Simply Rasoi

Chicken Surkh

2013-01-06T08:35:00.002-08:00

It is a simplest and very tasty dish.you can serve it as a snack or main dish.

Ingredients 1kg chicken medium pieces

400gms onion

3 tbs garlic crushed

2tbs gingercrushed

200gms curd

2small cinnamon,3 big black eliachi,

1/4tsp jayatri,1/2 tsp blackpeppar

3 tejpatta,5cardamom,5cloves

150gms oil

1tbs garam masala,1tsp red chilli powder,1/2tsp turmericpowder.

to marinate 2 tbs lime juice ,1tsp turmeric powder,1 tsp red chilli poweder,salt,2tsp ginger garlic paste.

Method

wash the chicken pieces properly,mix all the ingredients to marinate. Keep it in a side for 1 hour.
Chhopped the onion in thin long slices.
Take a thick bottom vessel or kadahi,put half oil,heat it,fry onion till brown in colour.keep aside.
put the remaining oil, heat,add all spices mentioned above fry for a minute add crushed ginger garlic,add marinated chicken fry it in a high flame for 2 minutes.
lower the flame,add all powder spices and salt,cook itfor 10 minutes then put fried onion mix it,add curd ,cook till oil get seprate.
sprinkle chhoped coiander leaves,now chicken surkh is ready to serve.

Mutton Yakhni Recipe

2012-01-20T23:08:00.000-08:00

It is one of the famous Mughlai Dish, which is served mostly in the Northern parts of India. Enjoy the recipe below.

Ingredients :

1/2 Kg Mutton (Lamb Meat)

2 Big Onion ( CHOPPED )

3 tsp Ginger Paste

2 tsp Garlic Paste

4 tsp Onion Paste

1 tsp Garam Masala

3 stick Dalchini

4 pieces Cardamom

1/2 tsp Black Pepper (whole)

1/4 tsp Clove

1/2 tsp Nutmeg (Jaiphal) + Javitri Powder (Mace)

1/4 tsp Kewra Water (Panadanas water)

1/2 cup Curd

100 gm Pure Ghee/Refined Oil

1/4 cup Mint Leaves

4 tsp Coriander Leaves

Salt

Method :

Wash the meat pieces and drain the water.
Take mutton in a thick bottom pan, add curd, chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste and mix it properly.
Add all the ingredients one-by-one into the pan except kewra water. Then add pure ghee and salt.
Keep this marinated mutton aside for an hour or so.
After an hour keep the pan on stove with medium flame on.
Cook it till the mutton pieces become soft with thick gravy.
Add kewra water and coriander leaves. Cook for minute.
Mutton Yakhni is ready to serve with Paratha or Tandoori Naan.

Mumbai's Vada Pav,The Indian Burger

2012-01-17T04:54:00.000-08:00

Vada Pav Mumbai's Staple food, is also known as the Indian Burger. It is famous in Maharashtra. A vada pav in different shops in Mumbai has a different taste. But the one which I enjoyed the most was at MITHIBAI COLLEGE, PARLE, MUMBAI.

So here are the ingredients and method of cooking.

Ingredients :

8 ladi pavs (small squares of white bread)

1 recipe Dry Garlic Chutney

For the vada filling

1 1/2 cups boiled and mashed potatoes

2 green chillies, chopped

1 1/2 tbsp grated garlic

1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)

1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

1 tbsp oil

For the outer covering

3/4 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)

1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

a pinch of baking soda

1 tsp oil

salt to taste

Other ingredients

oil for deep-frying

Method

For the vada fillling

1. Heat the oil and add the mustard seeds. When they crackle, add the asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté for a few seconds.

2. Add the pounded mixture and sauté again for a few seconds.

3. Add the potatoes, turmeric powder and salt and mix well.

4. Remove from the fire and cool.

5. Divide into 8 equal portions. Shape into rounds.

For the outer covering

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and make a batter using approximately 1/3 cup of water.

2. Dip each round of the vada filling into the batter and allow it to coat the mixture well .

3. Deep fry in hot oil, till golden brown. Keep aside on absorbent paper.

How to proceed

1. Slice each pav into half and spread some dry garlic chutney inside.
2. Place one vada in each pav and serve immediately.

Lahsuni Aaloo {Garlic Potato}

2011-11-04T02:48:00.001-07:00

Ingredient
50ml oil
500gms potato
3tbspoon chopped garlic
1/2tbsp turmeric powder
1tbsp red chilli powder
1tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method

Cut the potato in small cubes.
Heat the oil in a pan,put garlic,fry till it turned brown in colour.
Add potato cubes,fry in a medium flame till potato becomes little soft.
Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder and salt to taste, cook for two minutes.
Add coriander leaves,serve with paratha.

Egg Raipuria

2011-09-21T06:58:00.001-07:00

Ingredients :

3 Eggs
0.5 (1/2) Kg Onion
2 kg Big Tomatoes
1 Katori (bowl) Methi Leaves
1 tbsp Green Chilies
2 tbsp Green Coriander
1 tbsp Red Chili Powder
0.5(1/2) tbsp Haldi (Turmeric) Powder
0.5(1/2) tbsp Salt
5 tbsp Oil (Refined)

Cooking Methodology :

Cut the Onion in a small pieces.
Cut green chillies. Keep ready methi and dhania leaves.
Cut tomatoes in a small pieces.
Take a pan, put onion, green chilies fry till they turn light brown.
Add methi leaves fry it for 2 minutes.
Add turmeric, chili powder and salt.
Add tomato, fry till tomato is cooked.
Break eggs, and add it into the mixture.
Mix all with the help of spatula. Cover it with for 2 minutes.
Then open the lid and add coriander leaves.
Serve with mughalai paratha.

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Sevai Ki Kheer (Vermicelli Kheer)

2011-09-17T10:02:00.000-07:00

Ingredients Required :

100 gms Sevai/Vermicelli ( Fine Roasted )
100 gms Desi ghee
1.5 Litre Milk (Full Cream)
150 gms Sugar
50 gms Cashew Nut
50 gms Almonds
50 gms Pistachio (Pista)
50 gms Raisins ( Kismish )
100 gms Dry Coconut (Khopra)
1 tbsp Poppy Seeds (Khash-Khash)
5-7 Green Cardamon

Method :

Boil the Milk on a low flame for 15 minutes.
Cut all the dry fruits into small pieces.
Grate the coconut.
Take a container, pour half the pour of Ghee., fry all the dry fruits till they turn brown. And then keep them aside.
Pour another half of ghee, heat it and add sevai (vermicelli), fry it for 2 minutes.
Add the grated coconut and khash-khash in the above mixture, fry it for a minute.
Add boil milk to the above mixture and cook for 2 minutes.
Add sugar and bring the mixture to a boil.
Sprinkle cardamon powder along with fried dry fruits.
Now Kheer is ready to serve.

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Shahi Tukda Recipe

2011-09-15T22:55:00.000-07:00

Ingredients Required :

1 Bread Loaf
Desi ghee
1 Litre Milk
100gm Mawa / Milkmaid
150gm Sugar
Keasr, Kaju, Pista or Badam

Cooking Steps :

Cut the bread loaf in thick slices.
Remove the edges and fry them in ghee till they turn golden brown.
Bring milk to aboil in a container.
Add Sugar and Mawa/Milkmaid and cook for 7-10 minutes.
Pour this mixture over bread slices.
Let it soak for 15 minutes.
Garnish with dry-fruits.

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