Heat oil. Fry onion golden brown. Add the ground masala and salt. Fry for 2-3 mins. Add tomatoes and fry till soft, adding 1 tbs water at a time if it sticks to pan. Then add 1 cup hot water and the brains. Simmer uncovered for 10 mins till a thick gravy is... - 49.1857

Slit sermai deep from the side, without disturbing head or tail. Clean, wash and wipe it. Smear the inside and outside with a mixture of salt, pepper, butter and lemon juice. Stuff fish with ground masala and secure with thread or toothpicks. Grease well a... - 48.6145

Drain the lentils, rinse with fresh water, drain again, and set aside. In a deep pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until golden brown. Lower the heat. Add the garlic and ginger pastes, and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Stir in all the dry... - 48.4574

Blanch drumstick flowers in boiling water for half a minute. Drain and refresh in cold water. Leave in a strainer to drain out water. Heat fat in a frying pan large enough to hold eggs and vegetable mixture and fry onions till light brown. Add remaining... - 48.1129

MAKING 1) In a large saucepan or soup kettle, melt the butter or margarine. 2) To this, add the minced onion. 3) Cook until the onion is soft. 4) In a bowl, combine the flour, curry powder and ginger. 5) To the onion, add the flour mixture. 6) Cook, stirring... - 47.577

Soak beans in water overnight. Drain and hang in a damp cloth for 36 hours, or until they sprout, taking care to keep cloth damp all the while, but not wet. Remove husks. Heat ghee and oil and fry onions till brown. Add half cup water and simmer till onions... - 47.4837

Soak,uncooked chickpeas overnight in hot water, drain (to avoid flatulence associated with lentils and beans, it is important to drain lentils and chickpeas after soaking), cook in large pan of simmering water for 20 mins or until tender (use pressure cooker,... - 47.4248

Peel pumpkin, cut a thick slice from the top and keep aside to use later as a lid. Remove pulp from inside pumpkin, being careful not to tear the skin. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown. Add ginger, garlic, powdered spices and saute for a few... - 47.3712

Wash and dry fish. Lightly pound and remove backbone. Cut into 2-3 pieces with scissors. Soak tamarind and jaggery in vinegar for half an hour. Mix dry and ground spices and rub fish with it. Strain vinegar mixture. Heat ghee and oil together in a kallied... - 47.3344

Remove membrane from liver and cut into half-inch cubes. Wash lung and steep in cold water for one hour. Squeeze out water and cut into half-inch cubes. Slit heart and remove arteries. Wash well and cut into quarter-inch cubes. Mix all spices with offals and... - 47.1886

Wash trotters well and rub with rice flour and lime juice. Wash again and cut into two-inch pieces. Cover with water and two tsp salt and bring to boil. Remove any scum that may form, lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours till trotters are done. You may... - 47.1455

Mix fenugreek leaves with half tsp salt and leave for twenty minutes. Squeeze out water to remove bitterness from leaves. Rub ginger and garlic paste into meat pieces, place in a pan, add salt and water to cover. Bring to boil and lower heat. Simmer till meat... - 47.0576

Heat oil. Put in the whole spices, red chillies, ginger, garlic, onions. Fry together for 5 mins. Put in the mutton and pounded masala. Fry for a minute. Add 2 cups hot water. Cover and simmer till meat is tender. Remove lid and cook for 10 mins after adding... - 47.053

Mix fenugreek leaves with half tsp salt and leave for twenty minutes. Squeeze out water to remove bitterness from leaves. Wash dais well and mix with meat and chopped ingredients for dal mixture and meat. Put into a pan with water to cover by one inch. Bring... - 46.9062

Heat fat in a pan and fry onions with whole spices till brown. Add half cup water and simmer till onions are mushy and water has evaporated. Add ground spices and saute for 2-4 minutes. Add meat or chicken and continue to saute till brown, adding a little... - 46.8618

Boil dal with crushed green chillies, turmeric and masala powder and chopped ingredients and cook till done. Puree or pass through a colander. Heat fat in a large pan and add cumin seeds. Fry till spluttering. Add onions and fry till light brown. Add... - 46.7969

Wash shrimps well and remove all other small fish that may be mixed with it. Drain and dry. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till brown. Add ginger, garlic, turmeric and chilli powder, cumin seeds, coriander and green chillies. Saute for 1-2 minutes. Add... - 46.5989

Wash the fish, cut into pieces a little smaller than 2 inches, and pat dry. Place in a mixing bowl with the garlic and ginger pastes, lemon juice, and salt. Mix well and set aside for a few minutes. In the meantime, heat a small, shallow pan over medium heat... - 46.5495

Prepare the tandoori murgi chicken and keep it warm. Heat the butter in a large, nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and ginger pastes and saute for a few seconds. Stir in all the rest of the ingredients, except the cream and water... - 46.1494

Wash roe in water to remove excess salt. Dry and cut into one-inch pieces. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry roe till half cooked. Remove roe from pan. Add onions and fry till light brown. Add ground spices and tomatoes and saute for 1-2 minutes, adding water... - 45.918

Mix together the lemon juice, salt, and 1 tablespoon of oil. Brush on both sides of each eggplant slice. Broil until tender and light brown. Keep warm. In a nonstick frying pan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic,... - 45.9042

Clean and wash fish roe and cut into 2-3-inch pieces. Wash and trim cluster beans, and keep whole. Heat ghee and oil in a pan and fry onions till brown. Add a little water and simmer till onions turn mushy. Add spices, coriander leaves and green chillies and... - 45.8972

Heat half the fat and fry onions till light brown. Add ginger and garlic paste and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add meat and continue to saute till brown. Add about one cup water and simmer till meat is three-quarters done. Add potatoes and continue to cook on low... - 45.7668

Wash dal and place in a pan with water to cover by one inch. Add green chillies and turmeric powder and bring to boil. Skim and simmer till done. Mash or puree dal. Add remaining ingredients except seasoning and simmer for ten minutes. Heat ghee in a small... - 45.6189

Rub prawns with rice flour, salt and lime juice. Wash well. Heat- fat in a pan and fry onions till light brown. Add prawns and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add ground spices and turmeric and fry for one minute. Add okras, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Add... - 45.4961

MAKING 1 In a small bowl, put diced apple and toss with lemon juice; set aside. 2 Wipe the chicken with paper towels. 3 In a 12-inch skillet add oil and heat until hot but not smoking. 4 Add the chicken and saute until lightly brown on all the... - 45.1729

Heat fat and fry onions without browning. Add garlic, chillies, chopped tomatoes, cumin powder and three cups water. Bring to boil. Slake flour with half cup water and add to pan. Allow to thicken, stirring all the while Add fish and cherry tomatoes and... - 45.122

Soak sweetbread in water for one hour. Boil for 3-4 minutes and plunge into cold water. Remove membrane and peel off outer skin. Cut into one-inch pieces. Heat fat in a pan and fry onions till brown. Add half cup water and simmer till onions are mushy and... - 44.744

Heat oil. Fry onions light pink. Add fenugreek seeds and fry 2 mins. Add liver, continue to fry on a low fire for 5 mins. Add masala and fry well. Then add 2 cups water, cover and cook till liver is done. Add yoghurt and cook on a faster flame without lid,... - 44.5846

Heat 2 tbs ghee in a wide pan. Fry raisins and cashewnuts and then potato cubes. Mix these into cooked mince, along with chopped coriander, onions and lemon juice. Peel pumpkin, cut off top and remove seeds and centre portion to make a hollow. Stuff with... - 44.0284

Marinate meat in ground spices for two hours. Heat fat in a pan and fry onions with whole spices and red chillies, till onions are soft. Do not allow them to brown. Add one cup water and simmer till onions are mushy and water has evaporated. Add meat and... - 44.0137

Rub prawns with salt and lime juice and leave for half an hour. Grind garlic, cumin seeds and chillies in vinegar in which chillies were soaked. Add turmeric and mix well. Heat oil and ghee in a lohri or frying pan and lightly brown onions. Add ground spices... - 43.9961

Heat the oil. Drop in the green chillies and curry leaves. After a minute, drop in the chopped onion and when it turns fight brown, the ginger and garlic. Fry for a minute or two the ginger and garlic should no longer smell raw. Add the pureed tomatoes. Cook... - 43.9466

Pierce meat pieces with a fork and mix with ground spices and salt. Add enough toddy to mix well and cover meat. Leave to marinate for 2-3 hours, or leave overnight in the refrigerator. Bring back to room temperature before cooking. Heat fat in a pan and fry... - 43.8707

Mix half ground spices with prawns and keep aside for half an hour. Heat half ghee and oil in a patio, or broad-based pan. Add remaining ground spices, and chopped ingredients. Fry well. Heat remaining ghee and oil in a frying pan and fry prawns. Add them to... - 43.7286

1. Soak mung beans in hot water overnight. Drain, wrap in tea towel. Place in warm place to sprout. (In winter, preheat oven to 100 C, turn it off. Place wrapped mung beans in oven to sprout). Wash sprouted mung beans, drain, keep aside. 2. Heat oil in pan,... - 43.7117

Boil dal with 6 cups water till soft. Drain off water and use dal. Heat oil, fry baghar till it splutters. Add masala and turmeric, fry well. Add dal, water and bring to the boil, add in salt, tomatoes, jaggery and tamarind, simmer for 10 mins. Serve with... - 42.9596

Heat oil, fry brinjals and remove from oil when light brown. In same oil, fry curry leaves, ground masala, ginger, garlic, turmeric and chilli powder till well browned. Add in tamarind water, 1/2 cup hot water, brinjals and green chillies. Cover and simmer... - 42.6572

Trim excess fat from lamb, cut into 2.5cm cubes. Heat oil in pan over high heat, brown lamb a little at a time. Remove from pan, set aside. Add onion to pan, saute until golden brown. Add masala paste, mint, coriander, cinnamon, salt, chilli, yogurt, stir... - 42.5533

Keep aubergines soaked in salted water till required for use. Heat ghee in a pan and fry onions till light brown. Add meat and saute till brown. Add ginger and garlic paste, turmeric powder, dhan sakh masala and salt. Cover with water and simmer till half... - 42.483

Wash fish, rub with a little salt and keep aside for half an hour. Grind cumin seeds, garlic and red chillies in a little vinegar. Add turmeric powder. Rub half the ground spices on fish. Heat oil in a pan and fry remaining spices. Add fish and saute for a... - 41.9059

Heat fat and fry onions till light brown. Add peeled cloves of garlic. Saute for two minutes. Add pumpkin and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring all the time. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add half cup water and simmer till pumpkin is... - 41.5364

Cook the onions in a little oil or oil and butter until very soft and lightly browned. Add the garlic and curry powder or garam masala and cook for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the vegetables, mashing a little, without reducing everything to a mush. Turn into a bowl... - 41.4221

Heat fat in a pan and fry onions with whole spices till onions are light brown. Add half a cup water and simmer till onions are mushy and water has evaporated. Add ginger, garlic, turmeric, cumin powder and salt and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes if used... - 41.2842

Boil potatoes with turmeric powder and salt till done. Strain. Heat fat in a large frying pan and add mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add curry leaves and onions. Saute till onions are soft. Add chillies, potatoes and one cup water. Adjust... - 41.2799

Clean fish and wash well. Cut into 6-7 pieces. Mix all ingredients together, including oil and ghee. Heat a lohri and put all ingredients in it. Lower heat and cover with a lid. Stir occasionally, and cook till potatoes and fish are done. Serve with boiled... - 41.1148

Heat oil in a pan and fry cumin seeds. When they start spluttering, add dal and all other ingredients, except tamarind juice. Mix well and strain in tamarind and jaggery mixture. Simmer on low heat, till tender, adding a little water from time to time as... - 40.9619

Wash and dry aubergines. Make four slits, keeping stem point intact. Fill aubergines with ground spices and salt. Heat ghee or oil in a patia or broad-based pan. Add aubergines, and any leftover ground spices. Lower heat, strain in coconut milk and tamarind... - 40.7019

Cut the vegetables into thick slices or large chunks. Mix a little salt and the chilli pepper with the curry powder or garam masala and toss the vegetables in it. Sift the flour into a bowl and make a well in the middle. Break the eggs into the bowl and... - 40.6219

1. Peel and chop the tapioca into small pieces. Allow it to cook in plenty of water. Drain and keep aside. 2. Coarsely grind the chilli powder, coconut, turmeric powder, garlic and cumin seeds. 3. Place the tapioca in a deep pan. Scoop out some from the... - 40.2122

Clean brains and remove all membranes. Wash, dry and cut into four pieces each. Heat fat in a pan and fry onions till light brown. Add all ingredients except tomatoes and brains. Saute for two minutes. Add tomatoes and brains and simmer for 4-5 minutes till... - 40.126

Slit chillies in centre. Heat oil, fry curry leaves for a second, add ground masala, salt, ginger and garlic, fry well. Add in tamarind water, chillies and 1/2 cup hot water. Cover and simmer for 10 mins. Serve with chapatis. - 40.1076

Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till light brown. Add ginger, garlic, and spices and saute well, adding a little water if necessary. Add tomatoes, coriander leaves, chillies and a cup of water and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add fish and simmer for a further 3-4... - 39.3574

Heat ghee in a pan and lightly fry onions. Add remaining ingredients except rice flour and buttermilk. Saute for 1-2 minutes. Add rice flour, mix well and gradually add buttermilk, stirring continuously to avoid lumps. Bring to boil, adjust seasoning and... - 39.1798

Soak lentils in water overnight. Drain and hang in a damp cloth for 36 hours, or until they sprout, taking care to keep cloth damp all the time, but not too wet. Remove husks, if they come off easily. Heat ghee and fry onions till brown. Add masala and saute... - 39.0089

1. Wash and pat dry chicken. Transfer to a bowl. Add yogurt and salt. Mix very well. Keep aside for 1/2 hour at least. 2. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed wok/ kadhai. Add 1 bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon and cardamoms. Wait for a few seconds till fragrant. 3. Add... - 38.7925

Heat oil. Fry the masala and salt on a medium fire till oil surfaces to the top. Add in 1 cup hot water and simmer till gravy is slightly thick. Add the bombay duck and simmer on a low fire for 5 mins. Serve with millet or jowar rotis. - 38.5372

This Poora Machh is an incredible fish barbecue that you can hardly miss out on ! Try this deliciously seasoned fish with a bowl of hot rice and tell me if you like it !Your suggestions for this Poora Machh are welcome ! - 38.4763

Put corn and yoghurt in a pan and cook uncovered on a slow fire till corn is cooked and water dry. In hot oil, put baghar and whole spices and when brown, add onions and fry, till golden. Add in cooked corn, stir well, cover and simmer for 10 mins stirring... - 38.4378

1. Cook the washed beans in 2 cups water. Add the chopped pumpkin and cook. 2. Coarsely grind ingredients 4 to 7 and add to the cooked vegetable. Mix well and add salt. 3. Heat oil, splutter mustard seeds. Toss in the chopped onion, curry leaves and red... - 38.4042

Wash Bombay duck well, rub with gram flour and wash again. Cut each into two pieces. Rub with oil and ground spices and leave to marinate for two hours. Place fish in a clay pot, add toddy and simmer on low heat for about 15-20 minutes, till cooked. - 38.3147

Peel potatoes and cut into cubes. Boil green peas and refresh immediately in cold water so that they do not lose their colour. Heat fat in a pan and add mustard and cumin seeds. Add turmeric powder when mustard seeds start spluttering. Add potatoes and... - 38.2345

Peel and core the apple, then slice. Peel and finely chop the onion. Put the apple, onion, buttermilk, milk, curry powder, sugar and white wine in a sauce- pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. By this time, the apple should be a puree. Remove... - 38.0365

1. Cook the banana pieces in a cup of water, with green chillies, chilli powder and turmeric powder. Add salt to taste. 2.Grind grated coconut and cumin seeds to a fine paste. Add this paste to the cooked banana. Mix well and allow to boil once. Lower the... - 37.2155

Put all ingredients in a pan, except potatoes. Cover with water and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer till meat is three-quarters done. Add potatoes and continue to cook till meat and potatoes are tender. Serve with boiled rice and slices of lime. - 36.3352

1. Wash the yam pieces twice, drain and cook in 4 cups boiling water. Add salt after the yam is cooked. Drain off the excess water. 2. Crush ingredients 4 to 8. Heat oil in a pan. Add the crushed ingredients. Saute well. 3. Add the cooked yam pieces and mix... - 36.059

Tie drumsticks in bundles of three or four, or leave loose. Heat fat in a pan and fry ground spices for 1-2 minutes. Add toddy, salt and drumsticks and simmer till done. - 35.2941

Pakku ! Aha ! I love this simply irresitib le mutton curry with rice or the more regional selroti ! I strongly recommend this Pakku. Take my advice for a great meat treat and let me know if you find my choice right for you ! - 34.8207

Combine sugar, wine, orange juice, lime juice, butter, and curry powder in a bowl. Place peeled bananas side by side in a square 8x8 inch (or larger) baking dish. Pour sauce over bananas and bake at 300 degrees for 30-35 minutes, basting frequently. Try this... - 32.5489

Heat ghee, fry coconut till pink in colour, add in bananas, sugar and cardamom. Stir over medium fire for 2-3 mins. Cover and simmer for 2 mins longer. Serve hot. - 31.7521

1. In a food processor, puree the chutney. Set aside. 2. In a medium saucepan, heat peanut butter, beans, jalapeno, coriander, cumin, cayenne and hot pepper sauce until combined. 3. Add hot mixture to the chutney; process until smooth. 4. With motor running,... - 28.2093