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Top healthy Indian curries – Recipe

Indian curries are loved across the word for their wide variety, flavours, aromas and elegant colors.  With the right balance of seasoning and aromas following few recipes are healthy and perfect for winter treats.

Parcha Paneer –

Ingredients:

-Paneer -300 gm

-Cream – 300 gm

-A pinch of Black pepper powder

-Chopped onion-150 gm

-Chopped green chilis-10 gm

-Kaju Paste -100 gm

-Salt to taste

-Deghi Mirch-1tsp

-Turmeric power-1tsp

-Green cardmom-5gm

-Chopped Tomatos-100 gm

-Ghee – 1 tbsp

Preparation:

-Cut Paneer cubes into small pieces and keep aside.

-Heat ghee and add chopped ginger, green chilies and crushed black pepper.

-Add the mixture of cream and Kaju paste and cook until done.

-Add salt and black pepper powder.

-Pour the gravy over the top of paneer cubes and serve with chapattis.

  

  Jheenga (Prawn) Curry

Ingredients:

-Prawn Grade -400 gm

-Fresh Tomato Puree -300 gm

-Ghee-50 gm

-Mustard seeds -10 gm

-Fresh Coriander -60 gm

-Ginger -25 gm

-Yogurt-100 gm

-Salt to taste

-Lemon juice -50 gm

-Green chilis-5 gm

-Turmeric powder -10 gm

-Coriander Powder -10 gm

-Red Chili powder-10 gm

Preparation:

-De-skin prawns and clean vein by giving cut on middle.

-Chop fresh coriander and chilly green separately.

-Apply salt, turmeric & lemon juice to the prawn and lemon juice to the prawn and leave it for 15 minutes to marinade.

-In a pan take ghee and put on fire.  Add mustard seeds, chopped green chilies, fresh tomato puree and cook.  Whisk yoghurt well and put it in the pan for the gravy to cook.  Add salt and all the dry spices and cook well.

-In another pan sauté the prawns separately and add it to the gravy.

-Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice.

Dal Makhani

Ingredients:

-Black gram dal-800 gm

-Butter -500 gm

-Chili Powder-15gm

-Cumin powder-20 gm

-Garam Masala -20 gm

-Coriander Powder-20 gm

-Garlic Paste-25gm

-Ginger Paste-30 gm

-Tomato Puree- 300 gm

Preparation:

-Wash the Dal thoroughly with salt, vinegar and water

-Boil till mashed thoroughly

-In a Deep pan, sauté ginger-garlic paste, Cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and add tomato puree.  Cook for some time, add salt and cook the dal for 10 minutes.

-Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with chapatti or rice.

Methi Murgh:

Ingredients:

-Chicken boneless: 500 gm

-Methi leaves: 100 gm

-Salt -10gm

-Garam Masala Powder -10 gm

-Ginger – 15 gm

-Green Chilly-10gm

-Finely chopped onion-150 gm

-Tomato puree-100 gm

-Ghee-1tbsp

-Ginger garlic paste-25gm

-Tomatos-100 gm

-Turmeric powder-1tsp

-Red chili Powder -1tsp

-Chicken stock -200 ml

-Coriander leaves finely chopped – 50 gm

Recipe:

-Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan

-Add Methi leaves and chopped onion and sauté till it turns light brown in colour. 

-Add ginger and garlic paste.

-Now add chicken pieces and dry spices.

-Add chopped tomatoes and cook on low flame.

-Add chicken stock and cook again.

-Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with chapatti.

Mushrooms with Green Chili

Ingredients:

-Button Mushroom – 600 gm

-Chopped Onion-100 gm

-Garam Masala powder-10 gm

-Ghee – 1 tbsp

-Garlic -50gm

-Salt to taste

-Cooking Cream-200 ml

-Green Chili pickle 2 gm

-Cumin Powder-20 gm

-Morel-15 gm

-Javitri Ellaci powder-1tsp

-Ginger-5gm

-Chopped mint leaves-10gm

-Black Pepper powder -10 gm

-Recipe:

-Dice Mushrooms and Wash

-Heat Ghee in a pan and add chopped garlic. Add chopped onion and sauté it along with diced mushroom and salt.  Cook it on slow flame.

-Soak the Morels (Gucchi) to the mushroom mix.

-Add double cream, cumin powder and block pepper powder

-Garnish with chopped mint leaves Javitri Elichi powder and green Chilies and serve with chapattis.

Grilled fish in pepper sauce: Recipe

(It’s delicious and easy to prepare)

Ingredients:

-Grouper filet- 180 gm

-Chopped Onions -20gm

-Chopped Garlic -10 gm

-Olive oil-30 gm

-Tomato concasse-30 gm

-Heavy Cream- 60gm

-White wine-40 gm

-Dijon mustard-20 gm

-Chopped parsley-15 gm

-Salt and pepper to taste

-Chicken stock -120 gm

Preparation:

-Heat Olive oil and sauté the onions and garlic until transparent.

-Add green peppercorns and the Dijon mustard

-Add white wine and chicken stock.  Head till boils and add the grouper filet and poach for approximately 15 minutes.

-Remove the fish and add the tomato concasse, heavy cream, salt and pepper

-Reduce until the sauce thickens

-Add the chopped parsley and pour over the fish

-Serve with mashed boiled potatoes or pasta.

pic courtesy:http://www.annabel-langbein.com/images/recipes/heros/FLASH-ROASTED-FISH-PEPPPERS-HERO.jpg

Chicken Club Sandwich- Recipe

(It’s a recipe to prepare yummy chicken club sandwich at home)

Ingredients:

-½ tbsp olive oil

-1 Chicken fillet

-Sea salt

-Freshly ground pepper

-2thick slices of bread

-1/2 of an avocado, peeled and chopped

-1tbsp mayonnaise

-1bunch rocket

-2 rashers bacon, cooked

½ Tomato (sliced)

-1tbsp lemon juice

-Potato chips

Recipe:

Cook the Chicken- Take oil in a frying pan over high heat.  Place chicken in the pan, season with salt and pepper and cook for 3 minutes.

Slice the chicken breast- When the chicken breasts are cooked, remove it from the pan and cut into 2 cm slices.

Make the mayonnaise- Place the   avocado, lemon juice, salt, pepper and mayonnaise into the food processor and process until smooth.  Place in a bowl and keep on one side.

-Spread a spoonful of avocado mayonnaise on a slice of bread, top with a handful of rocket salad, then chicken, bacon and sliced tomato.

-Finish with another spoonful of the mayonnaise and place the remaining slice of bread on top. Cut the sandwich in half garnish with salad and potato chips and serve.

pic courtesy:http://cdn.awesomecuisine.com/content_images/1/chicken_club_sandwich.jpg

Gujarati Chewda: Recipe

(Gujarati Chewda is a healthy snake with a cup of tea or Coffee. Gujaratis enjoy it as snack on their holidays abroad as it is light and easy to digest.)

Ingredients:

Poha- 3 bowls

Peanuts- ½ cup

A pinch of mustard seeds

Handful of green chilies –cut into big pieces

Kari leaves cut into small pieces.

A pinch of asafetida

A pinch of turmeric

Sugar – 1tbsp

Oil -1tsp

Salt to taste

Preparation:

-Roast the Poha and peanut in a non-stick pan and make them crispy.

-Heat the oil in another pan and add the mustard seeds, asafetida, green chilies, Kari leaves and stir.  When the seeds crackle, add the turmeric as well.

-Add Poha and peanuts mixture to this other pan and mix it with the green chilis and Kari leaves.  Add salt and mix well.  Add sugar to it.

-You may also add fried cashew nuts and raisins to the mixture to enhance its calories.

-Let it cool for a while and store it in a box so that it remains crisp.

 pic courtesy:http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uzoiKvjU4ao/maxresdefault.jpg

Shahi Tukra-Recipe

(It’s delicious sweet dish from Muglai kitchen)
Ingredients:

Bread roundels -1 sliced bread

Sugar- 1 kg

Milk – 2Kg

Ghee-1 Kg

Pistachio silvers-25 gm

Almond Silvers-25 gm

Cloves-15 no

Cardamom-15 no

Green Cardamom Powder-1tsp

Recipe:

-Cut the bread slices into round shape.  Heat a pan, add ghee cloves and cardamom.  Fry sliced bread.

-Boil the milk, till it reduces to ¼ Th.  Place the sliced bread on a plate and pour Rabri on top while serving.  Garnish with sliced Pistas, almond, silver warq and saffron.

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Awadhi Gosht Biryani – Recipe

(It’s delicious Awadhi variant of Biryani)
Ingredients:

Mutton – 1 Kg

Rice Basmati -1/2 gm

Onions-50 gm

Ghee Desi-200 gm

Cloves -10 gm

Cinnamon sticks -10gm

Bay leaf -10 gm

Green Cardamom -10 gm

Cream-10gm

Beaten curd-250 gm

Salt to taste

Yellow chili powder-10gm

Mace cardamom powder: 15 gm

Ginger garlic paste: 50gm

Rose water -5ml

Keyda water (screwpine) -5ml

Sweet ittar -2 drops

Slit green chillies-25 gm

Mint leaves -50gm

Ginger julienne-50 gm

Royal cumin seeds-50gm

Lemon Juice-25 ml

Water -1/2 Liter

Whole wheat flour dough (for lining the lid) -100 gm

Preparation:

1) Cooking of Mutton: 

Heat Ghee in a copper Vessel (Lagan) and add the whole spices.  When they crackle add the mutton pieces and sauté.  Add salt to the mutton pieces.  Add ginger Garlic paste and brown onions and sauté again for a while.  Add beaten curd and heat till the oil separates.  Now put yellow Chili powder and mace – cardamom powder.  Add water and cook the Biryani mutton.

2) Boiling Rice:

Wash, soak rice for 10 minutes.  Boil water in a pan and add the whole spices, salt and lemon juice.  Add the rice and cook till 2/3^rd done.

3) Cooking on Dum:

Layer the cooked mutton with the boiled rice.   Add a mixture of ghee and cream.  Garnish with mint leaves, ginger juliennes, brown onions and saffron dissolved in water.  Line the lid with dough and seal the vessel.  Put the vessel on an iron griddle and cook for 15 minutes.

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How to prepare ‘Fluffy’ omelettes – Some secrets

(Right ingredients and proper cooking utensils help make good omelette)

The omnipresent omelette is a significant part of the day breakfast.  But, very few of us know how to get the fluffy omelette.    Sometimes, inadvertently it becomes too mushy and breaks before you can shift it to the serving dish and at others it is too flat.  Getting the omelet fluffy and melt in your mouth right is a skill that can be easily perfected with some quick practice and handy ingredients.

Ingredients:

Butter:  Use a bit of butter (1tsp) in your omlette before you start whisking it in with salt and pepper.  Beat continuously until the batter is foamy.

Cream: Fresh whipped cream (unsweetened) (1tsp) is also a good ingredient to add to the omlette before you whisk it.

Pancake batter: Pancake batter (basic pancake batter needs: a tbsp flour,2tbsp mik,1tbsp melt butter to be mixed or it could be bought from a super market) makes omelettes very fluffy.

Break eggs (usually 02 eggs make a nice fluffy omelette, but you can use more depending on how you may want to eat) into the bowl, add milk and pancake batter.  Beat with fork.

Whip the egg white separately and then fold in egg yolk in that mixture for best results.  You can add cream to the egg whites to make them fluffier and then add the yolk to the mixture.

Preparation:

Beating the egg mixture vigorously either with the fork for 1 minute or with hand blender can give a fluffy result.

Fry omelette in butter over vegetable oil if possible at medium flame.  Add the egg mixture only when the butter’s foam dies.  Leave the mixture on the pan for 15-20 seconds.  Now, add the cheese, tomato, grated onion, chilies, mushroom or any other filling.  Draw in the sides for the eggs to the centre and shake the pan to distribute the egg evenly.   The omelette is done when it is runny at the center.

Average cooking time for a good omelette is between 1.5- 2 minutes. Be sure to take out immediately off the pan once it is cooked and serve piping hot.

 pic courtesy:http://www.bestcollegehunt.com/images/content_images/new_sort_img/1397022460.jpg

Phirni Dessert

(It is a creamy mouthwatering Awadhi dessert)

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time 20 minutes

Serve 08

Also taste InstantJalebis – syrup soaked fried spirals

Ingredients:

Milk 1 liter

Basmati Rice-100 gm

Sugar 175 gm

Cardamom powder -1/2 tsp

Almond slivers-1tbsp

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Recipe:

-Soak the rice in water for half an hour and grind to a smooth past.

-Bring the milk to a boil in a heavy bottomed pan and add the rice paste.

-Simmer the milk till it thickens taking care to stir continuously.  Add the sugar and cook for 2 minutes.

-Add the cardamom powder and remove from fire.

-Cool and serve in earthen bowls (Sakora) garnished with almond slivers and sliver leaf

pic courtesy:http://im.rediff.com/getahead/2010/nov/01recipe2.jpg

Lasagna with meat sauce: Recipe

(It’s mouthwatering non veg. recipe for meat lovers)

Ingredients:

1. Ground mutton: 500 gm

2. Bulk Pork sausage – 125gm

3. Tomato sauce: 20 gm

4. Minced garlic cloves- 2tsp

5. Italian seasoning-tsp

6. Salt -1tsp

7. Pepper ½ tsp

8. Eggs-03

9. Fresh parsley minced 3tbsp

10. Curd (Cottage cheese) -3 cups

11. Ricotta Cheese – 20 gm

12. Grated parmesan cheese – ½ cup

13. Lasagna noodles (Cooked and drained)-10

14. Sliced provolone cheese-06

15. Shredded mozzarella cheese -3 cups

Preparation:

-In a skillet, cook mutton and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain;

-Add next seven ingredients. Simmer, uncovered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally

-Combine the eggs, parsley, cottage cheese, ricotta and parmesan in a bow.

-Spread One cup of meat sauce in an ungreased 13x9x2 in backing dish.  Layer with 3 noodles, provolone cheese, 2 cups of cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup of mozzarella, three noodles, c ups of meat sauce, remaining cottage cheese mixture and 1 cup of mozzarella

-Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and mozzarella.

- Cover and bake at 3785 degree F for 50 minutes.  Uncover; bake 20 minutes longer.

-Let it stand for 20 minutes before cutting.

 pic courtesy:http://www.campbellskitchen.com/recipeimages/beef-mushroom-lasagna-large-60207.jpg

Egg Bhurji Curry – Recipe

(Easy to prepare and delicious to each recipe)

Ingredients:

-Finely chopped onion -1

-Tomato cut into big pieces -1

-Eggs – 02

-Ginger Garlic paste

-Turmeric power-1/2 tsp

-Chili powder-1/2 tbsp

Garam Masala -1/2 tbsp

Oil

 Salt to taste

Recipe:

-Saute the onion in a Kadhai with oil.

-Add ginger garlic paste, tomato, turmeric powder, Chili powder, Garam masala and

Salt

-Saute it for some time, and then keep the mix aside. 

-In another vessel, break the eggs and prepare Bhurji (scrambled eggs).  Add this Bhurji to the mix that has been kept aside.

-Garnish with coriander leaves and taste with chapatti or alone.

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Hummus – Recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Serve: 5 to 6

Ingredients

Soaked Chickpeas (Kabuli Chana) - 250 gm

Lemon Juice: 2-3 tbsp

Tahini 02tbsp

Crushed garlic- 02 cloves

Salt to taste

Olive oil 3 tbsp

Preparation:

-Combine all ingredients in blender.  Add ¼ cup of water.

-Blend for 3-5 minutes on low until thoroughly mixed and smooth.

-Place in serving bowl and create a shallow well in the center of the hummus

-Add a small amount (1-2 tbsps) of olive oil in the well.

Serve immediately with fresh pita bread, lavash or falafel.  Cover and refrigerate.

 pic courtesy:http://www.culicurious.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Southwestern-Hummus-Recipe-2.jpg

Kalimirch Chicken –Recipe

(In creamy sauce flavored black pepper, it is a delicious chicken recipe)

Ingredients:

Chicken breast- ½ Kg

Ginger (Paste)-2 tbsp

Garlic paste – 2 tbsp

Pepper corns (Crushed -3tsp

Coriander leaves (finely chopped) -1/4 cup

Fresh cream -200 ml

Oil-1 cup

Lemon Juice -2tsp

Salt to taste

Preparation:

-Cut the chicken breast into 1” cubes. Marinate the pieces with the lemon juice, pepper corns, ginger paste and garlic paste for 30 minutes. 

-Baste with oil and grill for 3-4 minute.  Turn and baste again and grill for 2 minutes. 

-Collect the dripping juices in a try placed underneath.  Put the chicken in a pan with the collected juices and the cream and cook with the cream for 3-4 minutes.

-Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

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Prawn Malai Curry – Recipe

(This delicious recipe is Bengali delicacy)

Ingredients:

Prawn: 1Kg

Oil-150 gm

Medium size Onion: 4

Cinnamon stick: 02

Cloves: 04

Cardamom: 06

Cumin (Whole):1/2 tbsp

Ginger Paste: 2tbsp

Cumin paste: 02 tbsp

Cumin powder: 2 tbsp

Kashmiri Chili Powder::1tbsp

Turmeric Powder: ½ tsp

Sugar 1tsp

Garam Masala: 1tsp

Coconut Milk: 02 cups

Ghee 2tsp

Coriander leaves (for garnishing) 50gms

Basmati Rice: 500 gm

Gondhoraaj Lebu: 1 with leaves

Salt to taste

RECIPE:

For Chingrir Malaikari

-Wash the prawns with warm salted water and marinate with ¼ tsp of turmeric powder and ¼ tsp of salt along with a pinch of onion, ginger and cumin flakes.

-Prepare a paste of onion and ginger in a mixer.

-Head Ghee in a Kadhai or pan and fry the prawns till they turn golden brown.  Keep them aside in a bowl.

-Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bay leaves to the oil.  Add the paste of onion and ginger and fry it on medium flame for 4-5 minutes

-Add turmeric powder, Kashmiri chili powder, salt and garam Masala. Add coconut milk and ½ of water and bring it to boil.  Add sliced green chilies and add them to the gravy along with the fried prawns.

-Allow to cook for 5-6minutes.

-Garnish with coriander leaves and add some coconut flakes.  The dish is ready to serve.

For Gondhoraaj Rice:

-Soak the Basmati Rice for half an hour in water and keep aside.  Put water in a pan as per requirement and bring it to boil.

-Adda pinch of salt, one spoon Gondhoraaj juice, one small piece of Gondhoraaj skin, two Gondhoraaj leaves and one spoon of ghee to the boiling water and add the soaked rice.  Serve the rice with Malaikari.

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Konkani Egg curry: Recipe

(This egg delicacy is something different)

Ingredients:

Eggs-04

Finely chopped Onion-1/2 Cup

Blenched and skin removed medium sized Tomatoes -3-4

Chopped Ginger-1tsp

Chopped Garic-1tsp

Red Chili powder-1tsp

Curry leaves-4-5

Mustard seeds-1tsp

Coriander leaves -4-5

Oil -1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Garam Masala-1tsp

Coriander seeds -1tsp

Cumin seeds-1tsp

Poppy seeds-1tsp

Cloves -3-4

Cinnamon -1stick

Recipe:

-Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add curry leaves. 

-Add ginger, Garlic, onions.  Add half of the spice powder, salt Chili powder.

-Chop the tomatoes and add it to the onions and fry till the tomatoes become a paste.

-Add half cup of water and cook for a minute.

- Break the eggs and add it to the curry.

-Add the remaining spice powder, close the lid and let it be. 

-Add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with chapatti.

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Aloo Tikki- Recipe

(It’s easy to prepare delicious bite)

Ingredients:

Patatoes-1/2 kg

Bread crumbs

Green chilies (chopped)-4-5

Coriander leaves (chopped)

Cumin powder -1tsp

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Recipe:

-Boil potatoes, peel and mash them.

-Mix with bread crumbs, green chilies, coriander leaves, Cumin powder and salt.

-Make a few balls from this mixture and flatten between palms.

-Shallow fry on hot oil on a griddle.

-Serve if Pudina and Coriander chutney or tomato sauce

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Jeera Kaju Rice – Recipe

(Jeera rice is in itself a mouth-water dish but adding Cashew (Kaju) to it entirely changes its flavour.  Please try)

Ingredients:

Rice (Basmati) -2 cups

Ginger-Garlic paste-1tbsp

Tamarind (Imli) paste -1tbsp

Onion-1

Black salt (to taste)

Ghee/Butter or cooking oil, as per choice

Cashew nuts-100 gm

Cloves-2

Cardamom pods-2

Jeera-2Tbsp

Cashew nut paste-5tbsp

Preparation:

-Clean the rice soak in water. Wait for 20 minutes’

-Meanwhile heat oil/butter ghee in a different pan. Add Jeera to it and keep the gas on low flame.

-Add sliced onion and add tamarind, ginger and garlic paste, Keep frying for some time. Then add cashew paste.

-After it is done, add dry cloves and cardamom pods.  Fry it for a minute.  Also add salt in a quantity that it’s sufficient for the rice as well.

-Add water and mix it well.  Bring it to boil and then close the lid of the pan and wait for the water to dry.

-While the rice is being cooked take butter in a small pan and heat it.  Soon add cashew nuts to it and fry it.  Wait till it turns light golden.

-Take out the fully done rice in a bowl and garnish it with fried cashew nuts.

 pic courtesy:http://cdn2.foodviva.com/static-content/food-images/rice-recipes/jeera-rice-recipe/jeera-rice-recipe.jpg

Lemon Fish steamed - Recipe

(It is easy to cook, delicious starter)

Ingredients

-Finely chopped big onion-1

-Finely chopped ginger-2 tbsp

-Finely chopped garlic-1tbsp

-Cumin powder-2tbsp

-Cinnamon-1stick

-Chopped de-seeded green chilies,

-Chopped coriander,

-Lemon juice-2 cup

-Fish (of choice) – 4-5 pieces

-Salt to taste

Preparation:

-Clean fish, squeeze the lemon juice over it, sprinkle salt and marinate for one hour.

-Pour one tbsp of olive oil in a non-stick pan. After the oil is hot, add the chopped onion and chilies, fry them well.

-Add ginger and garlic pieces

-Put the fish, cover and let it cook in the steam.

-After 10 minutes, add cumin powder

-Saute them and cove the lid of the pan

-After some time fish will release some water, cook the fish in that.

-Once the fish looks half cooked, add half cup water with salt.

-Grate very little amount of the lemon skin and add to the gravy with the stick of cinnamon. Do not add to much lemon skin, will make the gravy sour.  Close the lid of the pan and let the fish cook properly.

-After 10 minutes, add chopped coriander, let the gravy come to boil and turn off the flame.

-Serve hot with rice or chapattis.

 pic courtesy:http://munchministry.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Steamed-Fish-in-Lemon-Fish-Sauce.jpg