Recipes / North Amercia

Tacos are originally a Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla that is  folded or rolled around a filling.  We're adding an Indian twist! Try our delicious Indian Fusion Chicken drizzled with sour cream, wrapped in tacos with lettuce, avocados, tomatoes and garnished with cilantro! Such a delicious spicy twist!!

Golden milk (turmeric milk) is tops on the list for a healthy, healing and creamy drink! The ingredients are loaded with antioxidants, have powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and may be good for your memory and brain, improve moods, may protect against heart disease, might lower blood sugar levels, may reduce your risk of cancer, prevent and fight infections, improve digestion, and  contribute to stronger bones!  Sounds like a SUPER golden milk to me!!! 

Quick and easy for the grill or BBQ! The process is pretty simple, you marinate the paneer with spices and yogurt, let it sit for a bit so that the flavors mix well together and then arrange the paneer cubes along with onion and peppers in a skewer and grill. The taste of this paneer tikka lies in its marination and Shivani's spice blend! Delicious!! 

Palak Paneer is a popular creamy and flavorful vegetarian dish of Indian cottage cheese cubes in a mild, spiced smooth spinach sauce. This delicious creamy dish is made with fresh spinach leaves, paneer (firm cottage cheese), onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices. Palak is the Hindi word for spinach and paneer is Indian cottage cheese.

 

I have ground chicken in my home and I don't want to take a long time to cook tonight. So, I have this perfect idea for dinner.  It's full of protein with lots of healthy spices. Experience Shivani's delectable Chicken Skewers made with Shivani's Kitchen Butter Chicken Masala Spice Blends. An easy and quick delicious meal!

A soup that is so creamy!  You will want to make it over and over.  This recipe is Vegan and Gluten Free!

Ingredients

 

• 1 tbsp oil (sunflower or extra virgin)
• 1 medium sized onion chopped
• ½ tsp garlic minced
• 500 gms of carrot
• 2 tbsp celery chopped
• Salt to taste
• 5 cups of water or vegetable stock
• ½ tsp Shivani’s Garam Masala Spice
• 2 tsp chopped parsley or cilantro
• ¼ tsp lemon juice

For garnish

• 1/3 cup croutons

Instructions - Let's make it! 

• In a thick bottom pan heat the oil, add onions and garlic to it.
• Saute on medium flame until the onions soften.
• Add chopped carrots, celery, and salt with Garam Masala Spice. Mix it
• Pour the water or vegetable stock and cover with lid. Simmer on low to medium flame unless the carrots become soft.
• Make sure that liquid is not dried off. If it gets dry add ½ cup more water.
• After the carrots are cooked. We're ready to blend the carrots with the left over liquid.’
• Blend to a smooth puree, while blending add more ½ cup water depending on the consistency you like.
• Place the entire pureed carrot to the same pot and turn on the flame.
• Keep on stirring the soup and once boiling add parsley or cilantro.
• Switch off the flame and add your ¼ tsp lemon juice.

Serve carrot soup in a bowl or cup and garnish it with croutons and enjoy your  SOUP! Delicious!! 

All of our spice blends can be found at the following: locations or order online here.

All Shivani's Kitchen Spice blends are salt-free and gluten-free!  Made in Nova Scotia. 

Ingredients

• Melted salted butter 1 cup
• 1/2 tsp Shivani's Kitchen Garam Masala Spice 
• Chopped parsley 1/4 cup
• Grated Lime rind
• Salt to your taste
• Pepper 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp Garlic minced
• Yogurt for brushing

1. Combine soft butter, garam masala spice , chopped parsley and grated lime rind, Garlic and season with salt and pepper. Separate the skin from the chicken breast meat, being careful not to tear the skin. Spoon the butter under the skin, smooth the skin with your hands to evenly distribute, then rub remaining butter over the top. Marinade for 30 mins to overnight (you choose).
2. Arrange the rack in the center of the oven and heat oven to 400 degrees  Fahrenheit.
3. Remove chicken from marinade, let excess drip off, and reserve marinade. Let chicken sit at room temperature while oven warms up, about 30 minutes
4. Place chicken, breast side up. 
5. Brush yogurt on chicken and continue roasting until chicken is well browned, juices run clear when inner thigh is pierced with a knife, legs move easily in the joint, and a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest portion of the thigh registers160 to 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about another 40 to 50 minutes. Let chicken rest at least 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

All of our spice blends can be found at the following: locations or order online here. 

All Shivani's Kitchen Spice blends are salt-free and gluten-free!  Made in Nova Scotia.

 

Who doesn't love pizza? My little boys love pizza, and I love pizza - but made it with Indian flavor. Just amazing!!! Oh! and it only took 30 mins to prep and make it.

This is a tried and tested pizza and if you follow all the steps correctly, you can make the amazing vegetarian butter chicken pizza.

I used Stonefire flatbread from Costco as the pizza base. Or you can make your own.

Ingredients for the sauce

• 1 medium yellow onion
• 2 roma tomatoes
• 1 tbsp yogurt.
• 1.5 tsp butter chicken masala spice 
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 tsp salt

Toppings

• Mushrooms sliced
• Green pepper sliced

Lets make it

• Warm up a pan and add butter to it.
• Dice ginger and once the butter is melted and warm. Add ginger to it. 
• Fry the ginger until brown and then cut the onions in cubes, and add to the pan.
• Caramelize the onions at medium flame.
• Cut the tomatoes and then add to the onions. Stir it and cover it with a lid at a slow flame.
• Open the lid add salt and Butter Chicken masala spice, stir it cover it again.
• After 5 mins once you get the mushy look turn it off. Let the mixture cool down.
• Once cooled down in a blender add the onion tomato paste along with yogurt and make a smooth blend. Pizza sauce is ready.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degree.
• Spread the butter chicken sauce on the stonefire bread. Top up with veggies. Sprinkle generous amount of pizza cheese or I used cheddar cheese.
• Bake the pizza for 15 -20 mins till the base starts turning a little brown and cheese starts melting. 
• Serve your Veggie Butter Chicken pizza immediately!

All of our spice blends can be found at the following: locations or order online here. 

All Shivani's Kitchen Spice blends are salt-free and gluten-free!  Made in Nova Scotia.

 

Made with Garam Masala

I couldn't wait to create this amazing vegan creamy fettuccine dish that is secretly healthy, packed as it is with veggies like carrots, asparagus, bell peppers,  zucchini, onions & more. Velvety, fragrant & comforting - bathed in rich delicious silky sauces. The perfect weeknight meal for the whole family – easy & healthy!!

The stuff memories are made of…..

Ingredients

• Garam Masala Spice 1/2 Tsp
• ginger garlic paste- 1 tablespoon
• salt to taste
• boneless chicken cubes- 750 gm
• Greek yogurt- 2 tablespoon
• onion, bell pepper- 1 each
• lemon juice- 2 tablespoon
• Chilli Powder- 1/2 tsp (if you like spicy add 1 tsp)

Method

• Cut chicken into 1.5 inch cubes
• Apply all the spices along with yogurt and lemon juice nicely on chicken cubes and veggies
• Marinade for 2 hours, keep it in the fridge
• Place chicken pieces along with the veggies on the skewers
• Cook in a moderately hot oven
• Keep basting the chicken with butter or oil
• Cook until slightly coloured and change the sides.
• Remove and serve hot!

All of our spice blends can be found at the following: locations or order online here.

All Shivani's Kitchen Spice blends are salt-free and gluten-free!  Proudly made in Nova Scotia, Canada!