1 Add 1 1/2 cups of water and pressure cook the chaaps for 8-10 minutes. Drain well. Sprinkle same salt. Meanwhile, chop any large pieces of fruits, the chutney may have. Cook the chutney with the remaining ingredients and 1 tbsp water over medium heat till ..
1 Cut the dried apricots in small pieces, discarding the seeds. Soak in water for 4-5 hours alongwith the sultanas, chopped and raisins.
2 Peel, core and dice apples. Drain and put the apricots, sultanas and raisins into a stainless steel saucepan with a ..
Garlic chutney, is made from fresh garlic, dry or fresh coconut, groundnuts and red chilli powder. It is used for cooking in many Indian (especially Maharashtra and northern Karnataka) and Pakistani homes.
The dry, powdered variety can be stored in bottles ..
1 Soak the dal in water for 3 hours. Peel and cut yam into cubes. Pressure cook the yam and dal for 8-10 minutes. Drain water completely.
2 Very lightly roast all the spices and grind to a powder. Finely chop the onions and green chillies.
3 Grind the yam and ..
1 Remove the crusts and grind the bread slices into crumbs, grate the cheese. Chop the mangoes in the chutney very small. Mix all the ingredients together kneading well.
2 Divide the mixture and form into sausage shapes. Thread onto skewers.
3 Grill in a ..
1 Scrub, wash and dry the mushrooms. Peel and keep the water chestnuts whole. Sprinkle salt all over the vegetables and paneer pieces.
2 Grind the ingredients for the chutney together. Marinate the paneer and vegetables in it for 20 minutes.
3 Skewer and cook ..
1 Soak the lentils overnight. Drain and grind alongwith ginger, garlic and green chillies without any additional water. The paste should be very fine.
2 Heat 2 tbsp oil in a karahi and add the dal paste. Stir-fry till it forms a ball and leaves ..
1 Grind the ginger, garlic and green chillies together. Finely chop the onion and tomatoes.
2 Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Add the onion; stir fry. Add the tomato and the ground paste. Fry till the tomato is cooked and well mixed. Add the salt, sugar and ..
1 Cut the chicken in square pieces. Deseed and cut the capsicum the same way. Quarter the tomatoes and discard the seeds; divide each wedge into two. Quarter the onions and divide into sections with 2 petals each.
2 Mix the green chilli paste, mustard powder, ..
1. Boil the bananas and potatoes. But do not over cook and no pressure cooking either. Peel and grate them. Grate the ginger and very finely chop the green chillies and coriander leaves.
2. Boil the gram dal and grind to a paste. Mix all the ingredients ..
1 The mince must be ground very fine. Slice the onion evenly and thinly. Fry in oil till golden. Take out and spread on a piece of paper, so that the extra oil drains. This will become crisp, as it cools.
2 Mix the meat with all the ingredients with your hand ..
1 Trim the kidneys of all fats. Soak the dal for 1 hour. Blanch the almonds. Skin and chop the almonds, cashewnuts and raisins.
2 Pressure cook all the ingredients together except the eggs, almond, cashewnuts, raisins, lime juice and ghee with 1 cup of water ..
1 Cook the gram dal and bananas separately till just done. On no account they should be overcooked. Drain the dal. Peel and grate the banana.
2 Heat the saffron and mix with the milk. Finely chop the green chillies and fresh coriander.
3 Blend the dal, ..
1 Process the mince, onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies and coriander leaves together in the blender. Grind together the aniseed, coriander and cumin to a paste.
2 Mix the mince, onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies and coriander leaves together in the ..
1 Scrape and grate the carrots and finely chop the onions and green chillies.
2 Mix all the ingredients together excepts the breadcrumbs and oil.
3 Moisten your hands and form sausage shaped kababs from the mixture. Roll in dry breadcrumbs and deep fry in hot ..
1 Boil the yam and potatoes, but take care not to overcook. Peel and grate while still hot. Scrap and grate carrot. Grate paneer. String, blanch and finely chop the beans.
2 Soak the alubukharas and figs for 1 hour. Deseed the alubukharas and finely chop ..
1 Blend the paneer and green peas together.
2 Heat the oil in a non-stick karahi and add the paneer mixture. Fry over medium low heat till it forms a ball.
3 Dip the bread slices in water and squeeze to get rid of excess moisture. Add the bread, green ..
1 The mince should be ground very fine. Grind together the ginger, green chilli and coconut.
2 Mix mince and all the ingredients together except oil, bay leaves and garam masala. Mix extremely well using your hands.
3 Heat the oil in a skillet, non-stick ..
1 Use whatever fruit you can get. Peel and cut fruits into bite sized chunks, slices or shapes (use cookie cutter or melon bailer).
2 To make one kabab, carefully push a thin skewer through the fruits, alternating colours and shapes. For a sweeter one, you ..
GETTING READY
1)In a large bowl, add mince and salt along with next six ingredients.
2)Mix and let it marinate for 20 minutes.
MAKING
3)Divide the mixture into 12 portions and shape into sausage.
4)In a pan, heat little ghee and shallow fry them in their own ..