Ginger chai / Ginger tea

 

Tea for 4 people

Water - 3 cups

Cardamom - 7

Ginger - 1 inch

Tea powder - 2 tsp

Sugar - 3 tsp

Milk - 3 cups

Method

1. take a bowl and water, Crush cardamom and ginger, tea and sugar.

2. Once it comes to a boil, put the flame to low and boil it for more 5 mins.

3. Now add milk and bring it to a boil

4.  Once it comes to a boil, put the flame to low and boil it for more 5 mins.

5. Switch off the flame and serve hot.

Hyderabadi Mutton tomato curry like Amma

 

Mutton - 2 lbs

Onion - 2 chopped 

Tomato - 3 Medium chopped fine ( crush like chunks in blender)
Green chilies - 2
Curry leaves - few

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste
Coriander powder - 1  tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Meat masala  - 3/4  tsp
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

Mint - 8-10 leaves

Aamchur powder - 1/2 tsp (optional - if you feel little less sourness)

Oil - 4 tbsp
Water - 1 cup 

Method :

1. In a pressure cooker, hear oil

2. Add onion, green chili, and curry leaves, and fry till onions turns nice light brown color

3. Add mutton and fry nicely till water is evaporated 

4. Now add ginger garlic paste and mix well and fry for 2 mins

5. Now add red chili powder, turmeric, salt and mix well and for 1 min

6. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder, meat masala and mix well for 2 min.

7. Now add mint, coriander leaves, and mix well for a minute.

8. Now add tomato and cook for 2-3 mins with the lid open

9. Now add water and check salt and close the lid and give 2 whistles on medium flame.

10. Once pressure is gone, mix once and add water if need and cook for 5 mins on low flame.

11. Serve with hot rice.

Tomato onion peanut chutney

 

Set 1 Ingredients

Onion - 3 medium

Tomato - 3 medium

Dry red chili - 10

Garlic - 6 to 7

Curry Leaves - 10 leaves

Oil - 1 tbsp

water - 1/4 cup

Set 2

Roasted Peanuts - 1 cup

Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp

Salt 

Set 3

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Garlic - 4 crushed 

Curry leaves - 5

Hing - 2 pinches

Ghee - 1/2 tsp

MethodL

1. Put all set 1 ingredients in Instant pot and pressure cook for 10 mins and open after pressure is gone.

2. Now combine set 1 and 2 ingredients in a blender and make it a smooth chutney paste.

3. Now with set 3 ingredients make Tadka and and add to chutney paste

Perfect Chole masala.

  

 Ingredients:

Set 1

Chickpeas (chole/kabuli chana)- 1 cup (soaked over night )
Water - 2 cups
Salt - 1 tsp ( add 1 tsp salt for each cup)
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Set 2:
Potatoes - 2 cut into cubes. ( 1 potato into 8 cubes)
Onion- 2 medium chopped
Tomato-2 medium chopped ( grind and make puree or chop into smashed like pieces)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder-1 to 1 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp ( careful as we added salt is in chickpeas while cooking)
Cumin powder-1/4 tsp
Coriander powder-1/2 tsp
Chole masala powder-1 tsp
Salt to taste or 1/2 tsp
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Cooking oil- 5 tbsp
Coriander leaves-1/4 cup
Green chili - 3
Water - 1 cup
Preparation
 Put set 1 ingredients in instant pot n pressure cook for 10 mins n once done,, let it manually release the pressure.

Method:
1.Heat oil in pressure cooker
2. Now add onion and fry till onions are light brown
4. Now add turmeric, ginger garlic paste and mix well
5. Now add red chili powder, salt and mix well
6. Now add tomato and mix well and close the lid and cook for 2 mins
7. Now add potatoes and mix well.
8. Now add water and cook for 10 mins until potatoes are cooked
9. Now add boiled chana and chana water and mix well for a min or two
10. Now add green chilies, cilantro leaves, lemon juice and mix well
11. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder, chole masala, fenugreek leaves powder, mix well and cook for 12 mins with closed lid on medium flame.

Tamato rasam with dry mango powder

 

Tomato - 2  M round ones

Tamarind - cherry size

Dry mango powder - 3/4 tsp

Oil - 3 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Garlic - 4-5

curry leaves - 10

mustard seeds -

Urad dal -

Dry red chili - 2

hing

curry leaves

coriander leaves

Rasam powder - 1 tsp

Pepper seeds - 1/2  tbs - make a fine powder

Method:

1.Boil tomatoes in water for 10 mins. and cool them and remove skin grind them to paste.

2.Now heat oil in a pan, add, mustard seeds, cumn seeds, urad dal, dry red chili, hing, curry elaves, garlic and mix well

3.Now add boiled and mashed tomato pulp with water, tamarind paste, pepper powder, rasam powder, dry mango powder and cook for 5 mins.