Hardcore fan of fish

The feisty and full-of-beans Hard Kaur loves fish and mussels. The multi-talented singer, dancer and entertainer, is as passionate about eating as she is about rapping

Hard Kaur's Thought For Food

I am: A non-vegetarian, I need my protein.
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My favourites in non-vegetarian foods are: Butter chicken, salmon, steak.

I am a hard-core fan of: Mussels

I begin my day with: A cup of tea, chai ke bina nahin chalta.u00a0

My breakfast:u00a0 I don't like eating till about 2.30 to 3 in the afternoon. The only thing I can digest is a plain omelette and a banana. Bread chhodi huyee hai. Main saara din Glucon D peetee hoon. So I stay away from juice.u00a0

My lunch, whether at home or when I am recording: Is always dal- chawal and fish. I can never get bored of dal chawal.u00a0

My evening snack is:u00a0 Maggie noodles

My dinner:u00a0 I don't have a particular diet. Usually, I end up having a roti with a piece of chicken. If it's a non-Indian meal, then I love having greens. I have steamed veggies like spinach, beans, broccoli and mashed potatoes. I also love saag it's a great way of having greens.

In sweets, I like: Malai sandwich from Punjab Sweet House in Bandra. They are heavenly.

My fitness regime: Never really had one before Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa. But now that I have learnt that an hour of stretching can save you five hours at the gym, I have lost my weight just by dancing which is a fun way rather than getting bored on a treadmill.

My favourite restaurants abroad and in India: Zenzi. I also like the Herb Chicken from the Hard Rock Cafe.u00a0u00a0
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I can cook: Great Mediterranean cuisine. I do a great fish and salmon salad. I am good at pastas. I can make 15 types of salads. It is easy to cook Italian and Mediterranean uska swaad jo hai is most important. But I don't enjoy making a salad if I don't getu00a0 some crunchy lettuce. The lettuce is good in major restaurants otherwise the lettuce one gets here looks dead.

My favourite cook in my family is: My mum makes the world's best karelas I am not joking.
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My best dining friend is: My agent Insiya. We love going to posh restaurants. I love trying out different things, but jab time nahin hota hai toh Mahesh Lunch Home zindabaad.u00a0
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My idea of a romantic meal: Is a really nice lunch. Evening dinners are overrated. A romantic lunch can make the rest of the day great. A picnic in a park would be ideal. A meal comprising a fish, a salad and a hot loaf of French bread should be spread out under a tree. A dog should be playfully running around or maybe children should be playing around. I like the park in Notting Hill Everyone just minds their own business, aap chahe jitney bade star ho koi bhav nahin deta.u00a0
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My Sunday lunch is: My breakfast. I enjoy having hot aloo ka parathas with dahi. The parathas have to be dripping in butter, after all I am a Punjabi. Makhan ke bina mazaa nahin aata hai. Besides, you have to indulge one day.u00a0

One thing I can't resist buying is: KFC in India.

I feel guilty after eating: Chocolate cake.u00a0

My childhood memory of food: I lived in Uttar Pradesh till I was about six or seven. My meals included a lot of fish. I enjoyed eating dal-chawal with my hands. I relished ber ka aachar. Unlike me, my family does not eat a lot of fish. Maybe I was meant to be a Koli woman.u00a0u00a0

I always carry with me: Bananas

My comfort food: Biscuits

I am allergic to: Certain nuts

My favourite spice: Indian and West Indian chillies

My favourite poison: Cosmos
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My favourite beverage: A cup of tea
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My favourite kitchen appliance: Knives

My favourite Punjabi food: Sarson da saag, of course.u00a0

The meals served on the sets of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa: I ate whatever I needed but their mutton was very
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For my singing voice I avoid: Yogurt, ice and pickle.u00a0u00a0
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Hard Kaur's favourite recipe

West Indian Mutton Soup

Ingredients
5 to 6 glasses water
3 medium sized carrots (peeled)
3 normal sized potatoes (peeled)
1 big sweet potato (peeled)
1/2 small Callalaou (peeled)
1/2 small yam (peeled)
250 gms boneless mutton cubes (washed well)
1 tsp olive oil
3 West Indian sweet bonnet chillies (or as per taste)
1 packet Knorr chicken soup
Few fresh ajwain leaves
Salt and pepper (as per taste)

Method
Peel the vegetables and cut into roundels. In a large soup pot boil 5 to 6 glasses of water. Add the vegetables and let it cook. While the vegetables are being cooked, sautu00e9 the mutton cubes in olive oil in a separate frying pan. Once the meat is sauted, add the mutton cubes to the pot of vegetables. Bring it all to one boil. Add the chillies, Knorr chicken soup and fresh ajwain leaves. Mix well. Add salt and lot of pepper and let it simmer until the meat is cooked. Serve hot with some fried dumplings.