Pita & India

Well…I’d like to start off this post with a statement. A statement I have repeated to many over the span of 19 years that has been my life. It was my most popularly used statement in Spain where I was commonly mistaken to be from a million other places.

I am Indian.

There. I said it. And as an Indian living away from home I often have cravings. An insane craving for that extra spice or that unmistakable zest we Indians tend to add to our food (some call it bragging, I call it pride =D).  

Sure. I live in New York and I could order in Indian food from pretty much anywhere. But where’s the fun in picking up the phone and punching in a few numbers??

So when I found this recipe AND realized I only needed a microwave to make it… all was right with the world. =)

This recipe was taken from the “The well-filled microwave cookbook”, available at our webstore Kollege Kitchen.

It’s not completely Indian, but it has all the right spices to make a kick-ass imitation.

I loved it! I hope you guys do too!!

Curried Chicken & Almond Pita Pockets

What you need…

1 cup diced chicken breasts

2 tablespoons minced onion

Curry powder to taste 

(as much as u like)

1/4 cup slivered almonds

1/4 apple, diced

1 tablespoon water

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 teaspoon minced parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

1 pita cut in half 

What to do… 

In a dish (microwavable) large enough to hold the chicken, mix together the chicken, water, curry powder and almonds. 

Place in the microwave for 5 minutes on high (or until you think the chicken is done). Remove, drizzle the olive oil over it and let it stand.

Now in another bowl toss together the apples, mayonnaise, onions, parsley, salt and pepper.

Add this mixture to the cooked chicken and stir well. Now put this in the microwave for another 2 minutes.

While this cooks, you may toast or lightly heat the pita bread in an oven. Depends on whichever way you like it.

Remove the dish from the microwave after it’s done. Now fill each pita with the chicken mixture and add lettuce or tomatoes as you like.You can substitute cottage cheese or tofu for the chicken. 

And you’re all set to dive into your Pseudo-Indian/Mediterranean Fabulousness!

Cook it, Try it, Love it!!

Feel free to comment, criticize or just simply drool!

Take a bite today and babble away!

Que Aproveche! 

xoxo

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Oranges, Bread & The French...

Hello All!

I woke up this Sunday morning with a craving for an actual breakfast that didn't consist of cold milk and cookie crisps. So what better way to satisfy my sudden need for an alternative source of complex carbohydrates and sugar than to make....... wait for it..... SUPER INSANELY DELICIOUS ORANGE FRENCH TOAST WITH A STRAWBERRY AND ORANGE SAUCE*!!!! 

Yup!
(excuse the hyperness... i'm really into sugar =D)

So for 2 slices of this easy awesomeness you need

•  1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons sugar
  
• 2 slices whole wheat bread (you could use any kind you want really)
  
• 2 teaspoons butter/margarine

• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
  

What to do

Whisk the egg, milk, sugar, and half the orange juice in a wide shallow dish

In a small saucepan, combine the remaining orange juice and the strawberry jam. keep stirring till the jam liquefies. Continue to let it simmer over low heat until it becomes thick and syrupy. Now, melt 1 tea spoon butter in a non stick skillet over medium heat.

Dip the bread in the egg mixture and turn it to coat both sides.

Cook the slice of bread in the skillet until both sides are golden brown. Follow the same rules for the other slice!

Place the slices on a plate and drizzle some of the orange-strawberry sauce on it.

If you like you can also pour some Hershey's chocolate syrup over the toast along with the orange-strawberry sauce!!

and......

Voila!

You can now proceed to have a sugar rush of the healthiest kind. =D

Feel free to comment, criticize or just simply drool!

Take a bite today and babble away!

Bon appetit! 

xoxo

*Recipe taken from book "The Healthy College Cookbook" available at our webstore 'Kollege Kitchen'

...and dinner is served!

World Renowned Facts!

• As living things, we need food.
• As college students, we don't usually have the time or facilities to make our own food.
• As living college students, we resort to other, unhealthy and most of the time unfun means of obtaining said food.

But what else can we do?

We Can Cook!! In high tops, sweatshirts and backpacks none the less!

With quick, cheap and easy recipes* that have been tested and tried, we bring you your very own Forum to learn, teach and most importantly share, anything and everything related to cooking like a student!

So feel free to comment, attempt and be highly opinionated!
Lets dig in!

*Recipes taken from the number of books that are sold for this very purpose, on our Webstore Kollege Kitchen.