Monday, July 20, 2009

Keema Kababs


Ingredients:
1 lb. Minced Meat
1 lb. Potato
1 no. Onion(large, finely sliced)
1 tsp. Onion(paste)
½ tsp. Garlic(paste)
½ tsp. Ginger(paste)
1 tsp. Red Chili Powder
1 tsp. Turmeric Powder
1 tsp. Coriander powder
1 tsp. Cumin powder
1 tsp. All spice powder
1 no. Lemon
1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
2 nos. Egg
2 tsps. Black Pepper(powder)
Salt to taste

Method:


Kheema Stuffing


1. Cook kheema with little salt and turmeric powder. Drain the excess water and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in the pan, add onions and stir until golden brown.
3. Add brown onion paste, ginger-garlic paste and all the remaining spice powders and fry for 2 to 3 mins.
4. Now add kheema and stir well. Add salt according to taste.
5. Sqeeze some half a lemon to it.
6. Cover the lid and further keep for 5 to 10 mins.

For the covering

Boil potatoes. Peel and mash them properly. Add salt and black pepper according to taste. Beat eggs, add salt and black pepper and keep aside.
To make Kababs

1. Take some handful of mashed potatoes, flatten them on your palm and put 1 tsp of stuffing and cover the stuffing.
2. Make all the remaining kababs and dip one at a time in the beaten eggs and shallow fry in the non stick pan with 1 tbsp oil.
3. Serve hot. It can also be eaten as an appetizer with ketchup.

Vermicelli/Bambino Omlette



Ingredients

* 2 Eggs
* ½ cup Bambino
* 1 tbsp Chopped Corriander
* 1-2 Chopped green chillies
* 2 tbsp Chopped onions
* salt to taste
* a pinch of garam masala
* ½ tsp. Ginger Garlic paste
* 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

Method:

1. Bring water to boil, add bambinoo with little oil, wait till the vermicelli is cooked. Set aside.
2. Mix chopped onions, corriander leaves, green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, and salt in a bowl.
3. Then beat eggs and mix well with the mixture.
4. Add boiled bambinoo in the above prepared mixture and mix well.
5. Heat oil on a pan, spread the mixture evenly and cover it with a lid.
6. Cook the omlette both sides.
7. Serve with tomato sauce or place it between 2 bread slices to make a sandwitch.

Mexican Omlette



Ingredients:

* 4 Eggs
* salt as required
* 1 tsp red chillie powder
* 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
* 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
* 1 cup capsicum - cut into 2" cubes
* 1/2 cup Button mushrooms
* 1/2 cup chopped onions
* 1/4 cup chopped green chillies
* 1/4 cup chopped spring onions
* 1/2 cup oil

Method:

1. Beat eggs thoroughly, add salt, chilli powder, ginger- garlic paste. mix well and keep it aside.
2. Take another pan add 4 tsp oil and fry all vegetables for 8 min and add salt and garam masala powder and fry for 2 min on medium flame. let it cool and add this to egg mixture.
3. Heat remaining oil in a thick bottomed pan and pore this egg mixture, cook on medium flame for 10 mins.
4. Once golden brown, turn to other side and cook.
5. Check whether omelet is cooked well with the help of a spoon.
6. Garnish with spring onions, chillies and serve hot.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

All Nuts Shake


Ingredients :

Boiled & Cooled Milk - 1/2 ltr
Badam or Almonds - 20
Pista - 5
Seedless Dates - 3
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Walnut - 3
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tbsp

Method:
1) Peel the skin of Badam.(Tip: To peel the skin easily, boil water and put the badam in it for 3 minutes.Remove badam from water.Peel the skin)
2) Grind Badam,pista,walnut,dates and sugar with little milk to fine paste.
3) Mix this with the milk add little cardamom if required for the flavour
4) Serve it cool .

Banana Milkshake

Ingredients
1 ripe medium banana
400 ml. milk chilled well
2 tsp. sugar
2 drops vanilla essence
1 drop yellow colour (optional)

Method

Chop bananas, add 1/2 cup milk, blend in mixie till smooth.
Add all other ingredients, whip with an electric whipper.
Whip till the milkshake is frothy.
Pour into 2 tall glasses.
Serve very well chilled.
Note: One may add a tbsp. of finely chopped banana pieces at the bottom of each glass before pouring, if desired.

Mutton Fry


Ingredients:
1/2 kg Mutton
1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste (alternatively crush 2 inch size Ginger and 1 pod Garlic)
1 Onion
1 big Tomato
1 tsp Cumin seeds
8-10 Red chilli
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vinegar
Pinch of turmeric powder
4 tsp oil
1 tsp Garam Masala (optional)

Method:

1. Soak chillies for few minutes.
2. Add salt, turmeric powder to the mutton and boil it.
3. Take oil in a non-stick pan.
4. Put onion and garlic-ginger paste.
5. Fry it in simmer for few minutes.
6. Add tomato and again fry it.
7. Put mutton and chilli-cumin paste in it.
8. Finally add vinegar

Papdi Chat


Ingredients:
For Papdi:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp. ghee or oil
1/4 tsp. ajwain seeds (tymol seeds)
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Other Ingredients:
Green Chutney & Tamarind Chutney
Cumin Powder
Chat masala
Plain Sev
Beaten fresh curd
Salt to taste
1/2 cup boiled peeled chopped potatoes
1/2 cup boiled chick peas
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves

Method

For Papdi:
Mix all-purpose flour, ajwain seeds, ghee and salt.
Add enough water and knead into soft dough. Cover and leave for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough into small portions. Roll out each portion of the dough with the help of some dry flour, roll into large thin rounds. Prick all over with fork. Cut out small rounds from it with a cutter.
Fry them in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
Drain on paper towel. Store in an airtight container when cool.

To Serve:
Crush coarsely the papdis. Spread the papdis in a large plate.
Add potatoes, chick peas and onions all over. Drizzle beaten curd over them.
Sprinkle chutneys, salt, cumin and chaat masala all over. Garnish with chopped coriander and sev.
Serve immediately.