Thursday 3 November 2011

Channa kababs


Ingredients:
boiled white Channa (1 cup)
green chillies 4-5(chopped)
medium sized onion 1(chopped)
red chilly powder 1tablespoon
salt (to taste)
coriander 1tablespoon
egg 1
bread crumbs
oil for frying

Mash d Channa and add it in d green chillies, an egg ,coriander ,onion ,&rest of d things except bread crumbs mix all d things and make round shaped kebabs & keep it refrigerate for about 15 minutes and then coat it with breadcrumbs & fry it hot oil and serve it with masala chutney.

Pinni


Ingredients:
3-4 tbsp Milk
250 gms Sugar ground
1 tsp Cardamom powder
250 gms semolina
250 gms Ghee
Almonds handfull
Raisins handfull
Coconut handfull
Dry dates handfull


Heat ghee in a pan.Add semolina and cook it on low flame.
Keep stirring constantly till light brown.Remove from the flame when it smells aromatic.Transfer it to a large plate and spread.Cool it above room temperature.
Sprinkle with sugar and cardamom powder,crushed dry fruits mix well.
Drizzle with milk.
Mix well and make tight fist shaped pinnies.

Rainbow Zarda



Eid ul Adha is is celebrated as the memory of Prophet Ibrahim (pbh). on the Islamic holy month of Hajj. On the day of Eid, the faithful attend special group prayers held in mosques and large grounds. Following this, people embrace each other, greeting 'EID Mubarak', conveying the spirit of love, peace and co-operation. The spirit of festivity goes high in the wearing of new clothes and visiting the homes of friends and relatives,
Muslims have their own traditional Eid recipes. check out for tasty.

Ingredients
250 gm. rice
Water, as required ( for boiling rice )
1/4 cup ghee / oil
200 - 250 gm. sugar
6 green cardamoms
1 star anise
4 cloves
2 tbsp. almonds ( blanched, peeled & sliced )
2 tbsp. sliced pistachios
2 tbsp. raisins
2 tbsp. fresh coconut, thinly sliced
100 gm. candied fruits
Food colors ( yellow, red & green )
1 tsp. kewra water

Wash & soak rice for half an hour.Boil water with half of green cardamoms, star anise and cloves.Add rice and cook till fully cooked. Drain and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a pan, add remaining cardamoms.Add sugar with 1/4 cup water and cook on medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves and turns into a thin syrup.
Add almonds, pistachios, coconut & raisins.Add in boiled rice, mix gently.
Now cook on medium heat, uncovered for 5 minutes.
When the syrup starts to dry, lower the heat & cook, covered with a lid, for 10 minutes until all the syrup is evaporated.
Now add in all the three colors, separately over the top.
Place candied fruits on top of rice.Cook on very low heat for 5 minutes till all the moisture dries up.
Sprinkle kewra water and mix gently.
Remove from heat & serve hot.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Mango Curry


another different method of mango curry.
Ingredients

Ripe Mango - 1 or 2
Green chilli - 2 or 3
Mustard - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1tsp
Coconut milk - 2 cups

Chop mango and green chillies into very small pieces.
Grind mustard, turmeric powder and chilli powder and apply this paste to the chopped mango, keep it for some time.
Season mustard and curry leaves, sauté mango, salt and green chilli, add coconut milk and boil.
when it thickens remove from fire.