Veg Keema with Soya – How to Cook in Microwave

Enjoy the taste of a non-veg food while still remaining 100% vegetarian. Soya beans can you give you the taste of a non-veg dish, if used appropriately. A wide variety of items can be made with soya, giving you an array of options to choose. Veg keema is one such dish cooked specifically with soya. Cook soya with onions and tomatoes with a careful selection of spices, and you are done with the recipe of soya keema. Here is a microwave version of the recipe.

Ingredients

• Soya: 1 cup (soaked in water)
• Onions: 2-3 (chopped)
• Tomatoes: 2
• Turmeric Powder: ½ teaspoon
• Red Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Garam Masala Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Curd: ¼ cup (whipped)
• Oil: 2 teaspoons
• Salt: to taste

Spices to Make a Paste

• Green Chili: 2
• Ginger: ½ inch long
• Garlic: 5 flakes
• Cumin Seeds: 1 teaspoon
• Coriander Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Aniseeds (Saunf): 1 teaspoon
• Coriander Leaves: 1 fist

Method

1. Take the oil and chopped onions in a bowl.
2. Put the bowl in the oven and heat at micro high for 3-4 minutes.
3. Keep stirring.
4. Make a paste of all the spices – green chilies, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, coriander powder, aniseeds and coriander leaves.
5. Cut tomatoes in fine pieces and add it to the mixture of spices.
6. Grind to make a paste of tomatoes and spices and add it to the fried onions.
7. Heat the mixture at micro high for 2 minutes.
8. Now mix in it whipped curd, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder and salt.
9. Heat the mixture again at micro high for 2 minutes.
10. Take soya chunks out of water and squeeze to remove water.
11. Add soya to the mixture of spices.
12. Add a little water also and heat at micro 450 for 5 minutes.
13. Soya keema is ready. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Stuffed Bhindi Recipe – The Spicy Vegetable with Besan

There can be a number of ways to cook stuffed bhindi – spicy, non-spicy, and with or without besan. The present recipe of vegetable uses spices as well as besan. If you are a lover of spicy food, then I am sure you will like stuffed bhindi. So, here we go with the recipe.

Time

25 minutes

Serves

4 People

Ingredients

• Bhindi (Lady’s Finger): 300 grams
• Besan: 1 tablespoon
• Oil: 3 tablespoon
• Onions: 2 (chopped
• Garlic: 4 cloves
• Saunf Powder: 2 teaspoons
• Coriander Powder: 2 teaspoons
• Red Chili Powder: ¼ teaspoons
• Turmeric Powder: ½ teaspoons
• Amchur Powder: ½ teaspoons
• Garam Masala: ¼ teaspoons
• Ginger: 1 inch long (grated)
• Asafetida: 1 pinch
• Cumin Seeds: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

Method

1. Wash bhindi and remove the stems.
2. Make a cut along the length of the bhindi.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Put cumin seeds and asafetida.
4. When the cumin seeds begin to pop, add chopped onions and garlic.
5.  Fry the onions till they become light brown.
6. Now add besan and roast a little.
7. Mix all other spices in a plate and add these to the mixture in the pan.
8. Cook all these ingredients for a minute. Now you have the stuffing ready.
9. Take each bhindi in turn and fill spices through the longitudinal cut.
10. Now heat again two tablespoons of oil in the pan.
11. Add bhindi in the hot oil and stir with a spoon.
12. Cover the lid and cook for 5 minutes at the medium flame.
13. Flip over the bhindi and cook for 3 more minutes.
14. Open the lid and sauté for two minutes.
15. Stuffed bhindi is ready. Serve it with paranthe, roti or naan.

Tandoori Chicken Recipe – The Microwave Version

You need some kinds of oven to make tandoori chicken. If you have a microwave oven, then there can’t be a better way to make this extremely popular Indian dish. This is one dish that is not just popular in the country but also in Europe and Americas. If you love grilled barbeque, then you are going to like the recipe of Tandoori chicken. Here is the one.

Serves

4-5 People

Time

20 minutes (Not including the time for marination)

Ingredients

For Chicken

• Chicken (leg piece): 8-10
• Butter: 2 tablespoons

For Marination

• Vinegar: 2 teaspoons
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Curd: 2 tablespoons
• Chili Sauce: 1 tablespoon
• Ginger: 1 inch long
• Garlic: 10-12 cloves
• Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon

Method

1. Wash chicken leg pieces and poke them with a fork.
2. Grind ginger and garlic and make them a paste.
3. Mix all ingredients of marination in a bowl.
4. Add the chickens and marinate for 5-6 hours.
5. Put the marinated chickens at the oven’s high rack.
6. Take water in a bowl and put it just below the chickens.
7. Now grill for 8-10 minutes.
8. Flip over the chicken leg pieces and apply butter using a brush.
9. Grill for 4 more minutes.
10. Tandoori Chicken is ready.
11. You can serve it with onions and lemons.

Samosa Chaat Recipe – The Bihari Style

Even though I have eaten many other kinds of chaat, this particular samosa chaat is central to my taste. It is so simple to make but so delicious in taste. Eat it and you will forget everything else. The main ingredients for this chaat are samosa and chhola, which you can prepare at home or have from the market.

I generally get samosa from the market, but like to make chhola at home. If you don’t know how to make chhola, then here is a recipe  for the same. Without much further introduction, the recipe for Bihari samosa chat is as follows.

Time

10 minutes (Not including time for making samosa and chhola)

Serve

       

Four People

Ingredients

• Samosa: 4
• Chhola: 250 grams
• Dahi (curd): 1 cup
• Onions: 2
• Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Tomato Sauce: 2 tablespoons
• Amchur Powder: ½ teaspoon
• Tamarind Juice: ¼ cup
• Chaat Masala: 2 tea spoon
• Salt: to taste

Method

1. Mash samosa in a bowl.
2. Add chhola and dahi and mix them well.
3. Cut onions and mix them in the chaat.
4. Now add tomato sauce and sprinkle amchur powder and chilli powder.
5. Add tamarind juice and sprinkle chaat masala.
6. Samosa chaat is ready.
7. If you like you can garnish it with a little more curd, tomato sauce and onion slices.

Sabudana Khichdi – How to Make in Microwave

Sabudana Khichdi is a typical Indian recipe, especially prepared during festivals. It is generally used to break the fast. Navratra is just of one of the occasions when it is prepared almost every home in India. You might know how to cook sabudana khichdi, but here we tell you how to make in a microwave oven.

Ingredients

• Sabudana: 1 cup
• Potatoes: 2
• Green Chilies: 4-5
• Ghee: 1 tablespoon
• Cumin Seeds: 1 teaspoon
• Salt: to taste
• Sugar: to taste
• Groundnut Powder: ¼ cup
• Coconut: 2 inch long piece

Method

1. Soak sabudana in water for about 3-4 hours.
2. Make thin slices of potatoes.
3. Roast groundnut powder.
4. Chop green chilies and grate coconut.
5. Mix ghee, cumin seeds, green chilies and potatoes in a bowl.
6. Sprinkle a little water and put the bowl in the oven at micro high for 3 minutes.
7. Mix well sabudana, sugar, salt, and groundnut powder.
8. Add this mixture to the cooked potatoes.
9. Cook all these ingredients at micro high for a minute.
10. Let these ingredients cook at micro 20% for 10 minutes.
11. Stir the mixture from time to time.
12. Sabudana khichdi is ready now.
13. Garnish it with grated coconut.

Butter Chicken Recipe – How to Cook it in a Microwave Oven

Also known as Murgh Makhani, Butter Chicken is a classic Indian recipe. There exist several versions of recipe, but one thing is common across all recipes. Chicken is marinated, from one hour to overnight, and soaked in butter, along with a number of spices unique to India. The selection of spices may vary. However, while cooking it in a microwave oven, you don’t need such a large variety of spices. Only a handful will do as is demonstrated in the following butter chicken recipe.

Ingredients

For Butter Chicken

• Chicken Breasts: 2 (sliced in cubes)

For Marination

• Brown Vinegar: 2 teaspoons
• Curd: 2 tablespoons
• Red Chili Sauce: 1 tablespoon
• Ginger: 1 inch long piece
• Garlic: 10-12 cloves (make it a paste)
• Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon
• Tandoori Color: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

To Marinate Boned Chicken

• Ginger-Garlic Paste: ½ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

For Gravy

• Onions: 2 (sliced and roasted)
• Tomatoes: 2
• Cashew Nut Powder: ¼ cup
• Butter: 1 tablespoon
• Ghee: 1 tablespoon
• Cheese Cubes: 2 (grated)
• Sugar: ½ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

For Garnishing

• Coriander Leaves: one fist (chopped)
• Cheese: 1 teaspoon (grated)

Method

1. Mix all ingredients of marination in a bowl and let the chicken cubes marinate for an hour.
2. Put the chicken in a greasy dish and micro grill for 6 to 7 minutes.
3. Flip over and grill for 4 more minutes.
4. Take another bowl and put ghee and sliced onions.
5. Stir and fry onions for 3-4 minutes at micro high.
6. Boil tomatoes in yet another bowl at micro high for 2 minutes.
7. Cool down the tomatoes and peel.
8. Blend roasted onions and boiled tomatoes in a liquidizer.
9. Take boned chicken in a bowl and add ginger-garlic paste and salt.
10. Add two cups of water and cook boned chicken for 2 minutes at micro high.
11. Cook again for 5 minutes at micro 450. Sieve chicken stock.
12. Mix ghee, ginger-garlic paste, and the blended onions and tomatoes in a bowl and micro high for 2-3 minutes.
13. Add grilled chicken, grated cheese cubes, cashew nut powder, sugar, salt, butter and one cup of chicken stock.
14. Grill the mixture for 3-4 minutes at micro 450. Butter Chicken is ready.
15. Garnish it with grated cheese and chopped coriander leaves.
16. Serve it with bread or roti.

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

Chicken Tikka Masala is common food of every Indian restaurant. It is prepared with grilled chunks chicken which is rolled up spiced tomato sauce. Some people named it Indian version of Pizza when it is eaten with Naan Bread. You have to combine Ginger, Gram Masala, Cumin, Turmeric, Garlic and Coriander in a small container. Cord, salt and half of spice blend in other bowl and include Chicken and turn to coat.

 

Ingredients:

For the Chicken:

• 1 and 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts 
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1/4 cup plain whole-milk Greek-style cord
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime or lemon juice

For the sauce:

• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger (from 1-inch piece)
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 large white onion
• 1 and 1/2 cups canned tomato puree
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup heavy cream 
• 1 and 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

Method:

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe is prepared in two steps, one is Tikka and other is Gravy. You have to grill the chicken properly for better flavors, if it is not possible you can use oven. Now go ahead for gravy process and follow the following.

• Cut chicken into smaller pieces.
• Mix all components with chicken pieces and keep it at least one hour.
• Grill chicken till golden brown color. Don’t overcook.
• Add ginger and garlic paste to fry a little.
• Add chopped onion and cook it to slightly caramelize the onions.
• Add chopped tomatoes when onions turn golden, keep cooking on medium flame.
• Add cumin and coriander powder and mix together
• Add salt and sugar according to requirement and insert chicken tikka pieces.
• Simmer it for 5 minutes on low flame heat.
• Increase heat and insert milk slowly. And continue it.
• Once the gravy is right color, reduce your oven flame.
• Serve with white rice.

Traditional Bihari Cuisine – What Make Them Special

If there was just one word to summarize what traditional Bihar cuisine is all about, that would be SIMPLICITY. True, the food here are so simple that sometimes you don’t even need to cook at all. 

There are many dishes that can be prepared without entering into the kitchen and are generally eaten raw. Take the example of Dahi Chura and Sattu. These constitute as staple food for many Bihari residents. Moreover, they also serve as fast food, but are healthier than what you generally get at a modern fast food joint.

It is easy to see why Bihari fast foods are healthier. When preparing Dahi Chura, you only need to add Dahi (yogurt) with chura (beaten rice), both of which are available in market. Add sugar or jaggery as per your taste, and you have enough for the day. 

Similarly, you only need to add water to sattu that can be made of anything – chana (gram), maize, bajra, moong or barley – to name just a few here. Again, powdered sattu can easily be had from the market. Sattu can be sweet or salty depending upon your taste. Add sliced onion, lemon and salt to make it salty. Use just sugar to make it sweet.

Even if in the case of cooked food, you need to do a very little preparation. Take the example of Litti Chokha, which has become a signature cuisine of Bihar. No elaborate cooking setup is necessary. All you need is atta dough and sattu. Make balls of dough filled with sattu and roast them over heat. 

Of course, you need to add salt, chilies and other ingredients to give a taste and flavor to your litti. To prepare chokha, you can use either brinjals or potatoes. Boil, peel and mash them. Add salt and may be a little of sliced onions. If you wish, you can sauté a little in very little oil.

For most Biharis, the staple foods are bhaat, daal (dal) and sabzi (sabji). Bhaat is boiled rice. Unlike the rice cooked in the western part of India, the people in the East, especially in Bihar and Bengal, like to eat plain boiled rice with dal and sabzi. Dal can be made of anything from gram, rahar, masur, bajra, moong or any other pulse. 

Sabzi refers to vegetables cooked either in oil or with gravy. Fried potatoes are an easy and popular sabzi. Many other vegetables can also be used in this way. Chokha made of potatoes or brinjals are also used with Daal and Bhaat. Chutney (sauce), achar (pickles), papad and dahi are other items people like to eat with Bhaat, dal and sabzi.

Bihari Ghugni Recipe

Try this one and you will appreciate the taste of Bihar, an eastern state in India. Have it in the morning or evening and enjoy the taste of this special Bihari cuisine. Here is a recipe to make Bihari Ghugni at home.

Ingredients

• Kale Chhole (Black Chana or Gram): 1 cup
• Onions: 4 (medium sized)
• Garlic Paste: 1 tablespoon
• Green Chilies: 2
• Cumin Seed: 1 teaspoon
• Bay Leaf: 1 (large)
• Turmeric Powder: 1 tablespoon
• Red Chili Powder: ½ teaspoon
• Coriander Powder: 1 tablespoon
• Cumin Powder: ½ teaspoon
• Black Pepper Powder: ½ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste
• Ghee: 2-3 tablespoon
• Mustard Oil: 1 tablespoon

Method

1. Soak in water 1 cup of black grams overnight to yield 3 cups of soaked grams the next day.
2. Slice onions thinly and chop green chilies.
3. Heat the oil in a kadahi or wok. Add bay leaf and cumin seeds.
4. Add onions and green chilies when the cumin seeds begin to pop.
5. Fry onions till they become golden.
6. Add the soaked grams, stir and fry for a minute. 
7. Add garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt and fry for a minute or two.
8. Now add red chili powder and coriander powder and keep frying on a median flame.
9. After about 20 minutes, you need to add cumin powder and black pepper powder. Fry for a minute.
10. Transfer the content of kadahi in a pressure cooker. Add water and cover the lid.
11. Heat the cooker on medium flame and wait until 4-5 whistles.
12. Open the lid when the cooker cools down, stir and see if everything is ok.
13. If grams are not soft enough, you need to cook again by adding more water if necessary.
14. If gravy is thinner than you expect, you need to let the extra water evaporates on a high flame.
15. Bihari ghugni is ready. Garnish it with salad and serve.

Chicken Chili Recipe – How to Cook in Microwave?

If you love non-veg food, chicken will definitely be your favorite. There can be a lot many dishes you can make with chicken. Here is the recipe of one of the most popular dishes in India – Chicken Chili. Though you might know how to make it the normal way, here is a specialized recipe to cook in microwave.

Ingredients

• Chicken: 250 grams
• Capsicum: 1
• Onion: 2-3
• Egg: 1
• Chicken Stock: 1 cup
• Vinegar: 1 tablespoon
• Ajinomoto: ¼ teaspoon
• Soya Sauce: 1 tablespoon
• Red Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Ginger: ½ inch long
• Garlic: 4-5 cloves
• Oil: 1 tablespoon
• Corn Flour: 1 teaspoon
• Black Pepper Powder: ½ teaspoon
• Green Chilies: 4-5

Method

1. Grind ginger and garlic to make a paste.
2. Cut capsicum in thin slices.
3. Cut onions and green chilies.
4. Cut chicken into medium-sized pieces.
5. Mix chicken with egg, vinegar, ajinomoto, soya sauce, salt, red chili powder, black pepper powder, ½ teaspoon ginger-garlic paste and 2 tablespoon corn flour.
6. Marinate chicken for about an hour.
7. Put chicken in a greasy dish and micro grill for 6-8 minutes at high rack.
8. Flip over and grill for 4 more minutes. Keep the roasted chicken aside.
9. Mix oil, chopped onions and green chilies and ½ teaspoon ginger-garlic paste.
10. Cook the mixture for about a minute at micro high.
11. Now add roasted chicken, chicken stock, 1 tablespoon corn flour, capsicum and salt.
12. Cook the mixture again for 4-5 minutes at micro 450.
13. Chicken Chili is ready. Serve it hot with chapatti, naan or rice.

How to Make Egg Bhurji in Microwave?

An ideal dish for beakfast, egg bhurji is loved by all egg lovers who want to try something different. It will only take a few minutes to cook egg bhurji in microwave. Like vegbhurji, you can also make it on a gas or stove burner, changing the recipe only slightly.

Ingredients

• Eggs: 4
• Onions: 2
• Tomato: 1
• Milk: ¼ cup
• Ghee: 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder: ½ teaspoon
• Red Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Coriander Leaves (finely chopped): for garnishing

Method

1. Beat eggs and milk together.
2. Cut onions and put them with ghee in a bowl.
3. Heat the bowl for 3-4 minutes at micro high. Stir from time to time.
4. Add tomato, turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt.
5. Heat for 2-3 minutes more at micro high and stir the mixture from time to time.
6. Now add the beaten eggs and heat for 2-3 more minutes.
7. Stir the mixture.
8. Egg bhurji is ready. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Dum Aloo in Microwave

You already know how to cook Dum Aloo the usual way. If you don’t, then refer to this recipe. Here we are presenting you with a recipe on how you can make Dum Aloo in microwave. It would be easier to make this dish in an oven. Also, the process will be quicker and a little less fussy.

Ingredients

• Potatoes: 8-10 (medium sized)
• Tomato Puree: 2
• Cloves: 2
• Cinnamon: 2-3
• Cardamom: 1
• Cream: ¼ cup
• Sugar: ½ teaspoon
• Ghee: 1 teaspoon
• Salt: to taste
• Mawa or Khoya: 50 grams
• Cashew Nuts: 4
• Raisins: 6
• Green Chilies: 4
• Onions: 2
• Ginger: 1 inch long
• Red Chilies: 4-5
• Garlic: 4-5 cloves
• Turmeric Powder: ½ teaspoon

Method

1. Cut onions, ginger and 3 green chilies and soak red chilies.
2. Make a mixture of onions, ginger, green chilies, red chilies, garlic, and turmeric powder.
3. Grind and make a paste of the above ingredients. This paste will serve as dum aloo gravy.
4. Peel potatoes and pierce with a pointed object. Soak them in salty water for an hour.
5. Heat the soaked potatoes and a cup of water for 7-8 minutes at the micro high temperature.
6. Let them cool. Make a hole in each of the potatoes for stuffing.
7. Mix mawa, cashew nuts, raisins and 1 green chili (chopped to make stuffing.
8. Fill the potatoes with stuffing and cover with the mashed pulp you have taken out while hollowing.
9. Take ghee, garam masala and gravy paste in a pan and heat them at micro high for 5 minutes.
10. Cook the above mixture again for 4-5 minutes at micro 450.
11. Add tomato puree, cream, salt and sugar.
12. Cook the mixture again for 4-5 minutes at micro 450.
13. Add stuffed potatoes in the gravy and also water as per need.
14. Now cook the potatoes for 3-4 minutes at micro 450.
15. Dum aloo is ready now. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Stuffed Capsicum in Microwave

You have already seen how stuffed capsicum is made in the normal way. In this post, we are going to tell you how you can make it microwave. The process is somewhat similar, but there are important changes in ingredients as well as method. Here we go with our recipe of stuffed capsicum in microwave.

Ingredients

• Capsicum: 250 grams
• Potato: 250 grams
• Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon
• Sauce: 1 teaspoon
• Ghee: 1 teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

Method

1. Wash capsicum, make a cut and remove the pulp.
2. Soak the skin of capsicum in salty water for an hour.
3. Boil potatoes, peel them and cut into fine pieces.
4. Make a mixture of boiled potatoes, ghee, garam masala, sauce and salt.
5. The mixture will be used for stuffing.
6. Cook the stuffing for a minute at micro high.
7. Cook the stuffing again for 4-5 minutes at micro 450.
8. Remove water from capsicum and fill them with the cooked stuffing.
9. Place a layer of ghee in a dish and put stuffed capsicum on it.
10. Put the dish in at high rack in the oven and micro grill for 6 minutes.
11. Flip over the capsicum and grill for 5 minutes more.
12. Cook the capsicum until they become soft.
13. Stuffed capsicum is ready now. 

Chhuhara ka Halwa, Dry Dates Halwa Recipe

Chhuhara are dried dates used to keep the fruit edible for a longer time. The health benefits of dates or chhuhara are well known, but their taste are also great and can be used to make a lot of different things. Here we present how you can make Chhuhara ka halwa at home using commonly available ingredients.

Ingredients

• Chhuhara (dry dates): ½ kg
• Milk: 1 kg
• Kewra Water: a few drops
• Sugar: to taste
• Green Cardamom: 5-6
• Ghee: to taste

Method

1. Wash chhuhara, cut them with a knife and remove seeds.
2. Soak them in milk for an hour.
3. Now cook chhuraha in the same milk in which they were soaked.
4. Cook till the mixture becomes dry.
5. Grind chhuhara when they cool down.
6. Heat the ghee in a kadai.
7. Add green cardamom and roast them until they begin to crackle.
8. Add chhuhara and roast them in low heat.
9. Add sugar when roasted.
10. Cook until the water from sugar evaporates.
11. Sprinkle kewra water.
12. Chhuhara ka halwa is ready.
13. Garnish it with almond, pistachio and silver leaf.

Fruit Chaat Recipe

If you are health conscious, but still can’t forego the spicy taste, then fruit chaat can be a solution. There is no need to cook; just mix all the ingredients in a proper manner and you are done. Here is a fruit chaat recipe for you to try at home.

For 5-6 people

Ingredients

• Banana: 6 in number
• Guava (Ripe): ½ kg
• Apple (Soft): 250 gram
• Pomegranate: 250 gram
• Orange Juice: 1 cup
• Sugar: ½ cup
• Black Pepper: ¼ teaspoon
• Fruit Chaat Masala: ½ teaspoon
• Lemon Juice: 2 teaspoons
• Salt: to taste

Method

1. Cut pomegranates, take out the seeds and wash them.
2. Peel guavas, remove seeds and cut into small pieces.
3. Peel apples, cut into small pieces and mix a teaspoon of lemon juice in them.
4. Peel bananas, cut into small pieces and mix in them a teaspoon of lemon juice.
5. Take a bowl and put in it a cup of orange juice.
6. Mix in the juice sugar, fruit chaat masala, black pepper and salt.
7. Now add in it pomegranate seeds and pieces of guavas, apples and bananas.
8. Mix them well.
9. Fruit chaat is ready. 

Dal Khichda Recipe

Dal Khichda is a special kind of dish that is made occasionally, especially on festive occasions. It is easy to make it at home, though generally it is prepared outdoors in huge quantity. Here is a simple Dal Khichda recipe to try at home.

For 5-6 people

Ingredients

• Rice: I Kg
• Chana Dal: 250 gram
• Onions: 3 (big)
• Ginger: 1 inch long
• Black Cardamom: 2
• Green Cardamom: 2
• Cinnamon: 1 inch long
• Cloves: 2
• Mace: 1 inch long
• Oil: for frying
• Salt: to taste

Method

1. Soak dal for 2 hours.
2. Boil water and keep it aside in a bowl.
3. Heat the oil in the utensil that you use to cook rice.
4. Slice onions and fry in the hot oil.
5. Take out some fried onions and keep aside for garnishing.
6. Wash rice, put it in the utensil, mix with fried onion and stir.
7. Add salt, chopped ginger, black cardamom, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, mace and salt.
8. Fry a little, then add dal and mix well.
9. Add boiled water that you have kept aside.
10. Cook on high heat for 3 minutes.
11. Lower the heat and let the rice cook for 15-20 minutes.
12. Keep checking the rice and dal if they have cooked well.
13. Remove from the heat when there is no more water left in the utensil.
14. Dal Khichda is ready. Garnish it with fried onions and serve hot.

Aloo Kofta Recipe

There can be a million of dishes you can make from potato. It is such a versatile vegetable. Try aloo kofta and you will immediately appreciate the significance of this vegetable. With a little creativity, you can make aloo kofta something entirely different from the raw potates in taste as well as in texture.

Ingredients

For Kofta

• Potatoes: 400 gram
• Ararot: 4 tablespoons
• Coriander Leaves (chopped): 1 tablespoon
• Salt: to taste
• Oil: for frying

For Curry

• Tomatoes: 4 (medium size)
• Onion: 2 (medium size)
• Green Chilies: 2
• Ginger: 1 inch long
• Oil: 3 tablespoons
• Cumin Seeds: ½ teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Coriander Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Red Chili Powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Garam Masala: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste
• Coriander Leaves (chopped): 2 tablespoons

Method

1. Boil potatoes and peel them after they cool down.
2. Grate the peeled potatoes.
3. Mix ararot, salt, chopped coriander leaves with grated potatoes and make dough.
4. Heat the oil in a pan.
5. Make small balls from the potato mixture fry them in hot oil.
6. Fry potato balls till they become brown. Put them aside in a plate.
7. Cut onions, tomatoes, ginger and green chilies. Mix them in a mixture grinder to make a paste.
8. Heat the oil in a pan again. Add cumin seeds.
9. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chili powder in the oil.
10. Drop the paste of onion, tomato, green chili and ginger and fry all the spices.
11. Add two cups of water and salt and let the mixture boil.
12. Cook for 4 more minutes and add garam masala and half of the chopped coriander leaves.
13. Aloo Kofta curry is ready. Add Kofta balls and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve it with roti, naan or rice.

Shami Kabab Recipe in Microwave

Among the non-vegetarian delights, shami kabab ranks high because of its tantalizing taste and aroma. You need not dine out and visit a restaurant specializing in kabab. The shami kabab recipe presented here can easily be made using a microwave oven and the following ingredients.

Ingredients

For Kabab

• Mutton Keema: 250 gram
• Chana Dal (soaked): ½ cup
• Onion: 1
• Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon
• Red Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Egg (yolk): 1
• Salt: to taste

For Green Spices

• Ginger: ½ inch
• Garlic: 6-7 cloves
• Green Chilies: 2 or 3
• Coriander Leaves (chopped): 1 teaspoon
• Saunf (Aniseed): 1 teaspoon

For Stuffing

• Onion: 2
• Green Chilies: 2-3
• Coriander Leaves (chopped): 1 teaspoon

Method

1. Make green spices by mixing and grinding all the ingredients – ginger, garlic, green chilies, coriander leaves and saunf.
2. Marinate Keema in the green spices you just made. Put aside the bowl for some time.
3. Put marinated keema, chopped onion, red chili powder, garam masala powder, soaked chana dal, salt and some water in a bowl.
4. Grill the ingredients in a microwave oven for about 15 minutes. Stir after every 5 minutes.
5. Let the grilled keema cool. Add into it an egg yolk.
6. Prepare stuffing by mixing all its ingredients.
7. Make flat balls from the grilled keema and fill them with stuffing mixture.
8. Place a thin layer of oil on a plate and put keema balls on it.
9. Grill the keema balls again for about 5 minutes. Grill them from another side also for five minutes.
10. Shami Kabab is ready. Serve it with roti, naan or rice.

Tandoori Aloo Recipe

Want to eat something different? Try to make tandoori aloo at home. You need an oven to grill the potatoes. The recipe is quite simple. Here we go.

Ingredients

• Potatoes: 250 gram
• Paneer: 100 gram
• Cheese Cubes: 2 in number (grated)
• Water: 1 cup
• Salt: to taste
• Green Sauce: 1 tablespoon
• Ginger: ¼ inch piece
• Garlic: 4-5 cloves
• Red Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Curd: 2 tablespoon
• Vinegar: 1 teaspoon
• Tandoori Masala: ¼ teaspoon
• Garam Masala: ¼ teaspoon

Method

1. To make tandoori spice, you need to mix well all these ingredients in a bowl – curd, red chili powder, vinegar, garam masala, tandoori masala and the paste of ginger and garlic.
2. Mix well and grind pudina, coriander leaves, green chilies, salt and lemon juice to make green sauce.
3. Boil potatoes in a cup of water. Keep it in for 6-7 minutes if using a microwave for boiling.
4. Cut each potato in two pieces and make a hollow from inside.
5. Mix potatoes with tandoori spices and marinate for two hours.
6. Mix green sauce, salt and paneer and use them to fill the hollowed part of potatoes.
7. Now place all potatoes on a tray and sprinkle cheese.
8. Put the tray in a microwave oven and grill for 4 minutes.
9. When the cheese begins to melt, take out the tray.
10. Tandoori Aloo is ready. Serve it hot.

Paneer Tikka Recipe

Chances are that you have tasted the delicious paneer tikka, especially when you dine out. A popular delicacy served by many restaurants in North India and likened by most veggies, paneer tikka can easily be made at home. You need a microwave oven and the following ingredients to try this recipe at home.

Ingredients

• Paneer: 250 gram
• Onion: 1 in number
• Capsicum: 1 in number
• Curd: 2 tablespoons
• Ginger: ½ inch long
• Garlic: 4-5 cloves
• Vinegar: 2 teaspoons
• Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon
• Red Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
• Oil or Butter: 1 tablespoon
• Salt: to taste

Method:

1. Cut paneer in 2-inch pieces, separate layers of onion, and make small cubes of capsicum.
2. Grind and make a paste of ginger and garlic.
3. Mix curd, vinegar, garam masala, red chili powder, salt, oil and the paste of ginger and garlic.
4. Add pieces of paneer, onion and capsicum into this paste.
5. Marinate all these ingredients for 2 hours.
6. Place the marinated paneer, onion and capsicum on a flat tray.
7. Put the tray in a microwave oven and grill for 4-5 minutes.
8. Grill paneer, onion and capsicum from the other side also by turning them.
9. Paneer Tikka is ready. Serve it with tomato ketchup or pudina sauce.