Author: Minal

Ingredients: 1 cup rice; washed, 1 litre milk, 4 tbsp sugar or as per taste, 2 eggs; beaten, Nutmeg and lemon rind to taste. For chocolate sauce- 3 chocolate bars, 1 cup cream, 1 tbsp butter. Method: To a pan add rice and milk and cook till rice is soft. Meanwhile prepare chocolate sauce. For… Continue reading Rice Pudding with hot Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients: 1 pound or 500gms boneless chicken breasts; cut into strips, 6-8 iceberg lettuce leaves, 2 cup sliced peppers (red, green and yellow), 1 cup diced green onions, 1 cup Cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup Italian Dressing or any dressing of your choice. 1/2 tsp ground pepper, 1 tbsp Olive oil. Method: Marinate chicken with dressing,… Continue reading Chicken Fajita Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients: 1 bunch of methi (fenugreek); leaves plucked, washed and chopped, 3 potatoes; diced, 1 tomato; finely chopped, 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 1/2 tsp heeng(asafoetida), 8-10 cloves of garlic; coarsely chopped, 2 onions; chopped, 2 dry red chillies, 1 green chilli, chopped, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste,… Continue reading Aloo Methi

Ingredients: 2 cups chawli/lobia (black-eyed or China beans); soaked in water overnight or for few hours, 1 large onion; finely chopped, 1 small tomato; finely chopped, 1/2 tsp garlic paste, 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala, Salt to taste, Oil… Continue reading Chawli or Black-eyed Bean Gravy

Ingredients: (Serves 6) 500gms chicken breast fillets, 500gms chicken thigh fillets, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1 cup sliced carrots, 4 cups chicken stock, 2 cups water, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp minced fresh parsley, 2 cups egg noodles, Vegetable oil. To Garnish Fresh… Continue reading Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients: 1 large bunch of garlic cloves; peeled, 10-15 dry red chillies, 1 large tomato; grated, 1 tsp lemon juice, Salt to taste, 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 3 tbsp oil. Method: Heat oil in a kadhai (wok) and add red chillies, let them fry for some time so that the oil gets flavored with… Continue reading Rajasthani Garlic Chutney

Ingredients: 2 cups groundnuts or peanuts, 1 large onion; chopped, 1 tomato; chopped, 1 green chilli; finely chopped, 1 tsp chat masala, Salt to taste. Method: Soak peanuts in water for 2 hours and then pressure cook in very little water upto one whistle or steam them without adding water. Later mix together all the… Continue reading Peanut Snack

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… Continue reading Chicken Kadhai

Ingredients: 2 cups chopped methi/fenugreek leaves, 1/2 cup besan or gram flour, 1/2 rice flour, 1/2 cup bajra flour, 1/2 cup wheat flour, (Adjust the quantity of flours while kneading dough) 2 tsp ginger paste, 2 green chillies; either ground to paste or finely chopped, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1… Continue reading Methi Muthiya

Ingredients: 250gms or 9oz crab meat; boiled, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 2-3 sticks celery, 1/2 tsp chopped garlic, 2 cups fish stock or water, 1/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup cornstarch mixed with water to thicken the soup, Salt and pepper to taste, Butter to saute. Method: Melt butter in a pan, add onion and celery… Continue reading Crab Soup