Ingredients: 250 gms boneless chicken, cut into cubes, 1 large onion, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 3 green chillies, 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves, 6-8 cloves of garlic, 2″ ginger, 3 cloves (laung), 2 small pieces of cinnamon (dalchini), Salt to taste and 1/4 cup oil. Method: Marinate the chicken with salt and lemon juice for… Continue reading Chicken Cafreal (Goan recipe)

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… Continue reading Tofu Tikka Masala

Ingredients: 1 cup grated cabbage, Besan or gramflour for binding, 1 green chilli, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp poppy seeds (khus khus), 1 tsp sesame seeds (white til), 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, Oil for frying. Method: In a mixing bowl, combine all… Continue reading Cabbage Wadi or Tikki

Ingredients: 2 cups khoya, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup cashew nut powder, 2 tbsp cocoa powder or drinking chocolate, Chocolate wrappers. Method: Heat a non-stick frying pan, add khoya and sugar to it. Lower the flame and cook by stirring continuously till the sugar melts and the mixture boils and thickens. Now add the… Continue reading Chocolate Balls

Ingredients: 1 cup rajma (kidney beans), 2 tbsp yoghurt, 1/2 tbsp cream, A pinch of soda bicarb, 3 tomatoes, pureed, 100 gms khoya (thickened milk) grated, 1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), A pinch of asafoetida (hing), Salt… Continue reading Kashmiri Malai Rajma

Ingredients: 1 cup grated kairi or raw mango, 1 cup grated onion, A lemon size ball of jaggery, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 3/4 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste. For fodni or tadka (seasoning)- Oil, 1/2 tsp jeera, 2 whole red chillies, broken into 2-3 pieces, Hing or asafoetida. Method: Mix raw mango, onion,… Continue reading Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle (Ambat God Kairi)

Ingredients: 1 kilogram tomatoes, finely chopped, 400 grams oil, 50 grams ginger, finely chopped, 50 grams garlic, finely chopped, 2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi), 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi dana), 25 green chillies (you can add more if you like spicy), 2 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste, 1… Continue reading Tomato Pickle

Ingredients: 1 cup washed rice, 10-15 spinach leaves, 1/4 cup moong dal (green gram without skin), soaked for over 2 hours, 1/4 cup tuvar dal (yellow split peas) , soaked for over 2 hours, 1 onion, cut into 2 halves and then sliced, 1 long carrot, chopped, 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves, 8-10 cloves garlic,… Continue reading Palak Tadka Khichdi (Spinach Seasoned Rice)

Ingredients: 2 cups shelled green peas, 1 large onions, finely chopped, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 8-10 curry leaves, 1 long green chilli, finely chopped, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, Salt to taste, 1/2 tsp sugar, 3 tbsp oil, 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut, 2 tbsp chopped… Continue reading Sukhi Mutter Sabji (Green Peas Stir Fry)

Ingredients: 1/4 cup tuvar dal, 1/4 cup yellow moong dal, 1/4 cup masoor dal, 1 onion finely chopped, 2 green chillies, slit in the between, 15-20 curry leaves, 5 cloves garlic, crushed, 1″ piece ginger, crushed, 2 tbsp chopped coriander, 1/2 tsp jeera(cumin seeds), 1/2 tsp rai(mustard seeds), 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp… Continue reading Mixed Dal Tadka