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Indian Recipes

Rajma Khattewale

Rajma Khattewale

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Rajma Khattewale
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 45 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Kashmiri rajma – 1 cup
Imli, seedless – 25 gm
Onion – 1 no.
Garlic – 10-12 cloves
Ginger, chopped – 2 tablespoon
Tomatoes – 2 nos.
Green chillies – 2 nos.
Coriander leaves, chopped – 2 tablespoon
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Dhania powder – 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric – 1 teaspoon
Garam masala – 1 tespoon
Tej patta – 2-3 nos.
Clove – 3-4 pods
Hing – 1 pinch
Refined oil – 3 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Method

• Soak rajma overnight.
• Pressure cook rajma with sufficient water for 5-6 whistles on medium flame or until it is done or becomes soft.
• Soak imli in water and when it becomes soft, squeeze and strain it. Keep aside.
• Make a smooth paste of onion, garlic, ginger, coriander leaves and green chillies in a mixer grinder.
• Make a puree of tomatoes.
• Heat oil in a pan. Put hing, jeera, bay leaf and laung. Saute for few seconds.
• Add the paste in a pan and cook till it turns brown.
• Add tomato puree in the pan.
• Add dhania powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cook it until oil separates out.
• Add rajma in the pan. Add salt to taste and mix well. Adjust consistency by adding water and cover it. Cook for 10-15 mins on low flame.
• When it is done, add imli pulp.
• Transfer in serving bowl. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with rice or paratha or roti.

Lahsuni Baby Potatoes

Lahsuni Baby Potatoes

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Lahsuni Baby Potatoes
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 15 mins.
Cooking Time = 25 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Baby potatoes – ½ kg.
Garlic, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Onion, finely chopped – 2 tablespoon
Green chilli, finely chopped – ½ teaspoon
Coriander leaves, finely chopped – ½ cup
Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
Amchur (dry mango powder) – 1 teaspoon
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Garam masala powder – 1 teaspoon
Mustard oil – 3 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Method
• Wash and cut potatoes.
• Heat mustard oil in pan till it starts smoking.
• Add jeera and sauté till it turns brown.
• Add garlic and sauté for few seconds.
• Add onion and ginger. Sauté for few seconds.
• Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.
• Cook for few seconds.
• Add potatoes. Add salt to taste. Sauté for few seconds.
• Sprinkle some water and cover with lid.
• Cook on a low flame till potatoes become tender.
• Add garam masala, amchur and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
• Transfer in serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with roti or paratha.

Dudhi Halwa

Dudhi Halwa

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Dudhi Halwa
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 45 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Dudhi – ½ kg.
Milk – ½ lit.
Condensed milk – ½ cup
Mixed dryfruits, chopped and roasted – ¼ cup
Desi ghee (clarified butter) – 1 tablespoon (or Malai – 3 tablespoon)

Method
• Peel and grate dudhi.
• Put milk in a pan. Add dudhi in it.
• Cook it till dudhi becomes soft and milk is absorbed.
• Add condensed milk and desi ghee or malai.
• Keep aside little dryfruits for garnish and add remaining dryfruits .
• Sauté till ghee separates out.
• Transfer in serving bowl. Garnish with remaining dryfruits.

Bell Pepper Rice

Bell Pepper Rice

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Bell Pepper Rice
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 20 mins.
Cooking Time = 10 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Daawat Basmati Rice, boiled – 3 cup
Bell peppers (red, green and yellow), finely chopped – ½ cup
Garlic, chopped – ½ teaspoon
Ginger paste – ½ teaspoon
Onion, finely chopped – 2 tablespoon
Ching’s fried rice masala – 2 tablespoon
Spring onion, finely chopped – 1 tablespoon
Refined oil – 2 tablespoon

Method
• Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic.
• Add onion. Sauté for few seconds.
• Add bell peppers and Ching’s fried rice masala.
• Add boiled Daawat Basmati Rice. Mix well.
• Transfer in serving bowl. Garnish with spring onion.
• Serve hot.

Chana Chaat

Chana Chaat

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Chana Chaat
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 0 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Green Chana – 1 cup
Onion, finely chopped – 1 no.
Tomato, finely chopped – 1 no.
Coriander leaves, finely chopped – 2 tablespoon
Green chilli (light coloured), finely chopped – ½ teaspoon
Red chilli powder – ¼ teaspoon
Mint Leaves, chopped – 1 tablespoon
Chaat masala – ½ teaspoon
Black salt – ¼ teaspoon
Lemon juice, freshly squeezed – 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste

Method
• Soak chana overnight.
• In morning pressure cook chana in little water for 5-6 whistles.
• Drain excess water from chana.
• In a deep bowl mix all the ingredients and mix well.
• Serve.

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Black Pepper Chicken

Black Pepper Chicken

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Black Pepper Chicken
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 20 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Chicken, with bones – ½ kg.
Ginger paste – 1 tablespoon
Garlic paste – ½ tablespoon
Black pepper powder – 1 teaspoon
Malai – 2 tablespoon
Corn flour – ½ tablespoon
Milk – 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste.

Method
• Clean chicken properly.
• Put it in pressure cooker.
• Add ginger garlic paste and salt.
• Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
• Open the cooker. Dry the excess water.
• Mix milk and corn flour.
• Put it in chicken.
• Add black pepper.
• Stir well
• Add malai.
• Stir well.
• Transfer in serving bowl.
• Serve hot.

Lahsuni Palak

Lahsuni Palak

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Lahsuni Palak
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 15-20 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Spinach – 1 bunch
Onion, finely chopped – 1 no.
Garlic, finely chopped – 2 teaspoon
Ginger, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Tomato, finely chopped – 1 no.
Green chilli,, finely chopped – 1 tablespoon
Besan – 2 tablespoon
Desi ghee – 3 tablespoon
Red chilli powder – ½ teaspoon
Dhania powder – ½ teaspoon
Jeera – ½ teaspoon
Salt to taste.

Method
• Clean and wash spinach leaves and blanch it.
• Make coarse paste of spinach leaves in mixer.
• Heat desi ghee in thick bottomed kadai.
• Add jeera. Sauté till it turns brown.
• Add garlic. Sauté till it turns brown.
• Add onion and sauté for 2-3 mins.
• Add ginger, tomato and green chilli. Add red chilli powder and dhania powder.
• Sauté till desi ghee separates.
• Add besan. Sauté till besan is cooked.
• Add spinach.
• Add salt to taste
• Mix well.
• Cover it with lid and cook for 5 mins.
• Transfer in serving bowl and serve hot with roti.

Panchvati Dal

Panchvati Dal

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Panchvati Dal
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 15-20 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Mix Dals – 1 cup
(Moong Dal, Masoor Dal, Tur Dal, Matki Dal, Urad Dal, dehusked and split or dhuli)
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Onion, finely chopped – 1 no.
Garlic, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Ginger, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Tomato, finely chopped – 1 no.
Green Chilli, finely chopped – 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Red chilli powder – ½ teaspoon
Everest Garam Masala – ½ teaspoon
Coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon
Desi ghee – 3 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Water – 6 cup

Method
• Wash and soak dal for 1 hr.
• Pressure cook dal with salt and turmeric powder for 2 whistles
• Heat ghee in kadai.
• Add jeera. Sauté it till brown.
• Add garlic, onion, green chilli and sauté till onion is brown.
• Add ginger and tomatoes. Sauté till ghee is separated.
• Add red chilli powder.
• Open the pressure cooker. Mix dal well.
• Transfer tadka in dal. Mix well.
• Adjust the consistency by adding water.
• Cook for 5 mins.
• Add garam masala and coriander leaves.
• Transfer in serving bowl. Garnish with desi ghee (1 tablespoon) and few coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with roti or rice.

Adraki Gobhi

Adraki Gobhi

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Adraki Gobhi
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures
Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 15-20 mins.
4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Cauliflower – ½ kg.
Potatoes – 250 gm.
Green Peas – ½ cup
Onion, finely chopped – 1 no.
Garlic, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Ginger, finely chopped – 2 tablespoon
Green chilli, finely chopped – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric – ½ teaspoon
Red chilli powder – ¾ teaspoon
Jeera – ½ teaspoon
Everest Sabji Masala – ½ teaspoon
Dhania powder – ½ teaspoon
Garam masala – ½ teaspoon
Coriander leaves,, chopped – 2 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Method
• Cut cauliflower in small florets. Wash it.
• Peel, wash and cut the potatoes in 2” chunks.
• Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai.
• Add jeera and sauté till it turns brown.
• Add garlic, onion, ginger, green chilli and sauté for few seconds.
• Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, dhania powder. Sauté for few seconds.
• Add cauliflower and potatoes.
• Add salt to taste.
• Stir well. Sauté for 1-2 mins.
• Sprinkle some water. Cover it with lid.
• Stir occasionally.
• Cook on low flame till done.
• Add garam masala and Everest sabji masala and half the coriander leaves and stir well.
• Transfer in serving bowl. Garnish with remaining coriander leaves. Serve hot with rotis.

Zarda Pulav (Sweet Pulav)

Zarda Pulav (Sweet Pulav)

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Zarda Pulav
Time To Cook
Serving
Measures

Preparation Time = 10 mins.
Cooking Time = 15-20 mins.

4 Persons 1 Cup = 250 ml.
1 Teaspoon = 4 g.
1 Tablespoon = 15 g.

 

Ingredients
Daawat Basmati Rice – 2 cup
Sugar – 1 ½ cup
Saffron – Pinch
Food Colour, yellow – ¼ teaspoon
Coconut, finely chopped – 2 teaspoon
Almonds, chopped – 10-15 nos.
Cashews, chopped – 5-6 nos.
Raisins – 10-15 nos.
Green Cardamom – 3-4 nos.
Clove – 3-4 nos.
Desi Ghee – 4 tablespoon
Pista, chopped – 5-6 nos.

Method

• Heat desi ghee in a kadai.
• Fry all dryfruits except raisins. Keep aside.
• Add cardamom, clove and saffron, and sauté for 5-10 secs.
• Add food colour and water.
• When water starts boiling add soaked Daawat Basmati Rice.
• Cover it with lid and cook the rice till half done on medium flame.
• Add sugar, coconut and raisins. Stir well.
• Steam cook (Dum) till rice is properly done.
• Transfer in servicing bowl.
• Garnish with fried dryfruits. Serve hot.