Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Indian shrimp curryby shireen

                    Indian shrimp curry



Ingredients
Shrimps ½ kg cleaned
Yogurt ½ cup
Ginger garlic 1 tbsp
Chili powder 1 tsp heaped
Turmeric ¼ tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Tomato 2 chopperized
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Oil ½ cup
Onion 1 cup chopped
White cumin crushed 1 tsp

Method
In a blender blend together yogurt, ginger garlic, chili powder, cumin, turmeric, salt, vinegar and tomatoes, blend to make puree, heat oil add chopped onion, fry till light golden, add blended mixture, fry till oil comes on top, add shrimps, cook on high flame till done about 7 to 8 minutes. Serve with boiled rice.
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Daal chawal by shireen

                    Daal chawal


Ingredients
Arhar daal (yellow lentils) 1 cup soaked for 1 hour
Salt 1 tsp
Turmeric ½ tsp
Chili powder 1 tsp
Garlic ½ tsp
Ghee ¼ cup
Garlic crushed 1 tsp heaped
Whole red chilies 6
White cumin whole 1 tsp

Method
1. Boil soaked lentils in 3 cups of water salt, turmeric, chili powder and garlic paste till lentils are tender
2. Slightly mash with a wooden spoon and remove in a serving dish.
3. To prepare the bhagar heat ghee in a frying pan and crushed garlic, red chili whole and cumin
4. Pour on top of the daal and serve with rice

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Ingredients for Rice
Rice 250 gm
Oil 4 tbsp
Salt 1 tbsp heaped
Whole spices mixed 1 tbsp
Onion chopped 2 tbsp
Water as required


Method
1. Heat oil in a pan fry onions till light golden
2. Add whole spices 2 ½ cup water, 1 tsp heaped salt, cook till the water boils and add soaked rice, cook till done
3. Allow to simmer for 5minutes and serve with the delicious daal
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Gajjar ka Halwa: by shireen

                  Gajjar ka Halwa


Ingredients:
Carrots 1 kg (grated)
Sugar`1 cup
Small cardamom8
Ghee½ cup (melted)
Khoya250 grams

Method:
In a pan add grated carrots and sugar mix well add crushed cardamom and cook covered till water dries about 15 minutes.
Then add ghee and fry well for 10 minutes till water dries completely remove from fire add in crushed khoya and leave it for ½ an hour then mix well and serve.

Chili nuggets by shireen

                          Chili nuggets

Ingredients
Chicken mince ½ kg
Salt 1 ½ tsp
White pepper ½ tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Green chilies 2
Coriander leaves 2 tbsp
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Bread slices 4 made into crumbs
Bread crumbs for coating
Egg 1 or 2

Method
Mix ½ kg chicken mince with 1 ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp white pepper, 2 finely chopped green chilies, 2 tbsp coriander leaves,1 tsp garlic paste and four bread slices made into crumbs, mix well keep to marinate for 1 hr, make in the shape of nuggets, dipped in 1 or 2 eggs, coat in bread crumbs, deep fry in frying pan.
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Beans masala by shireen

                      Beans masala

Ingredients
French beans 250 gm
Same ki phalli 250 gm remove both sides and cut into 1
inch pieces
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Tomatoes 2 chopped
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Chili powder 1 tsp heaped
Coriander power 2 tsp
Green chilies 2 cut length wise
Curry leaves 15 to 20
Black pepper crushed 1 tsp
Oil ¼ cup
Salt ¾ tsp
Onion 1 chopped
Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Method
Heat oil in a wok add cumin seeds, chopped onion, fry till light golden, add ginger garlic paste,
tomatoes, cook for 5 minutes till oil separates, add chili powder, salt, coriander powder, green
chilies, curry leaves, cook for 2 to 3 minutes add the beans with half cup water, cover and cook
on low flame till done, lastly add lemon juice.
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Butter chicken with nan by shireen

                      Butter chicken with nan

Ingredients
Chicken boneless ½ kg
Cream 2 tbsp
Butter 2 tbsp
Yogurt 2 tbsp
Tomatoes 2
Onion 1 large
Tomato puree 2 tbsp
Green chilies 4
Coriander leaves 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Chili powder 1 tsp
White cumin roasted and crushed 1 tsp
Allspice ½ tsp

Method
In a blender blend together 1 large onion, tomatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves and tomato
puree, in a wok heat butter and ¼ cup oil, add blended masala with chili powder, salt, white
cumin roasted and crushed, yogurt and oil, fry well add chicken, cover and cook for 10 minutes

till chicken tender, lastly add cream, allspice, coriander leaves, serve with butter nan.

               for Nan
Ingredients for nan
Flour 3 cups
Yogurt 4 tbsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Onion seeds ¼ tsp
Salt ½ tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Egg 1
Oil ¼ cup

Method
In a bowl mix Flour 3 cups, Yogurt 4 tbsp, Baking powder 1 tsp, Onion seeds ¼ tsp
Salt ½ tsp, Sugar 1 tsp, Egg 1, Oil ¼ cup and knead with Luke warm water as required, form into
a soft dough, leave covered for 1 hour, make balls of the dough, roll into oval oblong, brush
with oil, keep in a grease tray, sprinkle with sesame seeds, leave covered for another hour,
bake on 200 degree C in a preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, brush with butter, sprinkle
little water, cover immediately in foil till ready to be served, or make nan, fry on tawa with 1
tbsp butter. Serve in a basket with butter chicken.
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Shredded Beef with Chilies by shireen

                      Shredded Beef with Chilies


Ingredients
Undercut thinly sliced ½ kg
Capsicum 1 thinly sliced
Green chilies 4 cut into halves
Egg ½ beaten
Oil ¼ cup
Salt ½ + ½ tsp
Corn flour 1 tsp
Chili sauce 1 tbsp
Garlic crushed 1 tbsp
Ginger thinly sliced 1 tbsp
White pepper ½ tsp
Soya sauce 1 + 1 tbsp


Method
Marinate ½ kg thinly sliced undercut with ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp white pepper, 1 tbsp soya sauce, 1 tsp corn flour and ½ beaten egg, deep fry for 10 minutes and keep aside, heat ¼ cup oil in a wok add in 1 tbsp crushed garlic and 1 tbsp sliced ginger, fry for 2 minutes, add in the fried beef with reaming ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp soya sauce and 1 tbsp chili sauce, add in sliced capsicum and green chilies, fry for 5 minutes and remove.
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