Chicken Rashida

Servings:4

Ingredients

• Chicken, 700gm
• Egg, 2
• Poppy seeds, 2 tbsp
• Cashews, 5-6(whole)
• Yoghurt, 100 gm
• Onion, 1 medium
• Ginger-garlic-onion paste,4 tbsp ( 1 small onion, 8 garlic cloves, 1" ginger)
• Tomato puree, 1/2 cup
• Dry red chillies, 2 
• Garam masala powder( blend 5 white peppercorns, 5 black peppercorns and 1 tsp shahjeera along with the garam masala powder)
• Coriander powder, 3 tsp
• Cumin powder, 1 & 1/2 tsp
• Green chiles, 5
• Ghee, 1 tbsp
• Refined oil, 6 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder, 2 tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder, 2 tsp
• Kasuri methi, 2 tsp

Method

1. Preparation:

• Soak poppy seeds and cashews the night prior to cooking. In case you missed that step, in a pan add 1/2 cup of water. Give a quick boil to the poppy seeds and cashews. Cool it down and blend it with yoghurt.

• Whisk eggs in a seperate bowl.

       2. Cooking

• Add oil to the pan. Temper with dry red chillies. Add 1 tsp sugar to oil, it will help to elevate the colour of the dish as well as balance the acidity. Add nicely chopped onion and cook until they become transparent. Add ginger garlic paste, green chillies and saute over low flame. 

• As sauteing is done, add coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and toss. Keep the flame low. Sprinkle some water. Add tomato puree to it and cook for 3 minutes over low flame. 

• Add chicken, give it a good stir and cover with a lid. Cook over low flame until chicken is tender.

• Add the cashew and poppy seeds paste and cook for another 3 mins. 

• Now make space in the middle of the pan , pour half of the egg and combine well. Then add the rest of it and combine again. Cook for o3-4 mins.

• As it is done, mix ghee and a pinch of garam masala powder. Drizzle over chicken. Crush kasuri methi in between your palms and sprinkle on the top of it. Keep covered for 5 mins. 

• Garnish with fried cashews. Now it's ready to serve. Serve with roti, paratha, plain rice, yellow pulao

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Cuisine: Bengali
Servings: 4

Ingredients:

  • Mutton, 500 gm, cut into medium chunks
  • Potatoes, 4, medium
  • Onion, 3 large
  • Garlic cloves, 8 , large
  • Ginger, 1 & 1/2 inches
  • Green chillies, 6
  • Coriander leaves, 1 handful
  • Tomato, 1
  • Yoghurt, 1 cup
  • Mustard oil, 3/4th cup ( for frying potatoes and the curry)
   Additional 2 tbsp for marinating mutton.
  • Bay leaf, 1
  • Dry red chili, 1
  • Cinnamon stick, 1 inch
  • Green cardamom, 2
  •Ghee, 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar, 2 tsp, to balance the acidity and for colour

( There's a saying that mutton curry or kasha tastes best when salt and green chillies are used in perfect quantity. So, remember to taste before you serve.)
 

  Powdered spices:

  • Cumin powder, 4 tsp
  • Coriander powder, 5 tsp
  • Garam masala (all spice powder), 3 tsp
  • Black pepper powder, 2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder, 4 tsp
  • Turmeric powder, 4 tsp

Methods:

Step 1: Marination

  • The first thing that needs to be done the day before cooking. Wash meat well and keep aside in a strainer.

  • Make a paste of 2 onions, garlic cloves, ginger, cumin powder, coriander powder, 2 tsp garam masala powder black pepper powder.

• In a pan mix 3/4th of the paste and mustard oil, chopped coriander leaves, 4 green chillies slit from the middle, 2 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp red chili powder, Yogurt.

  • Throw in the meat chunks in the mixture and marinate the meat for 25 mins. If you do not have that much time prick the chunks and marinate for atleast 15 mins. Keep the meat in fridge.

Step 2: Cooking

  • Cut potatoes, tomato and remaining onion as shown in the picture above. Pressure cooks potatoes so that those are 1/4th done and fry in oil until they are golden brown. Add salt while pressure cooking and a pinch of turmeric powder for that nice brown colour on the surface. Keep in a seperate plate when they are done.

• Now in the remaining oil add cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamoms, dry red chili. As they start leaving flavour. Add tomatoes, as you see the tomatoes are mashed well and oil has started separating, add the remaining turmeric powder, red chili powder along with sugar. Add onion and as it starts turning brown add the remaining of the paste used for marination. Saute for 2 minutes on low flame. Add 4 tbsp water to prevent from burning. As oil separates from the masala add the marinated meat and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.

• Now close the cooker lid and pressure cook on low flame. Remember the meat has been marinated the day before cooking, so it will not take much time to be done. So, check after 4 whistles.

• When you find the meat is cooked well and tender enough add the fried potatoes. Add salt according to your taste. Add water if needed and cook for two minutes. Turn off the flame. Chop the remaining green chillies. Take 2 tbsp curry in a bowl, mix ghee and a pinch of garam masala powder and pour the mixture in the curry. Stir well and transfer to serving bowl.

Serving suggestion: Serve with pipping hot rice along with sliced tomato, cucumber and onion.

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Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• Parse mach(mullet fish), 4
• Poppy seeds, 2 tbsp
• sesame seeds,4 tbsp
• mustard powder, 4 tsp
• garlic, 2 cloves
• Green chilli, 3
• ginger paste, 2 tsp
• Black pepper powder, 2 tsp
• turmeric powder
• red chilli powder, 1 tsp
• mustard oil, for cooking
• salt to taste
• chopped coriander leaves, 2 tbsp
• nigella seeds (kalojeera, 2 tsp
• whole dry red chilli, 2

Methods:

1. Soak poppy seeds and sesame seeds overnight,or you can soak then in hot water 2 hours prior to grinding. In a grinder pour the seeds, add mustard powder, 2 Green chillies, garlic cloves, turmeric powder 1 tsp, 2 tbsp mustard oil and grind into a smooth paste. Add water if necessary.

2.Clean fish and wash well. Marinate with 2 tsp salt and 4 tsp turmeric powder. In a pan heat 5 tbsp mustard oil and fry the fishes on medium flame till they are nice brown from both the sides.

3. In the same pan add 2 tbsp oil. Keep the flame low. Add dry red chilli and nigella seeds. Add garlic paste and cook for half a minute.

4. Add the paste and cook for a minute. Oil will start separating. Now add the fish pieces and cook for another min.

5. Now add 1 cup warm water, add salt to taste . Cover and cook for 2 min or till the gravy thickens. As the gravy starts thickening add 1 tbsp mustard oil and let it boil for another min. Then turn off the flame.

6. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and one chopped green chilli.

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Servings: 5

Ingredients:

• Raw jackfruit/kathal , 500 gm
• potato, 1
• ginger paste,2 tsp
• chopped garlic. ,4 tsp
• chopped onion, 1 tbsp
• chopped green chillies, 2 tsp
• roasted cumin powder, 2 tsp
• garam masala powder, 1 tsp
• salt to taste
• turmeric powder, 1 tsp
• besan (gram flour),2 tbsp
• oil for cooking(olive/groundnut/soybean)
• curd, 1 tbsp
• chopped coriander leaves, 2 tbsp
• kasuri methi/fenugreek leaves, 2 tsp
• hing/ asafoetida, 2 pinches
• sugar,1 tsp
• lemon juice, 1 tbsp
• lemon zest,1 tsp

Methods:

1.Cut jackfruit and potato into pieces.
Cook in pressure cooker till become firm.
2. In a pan add few drops of oil and fry chopped garlic til nice brown.
3. In a bowl mash jackfruit and potato. Add oil the ingredients except oil. Combine everything well.
4. Take 2 tbsp of mixture in hand and shape into a tikki (like the burger tikki).
5. In a pan add 3 tbsp oil and shallow fry the tikkis on low flame.  Make sure oil is hot enough before you add tikkis, or they will stick to the pan. 
    First cook on low flame to allow the ingredients to be cooked well and then on medium flame cook both the sides. This will give the sides a nice brown colour and add crunchiness.

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Servings: 4

Ingredients:

•  Watermelon, 500 gm
•  Soda, 500 ml
•  mint leaves, 4-5
•  ice cubes, 6-7
•  honey, 4 tbsp
•  Black pepper powder, 2tsp
•  Chat masala, 1 tsp
•  lemon zest, 2 tsp
•  lemon juice, 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Deseed watermelon and scoop out the pulp. In a grinder put all the ingredients except soda. Add chopped mint leaves. Blend and keep side. 

2. Take four glasses and fill 2/3rd portion of them. Now fill the remaining 1/3rd with soda.

3. Sprinkle little chat masala, black pepper powder. Garnish with mint leaves and serve.

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Ingredients:

•Whole milk, 1 ltr
•Vermicelli, 250 gm
•Sugar, 1 and 1/2 cup
•Condensed milk, 1/2 cup
•Ghee, 4 tbsp
•Cardamom(whole),4
•Cardamom powder,2 tbsp
•Almonds, 6-7
•Cashews,10-12
•Raisins, 7-8
•Rose essence, 2-3 drops
•Butter,1 tbsp

Method:

1. Heat milk in a pan. As the milk rises lower the flame,add whole cardamoms and let it boil until it reduces to half.

2. In the mean time heat ghee in a skillet and toss vermicelli in it for 2-3 mins on low flame.

3. Add ghee-tossed vermicelli to milk and cook for 3-4 mins.

4. Now preheat oven at 150°c. Grease a bowl with little butter. Keep the rest aside.  Mix condensed milk and rose essence with simaiya. Pour it into the bowl. Spread the rest of the butter on top. Sprinkle chopped almonds,cashews, raisins and cardamom powder.

5. Bake for 30 mins at 150°c.
Now it is ready to serve.

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Servings: 4
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients:

• Boneless chicken, 750 gm ( cut into medium pieces)
• Tomato, 2
• Garlic cloves, 6
• Red chilli flakes, 1 tsp
• Black pepper powder, 1 tsp
• Dry oregano, 1 tsp
• Lemon juice, 1 tbsp
• Butter, 1 tbsp
• Olive Oil, 3 tbsp (you can use refined oil)
• Cornstarch, 2 tsp, dissolved in 1/4 cup water.
• Salt to taste

Method:

1.Wash chicken well. Marinate with lemon juice, a pinch of salt, black pepper powder and keep aside.

2. Roast garlic on direct flame and cool them down. Cut tomatoes into halves. Peel garlic cloves. In a blender put tomato, roasted garlic, red chilli flakes and blend.

3.In a pan add 2 tbsp oil and then add butter. Oil will prevent butter from burning. Keep the flame lower. Add marinated chicken pieces, stir little and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes or until chicken turns soft.

4.As the chicken turns soft, transfer them in a plate. In the same pan heat 1 tbsp oil and then the tomato-garlic paste. Season with salt to taste. As oil starts coming out from the edges of sauce, and chicken pieces. 

 5.Add dissolved cornstarch. Combine well and cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the flame. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

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