Saturday, 29 December 2012

Firni Recipe
Firni (phirni) is a traditional Indian eggless rice custard and is very easy to prepare.
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Firni

Ingredients:
Basmati rice – 1 tbsp
Milk – ½ ltr
Sugar – 4 tbsp
Chopped cashew
Chopped pista
Saffron – 1 pinch
Kewra essence – ½ tsp

Recipe:
Take a small bowl and soak the saffron in 1 tbsp of warm milk. In a bowl take rice and sufficient water and keep aside for 3-4 hrs. Now drain the excess water and grind it to make a paste. Put milk in a pan and add the rice paste. Mix gently in low flame. Keep stirring constantly and scrap the sides of the pan. After 10-15 minutes, add sugar, soaked saffron and kewra essence. Mix well and simmer for 4-5 minutes. When it becomes thick remove from the fire. Pour into a serving bowl and keep aside to cool slightly and then refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve chilled phirni and garnish with chopped cashew and pista.

Note: Some people use rice flour in place of rice to quicken the process. To bring variation in flavor you can use cardamom powder or rose essence instead of kewra essence and saffron. Little bit of condensed milk can also be added to milk. Chopped almonds can also be used in place of cashew. Please comment if anyone has tried any other variation.

Friday, 28 December 2012

Chicken In Lemon Sauce
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Chicken In Lemon Sauce
Ingredients:
Chicken small pieces
Lemon juice
Chopped green chilli
Chopped celery leaves
Chopped red and yellow capsicum
Cornflour
Soya sauce
Chilli sauce
Chopped ginger
Salt
Black pepper powder
Sugar
White oil
Preparation:
At first boil chicken with a little pepper powder and separate the chicken and stock. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped ginger and celery leaves and stir it. Then add chopped capsicum and green chilli. Keep stirring and add chicken. Now add chilli sauce, soya sauce, sugar, a large amount of lemon juice and salt and mix well. Add a little amount chicken stock to the mix. Now take the remaining chicken stock in a bowl and add cornflour. Mix it well and add to the chicken. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Thursday, 27 December 2012

Gobi Paneer Amritsari

Gobi Paneer Amritsari is an easy recipe to cook cauliflower.with a slightly different taste than everyday gobi sabji (dish).

Ingredients:
Gobi, veg, cauliflower, paneer
Gobi Paneer Amritsari
Cauliflower (gobi)
Grated paneer
Salt
Cumin powder
Curd
Sugar
Turmeric powder
Cashew –raisin paste
White sesame paste
Roasted sesame
Ginger paste
Red chilli powder
Garam masala powder
White oil
Ghee
Chopped coriander leaves
Preparations:
At first cut cauliflower into florets and boil them. Now drain the water and keep the florets aside. Heat oil and ghee in a pan and add grated paneer. Now add curd, cashew- raisin paste, ginger paste, cumin powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, sesame paste, a little bit of sugar and salt and mix very well. Stir it well and add cauliflower. Keep stirring and add a little water and cover it. After 2-3 minutes add garam masala powder and mix it. Serve in a plate and spread roasted sesame and chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with paratha or pulao.

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Bhuna Murg

Bhuna murgh is a traditional Indian style chicken dish.

Chicken, Bhuna chicken
Bhuna Murg
Ingredients:
Chicken pieces
Onion slice
Ginger paste
Garlic paste
Turmeric powder
Red chilli powder
Salt
Sugar
Garam masala powder
Beaten curd
Cashew paste (mixed with a little bit of milk)
Ghee
Boiled egg
Chopped coriander leaves
White oil
Preparation:
Marinate the chicken with salt, sugar, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, ginger-garlic paste and keep aside for some time. Heat oil and ghee in a pan and put sliced onion. Fry it till golden and add marinated chicken and stir well. Now add curd and mix well. Cover it till the chicken is soft. Now add cashew paste and mix well. After 2 minutes pour it into a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander and boiled egg.

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Dahi Baingan

Dahi Baigan (Brinjal in curd) is a simple and easy to cook Indian veg recipe.

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Dahi Baingan

Ingredients:
Brinjal (Baingan)
Curd
Sugar
Salt
Turmeric powder
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds
Mustered oil

Preparation:
Cut brinjal into long pieces. Marinate them with salt and turmeric powder. Put oil in a pan and fry the brinjals till brown and keep aside. Now in a bowl take curd, red chilli powder, salt and sugar and beat very well. Then add mustard seeds and curry leaves into pan. When it starts spluttering, add curd and stir well in low flame. Now place fried brinjals in a serving plate and pour the curd gravy over the brinjals.
If you want white gravy you can ommit turmeric powder.

Sunday, 16 December 2012

Butter Chicken
Chicken,
Butter Chicken
Ingredients:
Chicken pieces
Ginger paste
Garlic paste
Chopped onion
Curd
Salt
Chopped green chilli
Chopped coriander leaves
Cumin seeds
Black pepper
Fenugreek seeds
Butter
Preparation:
Dry roast the cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and black pepper and grind it. Keep aside with cover. Now heat butter in a pan and add chopped onion. Fry till it turns golden and add chicken, ginger-garlic paste and stir it. Add curd and mix well. Keep stirring it till the oil is separated from chicken. Now add salt and little water. Cover the pan till the chicken becomes soft. Now add dry roasted powder and mix it well. Pour into a serving bowl and spread chopped green chilli and coriander leaves over the chicken.


Khajuri Shahi Tukra
Ingredients:

Khajuri Shahi Tukra, Dessert, bread, sweet
Khajuri Shahi Tukra

Bread – 8 pieces
Sliced black dates
Milk – 4 cups
Sugar – ½ cup
Green cardamom powder – 1 pinch
Chopped almond
Chopped black dates
Chopped pista
Ghee
Kewra water – ½ tsp
Preparation:
Cut bread slices into round pieces with the help of a small bowl. Pour milk in a pan and add sugar and continuously stir it in low flame till it becomes thick. Heat ghee in another pan and fry both sides of the bread slices and keep aside. In a plate keep bread slices and put chopped dates, almond, pista and cover with another slice like a sandwich. Add cardamom powder, sliced dates and kewra essence with milk. Now keep the sandwiches in a serving dish and pour milk over the bread and refrigerate it for sometimes. Serve chilled and garnish with chopped dry fruits.
You can also use rose water instead off kewra water.

Sunday, 9 December 2012


Kabab, Kebab, Tangdi Kabab
Tangdi Kabab
























Tangdi means leg of chicken. Out of many forms of kabab, Tangdi kebab is one of the most popular kebab in India.

Ingredients:
Chicken – 4 leg pieces
Ginger paste – 1 tsp
Garlic paste – ½ tsp
Salt
Lemon juice – ½ of a lemon
Tandoori masala – 2 tsp
Curd – 2 tbsp
Chat masala
Tandoori colour (optional)
Butter or white oil – 2 tbsp
Method:
Marinate the chicken with curd, ginger-garlic paste, salt, lemon juice, tandoori masala, tandoori colour (optional) for 3-4 hours. Keep it in freeze. Now string the chicken pieces on a skewer. Preheat the oven in 275°F for 5 minutes. And keep the skewers in oven and grill for 10 minutes. Brush with butter and turn over the other side. Now grill them for another 5 minutes or what you think is required for the chicken to cook. When done spread chat masala over the tandoori and serve with green chatni.


Coorg Chicken Pulao
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Coorg Chicken pulao
Ingredients:
Cooked basmati rice-
Boneless chicken pieces-400 gms
Onion paste-2tbsp
Ginger paste-1tbsp
Garlic paste-1tbsp
Coriander leaves paste-1tbsp
Pudina (mint) leaves paste-1tbsp
Red chilli powder-2tsp
Cumin powder-2tsp
Poppy seeds paste-2tsp
Turmeric powder-2tsp
Garam-masala powder-3 tsp
Black pepper powder-1 tsp
Salt
Sliced onion
Lemon juice-2tbsp
Ghee
White oil
Preparation:
Heat ghee in a pan and put sliced onion. Fry it till it becomes golden. Now put all the ingredients except chicken, rice and oil in a blender and make a paste. Heat oil in a pan, add chicken and the paste and mix well. Add a little water and cover the pan till the chicken becomes soft. Now heat ghee in another pan and put cooked rice, cooked chicken, fried onion and lemon juice. Mix it well and serve hot.