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INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Chana Dal 2) 1/2 Cup Yellow Moong Dal 3) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 4) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 5) 1 Teaspoon Fennel Powder 6) A Pinch Asafoetida 7) A Pinch Turmeric Powder 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mango Powder 10) 1 Green Chilly 11) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter 12) Salt to Taste 13) 2 Cups Whole wheat Flour 14) 1/2 Cup suji/ semolina 15) 1 Tablespoon chopped coriander leaves 16) 1 Onion 17) 1 Teaspoon Sugar 18) Oil for frying PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: KNEAD FLOUR: * Take flour and semolina in a bowl * Add Salt, Oil, and little by little water and knead soft * Keep the kneaded flour for 20 mins covered FOR STUFFING: * Soak Dal for 6 Hours, drain and Keep in a grinder * Add Suagr, Green Chilly, Asafoetida, turmeric, chopped onion * Add Ginger garlic paste, Dry Mango, Fennel, Red Chilly and salt * Add Coriander Powder, Fresh Coriander Leaves * Grind and Mix is ready to be stuffed * Take t

INGREDIENTS: 1) 3 Carrots 2) 1/2 Cup white urad lentil 3) 1 Dried Red chilly 4) 1/2 Cup Grated fresh coconut (optional) 5) 1 Teaspoon mustard seeds 6) Salt to taste 7) Black pepper to taste 8) 1 Tablespoon oil PREPARATION TIME: 2 Hours HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak the urad lentils for 1 1/2 hours * In a bowl, grate coconut and carrots * Add salt and black pepper to the above mix * Drain the urad lentils and add to mix, mix well * In a separate pan heat oil, crackle mustard seeds * Add dried red chilly to oil and let it crackle * Add oil mix to carrot mix and mix well * Serve, garnished with coriander

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1/2 Kg Chicken small pieces 2) 300 gems Rice 3) 1 Teaspoon Fennel seeds 4) 2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 5) 2 Onions Sliced 6) 3-4 Green Chilies 7) 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 3-4 Green Cardamom 9) 1 Black Cardamom 10) 3 - 4 Cloves 11) 1 Stick Cinnamon 12) 6-7 Whole;e black Pepper 13) 2 Star Anise 14) 1 Cup Water 15) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cummins Seeds 16) 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 17) Salt to taste 18) 4 Tablespoon Clarified butter/Ghee PREPARATION TIME: 1 Hour HOW TO PREPARE: * Heat Butter in a pot and fry onions, and ginger garlic paste * Add Chicken and sauté for few minutes * Add Fennel seeds and coriander powder * Add whole spices when the chicken changes color * Add turmeric, salt, green chilies and water * In a separate pan, boil rice with star anise, cumin and salt * Drain the almost cooked rise and add a rice layer on top of chicken * Pour ghee on top of it and cover * Cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes or until done * Mix and Serve Hot wi

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Packet Baby Potatoes 2) 1/2 Packet Mixed Salad Leaves 3) 6 Cherry Tomatoes 4) 1/2 Cup Roasted Ground nuts 5) 1 Lemon juice 6) Salt to taste 7) Black Pepper to taste 8) 1 Teaspoon Chilly Flakes 9) Coriander / Dill leaves for garnish PREPARATION TIME: 20 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash the potatoes boil them till soft * Drain the potatoes and cut each one in four halves * Do not peel the potato as the skin gives extra crunch * Wash the salad leaves and keep aside to drain water * These leaves are baby spinach, chard, rocket, and tatsoi * In a bowl mix salad leaves, and cut potatoes * Add half sliced cherry tomatoes and roasted ground nuts * Sprinkle salt, black pepper and chilly flakes * Squeeze lemon juice just before serving and mix well * Garnish with dill leaves and serve with any meal

INGREDIENTS: 1) 6 Pieces Chicken Drumsticks 2) 1 Onion chopped 3) 1 Tomato Chopped 4) 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 5) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 6) 1 Teaspoon Chicken Masala Powder 7) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 9) 1 Tablespoon Curd/Yogurt 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 11) Salt to taste 12) 1 Cardamom pod 13) 2 Cloves 14) 1 Tablespoon oil PREPARATION TIME: 40 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash chicken drumsticks, make slits and keep aside * Take chopped onion and make a paste of it, keep aside * In a bowl, keep chicken, add turmeric powder, coriander powder * Add Salt, red chilly powder, garam Masala, chicken Masala and curd * Mix well and keep it for an hour to marinate * In a wok, heat oil, and crackle cardamom and cloves * Add onion paste and cook for few minutes, add ginger garlic paste * Cook till Masala turns color to pale yellow or light brown * Add marinated chicken and cook for 10 minutes before adding water * Amount of wat

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Pkt Button Mushrooms 2) 1 Cup Peas 3) 1 Onion Chopped 4) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 5) 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic paste 6) 2 Tablespoon oil 7) 1 Teaspoon Coriander powder 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric powder 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder 11) Salt to taste 12) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera Seeds/Cumin 12) Coriander for Garnish PREPARATION TIME: 15 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash and Chop the mushrooms and keep aside * In a wok heat oil and crackle jeera seeds * Add in onions and cook till they turn translucent * Add Tomatoes and ginger garlic paste * Cook till all moisture dries up * Add Turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder * Add Peas and Mushrooms in wok and keep mixing * Add Salt and mix well, cook till done * Sprinkle some garam masala and Coriander leaves * Serve hot with chapatis or nans!

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cup Soya Granuals 2) 1 Onion Chopped 3) 1 Tomato chopped 4) 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander Leaves 5) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric 6) 1 Teaspoon Red Chili 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 9) 1 Teaspoon Chicken Masala 10) Salt to taste 11) 2 Cups Atta/Flour 12) Oil as required 13) Water to Knead the flour 14) 1 Teaspoon Ajwain seeds PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl take flour, add Salt, 2 teaspoon Oil and water * Knead the flour into a dough and keep aside * In a pan boil water, take off from heat and add soya granules * Keep granules soaked in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain, squeese and keep aside * In a wok add 2 Tablespoon oil, and add onions and tomatoes * Cook till tomatoes become soft, add turmeric powder and mix well * Add Salt, red chili, coriander powder, garam masala, chicken masala * Cook for few minutes before adding granules and mix well * Add Fresh coriander leaves, Mix and take off from heat a

INGREDIENTS: 1) 100 gms Ladyfinger/Bhindi 2) 100 gms Brinjal/Baigan 3) 100 gms Colocassia/Arbi 4) 100 gms Cauliflower/Fulgobhi 5) 100 gms Bitter Gourd/Karela 6) 100 gms Potato/Aloo 7) 2 Tablespoon coriander seeds 8) 1 Tablespoon Cumin Seeds 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Nigella Seeds 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds 11) 2 Teaspoon red chilli powder 12) 2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 13) 2 Teaspoon Dry Mango Powder 14) Salt to taste 15) Oil to fry PREPARATION TIME: 45 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash and Make slits in the vegetables and keep aside * In a pan, dry roast cumin, coriander seeds, nigella and fenugreek seeds * Grind the dry roasted seeds and keep aside * Deep fry the vegetables and keep them on kitchen paper to soak extra oil * On a tawa, Heat 3 tablespoon oil and add the fried vegetables * Sprinkle the roasted dry masala on it and mix well * Sprinkle Red Chilli, Coriander Powder, Dry Mango Powder and Salt * Keep Mixing till a even coat of all dry masala is applied on vegetabl

INGREDIENTS: 1) 500 gms Chicken Minced 2) 2 Onions Grated 3) 6 Garlic Cloves Grated 4) 2 Teaspoon Paprika Powder 5) 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper 6) 1/2 Cup fresh mint leaves 7) 2 Green Chillies Chopped 8) Salt to taste 9) 2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 10) 1 Egg 11) 2 Tablespoon Flour/Maida PREPARATION TIME: 2 Hours HOW TO PREPARE: * Chop Mint leaves and keep aside * In a bowl, put minced chicken, grated onions and grated cloves * Add paprika, black pepper, green chillies, garam masala * Add Salt, Maida, Mint Leaves, and egg * Mix, and knead till it is soft and kind of comes together * Keep it aside for and hour to let the flavours get in chicken * Apply oil on palm and make balls out of the chicken * Take each ball and flatten it to give it oval flat shape * On a non stick pan, heat little oil and cook the koftas on both side * After it is cooked on both sides, serve hot! * Garnish with Onions and lemons and serve with coriander chutney Powered by eRecipe.com

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cup Urad Dal/White split black lentil 2) 1/4 Cup Yellow Moong dal 3) 1" Ginger piece 4) 2 Green Chilli 5) Salt to taste 6) Black Pepper to Taste 7) 2 Cups Curd/Yogurt 8) 1 Tablespoon powdered Sugar 9) 2 Teaspoon Dried Mint 10) 2 Teaspoon Roasted Jeera powder 11) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli powder 12) 1/2 Cup tamarind Chutney 12) 1/2 cup Coriander Chutney (Optional) 13) Oil for frying 14) Bowl of cold water 15) 1 Teaspoon Black Salt PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash and soak urad and moong dal overnite(atleast for 5 hours) in a bowl * In the morning grind the dal mix in a mixer * Add ginger, green chillies, 2 teaspoon salt and 1 Teaspoon black pepper * Grind the dal mix again, so that it becomes light( do the WATER TEST - see below) * In a wok heat oil, put a spoonful of dal mix in oil and fry it * After frying add these dal bhallas to a bowl of cold water * So that these bhallas soak water and become soft and release excess oil * Af

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250 gms Karela/Bitter Melon 2) 2 Onions Sliced 3) 1 Tomato Chopped 4) 4 Tablespoon Mustard oil/Any oil 5) 2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 6) Salt to taste 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera/Cummin Seeds 8) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Seeds 9) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 10) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 11) 1 Tablespoon Tamarind Paste 12) Coriander for garnish PREPARATION TIME: 20 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Cut the karela and keep it in a bowl * Add 1 Teaspoon Turmeric and 1 Teaspoon salt and mix well * Keep it for atleast 2 hours * Wash and drain the bitter water released from karela and salt * In a wok, heat oil and crackle jeera and coriander seeds * Add Turmeric and karela, cook till the karela turns a little brown * Add Onions and saute till they are translucent or cooked * Add in tomatoes, salt, red chilli, coriander powder * cook till 5 minutes, till flavours get in karela * Add tamarind paste and cook till the sabzi comes together * Done! Garnish with coriander leaves

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Sabudana/Tapioca 2) 1 Onions Chopped 3) 1 Onion Chopped 4) 1 Potato Diced 5) 1/2 Cup Peas 6) 1/4 Cup Groundnuts 7) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cummin Seeds 8) 1 Teaspoon Salt 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 10) 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 11) Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing 12) 2 Tablespoon Oil 13) 1 Lemon juice 14) Few Coriander leaves to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 10 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak Sabudana in water for overnight, drain and keep aside * In a wok, heat oil and crackle jeera seeds * Add in Hing, Turmeric powder and Potatoes and cook till soft * Add Onions, Tomatoes, and peas and cook for few minutes * Add Salt, Red Chilli powder and Groundnuts * Finally add soaked and drained sabudana and mix well * Sprinkle some lemon juice and garnish with coriander * Serve hot and enjoy!

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Atta / Wheat Flour - Makes 3 - 4 parathas 2) Salt to taste 3) Water as required 4) Spinach/Palak Chopped 5) Red Chilly Powder 6) Pinch of Ajwain / Carom Seeds 7) Ghee/Clarified Butter as required 8) Garam masala 9) Green chillies chopped PREPARATION TIME: 10 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Add a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon ghee to Atta * Knead the flour with water, divide it into 3 parts and keep aside * Take one part of atta and roll it round with a rolling pin till 5" in diameter * Squeeze chopped palak to drain out extra water * Put palak and green chillies in the center of the rolled dough * Sprinkle carom seeds, salt, garam masala, red chilly powder and little dry flour * Dry flour is sprinkled as it absorbs any moisture from the stuffing while rolling * Bring the edges and join them in centre and press down * Dust the working place with flour and roll the dough into a 7 - 8" diameter * Place it on tawa/griddle and cook both sides for

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250 gms Paneer/Cottage Cheese 2) 2 Capsicums chopped 3) 2 Onions Chopped 4) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 5) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cummin Seeds 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera Powder 7) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 10) Salt to taste 11) 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 12) 1 Teaspoon Green Chilli Chopped 13) Fresh Coriander Leaves Chopped 14) 1 Lemon Juice 15) 2 Tablespoon Oil PREPARATION TIME: 20 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a wok heat oil and crackle jeera seeds * Add Ginger Garlic paste and green chillies and cook for a minute * Add onions and saute till they turn translucent * Add Tomatoes and cook till they go soft * To make tomatoes soft quickly add salt * Add Salt, red chilli, Turmeric powder, and saute for few minutes * Add Coriander powder and Jeera powder * To the masala add chopped capsicum and cook till they are half done * Finally add paneer cubes and cook till its done * Turn off gas and add lemon jui

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Green Whole Moong Dal 2) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter 3) 1 Teaspoon Jeera Seeds 4) 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 5) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 8) Salt to taste 9) 1 Onion Chopped 10) 1 Tomato Chopped 11) 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 12) 1 - 2 Bay Leaves 13) 2 - 3 Cloves/ Long 14) 2 - 3 Elaichi/Cardamom Pods 15) Fresh Coriander leaves Chopped for garnishing PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pressure Cooker heat Ghee, Crackle jeera seeds, long and elaichi * Add Bay Leaves, and Ginger Garlic paste. Cook for few minutes * Add Chopped onion and when it turns translucent, add chopped tomatoes * Add Salt and cook for few minutes till tomotoes become soft * Add Turmeric, Coriander powder, Garam Masala and Red Chilli powder * Finally add Moong dal and add 6 Cups of water * Close lid and cook for 4 - 5 Whistles of cooker * When cooled, open lid to check if done and if

On occassion of Dhanteras and Diwali i present instant gulab jamoon which requires hardly 30 minutes of your time!! INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 cup Mawa/Khoya 2) 1/2 Cup Paneer 3) 2 Tablespoon Maida 4) 1 Teaspoon Baking powder 5) 3 Cup Sugar 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Elaichi/Cardomom powder 7) Oil for frying PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a wok add oil and let it heat up for frying * In a bowl mix khoya, maida, paneer and baking powder * Mix well so that no lumps there and forms like a dough * Make balls and fry them in the wok till brown * In a pan add sugar and 1 cup water, let it boil * Add cardamom powder and boil till 1 string consistency * Put all fried balls into the sugar syrup and give them a boil each * Take out all gulab jamoons from sugar syrup and serve in a dish * For cupcakes, i made a 2 string sugar syrup * For Cupcakes, i strained the jamoons from extra sugar syrup * Done!

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Bunches Palak/Spinach Leaves 2) 250gms Paneer/Cottage Cheese 3) 2 Onions Chopped 4) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 5) 1 Tablespoon Ginger garlic paste 6) 1 Green Chilli 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Coriander powder 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 11) Salt to taste 12) 1/2 Cup Fresh Cream 13) 1 Tablespoon oil PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Cut the paneer into cubes or small triangles and keep aside * Wash the palak and boil it for 5 min with 1/2 cup water * Make puree of this boiled palak and keep aside * In a wok heat oil, add onions and saute till they change color * Add ginger garlic paste and cook for few minutes * Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder * After cooking for a minute add tomatoes, cook till they become soft * Add coriander powder and garam masala powder * Add Palak puree and salt and cook for 10 minutes * Finally add paneer and cook for a minute * Serve hot with parathas and

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour 2) Water for Kneading 3) 1 Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter 4) 1 Teaspoon salt PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a large bowl take 2 cups of flour and add salt, mix * Add water little by little and knead it into a smooth ball/dough * Divide the dough into equal portions of 10 balls * With a rolling pin roll one ball into a flat disc * Apply ghee on the disc with the help of a brush * Sprinkle some dry flour on the disc * Fan fold the disc, then roll it into a flat ball, as shown in picture * With help of little dry flour roll the ball again into a disc * Cook on tawa or hot plate till brown spots appear on a side * Its time to change the side, cook the other side too * Apply ghee on both sides and cook for a minute on each side * Done! Serve hot with curries, chicken dishes, vegetables etc * You can add black pepper or ajwain/carom seeds for more flavours

INGREDIENTS: 1) 5 Tomatoes 2) 2 Tablespoon Oil 3) 1 Teaspoon nigella seeds 4) 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds 5) 1/2 Teaspoon turmeric powder 6) Salt to taste 7) 2 Whole dried red chillies 8) 5 - 6 Dates/Khajur Chopped 9) 1" Grated Ginger (Optional) 10) 1/4 Cup Sugar/Jaggery PREPARATION TIME: 15 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pan heat oil, add red chilli, mustard and nigella seeds to it * Let the seeds to crackle and add dates, cook for few minutes * Add Chopped tomatoes and cook with closed lid, till water from tomatoes disappears * Add grated ginger and jaggery after few minutes and cook , stirring occasionally * Cook till the chutney thickens and everything blends * You can blend it if you wish to have a smooth consistency * Bengali tomato chutney is ready and can be served

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Mangoes Chopped 2) 1/2 Ltr Milk 3) 4 Teaspoon custard powder 4) 3 Tablespoon sugar 5) 1 Teaspoon elaichi/Cardamom powder 6) 2 Cups of water 7) 1 Pkt Mango Jelly powder or gelatin 8) 1 Pkt parle G biscuits 9) Few Silver balls 10) 1/2 Cup roohafza syrup PREPARATION TIME: 2 hours HOW TO PREPARE: ** FOR CUSTARD ** * Boil the milk in a pan, add cardamom powder and sugar * Take 1/2 cup of milk and mix in custard powder * Mix the custard paste in boiling milk and stir constantly * Keep stirring till it thickens without any lumps * Take it off from gas and let it cool down at room temperature * Once cooled put it in refrigerator to cool ** FOR JELLY ** * Boil 2 cups of water and add mango jelly powder * Stir constantly to dissolve the powder * Take off from gas and cool it at room temperature * Once cooled put it in freezer to freeze it ** ASSEMBLING ** * In a wine glass or glass bowl add chopped mango pieces * Then layer it with parle G biscuits * Add