Special Recipes

"Tandoori Chicken In Grill Pan"

2022-04-11T03:58:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

One chicken cut into four large pieces

Vinegar 2 TSP

Salt as per taste

Kasoori methi 1 TSP

Tandoori masala 3 TSP

Turmeric 1 TSP

Dhaniya powder 1 TSP

Ginger powder 1/2 TSP

Ginger garlic paste 2 TSP

Curd 1/2 cup

Chat masala 1/2 TSP

Black pepper 1/2 tsp

Oil 2 tsp

Lemon for garnishing

Method:

1. Wash the chicken pieces properly and make deep cuts in the chicken pieces.

2. Mix salt and vinegar in a bowl and add chicken pieces to it.

3. Rub the salt and vinegar mixture onto the chicken pieces and keep aside for 30 minutes.

4. Take another bowl, add curd and rest of the spices to form a thick paste.

5. Take the chicken pieces one by one and rub the marinade thoroughly on the chicken pieces.

6. Marinate the chicken for atleast 4 hours.

7. Take a thick bottomed grill pan and add oil, now add chicken pieces and cook on low flame for 20 mins on each side. Make sure to cover the grill pan with a lid during this process.

8. Take a steel roaster ( jali) and put chicken pieces on the roaster and roast on high flame for 30 sec on each side. It will give a tandoori flavour to the chicken.

9. Serve with a dash of lemon and chutney or dip.

" Easy white sauce pasta recipe..."

2020-09-27T07:45:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Macaroni or penne pasta - 1 cup

Salt - as per taste

Maida - 3 tsp

Butter - 2 tsp

Milk - 1 cup

Black pepper - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli flakes - 1tsp

Oregano - 1 tsp

Chopped capsicum - 1/4 cup

Chopped carrot -1/4 cup

Chopped onion - 1/4 cup

Chopped garlic - 1/2 tsp

Mozerella cheese - 1/2 cup grated

Method:

1. Boil water in a pan, add salt and some drops of oil. Cook the pasta for 7 minutes or till done.

Drain the water and wash the pasta in running cold water.

2. Take butter in a pan and add all the veggies and saute for 3 minutes.

3. Take the veggies out of the butter and in the same butter add maida. Saute till the color changes slightly.

4. Add milk to this mixture and whisk and cook till the mixture thickens.

5. Add chilli flakes, oregano, salt and black pepper. Mix well. If the mixture seems too thick you can add some water.

6. Add the sauted veggies. Mix well on low flame.

7. Now add boiled pasta and mix well again. Add the grated mozerella cheese and mix again on low flame.

8. Mix well on medium flame and serve hot.

"Kashmiri Methimaaz Recipe..."

2020-09-11T03:34:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Damin (lamb stomach) -1kg

Mocha (lamb intestine) -1kg

Turmeric - 2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Ginger powder - 1 tsp

Fennel powder - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Garlic - 10-15 cloves or 4 tsp garlic paste

Fried onion paste - 4 tsp

Salt to taste

Black cardamom - 2

Green cardamom - 8

Cloves - 8

Cinnamon stick - 2 medium

Dried methi leaves (fenugreek) -3 tsp

Oil - 8 tsp

Red food color (optional) - few drops

Method:

1. Wash the lamb stomach and lamb intestine properly in cold water. Take a pan filled with water and boil this water. Turn off the flame.

2. Cut the intestines and stomach in medium sized pieces and put two pieces in warm water at a time for 2 minutes, cover with lid and take out these pieces and remove/ scratch the outer layer with the help of knife. (Do not boil these pieces in water)

3. These pieces should be clean now and wash them under running water. Now take some water again in the pan,add a little bit of turmeric in it and add some garlic cloves/ paste too and boil these intestines and stomach pieces in water. Discard this water, Repeat this process two times.

4. Now these pieces should be clean. Take a chopping board and chop these medium sized pieces into small pieces.

5. Take 3 cups water in a cooker and add all spices and salt except cumin seeds and the remaining garlic cloves/ paste and the small pieces of lamb intestines and stomach in it. Bring it to boil. Cover the lid and pressure cook on medium flame for 20 minutes.

6. Open the lid, add fried onion paste, dried methi leaves, oil and food color (optional) into this mixture. Simmer until the gravy is absorbed and oil leaves the sides of the pan. Now add cumin seeds.

7. Methimaaz is ready to be served with hot rice.

"Kashmiri Tandoor Katlam recipe..."

2020-08-09T06:53:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Maida - 2 cups

Ghee - 4 tsp

Salt - as per taste

Rice flour - 2 tsp

Water for kneading

Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp

Egg yolk - for egg wash

Method:

1. Take maida in a bowl, add salt and water and knead for 7-10 minutes and make a soft dough.

2. Take rice flour and add ghee to it to make a paste.

3. Divide the dough into three equal portions.

4. Take one portion and make a round chapati.

Apply rice flour and ghee paste and fold and repeat the process two time and then roll again.

5. Divide the rolled dough into four equal portions.

6. Fold one portion as shown in the image and put it in another portion like this.

7. Roll into a small chapati/ katlam size again with light hands. Repeat the same procedure with other two portions of dough. You can make 6 katlams with 2 cups of maida.

8. Apply ghee on a baking trayand preheat the oven at 250 degrees for 10 minutes. Put the small katlams on the baking tray and apply egg wash and sprinkle pooppy seeds.

9. Bake in the oven at 300 degrees for 20-25 minutes or till the color changes to almond color.( Baking time depends upon the size of your oven)

"Whole mango kulfi recipe... "

2020-06-28T06:54:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Mangoes -5

Milk -500ml

Sugar - 1 cup ( you can add more)

Good day biscuits - 1 packet

Butter - 2 tsp

Green Cardamom - 5 no.

Method:

1. Wash the mangoes and make a cut on one side with the help of a knife.

2. With the help of a spoon or knife, remove the seed carefully, make sure the pulp remains inside.

3. In a pan boil milk and add sugar.

4. Add butter and bring to boil. Keep stirring.

5. Crush the good biscuits into a fine powder.

6. When the milk begins to thicken add the gooday biscuit powder. Keep stirring.

7. Add cardamom seeds and keep stirring till the mixture thickens.

8. Let the mixture cool for sometime at room temperature and with the help of a spoon add this kulfi mixture to the mangoes which will act as a mould here.

9. Cover the mangoes with the cut part and keep in upright position in a cup or a plastic box.

10. Keep in the freezer overnight till the kulfi freezes and peel the skin of mangoes with a peeler.

11. Slice and cut into round pieces and serve.

"Doughnuts recipe... "

2020-06-15T08:05:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour 3 cups

Maida 1 cup

Instant yeast 2 tsp

Sugar 2 tsp

Salt 1tsp

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Eggs 2

Milk 1cup

Oil half cup

For glaze

Butter 3 tsp

Milk 1/4 cup

Sugar 2 cups

Cadbury chocolate 1

Milkybar 1

Edible sprinkles

Dessicate coconut

Method:

1. Take maida, all purpose flour, yeast, sugar and salt, oil, eggs, vanilla essence and make a soft sticky dough by adding warm milk in small amounts.

2. Cover the dough with a wet cloth for 40 minutes. It will double in size.

3. Knead the dough with light hands and divide into small ball sized equal portions. Roll into a thick portion and with the help of a doughnut cutter, cut into doughnut shape. If you don't have a dougnut cutter, cut the shape with the help of a steel glass and middle hole with the help of a bottle cap. (Try to cut the doughnut shape one by one by rolling the ball sized portion thick, preferably 1 cm).

4. Heal refined oil in a pan and fry the doughnuts one by one on low medium flame till they become golden brown on both sides. (Keep the flame low, otherwise they will not cook from inside).

5. For glaze, take 3 tsp butter, 1/4cup milk and cups sugar and heat it to make a sugar syrup.

Dip the fried doughnuts in the syrup in both sides and keep aside.

6. Melt the cadbury chocolate in a water bath and dip the doughts on one side in the melted chocolate and keep aside.

7. Repeat the same procedure with milkybar chocolate for white glaze.

8. Decorated the chocolate coated doughnuts with dessicated coconut,edible sprinkles or whatever you like.

9. Wait for 15minutes before serving.

"Kashmiri Roath recipe... "

2020-06-09T11:26:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour -2 cups

Maida -1/2 cup

Castor sugar - 1 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 1/2 cup

Salt - 1 pinch

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup (optional)

Raisins - 2 tablespoons

Almond powder -1/4 cup

Green cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Almonds and cashews for garnishing

Poppy seeds for garnishing

Method:

1. Mix whole wheat flour, maida, salt, baking soda, almond powder, raisins, grated coconut and sugar in a bowl.

2. Add the ghee and knead into a stiff dough. Add milk in small amounts till the dough forms a stiff consistency.

3. Knead with both hands for 3-4 minutes.

4. Grease a baking tray ( preferably rectangle shaped) with ghee and put this dough into the baking tray. Spread evenly with the help of your fingertips or a spatula.

5. Take a tooth pick or fork and poke holes in this evenly spread dough.

6. Take a brush and apply a small amount of milk and ghee mixture on this dough and put almonds and cashews on it and press these dry fuits with your fingertips ( you can also use the dry fruits of your choice.

7. Now sprinkle poppy seeds over this dough.

8. Pre heat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes and then bake this roath at the same temperature for about 40- 50 minutes or till the upper surface changes it's colour.

9. Let it cool for 2 hours before cutting into square pieces and serve.

"Tomul cxhott recipe... "

2020-05-27T21:38:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Rice flour 1 cup

Salt to taste

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Green chillies 1 chopped thinly

Water

Oil

Method.

1. Mix rice flour, salt, cumin seeds, green chiilies and water in a bowl to make a paste.

2. Heat a flat thick bottomed pan and apply a thin layer of oil.

3. When the pan is hot enough, with the help of a large spoon put the rice mixture on this pan and spread the mixture evenly.

4. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 2-3 minutes on high flame.

5. Flip the roti and cook for 1 minute on the other side too.

6. Your tomul cxhott is ready to be served with kashmiri salt tea. ( nun chai)

"Caramel Pudding Recipe... "

2020-05-21T03:28:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Milk 500ml

Eggs (2 eggs with yolk, 4 egg whites)

Sugar 5tsp for caramel sauce, 5 tsp for pudding

Vanilla essence a few drops

Water 4 tsp

Method:

1. Take 5 tsp of sugar and 4 tsp water in a pan and heat until sugar is completely dissolved.

2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the sugar and water form a golden brown syrup, about 5 minutes. Do not stir.

3. Remove from heat and let boiling subside. Carefully stir 1 tablespoon hot water into caramel syrup.

4. Pour this caramel syrup into four cups covering the bottom of the cups carefully with this syrup.

5. Take 2 whole eggs and 4 egg whites in a pan and add sugar and whisk till the sugar dissolves.

6. Heat the milk (lukewarm not hot) and add to the milk to this egg mixture (dont boil the milk, only warm it on gas) Add vanilla essence.

7. Pass this milk and egg mixture through a seive. ( don't skip this step) .

8. Heat water in a large pan and put a stand in this water (basically we have to steam this pudding so if you have a steamer, well and good).

9. Pour this mixture equally into the caramel covered cups equally.

10. Cover these cups with foil and make holes in foil and put these cups in the steamer for 40 minutes.

11. Take out the cups after steaming and remove the foil. Check with the help of a knife if the pudding is cooked.

12. Refrigerate these pudding cups for 6 hours.

13. Run a knife around the pudding to loosen it. It will look like this.

14. Place a plate on the cup and turn it upside down.

15. The pudding will come out on plate like this. Serve chilled.

"Chicken Biryani recipe... "

2020-05-18T05:40:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

1 chicken cut into pieces.

3 onions, sliced and fried to golden

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

250 ml plain curd

oil (for cooking)

4-5 potatoes, peeled, cut into wedges and fried till golden

salt to taste

1 cardamom pod

3-4 small cardamom pods

2 cloves

Red chilli powder 2tsp

Dhaniya powder 1tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Peppercorns a few

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Lemon juice 2tsp

4 cups basmati rice, washed 2-3 times then soaked for half an hour

salt

Instructions:

1. First marinate the chicken in the ginger, garlic, whole spices, lemon juice, curd, and salt. Mix everything together.

2. Marinate overnight or at least 4 hours.

3.Heat oil in a pan and add the marinated chicken with its marinade, and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, then lower the heat to low and cook for another 10 minutes.

4. Keep the pan covered and give the mixture a stir after every few minutes. Add the fried potatoes once the chicken is tender and cook together on low heat for 5 minutes so that the potatoes take on a nice colour. The oil will leave the sides of the pan. Keep aside this masala.

5. Wash then soak basmati rice in water for about 20-30 mins. Add water, some oil, salt and peppercorns in a pan and add this soaked rice.

6. Cook until the rice is about 80 percent done, remove and strain out all the water.

7. In the same add a layer of this steamed rice, fried onions chicken pieces and some curry.

8.Drizzle some oil too and repeat the same procedure for next two layers of chicken, it's curry, fried onions and potatoes. The upper layer should look like this. Dont put and chicken pieces on the topmost layer.

9. Secure tightly with a lid and cook for 20-25 minutes on low flame.

10. Wait for 10-15 minutes before serving and mix with a spatula before serving so that the masala, chicken pieces and rice gets mixed.

"Baked potato chips recipe... "

2020-05-13T08:09:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Potatoes 2 sliced

Salt

Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder 1/2 tsp

Oil 1 tsp

Method:

1. Peel the potatoes and slice them. Not too thin, not too thick. Put some water in a pan and add salt and boil potatoes for 5 minutes.

2. Drain the water and let these chips dry on a towel.

3. Put these chips in a large bowl and add red cilli, pepper oil and some salt. Mix well.

4. Put these chips on a baking tray.

5. Bake at 200 degrees for 15 minutes.

6. Serve this baked snack with tomato ketchup.

"Chicken bread recipe... "

2020-05-12T08:49:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

3 cups maida

1 tbsp. Dry yeast

1 tsp. salt

4 tbsp. oil

1 egg

1 tsp. castor sugar

1/4 tsp baking powder

2 cups chicken boiled and shredded ( I boiled the chicken in some water and some peppercorns till the water was reduced)

2 small onions (finely chopped)

1 large capsicum (finely chopped)

1 large tomato ( finely chopped)

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp tomato ketchup

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. garam masala powder

2 tbsp. butter

sesame seeds

One egg yolk and 1 tsp milk ( for eggwash)

Method:

1. Heat 2 tbsp. butter in a pan and add onions. Fry till translucent. Add capsicum and tomatoes.

2. Add salt, pepper powder and garam masala.

Mix well.

3. Add shredded chicken and saute for 2 minutes.

4. Add tomato ketchup and mix well. Let this mixture cool.

5. In a bowl mix maida, salt, castor sugar, yeast, baking powder, oil and 1 egg.

6. Knead to a medium soft dough with slightly warm water, leave to rise for 2 hours.

7.Divide the dough into two parts. Roll the dough to an oval rectangular shape, put half the filling in centre and snip the sides of dough as shown in the picture.

8. Overlap each other (like a braid) the filling will show slightly but that’s ok. Make two breads out of this dough and filling.

9.Brush top with eggwash, sprinkle sesame seeds and bake on 180 degree C for 15-20 minutes or till done in a convection oven.

10. Cut into pieces with a knife and serve hot.

"Lockdown pizza recipe... "

2020-05-04T03:19:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

For pizza sauce:

Tomatoes 2 slices

Oil 2 tsp

Chilli flakes 1tsp

Oregano 1/2 tsp

Salt

Sugar 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

For pizza dough/crust:

Maida 1 and a half cup

Baking powder 1/3 tsp

Baking soda 1pinch

Salt 1/3 tsp

Sugar 1/2 tsp

Curd 2 table spoons

Oil 2 tsp

For topping:

Sliced capsicum 1 small

Onion 1 small chopped thickly

Mozeralla cheese

Or cheese slices 2

Method:

1. Take a bowl, add curd, oil, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Mix well.

2. Add maida and knead into a smooth dough. If water is required add in small amounts. Apply some oil and cover with a damp cloth. Rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.

3. Take a pan add oil, ginger garlic paste, chiil flakes and oregano. Fry for 1 minute.

4. Add sliced tomatoes and salt. Simmer for 8-10 minutes. Mash the tomatoes with a spoon and add sugar.

5. Let this mixture cool and grind into a coarse paste. Add tomato ketchup and mix. Pizza sauce is ready.

6. Take the dough and knead slightly and roll into a round shape.

7. Use a fork to poke holes over this dough.

9. Put this crust dough on an oiled flat bottomed pan and pinch and raise the edges of this dough with fingers.

10. Apply the freshly prepared pizza sauce evenly and add onions and capsicums and sprinkle mozeralla cheese all over (You can also use cheese slices if mozeralla cheese is not available)

11. Put the pan on gas and cover the pan with lid, bake on low flame for 10 minutes. Check with the help of fork if crust is cooked after 10 minutes.

12. Pizza is ready. Sprinkle with chilli flakes and oregano.

( as I did not have mozeralla cheese I used cheese slices and I baked the pizza in a patila as I did not have a flat bottomed tawa available)

"Butter naan recipe... "

2020-04-29T02:48:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

Maida - 2cups

Sugar - 1 tsp

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Curd - 1/2 cup

Oil - 2 tsp

Water for kneading

Butter

Corriander leaves finely chopped

Sesame seeds

Method:

1. Add maida, baking powder, salt, sugar, oil and curd in a mixing bowl.

2. Knead a smooth dough with the above ingredients, also add water if required.

3. Cover with a moist cloth and rest for 1 hour.

4. After one hour slightly knead the dough again with light hand.

5. Make 4 equal portions of this dough.

6. Gently roll to oval shape using rolling pin. make sure you do not make too thin nor thick and not bigger than your tawa.

7. Sprinkle some corriander leaves and sesame seeds on it and press again with rolling pin.

8. Flip the naan and grease this side with water.

9. Slowly put the greased water side on hot tawa and slightly press.

10. Now after a minute, flip the tawa upside down and cook naan directly on flame till it turns golden brown.

11. If the naan falls from the tawa when you flip the tawa then, put naan directly on gas flame and cook on all sides till it turns golden brown.

12. Once cooked, put the naan on plate and brush with some butter.

13. Serve hot with any dish you like.

"Aloo corn samosa recipe... "

2020-04-26T05:48:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 2 ( boiled)

Peas - 1/2 cup

Green chillies chopped ( 2 tsp)

Sweet corn - 1 cup

Oil

Ajwain - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt as per taste

Jaldi powder - 1/2 tsp

Dhaniya powder 1/2 tsp

Samosa sheets for wrapping samosa

Method:

1. Boil the potatoes till they become mushy.

2. In a pan heat 2 tsp oil and add ajwain and zeera till it crackles.

3. Add potatoes, peas and sweetcorn and fry for 2 minutes.

4. Add red chilli powder, salt and dhaniya powder.

5. Mix all the stuff and add chopped green chillies. Let this stuffing cool.

6. Fill each samosa sheet with 1 tablespoon of this stuffing and wrap it properly.

7. Fry till golden brown.

8. Serve hot.

"Lockdown cake recipe... "

2020-04-23T05:49:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Hide and seek biscuits - 2 packets

Milk - 1 1/2 cup

Vanilla essence - few drops

Eno - 5g one sachet

Hershey's chocolate syrup or melted chocolate for topping or whipped cream ( u can use any topping whatever u llike)

Refined oil - 1tsp

Method:

1. Take the biscuits and grind them in a grinder.

2. Add milk and mix well.

3. Add 2-3 drops of vanilla essence.

4. Add one Eno sachet (5g) and mix with a spatula.

5. Take a cake mould or a heavy bottom pan and grease it well with some oil.

6. Put the biscuit cake batter in the mould or pan and tap twice or thrice so that the batter settles properly.

7. Take a thick flat bottom kadhai or patila and put a wire stand in it and put on gas stove on sim and place the mould or the pan with batter on the wire stand inside the kadai or patila. Be careful while placing the mould, the kadhai may be super hot.

8. Cover the kadhai with a lid and cook on sim for 30-40 mins.

9. Check with a toothpick If the cake is cooked from inside. If it is still wet wait for another 5-8 minutes.

10. Once the cake cools, demould the cake on a plate.

11. Here you can coat the cake with some powdered sugar and crushed biscuits and your cake is ready. If you want you can follow step number 12.

12. Spread the layer of melted chocolate or whipped creamor Hershey's chocolate syrup or beaten coffee and sugar (or whatever you have available at home) and top with crushed biscuits.

Your lockdown cake is ready!!!

"Dalgona coffee recipe..."

2020-04-19T07:30:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

3tsp instant coffee

3tsp sugar

3 tsp hot water

1 cup milk

Few ice cubes

Method:

1. Take a wide bottom bowl and add coffee powder and sugar.

2. Add hot water.

3. Beat the mixture with an electric beater or wire beater.

4. Make sure you take your time to beat the coffee mixture, more the time, the tastier your coffee will be.

5. It should take 6-8 mins for your mixture to become fluffy and velvety. The colour will change to golden brown.

6. Once you are done, fill a glass with ice cubes and pour the milk.

7. Add the whipped coffee on top and dust some coffee powder on the top to make it look even more appealing.

8. Just give it a mix, when you are ready to drink it.

"Chicken 65 recipe... "

2020-04-18T10:11:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

500 gm boneless chicken, cut into small cubes

2 tsp. corn flour

1 tsp. salt

1 egg, beaten

1/2 tsp. black pepper powder

1 1/2 tsp. ginger paste

1 1/2tsp. garlic paste

1 tsp. chilli powder

2 tbsp. chilli sauce

2 tbsp. chopped pudina

4 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves

3 green chillies, chopped

1 tsp. garam masala

Oil for frying

1/2 tsp. cumin seeds

1/2 tsp. black pepper powder

1/2 tsp. cumin powder

salt to taste

6 tbsp. water

few drops red food color

1/4 cup thick plain curd

sliced onions for garnish (optional)

Method:

1. Wash chicken properly and marinate the chicken in cornflour, salt,ginger garlic paste, egg and black pepper powder and refridgerate overnight.

2. Heat oil in a pan and fry marinated chicken pieces one by one. Keep aside.

3. In the same pan, add more oil. Add cumin, ginger, garlic, green chilies, black pepper powder, cumin powder, chili powder and salt to taste and fry for two minutes on low flame. Then add chili sauce, chopped pudina, chopped coriander leaves, garam masala and fry for about 1-2 minutes on medium flame.

3. Add little water (a few tbsps.) and cook for a minute on medium flame. Add red food color( optional) mix well and add in the fried chicken pieces.

4. Mix them so that the spices coat the chicken nicely. Add curd and mix well to coat the chicken. Increase the flame to high and cook till the curd is fully absorbed and oil leaves the sides of the pan.

5. Garnish with onions and serve hot.

" Kashmiri bread (chochwor) recipe... "

2020-04-13T10:03:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

Maida - 2 cups

Sugar - 2 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Yeast - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Sesame seeds

Egg wash

Warm water

Method:

1. In a small bowl add sugar, salt and 4 tsp of warm water and mix till sugar and salt dissolves.

2. Add yeast and mix well. Wait for 10 mins or till yeast gets activated.

3. Add oil to this mixture and set aside.

4. In a large bowl add maida, the above mentioned yeast mixture and some warm water to make a soft dough.

5. Cover with a cling film and let it stand for 1 hour at a warm place in your kitchen.

6. After one hour knead one or two times with soft hands and roll into a long elongated dough and cut into small equal sized pieces with the help of a knife.

7. Make round shape of these small dough balls with a large hole in the centre.

8. Now cover these with a wet muslin cloth for 15- 20 minutes.

9. Boil water in pan and put these cochwors in the boiling water with the help of a ladle and cook for 2 minutes on each side. ( this technique will form a hard crust on the outside while bread remains soft inside)

10. Cover the baking tray with butter paper and arrange the cochwors for baking, apply egg wash (optional for glaze) and sprinkle sesame seeds.

11. Bake in a convection oven at 180° C for 30 to 40 minutes.

12. Kashmiri bread ( cochwor) is ready....

"Dal keema recipe... "

2019-05-12T03:46:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Lamb Meat – 500 gms, minced

Beans – 300 to 400 gms, soaked in water overnight and pressure cooked (Preferably white beans)

Onions – 2, finely sliced

Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tblsp

Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder – 2 tsp

Oil – 1 cup

Coriander Leaves – large handful for garnish

Salt as per taste

Method:

1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium flame.

2. Saute the onions until golden brown.

3. Add ginger garlic paste, reduce the flame and stir, sprinkling a little water.

4 Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and the minced meat.

5. Stir for 7- 10 minutes.

6. Add the beans and handful of coriander leaves, with a cup of water.

7. Cook until the water evaporates and the beans are cooked.

8. Garnish with coriander leaves.

"Bread ras malai recipe... "

2019-05-11T05:09:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Bread Slices – 3

Fresh Cream – 1/4 cup

Milk – 1 1/2 cups

Condensed Milk – 5 tblsp

Saffron – Few strands

Sugar --as per taste

Cardamon Powder – 1/4 tsp

Almonds – 1 tblsp

Pistachio – 1 tblsp

Method:

1.Soak the saffron strands in hot milk for 10 minutes.

2.Take the bread slices, using a cup make circle shape cuts and discard the remaining pieces.

3.Keep the circle shape bread pieces aside.

4.Heat a heavy bottomed pan and boil the milk.

5.When it starts to boil, reduce the flame to low and keep stirring.

6.Follow this process for 15 minutes.

7.Add the fresh cream, sugar and condensed milk to the milk.

8.Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes.

9.Add the saffron milk and cardamon powder .

10.Remove from flame and let it cool down.

11.Arrange the bread slices in a bowl/plate and pour the milk mixture over it just to soak it.

12.Refrigerate the bread pieces and the milk mixture separately.

13.While serving, add the the remaining milk and sprinkle some grated almonds and pistachios on top.

"Shahi chicken korma recipe... "

2019-05-09T03:54:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

500g boneless Chicken curry cut pieces

For marination:-

1 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1 tsp Turmeric Powder

1/4 tsp Garam Masala Powder

2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

Salt as per taste

For the masala paste:

10 Almonds soaked in warm water for 1 hour and peeled

10 Cashew nuts soaked in warm water for 1 hour

2 tsp Melon Seeds boiled

3 tsp fresh Coconut grated

For the gravy:

4 tbsp Ghee

1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds/ Saunf

1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds

1/2 tsp Shahi Jeera

2 Onions big, sliced

2 Tomato medium, chopped

1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1/8 tsp Turmeric Powder

1/2 tsp Coriadner Powder

1/4 tsp Garam Masala Powder

1 tsp Kasoori Methi crushed

1 Cup Plain Yogurt beaten

1/2 Cup Water

Salt as per taste

Method:
Mix all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl.

Add the chicken pieces and mix until well coated.

Keep aside for 30 minutes.

Grind the ingredients given for the masala to a smooth paste adding a little water if required.

Heat ghee in a kadhai over medium flame.

Add the cumin seeds, saunf, shah jeera and bay leaf.

After 10 seconds, add the onions, ginger garlic paste and saute until onions become light brown.

Add the red chilli powder, coriander seeds, turmeric powder and mix well.

Add the marinated chicken pieces.

Mix well and cover the pan with a lid.

Cook for 10 minutes over low flame, stirring from time to time.

Add the tomatoes, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the ground paste and mix well.

Cover the pan with a lid and cook for another 5 minutes.

Add the yogurt and salt.

Mix well.

Pour water and cook until the gravy becomes thick and the fats starts to float on top.

Add the garam masala powder, kasoori methi and mix well.

Simmer for 1 minute.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

"Tandoori fish fillet recipe... "

2019-05-08T04:16:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

350 gms Fish cut into 3 inch pieces

1/4 cup Plain Yogurt

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp Tomato Puree

1 tsp Tandoori Masala Powder

1 tblsp Garlic peeled

1 tblsp Ginger peeled

2 drops Red Food Colour optional

2 nos Green Chillies chopped

2 tblsp Oil

Salt as per taste

Method:

Mix the yogurt, turmeric powder, tomato puree, tandoori masala powder, garlic, ginger, red food colour, green chillies and salt.

Blend them to a smooth paste.

Pour this over the fish pieces and keep them aside for 1 to 3 hours.

Grill the fish in electric tandoor for 20 mins on both sides.

If u dont have tandoor then
heat oil in a non-stick pan over medium flame.

Add the marinated fish pieces and cook for 15 to 20 minute or until cooked and browned.

Turn the fish pieces from time to time so that they are evenly cooked.

Remove and drain excess oil.

Serve hot with lemon slices and onion salad.

"Chickpea salad recipe... "

2019-05-07T04:15:00.000-07:00

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups Chickpeas (kabuli channa) boiled till tender

2 teaspoon Crushed cumin seeds

1.5 teaspoon Crushed red chili flakes or Red chili powder

2 teaspoon Dried mint leaves

2 tablespoon Chopped Green Onions (optional)

1 small Onion, finely chopped

1 cup Red Bell Pepper finely chopped

1 medium Cucumber, finely chopped

1 cup Green Bell Pepper finely chopped

2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves to garnish

3 tablespoon amul cheese (grated)

Salt to taste

3 tablespoon Olive oil

1 teaspoon Coarsely crushed black peppercorns

2 tablespoon Lemon Juice

1 tablespoon Chopped Mint leaves (optional)

METHOD:

Mix all the above ingredients one by one in a large bowl.

Refrigerate one hour before serving.

"Kashmiri Dhainwal Korma Recipe..."

2018-06-12T01:38:00.002-07:00

Ingredients:

1/2 kg - mutton

1 kg - fresh curd

2 - onions finely chopped

Fresh chopped coriander leaves (a large bunch)

4 tsp - coriander powder (dhainwal powder)

1 tsp - saunf powder

1 tsp - ginger powder

1 tsp - ginger garlic paste

5 tbsp - ghee or oil

2 - cardamom pods (badi elachi)

4 - small cardamom pods

2 - cloves

1 - cinnamon stick

1 tsp - cumin seeds

salt to taste

Method:

1. Boil some water in a deep pan, add the mutton and bring the water to a boil again. Blanch for 2-3 minutes and then drain the water. Cool the meat and wash under cold running water. Keep aside.

2. Take a heavy bottomed pressure cooker and add ghee and fry onions till tender. Now add blanched mutton, cardamoms, cinnamon, cumin seeds, cloves and garlic paste.

3. Fry this mixture till the ghee leaves the sides of the cooker and onion is deep fried along with the mutton.

4. Add corriander powder, saunf powder, ginger powder and salt and saute for 1 minute.

5. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook the mutton for three whistles. ( depends upon your cooker, mutton should be slightly tender not fully tender). Keep aside.

6. In another heavy bottomed pan cook the curd till it reduces to less than half. ( keep stirring continuously the curd till it begins to boil) and add some fresh chopped corriander.

7. Now add this curd mixture to the pressure cooker with mutton and simmer for 20 mins or till mutton is tender.

8. Add fresh chopped coriander and serve hot with rice.