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Showing posts with label Main Course. Show all posts

Sunday, 10 September 2017

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
Other recipes for you to try out:

Achari Chicken
Kathal ki Tikki

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Paneer Ghugni



Cuisine- Bengali
Servings- 4

Ingredients:-

  • Yellow pea (Ghugnir Dal), 1 and 1/2 cup
  • Paneer, 100 gm, cut into cubes and toss them in a pan with few drops of oil until both sides are golden brown
  • Onion, 1 large
  • Garlic cloves, 8
  • Ginger, 1 and 1/2"
  • Tomato
  • Green chili, 4
  • Tomato chopped, 1/4 cup
  • Coriander powder, 3 tsp
  • Cumin powder, 3 tsp
  • Garam masala powder, 1 and 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder, 1 tsp
  • Tomato puree, 2 tbsp
  • Bay leaf, 1
  • Cinnamon stick, 1/2"
  • Cardamom, 2
  • Mustard oil, 5 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar, 1 tsp
  • Lime juice, 1 tbsp
  • Ghee, 1/2 tbsp
Method:
1.Wash and then soak yellow pea overnight or 6 hours. In a pressure cooker add 2 cups of water, 1 tsp salt and the dal. Lock and let the whistle arise upto 4 times and pressure cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Now turn off the flame and let the pressure release.
2. Now empty dal in a sieve. Strain excess water. You can use the water in remaining process of cooking.
3.Chop onion and slit green chilies from middle.. Paste garlic and ginger.In a pan heat mustard oil. Temper with cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf. Add chopped onion, season with salt and saute till they turn transparent. Add chopped tomato and cook until mushy. Add ginger garlic paste, green chilies and cook for a minute. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder. Add 2 tbsp water and cook until oil separates from spices.
4.Add tomato puree and combine. Now add the dal, salt to taste and sugar;combine well. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 4-5 minutes on lower flame.
Note: You already added salt while cooking dal. So balance the quantity accordingly while you add it later.
5.Remove the lid. Add lukewarm water and the paneer cubes. Cook until the dal thickens. Turn off the flame. In a spoon mix ghee and a pinch of garam masala powder. Mix in the dal. Sprinkle 1 finely chopped green chili, lemon juice and cover for 2 minutes so that the aroma of ghee infuses in the dal.
6. Transfer to the serving bowl and serve warm.
Serving suggestion- Serve warm with chopped onion, tomato and green chili on tomato. Also drizzle with few drops of lemon juice. Serve with bread, luchi. It can also be served as snack.





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Achari Chicken
 
Peanut Potato Fritters



Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Achari Chicken



Taste: Spicy,Tangy
Servings: 4
Ingredients:

  • Chicken pieces, 750 gm
  • Whole Coriander, 2 tbsp
  • Dry red chili, 3
  • Kaalo jeera (Nigella seeds), 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds, 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds, 1 tsp
  • Chopped onion, 1/3 cup
  • Chopped tomato, 1/3 cup
  • Chopped green chilies, 2 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves ( chopped), 1/4 cup
  • Ginger-Garlic paste, 3 tbsp (6 garlic cloves, 1" ginger)
  • Lemon juice, 2 tbsp
  • Kashmiri red chili powder, 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder, 1 and 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin powder, 1 and 1/2 tbsp
  • Kaffir lime leaves, 3-4
  • Mustard oil, 4 tbsp
  • Ginger julienne, 5-6
Method:
1. Clean the chicken and keep aside.
2.Heat mustard oil in a pan. Temper with  kaffir lime leaves. As the leaves curl up remove them and add nigella seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds.
3.As their flavour infuse well, add chopped onions and saute till transparent. Sprinkle a pinch of salt this time. Now add chopped tomatoes and cook till mushy.
4.Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and sugar to balance the taste. Cook for 2 minutes. Now add chicken and combine well. Cover with a lid and let the chicken turn soft, more or less for 10 minutes. Keep the flame low.
5.In the  mean time roast whole coriander and dry red chili and crush them. 
6.Remove the lid as the chicken is done. Pour in roasted and crushed spices, kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder and salt to taste. Cook for 1 minute. Add 1 cup of water and again cook covered till the chicken pieces are covered with spices.
7. As the cooking is done turn off flame. Add chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice and chopped green chilies. Combine well and transfer to the serving bowl. Garnish with ginger julienne.

Serving Suggestion: Roti, Parotha. 

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Doi Ilish
Mutton curry


Homemade Mixed Achar

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Doi Ilish

As the mass of dark clouds is covering the sky, it makes me remember of a recipe that I made at the commencement of this Monsoon, but din't get the chance to post that due to my study pressure. It was a Sunday morning my mother brought fresh hilsa aka 'Ilish'  from the market and I proposed to make this recipe-Doi ilish.



Servings: 4

Ingredients:


  • Hilsa fish /Ilish mach, 4 pieces
  • Yogurt, 2 cups
  • Mustard powder, 1 tbsp
  • Mustard oil, 4 tbsp
  • Ginger, grated, 1 tsp
  • Onion, 1 small
  • Green chili paste, 2 tbsp
  • Green chili, whole, 1
  • Turmeric powder, 2 tsp
  • Coriander leaves, to garnish
  • Salt to taste.
Method:

1. Clean fish pieces. In a bowl mix yogurt, mustard powder, turmeric powder, grated ginger, green chili paste, salt , 2 tbsp mustard oil. Cover the fish with the marinade and keep aside for 15 minutes.
2. In a pan heat 1 tbsp mustard oil. Slice onions and saute till they soften. Add hilsa pieces along with the marinade and lower the flame. Cook covered for 20-25 minutes. No need to add water.
3.Remove from flame and transfer to the serving dish. drizzle mustard oil on top and sprinkle chopped green chili. 
 Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with warm boiled rice.




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Sunday, 17 May 2015

Andhra Chicken Curry / Kodi Kura

Servings: 4
Cuisine: Andhra
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Ingredients:


  • Chicken, 500 gm, cut into medium size pieces
  • Poppy seeds,2 tbsp
  • Cashew, 2 tbsp
  • Coconut milk, 1/2 cup
  • Onion, 1 medium, finely chopped
  • Tomato, 1/2, chopped
  • Ginger paste, 1 tbsp
  • Garlic paste, a little more than 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves, 1 handful
  • Red chili powder, 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder, 1 tsp
  • Coriander Powder, 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala Powder, 2 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Whole cinnamon, 1"
  • Small cardamom, 1
  • Cumin seeds, 1 tsp
  • Coriander leaves (Cilantro), finely chopped,2 tbsp
  • Refined oil, 4 tbsp
Method:
1.Turn poppy seeds and cashew into a fine paste. Keep aside.
2.In a pan heat oil. Temper with whole cinnamon, cardamom and cumin seeds. As they stop spluttering add curry leaves. Add chopped onion. Season with salt and cook until become transparent. Add chopped tomato and cook until become mushy.
3.Now add ginger-garlic paste. Cook for 1 minute. Add chicken pieces, turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder and cook on high flame for about 2 mins.
4.Now lower the flame and cover with a lid. Cook until chicken is soft and tender.
5.Remove flame and add poppy seeds-cashew paste. Cook for a minute or two and then add coconut milk. Let the gravy become thick. 
6.Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve.

Serving Suggestions: Roti, Paratha, Plain rice, Yellow Pulao

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Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Jeera Aloo(spiced potato curry)





Servings:2
Ingredients:

  • Potato, 2 large
  • Mustard oil, 2 tbsp
  • Coriander powder, 2 tsp
  • Cumin powder, 2 tsp
  • Amchur (Mango powder), 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp
  • Red chili powder,1 tsp
  • Sugar,1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Green chilies, 2 
  • Cumin seeds, 1 and 1/2 tsp
  • Kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves),2 tsp
  • Chopped coriander leaves, 1 tbsp
Method:


1. Cut potato into cubes and par-boil them. Marinate with cumin powder, coriander powder, mango powder, red chili powder, salt to taste, sugar, turmeric powder and set aside for 30 minutes.
2. In a pan heat oil, temper with cumin seeds  and let them release flavour. Add marinated potato cubes, combine well and cover with a lid. Cook on lower flame for 5 minutes.
3. Slit green chilies from middle and add 1/2 cup water. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and Kasuri methi. Serve.
Serving suggestion: with Roti, Dal-rice, Plain Paratha, Muli ka paratha.

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Muli Paratha
Homemade Mixed Achar
Muli Dal Paneer