Prawn Masala

Prawn Masala

Ingredients:

500 g Prawns
1 Onion
1 Tomato
2 Tsp Chilli Powder
1/4 Tsp Turmeric
1/4 Tsp Tamarid Paste
1/4 Tsp Garlic Paste
Coriander Leaves.

Oil
Salt to taste

Method:

• Take oil in a pan, add Onion, fry untill it gets brown.
• Add Tomatoes, Chilli Powder, Garlic Paste, Turmeric, Tamarind Paste,salt and fry well.
• Add 1/2 cup of water, bring it boil.
• Add Prawns cook for about 5 mins.
• Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Kaddu Ka Dalcha

Khaddu Ka Dalcha

Ingredients:

1 Cup Thur dal
1 Small Khaddu

1 Onion

1 Tomato

1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder

1 Tsp chilli Powder

1/4 Tsp Asafoetida

1 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

1 Cinammom

1 Bay leaf

1/4 tsp jeera

2 Green Chilies

Lemon sized Tamarind 

Curry leaves

Coriander leavesOil
Salt to taste

Method:

• Soak Lemon sized Tamarind in a cup of water, Cut Kaddu in small pieces.
  
• Cook Dal with turmeric and grind it to paste.
• Add Tamarind water to it and keep aside.
  
• Take some oil in the pan , Add Jeera, Cinammon, Bay leaf,Onion and fry it till Onion turns brown.
• Add Chopped Tomatoes, fry untill it gets softer.
• Add Kaddu ,Curry Leaves,Chiili Powder, Ginger-Garlic Paste, Asafoetida,Green chillies and salt to taste, fry it well.
• Add water and cook kaddu well.
• Add broth to the kaddu and cook for about 3 mins.
  
•  Add Coriander leaves to garnish.
  

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Ingredients for Chicken Marination:

1 kg chicken

3 Tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste

2 Tsp Chilli Powder

2 Tsp Jeera Powder

2 Tsp Coriander Powder

2 Tsp Garam Masala

1 Tsp Pepper Powder

1/2 Tsp Cardamom Powder

2 Tsp Tandoori Masala Powder

200g Yogurt

Coriander leaves

Mint Leaves

4-6 Green Chilli (Sliced)

2 Tsp Oil

Salt to taste

Ingredients for Rice:

500g Basmati Rice

2 Tsp Kala Jeera

6-8 Cardamon

2 piece Cinammom

6 Chillies (Sliced)

Mint Leaves

Coriander leaves

1 Tbsp oil

Salt

Ingredients for Garnishing:

4 big sliced Onion (deep and dry fry)

Method:

• Cut chicken in medium pieces, add the ingredients for marination, mix well and keep aside. Check the salt and add salt if needed.
• Take rice in a bigger vessel and add enough water ( twice the amount of rice), add all the ingredients for rice and cook it for sometime untill the rice is half boiled ( if the edges of the rice is cooked).
• Strain the water from rice.
• Take a clean vessel take brush it with oil, Transfer the marinated chicken into it.
• Put fried onion over it, place rice over it and press it so that rice is tight enough over the marinated chicken.
• Wrap the lid with wet cloth and cover the vessel with it.
  
• Cook for about 10 minute on medium flame and then another 15 minutes on low flame.

Chicken Kebab

Chicken Kebab

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken
4 Tsp Curds( Thick)
1 Tsp Corn flour
1 Tsp Tandoori Masala
1Tsp Ginger paste
1 Tsp Garlic paste
2 Tsp Chilli powder
1 Lemon (juice)
Oil
Salt to taste

Method:

• Chop Chicken in medium pieces.
• Marinate Chicken with Chilli powder, Tandoori masala, Garlic paste, Ginger masala, Corn flour, Yogurt and Salt for about a hour.
• Heat oil and deep fry the chicken.
• Sprinkle Lemon juice over chicken.
  

Okra (Bhindi) Curry

Okra Curry

Ingredients:

1/2 Kg Okra
1 Onion
1 Tomato
Tamarind (lemon sized)
1/4 Tsp Jeera
1/4 Tsp Mustard seed
1 Tsp Chilli Powder
1/2 Tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 Tsp Jeera Powder
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
4 Tsp Oil
Salt to taste

Method:

•  Chop Okra (in medium size) ,Onion,Tomato,Coriander leaves and keep aside.
• Soak Tamarind in a glass of water.
  
• Heat oil in a pan, add Mustard seeds, Jeera,Curry leaves and fry untill mustard crackles.
• Add chopped onion and tomato, fry till tomato gets softer.
• Add Chilli powder,Jeera powder, Coriander power,cook for about 2 mins.
• Add tamarind water add a glass of normal water and salt.
• Add Okra and cook for about 7 mins.
• Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Aloo Poha (Flakes)

Aloo Poha Recipe

Ingredients:

2 Cups Flakes (Poha)

2 Potatoes (Boiled)

1 Onion

1 Lemon

1/4 Tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)

1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds

1 Tsp Urad Dal (Black Gram or Black Lentil)

2 Tsp Oil

1 Tsp Chana Dal (split chick peas without seed coat)

Pinch Asafoetida

Pinch Tumeric Powder

1/4 Tsp Chilli Powder

2 Green Chillies

Coriander Leaves

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash Poha (Flakes) and drain all the water.

• Add Turmeric powder and some salt to poha and keep aside.

• Boil Potatoes and Chop onions, chillies and Coriander leaves.

• Heat oil in a pan and add Mustard, Jeera, Urad dal, Chana dal, Curry leaves and fry untill mustard crackles.

• Add Onion, boiled Potatoes, green chilli, turmeric powder, chilli powder, Asafoetida, salt and cook it well.

• Then add poha, Coriander leaves, Mix it well and cook for about 3 mins in a low flame

• Add lemon juice once is taken off the flame.

Poha  ready to serve.