Thursday, 6 October 2011

Mughal mutton curry


Ingredients
Mutton ¼ kg
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Gingergarlic paste 1 tsp
Small onion minced 10
Green chilli 2
Cashew paste 2 tbsp
Potato chopped into cubes 2
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Cinnamon 1
Cardamom 2
Cloves 2
Fennel seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 2 tsp
Pepper powder 1 tsp
Curd 2 tbsp
Oil and salt as required
Preparation
1.     Dry roast cumin seeds,fennel seeds,cinnamon,cardamom and cloves.Powder it and keep aside
2.     Dry roast chilli powder,pepper powder and coriander powder .keep aside
3.     Mix both the powders to cashew paste.
4.     Pressure cook mutton pieces with salt and turmeric powder.keep aside
5.     In a pan add oil,chopped onion,tomato and ginger garlic paste.saute well
6.     Add minced small onion,turmeric powder,slit green chilli and salt.saute well
7.     Add the cashew mix and saute well
8.     Add the cooked mutton and potato pieces.
9.     Add required water and allow to cook
10.  Once the potatoes are done ,add curd and bring it to boil
Serve with briyani.goes well with rice too

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Yogurt Chicken


Ingredients
Chicken ¼ kg
Curd 1 cup
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Cinnamon 1
Cardamom 2
Salt and oil as required
Preparation
1.     Clean and marinate the chicken pieces with curd,turmeric powder,chilli powder and salt for 45 minutes in refrigerator
2.     In a pan add oil,cinnamon,cardamom and marinated chicken
3.     Close the pan lid and cook  in low medium heat for 20 minutes
Serve with rice

Saturday, 1 October 2011

steamed green fish(meen avial)


Ingredients
Seer fish(boneless) ¼ kg
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Mint and coriander leaves 1 cup
Green chilli 4
Ginger ½  inch
Plaintain leaf for packing
Preparation
1.     Clean the fish pieces
2.     Grind coriander leaves,mint leaves,green chilli and ginger to a fine paste
3.     Add lemon juice and salt  to the ground paste and mix well
4.     Tender the plaintain leaf by running it over the burner
5.     In the leaf place the fish pieces and coat it with the ground paste and pack it well
6.     Steam cook it like idli for 15 minutes
Tastes well when served hot