LATPATA TIKHA CHICKEN

 

Prep Time : 15 mins

Cooking Time : 30 mins

Serve - 2

INGREDIENTS

Chicken   - 500 gms
Butter - 100 gms
Garlic - 100 gms
Black pepper - 50 gms
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Whole red chilly - 4 - 5

Cloves - 4 - 5
Salt - to taste
Oil - for frying
Kashmiri mirch powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Lemon - 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp 
Coriander leaves - 50 gms

METHOD
Dry roast the black pepper ,cloves, whole red chilly,cumin seeds, coriander seeds and add garlic  and kashmiri mirch powder and make a paste.

Marinate chicken with lemon juice,salt, turmeric powder,red chilly  powder and dry roasted powder 

And rest for 30 mins.

Heat ghee in a pan and add sliced onion and cook for five minutes now add marinated chicken  and fry until water absorbed.

 Now  saute until oil leaves the pan.

Cook in a low flame for ten mins,
Garnish with coriander leaves , green chilly and curry leaves and serve with  chapati.

DAL TADKA

 

PrepTime : 15 mins

Cooking Time : 25 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Toor dal   -   1 cup
Turmeric powder      - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
For first tadka
Asafoetida      -  1/4 tsp
Finely chopped onion      - 1 medium size
Finely chopped tomato    -   1 medium size
Cumin seeds    -  1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder  -   1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt    -  to taste
Ginger garlic paste -  1/2 tsp
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
For second tadka
Clarified butter - 1 tbsp
Whole red chilly - 1
Green chilly - 2 cut in slit
Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves    -  1 tsp

METHOD
Pressure cook the toor dal add turmeric powder,salt and two cup of water
After 3 - 4 whistle switch off the gas.
Heat clarified butter in a pan add cumin seeds and asafoetida to crackle..
Add onion and saute for 3 - 4 mins.,add  ginger garlic paste and mix well.
Add chopped tomato, and cook well.
Add red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
Add boiled  dal and cook for 5 mins. in a low flame.
Now again heat clarified butter  in a pan add cumin seeds to crackle,add whole red chilly,green chilly and turn off the flame and now add kashmiri red chilly powder and pour into the dal

ZAFRANI MUGHLAI RICE KHEER

 

Prep Time   : 10 mins
Cooking Time  : 30 mins
Serves  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Milk     -  500 ml
Almond / badam paste -   1/4 cup
Basmati rice paste         -  1/4 cup
Saffron strand               -   a pinch
Sugar                            -   2 tbsp
Green cardamom powder   -   a pinch
Kevra essence                      - 5 drops
Raisins                                  -  1 tsp


METHOD
Soak 15 - 20 almonds for 2 - 3 hours.
Remove the skin and make a paste.
Soak rice for one hour and make a paste.
Boil milk in a heavy bottom vessel.
Add saffron strand,cardamom powder and sugar and boil for five mins.
Add almond paste and rice paste and mix well.
Stir continuously for thickening the milk.
Add kevra essence and mix well.
Garnish with  raisins and almonds and serve chilled.

NAMKEEN SEWAI

 

Prep Time : 15 mins

Cooking Time : 15 mins 

Serve : 8

INGREDIENTS 

Vermicelli sewai  _ 1 cup
Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
Green chillie - 1
Finely chopped  spring onion -1
Finely chopped french beans - 2 tbsp
Finely chopped carrot - 1
Green peas  _ 2 tbsp
Clarified butter  _ 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6-7
Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tsp
Water - 2 cupi

METHOD

    Heat oil in a pan add vermicelli  sewai and roast for few mins Now add two cup of water and boil for 4 to 5 mins and strain  it

Heat oil in a pan add mustard  seeds  to  crackle now add spring onion and  saute for one mins.
. Add ,carrot, curry leaves, beans ,peas and green chilly and saute for 5-6 minutes.
 Add vermicelli  sewai and salt and cook for 2-3 minutes,now vermicelli  upma get ready,  and serve in the break fast.

POMEGRANATE RAITA

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Pomegranate pearls      -   1 cup
Thick curd                        -   1 cup
Roasted cumin seeds powder    -  1/2 tsp
Salt             -   to taste
Black salt    -   1/2 tsp
Sugar          - 1 tsp

METHOD
Beat the curd.
Sprinkle black salt, salt,sugar and roasted cumin seeds powder.
Add  pomegranate pearls and mix well.
Garnish with pomegranate pearls and mint leaves.

Serve chilled.

BANANA AND APPLE RAITA

 

Prep Time : 10 mins 

Total Time : 10 mins 

Serve : 4

 INGREDIENTS

 Chopped  banana - 1 

Apple chopped  - 1 cup

Hung curd - 1 cup 

Roasted n crushed cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Black salt- 1/4 tsp 

Salt- a pinch

Sugar- 1 tsp
Chilly flakes - 1/4 tsp 

Chopped green chilly 1 tsp

 METHOD 

Put the fresh curd in a muslin cloth for 3-4 hours to make a hung curd and then prepare raita out of it. 

Whisk the hung curd. 

Add roasted and crushed cumin seeds, black salt, salt, chilly flakes,sugar and mix well.

 Now after mixing it, add chopped  banana and chopped apple and mix it well.

 Serve

 chilled banana and apple raita.

LATPATA TIKHA CHICKEN

 

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

INGREDIENTS
Chicken  pieces - 1 kg
Fried onion - 3
Chopped onion - 2
Ginger paste - 1 tbsp
Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Kashmiri mirch powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Curd - 2 tbsp
Green chilly - 3
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Whole black pepper - 4 - 5
Cloves - 4 - 5
Black cardamom - 1
Green cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Mace - 1 piece
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1/2 cup

METHOD

Dry roast the whole garam masala and take a blender add whole garam masala,green chilly.ginger paste,garlic paste and coriander leaves and make a paste.
Marinate chicken with whole garam masala,green chilly and coriander leaves paste.
Add curd and salt and mix well.
Keep aside for an hour.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onion and strain it.
Again heat oil in a pan and add chopped onion and saute until transparent.
Now add marinated chicken and fry for 4 - 5 mins.
Add red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and kashmiri mirch powder and mix well now add fried onion and mix well.
Cover it and cook in a slow flame until oil leaves the pan.
Add one cup of water and cook for five mins.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with jeera rice and raita.