Peas pulao
INGREDIENTS:-
- 2 cups Basmati rice
- 1 cup fresh or Frozen Peas
- 3 tbsp finely chopped Onions
- 2 Bay leaf
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 5 Clove
- 4 Green chillies
- 1 Cinnamon stick
METHOD:-
- Wash the rice thoroughly and keep aside.
- Then heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, clove and cumin seeds and fry for few seconds.
- Then add chopped onions and green chillies and fry till onions are golden brown.
- Now add peas into it and saute for a minute.
- Then add 4 cups of water and salt into it.
- When the water starts boiling, then add basmati rice and garam masala.
- Then close the lid of the pan.
- Cook untill rice are properly done and serve hot with raita.
Upma
INGREDIENTS:-
- 2 cups Rava/sooji
- 2 tbsp Urad dal
- 1 inch chopped Ginger
- 1 chopped Onion
- 2 chopped Green chillies
- 1 chopped Potato
- 2 tbsp chopped capsicum
- 1 chopped Carrot
- 1/4 cup frozen or fresh Peas
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
- 3 tbsp Oil
- Salt to taste
- 2 stalk Curry leaves
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh Corainder leaves
METHOD:-
- Roast the sooji or rava on low flame till a nice aroma comes out, then take out on a plate and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and green chillies and fry for a minute.
- Then add all the chopped vegetables, turmeric powder and salt into it.
- And fry till all the vegetables are tendered.
- Then add 3 cups of water into it.
- When the water starts boiling then add the roasted sooji into it slowly and stir it constantly.
- Then cover the pan and cook for a minute in a low flame.
- Then take away the pan from heat, and add ghee and fresh corainder leaves and mix well.
- Serve hot with sambar and chutneys.
Mutton rogan josh
INGREDIENTS:-
- 700 gm Mutton
- 5 tbsp Oil
- 1 cup Curd
- 2 Onions chopped
- 2 tbsp Ginger paste
- 2 tbsp Garlic paste
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilly powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 3 tbsp Tomato puree
- 5 Cloves
- 5 Bay leaves
- 3 Green cardamom
- 3 Black cardamom
- 3 sticks Cinnamom
- 4 tbsp raw Cashew nut paste
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh Corainder and mint leaves
- 1 cup Fresh creams
METHOD:-
- Wash the mutton thoroughly in running water.
- In a bowl marinade the mutton with cur and a little salt.
- Heat oil in a pan and pu bay leaves, black cardamom, green cardamom, clove, cinnamom sticks.
- When it starts crackle then add chopped onions and fry till the onions are little golden brown.
- Then put ginger and garlic paste and saute for a minutes.
- Now add tomato puree, raw cashew nut paste, red chilly powder and garam masala and fry the mixture till oil comes up.
- Now add the marinade mutton and cook in high flame for 2 minutes.
- Then add salt and water into it and close the lid of the pan tightly.
- And cook untill the meats are tendered.
- Then add fresh cream and stirr well.
- Now take the dish away from heat and garnish with fresh corainder and mint leaves.
- Now the mutton rogan josh is ready to serve, serve hot with pulao ar nan.
Poha
INGREDIENTS:-
- 2 cups Poha(beaten rice)
- 1 medium sized potato(chopped)
- 1 chopped Onion
- 2 Green chillies
- 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 stalk Curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Chana dal
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp chopped fresh Corainder leaves
- 2 tbsp crushed Ground nuts
METHOD:-
- Soak the poha and wash thoroughly and drain the water.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
- When mustard seeds start crackling then add chana dal, peanuts and curry leaves and saute for a couple of minutes.
- Then add potatoes, chopped onions, green chillies and salt into it.
- Cook untill potatoes are tendered, then add turmeric powder
- Then add soaked poha and corainder leaves and mix it thoroughly and cook for 2 minutes in a medium flame.
- Let it cool for sometime then add lemon juice and serve.
Paneer butter masala
INGREDIENTS:-
- 250 gm paneer
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp chilly powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp corainder powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 2 tbsp raw Cashew nut paste
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves)
- 1/2 cup Tomato puree
- 2 Onions pureed
- 2 tbsp roasted Cashew nuts
- 1 cup Fresh cream
- Oil as for frying
METHOD:-
- Cut paneer block into small cubes and fry till light golden brown.
- Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a pan and add onion puree into it and fry till golden brown.
- Then add ginger garlic paste and saute for some time.
- Now add tomato puree, turmeric powder, corainder powder, chilly powder, garam masala and salt into it and mix thoroughly.
- Fry the above mixture in medium flame for 3 minutes.
- Then after add the raw cashew nut paste into it and cook for 5 min.
- Now add the fried paneer cubes into the mixture and a little water and allow the gravy to cook for 10 minutes.
- Then put fenugreek leaves into it.
- Then add fresh cream and then remove the pan from the flame.
- Now add the remaining butter over the curry and serve hot.
Palak puri
INGREDIENTS:-
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cup Palak puree
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Roasted cumin seed powder
- Oil for frying
METHOD:-
- In a bowl take flour and add palak puree, salt, roasted cumin seeds powder and ghee and mix thoroughly.
- And prepare a semi hard dough of it.
- Keep the dough covered for 30 minutes.
- Then divide the dough into lime sized balls.
- Then roll the balls with rolling pin into disc shape.
- Now heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry the puris one by one and serve hot.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Spinach puree
- 250 gm Paneer
- 1 tbsp Ginger paste
- 1 tbsp Garlic paste
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 1 tsp Corainder powder
- 2 tbsp finely chopped onions
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp Fresh cream
- 4 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Butter
Steps / Method:
- Heat oil in a pan fry the paneer till golden brown.
- Again heat oil in a pan and add ginger paste, garlic paste and chopped onions.
- Fry till onions are tendered.
- Then add cumin powder, corainder powder, garam masala and salt into it.
- Now add spinach puree and cook for 5 minutes.
- Then add fried paneer pieces into the gravy and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Then put lemon juice and cook for 2 minutes.
- Now transfer the dish into serving bowl and add fresh cream and butter into it, and serve hot.
Lassi
INGREDIENTS:-
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1/2 cup Ice cubes
- 4 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp fresh cream
METHOD:-
- Blend together yogurt and sugar for 2 minutes in a mixer.
- Then add ice cubes and blend for a minute.
- Then pour into serving glasses from a height so as to form a foamy layer on the top.
- Then spread fresh cream on the top and serve chilled.
Gajar halwa
INGREDIENTS:-
- 3 cups grated or shredded carrots
- 4 cups Milk
- 4 tbsp ghee/butter
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp roasted Cashew nuts
- 2 tbsp Raisins
- 2 tbsp green pista
METHOD:-
- Cook the milk on low flame for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Then add ghee in a hot frying pan and then add the shredded carrots.
- Fry the carrots for 10 minutes in medium flame.
- When the carrots changes its colour add milk into it.
- Then cook untill the milk dries.
- Then add sugar, cardamom powder and mix well.
- Now remove the pan from the flame and garnish with roasted cashew, raisins and green pista.
- It can be serve hot or cold.