…n Biryani with all. 🙂 Enjoy and relish it just the way we always do… Ingredients: 300 gms fresh Galmo /fresh baby Shrimp / fresh Javala ¼ tsp Turmeric powder ½ tsp fresh Ginger-Garlic paste ¼ cup fresh Tomato puree ¼ cup whisked Curds (slightly sour) ½ tsp Salt 5 tbsp Vegetable Oil / Cooking Oil 2 tbsp Pure Ghee / Clarified Butter For the Rice: 200 gms Basmati Rice 2 drops Kewra Essence or a light sprinkle of Kewra Water Few drops of edible…
…Enjoy… 😀 Ingredients : 500 gms. Boneless Chicken Breasts (cut into pieces) Ingredients for the Marinade : 200 gms. Curds/Yoghurt (must not be sour) 2 tsps. fresh Ginger-Garlic paste 2 tsps. Garam Masala pwd. 1 tsp. Red Chilli pwd. (or to taste) 1 tsp. Pepper pwd. 1 tsp. Salt ½ tsp. Tandoori Color (optional) Procedure for the Marinade : In a sufficiently large bowl, combine all the ingredients mentioned for the marinade. Add chicken pieces & mi…
…ut, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns and green cardamom. Then combine all the ingredients for the spice paste and grind to a fine, smooth, thick paste with enough water. (I prefer to grind the tomatoes along with the spice paste ingredients.) Transfer the red masala paste to a bowl. Rinse the grinder and reserve the masala water in another bowl. Heat a deep and wide cooking pot or pressure cooker body with oil until hot. Reduce heat; first add the cu…
…; place it in chilled water for 2 mins. Drain. This is done to retain the fresh green colour of the broccoli. Use as desired. Ingredients for the Salad Dressing : 4 tbsps. Olive Oil 2 tbsps. Lime juice 2 tbsps. Honey Salt to taste Pepper to taste Preparation of the Salad Dressing : Place the ingredients of the Salad dressing in a bottle which has a wide mouth. Close the bottle tightly & shake vigorously till all the ingredients bl…
…erbs or a small bunch of fresh herbs To Marinate the Chicken : Mix all the ingredients mentioned above for the marinade in a small bowl. Empty the cavity of the chicken, wash & drain well. Rub in the marinade inside out. Cover with foil or cling film & place it in the fridge for a few hours or preferably overnight. To Stuff the Chicken : Take the marinated chicken out of the fridge about 30 mins. before it goes into the oven. Preheat your…
…eeds A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste Method : Grind all the above mentioned ingredients in a masala grinder/blender to a fine thick paste using very little water. Transfer this paste to a bowl. For the Tempering of the Chutney : Ingredients : 1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil ½ tsp. Mustard Seeds 1 tsp. Urad Dal (split) A pinch of Hing 2 Sprigs of fresh Curry Leaves 2 dry Kashmiri Chillies (destalk & deseed) Method : Heat a tempering pan or a small pan wi…
…Oil/ Home made Ghee/Butter Preparation of the dough : Combine all the dry ingredients mentioned above; bring together to form a mound & then make a small well in the centre of it. Add the curds & sufficient water & gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Knead to form a soft, pliable dough. Keep it covered with a damp tea towel for about 45 mins. This will be used to prepare the outer covering of the paratha. To assemble & roast…
…n. It is the caramel which gives a deep dark color to the rich fruit cake! Ingredients for the Cake : 200 gms. Refined Flour (Maida) 60 gms. Almonds (finely ground) 1tsp. Baking pwd. A pinch of Salt 250 gms. Unsalted Butter 200 gms. Demerara/Muscovado/ Castor Sugar 5 Eggs 3 tbsps. Caramel ¾ cup Milk (at room temp.) Method : Grease & double line two 8 inch round baking pans at the bottom. Also line the sides, extending about 2 inches above the…
…ether 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 foil &a…
…ly healthy cooking. This chutney is zesty & adds punch in your chaat. Ingredients : 2 bunches fresh Coriander 1 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 yo…