Tuesday, 28 June 2011

CAULIFLOWER KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 100g Grated Cauliflower
  • 2Tsp Milk Powder
  • 5-6 Almonds (soaked, peeled and grated)
  • 15-20 Chiraungi
  • 4Tsp Sugar 
  • 2tsp Ghee
  • 2 Chotti Elaichi (powdered)
SERVES 4

METHOD 
  • Add Cauliflower in boiling water and boil for 1 minute.
  • Strain the extra water 
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry cauliflower until slightly brown
  • Boil milk in a pan and add sugar, chiraungi, almonds and milk powder
  • Boil the mixture for 10 minutes until it becomes thick 
  • Then add cauliflower and boil for another 20 minutes on low flame
  • Finally add elaichi powder and serve hot/chilled

APPLE KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 Big Apple
  • 200ml Milk
  • 1Tsp  Milk Powder
  • 3Tsp Sugar
  • 1tsp Ghee
  • 6-8 Almonds (soaked and peeled )
  • 10-12 Chiraunji
SERVES 4

METHOD
  • Peel and grate apple
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry apple
  • Boil Milk in a pan 
  • Add milk powder and sugar. Boil for another 10 minutes
  • Then add apple, chiraunji and almonds
  • Cook till the mixture becomes thick in consistency
  • Garnish with almonds
  • Serve hot/chilled

MAKHANE KI KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 100g Makhana
  • 400ml Milk
  • 1Tsp Milk Powder
  • 4Tsp Sugar
  • 4tsp Ghee
SERVES 6

METHOD
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry makhana until crisp
  • Boil Milk in another pan
  • Add Milk Powder and sugar while boiling
  • Crush makhana to reduce it to moderately small pieces
  • Then add makhana to the boiling milk
  • Further boil it for 5 minutes
  • Serve hot/chilled as per choice

SUJI (SEMOLINA) KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 50G Suji (semoline )
  • 300g Milk
  • 1tsp Ghee
  • 6-8 Almonds (soaked and peeled)
  • 8-12 Chiraungi
  • 10g Finely Grated Coconut
  • 4-6 Cashewnuts (cut to pieces)
  • 3tsp Sugar
  • 2 Chotti Elaichi (powdered) optional
SERVES 6


METHOD
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry semolina till it slightly changes its colour
  • Boil milk in another pan and add sugar, almonds, cashewnuts, chiraungi, coconut, chotti elaichi.
  • Boil for 5 minutes and add suji (semolina)
  • Boil for 5 minutes more
  • Serve hot/chilled

Monday, 27 June 2011

LAUKI (GOURD) KHEER

INGREDIENTS
  • 100g  Lauki ( gourd )
  • 300ml  Milk
  • 2tsp  Milk Powder
  • 3tsp  Sugar
  • 6-8 Almonds (soaked and peeled)
  • 15-20  Chiraungi
  • 1tsp  Ghee
SERVES 4

METHOD
  • Grate the gourd (lauki)
  • Heat ghee in a pan and saute the grated lauki till all the water evaporates
  • Cook milk on high flame and add milk powder
  • Add grated lauki, sugar, chopped almond, chiraunji  to it
  • Cook till it becomes 2/3 rd of its original volume
  • Serve chilled/hot by choice

Mango Kheer


INGREDIENTS
  • 3 Cups  Milk
  • 2 Ripe  Mangoes
  • 6-8  Almonds(Soaked in water for 2 hours)
  • 4tsp  Sugar
  • 2tsp  Vanilla Ice-cream
  • 2tsp  Milk Powder
  • 2  Chotti Elaichi (powdered)
SERVES-6

METHOD
  • Boil the milk and cook till it becomes half of its original volume
  • While cooking add milk powder and sugar
  • Now cool the milk and keep it in refridgerator for 2 hours
  • Grate the Mangoes and add to the cooled milk along with chopped almonds 
  • Add Ice-Cream and elaichi powder to the mixture
  • Serve cold


Tuesday, 21 June 2011

SHAMMI KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
  • 250g Keema
  • 2 Medium size Onions
  • 8 cloves of Garlic
  • 10g Ginger(grated)
  • 50g Chana Dal (soaked in water for 2 hours)
  • 4 Cloves
  • 1/2 Dalchini
  • 1/2tsp Jeera
  • 2 Badi Elaichi
  • 2 Choti elaichi
  • 8 Black pepper
  • 5-6 Green Chillies
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 10g Coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking oil
METHOD
  •   Take Keema in a cooker and add Garlic, Choti elaichi, Badi elaichi, Cloves, Dalchini, Jeera and Chana dal
  • Add one glass of water and place the lid
  • Cook for 10 minutes
  • Open the lid and cook the mixture on high flame to dry up the extra water
  • Now grind and blend the mixture properly
  • To the obtained fine paste add onions, coriander, green chilly, grated ginger, lemon juice and salt
  • Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and flatten to give them a circular shape
  • Heat oil in a pan and cook the kebabs on low flame until brown
  • Serve hot with chutney


FISH KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
  • 250g Fish
  • 50g Potato (boiled)
  • 3 Slices of Bread
  • 5-6 Green Chillies
  • 10g Ginger (grated)
  • 10g Coriander leaves (chopped)
  • 1tsp Amchur Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking oil
METHOD
  • Boil fish in a cooker 
  • Remove thorns/bones to obtain flesh
  • In a bowl mix fish flesh, potato, chillies, coriander leaves, aamchur, ginger and salt
  • Moisten the bread slices, crumble and add to the mixture
  • Mix thoroughly and make kebabs.
  • Heat oil in a pan and place the kebabs on it. Cook until brown
  • Serve hot with chutney

MIX VEG KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
  • 50g French Bean
  • 50g Carrot
  • 50g Cauliflower
  • 2 medium size Potatoes (boiled)
  • 50g Green Peas
  • 50g Cottage Cheese
  • 5-6 Green Chiliies (chopped)
  • 10g Ginger (chopped)
  • 2 Slices of Bread
  • 1tsp Amchur Powder
  • 1tsp Garam Masala
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking oil
METHOD
  • Parboil all the vegetables together
  • Strain the vegetables after boiling
  • Mash the vegetables in a bowl and add potatoes, green chilly, garam masala, ginger, amchur powder, cottage cheese, coriander leaves and salt
  • Moisten the bread slices and crumble them up then add to the mixture
  • Mix properly
  • Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and flatten between hands to give a circular shape
  • Heat oil in a pan and place the kebabs on it. Cook until brown
  • Serve hot with chutney

Friday, 17 June 2011

MASOOR DAL KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
  • 250g Masoor Dal (Chilkey waali;Soaked in water for 2 hours)
  • 8 cloves of Garlic
  • 10g  Ginger (Grated)
  • 3  Badi Elaichi
  • 2  Choti Elaichi
  • 2  Cloves
  • 1/2"  Dalchini
  • 1 Black Pepper
  • 5-6  Green Chilly
  • 1tsp  Amchur Powder
  • 2  Medium-sized Onions (Chopped)
  • 2  Slices of Bread
  • Salt to taste 
  • Cooking oil
METHOD
  • Take masoor dal in a pressure cooker
  • Add 2 glasses of water, garlic, badi elaichi, chotti elaichi, clove, dalchini and black pepper
  • Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes
  • Strain the mixture and seperate badi elaichi, clove, choti elaichi, pepper and dalchini.
  • Grind and blend the seperated badi elaichi, choti elaichi, pepper, clove and dalchini together
  • Mash boiled dal in a bowl
  • Add grated masala powder, ginger, green chilly, onions, coriander leaves, salt and amchur powder
  • Add crumbled pices of bread and mix thoroughly
  • Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and press the portions between hands to flatten
  • Heat oil in a pan and place the kebabs on the pan. Cook until brown
  • Serve hot with a chutney of your choice

CAULIFLOWER KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
  • 200g  Cauliflower (grated)
  • 1 medium size Poatao (boiled)
  • 50g  Besan (roasted)
  • 1tsp  Amchur Powder
  • 5 to 6 Green Chillies (Chopped)
  • 5g  Ginger (Finely Chopped)
  • 1tsp  Garam Masala
  • 2tsp  Chopped Coraiander Leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking Oil
METHOD
  • Take grated Cauliflower in a bowl and add Besan to it
  • Add mashed Potato, Amchur Powder, Garam Masala, Ginger, Coriander leaves, Green chillies and salt  
  • Make small balls of the mixture and flatten to give them a circular shape
  • Heat oil in a pan and place the kebabs. Cook until brown


SPINACH AND COTTAGE CHEESE KEBAB


INGREDIENTS
  • 400G  Spinach-boiled
  • 100g  Cottage Cheese
  • 1 Medium Size Potato (boiled)
  • 3tsp Besan (Roasted)
  • 6  Green Chillies
  • 1tsp Amchur Powder
  • 5-7g  Ginger-Chopped
  • 2tsp Chopped Coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking Oil
METHOD
  • Mash the boiled spinach leaves
  • Grate cottage cheese and potato
  • Mix spinach, cottage cheese and potato in a bowl
  • Add roasted besan, ginger, green chillies, amchur, coriander leaves and salt.
  • Mix thoroughly
  • Make small balls of the mixture and flatten between hands
  • Heat cooking oil in a pan and place the kebabs. Cook until brown
  • Serve hot with chutney of your choice 

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

SOY NUGGETS/NUTRI NUGGETS KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
• 250g Nutri nuggets/Soy Nuggets
• 50g Chana dal (soaked in water for 2 hours)
• 100g  Onion- finely chopped
• 5  cloves of Garlic
• 5-7g  Ginger- finely chopped
• 3  Badi elaichi-peeled
• 2  Chotti elaichi-peeled
• 2  Cloves
• 1/2"  Dalchini
• 7-8  Black pepper
• 10-15g  Coriander-chopped
• Refined oil for cooking
• Salt to taste

METHOD
• Take 2 glasses of water in a saucepan and place it on high flame initially
• Add Soy nuggets, soaked chana dal,garlic,badi elaichi, chotti elaichi,
  cloves, dalchini and black pepper
• Boil for 10 minutes on low flame
• Strain the excess water and remove black pepper manually
• Blend the mixture
• Add coriander, garlic, onion, and salt to taste.
• Mix well and make small balls of the mixture and press to flatten
• Heat oil in a pan and place the kebabs. Cook on low flame until brown.
• Serve hot with chutney

JACKFRUIT (KATAHEL) KEBAB

INGREDIENTS
  • 250g  Jackfruit(katahel)-cut into pieces
  • 50g  Chana Dal
  • 2  Onion(big) chopped
  • 5g  Ginger finely chopped
  • 6  Green chillies chopped
  • 1tsp  Aamchur Powder
  • 1tsp  Garam masala
  • 50g  Coriander leaves finely chopped
  • Refined oil for cooking 
  • Salt to taste
METHOD
  • Soak chana dal in water for 2 hours
  • Boil jackfruit with the soaked dal for 5 minutes and drain the water
  • Finely grind jackfruit and chana dal to make a coarse paste
  • Mix all the other ingredients to this paste and add salt to taste
  • Divide the paste into 10 equal portions and press between hands to flatten in a circular shape
  • Heat oil in a pan 
  • Place the kebabs on the pan and cook on low flame until brown.\
  • Serve hot with chutney