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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Paneer Kulcha


Paneer Kulcha Recipe

 

Ingredients:-
2 Kulcha
1 Onion (Finely Chopped)
1 Green Chili (Finely Chopped)
1 Tomato (Chopped Finely)
1 tsp Coriander Leaves (Chopped Finely)
100 gm Paneer (Grated)
3 tsp Oil
Red Pepper (to taste)
Salt (to taste)
Coriander Powder (to taste)
Garam Masala (to taste)


How to make paneer Kulcha:-

Take a saucepan and put 2 tsp oil in it. When the oil gets hot, put onions in the pan and mix well.

• When the onions start to turn pink, put masalas (coriander powder, salt, red pepper and garam masala) in it and sauté again.

• Now, put green chili and tomatoes in it and sauté again, till the tomatoes get tender.

• Put grated paneer and coriander leaves in it and turn off the knob.

• Spread this masala on the kulcha and cover it with other kulcha.

• Take a tawa, heat it and put 1 tsp on it.

• Fry this masala kulcha in the pan and cut into half.

• Serve hot.

 

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Masaledar Rajma


 
Masaledar Rajma Recipe

 

Ingredients:-
1 cup rajma (dry) soaked overnight in plenty of water.
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 capsicum chopped
1 stalk curry leaves
1 tbsp. coriander leaves finely chopped
2 green chilies slit lengthwise
1/4 cup coconut scraped finely
1 tsp. red chili powder
1 tsp. coriander seed powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. garam masala powder
1/2 tsp. sambhar masala powder
3-4 pinches asafetida
salt to taste
1 lemon
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tbsp. ghee
2 tbsp. oil

 
How to make Masaledar Rajma:-

·         Wash and pressure cook rajma in plenty of water, till very tender, (at least 6 whistles).

·         Drain, wash with clean water, keep aside. Grind 2 tbsp, cooked rajma with 1/2 cup water in a mixer.

·         Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and asafetida, allow to splutter.

·         Add coconut, stir fry for a minute. Add capsicum, curry leaves, tomatoes, stir fry for 2 minutes.

·         Add all dry masala powder, stir for a minute. Add boiled rajma, 1 cup water, salt, cook for 3-4 minutes after boil resumes.

·         Add ground rajma, stir and cook till gravy is thick not watery.

·         Add lemon juice, ghee, stir and remove into serving dish.

·         Garnish with chopped coriander.

·         Serve hot with steamed rice or naans, etc

 

Friday, June 21, 2013

Ghevar


 

Ghevar Recipe

 

Ingredients:-

4 Cups flour
2 Cups ghee
4 Cups water
1 Cup milk
1 tbsp Almonds (chopped)
1 tbsp Pistachios (chopped)
1 tsp Cardamom powder
1 tsp Saffron (soaked in milk)
1 1/2 Cups sugar
1/2 tsp Yellow colour 

How to make Ghevar:-

·         Mix flour, ghee, milk and 3 cups of water to make a batter.

·         Dissolve colour in the remaining water.

·         Mix the coloured water to batter.

·         Take an aluminium or steel cylindrical container.

·         Cylinder should have a height of at least 12", and a diameter of 5-6".

·         Fill half of the cylinder with ghee and heat.

·         Once the ghee is hot, pour a glass of batter in the centre of ghee.

·         Allow foam to settle.

·         Pour a glassful of batter in ghee again.

·         Once the foam gets settled again, place ghevar on mesh.

·         Prepare sugar syrup of one tar consistency.

·         Dip ghevar in syrup so as to remove the extra oil.

·         Keep it for cooling.

·         Pour few drops of saffron water.

·         Sprinkle chopped almonds, pistachios and cardamom powder and ghevar is ready.