Chicken Stroganoff

Chicken Stroganoff is a variation of the original dish, Beef Stroganoff, of the Russian Origin. It is basically a dish with sauteed pieces of beef or chicken with mushrooms in sour cream served with noodles - succulent pieces of chicken with a creamy sauce, an absolute delight to have.

Ingredients:

Chicken boneless, cut in strips, 1 cup

Mushrooms, sliced, 1/2 cup

Butter, 2 tbsp

Olper's Cream, 1 cup

Vinegar, 2 tbsp

Garlic paste, 1 tsp

Tomato puree/paste, 2 tbsp

Paprika, 1/2 tsp

Salt, 1/2 tsp

Chicken powder, 1 tbsp

Black pepper, crushed, 1 tsp

Noodles/fettuccine, boiled, 400 grams.

Method:

Heat a pan and melt butter. Add a teaspoon of garlic paste and chicken, and fry for 3-4 minutes. Now add tomato puree, salt, paprika, mushrooms and cook for 6 minutes. In the end, add the cream, vinegar, black pepper, chicken powder, mix well, cover with a lid, and on low flame cook for two minutes or till the sauce thickens. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley or dried oregano, and serve with noodles.

Potato Pops

It's a tough job making people like veggies, and even harder to make them eat it! So what to do? How does one incorporate vegetables in their daily kitchen menu? What does one do to make their family 'like' eating vegetables? One solution to this! #CubeThatVeggie. Yes! Use Knorr chicken cubes, in different veggie recipes to get that oomph, that flavor everyone's been looking for! I will be sharing a series of veggie recipes for you all to try out using Knorr chicken cubes! I will be posting one recipe each day for an entire week! My recipes will be diverse, and belonging to different cuisines: Pakistani, Continental, Chinese and many more! So gear up, something exciting is coming up and stay tuned to The Crazy Chef!

#4 Potato Pops

Ingredients:

Big potatoes, boiled and mashed 4
Salt To taste
Pepper 1/2 tsp
Butter 2 tbsp
Flour 4 tbsp
Knorr Chicken cube, 1, mixed in 1 tsp warm water

Method:

Mix all the ingredients and make small balls. Add in some flour, mix well. Add more flour till it's the right consistency (slightly on the doughy side). Make balls out of the mixture, coat them again in some flour and then deep fry on high flame till they are a nice golden brown.


*To be on the safe side, make one ball, coat it in flour and test it by frying it on high heat. If it doesn't break or dissolve in the oil, make balls from the rest of the mixture and fry!

Chicken Teriyaki with Garlic Rice

A super duper easy and quick recipe for Chicken Teriyaki (courtesy my sister!)

Ingredients:

Boneless Chicken 1 kg
Garlic-Ginger paste 1 tbsp
Soya Sauce 1 cup
Dark Brown Sugar 2-3 tbsp
Salt and black pepper To taste

Method:

Fry the chicken on a high heat, till the water dries out. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry a bit more. When the water is completely dried (there should be no water in the chicken), mix the soya sauce and brown sugar and add it to the chicken. Cook on a high heat, for around 5-6 minutes to thicken the consistency (add cornflour if you find it too runny).

Just before serving, chop spring onions, garnish the chicken and then serve.

For Garlic Rice:

Thinly slice about 5-7 garlic cloves. Heat a wok and add about 1/4th cup oil. Stir fry the garlic till aromatic and slightly brown. Lower the heat, add salt & pepper to taste, and soy sauce about 2 tbsp. Mix, add the rice, mix again and fry on high heat for about 2 minutes. Turn off heat, add chopped spring onions and serve! 

*The secret of success of this dish is to use a good quality soy sauce (I used American Garden) and dark brown sugar (I used Sugarie's dark brown cane sugar). It makes a LOT of difference. In case, you find it too expensive, you can always use half quantity of good quality soy sauce and half quantity of low quality soy sauce.

Coffee Cooler

Ingredients:

A glass of chilled milk
3 teaspoons of powdered coffee
2 tbsp Olper's cream
Sugar to taste
Ice-cubes
A scoop of vanilla ice-cream


Method:

Blend together the milk, ice-cubes sugar and coffee for a minute or two till it's frothy. Pour in a glass, add cream and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. Sprinkle a little coffee with a little chocolate sauce, and voila, it's ready! Serve.

Iftaar Deals 2017 (Karachi)

Weekend around the corner and don't know where to eat out? Still searching for the best iftaar deals in town? Look no more! The Crazy Chef has compiled some of the best iftaar deals 2017 in Karachi. Scroll down and choose where to eat out! 

1. BBQ Tonite

 Outlet: 5/1, Boating Basin, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi.
bre Number: 021 111 227 111

Brew Factory

34, khayaban-e-muslim, Phase VI, DHA

Karachi, Pakistan

. Call 0310 0111228

2. Broadway Pizza

Outlet: All Outlets
Number: 021 111 339 339

      

3. Burger King

                               

  4. Café Aylanto

Outlet: D 141, Block 4, Clifton, Karachi.
  Number:  021 3530986

5. Chapli Kebab House

 

       6. Chatterbox

·    

                 

            7. Daily Dubai

Outlet: Street 10, Badar Commercial Area, Phase V, D.H.A Karachi

       

            Del Frio

Outlet: SMCHS & Boat Basin Branch
 Number: SMCHS (021 34552510-1) Boat Basin (021 35820005-6)

            Dominoes

 Number: 021 111 366 466

   10. Dunkin Donuts

11. Fuchsia

Outlet: E-23, 2^nd Commercial Lane Zamzama Karachi
  Number: 021 35363944

12. HakkaChine

             

Outlet: Dolmen Mall Clifton Karachi
  Number: 0300 0225952

            13. Hoagies

Number: 021  35247645-6

 14. Ibn e Batuta

Outlet: Shop # 6 , Sumya Comforts, Jamal-ud-Din Afghani Road,  B.M.C.H.S., Main Traffic Sharfabad, Adjacent HBL, near Bahadurabad
  Number: 0311 2288882

             15. Karachi Social

                           

              16. KFC

Number: 021 111 532 532

17. Koel Café

Outlet: F-42/2 Scheme 5 Block 4 Clifton Karachi
Number: 021 35309745

        

        18. Koffie Chalet

Outlet: SMCHS, Karachi Number:  021 35820066

                 19. LaChine

Outlet: Tariq Road Karachi
Number: 021 111 666 111

20. Lals Patisserie

Outlet: All Outlets
Number: 021 111 11 5257

              21. McDonalds

Number: 021 111 244 622

     22. Nandos

           23. Necos (Week 1)

     Week 2

Week 3

             Week 4

Outlet: Bukhari Commercial Area, Phase VI
Number: 021 35844517 (Bukhari)  

    

    24. New York Coffee

Outlet: 8^th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Phase V D.H.A ; Ground and Mezanine Floor, Plot A-119, Block A, SMCHS Karachi
Number: 021 111 692 692

             25. Oh MY Grill

Outlet: 10 Commercial Lane, Zamzama Karachi
Number: 0335 6646646

    26. OPTP

 27. Pearl Continental

Outlet: Karachi
Number: 021 111 505 505

28. Pi Social

Outlet: F-79, 3^rd Avenue, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi
Number: 021 38885769

    29. Pizza Hut

  

       30. Roasters

       

                                       

31. Subway

Number: 021 111 747 474

   32. Tao

Outlet: Block 7, Main Boat Basin, Clifton Karachi
Number: 0345 0826826 ; 0336 0826826

    33. Tavern Grill

Outlet: Main Shaheed-e-Millat Road Karachi
Number: 021 34381517

     34. The Deli

Outlet: C-29/1, Block 4, Clifton, Karachi
Number: 021 35838954

   35. The Sauce Burger Café

Herb Roasted Potatoes with Sour Cream

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Ingredients:

New potatoes (or small sized potatoes), 6-8, peeled, and par-boiled
Salt, to taste
Pepper, 1/2 tsp
Paprika, 1/2 tsp
Oregano leaves, dried, 1/2 tsp
Mixed Italian herbs, 1/2 tsp
Rosemary, dried, 1/2 tsp
Garlic, freshly crushed, 1/2 tsp
Butter, 4 tbsp

For sour cream:

Olper's Cream, 4 tbsp
Lemon juice, 2 tsp
Salt, a pinch
Pepper, a pinch
Fresh coriander and mint, chopped, 1 tbsp

Method:

Peel the potatoes, and par-boil them. Now drain the water, and put the potatoes in a large bowl. Mix in butter, salt, pepper, garlic and the herbs. Mix well then toss in a baking tray, then in the pre-heated oven, and bake for 30- 40 minutes at 200 C. Occasionally, pull out the tray and turn the potatoes so they are a nice golden brown from both the sides.

In a bowl, mix lemon in the cream. Add salt pepper, mint and coriander. Mix really well till the cream thickens. Once the potatoes are done, serve with cream and garlic bread if desired.