When life gives me Melons

I've always enjoyed this dish- the flavour packed chicken, crunchiness of the fried onions and capsicums, the rich gravy just cooked to a delectable texture! You need half-hr, and cooks for 2-3 persons Ingredients- 500 gm of curry cut chicken, washed well and marinated for half hour with some red chili powder, turmeric powder,  lemon juice and salt  Kadai masala - roasted and grinded coriander seeds ( 2tbsp), full red chili ( 2 nos), few black peppercorns ( 1tsp), fennel seeds ( 1 tbsp) 1 onion cubed 1 capsicum cubed  Cashew paste made with soaked cashews in hot water and then grinded into a paste 2 small onion chopped fine 2 Tomatoes pureed  1 Tsp ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam masala  Salt to taste Kasuri methi for garnish  Method Roast and grind the kadai masala ingredients and keep aside  Fry the cubed onions and capsicum and keep aside ( retain the crunchiness) In a heated pan, add oil, jeera seeds and let it splutter...

 I love cooking, always have, inspired from my mom. I recently bought an Air Fryer, the Nutricook AirFryer 2. Till now I have made Dal Vadas, Sago Chips and Ragi Chips. It's a much healthier option compared to deep frying! I personally detest heating large quantities of oil and consuming trans-fat. Let me share the recipe for the Dal Pakoras from Swasthi's recipes. www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/masala-vada-recipe-chana-dal-vada/ They tasted so perfect, tweeked it a bit by not adding red chilies and using pepper instead. I hope to share more recipes with you. Mostly cook off the internet, sometimes i cook-on-the-go, and let me tell you they do come out good. My Savory pancakes are enjoyed by all my house members! Makes a good and healthy breakfast! Savoury Oats Pancake  1 cup Oat flour 1/2 cup milk 2 Eggs whisked 1 cup veggies of your choice ( grated carrots, shredded cabbage, beans) Salt to your taste Pepper to your taste Chopped Cilantro  Additional- Chia seeds, flax seed...

 Do you think your life is fair? Just like the life you pictured when you were small? Or are you so busy, that you don't get  the time to think about your life at all? I fit the latter. From the time I wake up it's just trying to finish my morning routine, cooking three meals and getting to work on time.  At work it is patient after patient, or surgery after surgery and I hardly get time to even think clearly. What is my next move? Did I take the best decision for my family moving from a better city to a semi- urban one?  While settling down in a new city is hard, its harder when you have a 17 month old toddler who just wants to disrupt everything you're trying to keep in place. He's adorable, cute and I love him so much, he's also a handful! Trying to get him to eat is one big task: no BLW did not work for us! As a new mother I researched everything and anything baby related hoping my child would learn some good habits, and after almost one and half years as a new ...