Friday, November 30, 2012

Chilli Chicken




     Ingredients:


  • 500-600 gms  boneless chicken (cut into small pieces )
  • 2 tablespoon soya sauce 
  • 1 egg ( if u dont want to use egg ,then use plain flour)
  • 2 tablespoon corn flour 
  • 6 green chillies 
  • 1 onion cut into  cubes 
  • 1 capsicum cut into cubes
  • 1 tablespoon chilli sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon pepper powder 
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste 
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • salt to taste 
  • sugar (optional)
  • spring onion
   Method:
  1. Marinate the chicken in 1/2 tablespoon soya sauce,vinegar ,salt,egg or plain flour,corn flour,pepper powder and leave it for  atleast 1 hour .
  2. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown . after frying keep it aside.
  3. In the remaining oil,add  chopped garlic ,ginger fry it for few minute.then,add onion,capsicum and fry for 2-3 minutes,now add marinated chicken and fry until soft.
  4. Add green chillies,chilli sauce, salt,sugar(optional ),soya sauce ,and pepper and mixed it well.
  5. Garnish with finely chopped spring onion .

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Palak Paneer




     Ingredients: 
  •  bunches of Spinach
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger 
  • 200 gm paneer or cottage cheese 
  • 2-3 green chillies
  • 2 medium tomato paste 
  • 1 tablespoon  cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 
  • pinch of hing (asafetida)
  • salt and sugar to taste
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala    
    Method:
  1. Remove spinach leaves from stem and wash leaves well.
  2. take 2 glass of water when it started to boil ,add spinach leaves let it boil for 10 -15 minutes.
  3. switch off the heat ,let spinach cool down.
  4. blend the spinach and green chillies in a mixture and make a thick paste.
  5. heat the oil  in a pan,add hing ,cumin seeds.after cumin seeds crack, add the tomato paste  and let it cook few minute until the tomato paste is about half in volume .
  6. then add cumin powder,coriander powder ,turmeric powder,salt and sugar.
  7. add spinach and let it cook for 10 minutes 
  8. add paneer and mixed it well cook cover on low heat for 2-4 minute.
  9. add garam masala.
  10. take out in a serving bowl.
  11. serve with rotis or rice.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Kheer





Ingredients:

  • 1 liter whole milk
  • 1/2 cup basamati or chinigura rice
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 1/4 cup sugar or to taste
  • 2-4 crushed cardamom
  • 2 tablespoon sliced almons, pistachios, cashew nuts for garnishing   
  

  Method:

  1. Wash rice nicely 
  2. Melt the ghee in pan on medium heat .
  3. Add the rice and stir for two minutes .
  4. Add milk and cook until the rice is tender and milk reduce to about half and become creamy .stir often to ensure the milk does not burn .
  5. Add sugar ,cashew nuts ,almonds and cook for few more minutes .
  6. Turn off the heat.
  7. Let it cool down.
  8. kheer can be served chilled or warm .