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Mixed Vegetable Masala
My mother uses fresh coconut in many of her recipes. But after marriage, I often miss the taste and delicious recipes that she prepares. I often use shortcuts while cooking. Thats because as a working woman I find it hard to grate coconut everyday and use it in my daily cooking. Ofcourse I do not think I could ever [...]
Continue reading...Gosht Bhuna Masala (Stir Fried Meat in a Mughlai Gravy)
Sunday, July 12, 2009
This recipe is inspired by the Mughlai cooking. It is medium spicy and has a rich taste of cashew along with aromatic ginger and garlic, prepared in a onion-tomato gravy. Ingredients: For the marinade- 1/2 kilo mutton (goat/lamb), 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 tbsp red chilli paste. For the masala- 1 onion; finely chopped, 2 tomatoes; finely chopped, 4-5 garlic pods; crushed, 2″ piece ginger; juilliened, 1 [...]
Continue reading...Simple Chicken Curry
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Ingredients: 800-900 gms whole chicken pieces, (cut into small pieces if you like), 3 medium size onions; finely chopped, 3 small size tomatoes; pureed, 1/2 tsp tumeric powder (haldi), 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp chicken masala (or garam masala), 1 1/2 - 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, (fresh is better), Salt to taste, Oil for frying. Whole Garam Masala- 2 small pieces of cinnamon (dalchini), 3-4 [...]
Continue reading...Egg Sukha Masala (Indian style thick gravy)
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Ingredients: 4 hard-boiled eggs; peeled and halved, 1 onion; finely diced, 1 small tomato; finely diced, 2-3 tbsp onion-coconut paste (recipe given below), 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder, Salt to taste, Oil for frying, Chopped coriander leaves to garnish. Method: To prepare the onion-coconut paste- Thinly slice onions and roast them in some oil. Similarly roast some dessicated coconut [...]
Continue reading...Mushroom Green Peas Masala
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Ingredients: 200gms white button mushroom; sliced, 1/2 cup shelled green peas; boiled, 2 medium sized onions; ground to paste along with 1 tbsp cashew nuts, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 large tomato; pureed, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp ground cumin (jeera), 1 tsp ground coriander seeds (dhania), 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp Kitchen King masala/garam masala, 1 tsp Kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves); [...]
Continue reading...Lima Beans Masala Rice
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Lima beans, Double Beans and Butter beans are the same form of beans. They are usually white or slightly pink in color. Fresh beans are quite tender but if you are using dried ones, then they should to be soaked for few hours, before cooking. Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked rice; washed and soaked in water for [...]
Continue reading...Prawns (Shrimps) Masala
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
This is a traditional Maharashtrian (Konkan) recipe. I learnt it from my mother, she is an awesome cook and just like her other recipes, this recipe too is out of the world. I have been eating this delicious preparation since my childhood and even today whenever I visit her, I ask her to prepare this for me. A [...]
Continue reading...Roasted Chicken
Friday, August 8, 2008
This recipe does not require a tandoor or a grill but can be prepared on our regular gas stove and yet gives you the same taste of roasted tandoori chicken. Ingredients: 500gms or 2 chicken legs, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, Few drops of red food color, 4-5 tsp tandoori masala or garam masala, 3 tbsp thick yogurt, 1 tsp shahjeera, Salt to taste, Oil [...]
Continue reading...Poatato Stuffing for Masala Dosa
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ingredients: 5 potatoes; boiled, peeled and coarsely mashed, 2 large onions; cut into halves and sliced, 10-12 curry leaves, 1 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1/2 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 4-5 green chillies; slit vertically, 3-4 inches ginger; peeled and finely chopped, 10-15 cloves garlic; finely chopped, Handful of cashew nuts; broken, A handful of green peas (optional), Salt to taste, 1/2 cup oil. Method: Heat oil in a kadhai; [...]
Continue reading...Chicken Kadhai
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Ingredients: 900gms - 1 kilo whole chicken; cut into pieces, 2 large onions; sliced, 2 tomatoes; chopped, 2 whole dry red chillies; broken each into two, 1/4 tsp methi dana (fenugreek seeds), 15-18 cloves of garlic; crushed, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp chicken or garam masala powder, 1 tbsp tomato puree, 2″ ginger; cut into juliennes, Chopped coriander leaves to garnish, 2-3 [...]
Continue reading...Spicy Fish Masala
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Ingredients: 2 cups fish of your choice; cut into pieces, 1 cup chopped onions, 2 green chillies, 8-10 curry leaves, 1/2 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp roasted jeera (cumin) powder, Salt to taste, 1 tsp lemon juice, Coriander leaves to garnish, Oil, Water. Method: Heat oil in a kadhai (wok), add green chillies, onion and fry it well [...]
Continue reading...Egg Curry (III)
Friday, June 6, 2008
Ingredients: 5 eggs; boiled and cut or slit, 2 small onions, 1 cup coriander leaves, 1 tomato; pureed, 1 green chilli, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp dhania (coriander) powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, Salt to taste, Oil, Water. Method: Grind together onions, coriander leaves and green chilli into a paste. Heat oil in a pan, add this paste to it [...]
Continue reading...Murg Haryali / Palak Murg (Chicken in Spinach Gravy)
Monday, June 2, 2008
Ingredients: 1 kg or 2 lbs chicken; cut into pieces, 500gms spinach (palak) either tinned or use 2 bunches of spinach leaves, 1/2 cup yogurt, 2 onion, finely chopped, 2 tsp chopped garlic, 4 green chillies, finely chopped, 1 cup tomato puree, 1 tsp jeera (roasted cumin) powder, 2 tsp dhania (coriander) powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tbsp cashew nuts, 1 tbsp almonds, 1 tsp khus khus [...]
Continue reading...Shahi Haryali Murg (Chicken in creamy green gravy)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Ingredients: For marination- 1 kg whole chicken; cut into pieces of desired size, 4 tbsp thick curd / yogurt, 1-2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp jeera (cumin) powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, Salt to taste. For the gravy- 2 medium size onions, ground to paste, 2 green chillies; finely chopped, 3/4 tsp red chilli powder A handful of coriander [...]
Continue reading...Tofu Tikka Masala
Monday, April 14, 2008
Ingredients: 200gms tofu, cut into cubes, 1 capsicum, cut into 8 equal pieces, 1 cup thick curd, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp chat masala, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 3/4 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste. Skewers. For the masala- 1 onions, finely chopped, 1 tomato, cut into halves and then into 8 equal pieces, 2 green chillies finely chopped, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp chat masala, 1/4 tsp [...]
Continue reading...Spicy Corn
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Ingredients: 2 cups sweetcorn, 1 small onion, finely chopped, 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander, 1 tsp red chilli powder, Juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tsp chat masala, Salt to taste, Oil for frying Method: Boil the sweetcorn in some water. Add 2 pinches of salt to this water. Drain out water from the corn. Heat some oil in a kadhai. Put the onion and fry for [...]
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
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