Habshi Halwa

Ingredients:-

Milk 3 Ltrs
Khoya 250 gm
Sprouted Wheat 125 gm
Sugar 1/2 Kg
Ghee 1/2 Kg
Saffron 1/4 tsp
Kewra 1/4 tsp
small cardimon 4-5

Instructions:-

Mix wheat in milk well & cook on low heat, constantly stirring.
When milk is reduced to half, gradually put khoya, keep stirring, otherwise lumps may form.
A smooth mixture will be formed.
Add sugar & cook.
When it is thick again, add ghee & cook.
After 20-25 minutes, it will not stick to the pan & it will leave the sides.
At this stage sprinkle kewra, saffron mixed in little water, ground cardimon. Mix & take out & spread it in a dish evenly & cut into the desired shapes like diamond or square pieces.

Garnish with pistachios & almonds.

Chicken White Karahi

Ingredients:-

Chicken small pieces 1-1/2 Kg
Curd beaten 1 pao
Black pepper 1/2 tsp
White pepper 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Ginger garlic paste 1 TBsp
Garam masala powder 1 TBsp
Green onion chopped 3
Green Chillies chopped 4
Ginger slices 1"
Oil 1/4 Cup
Cream to taste optional


Instructions:-

In a pan take oil. Saute ginger garlic paste. Add chicken & fry till color changes. Wgen little water is left, add green onion (leave some green part for later use). Mix green chillies & ginger slices.
Beat curd & mix garam masala powder, black pepper, white pepper, salt & mix it in chicken. Mix left over green onion, more ginger slices.

Sprinkle 2-3 tsp fresh cream if you like.

Take out in a bowl.

Fruit Chat Special

Ingredients

Apples 2
Pears 2
Oranges 2
Pomegranate seeds 3\4 cup
white seedless grapes 1 cup
Seedless grapes 1 cup
Papaya 1
Bananas 3
Salt 2 tsp.
Sugar 1\4 cup
Black pepper powder 3\4 tsp.
Chaat masala 2 tsp.
Lemons juice 2
Oranges juice 2

Instructions:-

1. Cut apple and pears into medium sized chunks. Peel the oranges and cut each piece into half. Cut grapes into half. Peel the papaya and cut into small cubes. Peel bananas and make thick slices.
2. Put all the fruits into a large bowl. Sprinkle salt, sugar, black pepper powder and chaat masala. Pour the lemon juice and orange juice and mix it well with a spoon.
3. Cover and slightly chill in the refrigerator before serving.

Dahi Baray Special

Ingredients:-

Dal maash dhuli (white) 2 cups (presoaked in luke warm water for 4-5 hours)
Baking soda 1 Pinch
Asafetida (Heeng) 1 pinch
Baking Soda 1 Pinch
For Curd:-
Curd 2 Cups
Salt ½ tsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp.
Sugar 1 tsp.
red chili powder 1/2 tsp.
Coriander (zeera) powder 1/2 tsp.
Corn flour 1 tsp.
Water 2 Cups mixed with 1 tsp sugar & 1/2 tsp salt.

Instructions:-

Grind the presoaked dal into a paste and put salt, baking soda & heeng.
Mix well and leave for 10 minutes.
Then in a frying pan add plenty of oil for deep frying and with the help of a spoon drop into the pan flat rounded patties and fry till golden brown remove and put them into water (mixed with 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. sugar) mixture. Remove when soft, pressing it to drain excess water.

Beat the yogurt adding a little water to a paste.
Add salt, red chili powder and zeera powder, corn flour and sugar.
Put the Dahi baras in Curd mixture to serve.

Garnish with sweet Imli Chutney and Chat Masala.

Prawn Pakoras

Ingredients:-

Prawns 1 Kg

For Batter:-

3 TBsp Flour
2 TBsp Corn Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Red Chillies
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/4 tsp Chinese Salt
1 Egg

Instructions:-

Mix all the ingredients to make bater, adding little water. Make it a thick mixture.
Dip Prawns in this mixture & deep fry them in hot oil to golden.

Serve with Chillie Garlic Sauce or Tomato Ketchup.

Papri Chaat

Ingredients:

For Papri:
Wheat Flour 1 1/2 cup
Maida 3 cups
Oil 1/4 cup
Red Chilli Powder 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
Heeng 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Ajwain Seeds 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

For Green Chutney:
Coriander Leaves 1/2 bunch
Grated Coconut 1/2 cup
Lemon Juice 2-3 drops
Green Chilli 1 hot
Salt to taste

For Tamarind Chutney:
Dates 4-5
Tamarind 1 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

For Yoghurt:
Yoghurt 4 cups
Sugar 4 tbsp
Curry Leaves 2-3
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tsp

Other:
2 Potatoes Boiled

Instructions:

Papri:

* Grind the cumin seeds and the ajwain seeds.
* Mix maida, wheat flour, red chilli powder, turmeric, salt, hing,oil, crushed cumin and ajwain seeds together.
* Knead a little hard dough adding water as required.
* Roll out very small even size round puris of the dough.
* Deep fry them in oil and pressing on center, o that they may swell up. Take out & keep aside.

Green Chutney:

* Make the green chutney by mixing grated coconut, washed and chopped coriander leaves, salt, lemon juice, green chillies in a mixer to make a fine paste. Keep aside.

Tamarind Chutney:

* Make the tamarind chutney by boiling the dates and tamarind together in water till they are cooked. Then blend it in a blender to make a fine paste. Mix salt and red chilli powder to it. Keep it aside.

Yoghurt:-

* Beat the yoghurt and add sugar and salt. Mix well.
* Then heat the oil and season it with mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves and then pour it hot in the yoghurt.
* Mix it well and keep it aside.

Finally:-

* Now boil the potatoes and cut into small cubes. Add salt and little chat masala powder.
* In a plate take slightly pressed puris. Put one tbsp of potatoes. Then put 3 tbsp yoghurt mix over it. Add 1 tsp of green and tamarind chutney over it. Sprinkle little red chilli powder and chaat masala powder and serve.

Fruit Yogurt

Ingredients :

1 pack condensed milk
2 pack cream
yogurt
1 pack un cook jelly ( pineapple)
2 tbsp gelatin
1 can pineapple (only pineapple not juice)

Instructions:

1.take a bowl and add yogurt, condense milk cream and jelly pack
2. make gelatin by cooking in water
3.now add gelatin in the mixture
4.then add pineapple and stir
5.rfrigrate it max one day or whole night
and enjoy this delicious and nutritious dish for your family

Aaloo bonday

Ingredients:
potatoes 1/2 kg
mustard seeds (rai): 1/4 tsp
hin seeds (zeera): 1/4 tsp
red chillies: 1/2 tsp
salt: to taste
karhi patta: few leaves
imli ka paani: 1/4 cup
onion thinly sliced : 1/2 cup
green chillies: 2 chopped
fresh coriander: 2 tbsp chopped
gram flour (besan) : 1/2 cup
cooking oil: 2tbsp
2 cups for deep frying Boil

Instructions:

1-Take potatoes, mash them.
2-Heat oil in a frying pan then add zeera rai karhi patta and fry for two minutes.
3-Then add chillies, salt and mashed potatoes.
4-Mix well and then add green chillies , fresh coriander , onions & imli ka paani .
5-Cook till the water is evaporated . Keep the mixture in the refrigerator for about an hour .
6-Make balls of the entire mixture . Heat oil in a wok .
7-Coat the prepared balls in besan dissolved in warm water with zeera and red chillies .
8-Deep fry these balls in oil heated in the wok .
Serve with ketchup or green chutney .

Cheese Samosa

Ingredients:

1.Cottage Cheese ...1 packet
2.Coriander…1 bunch
3.Green Chilies (finely chopped)..4
4.Onion (finely chopped)…1
5.Almonds…10
6.Black pepper (whole).…10
7.Salt…to taste
8.Flour…a pinch
9.Samosa stripes…2 dozens
10.Oil...2 cups

Instructions:

1.Grind almonds and black pepper.
2.Mix the almonds and black pepper powder in cheese.
3.Mix the green spices and chopped onion in the cheese and keep aside for few minutes.
4.Take the somasa stripes one by one and add one tablespoon of the cheese mixture in it.
5.Fold the samosa stripe in triangle shape and close the ends with wet flour.
6.Deep fry the samosas on low heat.
7.Serve with ketchup.

Mixed Vegetable Cutlets

Ingredients:

1 c Cauliflower florets 3 tb Sunflower seeds
1 c Potatoes, diced & peeled 1 1/2 ts Salt
1 c Green peas, frozen or fresh 1/4 ts Black pepper
1 c Green beans, 1/4 inch pieces 1/2 ts Turmeric
1 c Finely shredded carrots 1 ts Garam masala
1/2 c Finely shredded beets 3/4 c milk
1/4 c Finely chopped celery 2 tb Cornstarch
2 Hot green chilies, quartered 2 tb Whole wheat flour
2/3 c Cooked chick peas 2/3 c White poppy seeds
3 tb Almonds Ghee for shallow frying
3 tb Walnuts


Instructions:

1-Place the cauliflower, potatoes, fresh peas & green beans in the bottom of a pot & cover with water. Put the carrots, beets & celery in a steaming basket, cover & place over the pot. Cook until the vegetables are tender-crisp. Drian, saving the water. Add the frozen peas, defrosted first, to the steamed vegetables.
2-In a blender, while it is running, drop in the chilies. Add the chick peas, nuts & seeds & process until the peas are mashed. Some vegetable water may facilitate this. Add the cauliflower, potatoes, fresh peas, if using, & beans. Pulse on & off till they are coarsely mashed. Transfer to a mixing bowl, add the steamed vegetables, salt, pepper, turmeric & garam masala. Mix well. Divide into portions.
3-Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Flatten a portion into an almond shaped cutlet, 1/2 inch thick & place on the sheet. Cover & refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4-Whisk the soy milk, cornstarch & flour in a flat bowl until smooth. Dip each cutlet into the batter, roll in poppy seeds & set aside briefly to air dry.
5-Heat ghee to a depth of 3/4 inch. Without crowding, fry the cutlets in batches for 2 minutes each side. Drain & serve.

Jalaibi Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup maida
½ cup rice flour
2 cup water
2½ cup sugar
1 tsp. soda
¼ tsp. cream of tartar
6 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
2 tsp. Rose water
Saffron (Zafran)
Yellow/orange food colour
Oil/ghee for frying

Instructions

Mix maida, rice flour, soda and water and keep the mixture overnight in warm place.

Mix sugar, water, ilaichi saffron cream of tartar and cook to make it into thick syrup.

Deep fry the mixture in the curls using a nozzle like the one used for icing of cakes. Fry till light brown and pour into the syrup. DO NOT OVER SOAK.
Remove and let the excess syrup drain out.

Serving: 10 to 12 persons

Dahi Baray Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups dal Maash dhuli (white) or Moong (dhuli) presoaked for 4-5 hours
Pinch of baking soda
½ tsp salt
pinch of asafetida (Heeng)
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste

Instructions

Grind the presoaked dal into a paste and add rest of the spices.
Mix well and leave for 30 minutes.
Then in a frying pan add 1 tbs. of oil and with the help of a spoon drop into the pan flat rounded patties and shallow
fry till light brown.
DO NOT TURN OVER TO FRY OTHER SIDE.
Meanwhile heat oil for deep frying and then deep fry.
When golden brown remove and cool.
When serving, soak in a bowl of water and when a little soft squeeze out the water between palms and add to prepared yogurt.

YOGURT: Beat the yogurt adding a little water to a paste.
Add salt, red chili powder and 1/2 tsp zeera powder. 1 tsp corn flour and 1 tsp sugar
Garnish with sweet Imli Chutney and Chat Masala.

Serving: 6 persons

Cholay Chaat Recipe

Ingredients

2 15 Oz. Cans of Chick peas
1 Large Potato
2 tbs. fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
1 green chilies
2 tbs. Chaat Masala
3 tbs. tamarind (Imli) Chutney
1/4 Medium Onion
1 Medium Tomato
Salt to taste

Instructions

Boil the potato until it’s soft.
Skin and cube.
Drain and wash the Chick Peas.
Dice the onion, tomato, green chilies and dhaniya leaves.
Add everything to a large bowl and mix thoroughly. You may want to add more chat masala/ imli chutney depending upon your taste.

Samosa Recipe

Ingredients

½ Kg minced beef
½ tsp. salt (to taste)
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
¼ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
3-4 green chilies chopped
2 onion coarsely sliced
1 cup fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves

Instructions

Put the meat in a pot on medium-low heat and dry the water already present in it stirring constantly to prevent burning along with salt, pepper and haldi.
When water dries add green chili, onion and dhaniya and dry water on high heat and remove.
Take the ready-made samosa strips available in market and use this filling. Seal the edges of samosa using a mixture of some flour dissolved in a little water and cooked into a thick paste.

Firni Recipe

Ingredients

1 liter of milk
a small tin condensed milk
4-5 tbs. sugar (reduce amount if adding sweetened condensed milk)
½ cup rice flour
dry fruit --pistachio, almonds
1 tsp. Kewra essence
4 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi) seeds

Instructions

In a pot add milk and Ilaichi seeds, rice flour and sugar.
Leave on a very low flame to cook and keep stirring. When the mixture thickens add Kewra essence and remove from heat.
Garnish with dry fruits.

Serving: 4-6 persons

Chops - Fried Recipe

Ingredients

1 kg. chops
1 tsp. salt (according to taste)
2-3 tsp. lemon juice
1 tbs. garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp. garam masala
1 tbs. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 egg
½ cup breadcrumbs
¼ tsp. Black Pepper (Kali Mirch) powder.
Oil for frying

Instructions

To the chops add ¾ tsp salt, lemon juice, Garlic (Lehsan), Ginger (Adrak), chili powder and garam masala.
Half cook in a pot on low fire. Add a little water if necessary.
When more than half tender remove from heat.
Whip the egg with ¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp Black Peppercorn. (Kali Mirch).
Dip the chops into the egg whip one by one, coat with breadcrumbs and deep fry.
Serve with Mint (Podina) chutney and naan.

Serving: 3 to 4 persons

Burfi Recipe

Ingredients

4 cups powdered milk
1 evaporated milk
Seeds of 4-5 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tbs. oil or ghee

Instructions

In the powdered milk add enough evaporated milk to knead it into a hard dough. Roll it up into a hard ball and keep it in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Then take it out and grate it with a coarse grater. In a pot heat the oil and add the ilaichi seeds, grated milk, sugar and water and cook on low heat and keep stirring till the water has dried and it starts to come together and leaves the sides of the pot. Add a few drops of Kewra essence (optional) and set in a flat dish. When cool cut into pieces.

Serving: 6-8 persons

Variants:

COCONUT BURFI
Do not add water. Add grated coconut according to taste and yellow food color.

PISTA BURFI
Add chopped pista according to taste and green food color.

BADAM BURFI
Add grated almond

KAJU BURFI
Add grated kaju (cashew nuts)

CHOCOLATE BURFI
Add chocolate powder.

Bihari Kabab Recipe

Ingredients

½ Kg. beef Pasanday (filets)
2 tbs. unripe papaya (grinded)
1 tsp ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp garlic (Lehsan) paste
1 tsp. salt (according to taste)
2 tbs. yogurt
1 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder OR 1 tbs. chopped green chilies
1 tbs. oil. (Preferably mustard oil)

Instructions

Mix together all the spices, yogurt and papaya and coat the beef with it.
Leave to marinate for 5-6 hours preferably overnight.
Then barbeque over charcoal or you can bake it
in an oven
Garnish with onion rings, ginger, green chilies and lemon juice.
Serve with naan

Serving: 4 persons

Ras Malai Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup powdered milk
1 egg
1 tsp. oil
1 tsp. baking powder

Syrup:

1 liter milk
6 tbs. sugar
1 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
1 tbs. chopped pistachio (Pistay)
1/2 tsp. Kewra essence

Instructions

Mix together the ingredients into a dough and form into small oval, slightly flattened balls. Meanwhile boil the milk with sugar and ilaichi seeds. When the milk starts to boil add the malai balls. When they start to swell up lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes. Just before removing from heat add kewra essence. Garnish with pista.
Chill and serve.

Serving: 24 pcs. for 8 to 10 persons

Fish-Fried Recipe

Ingredients

1 kg. fish filets

Marinate:

½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
2-3 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
¼ tsp. carom seeds (Ajwain)

Batter for frying:

4-5 tbs. basin (Chana or rice flour)
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
½ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder

Instructions

Mix the ingredients for marinate.
Coat the fish with the marinate and leave for 2-3 hours in fridge.
Prepare batter using water to make paste (not too thick or thin).
Dip the pieces in batter and deep fry till golden brown.
Serve with fries or Mint (Podina) sauce and naan.

Serving: 2 to 3 persons.

Chicken Jalfraizi Recipe

Ingredients

1 Kg. Boneless chicken meat
4 medium sized onions-chopped
4 tomatoes-chopped
2 onions cut into thick slices
2 tomatoes cut into broad slices
1 Capsicum (Shimla Mirch) cut into slices (the yellow variety can also be used to enhance the color of the dish)
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
¼ tsp. ground garam masala
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
½ tsp. Coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1 tsp. salt (according to taste)
3-4 tbs. oil


Instructions

Sauté the chopped onions in the oil till transparent. Add the Garlic (Lehsan), Ginger (Adrak), Turmeric (Haldi), Coriander Seeds (Dhaniya) and chopped tomatoes. Cover and simmer to allow the tomatoes to soften.
Add the chicken and cook for another 10 minutes or until the chicken is slightly tender. Add the salt.
Take a few tea spoons of oil from this chicken into a separate frying pan.
Heat and add the sliced onion, Capsicum (Shimla Mirch), sliced tomatoes, and garam masala. Sauté this for a while till the vegetables soften lightly.
To this frying pan add the cooked chicken. Mix and allow cooking for another 2-3 minutes.
Serve with rice.

Serving: 4 persons

Chapati Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups wheat flour
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup warm water


Instructions

Add salt to the flour. Adding warm water gradually knead into a dough.
Leave at room temperature for half an hour. Then divide it evenly into 6 parts.
Roll out into flat chapati as thin as possible. Cook over preheated pan (tawa)
Can also be frozen after baking for later use.

Podina Chutney Recipe

Ingredients

1 bundle of mint (Podina) leaves
1 tsp. salt
½ cup whole dried red chilies
5 tbs. tamarind (Imli) paste
2 green chilies

Instructions

Soak the Tamarind in water for an hour.
Remove the seeds from the tamarind.
Put everything into a grinder and grind until it's a smooth paste. Refrigerate

Beef Tikka Recipe

Ingredients

1 kg. cubes of beef

2 tbs. unripe papaya(ground)

½ tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste

½ tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste

2 tbs. yogurt

1 tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder OR 1 tbs. chopped green chilies.

Instructions

Mix together all the spices, yogurt and papaya and coat the beef cubes with it.

Leave to marinate for 5-6 hours preferably overnight.

Barbeque over charcoal.

Serve with mint chutney, yogurt and onion rings and naan

Serving: 2 to 3 persons

Falooda

Ingredients

Pre-boiled spaghetti (unsalted)
2-3 scoops of Vanilla
or Pistachio ice cream
½ cup cold milk
Rose syrup or Roohafza (according to taste)
Crushed ice
A few tbs. of preset Jell-O (optional)
Assorted fruits chopped pineapple. peaches... banana....etc. (optional)
Assorted dry fruits (optional)

Instructions

Take a tall, wide-mouthed glass.
Add all the ingredients in a layered form.
Serve chilled.

Serving: 2-3 persons

Suji Ka Halwa Recipe

Ingredients

2 tbs. semolina (Suji)
2 tbs. oil
4 tbs. sugar
1/2 cup water
3 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
yellow food color (optional)

Instructions

Put the suji and oil in a pot along with ilaichi seeds and fry until slightly brown on very low heat.
Meanwhile combine sugar and water to
make a syrup.
Add this to the suji taking care not to burn yourself and cook on low heat to desired consistency.
If you want to color the halwa add the color to the syrup before pouring it into the suji.

Serving: 2-3 persons

Naan Recipe

Ingredients

6 cups maida (white flour)
6 tsp. milk powder
200 grm. oil or margarine
1 cup evaporated milk
6 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
3 tsp. yeast

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients and knead into a dough.
Cover with a damp cloth and leave at room temperature for 2-3 hours.
Then divide it evenly into 12 parts.
Roll out into flat chapati which is as thick as a pizza crust.
Bake in oven at 350* till light brown.
Can also be frozen after baking for later use.

Haleem Recipe

Ingredients

2 kg. beef (boneless)
1½ tbs. salt
2 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp turmeric (Haldi) powder
1 bay leaves (Tezpatta)
½ kg. Dal Chana
300 grm. whole wheat
100 grm. barley (jaw)
1 cup oil
1 tsp. garam masala
1 large onion
3 to 4 Lemon (sliced) or juice
10-12 green chilies
1 cup chopped coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
¼ cup sliced ginger (Adrak)-Julian

Instructions

Soak all three grains overnight.
Fry the meat in oil. Add 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. Turmeric (Haldi) powder, 1 tsp. chili powder, bay leaf and 6-8 glasses of water. Cover and leave on low flame to tenderize until the meat is extremely soft.
Meanwhile, put the grains and dal in a pot with 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp chili powder and ½ tsp Turmeric (Haldi). Add water and cook on low flame till very soft.
When meat and the grains are soft, mix them together, leave on a very low flame and keep mashing and mixing rigorously. It is ready when starts to boil and becomes bubbly.
Fry onion in oil (for Baghar) and for garnishing. Add the oil to the mixture and keep aside the fried onion for garnishing.
Remove from heat and serve with garam masala, fresh Coriander (Dhaniya) leaves, green chilies, fried onion and lemon.

TIP: whenever frying onion for "Baghar" or as accompaniment with Haleem, fry on very low heat for a good flavor. You can hurry it up and fry it on a high heat but you'll just get a burnt sort of flavor.

Serving: 8 to 10 persons

Aaloo Keema Recipe

Ingredients

½ kg. minced beef
250 gms. Potatoes (cut in small pieces)
2 tomatoes
1 onion (large size)
6 tbs. oil
6 whole black pepper (Kali Mirch)
6 cloves (Laung)
1 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi))
1/4 tsp. cumin Seeds (Zeera)
1 tsp. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1 tsp. salt (according to taste).
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
¾ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. garam masala powder

Instructions

Finely chop the onion and sauté in oil until light brown.
Add all the spices and finely chopped tomatoes.
Cook on medium heat till water is almost dried. Add mince meat mix and dry the water again.
Add 2 glasses of water cover and cook till meat is tenderized and the water dries.
Add potatoes and cook till the potatoes are soft.
Sprinkle garam masala powder. Garnish with fresh green Coriander (Dhaniya) leaves, green chilies and Ginger (Adrak) slices and lemon juice.

Serve with naan
Serving: 4 to 5 persons

Gulab Jamun Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups milk powder
1 egg
1 tsp. oil
1 tbs. white flour (maida)
½ tbs. semolina (suji)
2 tsp baking powder
oil for deep frying

Syrup:

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
4-5 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
Few drops of Kewra essence

Instructions

First make the syrup by dissolving sugar in water.
Add the illicit seeds and cook till it starts to boil.
Remove from heat and keep aside.
Mix together the rest of the ingredients into a dough and make into small balls (makes about 32-36) and deep fry until brown.
Add to the syrup.

Serving: 12 to 15 persons

Pakoray Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup besan flour
1 cup water
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
Oil for deep-frying
Any vegetable preferred for pakora example potato, eggplant (brinjals), Spinach leaves, beans and cauliflowers

Instructions

Mix together the basen with the water and forma thick paste. Add the salt and chili powder. and mix well.
Any vegetable can be used to make pakora.
Potato: peel the potato and slice finely. Dip in basen mixture to coat evenly on all sides and deep fry.
Brinjals: Wash and slice thinly. Coat on all sides with basen mixture and deep fry.
Spinach Leaves. Take each leaf. Wash and dry. Coat well with basen mixture and deep fry

Biryani Recipe

Ingredients

1 kg Mutton/chicken
1 kg Basmati rice
100 grm Yogurt
Salt to taste
1 medium onion
6 garlic clove
1 tbs ginger paste
8 small illaichi

1 tbs gralic paste
10 cloves
Oil or ghee
Kewra few drops
Yellow food color two pinch

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Preparation

Add mutton, salt and garlic cloves in a pot with two glasses of water. If you're using chicken, you can do with only one glass of water.
Cook on a low flame till the meat is tender and the water dries.

Take one medium onion. Slice it and fry it in about 45 tablespoons of oil till its light brown. Add the rest of the spices, yogurt and fry it a little.

Simultaneously soak the rice in water for half an hour.
Boil the rice till they're half cooked,
drain the water and keep them aside.

Add the cooked meat to the sauted onions to make the masala and cook uncovered for a few minutes to evaporate excess water.
When most of the water has evaporated,
transfer a little rice to a pot, and on top of that add some of the meat/masala combo. Make layers of this. The way I usually do it is put half the rice in, add all the meat/masala then top that off with the rest of the rice.

Sprinkle on it a solution of kewra, yellow food color.

Keep it covered and on a low flame.
Keep the pot tightly closed you're trying to steam cook the rice. When the rice is done, the biryani is ready.

Serve with salad or garlic chutney.

Imli Chutney Recipe

Ingredients

250 gms. tamarind (Imli)
2 cups sugar
Salt according to taste
1/2 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
½ inch piece of ginger (Adrak) or Dried ginger (Sounth)

Instructions

Soak the imli in lukewarm water so that it softens.
Rub well to remove the seeds.
Strain out all the juice into a container.
Put on low heat and bring to boil.
Add sugar, salt and chili powder and keep stirring and cooking on low heat till it starts to become thick.
A small piece of ginger can be added and later removed for an extra flavor.
When desired consistency achieved remove from heat and allow to cool before storing (in a jar with a lid).

Nihari Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 Kg. beef -ask for Nihari meat (shank)
1½ tsp. salt
½ tsp red chili (Lal Mirch) powder
½ tsp. Kashmiri chili (Lal Mirch) powder
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
1 tbs. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1½ cup oil
3 tbs. white flour (maida)
1 tsp ginger (Adrak) paste
½ tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste

For garnishing

1 to 1 ½ inch ginger (Adrak) (Julian)
2 tbs. chopped coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
3 to 4 chopped green chilies
2 Lemon (sliced)

Special Nihari spices

2 tbs. Fennel (Saunf)
½ tsp black pepper (Kali Mirch)
½ tsp. cumin seeds (Zeera)
2 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi) seeds
10 cloves (Laung)
2 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi)
1 stick of cinnamon (Dalchini)
1 bay leaves (Tezpatta)
¼ tsp. nutmeg (Jaiphal) and mace (Javitri)
2 tbs. coriander (Dhaniya) seeds
1 stick (Piplee)
1 aniseed flower (Badian)

Instructions

Put ½ cup oil in a pot. Add meat and fry it a little.
Add salt, chili powder, Turmeric (Haldi) powder, Coriander Seeds (Dhaniya) powder and Ginger (Adrak) paste. Add a little water and mix well.
Dissolve maida in 1 cup of water and add this to the meat and bring to boil.
Grind all the special Nihari spices, put the grounded mixture of spices in a fine cotton cloth bundle and add to the meat.
Add 5-6 glasses of water, cover and leave to tenderize on very low flame.
When meat has softened, remove the bundle of spices and cook the curry to desired consistency.
Garnish: Fry some onion slices in a cup of oil till golden brown and add to Nihari.
Also garnish with fresh Ginger (Adrak) and green chilies.

Serving: 3 to 4 persons.

Cutlets Recipe

Ingredients

2-3 medium size potatoes boiled
1 tsp. salt or according to taste
½ tsp. ground black pepper (Kali Mirch)
Breadcrumbs for coating
1 egg beaten
Oil for deep-frying
Assortment of fillings

Instructions

Boil the potatoes and remove their skins. Allow to cool and then mash to paste. Add the salt and pepper and mix well. Take a small amount of this mixture in the hand and flatten to a disc shape. Add the filling in the middle and cover on all sides to form a kabab like shape. Dip in beaten egg and then roll in breadcrumbs to coat well all over. Deep fry till golden brown. Serve with ketchup or chutney.

Fillings:

1. Grated Cheddar or Mozzarella Cheese
2. Pre cooked keema (mincemeat)
3. Grated carrots, cabbage, capsicum , peas mixture.
4. Any other preferred filling that you like.

Bhindi Gosht Recipe

Ingredients

1 Kg. Mutton
½ kg Bhindi
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
1 tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
3 tbs. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
2-3 medium onion –chopped or sliced
½ cup oil
1 tbs. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
1 tsp. garam masala powder
6-8 cloves (Laung)
6-8 black pepper (Kali Mirch)
2 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi)
1-1½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1 cup fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
2-3 green chilies – chopped
1-2 Lemon

Instructions

Fry the onion in oil till brown. Remove the onion and grind.
Add Haldi, Dhaniya, Mirch, Adrak, Lehsan and salt in the oil. Fry with little water till it dries.
Add mutton and ground onion and cook till water dries again.
Add 3 to 4 glasses of water, cover and cook till the meat tenderizes.
When meat is almost done add Bhindi and cook till the Bhindi are done and the required gravy is left. Cook throughout on low heat.
Garnish with fresh Dhaniya, green chilies and lemon.

Serve with naan.
Serving: 6 – 8 persons

Aaloo Gosht Recipe

Ingredients

1 Kg. Mutton
½ kg Potato -peeled and cut into pieces of 1 to 2 inches.
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
1 tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
3 tbs. coriander (Dhaniya) seeds powder
2-3 medium onion –chopped or sliced
½ cup oil
1 tbs. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
1 tsp. garam masala powder
6-8 cloves (Laung)
6-8 black pepper (Kali Mirch)
2 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi)
1-1½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1 cup fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
2-3 green chilies – chopped
1-2 Lemon


Instructions

Fry the onion in oil till brown. Remove the onion and grind.
Add haldi, dhaniya, mirch, garlic, ginger and salt in the oil. Fry with little water till it dries.
Add mutton and ground onion and cook till water dries again.
Add 3 to 4 glasses of water, cover and cook till the meat tenderizes.
When meat is almost done add potatoes and cook till the potatoes are cooked and the required gravy is left. Cook throughout on low heat.
Garnish with fresh dhaniya, green chilies and lemon.
Serve with naan.

Serving: 6 – 8 persons

Trifle Recipe

Ingredients

A few slices of plain sponge cake
1 liter of milk
2 tbs. custard powder
3-4 tbs. sugar (more if you like it really sweet)
Assorted fruits chopped
Whipped cream
Jello (flavored gelatin)..prepare according to instructions on the packet

Instructions

In a dish, line the bottom with slices of the sponge cake. Sprinkle a little milk or any fruit juice to moisten it.
In a cup combine the custard powder with 2 tablespoons of milk and mix to form a paste. In a saucepan, bring the liter of milk to boil and add the custard powder mix slowly while stirring simultaneously.
Simmer for 5 minutes till slightly thick then remove from heat.
When a bit cool spread evenly over the cake layer. Then add a layer of fruits. Mix the jello according to instructions on the packet. When the jello has cooled and has started to thicken, spread it as a layer over the fruit.
Leave to cool and set for a while in the fridge. Top with whipped cream. Chill and serve,

Serving: 4-6 persons

Chicken Karahi Recipe

Ingredients

½ Kg. chicken
3-4 tomatoes –chopped ( optional)
1 onion chopped
3-4 whole green chilies
¼ tsp crushed black pepper (Kali Mirch)
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
3 tbs. oil
1 tsp garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste

Instructions

Remove skin of tomatoes.
In a pot add chicken, Garlic (Lehsan), Ginger (Adrak) and salt. Cover and cook on low heat till the water from the chicken have dried and chicken is half cooked.
Add oil, tomato, green chili and onion. Cover and continue cooking. When the water dries and chicken is tender add the Black peppercorn (Kali Mirch), stir and remove from heat.
Serve with boiled rice.
Serving: 2 persons