…cloth for about 15 mins. to rest. First, dust the rolling board with some dry flour. Take out a small fistful of dough at a time & roll it using a rolling pin into a square chapatti. Cut into small squares (about 3 cm. squares). Join opposite edges of the square cut outs of dough & twist to form a bud like shape & place on a tray dusted with some dry flour. Use all the dough to make kormolas in this way. Make sure to twist the edges w…
…damom 1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds ½ tsp. Fenugreek Seeds 2 dry Kashmiri Chillies/1 tbsp. Kashmiri Chilli Pwd. ½ tsp. Turmeric Pwd. 1/3 tsp. grated Nutmeg Procedure : Heat a tawa/wok/pan on med. heat & dry roast all the spices (except the nutmeg & turmeric pwd.) till they begin to release their aroma. Cool the roasted spices & then grind to a fine powder in a spice blender/grinder. Transfer to a bowl & then mix in tu…
…oo. Hence, the perfection of the ladoo depends on perfect & continuous dry roasting & this is the real test of one’s patience. Traditionally, you need to dry roast on a metal tawa/wok/kadhai but now it can be done in a brief span of time & very little effort is needed if you use a microwave. This is the first time I have made a traditional sweet in a microwave. I was hesitant but wanted to give it a go… I must say it was a success! Abo…
…together flour, baking powder, salt. Add in cardamom powder & mix the dry ingredients well. In a sufficiently large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light & fluffy & then beat in eggs. Sift in dry ingredients, a third at a time, alternate with milk, stirring until well blended. Stir in lemon extract or lime juice, chopped cherries & ½ cup chopped apricots which you cut up earlier. Pour into prepared mould, cover with lid or foi…
…khus) ½ fresh coconut (scraped) 7 dry Kashmiri Chillies(deseeded) 6 tbsps. dry Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 1 tsp. Garam Masala pwd. 5 Peppercorns 1 inch Cinnamon Stick 5 Cloves 2 tsp. Fennel Seeds (Sauf) 2 Green Cardamom 1 small flake Javitri (Mace) A pinch of Nutmeg pwd. 1 tsp. Turmeric pwd. 5 tbsps. Vegetable Oil A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste Handful of fresh Coriander for garnishing 1 – 2 cups Water Method : Select fresh crabs;…
…thod : Soak sugar in ½ litre of water & keep aside. Wash clean all the dry ingredients & soak in 2 cups of water. Let it soak for about 2-3 hrs. or overnight. Grind all the soaked ingredients except sugar to a smooth & fine paste. Pass through a fine sieve/strainer or muslin cloth over a large deep pan/pot/bowl. Extract the liquid thoroughly. Add remaining reserved water, a little at a time to extract more liquid. Extract completely by…
…preferably overnight in the fridge. Heat oil in a pan till hot. Add broken dry chillies & marinated chicken breasts. Fry the chicken breasts on high flame till steam is released from the chicken. Reduce heat & cook on slow fire with the lid closed. Make sure the chicken is cooked through & dry but some gravy should be retained. Cool the chicken thoroughly. Slice the chicken, place on a plate & drizzle some of the gravy on it. S…
…& mix well & keep aside for about 10 mins. In a large plate mix dry bread crumbs, corn flour/ rice flour & mix together. Then roll each Bombay duck in this dry mix & pat gently so that the fillet is coated well on all sides & place on a plate. Chill for about 10 mins. To fry the Bombay duck, heat sufficient oil in a deep wok till hot. Reduce heat to med. & gently slide each fish into the wok. Fry in batches on suffic…
…Garam Masala pwd. ½ tsp. Chaat Masala pwd 1 tbsp. Pomegranate seeds pwd. (dry roasted Anardana) A pinch of Cinnamon pwd. A pinch of Clove pwd. 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger (grated) 5 cloves fresh Garlic 1 tbsp. Tamarind pulp 2 small pieces Stone Flower (Dagad Phool) ½ bunch fresh Coriander leaves 1/3 cup fresh Mint leaves ¼ tsp. Granulated Sugar For Garnishing : 3 Green Chillies (slit & fried) 2 med. Tomatoes (quartered & lightly fried) Chopped…
…damoms 1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds ½ tsp. Peppercorns 3-4 Cloves 1tsp. Saunth (dry Ginger Powder) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger (grated or paste) 1 tsp. Rock Salt For the sweet chutney: Clean & wash dates & tamarind. In a deep pan boil dates, tamarind & jaggery in one litre of water for about 5mins. Strain the water & reserve for further use. Let the residue cool & then discard stones & seeds from the dates & tamarind. Put the…