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Monday, September 26, 2011
Aloo Tikki Burger Recipe
Aloo Tikki, with a blend of the choicest ingredients that do wonderful things to your taste buds). ...
Chilly Baby Corn
Try a dish with a balance of spicy red chilies and mild mannered baby
corn. Learn how to make/prepare Chili Baby Corn by following this easy
recipe.&nbs...
Bread Dhokla
Most of us like and Love Dhokla, it is indeed a well known recipe. Bread dhokla is a different recipe. Enjoy this at hom...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Bread Rolls
A bread roll is a piece of bread, usually small and round and is commonly considered a side dish. Bread rolls are often used in the same way as sandwiches ...
Potato-Onion Pakoda
Potato-Onion Pakoda is wonderful if you're hungry and want to make a
quick snack with simple ingredients. Eat it plain or with the
traditional mint-cilantro chutney. This is a healthy vegetarian/vegan
snac...
Potato Paneer Tots
Potato Paneer Tots are a great blend of potatoes, paneer and jalapeno pepper.
Ingredients:
2 medium russet potatoes
1 cup mashed paneer
1 teaspoon salt, adjust to taste
1 finely chopped jalapeno pepper (hari mirch)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For batter:
3 tablespoon all purpose flour (maida, plain flour)
5 tablespoons water
Also needed:
Oil to fry
Method:
Mix flour and water together and make a thin, smooth batter and keep aside.
Peel the skin off the potatoes and shred them in a grater or food processor.
In a pan boil the water. After it comes to...
BESAN DHOKLA RECIPE
Light and fluffy steamed
cubes of ground rice lentils, seasoned with mustard seeds and red
chi...
Pav bhaji
The recipe for Pav bhaji varies greatly as it is essentially a fast food dish to be prepared quickly. Roti or
rice was replaced with pav and the curries that usually go with Indian
bread or rice were amalgamated into just one spicy concoction, the
'bhaji'.
Ingredients:
For
Bhaji :
Potato medium size
4
Cabbage
chopped
1
cup
Cauliflower
flowerets
1
cup
Green
Peas
1/2
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Egg fried rice
Fried rice is a popular component of
Asian cuisine. It originated as a home
dish generally made from cold leftover rice
fried with other leftover ingredients.
Later it became a more elaborate dish,
made from fresh ingredients, and often
served as the penultimate dish in
Chinese banquets (just before desser...
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and sour chicken is a very popular dish and
there are several different ways to make it. In this recipe, black rice
vinegar heightens the tartness of the sauce. Here is another recipe for
Sweet and Sour Chicken with lemo...
Potatoes with Poppy Seeds
Aloo posto is a very traditional West Bengal dish made of poppy seeds
paste. Posto is white poppy seeds in Bengali. Poppy seeds or posto is
soaked in hot water for an hour or two and ground into paste adding
enough water. Various spices are added while grinding the poppy seeds.
White potatoes are chopped and cooked in the poppy seeds paste till soft
and almost dr...
Cauliflower Gasagasala Masala Kura.
Cauliflower is boiled or steamed till slightly soft. Poppy seeds are
ground into fine paste along with grated coconut and other spices.
Cauliflower is first lightly browned before adding the poppy seeds
paste. Once the cauliflower absorbs all the flavors, it is garnished
with chopped cilantr...
Crispy Onion Fritters
This is a quick and crispy fritters prepared
with onion. Onion is sliced up and mixed with rice flour and besan. The
battered onion is then added to hot oil and deep fried till brown in
color. Serve crispy onion fritters immediately or store tight in a jar
and they stay fresh for couple of day...
Banana Pecan Smoothie
Ripe banana is used here to
make the smoothie. Soy milk is used instead of regular milk to keep it
vegan. Pecans give the smoothie a very nice texture and flavor. Blend
all the ingredients for the banana pecan smoothi...
Apple Milk Shake
Apples are peeled and ground into smooth paste along with milk, honey
and cardamom powder. The milk shake is then poured into serving glasses
and garnished with freshly ground pistachios. Serve apple milk shake
immediatel...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Papaya Soy Smoothie.
Fresh ripe papaya is peeled and chopped. It is then smoothly blended with soy milk. Honey or sugar is used to sweeten the smoothie. Serve papaya soy smoothie immediately or chille...
Minty Green Tea
If using green tea leaves, they are added to hot water to release their flavor. Mintleaves are also added to hot water along with sweetener. Serve fresh minty green tea hot or cold.
Makes: 1 Cup of Minty Green Tea.
Ingredients:
Dried Green Tea Leaves 1 TbspFresh Mint Leaves 5 – 6Honey to Taste
Method of preparation:
Wash mint leaves under fresh water.Tear mint leaves if they are very big.
Bring to boil around a big cup of water.When water comes to boil, remove from heat.Place mint leaves in serving cup.Add green tea leaves in a strainer.Place the strainer on top of serving cup.Pour the hot water over the tea leaves...
Cabbage with Curry Powder.
Cabbage with Curry Powder.
Fresh whole spices are roasted and ground into powder. Cabbage is shredded and cooked in oil along with whole spices. Then it is seasoned with freshly ground curry powder. Serve cabbage with curry powder over plain steamed rice and dollop of ghee or with roti or chapati.
Makes: around 4 Servings of Cabbage with Curry Powder.
Ingredients:
Cabbage 1 Small HeadSpicy Curry Powder 1 TbspGreen Chiles 1Salt to Taste
Mustard...
Monday, September 19, 2011
Stuffed Onions
Stuffed onions are a fun item to bring to a Summer potluck. They're
easy to prepare, visually pleasing, and a fun novelty. Not a single
person at the block party I took them to had ever consumed a stuffed
onion before, and everyone was looking forward to this post so they
could get the recipe.
Ingredients:
Small
onions
250 grams
Roasted sesame
1/2 cup
Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds
1 tsp.
Red chilli powder
1 tsp.
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Vegetable Jalfrezi
Vegetable
jalfrezi is a mildly spiced up and sizzling vegetable recipe with an
array of vegetables like carrots, peas, capsicum, cauliflower etc
embodied in a mildly spiced gravy. The vegetable jalfrezi is a special
dish which may be served to guests on gatherings and parties.
Ingredients
3 cups boiled mixed vegetables (french beans, green peas, potatoes and carrots)2 onions3 spring onions2 tomatoes4 green chillies1/2 " piece of ginger (adrak)1 tbsp coriander (dhania)1/2 cup tomato ketchup 1 tsp chilli...
Dal Makhani
Dal makhani is one of Punjabi cuisine's most characteristic signature dishes, and is high in protein--an important attribute in primarily vegetarian cultures. Traditionally, this dal
is cooked on low flame, for hours, on charcoal, which gives it a rich,
creamy texture.
Ingredients:
Black
grams
1 cup
Bengal
grams
1/2 cup
Kidney beans
1/4 cup
Ginger
1 inch
Green
chilli
2-3
Butter
4 tbsp.
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Paneer Korma
Grated
paneer prepared gravy style with curd & blend of spices
Ingredients:
Fresh
paneer
200 grams
Medium
onion
1
Medium
tomato
1
Ginger
paste
1 tsp.
Garlic
paste
1 tsp.
Magaj
1 tbsp.
Poppey
seeds
1 tbsp.
Coconut powder
1 tbsp.
Salt
to taste
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Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken)
"Chicken Makhani is a full
flavored dish that complements the chicken well. It can be made as mild
or spicy as you wish by adjusting the cayenne. Serve with basmati rice
and naan bread...
Chicken Do Pyaza
(This
Indian recipe is a famous chicken dish in which chicken is sauteed
in fresh onions, tomatoes, and a creamy curry sauce. Enjoy cooking
Indian !)
Ingredients:
Chicken
(whole)
1-1/2 Kg
Thinly
sliced onions
4 ( medium size)
Tomato
puree
3 cups
Finely
chopped garlic
1 tbsp.
Finely
chopped ginger
2 tbsp.
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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Nargisi Kofta
Nargisi kofta is an exotic Awadhi dish (Uttar Pradesh in India). It’s
not as difficult as it looks or sounds. It is very easy to prepare and
we really don’t need too many ingredients for this dish. All these
ingredients would be easily available in your kitchen. I prepare this
NARGISI KOFTA with all kinds of vegetables or with chicken & eggs.
Ingredients:
For
Kofta:
Boiled
vegetables (carrot,
green peas, bottle gourd, potato, cauliflower)
2
cups
Ginger
paste
3/4 tsp.
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