Recipes

The occasion of Holi is incomplete without Bhang Lassi!

Ingredients:

Cannabis (Bhang), 1/2 ounce
Warm whole milk, 2 cups
Sugar, 1/2 cup
Coconut milk, 1 tablespoon
Chopped almonds, 1 tablespoon
Powdered ginger, 1/8 teaspoon
Garam masala, a pinch
Grenadine, 1/2 teaspoon
Water, 1 cup

Procedure:

Bring water to a boil in a teapot.
Add cannabis to the water.
Brew for about 8 to 10 minutes. Strain the mixture.
Gradually grind the strained cannabis along with 2 tablespoon of milk. Repeat the process several times.
Strain the milk into another bowl. Keep it aside.

A favourite of the Greeks, try out this amazing recipe in your own kitchen.

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf of Bread
• 5 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 Tomatoes
• Dried Oregano
• Pepper
• 250 gms Feta Cheese
• Salt (to taste)

Procedure:

• Take the bread loaf and cut into slices.
• Brush the slices with olive oil.
• Place the feta cheese in a mixing bowl and crumble.
• Add olive oil, oregano, pepper and salt. Mix the ingredients well.
• Chop the tomatoes to small cubes.
• Add the cubed tomatoes to the feta cheese mixture. Mix softly.

Greeks have their own style of cooking chicken. Care is taken to retain the original juices. Try out this tempting recipe.

Ingredients:

• 4 Chicken Breast Halves
• 2 packages Feta or Blue Cheese
• 1 cans ripe Olives (drained, chopped)
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• tsp dried Oregano
• 2 tbsp dry White Wine
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
• 1-2 Garlic clove (minced)
• ¼ tsp dried Thyme herb
• 1 medium Onion (sliced) Procedure:

• Flatten the chicken breasts. Set aside.

These mouth-watering fried snacks pack an intoxicating punch.

Ingredients

250 gms Besan (gram flour)
200 gms Potatoes
200 gms Cauliflower
150 gms Onions
100 gms Spinach
200 gms Brinjal
10 gms Bhang seed powder
2 gms Soda-bicarb
5 gms Ajwain
5 gms Pomegranate seed powder
Salt to taste
Oil for deep-frying

Instructions

Wash and peel all the vegetables.
Sieve besan, soda-bicarb and salt together.
Add bhang seed powder, ajwain, red chili powder, and pomegranate seed powder.
Add water according to requirement and make thick batter.
Heat oil in a deep-frying pan.

Fasts cease to be difficult once you master the art of cooking delicacies like this one.

Ingredients:

2 cups yoghurt
2 tbsp singhare ka atta
4 cups water
1 tbsp rock salt
1 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon-powdered
2-3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaf
3-4 whole red chillies
2 tbsp coriander leaves-chopped
Procedure:

Try out this delicious recipe.

Ingredients :

1 cup – Wheat flour
2 tsp – Oil + Frying
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp – Ajwain
1 pinch – Asafoetida
1/2 tsp – Red chilli powder
Procedure :

Sieve the wheat flour and salt.
Mix all the ingredients and knead to firm dough adding enough water.
Cover and keep the aside for half an hour.
Take small lumps of dough and roll into small puris.
Heat oil in a kadhai
Deep fry the puris.
Serve hot.

Try this omelet with a potato filling!

Ingredients

5 eggs

1 teaspoon of sugar

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of pepper

1/2 cup of milk (125ml)

1-2 tablespoons of butter or margarine (optional)

Filling:

1 potato, chopped into 1/4″ – 1/2″ cubes (approximately 1cm)

1 small onion, minced or chopped

1/2 cup cheese (50g), shredded

Procedure

In a bowl beat together eggs, sugar, salt and pepper.

Mix in milk.

Heat up two frying pans to a medium temperature.

Use butter, margarine, or cooking spray on each pan.

Add chopped potatoes to one pan.

American Potato Salad is buttery with a slight tang.

Ingredients

3 pounds small white potatoes (use waxy or red potatoes)
Salt and ground pepper
5 large hard boiled eggs, chopped
1 medium red onion, chopped finely
2 Tbsp chopped sweet basil leaves
1 cup corn
½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2-3 lemons)
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp pasta seasoning

Procedure

Shortcrust pastry is buttery, crumbly and a tasty treat.

Ingredients

150g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened

100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar

1 tsp grated lemon rind

120 g (1 cup) plain flour, plus extra for dusting

120 g (3/4 cup) potato flour

Procedure

Cream together butter, sugar, and lemon rind in a bowl.

Sift together the plain and potato flours into a mound.

Make a well in the center of the mound and add the creamed mixture.

Knead lightly until the dough is consistent.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour before use.

Find out how to make baghare baigan hyderabadi style which has coconut, tamarind and tadka of curry leaves.

Ingredients:

500 grams Brinjals
4 medium Onions
5 grams Ginger
2 nos. Garlic cloves
12 grams Coriander seeds
40 grams Sesame seeds
70 grams Peanuts
5 grams Cumin seeds
3 grams Poppy seeds
20 grams Dessicated coconut
2 grams Fenugreek seeds
2 grams Turmeric powder
5 grams Red chilli powder
6 grams Jaggery
75 grams Tamarind

Want to make the perfect Rajma? Try this simple recipe.Ingredients:

• 2 cups Rajma
• 3 cups of water
• 1/4 cup Oil
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 cup Onion (chopped)
• 1 Inch piece of Ginger (chopped)
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 3 Tomatoes (chopped)
• Chopped green chillies as per taste
• 1 tbsp Salt
• Coriander leaves (chopped)

Procedure:

Wash the Rajma beans and boil them in pressure cooker for half an hour.
Take oil in a frying pan and heat it. Now add chopped ginger and onions.
Fry the mixture on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes.

Unable to make that perfect Dal Makhni? Try out this simple recipe.Ingredients:

1 cup Whole Urad Daal
1 Onion (finely chopped)
3 Green chilies (finely chopped)
2 tbsp Red Kidney Beans
A few Coriander Leaves (chopped)
4-5 flakes Garlic Paste
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tomato (finely chopped)
1/2 cup Stirred Curd
1/2 cup Fresh Cream
2 tbsp Butter
1 inch Ginger (chopped)
1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
Red Chili Powder to taste
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Soak kidney beans overnight in water.

Try out this easy-to-make recipe.Ingredients:

• 400 gms Maida
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 100 gms Curd
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 400 gms Soaked Chana
• 4 Chopped onions
• 2 Garlic flakes
• 1 Ginger
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Mango powder
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Mix maida, curd, oil and baking powder.
• Prepare smooth dough and keep it in a muslin cloth overnight.
• Grind ginger and garlic to make a paste.

Enjoy the sumptuous Kashmiri Chicken this season.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Chicken Breast
• 2-3 tbsp Almonds (sliced)
• 2 tbsp Corn Oil
• 1/2 cup Yogurt
• 1 cup Onion (grounded)
• 5 cloves Garlic (minced)
• 6 Green Cardamom
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 cup Cashew Nuts (grounded)
• 2 Tomatoes (cut into small pieces)
• 1“ fresh Ginger (minced)
Procedure:

• Heat the oil; add the ground onion and stir until it changes its color.
• Mix garlic & ginger continue to fry till light brown.

Try out this easy to make recipe. Ingredients:

• 750 gms Mutton
• 1 kg Chicken
• 1 kg Basmati rice
• 200 ml Milk
• 2 tsp Curds
• 1 tsp Dry ginger powder
• 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
• 150 gms Ghee
• 1/4 tsp Kewra essence
• 2 gms Saffron
• 2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 Pinch asafoetida
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• 2 tsp Fennel seed powder
• 1/4 tsp Sugar
• Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Fry asafetida and mutton pieces in ghee.
• Add curds to the mixture and fry till pink.
• Pour water and add salt to taste. Mix well.

Ingredients:

• 1 Medium sized kaddu (pumpkin)
• 250 gms Chanay ki dal
• 250 gms Tomatoes
• 150 gms Cooking oil
• 2 Onions
• 2 tsp Red chilly powder
• 50 gm Tamarind
• 3 gm Shiazira, grounded
• 1 Katta kotmir
• 1 Katta kariapak
• 10 Green chilies, chopped
• 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric
• 5 gm Dalchini (cinnamon)
• 5 gm Grounded eaichi
• 2 tsp Powdered jaggery
• Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Wash and cut the bottle gourd (kaddu) into pieces.

Ingredients
•Rice 5 tablespoons
•Bottle gourd (lauki/doodhi),grated 250 grams
•Ghee 2 tablespoons
•Milk 6 cups
•Mawa (khoya),grated 100 grams
•Sugar 1/2 cup
•Rose essence a few drops
•Almonds,sliced 10
•Rose petals a few
Method

Ingredients
•White bread slices 8
•Milk 1 cup
•Sugar 3 1/2 tablespoons
•Cream 3 tablespoon
•Pure ghee,melted 2 tablespoons
•Almonds,blanched, peeled and sliced 10-15
•Pistachios,sliced 10-15
•Saffron (kesar) a few strands
Method

Ingredients
•Tomatoes 8 medium
•Unsalted butter 1 1/2 tablespoons
•Button mushrooms,chopped 5-6 medium
•Cottage cheese (paneer),grated 1/2 cup
•Processed cheese,grated 3 tablespoons
•Red capsicum,seeded and chopped 1/2 medium
•Fresh coriander leaves,chopped 2 teaspoons
•Green chillies,chopped 2
•Cashewnuts,halved 12
•Salt to taste
•Raw peanuts,shelled 3/4 cup
•Oil 1 tablespoon + to deep fry
•Onion ,sliced 2 medium
•Mustard seeds 1/4 teaspoon
•Cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon
•Caraway seed (shahi jeera) powder 1/2 teaspoon
•Curry leaves 8

Ingredients
•Cauliflower 1 medium
•Onion 1 medium
•Mustard oil,filtered 1 1/2 tablespoons
•Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
•Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
•Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/4 teaspoon
•Fennel seeds (saunf) 1/2 teaspoon
•Cumin seeds,crushed 1 teaspoon
•Onion seeds (kalonji) 1/4 teaspoon
•Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
•Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
•Salt to taste
•Green chillies 3
•Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
•Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
•Yogurt 3/4 cup
•Fresh coriander leaves 1-2 sprigs
Method

Try out this delightful recipe.Ingredients:

4 cups Milk
2 tbsp Rice
3 tbsp Sugar
1/4th Cup Blanched Almonds (sliced)
1 tsp Green Cardamom (crushed)
1/2 tsp Kewra Essence
Silver or Gold Foil Paper

Procedure:

Soak rice in water for a few hours, then drain the water and grind rice into a smooth paste.

In a non-stick saucepan, boil milk. After it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to simmer.

Over a moderately low heat, add rice, sugar and cardamom to the milk and stir constantly, till it turns thick.

Enjoy this delicious treat with an easy to make recipe.

Ingredients:

6 tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 Cinnamon sticks
6 Garlic Cloves
1 tbsp Cardamom Seeds
1 large Onion (chopped)
2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
1 1/2 inch Fresh Ginger (peeled and chopped)
1 1/2 lb Lean Lamb (cubed)
1 1/4 cup Yogurt (plain)
1 tsp Saffron Threads, soaked in 2 Tbsp boiling water
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 cup Ground Almonds
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cup Coconut Milk
2 dried Red Chilies

Procedure:

Try out this easy to make and yummy paratha.

Ingredients:

• 250 g Keema
• 250 g Maida
• 150 g Chana Dal
• 2 tsp Garlic Paste
• 2 tsp Red Chilly Powder
• 2 Green Chillies (chopped)
• Salt to taste
• 250 ml Oil
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Pepper Powder
• 3 Eggs (white portion)
• Coriander Leaves (chopped)

Procedure:

• Boil the keema and chana dal in some water and let it cool.
• With hands, mix all the ingredients except maida and egg whites.
• Keep aside the mixture.
• Next, make a soft dough using maida and egg whites.

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp cumin powder
2 tblsp coriander leaves chopped
oil for deep frying
6 tblsp bengal gram flour besan
salt to taste
2 tsp ginger chopped
2 tsp garlic chopped
2 green chilli chopped
1 cup milk
1 3/4 tsp dry mango powder amchur
1 onion chopped
100 gms cottage cheese (paneer)
200 gm corn fresh (makki)

How to make makki paneer pakora :

Crush the corn in a blender.
Grate the cottage cheese.
Heat up oil in a pan, mix in cut ginger and garlic and stir fry till pink.
Mix in crushed corn and stir fry.
Mix in salt and mix.

Ingredients:

11/2 Cup Long Grain (Basmati) Rice
1 cup green peas
50gms paneer (cut into small cubes and deep fried)
A small bunch of methi (fenugreek) leaves (chopped)
2 tomatoes (chopped)
4-5 flakes of garlic (paste)
2-3 green chilies (chopped)
1/4th tsp. turmeric powder
Red chili powder to taste
Salt to taste
1tbsp oil/butter

How to make methi pulao:

Wash methi properly and drain the water and keep aside.
Heat oil in the pan and add garlic paste and fry till light brown.