Recipe for Fresh Watermelon juice

Recipe for Fresh Watermelon juice

Ingredients

Watermelon- 1 peeled seedless and cut into cubes

Sugar-1tbsp

Salt- half tsp

Lemon juice- 2tbsp

Ice cubes- 6 to 8 tbsp

Lemon wedges for garnish

Method

1.       In a smoothie maker put peeled and seedless watermelon cubes.

2.       Put lemon juice, salt, ice cubes, and sugar and blend well.

3.       Pour into individual glasses and serve cold.

4.       Garnish with lemon wedges.

Chingri Machher Malaikari

Recipe for Chingri Machher Malaikari

(Tiger prawn cooked in coconut base gravy)

Ingredients

Tiger prawn- 6 pieces (peeled and de-veined keeping head and tail intact)

Onion paste- 2 big

Tomato – 1 big roughly chopped

Ginger paste- 1tsp

Garlic paste- 1tsp

Poppy seed paste- half tsp

Kaju paste- half tsp

Coconut milk- 2 cups

Red Kashmiri chilli powder- half tsp

Turmeric powder- 1 tsp

Salt- as per taste

Sugar- 1tbsp

Garam masala powder- half tsp

Jeera- 1tsp

Bay leaf- 2pc

Cardamom- 2pcs

Cloves- 2 pieces

Cinnamon-1 inch stick

Kismis (raisins) - 2tbsp soaked in water.

Ghee- 2tbsp

Mustard oil- 2tbsp

Water- half cup

Method

1.       Wash the prawn nicely then marinate it with salt and half tsp of turmeric.

2.       Heat oil in a wok. Put the prawn and sauté for a minute. Take it out on a plate.

3.       On that same wok put 1 and a half tbsp of ghee, jeera and the whole garam masala.(bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves)

4.       Put onion paste and fry till it becomes brown in colour.

5.       Put tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.

6.       Put ginger and garlic paste, sugar, salt, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder and fry till the oil separates.

7.       Put kaju and poppy seed paste. Fry for half a minute and put water and coconut milk. Cook for 1 minute and put the prawn. Let it cook for another 5 to 7 minutes till the oil separates. Cook on a medium flame.

8.       Put the kismis (raisins), half tsp of ghee and garam masala powder.

9.       Ready to serve.

1.   This goes best with pulao, rice and Luchi

Chingri Machher Malaikari

Recipe for Pav Bhaji

Recipe for Pav Bhaji

(Mixture of vegetables with pav bread)

Ingredients

Potato- 2 big boiled and smashed

Capsicum- 1 big roughly chopped

Tomato- 2 big roughly chopped

Green chillies-2 tsp

Onion- 1 big roughly chopped

Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp

Butter- 3tbsp

Kashmiri red chilli powder- 2tbsp

Pav bhaji masala- 5tbsp

Salt- as per taste

Coriander leaves- 2 tsp

Lemon juice- 2 tbsp

Water- 2tbsp

Pav bread- 2pcs

Method

1.       Boil the potatoes.

2.       Heat butter on a tawa. Fry onions, capsicum for 1 minute. Put ginger garlic paste. Fry for 1 minute.

3.       Put tomatoes, boiled potatoes, green chillies and cook for another half minute.

4.       Put all the dry masala and fry. Put 2tbsp of water. Cook till the oil separates.

5.       Now put lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves and butter.

6.       Serve hot with lightly toasted pav bread.

Recipe for Palak Paneer

(Cottage cheese cooked in spinach gravy)

Ingredients

Palak (Spinach) - 1 bunch

Paneer (Cottage cheese) - 250gm

Onion- 1 big roughly chopped

Tomato- 1 big roughly chopped

Ginger garlic keema- 2 tsp

Green chillies- 2pcs roughly chopped

Coriander powder- 1 tsp

Cumin powder- 1 tsp

Garam Masala powder- 1tbsp

Kashmiri red chilli powder- 1tbsp

Kasturi methi- 1tbsp

Salt- as per taste

Fresh Cream- 2 tbsp

Oil- 3 tbsp

Method

1.       Wash the palak (spinach leaves) nicely under running water.

2.       Boil the palak till it becomes tender.

3.       Wash the boiled palak under cold water and blend it in the mixer into a smooth paste.

4.       Heat 2tbsp oil in a pan. Put ginger garlic keema in it. Fry for half a minute. Put onion and green chillies. Fry until it turns golden in colour.

5.       Put tomato and cook till it gets tender on a medium flame.

6.       Now put cumin powder, coriander powder, salt and palak paste. Cook this for 5 minutes on medium flame, till the oil separates.

7.       Put the paneer, 1tbsp oil, kasturi methi powder, garam masala powder and cream. Cover it with a lid and cook for 3 minutes.

9.       Serve hot with roti, naan, paratha.

Recipe of Dahi Chicken

(Chicken cooked in yogurt gravy)

Ingredients

Chicken- 500 gm (without skin cut into 8 pieces)

Dahi- 250gm

Onion- 2 finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste- 3 tbsp

Kaju paste – 2 tbsp

Red Kashmiri chilly powder- 1tbsp

Garam masala powder- 2 tsp

Black cardamom- 2

Bay leaf- 1pc

Salt- as per taste

Oil- 3tbsp

Barista -2 onion (fried onion)

Method

1.       Marinate the chicken with dahi, ginger garlic paste, salt, 1 tbsp garam masala powder. Set aside for at least an hour.

2.       Heat oil in a wok. Put black cardamom, bay leaf, red chilly powder and onion. Fry till the onions get brown.

3.       Put the marinated chicken and cook for 5 minutes on a high flame. After couple of minutes cook the chicken on a slow flame until the chicken becomes tender.

4.       Put the garam masala powder, kaju paste, barista and cook for another couple of minutes.

5.       Garnish with coriander leaves

6.       Serve hot with roti and/or rice.