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Corn Pulao Layers of rice, cooked along with corn, carrot, capsicum and a few simple spices, interact with a richly-flavoured curry… and, the conversation between the layers in the corn pulao is rather interesting! baking the arrangement in an aluminium foil wrapper gives a special touch to the pulao. Preparation Time:  15 mins Cooking Time:  8 mins Baking Time:  20 to 25 minutes Baking Temperature:  180°C (360°F) Makes 4 servings Ingredients For The Rice 3/4 cup   boiled sweet corn kernels (makai ke dane) 2 1/4 cups   cooked long grained rice  (basmati) 1 1/2 tbsp   ghee 50   cinnamon (dalchini) 2   cloves (laung / lavang) 1/2 cup   chopped capsicum 1/2 cup  boiled  carrot cubes salt  to taste For The Curry 1/2 cup  fresh  curds (dahi) 2 tbsp  fresh  cream 1/2 tsp   sugar 1 1/2 tbsp   ghee salt  to taste To Be Blended Into A Smooth Paste (using A Little Water) 1/2 cup ...

Bhel Puri Recipe Published On 02 Feb 2012 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Breakfast/ Brunch /Tiffin Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes, Light Vegetarian Lunches,Low Fat Recipes, Vegan Recipes.     Bhel Puri is a combination of puffed rice along with vegetables and spicy, tangy chutney/auce. This is the most commonly sold chaat/fast food in many places in India. It is a snack with an iconic status in Western India. Bhelpuri is low-fat, delicious and eay to make! After a long day at work, or on days when I have no mood to cook, we have Bhel Puri for dinner. I store all the dry ingredients in the pantry, the chutney in the fridge and we just combine all these to whip up a delectable “khatta-meetha-theeka” light dinner. On the last road trip we took, I packed all the ingredients required to make bhel puri and we had it many times as snack or even as dinner. You can get creative and add or...

Condiments                 Pickled Green Papaya MAKES 4 cups 4 red chilies, chopped 1 large red onion, chopped 1 (2- inch) piece ginger, minced 4 garlic cloves, minced 4 tablespoon black mustard seeds 2 cups vinegar 1 tablespoon mustard oil 1 cup brown sugar Salt to taste 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 pound green papaya, peeled and diced In a blender or a food processor, add the red chilies, onion, ginger, garlic, mustard seeds and 1 cup of vinegar and blend to make a paste. Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat, cook the paste and remaining vinegar until fragrant and reduced. Add the sugar, salt, turmeric and papaya and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool before serving. This can be stored in an airtight container in a refrigerator for up to 3 months.

Achari Paneer Achari paneer is an aromatic accompaniment, which imbibes its flavour from a mixture of seeds used in the seasoning. A simple mixture of curds, flour and a few spice powders forms the base of this delectable cottage cheese preparation. Preparation Time:  6 mins Cooking Time:  7 mins Makes 2 servings Ingredients 1 cup   paneer (cottagte cheese) cubes 1 tsp   fennel seeds (saunf) 1/4 tsp   mustard seeds ( rai / sarson) 5 to 6   fenugreek (methi) seeds 1 tsp   nigella seeds (kalonji) 1/2 tsp   cumin seeds (jeera) 1/2 tsp   asafoetida (hing) 1/2 cup  thinly  sliced onions 1/2 tsp   turmeric powder (haldi) 1/2 tsp   chilli powder 1/2 tsp   black salt (sanchal) 3/4 cup  fresh  curds (dahi) 1 tsp   plain flour (maida) 3 tbsp   chopped coriander (dhania) 1 tbsp   oil salt  to taste Method Mix the fennel seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, nigella see...

                                  Paneer Pakodas Perfect snack with a hot cup of tea on a rainy day. Paneer pieces coated in a besan batter and deep fried till golden.                                                       Recipe Servings : 6 Recipe Cook Time :45 MIN. Ingredients: 1/2 cup besan  1/2 tsp turmeric powder   1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp green chilli Salt for taste 3 tsp soda 500 gms refined oil  250 gms paneer  Method: In a bowl, add besan, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, green chillies, soda and salt for taste. Mix them together and keep it in the fridge for 30 minu...

Andhra Style Fish Fish cooked in typical Andhra style. Cooking Time:  20-25 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  20-30 minutes   Category:  Non Veg Ingredients   • Pomfret cut into 3 big pieces 1 large • Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon • Salt to taste • Mustard oil 2 tablespoons • Oil 4 tablespoons • Tomatoes 2 medium • Coriander seeds 1 teaspoon • Cloves 7-8 • Black cardamoms 1 • Cinnamon 3 inch sticks • Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon • Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/4 teaspoon • Green cardamoms 8 • Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) 2 tablespoons • Red chilli powder 2 teaspoons • Onions,roughly chopped 2 medium • Green chillies 2 • Star anise,broken 1/2 • Sesame oil (til oil) 2 tablespoons • Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon • Lemon juice 1 teaspoon • Olive oil 1 tablespoon • Coconut milk 1/2 cup • Fresh coriander leaves,chopped 1 tablespoon ...

The traditionally non-vegetarian dish viz. Chilli chicken is modified for vegetarians. This melt in the mouth starter flavoured with all the ethnic chinese flavours is an all time favourite that is really easy to prepare. Serve it as a starter or even as accompaniment for your main meal. Preparation Time:  10 mins Cooking Time:  30 mins Makes 4 servings Ingredients 3/4 cup   paneer (cottage cheese)  , cut into 12 mm. ( 1/2") thick strips oil  for deep-frying For The Batter 1/4 cup   cornflour 1/4 cup   plain flour (maida) 1 tsp   soy sauce pinch of  baking powder salt  to taste Other Ingredients 1 tsp   grated ginger (adrak) 2 tsp   garlic (lehsun)  , chopped 2 tsp   chopped celery 1/4 cup   chopped spring onions 2 to 3   green chillies  , cut into 25 mm. (1") pieces 1/4 cup   capsicum  , sliced 1 tsp   soy sauce 1 tsp   sugar 1 tbsp   cornflour  mixed with 3 tab...

Ingredients for Chilli Paneer with Gravy: 250 gms. Paneer (Cottage cheese), cut it into medium sized cubes 1 medium sized onion, cut it into four pieces 1 large capsicum, cut into slices (Shimla mirch) 4 table-spoon Corn flour 3 t-spoon Maida 10 Green chillies, cut it into long slices 10 Garlic pods (Lahsun) 2 t-spoon Salt 1/2 t-spoon Ajinomoto (optional) 3 t-spoon Vinegar (sirca) 1/2 t-spoon Sugar 1/2 t-spoon Black pepper (Kali mirch) 4 t-spoon Soya sauce 5 t-spoon Tomato sauce 2 table-spoon Chilly sauce 1/2 t-spoon black pepper (Kali mirch) Oil for deep frying How to make Chilli Paneer with Gravy: Take a medium sized bowl and add maida, 3 table-spoon cornflour and 1 t-spoon salt. Add some water and mix them well to form a thick paste, add more water if needed. The thickness of the paste should be such that it can coat paneer cubes properly. Now, take a frying pan and add oil to deep fry paneer cubes, heat it on medium flame. Then, dip paneer pieces in t...

Ingredients 2 tbs olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red capsicum, chopped 1 small red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped 2 tsp ground cumin 190g jar sundried-tomato pesto 2 x 400g cans red kidney beans, rinsed, drained 425g can chopped tomatoes 1 tsp caster sugar Warmed flour tortillas, guacamole, butter lettuce, sour cream, coriander leaves and grated cheddar, to serve Method ...

Ingredients for Chili Potato Potato - 3 (250 grams) Green coriander powder - 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Green chilies - 2 (finely chopped) Ginger paste - 1 tsp Onion-1  Capsicum-1 Corn flour - 4 tbsp Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp Soya sauce - 1 tbsp Chilly sauce - 1 tsp Vinegar -1 tsp Chilly flakes - ½ tsp Salt - ½ tsp Sugar - ½ tsp Oil - to fry the potatoes and cook chilly potato    How to make Chili Potato Wash potatoes properly, peel and slice them length wise thinly. Mix the sliced potatoes with corn flour nicely. They should get coated nicely with corn flour. To fry corn flour coated potatoes, heat oil in a pan. When oil gets heated up place corn flour coated potatoes in pan and fry till they get golden brown color. Fry all potatoes like wise and place them in as sieve so that excess oil gets strained out. Prepare sauce for fried potatoes Heat another pan, add 2 tbsp oil. When oil ...