Sunday, September 8, 2019

Aloo Mutton curry





Aloo Mutton Curry: Mutton (goat meat) - with bones- 3-4 lbs Onions - 2 medium - sliced long and thin Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp
Tomato - 2 medium - chopped small
Potatoes - 4 - cut into big halves

Dry Whole spices: Green cardamom- 4 Cloves- 4 Cinnamon- 3 pieces Black cardamom- 2 Bay leaf- 1
Black pepper seeds - 10 Spice powders to be mixed in 1/2 cup of water Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder- 1.5 tsp Coriander powder- 2 tsp Cumin powder- 1 tsp
Other ingredients :
Whisked curd/yoghurt- 3 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli powder- 1 tsp Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp (optional) Salt to taste - 1 tsp Oil- 6-8 tbsp Preparation: Slice the onions. Mix the spice powders in 1/2 cup of water.
Chop tomatoes

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add the whole spices and bay leaf, give a stir. 2. Add the sliced onions and fry on medium heat for around 8-10 mins till golden. 3. Add the ginger garlic paste, mix and fry on low heat for around a min on low heat. 4. Pour in the masala mix and fry on low heat for around 2 mins till oil separates.
5. Now add the mutton pieces and fry on high heat for around 2-3 mins mixing it well. 6. Add salt and mix. 7. Continue to bhunno/fry on medium heat for around 7-8 mins till the spices coat the mutton. 8. Now add tomato and mix well and cook for 2 mins
9. Now add the whisked curd/yogurt on low heat and mix it well. Continue to mix it on low heat for 3-4 mins till it is cooked and oil separates. 10. Add in the Kashmiri Chilli powder, mix and cook for 1-2 mins on low heat. 11. Now add potatoes and 1 cups of water, check the salt and mix well and close the pressure cooker. 12. Pressure cook for 4 whistles. 13. Open cooker once pressure is gone fully.
14. If you feel water is more, then cook on low flame for 20 mins

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Okra / Bendakaya fry


Okra / Bendakay - 2 lbs - cut them into small squares or rounds as you are comfortable.

List 1:
Oil - 6 tbsp
Black gram - 1/2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Garlic - 10 pods lightly crushed
Dry red chili - 2 broken into half's
curry leaves - 1 string

List 2 :
Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
dry coconut - 2 tbsp
coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

List 3 
Peanuts and cashews - fry them in oil and keep aside


Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan, add ingredients under list1 and fry for a min or two.
2. Now add Okra and stir fry for 2 mins and close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 mins -15 mins and keep stirring them in between. After 10 mins you see okra slime is reduced and they are nicely fried.
3. Now add list 2 and list 3 ingredients and mix well and cook 2 more mins on medium flame with no lid.
5. If you want you can garnish with coriander leaves.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Dondakaya fry / Tindora fry


Dondakaya / Tindora - 2 lbs - cut them into small squares or rounds as you are comfortable.

List 1:
Chana dal - 1/2 tbsp.
Black gram - 1/2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Garlic - 10 pods lightly crushed
Dry red chili - 2 broken into half's

List 2 :
Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Preparation :

Microwave tindora in a MW safe bowl. Sprinkle water on it and MW for 5 mins. 
After 5 mins toss them once and MW for another 5 mins and keep them aside


Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan, add ingredients under list1 and fry for a min or two.
2. Now add tindora and stir fry for 1 min and close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 mins and keep stirring them in between.
3. Now add red chili powder, turmeric and salt and mix well and cook 2 more mins on medium flame with no lid.
5. If you want you can garnish with coriander leaves.

Simple Aloo fry / SImple Potato fry


Potato - 6 -8 big one ( chopped into dice size bites)
Oil - 6 tbsp.

List 1:
Chana dal - 1/2 tbsp.
Black gram - 1/2 tbsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp.
Garlic - 10 pods lightly crushed
Dry red chili - 2 broken into half's

List 2 :
Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Aam Chur powder - 1/4-1/2 tsp

Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan, add ingredients under list1 and fry for a min or two.
2. Now add potato's and stir fry for 1 min and close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 10 mins and keep stirring them in between.
3. Check with ur spatula if potatoes are cooked well and little brown coated at one side of potato.
4. Now add list 2 ingredients and mix well and cook 2 more mins on medium flame with no lid.
5. If you want you can garnish with coriander leaves.

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Egg curry

eggs - 9
Onion - 3/4
tomato - 1/2
tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
rcp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
green chili - 2
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
coriander leaves - 1/4 cup


heat oil in a pan add oil, turmeric and mix ...then add boiled eggs and roast them
heat oil in a pan, add onion, green chili, curry leaves n fry them till they are light brown.
now add ginger garlic paste, turmeric and salt and mix well
now add tomato and tamarind mix well for a 2 mins
now add rcp, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt and mix well..
now add 2 cups of water and close the lid and let it boil and leave oil at the edges..( 20 mins)
now add eggs, garam masala, coriander leaves and add 1 more cup water and let it cook on low flame for more 20 mins.




Sunday, June 2, 2019

Spinach Pappu



Spinach Pappu
Spinach - 1 cup chopped
Tomatoes – 2 m chopped
Toor Dhal – 1 small cup - boiled and keep aside
Onion – 1/4 chopped 
Ginger – 1/2 Inch – 1 piece - chopped fine
Green Chillies – 2 -chopped
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Tsp
Oil – 3 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garlic – 4 cloves
Dry Red Chillies – 2 No’s 
Cumin seeds – 1/4 Tsp
Curry leaves – 2 Sprigs 
Coriander leaves – 2 Sprigs 
hing - 1/4 tsp
Ghee – 30 ml

Method :
  1. In a big pan, add Spinach tomato, onion, ginger, green chili, turmeric, salt and oil and keep on medium flame.
  2. Let tomato’s cook nicely until they can be mashed properly like a pulp paste.
  3. Now add dal into above mixture and add coriander leaves and  1 cup water and let it boil until the forth is gone.
  4. Now in another small pan, Take ghee and add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fry nicely.
  5. Now add garlic, dry red chili, curry leaves and fry till garlic turns light brown.
  6. Now add hing and add this seasoning to above dal.
  7. Now adjust water according ur need and let it boil for few more mins 

Simple mutton Keema kidney curry




Minced mutton - 2 lb
Kidneys - 6 whole ( cut them in half's) Onions - 1 big chopped
Tomato - 1 big chopped 
Lemon juice - 1/2
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Green chili - 1 sliced
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup chopped
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Dry masala :
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Pepper seeds - 10
Cinnamon - 2 inch 2 pieces
Dry red chili - 1 broken
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 4
Method :

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add all dry masala's n fry for a min.
2. Now add onion and green chili and fry till onions are golden brown.
3. Now add ginger garlic paste n mix well
4. Now add minced meat n cook till all water is disappeared and oil starts oozing from meat.
5. Now add kidneys n mix well and fry for a min.
6. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric and salt and cook for a min.
7. Now add tomato and cook till they are mashed well.
8. Add lemon juice and mix well and add water and give 2 whistles and wait till pressure is gone.
9. Open the lid and add garam masala and coriander leaves n cook on slow flame for 20 mins.