Sunday 31 July 2016

ANGOORI RAS MALAI

Prep Time  : 25 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serve : 4


INGREDIENTS
Milk   - one and half ltr
Sugar  -  3/4 cup
Water  - 2.5 cup
Lemon juice  -  2 tbsp
Cardamom powder  -  1/4 tsp
Saffron  -  few strands

METHOD
Boil half ltr milk in the heavy bottom vessel.
When it boiled switch off the gas.
Add lemon juice and cover the milk.
After few mins milk is fully curdled.
Strain the milk in a muslin cloth and wash in a fresh water for 2 - 3 mins.
Hung the paneer in a muslin cloth for half an hour.
Now we  get soft paneer.
We mash the paneer very well and make a soft and smooth dough.
Divide the dough in ten small balls.
Roll each balls between your palms.
All the balls are made in the same way.
Now we take pressure cooker.
Add half cup of sugar and two and half cup of water and also add small paneer balls and steam it.
When cooker release the whistle simmer the gas for ten mins.
Once cooled,open the cooker lid.
The mini rasgulla should be floating on the syrup and its size should be double.
Boil one ltr milk in a heavy bottom vessel.
Once boiled keep in a low flame.
Stir in between thickening the milk.
Cook well till it gets thick.
Add saffron strands and 1/4 cup of sugar and mix well.
Drop the paneer balls into the thick milk.
Add cardamom powder and mix well.
Keep in the freeze for two hours.
Serve chilled.

Thursday 28 July 2016

BREAD CUTLET


Prep Time  : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve  : 4

INGREDIENTS
Bread    -  4 slice
Finely chopped onion   -  2 tsp
Finely chopped tomato  -  2 tsp
Finely choped shimla mirch  -  2 tsp
Finely choped green chily  -  1/4 tsp
Finely chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Crushed red chilly  -  1/2 tsp
Salt  -  to taste
Suji  -  2 tbsp
Oil  -   2 tbsp

METHOD
Take a bowl add crushed bread slice,onion,tomato,shimla mirch,green chilly,coriander leaves,crushed red chilly and salt and mix well.
To make a soft dough.
Divide the dough in a equal size balls.
Shape each ball to flat patties of medium thickness.
Coat them with suji.
Heat oil in a pan.
Place the cutlet and shallow fry from both the sides.
serve hot.


Wednesday 27 July 2016

BREAD DHOKLA


Prep Time  : 15 mins
Cooking Time  : 10 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Bread     -        6 slice
Green chutney    -   2 tbsp
Tomato sauce     -   2 tbsp
Green chilly      -    3 - 4
Curry leaves     -   10 - 12
Black mustard seeds / rai   -  1 tbsp
Salt   -  a pinch
Sugar  -  1 tsp
Clarified butter  -  2 tbsp

METHOD
Spread green chutney on one side of the bread
Cover this bread with other slice of the bread.
Now apply tomato sauce on it.
Now cover this with other slice of bread.
Heat clarified butter in a pan
Add mustard seeds,curry leaves and green chilly to crackle.
Place the sandwic h in it in the medium flame for 1 - 2 mins.
Then turn over for another side.
Take a bowl add salt,sugar and two spoon of water.
Sprinkle salt sugar water on the bread.
Cut into four square pieces and serve  it.




Tuesday 26 July 2016

GREEN BEAN FRITTERS


Prep Time  : 10 mins
Cooking Time  : 15 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Green bean    -    1 cup
Gram flour    -   1/2 cup
Rice flour     -    2 tbsp
Red chilly powder   -   1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste  -   1/2 tsp
Baking powder   -   1/2 tsp
Salt   -     to taste
Oil  -  for frying

METHOD
Boil green bean in a hot water for 5 mins. till crisp
Take a bowl add gram flour,rice flour,ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,baking powder and salt and mix well.
With the help of water make a thick batter.
Heat enough oil in a pan.
Dip the green bean into the batter and deep fry for 3 - 4 mins until golden brown.
Strain in a paper napkin.
Serve hot with tea.

Monday 25 July 2016

KABULI CHANA PULAO / CHICKPEA PULAO


Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 25 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Basmati rice     -      1 cup
Boiled kabuli chana /chick pea  -  1/2 cup
Chopped onion   -     1 small size
Ginger garlic paste  -  1 tsp
Whole black pepper   -  2- 3
Cloves  -  2 - 3
Cinnamon    -    1 inch stick
Green cardamom    -  2
Black cardamom    -  1
Cumin seeds  -  1/4 tsp
Lemon juice   -  1 tbsp
Clarified butter  - 2 tbsp
Coriander powder  -  1 tsp
Turmeric powder  -   1/4  tsp
Salt   -  to taste

METHOD
Heat clarified butter in a pan.
Add whole gartam masala to crackle.
Add onion and saute for 2 - 3 mins.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 - 2 mins.
Add boiled kabuli chana / chickpea ,coriander powder,turmeric powder and mix well.
Soak rice  for 15 mins. and strain it.
Add rice and mix well.
Add salt ,lemon juice and two and half cup of water.
Once boiled,keep it in a low flame.
Cover it and cook for 10 mins.
Serve with raita.


Sunday 24 July 2016

POTATO STUFF BREAD PAKORA


Prep Time  :  10 mins
Cooking Time  : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Bread   -  4 slices
Boiled n mashed potato     -    1 big size
Finely chopped green chilly  -  1/4 tsp
Finely chopped onion  -  1 tsp
Chat masala  -  1/2 tsp
Salt  -  to taste
Green chutney  -  2 tbsp
Gram flour   -  1/2 cup
Rice flour  -  2 tbsp
Red chilly powder   -  1/2 tsp
Oil  - for frying

METHOD
Take a bowl add boiled n mashed potato,green chilly,onion,salt and chat masala and mix well.
Now stuffing is ready.
Spread green chutney on one side of the  bread pieces.
Now add potato mixture and cover this bread slice with other slice.
Take a bowl add gram flour,rice flour,salt ,red chilly powder and  mix well.
With the help of water make a thick batter.
Heat oil in a pan.
Dip the potato stuff bread slice in this batter and deep fry for 2 - 3 mins and then turn over for another side.
Drain in paper napkin.
Cut in four pieces.
Serve hot with tea.






Saturday 23 July 2016

INSTANT BREAD GUJIYA


Prep Time  :20 mins
Total Time  : 20 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Bread cut in a round shape     -     4 slice
Boiled n mashed potato          -     1 potato
Finely chopped green chilly    -      1/4 tsp
Red  chilly powder                -      1/4 tsp
Raisins                                -       1 tsp
Salt                                     -       to taste
Tamarind / imli chutney        -         1 tbsp
Curd                                   -        2 tbsp
Sugar powder                      -         1 tsp
Chat masala                         -        1/2 tsp

METHOD
Take a bowl add mashed potato,salt green chily,raisins and mix well.
Now stuffing is ready.
Cut the bread in a round shape.
Sprinkle some water in the bread.
Stuff the filling and fold  the bread.
Add sugar powder in the curd and mix well.
Pour curd on the bread.
Add tamarind chutney.
Sprinkle red chilly powder and chat masala.
Serve immediately.
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Friday 22 July 2016

MANGO RASGULLA


Prep Time  : 30 mins
Cooking Time  : 15 mins
Serve  : 6

INGREDIENTS
Milk       -          5 cup
Mango pulp    -   1 cup
Sugar             -   1 cup
Water             -   2 cup
Mango juice    -   1 cup
Mango essence  -  1/4 tsp
Lemon juice      -  2 tbsp

METHOD
Boil the milk in a heavy bottom vessel.
When it boiled add the mango pulp and lemon juice and cover the milk.
After few mins. milk is fully curdled.
Strain the milk in a muslin cloth.
And hung the paneer in a muslin cloth for half an hour.
Now we get soft paneer.
We mashed the paneer and mango pulp mixture very well and make a soft and smooth dough.
Divide the dough in 12 equal size balls.
Roll each balls between your palms.
All the balls are made in the same way.
Now we take pressure cooker and add sugar.two cuo of water,one cup mango juice and also add the paneer  balls.
Steam it.
When cooker release the whistle simmer the gas for ten mins.
Once cooled,we open the cooker lid.
The rasgulla should be floating on the syrup and its size should be double.
Add mango essence and serve chilled.

Wednesday 20 July 2016

MANGO GULAB SAKRI


Prep Time  : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Whole dried milk / mawa                 -                      1/2 bowl
Sugar                                              -                     1/2 bowl
Mango pulp                                     -                     1/2 bowl
Cardamom powder                           -                     1/4 tsp

METHOD
Take sugar and little water in a pan till sugar disolves.
Bring into two to three sting consistency.
Add whole dried milk / mawa and mango pulp and stir continuously till thick consistency.
Add cardamom powder and mix well.

Tuesday 19 July 2016

SEV GUR KE LADOO / SEV JAGGERY LADOO


Prep Time  : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 35 mins
Serve : 6

INGREDIENTS
Gram flour /besan                   -                   2 cup
Oil                                        -                    2 tsp
Oil                                        -              for frying
For jaggery syrup
Grated jaggery / gur                -                    2 cup
Water                                    -                  1/4 cup
Glarified butter                       -                     1 tbsp

METHOD
Take a bowl add gram flour and 2 tsp oil and mix well.
Make a smooth and soft dough.
Heat enough oil in a pan. for deep frying the sev.
Use the sev make machine and fixed in the sev plate.
Fill the machine with the gram flour / besan dough .
When the oil is hot press the sev machine over the oil and put the gas in a medium flame.
Repeat the process to finish the dough.
Deep fry the sev for 2 - 3 mins. and then turn over another side.
Drain in paper napkin.
Heat clarified butter in a pan.
Add jaggery and water and stir continuously on a low flame until jaggery gets thick and sticky.
Now crushed the sev and add in it.
Stir continuously till sev mixed with jaggery.
Switch off the gas.
Apply some water in your palm and make small round shape ball.


Monday 18 July 2016

MOONG DAL KACHORI


Prep Time : 25 mins
Cooking Time  : 15 mins
Serve :6

INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour                    -                   2 cup
Suji                                       -                   1 cup
Oil                                        -                   2 tbsp
Carom seeds                          -                  1/4 tsp
Salt                                       -                  to taste
Oil                                        -              for frying
For stuffing
Soaked moong dal                  -                   1 cup
Oil                                        -                  2 tbsp
Cumin seeds                          -                 1/4 tsp
Chopped green chilly              -                   1 tsp
Ginger paste                          -                    1 tsp
Asafoetida / hing                    -               a pinch
Red chilly powder                  -                 1/2 tsp
Crushed whole coriander seeds -                  1 tsp
Crushed fennel seeds               -                  1 tsp
Sugar                                     -                  1 tsp
Salt                                        -              to taste
Gram flour                             -                 2 tbsp
Chat masala                            -                 1tsp

METHOD
Heat oil in a pan.
Add Cumin seeds,asafoetida,crushed coriander seeds,crushed fennel seeds
Let them splutter and saute for one mins.
Add chopped green chillies and ginger paste.
Saute for one to two mins.
Add gram flour and cook for 3 - 4 mins.
Now add soaked moong dal and mix well.
Add salt and half cup of water.
Cover and cook on a low flame until the dal becomes soft.
Add all dry ingredients and mix well.
Press the dal from the back of bthe spoon to crush it a little.
Now stuffing is ready.
For making kachoris
Heat enough oil in a pan for deep frying.
First on high flame then make it medium or slow.
Now divide the dough into equal size balls.
Now flatten the balls with your palm.
Place a small ball of stuffing in the centre and seal it properly.
Now roll the balls.
It should be little thick.
Place the kachori in the oil for frying.
Fry in small batches.
Deep fry in medium hot oil till golden brown.
Drain and serve.





Sunday 17 July 2016

GARLIC NAAN


Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serve ; 2

INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour / maida        -     one and half cup
Baking powder                      -             1/2 tsp
Milk                                     -              2 tbsp
Curd                                     -              2 tbsp
Salt                                       -            1/4 tsp
Sugar                                    -            1/2 tsp
Clarified butter                      -              3 tbsp
Onion seeds                           -             1 tbsp
Water                                    -        as required
Butter                                   -              1 cube
Finely chopped garlic cloves   -              2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves       -             2 tbsp

METHOD
In a kneading bowl mix together all purpose flour/maida,salt,clarified butter,milk,curd,baking powder sugar and garlic cloves.
Add water little by little and make a soft dough.
Keep aside for an hour.
Knead it again.
Take some dough and make medium balls.
Roll into balls.
Then roll out the naan.
Add green coriander leaves and onion seeds and sprinkle some dry flour and roll out.
Grease oven plate with butter.
Place the naan in pre heat oven of 180 c for 10 mins.
Flip over it till brown.
Apply butter and serve hot..

Saturday 16 July 2016

METHI PANEER / COTTAGE CHEESE


Prep Time  :15 mins
Cooking Time : 25 mins
Serve  : 4

INGREDIENTS
Cottage cheese / paneer cubes        -          1 bowl
Finely chopped onion                    -        1/2 bowl
Ginger garlic paste                        -          1 tsp
Chopped methi leaves                    -         1/2 bowl
Kashmiri red chilly powder            -        1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder                         -          1 tsp
Turmeric powder                           -       1/2 tsp
Coriander powder                          -          1 tsp
Garam masala powder                    -        1/2 tsp
Curd                                             -         2 tbsp
Fresh cream                                   -        2 tbsp
Honey                                           -         1 tbsp
Lemon juice                                  -          1 tsp
Salt                                              -       to taste
Oil                                               -          4 tbsp

METHOD
Heat oil in a pan.
Add onion and saute.
Add ginger garlic paste and mix well.
Take a bowl add curd,fresh cream,salt,kashmiri red chilly powder,turmeric powder,red chilly powder,coriander powder,garam masala powder,honey and 1/2 cup of water and mix well.
Add this mixture in the pan and stir fry for 4 - 5 mins.
Add methi leaves and lemon juice and mix well.
Add cottage cheese / paneer cubes and one cup of water.
Cover the lid and cook in a low flame for 5 - 6 mins.
Serve hot with chapatis.


Thursday 14 July 2016

BADAM PASANDA


Prep Time  : 20 mins
Cooking Time  : 45 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Mutton         -       500 gms,lamb thigh meat
Boiled onion paste     -    2 big sizse
Ginger garlic paste     -        1 tsp
Cashew nut paste       -      10 - 12 cashew nuts
Peeled and sliced almonds   -     7 - 8
Red chilly powder      -           2 tbsp
Turmeric powder        -        1/2 tsp
Coriander powder       -          1 tsp
Nutmeg powder          -       1/2 tsp
Green cordamom        -        2 - 3
Black cardamom        -          1
Cloves                      -          3 - 4
Mace powder             -         1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder  -        1/2 tsp
Curd                          -         2 tbsp
Salt                            -        to taste
Clarified butter            -       4 tbsp
Water                         -         2 cup

METHOD
Heat clarified butter in a pan.
Add green cardamom,black cardamom,cloves.
Add boiled onion paste,ginger garlic paste and saute.
Add red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and curd and mix well.
Add mutton pieces and mix well.
Soak cashew nuts for an hour and make a paste.
Add cashew nuts paste and salt and mix well.
Add garam masala powder,nutmeg powder,mace powder and two cup of water.
Cover it and cook in a low flame for 20 - 25 mins.
Garnish with peeled and sliced almonds.
Serve hot.