Monday, 26 August 2013

Veg Fried Rice

Preparation Time:20 min
 Cooking Time:10 min
 Serve:4

Ingredients:


Rice(cooked) - 5 cup
Cabbage(shredded) - 1/4 cup
Carrot - 1/4 cup
Capsicum - 1/4 cup
Celery(chopped) - 2 tablespoon
Beans(french) - 1/4 cup
Soy sauce - 2 tablespoon
Chilli sauce - 2 tablespoon
Coriander(chopped) - 2 tablespoon
Oil - 2 tablespoon
Salt - To taste


Method:


  1. Heat the oil in the wok over a high flame.
  2. Add all vegetables and cook for 5 minutes on high flame.
  3. Add in rice soy sauce,chilli sauce,salt and vegetables.
  4. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Serve hot and garnished with coriander leaves.


Egg sandwich


Preparation Time:15 min
 Cooking Time:15 min
 Serve:2

 Ingredients:


  • Eggs(boil) - 5
  • Bread - 4 slices
  • Onion(chopped) - 2
  • Green chilies(chopped) - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Black pepper - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Salt - To taste
  • Cheese slices - 5

Method:


  1. Chop the boil eggs finely.
  2. Mix  egg,onion,black pepper,salt,green chilies.
  3. Spread it on the bread.
  4. Place the cheese slices over it and place it in the sandwich toaster till the bread is golden.
  5. Serve hot with sauce.


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Saturday, 24 August 2013

Spinach corn pasta

Preparation Time:15 min
 Cooking Time:10 min
 Serve:2

Ingredients:



  • Pasta(boiled) - 1 cup
  • Onion(chopped) - 1/2 cup
  • Garlic(chopped) - 2 tablespoon
  • Sweetcorn (boiled) - 1/2 cup
  • Spinach(chopped) - 1/2 cup
  • Black pepper - To taste
  • Butter or olive oil - 4 tablespoon
  • Salt - To taste


Method:



  1. Heat the olive oil in a pan.
  2. Add onion,garlic and saute till onion turns translucent.
  3. Add sweetcorn,spinach and saute for 5 minutes.
  4. Add the pasta,black pepper and salt and toss well.
  5. Serve hot garnished with cheese. 

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Homemade chocolates

Preparation Time:15 min
 Cooking Time:10 min
 Serve:2


Ingredients;


Cocoa powder - 1/4 cup
Milk powder - 1 tablespoon
Sugar - 1 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Water -1/2 cup
Vanilla essences -  1/2 tablespoon

Method:


  1. Boil sugar and water in a saucepan until it reaches 1 string consistency.
  2. Remove from heat and add butter.
  3. Add milk powder,cocoa powder,vanilla essences and mix well.
  4. Take chocolate mold and put batter.
  5. Your chocolates is ready.             www.google.co.in

Fish fry

Preparation Time:20 min
 Cooking Time:15 min
 Serve:4

Ingredients:



  • Rohu fish - 500 gm
  • Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
  • Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
  • Cumin powder - 1 tablespoon
  • Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Coriander powder - 1 tablespoo
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Cornflour - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Salt - To taste
  • Oil - 4 tablespoon



Method:


  1. Marinate fish pieces with ginger-garlic paste,cumin powder,turmeric,coriander powder,red chilli powder and salt.
  2. Then coat fish with cornflour.
  3.  Heat oil in a pan and deep fry or shallow fry.
  4. Fry till fish get golden brown colour.
  5. Serve with onion slices and chat masala.
  6. Fish fry is ready.
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Peanut chutney

This is very flavorful and tasty chutney from Maharashtra.


Preparation Time:10 min 
Cooking Time:5 min
 Serve:4

Ingredients:



  • Peanuts(Dry roasted) - 1 cup
  • Dry coconut - 1/2 cup
  • Whole red chilli - 1/2 cup
  • Garlic cloves - 8-10
  • Cumin seeds - 2 tablespoon
  • Oil - 1 tablespoon
  • Salt - To taste


Method:


  1. Heat 1 tablespoon in pan.
  2. Dry roast grated coconut in pan over low flame until light brown.
  3. Add peanuts,grated coconut,red chilli,cumin seeds,garlic cloves and salt in grinder jar.
  4. Grind them until medium coarse powder.
  5. Now chutney is ready.

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Ginger pickle

Preparation Time:20 min
 Cooking Time:15 min
 Serve:4

Ingredients:


  • Ginger,peeled and slices - 100 gm
  • Lemon juice - 4 tablespoon
  • Red chilli powder - 2 tablespoon
  • Turmeric - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Mustard seeds - 2 tablespoon
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tablespoon
  • Oil - 4 tablespoon
  • Salt - To taste

Method:


  1. Marinate the ginger cubes with salt and lemon juice for one night hours.
  2. Heat oil in a non-stick and set aside to cool.
  3. Add marinated ginger cube in  red chilli powder,turmeric,mustard seed and asafoetida ,oil and stir to mix well.
  4. Keep it in the sun for two days.
  5. Now your ginger pickle is ready.






Sunday, 18 August 2013

Sukha mutton

Preparation Time:20 min
 Cooking Time:30 min
 Serve:5

Ingredients:


Boneless mutton(cubes) - 500 gm
Onion(chopped) - 2
Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Cumin(Roasted) - 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric - 1/2 tablespoon
Garam masala - 1 tablespoon
Chat masala - 1 tablespoon
Salt - To taste 
Oil - 4 tablespoon
Coriander leaves(chopped) - 2 tablespoon


Method:


  1. Heat oil in a thick-bottomed pan,add onion cook till golden brown.
  2. Add ginger paste,garlic paste and saute for a minutes.
  3. Add mutton cubes,red chilli powder,turmeric,chat masala,garam masala,cumin and salt.
  4. Cook on high heat till oil leaves the masala.
  5. Stir continuously and cook for ten minutes.
  6. Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot. 





Saturday, 17 August 2013

Complete Diet soup

Preparation Time:10 min

 Cooking Time:15 min
 Serve:2


Ingredients:


  • Wheat - 1 cup
  • Bajari - 1 cup
  • Black ckickpeas - 1/2 cup
  • Daliya - 1/2 cup
  • Ragi - 1/2 cup
  • Black pepper powder - 1/4 tablespoon
  • Salt - To taste

Method:


  1. Heat a pan, add all  the grains and roast for 5 minutes and grind it.
  2. Add warm  water in grains powder and mix and bring it to a boil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add black pepper powder and salt.
  4. Now your complete diet soup is ready.
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Rice kheer

Preparation Time:15 min
 Cooking Time:25 min
 Serve:4

Ingredients:


Rice - 1 cup
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Green cardamom powder - 1/4 tablespoon
Raisins -1/4 cup
Saffron - Few strands


Method:


  1. Wash rice and drain it.
  2. Boil milk in a deep nonstick pan add rice and reduce heat.
  3. Cook stirring continuously,till milk reduce to one-third.
  4. Add sugar,green cardamom powder, raisins and saffron.
  5. Serve hot or cold.


Date pickle(khajur)

Date pickle is a very tasty recipe. Dates also comprise of a lot of other nutrients like calcium,potassium and iron.


Preparation Time:10 min
Cooking Time:5 min
Serve:8

Ingredients:


  • Khajur - 1 kg
  • Lemon - 25
  • Red chilli powder - 25 gm
  • Sugar - 20 gm
  • Salt - 50 gm
  • Cumin powder - 2 tablespoon

Method:


  1. Wash khajur and dry them.
  2. Remove the seeds from the dates.
  3. Squeeze all lemons and remove seeds.
  4. Sieve lemon juice.
  5. Add lemon juice in khajur and add red chilli powder,sugar,cumin powder and salt.
  6. Mix well
  7. Khajur ka aachar is ready.





Thursday, 15 August 2013

Mutton dum biryani

Preparation Time:20 min 
Cooking Time:2 hr
 Serve:4

Ingredients:


  • Mutton - 500 gm
  • Basmati rice - 2 cups
  • Onion(fried) - 1 cup
  • Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
  • Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
  • Yogurt - 1 cup
  • Black cardamoms - 3
  • Green cardamoms - 8
  • Black peppercorn - 20
  • Cinnamon -2 stick
  • Caraway seeds(shahi jeera) - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Cloves - 8
  • Bay leaves - 4
  • Coriander leaves( chopped) - 2 tablespoon
  • Mint leaves(chopped) - 2 tablespoon
  • Green chilli(paste) - 1 tablespoon
  • Red chilli powder - 2 tablespoon
  • Pure ghee - 5 tablespoon
  • Saffron - A few strands
  • Salt - To taste
  • Oil - 2 tablespoon

Method:


  1. Heat 7-8 cups of water in a deep pan.
  2. Add drained rice,salt and cook till 75% done, then drain it.
  3. Grind cloves,black cardamoms,green cardamoms,caraway seeds,cinnamon,black peppercorn to a fine powder.
  4. Take a mutton piece, in a bowl add ginger paste,garlic paste,green chilli paste,half mint leaves,half coriander leaves,yogurt,red chilli powder,fried onion,spice powder,salt,oil and mix well.
  5. Marinate for about two hours in the refrigerator.
  6. Heat ghee in a pan add bay leaves, marinated mutton,stir and cook on high heat for five minutes.
  7. Spread  the rice in a layer and fried onion,mint leaves and coriander.
  8. Sprinkle saffron milk.
  9. Cover and cook under dum till done. 
  10. Serve with a raita.

Shami kabab

Ingredients:



  • Bengal gram (chana dal) - 2 tablespoon(soaked)
  • Garlic - 25 gm
  • Ginger - 25 gm
  • Cloves - 3-4
  • Cinnamon - 1 stick
  • Green cardamoms - 3-4
  • Caraway seeds - 1 tablespoon
  • Coriander powder - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Coriander leaves - 1 tablespoon
  • Cumin powder - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Black pepper - A pinch
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Onion (chopped) - 1 
  • Egg - 1
  • Salt - To taste
  • Oil - For frying


Method: 


  1. Wash and drain keema,add water salt and then cook till dry.
  2. Remove from heat,add Chana dal,ginger ,garlic,cloves,cinnamon,green cardamoms,caraway seeds,coriander powder,cumin powder,black pepper,red chilli powder.
  3. Grind all together and add coriander leaves,onion and salt.
  4. Beat the egg lightly,divide the dough into balls sized.
  5. Flatten each ball,shape into kabab and shallow fry till it turn color.



Cheesy paneer corn delight

Preparation Time:15 min 
Cooking Time:10 min 
Serve:4

Ingredients:


  • Paneer(cubes) - 2 cups
  • Butter - 4 tablespoon
  • Onion(chopped) - 1/4 cup
  • whole corn(kernel) - 1 cup
  • Mushroom - 1 cup
  • Black pepper(powder) - 1 tablespoon
  • Cheese(processed) - Grated
  • Salt - To taste
  • Almonds(slivered) - 1/4 cup

Method:


  1. Heat butter in a pan,add onion,corn,mushroom.
  2. Saute till softened.
  3. Add paneer, black pepper,salt and almonds.
  4. Serve with grated cheese.

Barbecued orange chicken

Enjoy delicious barbecued orange chicken marinated in orange juice

Preparation Time:15 min
 Cooking Time:30-35 
Serve:5

Ingredients:


  • Boneless chicken - 500 gm
  • vegetable Oil - 1/3 cup
  • Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
  • Garlic pasta - 1 tablespoon 
  • Orange juice - 1/3 cup
  • Wine vinegar - 1/2 cup
  • Tomato paste - 1/4 cup
  • Orange zest(grated) - 1
  • Salt - To taste

Method:


  1. Take a bowl,mix together vegetable oil,orange juice concentrate, wine vinegar,salt,tomato paste,garlic-ginger paste and orange zest.
  2. Stir to blend well.
  3.  Place chicken on prepared grill,cook chicken 20 minutes and turn; look an additional 5 minutes.
  4. Brush chicken with orange juice mixture.
  5. Cook 10 minutes more, turning and brushing with sauce.
  6. Serve hot.

Schezwan sauce

Schezwan sauce is a delicious indo chinese sauce


Preparation Time:20 min
 Cooking Time:15 
Serve:4

Ingredients:



  • Whole red chilies - 1 cup
  • Ginger(chopped) - 1 tablespoon
  • Garlic(chopped) - 1 tablespoon
  • Onion(chopped) - 1 tablespoon
  • Green chilli(chopped) - 1 tablespoon
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
  • Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
  • Vinegar - 1 tablespoon
  • Chilli sauce - 1 tablespoon
  • Tomato ketchup - 1 cup
  • Salt- 1 tablespoon
  • Sugar - 1 tablespoon
  • Red color - 3 drop
  • Ajinomoto - A pinch
  • Oil - 1/2 cup

Method:


  1. Boil the red chilli in water,grind it to a paste.
  2. Take a pan,put oil,add ginger,garlic,green chilies,onion,green chilli and saute.
  3. Add the chilli paste and saute for 5 minutes.
  4. Add red chilli powder,soy sauce,vinegar,tomato ketchup,chilli sauce,salt, ajinomoto,red color and sugar.
  5. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Now sauce is ready.

Sunday, 11 August 2013

Mushroom and sprout salad

Preparation Time:10 min
 Cooking Time:8
 Serve:4

Ingredients:


Sprout - 3 cups(Green gram)
Mushroom chopped - 1 cup
Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon
Salad oil - 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce - 1/3 cup
Garlic - 1/2 tablespoon


Method:


  1. Heat the salad oil on a high flame.
  2. Saute garlic in oil until softened.
  3. Add mushroom and cook 5 min or until soft.
  4. Add sprout, soy sauce,lemon juice and heat through.
  5. Simmer stirring often 5 minutes.
  6. Now your salad is ready.
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Friday, 9 August 2013

Prawns kebab

Preparation Time:20 min
 Cooking Time:35 min
 Serve:4

Ingredients:


Prawns - 16 prawns
Wooden skewers - 4
Yogurt - 50 gm
Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
Cumin powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon
Salt - To taste


Methods:


  1. Soak wooden skewers in water for about 30 minutes.
  2. Peel and Devin prawns, leaving tails intact.
  3. Whisk together the prawns, yogurt,garlic paste,ginger paste,Red chilli powder,cumin powder,lemon juice and salt.
  4. Marinate for about 30 minutes.
  5. Set prawns on skewers, 4 prawns per skewer.
  6. Grill on the grill pan or barbecue for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
  7. Serve with mint chutney. 

Friday, 2 August 2013

Hariyali Chicken masala

Hariyali chicken is the one of the famous recipe of Punjabi cuisine.

Preparation Time:20 min
Cooking Time:25 min
Serve:4

Ingredients:


Chicken - 500 gm
Spinach  - 1 bunch
Onion paste - 1 cups
Green chilli - 5-6
Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Tomato puree - 1/2 cup 
Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
Cumin powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tablespoon
Bay leaves - 2
Cloves - 4
Black cardamoms
Garam masala - 1/2 tablespoon
Salt - To taste
oil - 4 tablespoon
Cream - 50 gm
Butter - 1 tablespoon


Method:


  1. Wash the spinach thoroughly and boil in its own water and make paste.
  2. In a bowl,add spinach, green chillies,cloves, black cardamoms.Grind all together into a fine paste.
  3. Heat up a pan, add oil,bay leaves, onion paste,ginger-garlic paste,Turmeric powder,red chilli powder,coriander powder,salt and saute well.
  4. Add chicken,green paste and stir well.
  5. Cook the chicken in green masala paste and tomato puree.
  6. Cook till water evaporates and gravy becomes medium thick.
  7. Add butter and cover the pan with the lid and leave it for 2 minutes,so that chicken get aroma of all flavors and butter.
  8. Garnish with little bit of  fresh cream.




Tutti frutti cake

Tutti frutti cake was very softy and yummy.


Preparation Time:15 min
Cooking Time:20 min
Serve:4

Ingredients:


  • Maida - 1,1/4 cups
  • Trutti frutti - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Eggs - 2
  • Butter - 1 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Baking powder - 1/2 tablespoon
  • vanilla essences - 6-8 drops

Method:

  1. Pre-heat the oven 180 degree Celsius.
  2. Take a bowl, beat butter and sugar continuously.
  3. Add egg and mix well,sieve the flour along with baking powder into a bowl.
  4. Add tutti frutti,milk and essences,mixing continuously.
  5. Pour the cake batter into the greased mold and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven.
  7. Slice and serve. 


Sweet corn kulcha

Preparation Time:10 min
Cooking Time:10 min
Serve:2

Ingredients:


Kulcha dough:
Maida - 1 cup
Curd - 3 tablespoon
Salt - To taste

 Mixture:
Grated sweet corn - 3/4 cup
Onion - 3 tablespoon
Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
Green chilli - 1 tablespoon
Cumin powder - 1/4 tablespoon
Coriander leaves - 2 tablespoon
Turmeric - 1/4 tablespoon
Garam masala - A pinch
Salt - To taste

Methods:


  1. Sieve the flour add curd and salt together in a bowl.
  2. Add a little warm water and knead into a soft,smooth dough.
  3. Cover with a muslin cloth and keep a side for 2-3 hours.
  4. Take a bowl,combine the grated sweet corn with onion,ginger paste,green chilli paste,cumin powder,coriander leaves,turmeric, garam masala and salt mix together.
  5. Divide the mixture into 8 equal portion and keep aside.
  6. Divide the dough into 8 equal portion.
  7. Roll out one portion of the dough into small circle and stuffing in the circle of the center.
  8. Pack all the sides in the center and seal tightly.
  9. Roll out again into the circle.
  10. Heat a pan, brush with butter on both side.
  11. Serve hot with chutney.

Crispy Bhindi

Crispy, crunchy Snacks

Preparation Time:10 min
Cooking Time:10 min
Serve:2

Ingredients:


Lady finger - 2 cups
Chat masala - 1 tablespoon
Cumin powder - 1 tablespoon
Chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Salt - To taste


Method:


  1. Wash and dry the bhindi.
  2. Cut into slices and remove all seeds from them.
  3. Heat the oil on a high flame.
  4. Add the bhindi and cook until crispy and brown.
  5. Remove the bhindi from oil.
  6. Sprinkle the chat masala,cumin powder,chilli powder and salt.
  7. Toss well.
  8. Now your crispy bhindi is ready.
  9. Serve hot.



Crunchy Tofu

Preparation Time:25 min

Cooking Time:15 min

 Serve:2


Ingredients:



  • Tofu - 250 gm
  • Garlic paste - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Ginger paste - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Chat masala - 1/4 tablespoon
  • Cornflour - 1 tablespoon
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
  • Cornflakes (crushed) - 100 gm
  • Salt - To taste


Methods:


1.Slice a tofu in 1/2 inch cubes.
2.Take a bowl,combine the tofu with ginger paste,garlic paste,chat masala,red chilli              powder,salt and cornflour mix together.
3.Then coat with cornflakes mixture.
4. Heat the oil over medium heat and deep fry the tofu.
5. Cook for 4-5 minutes,turning occasionally, until golden brown and lightly crispy.
6. Serve hot with mint chutney.
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