come to the room temperature
26. Now slowly take the dough out of the lid
27. Your Chicken dum biryani is ready
28. Serve hot with boiled eggs 
    
29. Best served with Cucumber Raita:-) 

1. 

Those days..

Those days, When Christmas breeze were cold 

When hot cup of coffee could be served all day long

When Celebrations could be felt in the air and sense of new year coming was eternal 

Not something to be reminded with watsapp forwards 

When you could eat gaajar ka halwa without worrying about the calories 

When  you wake up in the morning with butterflies in stomach 

So excited to eat home cooked sweets and cookies 

Not just ready made plum cakes and pastries 

When Santa was a real thing for you not just a fairy tale 

When there was no need to click selfies to feel you are enjoying 

When being at home was termed as a Happy vacation 

And roaming unnecessarily in pubs and malls around people we don’t know was not a part of celebration  

Missing those innocent days.. 

–Damini 

Steamed Chicken Momos

Yummy Momos Recipe 🙂

Serving for 2-3 persons. 

Ingredients :

• Minced Chicken (400 gms) 
• Fine Chopped Onions (1 big sized) 
• Fine chopped Garlic (6-7 strands)
• Fine Grated Ginger (as per taste) 
• Salt
• 2 tbsp Ghee 
• Red pepprika 
• Black pepper powder 
• All purpose flour dough
• 2 tbsp lime juice 
• Luke warm water
• Idli Steamer 

Preparations:

1. Prepare all purpose flour dough using Luke warm water.
2. Keep the dough covered for 20 min with a Soft and wet cloth.
3. Meanwhile we can prepare for  stuffing
4. Take minced chicken in a bowl and add salt, Pepprika, Black pepper powder, Ghee, Grated ginger, Chopped garlic and onion into it
5. Mix it well
6. Add two tbsp lime juice in the mixture
7. Now the mixture and the dough both are ready. So we can stuff the dumplings
8. To stuff the dumplings, we need to first roll a small quantity of dough using a roller pin
9. Once the dough is rolled, add a tbsp of stuffing into it, as shown in picture below
10. Now, fold the dumpling 🥟 using either your fingers as I am doing in the picture below or you can also do it with a fork
11. Once the dumplings get folded properly, Put them into the hot steamer. 
12. You can use idli steamer or pressure cooker for steaming dumplings as per your choice. If you are doing it in pressure cooker, Wait for 3 whistle for momos to be ready
13. Let the dumplings cook in steamer for 6-8 mins
14. Your chicken momos are ready to serve
15. Serve hot for the best experience. 

Chutney Recipe

To make chutney that goes well with the momos, there are plenty of ways, but I am using the most easiest one here,which is quick to prepare and yummy to eat.

To make chutney we need:

• Chings Schezwan Sauce
• Tomato ketchup 
• White vinegar 
• Chilli (finely grated) 

Preparations :

Mix two tbsp of Schezwan sauce with one tbsp of tomato ketchup, add 5 drops of white vinegar into it and grated green chilli.

The yummy chutney is ready.

When you love your things :-)