Moroccan Red Bean and Chickpea Salad

Hello losers, weight losers and weight watchers, I'm here to save your lives. I bring you something which will not only satisfy your hunger but will also satisfy your flavor needs(what's yo flava tell me what's yo flava).

Moroccan Red Bean and Chickpea Salad. The recipe I used here is authentic but my improvisation cannot rest. So, I added some vegetables and spices to it to make it up to my standards which are not so high but maybe a little higher than your life.

Ingredients:

1/2 teaspoon garlic paste

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 15-ounce cans red kidney beans

1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed

1 cup finely diced tomato

1 cup finely diced onion

1 1/2 cups chopped fresh coriander leaves

1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves

1 15-ounce can of sweet corn

Optional

1/2 teaspoon chaat masala

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper

First of all we will mix together the chickpeas, red beans, corn, coriander, mint, tomatoes and onions in a bowl of course.

Now mix salt, cinnamon, cumin, in the lemon juice and then add the oil to it.

Now pour the oil and lemon juice mixture in the mix beans and vegetables. Mix it up like your health depends on it.

This step is totally optional as I wanted a more spiced up flavor. I sprinkled the above mentioned quantity of red chili powder, black pepper and chaat masala.

The extremely healthy, full of protein and other nutrients that I don't know about. The Moroccan Red Bean and Chickpea Salad is ready and it will give the time of your life better than the people around you.

I'm still coping, still mourning and still trying to get everything together. Cooking everyday because I have no other option.

Would love some feedback. Ladies and gentlemen Moroccan Red Bean and Chickpea Salad.

LAHORI FRIED FISH

Hi, my name is Shamsher & I make wonders in the kitchen. Today I made Lahori Fried Fish.

This recipe is a tribute to my city in which I don't wanna live anymore.

For this beautiful dish you need:

A LOT OF FISH

actually I used 2 kilograms so the ingredients will be accordingly. 

Red chili flakes 2 tablespoon

Turmeric 1/2 teaspoon

Salt 1/2 teaspoon if the fish is salted already

Anaardana 1 tablespoon

Ajwain 1 tablespoon

1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste

5 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2kg baisin

Chaat masala hasb e zaiqa LOL

1 tablespoon roasted coriander

1 tablespoon roasted cumin

   

The fish I used is Kala Rahu fish (Black Salmon) and is easily available from any fish vendor. Get it salted when you buy it. Time to play now.

Combine the masalas & roasted cumim, coriander and grind them in a blender/grinder.

 

Mix the masala with lemon juice and ginger garlic paste. Apply to the fish and marinate for 4-5 hours. Over night marination is preferred.

 

Meanwhile the fish marinates. Let me tell you this beautiful divine chattni my Nani taught me last year. Only simple ingredients.

Half a bunch of coriander

1 bunch of mint

2 tomatoes

3 green chilies

Add 2 tablespoon anaardana

Soak it properly.

Add half glass water and 1/2 tsp salt. MTV GRIND 

  

After 4 hours take your fish out and prepare the baisin by adding 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon red pepper.

Put 250 - 400 ml oil in a non stick pan and fry the fish. COAT IT WELL. Don't move it much or the coating will break.

My dear ladies & gentlemen. I a proud Lahori gives you none other than the great LAHORI FRIED FISH. 

Enjoy this with naan, roti or you can just eat it like the way it is.

My father used to love this type of fish. Unfortunately he is not around here anymore (May ALLAH SWT grant him the highest place in heaven) but his memory stays strong within me.

Last but not the least I am very happy as two of my closest people got married this month.

In this moment of happiness I think it is finally time for the people of the blog to see and say hello to their NOT SO Chef Shamsher.

COMMENT ABOUT THE RECIPE!!!