Nov
11
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken – Bone Less 2 lbs
- Lime Juice 2 Tablespoons
- Chilly Powder 3 Tablespoons
- Turmeric Powder 1 Tablespoon
- Corn Flour 3 Table Spoons
- Maida(All purpose) 3 Table Spoons
- Chilli Sause 2 Table Spoons
- Pepper Powder 1 Table Spoon
- Kesar Color 1/4 Table Spoon
- Salt to the taste
- Ginger Garlic Paste
- One egg – beaten
- Oil to Fry
- Soy Sauce 2 Table Spoons
Method:
- Clean and cut chicken into 2 inch pieces and drain the water completely
- Mix all the above ingredients with the Chicken Pieces
- Marinate for about 3-4 hours in Fridge
- Remove the marinated chicken from the Fridge and keep it to the room temperature for about an hour
- Heat oil in deep frying pan.
- Fry all the Chicken pieces few at a time until the chicken turns reddish brown
Tip: This can be served with Fried Rice, Plain Rice or Chapati or can be eaten as an apetizer by it self.
Nov
09
2009
Ingredients:
- Boneless Chicken – 1 lb
- Tomato – 1 Big (Grind)
- Onion – 1 Big
- Green Chillies – 8
- Ginger/Garlic Paste – 3 table Spoons
- Curd – 1/4 Cup
- Chilly Powder – 2 Tea spoons
- Turmeric Powder 0 1/8 tea spoon
- Cinnamon – 1 inch
- Coriander Leaves – Handful
- Cloves – 4
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
- Dry Powder : Dry roast everything
- Dry coconut Powder – 4 Table Spoons
- Poppy Seeds – 1 Tea Spoon
- Cinnamon – 1 Inch
- Clove – 4
- Black Elachi (Cardamom) – 1/2
- Whole Spice – 4
- Grind these items for Dry Powder.
Method:
- In the Pressure Cooker, Put oil and then put the Onion, green chillies, Cinnamon, clove, Black Elachi(Cardamon) and fry it till it becomes brown.
- Now Put the Ginger/Garlic Paste and fry it well
- Put the chicken pieces and mix it well. Then put the dry powder mix and fry it well.
- Add curd, salt, chilli powder, Turmeric and fry it for one minute. Add Tomato Puree and add one cup of water.
- Lock the pressure cooker and let it cook for 4-5 whistle and then put the coriander leaves.
Tip: It goes very well with Frieds Rice, Roti & Raagi Sangati and many more…
Nov
07
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken Thighs – 10
- Ginger Garlic Paste 0 1 Tea Spoon
- Red Chili Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
- Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Teas Spoon
- Cinnamon. Clove & Cardamom Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
- Jeera, Coriander powder – 1/2 Tea Spoon
- Curd – 1 Cup
- Lemon – Green – 1/2 for Juice
- Red food color – 1/8 Tea spoon
- Salt to Taste.
Mix all the above ingredients and marinate Chicken for 8-10 hours
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven for 425 degrees
- Prepare the Pan for the oven by lining it with Aluminium Foil.
- Place marinated chicken pieces in the Pan and dribble the marinated stuff on the pieces
- Put the pan in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes. Make sure pan is uncovered.
- Remove the pan once it’s baked for 20 minutes and turn all the chicken pieces over to the other side.
- If you have any mariniate left, put that on chicken.
- Put the Pan in the oven for another 15 minutes and check to see not to over cook
- Before taking Pan out from the Oven, put the Oven in Broil for 2 minutes. It will give the chicken the restaurant style look.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Serve it hot after garnishing it with sliced onions and Lemon Wedges.
Nov
03
2009
Ingredients:
- Wheat – 150 grams
- Young lamb/goat meat – 100 grams
- Ginger garlic Paste – 2 Spoons
- Green Mirchi – 5
- Curd – 1/2 cup
- Poppy Seeds – 1 Spoon
- Cashewnuts – 10
- Pista – 25 gms
- Garam Masala – 1/2 Spoon
- Mint – 1/2 Bunch
- Cilantro – 1/2 Bunch
- Onion – small one
- Lemon – one
- Salt
Method:
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Wash wheat and soak it in water for 15 minutes
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Drain the water and put it mixer do a couple rounds
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Remove the wheat covers
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Now put this back in Mixer and grind it.
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Put a liter water in cooker and put the grind wheat and cook it until it is soft
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In another bowl, cook mutton, ginger garlic, green chillies, curd, poppy seed, cashed mix
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Add mint, cilantro and mix the cooked wheat
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Put this in mixer and grind it soft
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Once again cook the paste
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Add salt to taste
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To get good flavour, add garam masala. Add Pista to the mix.
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Fry Onion pieces till they are brown.
Tip: To serve, put the halem in a bowl, add fried onion, 2 spoon ghee, little bit of lemon juice.
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken – Boneless – 1 lb
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 Spoons
- Lemon Juice – 2 Spoons
- Coriander Powder – 2 Spoons
- Jeera Powder – 2 Spoons
- Garam masala – 2 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Onion – 1
- Salt
Method:
- Prepare the chicken by rSoaking Skewers in Water.
- Graind onion, ginger, garlic lemon juice & spices in mixer.
- Coat chicken in mixture from above and marinate overnight.
- Thread chicken on Skewers and grill under a hot grill or fry in a large well creased pan till chicken is well cooked.
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
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Ground Lamb(Keema),
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Bell Peppers(Red, Green & Yellow – one each)
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Fennel Root
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Masala for kofta.
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Ginger Garlic Paste 2 spoons
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Red Chilly Powder 1 Spoon
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Cinnamon Powder qtr spoon
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Cloves powder 1/4 Spoon
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Turmeric 1/4 Spoon
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Salt to taste(1/4 Spoon)
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Oil to fry
Method:
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Mix Masala with Ground meat and make small balls and cook it in steam cooker for 2 wistles
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Cut all the veggies in same length and fry them.
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Put the cooked Kofta’s in the pan as the fried veggies and fry them for 10 minutes till Kofta’s become Brown.
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Garnish it with Cilantro…
It is done… Your Yummy Yummy Lamb Kofta’s are ready… Enjoy…
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Minced meat – 500 grams
- Eggs – 2 beaten
- Ginger/Garlic Paste – 2 Spoon
- Green Chillies – 5 ground to paste
- Red Chilli Powder – 2 Spoons
- Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Garam masala powder – 1/2 Spoon
- Coriander Leaves – Finely Chopped – a hand full
- Onion – 1 finely chopped
- Gram Flour – 3 Tbl Spoons
- Salt to taste
- Oil – for brushing the Kabobs
Method:
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Clean and wash the minced meat.
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Add chopped onion, gram flour, green chillie paste, ginger/garlic paste, Powder masalas, chillie powder, turmeric powder, Coriander leaves & salt.
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Mix well and marinate for 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.
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Just before making the Kabobs add the beaten eggs and mix well
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Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees for five minutes.
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Grease the skewers well with oil.
- Put the meat mixture on the skewers and gently press into Sausage like shapes.
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Cook these kabobs for 50-60 minutes at 280 degrees.
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Keep turning the skewers about 4 to 5 times, brushing the kebabs are cooked from inside and golden from outside.
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Remove from skewers gently and serve hot with onion, cucumber and coriander mint chutney.
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Minced chicken or mutton skinless & boneless.
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Cashews – 15 roasted
- Chicken – 1 Pound
- Onion – 1 big
- Green Chillies – 8 cut
- Ginger garlic Paste – 3 spoons
- Cinnamon, Clove, Cardimom – 2 each
- Turmeric Powder – 2 Spoons
- Red Chilli Powder – 2 spoons
- Tomato 2 – Puree (fine paste)
- Cilantro – 4 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Oil & Salt
- Clove Powder – 1/2 Spoon
* Along with onion put the whole spices
Method:
- In a pan put the onion, green chillies, fry it for some time and then put the ginger garlic paste and let it fry till the oil seperates
- Now add the chilles powder, turmeric and mix it well.
- Now put the curd little by little and fry it well and now put clove powder, salt, chicken fry it for 2 minutes and now add tomato puree and let it cook for some time
- Add cilantro
Tip: Grind cashew with tomatos. For mutton curry, pressure cook mutton.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken bone/boneless – 2 lbs
- One Big onion – cut thin
- Green Chillies – 8-10
- Cinnamon, Cloves & Cardamom – 4 each
- Tomatoes – 2 big
- Mint – one bunch
- Coriander leaves – 1/2 Bunch
- Lemon Juice – 2 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Ginger Garlic paste – 10 Spoons
- Red Chillies powder – 3 Spoons
- Clove Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cashew nuts – 12
- Salt to taste
- Oil to Fry
- Basmati Rice – 4 Cups
Method:
- Clean the chicken and keep it aside.
- In a pan put the oil and then put the Cinnamon, Cloves ,Cardamom, Cashew nuts and Fry them
- Then put the Onion & Green Chillies in it Fry it for some time & then put the ginger garlic Paste then fry.
- After that put mint, coriander leaves and fry them
- Put red chillies powder, salt and then put the chicken pieces and fry it well then add curd and lemon juice
- Put some water and cook it very well
- Cook the rice outside in cooker – half cooked and mix the rice with chicken gravy and let it simmer for some time
- Put the food color here & there in rice.
Tips: If you are cooking in oven after cooking the curry put the raw rice and water and cover it and keep that in the oven. Pre-heat the oven for 500 degrees. Cook for 25-30 minutes.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Napa Cabbage – 1.5 Cup thinly cut
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Peas 1/2 Cup
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Red Chillies Flakes – 1/2 Table Spoon
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Shallots 1 cut thinly
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Garlic Cloves – 2 cut thinly
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Ginger – 1/2 Spoon
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Shrimp – 10 fry & keep them aside
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Eggs – 2
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Soy Sauce – 1/2 spoon
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Salt & Pepper – up to you
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Peanut Oil
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Cooked Rice – 2 cups
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Cilantro – Handful
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Green Onion – Spring Onion – 1 cut thinly
Method:
- Put the pan and the peanut oil and put the Shallots and garlic and then put the ginger and fry a bit
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Now put the cabbage and let it cook(You need to have the crunch in the cabbage)
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Now put the Peas and Salt, Pepper and toss it a bit
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Now take this cabbage stuff and put that in a plate
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Now put some oil and fry the shrimp till they turn in pink color.
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Out some salt & Pepper while Frying and when it is done pour on top of the Cabbage Stuff.
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Now put some oil and 2 eggs like omelet in the frying pan when it becomes like a omelet put the cooked rice in the pan and mix it well
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Now put the cabbage and Shrimp stuff on top of the rice mixture and now put the 1/2 spoon Soy sauce on top of the Fried rice and mix it well.
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Garnish it with Cilantro and Green Onions.