…sauté till soft and translucent. Add all the dry spice powders except the garam masala pwd. and then sauté for a few seconds. Add freshly diced tomatoes or puree and sugar. Saute on low heat till you see slight oil separation. Add a little of the reserved water from the vegetables if the masala tends to stick to the bottom of the pan. Toss in the parboiled cauliflower and peas. Give it a good stir so that the masala coats the vegetables. Sprinkle…
…-ginger pastes, green chillies, turmeric, cumin pwd. green cardamom & garam masala pwd. using sufficient water to a smooth & thick paste. Apply this masala paste to the chicken pieces along with a little salt & marinate for about ½ an hour. Rinse the grinder & reserve the masala liquid for further use. Heat the same pan in which the onions were fried till hot. Reduce heat & add the marinated chicken & saute till…
…fresh Ginger paste/grated 3 tbsps. Coriander pwd. 1 tsp. Cumin pwd. 1 tsp. Garam Masala pwd. ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 5 tbsps. Vegetable Oil A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste For Garnishing : A handful of fresh Coriander Leaves & wedges of Lime Method : First boil the eggs in sufficient water to which a few drops of vinegar & some salt is added for about 12 mins. Let it stand in the hot water till the water turns warm. Then cool them in some norm…
…. of salt & keep aside for later use. Grind the ingredients listed for masala paste in a blender or masala grinder with some water to prepare a thick & smooth paste. Transfer the masala paste to a bowl; rinse the grinder jar but reserve the masala water to be used later. Heat a sufficiently deep pot/handi/dekchi with vegetable oil till hot. Reduce heat, add in the onions & sauté with a pinch or two of salt till the onions turn lightly…
…der 1 tsp Sugar (optional) Grind the above mentioned ingredients for Green Masala to a fine thick paste with water. Rinse the grinder and reserve the liquid in cooking. Preparation of Galmo / Baby Shrimp Masala: First, rinse the baby shrimp in running water. Drain them through a colander. Put them in a bowl and then add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric and salt. Mix well and set aside to marinate for about 20 minutes. In a sufficiently deep and wide…
…n a large wok, heat 4 tbsps. of cooking oil on med. heat.To this add whole garam masala & let it crackle.Then add chopped onions & fry till light brown.Add ginger garlic paste, chilli pwd. ½ tsp. turmeric pwd. & fry for a minute.Add chopped tomatoes, sugar & fry till the tomatoes are soft.Add curds & mix & fry till oil separates.Then add the marinated prawns, biryani masala pwd. & fry till the prawns are cooked.K…
…d. 1 tbsp. Coriander pwd. 1 tbsp. Tandoori Masala ( I used Everest) ¼ tsp. Garam Masala pwd. A drop of Orange Food Color (optional) Vegetable Oil for basting Procedure : Clean and wash the boneless chicken breasts. Pat dry and cube the chicken in to sufficiently large pieces (tikkas). Remember chicken will shrink on roasting. Place the pieces of chicken in a sufficiently large bowl and rub some salt, pepper and lime juice into the chicken. Set asi…
…; saute till rawness disappears & oil separates. Next add all the dry masala powders, sugar & stir well. Saute for a minute. Add the reserved masala water a little at a time & mix well. Now slide in the paneer cubes & stir gently. Add water depending on the consistency of the gravy desired. Do not thin the gravy too much. Adjust salt to taste. Stir & let it cook on sim for about 5 mins. Garnish with reserved fried onions &…
…Cumin pwd.(dry roasted) 1tsp. Red Chilli pwd. ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 1 tsp. 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 (s…
…eeled & chopped) A pinch Asafoetida (Hing) 2 tbsps. Maharashtrian Goda Masala/Kala Masala 2 tbsps. fresh Tamarind paste/orLime sized Tamarind soaked & pulped) A small piece of Jaggery (Gur) (optional) 2 sprigs fresh Curry Leaves ½ tsp. Mustard Seeds (optional) Salt to taste 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil 1 ½ cups Water A handful fresh Coriander Leaves (roughly chopped) Procedure : Wash brinjals & make slits along the length taking care that th…