Chicken Fried Rice

Whether you are a home-maker or a office-goer doing a 9-to-5-job, an easy and hearty recipe is always a saviour at the end of  a long day.  My dear friend Sanchaita who has many a solutions for such week-night dinners happily agreed to share some with us in a series for simple-week-night recipes at Ma Niche...

Iraqi-style Brown Rice with Chicken, Carrots & Peas

Both husband and I love our spices. So it was only natural that I picked up The Iraqi Cookbook from the library the other day. I had intended to cook a good many recipes from the book... but as it turned out, I simply couldn't get past "Timman Jazar" or rather my version of it for it was so damn delicious !

In Iraqi, timman means rice and jazar means carrots. So translated literally timman jazar means Rice with Carrots. I however could  not resist throwing in some peas into the wok and so had to rename my 'timman' preparation thus..  Iraqi-style Brown Rice with Chicken, Carrots & Peas.

Chicken Paella with Orange

With only four more weeks to go before spring sets in, I am already feeling chirpy. As an early celebration, son and I went out for a walk this morning and returned back after an hour feeling fresh and cheery. It was so good to be out in the sun for so long.. Later, when the toddler went for his nap I cooked up this delicious citrusy chicken paella for dinner...

I adapted the recipe from the book Perfect Over Spanish a Collection of Over 100 Essential Recipe. I had cooked this paella before and had intended to write about it but then forgot until my sister asked me for a paella recipe the other day.... 

It is a gorgeous easy-to-cook one-pot-meal that can be made on a weeknight, provided you have planned it before and have an hour to spare. Else cook it up for a delicious weekend dinner and enjoy with your family and loved ones.....

Mushroom Risotto

What are your plans for Valentine's Day ? Dining out ? Staying in ? As for us.. we haven't decided yet. We may or may not go out for dinner. But if we stay at home, then I'll probably make some Dressy Pasta Risotto and Chicken Piccata or this awesome Mushroom Risotto followed by a decadent chocolate cake.

The recipe is from Audrey's. I modified it a little and added an extra step to the recipe just because I find it easier to cook risotto with semi-cooked Arborio rice. You may skip it if you are a pro at cooking risotto... However if Arborio is a new grain for you, the extra step might prove useful. Either way... don't wait too long, slice the mushrooms, grab your jar of Arborio rice and get ready to cook a creamy delicious romantic dinner for two....