Author: Minal

Ingredients: 6 pieces chicken breasts, 2 onions fried and ground to paste*, 200 ml coconut milk, 2 tbsp cornflour, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp garam masala or chicken masala, Salt to taste, Oil for frying, Water. For Marination– 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp green chilli paste or red… Continue reading Chicken Curry

Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces, 2-3 tbsp melted butter, 2 tbsp Italian seasoning(or as per taste), Parmesan Cheese(or any processed cheese of your choice), Bread Crumbs, Cookie Sheet(or butter paper). Method: Grate the cheese. Mix bread crumbs and Italian seasoning together. Dip the chicken pieces in melted butter and then into… Continue reading Chicken Bites

Ingredients: 500gms Boneless Chicken, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic Paste, 1 tsp turmeric Powder, 1 1/2 tsp red chilli Powder, 5-6 green chillies, slit vertically, Few drops red food colour, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 tbsp Corn Flour, 6 or 7 Curry leaves, Salt to taste, Oil for deep frying . Method: Chop… Continue reading Chicken 65

Ingredients: 1 cup kabuli chana (chick peas) soaked overnight in around 2-3 cups of water, 2 finely chopped onions , 1 tomato-pureed, 1 green chilli, desseded and cut into two halves vertically, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder or 2 tsp chhole masala,… Continue reading Chana Masala (Chickepeas gravy)

Ingredients: 250-300 gms cauliflower florets, 1 large onion, 3 tbsp dry roasted coconut, 1 cup chopped coriander, 1 green chilli, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, Salt to taste, Oil for frying, Water. Cream or well beaten curd for garnishing Method: Boil the cauliflower florets with some water. Slice the onion, heat some oil in a kadhai… Continue reading Cauliflower in green gravy

Ingredients: 150 gms babycorn, 150 gms mushroom, 1 capsicum, diced,(opional) 1 large onion, ground to paste, 2 tbsp readymade tomato puree or 2 tbsp homemade tomato puree + 1 tbsp tomato ketchup, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 3-4 cloves of garlic, finey chopped, 1/2 tsp jeera, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1… Continue reading Babycorn Mushroom Masala

Ingredients: 200 gms methi leaves(fenugreek leaves), coarsely chopped, 1 cup mutter(green peas),boiled, 1 large onion, chopped, 1 tsp chopped green chillies, Salt to taste, Oil for frying, Fresh grated coconut to garnish. Method: In a kadhai(wok) heat oil, add onion and green chillies and fry well till the onion softens. Then add chopped methi(fenugreek leaves)… Continue reading Methi Mutter (Fenugreek with green peas)

Ingredients: 200gms paneer, cut into cubes, 1/2 cup curd, beaten, 1/2 cup mint leaves, 1 cup coriander leaves, 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies,(or as per taste), 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, Juice of 1 lemon, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, 1/4 tsp garam masala, Chat Masala as per taste, Salt to taste,… Continue reading Haryali Paneer

Ingredients: 5-6 large potatoes, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste, Water, Oil for frying. Chopped coriander for garnishing. Method: Peel the potatoes and cut them into big pieces. (1 large potato = 12 pieces) Put these pieces in a kadhai, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and add… Continue reading Alu Fry (Fried Potatoes)

Ingredients: 1 big baingan(eggplant), 1/2 cup thick curd, 1 large onion, finely chopped, 1 tbsp groundnut powder, 1 tsp finely chopped green chilli, Salt to taste, Chopped coriander to garnish. Method: Cook the baingan(eggplant) either on the stove or if you do no like the smoky smell cook it in the microwave after piercing with… Continue reading Baingan Bharta (Method 2)