Salubrious Soya Chunks

I make veg recipes in so many ways, especially since I’m Indian, my husband’s Pakistani, my family is a melting pot, and our different ethnic cuisines inspire a lot of my recipes, which are often a fusion of all these cultures. Soya chunks, also known as soya beans, are a delicious version of meat bites, they are a quick, easy and healthy dish that demands minimal prep and not much hands-on cooking time, making it pretty easy to pull together when you’re in hurry yet looking for something flavorsome to eat.

Chicken Dim Sum | Chicken Momos

I cannot think of a certain cuisine or culture with no version of chicken soup. Folk medicine and chicken soup have a symbolic relationship because every mother or granny I have known always recommends chicken soup or dal rice as the restorative technique for coughs and colds. I must admit I am not too keen on plain yakhni soup as have to drink mugs of flavorsome broth while other soothing foods are time-consuming. I would rather shortlist the dim sum with some suggestions – Hashim fancies the dumpling with chicken and fresh veggies wrapped and steamed which would also be my choice. So when either of us is going through a slow recovery from cold or fever we would prefer to hog steamed dim sum, as they are super delicious, oil-free and the perfect fix for reduced appetite.

When Husband Treats Well Episode # 03 Hot Dogs

It’s been long I haven't shared my delectable recipes with my amazing The Hoggerz readers. I have decided to post recipes more often and put all recipes that are saved in archive list to NULL. Today’s recipe is the simplest form from The Hoggerz cookbook, its best bet for those who just want to hang loose and perform minimalist cooking for a while just like us.

Well, there are times when I am on a total cooking break and that’s when the inner chef in Hashim awakes. He has a great flair in making fast food miscellany and today’s recipe is no less. I love the way he takes over the kitchen in the most dexterous style possible. He knows the scope of every dish and tries to introduce it with great appeal and scrummy taste. I had no idea about the little chef that was shining inside him until when I got sick and he took care of everything like a pro. He tries to facilitate me with regular breaks - even when I have this minor flu, he knows how to manage everything pretty well without making it look huge.

Eid Special Signature Biryani

Spice Coated Mutton Biryani

Its Eid!! And it has to be mutton biryani and sheer kurrma. Me and Hashim are not sheer kurrma addicts hence the replacement of it is always gulab jamun and chocolate pudding. Rice is that one dish that brightens the level of festivity. And what can be better than a gentle dose of luxurious biryani. I always try to prepare Eid meals with all its statement dishes like biryani, barbecues and of course lots of salads. As we are a family of two, we both have a ball in planning 3 days Eid meals consisting of desi platter, and others days with fast food and italian meals to add zing in Eid celebrations.

Melange Filled Crispy Shells / Dahi Puri

If you relish making pani puris at home, you will barely rue in trying these crispy bites of complete flavors. There are countless ways of making dahi puri, but I’m going to impart the most authentic Mumbai style recipe of dahi puri. Pani puris are mostly liquid filled goodies, which are supposed to be gulped down in one go whereas dahi puri is a thick yogurt based salpicon that gives you a chance to delay those bites. Whenever, we are done with our conventional menu, we try to blow away the cobwebs by simply inviting this light, tasty and pleasant bubbles of goodness. I tend to make this recipe without any second thought as it holds a pinch of sour, well balanced sweetness, restrained spice taste and above all it is crunchy delight.

Butter Chicken – Mumbai Manner

Butter Loaded Chicken With Cream on Top

Everyone has their own palate for butter chicken, some plump for sweet, other spicy and remaining its mild flavor. The taste of butter chicken in the outlets of Mumbai leans more towards a bit sweet side. Bademiya, delhi darbar or anywhere in Mumbai butter chicken always leave a classic mark on the taste buds of nonveg hoggerz. My husband dearest personally enjoys hogging this particular because of its authentic and peculiar sauce coated around the crispy fried chicken. He is not a big fan of curries, but this unique dish has always captivated his interest. I believe in treating my husband with the crown, so whenever he is not around I swing to markup my menu with a sapid pattern of recipes so that when he is back home, he finds the dinner table full of goodness. I think the sauce of butter chicken taste closer to paneer masala curry whereas the chunks of chicken taste alike chicken tandoori fried version. This recipe is next to ordering from your favorite restaurant, to make this, I used boneless chicken, simmered with cashews, and ample of dairy products, it just couldn’t be any easier.

Vegetable Fried Rice and Chinese Chicken Gravy

Vegetable Fried Rice with Chinese Chicken Gravy

If you’re new to my website, welcome to The Hoggerz and I hope that you’re enjoying my reads as much as I enjoy framing my writes.  Else, you’ve followed me for a while, you must be having a fair idea that I follow two opposite menus while I prepare eatables for me and hashim. So, today was the meal that fits on two sides of flavors and they taste spot on when combined together. If you’re looking out for veg as well as non-veg mixture of nutrition than you can try our today’s Chinese special platter, where you can simply end up eating plain vegetable fried rice with Schezwan sauce or with Chinese chicken gravy.

The flavors of Chinese oozing from the chicken bites and the aroma of veggies complements perfectly with the Chinese sauce. Chinese chicken gravy is the simplest Chinese recipe - as it plays around with four main ingredients without any fancy addition of seasonings. Wherein, cooked rice when thrown up with captivating veggies adds an extra touch to the overall dish. Doesn’t it sound easy and interesting at the same time, so without a much ado let’s begin with the makings.

The Ultimate Yummy Chicken

Yummy Chicken!!

This dish perfectly fits the title, if you are non veg hogger – this one is highly recommended chicken recipe for you. I am placing the word “highly” in the spotlight because its indeed the yummiest and unique chicken recipe that I accidentally tried and hashim enjoyed every bite of it. The chicken comes out so moist and charmingly moreish, due to the essence of Indian spices and touch of yogurt. The dish is quite simple, which is why it is great for busy kitchen queens. Frying the chicken in a hot oil means you get evenly cooked – juicy chicken and still have crispy top, without putting a lot of effort. Serve it as a starter or make a large portion and serve hot with crispy wheat paratha's or with brown rice, or just have it plain– they are much more exciting than an average chicken recipe. It is surely fulfilling, but not at all satisfying.

Best part? This recipe doesn’t necessitate all-purpose flour usage or anything that is unhealthy to munch, it takes 8 minutes and above all it is finger licking good!

BBQ Meat Delights

Barbecuing meat, chicken or fish can certainly not go wrong for the most part when you are running out of some ingredients. Gathering all the spices into the thick yogurt and whisking it for a perfect creamy blend is all this recipe needs. There are days when I am completely busy and don’t have enough hours to cook two separate main dishes for two of us. One dish is obviously delicious aromatic non veg cuisine for him while another is a healthy version of veggies for me and of course a side kick dish for him.

A Classic Chicken Burger

Cheesey, Crispy, Chicken Burgers with some Garlic Fries

Easy chicken burgers made from scratch with simple Italian herbs, fresh lettuce and some grated cheese. Today I am swapping back into sharing recipes that my husband loves. We have been making crispy chicken burgers quite a bit in my home on Saturday nights as they are easy to eat and watch movies. Chicken burgers are great with some chips and garlic fries (garlic fries recipe posted), but you could also serve it with your favorite side.

Home-made Mutton Sindhi Biryani

Mutton Biryani Special

As you’ll know that me and my husband have north-south difference in culture. So when I came here, I went through the trials in modifying my taste buds with Pakistani cuisine – be it usual halwa puri or yakhni soup or even khatte aloo – the hurdle in search of Indian flavors were endless.

Hashim is love when it comes to cooperating – he gave me enough time to understand and evolve my interest towards Pakistani food. Since the time I have been familiar with the flavors of food from my husband side, I have been paying attention to the slow process of meat cooking. The style to infuse aroma and balance the ingredients in different style of recipes is fairly unusual. The long hours in preparation of nihari, the slow cooking method used in making daleem, the oh so wow scented flavors used in making korma, the pickle proportion in making achari and the extra care taken in boiling biryani rice. The fun part is that all of these dishes can be made either by using chicken, mutton or fish.

Delicious Low Carb – Keto Friendly Chicken Bites - When Husband Treats Well Episode # 03

When Hashim decides to cook something undoubtedly it should be plain sailing and swift cooking. Becasue he thinks time is money? Nay! because he is lazy and lazy people are generally ingenious when it comes to finishing work in lesser duration of time. So he has this recipe that is not at all developed in a traditional bbq way, he has just tossed the chicken upside down, given few minutes to cook and presented this dish in just 10 minutes and believe me - the chicken was wonderfully moist and so succulent from inside with a pleasant taste of thick sauce from outside. Few are those days when he cooks, but when he does, he is my master chef of the kitchen who knows well how to deal with fitness counts.