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Mango chutney
By tillilette
Peel the green skin off the mangoes and slice them in cubes
- 2 raw mangoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder/cayenne (or to taste)
- 2 red dry chili pepper (or more or less)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon panch phoron:
- jeera/cumin, fenugreek/methi,nigella/kalonji, radhuni/can be substituted with celery seeds or use brown mustard seeds , fennel seeds/saunf
- 2 cups of jaggery, grated or broken/chopped into small pieces (or brown sugar or molasses- adjust amount) – or to taste
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon dry ginger powder (optional) – or adjust amount to taste
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 dried red chili pepper + 1.5 teaspoon of cumin seeds + 2 cloves – dry roasted separately until fragran
Methi Chicken (Slow cooked chicken in fenugreek leaves)
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
This time I decided to cook chicken in fenugreek leaves after a successfull trial with Fish
- 1 kg Chicken (washed and medium pcs)
- 30 gm Kasoori Methi ( Fenugreek leaves)
- 2 or 3 Green Chillies
- 2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic Paste
- 6-7 tablespoons of Oil : Sunflower oil
- Medium Size Onion: 1 no.
- Spices:
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Bay leaves (Tejpata) : 3
- Black pepper : 2 table-spoon
- Coriander powder (Dhaniya): 1 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Savoury Swiss Rolls
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
I came across Microwave Swiss Rolls and I could no more resist the temptation
- For Batter:
- 1 cup Besan/Gram Flour/Chickpea flour
- 1 cup curd/dahi
- 1 cup water
- A big pinch of Hing/Asafoetida
- A big pinch of Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- For Tempering:
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds/rai/sarson
- 1 tsp sesame seeds/til
- 2-3 Green Chillies, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Fresh Coconut grates
- 1-2 tbsp Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Oil
Paneer Kofta Curry / Cottage Cheese Dumplings Curry- A Royal Treat
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
Paneer is like a chicken for vegetarians
- For The Koftas:
- Crumbled Paneer-2 cups
- Bread slice-2
- Red Chilli Powder/lal mirch-1/2teaspoons
- Salt- to taste
- Chopped Coriander Leaves/dhaniya -2tablespoon
- Chat Masala Powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Oil-For Deep Frying
- For The Gravy:
- Butter/Makkan-3 tablespoon
- Tomato/ tamatar-3
- Onion/ Pyaz-2
- Garlic/ Lehsun -5 cloves
- Ginger/ adrak-a small piece
- Garam Masala-1/2 teaspoon
- Red Chilli Powder/ lal mirch -1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder/ haldi-1/4 teaspoon
- Clove/ laung-1
- Cinnamon/dal chini-a small piece
- Coriander Leaves/ dhaniya-2 tablespoon
Chicken tikka
By Jonespe
A homemade version of an Indian classic
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 onion
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 tbsp tikka or tandoori spice mix
- 200g natural yoghurt
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp dried mint
Aloo Posto (Potato with Poppy seeds)
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
A very hot favourite in Bengal, India
- 3 or 4 medium sized Potatoes
- 2 Green Chillies/ 1 Red Chilly (optional)
- 3 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
- Spices:
- Black Cummin (Kalo Jeera): 1 table-spoon
- Poppy Seeds (Posto): 25 gms
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Chicken Kasha (Slow cooked chicken in spicy yoghurt curry )
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
A very popular Bengali Main dish, Chicken Kasha, is cooked almost everywhere
- 1 kg Chicken (washed and medium pcs)
- 100 gm Yoghurt or curd
- 2 pc Tomato (big)
- 3 or 4 Green Chillies
- 2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic Paste
- 6-8 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
- Medium Size Onion: 2 nos
- Spices:
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Bay leaves (Tejpata) : 3
- Black peppercorns (Golmorich) : 10
- Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder (Jeera): 1 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Soya Korma ( Soya Nuggets in Curry)
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
A healthy alternative for the vegetarian community, Soya products are hot favourites
- 250gm Soya nuggets (Washed and soaked)
- 1 pc Big Potato (diced to medium pieces)
- 1 pc Tomato (big)
- 2 or 3 Green Chillies (dependent on required hotness)
- 1 tablespoons of Ginger Paste
- 3-4 tablespoons of Oil : Sunflower oil
- Spices:
- Red Chilli: 1 whole
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder (Jeera): 1/2 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Rasmalai
By Vineetha Sush, Ruchi
Indian dessert made from cottage cheese served with flavoured reduced milk
- Ingredients (for making Paneer)
- Milk – 6 cups
- Lime juice – 3 tbsp.
- For making Malai
- Water – 5 cup
- Sugar – cup
- Paneer patties
- For Ras
- Milk – 5 cups
- Sugar – 1 cup or as required
- Cardamom crushed – ¼ tsp.
- Saffron strand – few
- Nuts- Almonds and Pistachios
Veggie Kheema
By Sh33na
Kheema meaning mince, this recipe is a healthy and delicious way to include vegetables in your diet
- 1 medium size carrot, grated or minced or chopped finely
- 7-8 mushrooms, chopped finely
- 7-8 cauliflower florets, grated or minced or chopped finely
- 7-8 french beans, chopped finely
- 1/2 cup green peas, boiled
- 2 medium size tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 medium size onion, finely chopped
- 1 green chilli, finely chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger and 2-3 garlic - crushed finely in a mortar-pestle or made into a paste
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1/2 tp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 2 cups water
- 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil
- Salt as required
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