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Methi Chicken (Slow cooked chicken in fenugreek leaves)
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
This time I decided to cook chicken in fenugreek leaves after a successfull trial with Fish
- 1 kg Chicken (washed and medium pcs)
- 30 gm Kasoori Methi ( Fenugreek leaves)
- 2 or 3 Green Chillies
- 2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic Paste
- 6-7 tablespoons of Oil : Sunflower oil
- Medium Size Onion: 1 no.
- Spices:
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Bay leaves (Tejpata) : 3
- Black pepper : 2 table-spoon
- Coriander powder (Dhaniya): 1 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Indian Moong pudding
By The Veggie Indian, The Veggie Indian
Moong is a protein powerhouse, low in calories and high on fibre
- 1 cup Split green gram dal or Yellow moong dal
- ¼ cup parboiled rice
- 1 cup Jaggery powder – I always use powder, see notes on how to break the Jaggery into pieces
- ¼ cup Cashew nuts
- ¼ tsp Cardamom pods
- 1 cup Grated coconut
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup whole Milk
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 3-4 saffron strands
- 1 tsp rose essence – optional
Paneer Kofta Curry / Cottage Cheese Dumplings Curry- A Royal Treat
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
Paneer is like a chicken for vegetarians
- For The Koftas:
- Crumbled Paneer-2 cups
- Bread slice-2
- Red Chilli Powder/lal mirch-1/2teaspoons
- Salt- to taste
- Chopped Coriander Leaves/dhaniya -2tablespoon
- Chat Masala Powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Oil-For Deep Frying
- For The Gravy:
- Butter/Makkan-3 tablespoon
- Tomato/ tamatar-3
- Onion/ Pyaz-2
- Garlic/ Lehsun -5 cloves
- Ginger/ adrak-a small piece
- Garam Masala-1/2 teaspoon
- Red Chilli Powder/ lal mirch -1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder/ haldi-1/4 teaspoon
- Clove/ laung-1
- Cinnamon/dal chini-a small piece
- Coriander Leaves/ dhaniya-2 tablespoon
Rogan Josh
By hcheartland, H.C. Heartland
Indian spice dish
- 2 Tb ghee
- 2lb steak cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 inch ginger grated
- 4 fresh red chillies
- 4 green cardamom poods
- 4 cloves
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 2tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 4 fl oz yogurt
- 1 inch piece of cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- pepper
Indian Curry Christmas Pie
By wendymcc
Family recipe for vegetarians at Xmas
- FOR PASTRY BASES (makes 2)
- 1Lb (16oz) Plain Flour
- 8oz Butter or Margarine
- Large pinch of Salt
- 1/4 Cup of Water
- (Baking beans, Greaseproof paper, Cling film and 2 Pie dishes).
- FOR PIE FILLING (makes 2)
- 1/2 Onion
- 2 Carrots
- 3 Potatoes
- 5 Cauliflower Florets
- 5 Mushrooms (cut into 20 slices in total)
- 100g Green Beans
- 2 Cloves of Garlic
- 2 Tsp's Mild Korma Curry Powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
- Grated Cheese and sliced tomatoes (to assemble pie)
Parathas
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
Parathas are the crispier pan-fried version of the chappati or flatbread
- 1 cup flour (wholemeal or regular)
- Water
- Salt to taste
- Butter/Ghee/Cooking oil
Indian Bombay Potato
By wendymcc
Great family recipe to have as a starter or to accompany curry dishes
- 3/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Chilli Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 inch piece Ginger (finely chopped)
- 2-3 Green Chilli's (chopped)
- 2 Medium Tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 2 Large Onions (finely chopped)
- 6 Large Potatoes (pre-boiled)
- 2 Cups of water
- Salt to taste
- Splash oil to fry
Kanda Poha - Bombay Style
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
Kanda means onion and that is what makes poha special in taste
- Flattened rice : 2 cups /150 grams
- Onion : 1 large (finely chopped)
- Peas 1/8 cup
- Green Chilies : 2 or to your spice tolerance (Slit lengthwise)
- Peanuts: 1/4 cup
- Asafoetida Powder: 1/2 teaspoon
- Mustard Seeds : 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric Powder: 1/2 teaspoon
- Sugar: 1/4 tsp
- Curry Leaves: few
- Cilantro: · Few sprigs
- Cooking Oil : 2 tsp (I used coconut oil)
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice1 tablespoon
Pakistani Palak Gosht (Meat & Spinach curry)
By food247
Palak Gosht is a curry prepared with lots of (palak) spinach and (gosht) lamb
- • 1 kg Mutton (small pieces with bones)
- • 1 bag Spinach clean cut into small pieces
- • 3 Tomatoes: chopped
- • 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
- • 1 large Onion chopped
- • 2 Green chillies
- • 1 tsp Crushed Red chilli
- • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- • Cumin 1 tbsp.
- • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- • 50 grams Butter
- • Oil 150 ml
- • Salt as per taste required
- • Fresh chopped coriander leaves 2 tbsp. to garnish.
Tahaari
By rosygirl
This recipe for pilaf always turns out well
- 1 1/2 onions, sliced
- taj, lawung, mari, bay leaves (2-3 of each)
- 1 tsp whole jeeru
- 3 1/2 cups rice
- 1 chicken, cleaned and washed
- salt (to taste)
- 5 tsp ginger/garlic
- 3/4 tsp arad
- ~ 6 tsp dhana powder
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 4 tsp green chilli
- ~ 9 fresh tomatoes, diced
- 2-3 potatoes, cut into medium sized segments
- ~3 cups frozen mixed vegetables, washed and drained
- a few sprigs green dhana, chopped roughly
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