Indian Cooking Recipes

How to prepare Mutton Chops

2013-09-13T16:16:00.004-07:00

How to prepare Tandoori Chicken

2013-09-13T15:21:00.004-07:00

How to prepare Tandoori Chicken

How to prepare Pani Puri

2013-09-13T15:21:00.003-07:00

How to prepare Pani Puri

How to Prepare Kadai Mushroom

2013-05-19T10:53:00.003-07:00

Ingredients

Mushrooms- 250 gms
Onions- 1 (chopped)
Capsicum- 1/2 (chopped)
Tomatoes- 1 big (chopped)
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tbsp
Green chillies- 4
Red chilli powder- 1tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Garam masala- 1tsp
Salt
oil- 1 tbsp
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Water- 1 cup
Coriander chopped - 1 tbsp.

Preparation

Heat oil in a kadai (pan). Add onions and fry until they turn golden brown.
Then add the ginger-garlic paste and green chillies and saute on medium flame.
Add chopped capsicum, tomatoes and cook on a medium flame for around 5 minutes untill tomotoes are soft
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, chopped mushrooms, a cup of water, garam masala powder and salt. Mix well.
Cook on medium flame for around 10 minutes till the gravy thickens and the mushrooms become soft. Make sure to mix it every few minutes so that the gravy doesnot burn.
Once the gravy is done turn off the stove, add ghee and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice or chapati or roti.

How to prepare Aloo Matar / Potato Peas

2012-07-23T15:48:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

Potato - 1/2 cup
Peas - 1/4 cup
Onion - 1/2
Tomato - 1/2
Turmeric - pinch
Green Chillies - 3
Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing - pinch
Curry leaves - 4
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, ginger-garlic paste, onion, green chillies and cook until raw smell is gone.
2. Now add tomatoes and cook untill they are smashed well.
3. Now add turmeric, chilli powder, salt and mix well.
4. Now add chopped potatoes and peas and cook untill they are done. Add water if necessary.
5. Add Garam Masala and mix well. and cook for 3-4 minutes.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with any indian bread.

How to prepare Okra / Bhindi Curry / Bendekai Huli

2012-07-23T15:25:00.004-07:00

Ingredients

Bhindi/Okra - 1 lb
Onion - 1/2
Tamarind - lemon size
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing - Pinch
Curry Leaves - 3-4
Green Chillies - 2
Sambar Powder - 2 tbsp
Grated Coconut - 3-4 tbsp
Salt - as per taste

Preparation

1. Wash and cut okra into 1/2 inch pieces
2. Fry okra for around 4-5 minutes
3. Grind Sambar Powder and Grated Coconut and make a paste.
4. In a vessel heat oil, add mustard, hing, curry leaves, onion, green chillies and fry untill onions are translucent.
5. Add Tamarind juice, Turmeric, Salt and cook for another another 2-3 min
6. Now add Okra, Grinded paste and let it boil for 7-8 minutes.

Serve hot with Rice :-D

How to prepare Grape Juice

2012-07-22T10:03:00.002-07:00

Ingredients

Grapes - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Sugar - 3-4 tbsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Ice cubes - 4-5

Preparation

Add all the ingredients and grind well, When its done stain it using a stainer.

Enjoy your cup of grape Juice.

How to prepare Green Peas Pulav

2012-07-11T12:23:00.006-07:00

Ingredients

Green peas - 1 cup ( if you are using dried peas then soak for 5-6 hours and pressure cook)
Rice - 1 and 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 medium
Tomato - 1 and 1/2 big
Ginger-Garlic chopped - 1 tsp each
Bay leaves - 3
Cardamom - 3
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 6 tsp
Salt
Ghee - 2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tsp chopped finely

Preparation

1. Wash and soak rice for 30 min in water and drain it.
2. Heat oil in a vessel, add chopped onion, ginger, garlic and tomatoes and fry well.
3. Now make a paste of above fried ingredients (onion, ginger, garlic, tomatoes) with cumin seeds, coriander powder and chilli powder

4. Heat oil in a vessel and add bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, feenel seeds and fry for few seconds
5. Add the soaked and drained rice and fry it for 2 minutes
6. Now add the paste, green peas and mix well and cook for another 2-3 mintues.
7. Add water, ghee and salt and cook untill rice is done (Make sure to add less water as rice would have absorbed water when it was soaked)
8. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with raita or chutney. It tastes good even as it is.

How to prepare Watermelon Juice

2012-07-03T09:03:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Watermelon cubes - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 tbsp (you can increase or decrease as per your taste)
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Ice cubes - 4-5
Pepper - 1/4 tsp (Optional)
Cold water - 250 ml (you can increase or decrease as per the thickness you wish)

Preparation

In a juicer, add all the ingredients and blend well for 4-5 min and enjoy your cup of watermelon juice.

How to prepare Instant Rice and Wheat Flour Dosa

2012-06-29T09:25:00.002-07:00

Ingredients

Rice Four - 3/4 cup
Wheat Flour - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Water

Preparation

1. In a bowl take rice four, wheat flour, salt, baking soda and mix well the dry ingredients
2. Add water little by little and mix well so that it doesnot form any lumps
3. Make it to consistency of dosa batter
4. Heat tawa with 2-3 drops of oil spreaded on it and pour some batter and spread it in circular motion, sprinkle some oil on it. When he dosa turns golden brown flip and cook the other side as well.

Serve hot with any chutney or sabzi of your choice. :-D

You can use the left over batter for later use by refrigerating.

How to prepare Aloo-Gobi

2012-06-28T14:16:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Aloo - 3

Gobi - 1 cup

Carrot - 1 (Optional)

Green Peas - 1/4 cup (Optional)

Onion - 1

Garlic - 4

Tomato - 1/2

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Green Chillies - 3

Chilli Powder - 3/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Grated coconut - 2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - 4

Hing - a pinch

Water

Preparation

1. Cook vegetables with water and salt (make sure not to put too much water)

2. In a vessel heat oil, add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves

3. Then add garlic, green chillies, onion, salt and cook till onion turn translucent (remember we have already put salt while cooking vegetables)

4. Then add turmeric, tomatoes and cook untill tomatoes are smashed.

5. Now add cooked vegetables with its water, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala, grated coconut.

6. Mix well and cook for another 5 min

7. Garnish with coriander leaves

Serve hot with any indian bread :-D

How to prepare Mushroom Pulav

2012-06-28T09:05:00.002-07:00

Ingredients

Rice - 1 1/2 cup
Mushroom - 1 1/2 cup sliced thinly ( you can add more if you like more mushrooms)
Onion - 1
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Green Chillies - 3
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 strand
Hing - Pinch
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp (Optional)

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a vessel, add cumin seeds, hing and curry leaves
2. Add finely chopped onions and green chillies and fry till onion are translucent
3. Now add sliced mushrooms, turmeric and fry for 2-3 mins
4. Add chilli powder, rice and cook for another 2 minutes without adding water
5. Now add 3 cups of water, salt, grated coconut (Optional) and cook in medium flame.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves
Enjoy your mushroom Pulav when its hot :-D

Tips:
1. Soak rice in water for 30 minutes before using it.
2. Do not mix rice frequently, it will break the grains.
3. Once almost all water is gone cook rice on low flame, by doing this rice grains will not stick to each other.

How to prepare Egg Sandwich

2012-06-27T09:50:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

Bread slices - 4
Boiled Egg - 2/3
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Mayonaise - 1 tsp
Mustard Sauce - 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Butter - to apply on bread slices (Optional)

Procedure

1. Apply little butter on bread slices and roast them on tawa. (You can even use your bread toaster if you wish)
2. Prepare filling by smashing boiled egg into small pieces with help of fork in a bowl, to that add mayonaise, salt, pepper and Mustard sauce (Optional) and mix well.
3. Apply the filling on roasted bread slice and cover it with other.
4. Cut it into triangle or any other shape of your desire.

Your Egg Sandwich is ready, now Enjoy it as-it-is or with some ketchup :-D

How to prepare Mushrom Masala

2012-06-26T17:34:00.001-07:00

Ingredients

Mushroom - 1 cup sliced
Onion - 1
Bay Leaves - 2
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Cloves - 2
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Butter - 1-2 inch cube
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a vessel and add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves
2. Add ginger-garlic paste and onion and suate untill raw smell is gone
3. Add turmeric, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala and some water and cook well for 2-3 min
4. Add butter and let it melt
5. Now add mushrooms and cook well for another 6-7 minutes and add lemon juice. stir in-between
6. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with chapati :-D

How to prepare Pepper Corn Salad

2012-06-25T10:39:00.004-07:00

Ingredients

Steamed sweet corn - 1 cup
Pepper - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder - a pinch (Optional)

Preparation

1. Cook the sweet corn by steaming them
2. Mix well all the ingredients (steamed corn, pepper, Salt, lemon juice, chilli powder) in a bowl.

Enjoy your cup of salad when its hot :-D

How to prepare pepper chicken dry

2012-06-24T15:40:00.002-07:00

Ingredients

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Onion - 1
Green Chillies - 3
Lemon - 2-3 tsp
Salt - 1 tbsp
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut - 2-3 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 4
Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 1tsp
Curry leaves - 2-3 strands
Cashews - 2 tbsp

Preparation

1. Make a paste of coconut, ginger, garlic, green chillies.

1. Cut chicken pieces into 1 inch cubes
2. Marinate Chicken pieces with Salt, Lemon Juice, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala powder for 30 min or more

1. Heat oil in a vessel and add coconut paste and fry well untill all moisture is gone
2. Add onion and fry well until golden brown
3. Add the marinate and cook well in water oozed out by chicken in medium-low flame
4. Once the chicken is cooked turm off heat add pepper powder and coriander leaves and mix well

You can garnish it with fried curry leaves and cashews :-D

How to prepare Channa Masala

2012-06-16T12:08:00.004-07:00

Ingredients

Channa - 1 cup soaked for 4-5 hours
Onion - 1 medium size
Tomato - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Coriander - 1 tsp chopped
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Chat Masala - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Bay leaves - 2

Preparation

1. Cook Channa in a cooker for 3-4 whistles with water and Salt
2. In a vessel heat oil, add Bay leaves and cumin seeds
3. Add chopped onions, green chillies and salt around 1/4 tsp and cook for 2 min
4. Add turmeric and ginger-garlic paste
5. Once the raw smell of Ginger-garlic paste is gone add chopped tomatoes and cook untill they are smashed well (around 5-6 min)
6. Add boiled channa water and add garam masala powder, coriander powder, chat masala and chilli powder and mix well.
7. Now add the cooked channa and let them cook for 5 more min
8. Garnish with coriander leaves

Enjoy with any indian bread :-D

How to prepare Channa (Kadale kaalu) Huli Sambar

2012-06-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

Channa - 1 cup Soak for minimum 3 hours

Potato - 3 small

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Onion - 1 small

Tomato - 1 big

Red Chillies - 2

Sambar Powder - 2 1/2 tsp

Jaggery powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - as per taste

Water - 3 cups

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

grated coconut - 1 tsp

olive oil - 1 tsp

hing - pinch

mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

curry leaves - 4-5 leaves

Preparation

1. Cook Channa dal in a cooker with some water and salt for 3 whistles

2. Now once the cooker is cooled add toor dal, diced potatoes, onion, tomato, turmeric to it and cook it again for 2 more whistles.

3. In a vessel heat oil, add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, red chillies

4. once curry leaves are done add the contents of cooker, sambar powder, Jaggery, coconut, Salt and bring it to boil. Let it boil for 4-5 min

Server hot with Rice.

Uddina Vada

2012-06-14T14:46:00.000-07:00

Poori

2012-06-14T14:43:00.001-07:00

Gulab Jamoon

2012-06-14T14:39:00.000-07:00

Egg Fried Rice

2012-06-14T14:35:00.000-07:00

Chicken kabab

2012-06-14T14:15:00.001-07:00

Curd Rice

2012-06-14T13:56:00.001-07:00

Chapati Egg Masala

2012-06-14T13:44:00.003-07:00