…8; I often tried various restaurants & that’s how I was introduced to green leafy vegetables. I started reading some recipes in magazines & newspapers. I tried & loved whatever I cooked & now I just cannot do without vegetables. My boys & hubby love the veggies I dish out. This is the way I make palak paneer & everytime there are no leftovers… Enjoy this lovely dish!! Ingredients : ·  …
…e wok, heat the oil till hot. Reduce heat to med., add the chopped garlic, green chillies; sauté for a few seconds & push it to the side of the wok. Then add chicken pieces in the centre of the wok & saute continuously till the chicken cooks evenly. Now add diced capsicum, dark soya sauce, rice vinegar & stir fry. Finally add chopped spring onion greens & coriander & toss. Adjust salt & pepper to taste. Serve ho…
…eaves 1/3 cup fresh Mint leaves ¼ tsp. Granulated Sugar For Garnishing : 3 Green Chillies (slit & fried) 2 med. Tomatoes (quartered & lightly fried) Chopped fresh Coriander leaves 1 Onion (sliced into rings 2 fresh Limes (quartered) Preparation of Chole : Soak the chickpeas overnight or for about 4 to 6 hrs. Tie the tea leaves in a muslin cloth to form a bundle. Pressure cook the chickpeas with 6 to 8 cups of water, salt and bundle of te…
…) 1 med. Green Capsicum (deseeded, discard membrane & sliced) 2 fresh Green Chillies (slit) 2 tbsps. Olive Oil 1 Celery stick with leaves (minced finely) A handful of fresh Coriander leaves (chopped roughly) Sprinkling of Pepper pwd. A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste Water as required Method : Wash fillets of rawas; drain thoroughly & place in a bowl. Apply ginger-garlic paste, turmeric pwd., lime juice & a little salt & mar…
…small bunch fresh Mint 25 gms. fresh Ginger ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds 5-10 fresh Green Chillies Water as required Salt to taste Method : Pick coriander & mint leaves. If the coriander is tender, retain stems & discard roots. Wash both the leaves thoroughly. Lightly scrape the ginger; chop roughly. Discard stems & seeds if you like it less spicy. You may reduce the number of chillies if you like it low on spice. Grind together all the abov…
…ombine well. Make sure this has some crunch. Add some chopped spring onion greens & stir for a minute. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with some more spring onion greens. You may garnish with some more lightly fried finely chopped ginger-garlic if desired. Serve piping hot with Prawn Fried Rice or any other fried rice of your choice or with noodles or steamed rice. Variation : You may deep fry the fish coated with batter if you so desire…
…hopped) 2 med.Tomatoes (blanch, remove skin & finely chopped) 2 fresh Green Chillies (slit) ¼ tsp. Turmeric pwd. (Haldi) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger paste 2 tsp. fresh Garlic paste 2 Vegetable Stock Cubes (crumbled) ( I used 2 imported large cubes, you may use maggi) Whole Garam Masala – (4 cloves, 6 peppercorns,1 inch piece cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf, 2 green cardamom, 2 small pieces star anise, 1 black cardamom) 1 stalk Celery ( leaves &…
…8; Clove pwd. 1/3 tsp. fresh Nutmeg pwd. 1 cup blanched Mixed Vegetables ( Green Peas, Sweet Corn niblets, & Carrots) 1 Capsicum (deseed, discard membrane & chop finely) 1 tsp. dry mixed Italian herbs A pinch of Sugar 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil 1 cup Water 2 Eggs (lightly beaten) 2 tbsps. Milk 1 cup Processed Cheddar Cheese (grated) 3 tbsps. Bread Crumbs 1 tbsp. Butter Salt & Pepper to taste A handful of fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped)…
…acy. Korli/Karli fish curry tastes yummy with the inclusion of peeled, raw mango slices. It also tastes good with Amsol/Kokum/Sola in the absence of raw mango. You can even use tamarind pulp/paste or tomatoes to add tang to your curry. Today’s recipe is for Crisp, Golden Rawa Pan Fried Korli/Karli/Indian Silver-Bar Fish. Always select fresh plump fish in order to get chunky flesh and ask your fishmonger to cut the fish into thick slices. I have us…
…Urad Dal A pinch – Hing (Asafoetida) A sprig – fresh Curry Leaves 2 fresh Green Chillies (slit) or dry Red Chillies 1 tsp. fresh Ginger (peeled & grated) 1 tbsp. Cooking Oil For Garnishing: as per choice Freshly chopped Coriander Leaves Carrot, Cucumber, raw mango (peeled & grated) Pomegranate, Grapes Cashew nuts, raisins (fried to lightly golden) Procedure: Pick, wash & soak rice for about 25 mins. Pressure cook the rice with enough…