HOTCHULHA

Ingredients:

• Chicken Pieces – 1.5 Lb
• Mint – 1 Cup
• Coriander – 1 Cup
• Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 Table Spoon
• Green Chilies – 12
• Salt 0 to Taste
• Oil – 10 Table Spoon
• Onion – 2 Big – Cut into Pieces(We need 2 Cups)
• Dry Coconut Powder 0 1 Table Spoon(Grind to Powder)
• Pepper Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
• Clove Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
• Lemon Juice – 4 Table Spoons
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon

Method:

1. In a Pan put 2 Table Spoons of Oil and fry the Onions and keep it aside
2. In a Grinder Jar, Put the half of the fried onion(1 Cup), Green Chilies, mint, coriander leaves, pepper, salt.
3. Now grind everything to paste and keep it aside.
4. Put a heavy bottom pan on the stove and pour the remaining oil, Onion and Saute them for couple of minutes and put the ginger-garlic Paste and Fry till the raw smell goes off.
5. Put the turmeric powder, clove powder and Chicken Pieces and a bit of Salt. Mix everything well and cover with the lid and let it cook for 10 minutes.
6. Now put the ground stuff and mix it well and cover with lid and let it cook for 15 minutes and now put the dry coconut powder, adjust the salt and put the 3 to 4 table spoons of lemon juice.
7. Garnish it with Cilantro.
8. It goes very well with Rotis or Fried rice.

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour – 2 Cups
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Eggs – 2
• Thin shredded Carrot – 2 Cups
• Baking powder – 1/2 tea spoon
• Baking Soda – 1.5 tea spoon
• Salt – 1/2 tea spoon
• Vanilla Essence – 2 Tea Spoons
• Raisins – 1/2 cup – cut into small pieces
• Vegetable oil – 3/4 Cup
• Milk(cold) – 1/4 Cup

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven for 325 degrees
2. In the mixer, first put the wet things along with Sugar.
3. Then put the dry ingerdients and let it mix well.
4. Grease the pan before you put the stuff.
5. Now let it bake for 50-60 minutes
6. Let it cool before you cut the cake into small pieces for serving.

This curry has 2 steps. First we will make Koftas. Then in step 2, we make the curry with these Koftas.

Step#1: Making Koftas

Ingredients:

• Ground mutton(Keema) – 1 lb
• Red Chili Powder – 1 Table Spoon
• Ginger-garlic Paste – 1 Table spoon
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
• Clove Powder – 1/8 Tea Spoon
• Cinnamon Powder – 1/8 Tea Spoon
• Salt – to Taste

Method:

1. Take a big bowl and put all the ingredients and mix them well and prepare small balls.
2. In a pressure cooker, put 4 cups of water and bring it to boil. Then put the balls one by one and put the lid on and let it cook for 3 whistils.
3. Once they are done, drain the water and keep them aside. Your Kofta Balls are done

Step#2: Kofta Curry

Ingredients:

• Onion – 1 Big dice into small pieces
• Green Chilies – 2 cut into long lenghts
• Tomato – 1 medium grind – into Puree
• Ginger-garlic paste – 1/2 Table Spoon
• Red Chili Powder – 1/2 Table Spoon
• Turmeric Powder – 1/8 Teaspoon
• Clove Powder – 1 pinch
• Tamarind Juice – 1/4 Cup
• Cilantro – Handful – cut into thin pieces
• Special masala powder – 1/8 Teaspoon
• Salt – to Taste

Method:

1. Take a pan and  put 5 table spoons of oil and add onion and green chilies and saute it for couple minutes,
2. Add Ginger-garlic paste and fry it till the raw smell goes off and then add chili powder, turmeric powder, clove powder, masala powder, salt and mix it well.
3. Add Tomato Puree, one cup of water and let it cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add tamarind juice and adjust the salt and let it cook for 10 minutes.
5. Now add the cooked Koftas from step#1, and let it cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
6. Garnish it with Cilantro.

Ingredients:

• Arvi – 1 Cup
• Tomato – 1 medium – Make Puree
• Tamarind – Small lemon size(Make 1/2 cup Juice)
• Tadka Seeds – 1 Tea Spoon
• Onion – 1 Small – Cut into small pieces
• Curry Leaves – 10
• Ginger-garlic Paste – 1 Table Spoon
• Chili Powder – 1/2 Tea Spoon
• Turmeric Powder – 1/8 Tea Spoon
• Cilantro – Handful
• Salt to Taste
• Oil

Method:

1. Take a heavy bottom pan, put 4 table Spoons of Oil.
2. Once the oil heats up, put the Tadka Seeds. When they crackle, put the curry leaves, onion and saute them for couple of minutes
3. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.
4. Add Arvi pieces and mix it well.
5. Add the salt, red chili powder, turmeric and 1/2 cup of water. Cover the pan with the lid and let it cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add Tomato Puree and cook for 5 minutes with lid covered.
7. Now add the tamarind juice and adjust the salt. Let it cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
8. Garnish it with Cilantro.

Tip: It goes very well with white rice.