I am not a party animal – Natasha Sharma

Natasha Sharma who is playing Sia in Na Aana Is Des Laado says she is a foodie but strangely likes to eat very simple food. Her weakness is pastas and chaats. Natasha shares her food habits and offers a secret recipe only for Tellychakkar readers. Personal fitness mantra: I don’t stick to any particular food but I try and avoid oily food. Personal diet mantra: I don’t have any diet mantra. Exercise routine:Exercising daily is difficult for me due to my shooting schedule. But every morning I make it a point to drink luke warm water with honey and lime. Is food the elixir of life? Yes it is. Are you a foodie? Yes, and I love to have pastas and chaats. Are you a veg or non-veg? I am a non- vegetarian. Favourite cuisine: Italian Favourite dish: Pasta Favourite restaurant Masala Mantar and China Gate. A must at my breakfast table… Fruit juice. Sugar or Sugarfree for my tea/coffee I have tea with sugar. Lunch generally consists of… Home-cooked food which consists of rice, sabzi, salad and dal. For high tea I have… It depends on my mood, sometimes I have idli or dosa and sometimes I pamper myself with a Subway sandwich. Dinner generally consists of… I avoid rice at night. I stick to rotis with a sabzi and salad. Dessert delights… Sizzling hot brownie with ice cream. One thing I can't resist… Pastries, cakes and momos. My favourtie drink (non-alcoholic)… Mango milkshake. My favourite drink (alcoholic)… I don’t drink. For a date I would prefer…. Anything which has green peas in it. I love green peas. And the menu will be decided by me as well as my partner. At parties I have… I am not a party animal. I hardly attend any parties. Experiment with food? I like to keep my food simple, so I avoid experimenting with food. Most unusual dish I've tasted… Chicken cooked in white gravy, not only was it unusual it was pathetic. On the streets, I love to have… all forms of chaats. One place I would never eat again… Lazzat E Lucknow at Seven Bungalows. Do you cook? Yes, I love cooking. Your favourite recipe… Masala Chicken Ingredients : - 1 Kg chicken ( cut into medium pieces), 6-7 cashewnuts, 4-5 tbsps milk, 1” cinnamon , 3 cloves,3-4 tbsps oil, 2 big onions finely chopped,1 large tomato finely chopped,1 tsp ginger-garlic paste,1 tsp coriander powder, 3/4 tsp black pepper powder, ? tsp cumin powder, coriander leaves for garnish For marination:- 3 tbsp curds, 1 tsp red chilli powder, ? tsp turmeric powder, salt to taste. Method: - Marinate chicken pieces in chilli powder, turmeric powder, curds and salt for 40 minutes. Make a paste of cashewnuts and milk and keep aside. Roast cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves for 1 minute and grind to make a powder. Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a cooking vessel. Add the onions and saute till golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute further for another 3-4 minutes on medium heat. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, pepper powder and combine well and fry for another minute. Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Combine well and cook till oil separates. Add the marinated chicken and cook on a high flame for 5 minutes, reduce the flame and cook till chicken is tender. Add cashewnut paste and the ground cinnamon and clove powder. Mix well. Add ? cup of water to make the gravy and cook for another 5 minutes .Remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves serve hot with rice.