Apple Kheer

Apple Kheer Recipe
Ingredients:- Milk-1 ltr Saffron(soaked in a hot milk)-1/4tsp Sugar according to taste Pinch of Green cardamom (elaichi)powder Peeled and grated apples chopped dry fruits(Almonds , cashews, raisins, pistahionuts).

 

 

How to make apple kheer:- ·         Boil milk in a large bowl. ·         Add sugar to the boiling milk and mix well and cook till the milk is reduced to half. ·         Add saffron and green cardamom (elaichi) powder to the milk . ·         Add apples and cook for 4-5 mins. ·         Add chopped dry fruits and mix well. ·         Apple kheer is ready to eat.

 

Hariyali Kofta

Hariyali Kofta Recipe

Ingredients:- For Koftas chopped Spinach(palak)- 1/2 cup chopped Fenugreek(Methi)- 1/2 cup chopped lambsquarter(bathua)- 1/2 cup Gram flour(besan)- 2tsp Chopped onion-1/2 Cumin seeds(jeera)-1tsp Salt to taste Chopped green chilli -1 Chat masala- 2tsp oil For Gravy Onion paste-2 Garlic-Ginger paste(adrak lehsun)- 2tsp Cream-1/2 cup Tomato puree-1/2cup Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves Cumin(jeera)- 1tsp Bay leaves(tejpatta)- 2 Cinnamon stick(dalchini)-1/2 inch Black cardamom(badi elaichi)- 1 Salt to taste Coriander powder(dhaniya)-1tsp Red chilli powder-1/2tsp Turmeric powder(haldi)- 1/2 tsp Garam masala- 1tsp oil Water

 

How to make hariyali kofta:- For making Koftas-: ·         Mix all the kofta ingredients in a bowl and mix well. ·         Divide the mixture into equal portion and shape into small round balls. ·         Heat the oil in a frypan and deep-fry the koftas till golden brown color on medium flame. ·         Place them on an absorbent paper and keep aside. For making gravy-: ·         Heat the oil in a pan and add cinnamon (dalchini), black cardamom (badi elaichi),black peppercorn(kalimirch) and cumin seeds (jeera) for few seconds, ·         Add onions and ginger-garlic paste on a medium flame and stir till golden brown. ·         Add the coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, garam masala, tomato puree and cook until the oil separates. ·         Add warm water and cook for 6-8mins. ·         Add fried koftas(just before eating), mix well,and cook for a min. ·         Remove from the flame . ·         Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and cream and serve hot.

 

Punjabi Samosa

Punjabi Samosa

Recipe

 

Ingredients:-

For samosa cover

Plain Flour (maida)- 2 cup

Water as per requirement

Salt to taste

Carom seeds (ajwain)- 1/2 tsp

oil

For the Stuffing:-

Potatoes(Boiled, peeled and mashed)- 2

Green peas- 1 cup

Chopped Green Chillies- 1

Ginger-garlic paste- 1tsp

Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves- 2tsp

Salt- 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds(jeera)- 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds(rai)- 1/2 tsp

Fennel seeds(saunf)- 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder(dhaniya)- 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder(haldi)- 1/2 tsp

garam masala- 1/2 tsp

Salt- 1/2 tsp

Amchur powder- 1 tsp

Other ingredients:-

Oil to deep fry

 

How to make Punjabi samosa:-

For samosa cover:-

• Mix the flour, salt , ajwain ,2tsp oil and water well in a large mixing bowl and knead a stiff dough.
• Cover with damp cloth and keep aside for at least 15 minutes.
• Break off pieces of dough and form into small balls. Keep aside

For the Filling:-

• Heat the oil in a fry-pan and add cumin, mustard seeds and let them crackle.
• Add green peas and fry for 2mins.
• Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste and saute for a min.
• Add fennel seeds, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala , amchoor powder and saute for a min.
• Add potatoes and mix well. Mix coriander leaves.

Making samosa:-

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Roll ball into a circle of 4" diameter with the help of flour on rolling board.
• Cut each circle into two . Shape each semicircle onto a cone and place a spoonfull stuffing mixture into it and seal the edges well using water.
• Repeat the same process with the rest of the balls.
• Deep fry the samosas till golden brown on medium flame.
• Serve hot with green chutney…