Bharwan Mirch (Bharwaan Mircch) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 8-10 Long Green Chilli ( Bharwan Mirchi )
• 2 cup gram flour (besan)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp dhaniya (coriander seeds) powder
• 1 tsp til (sesame seeds )
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• 1 dried red chilli
• 2 tsp oil
• salt

Method:

1. Mix gram flour, turmeric powder, chilli powder, dhaniya powder, sesame seeds with a little oil
2. Slit the chilli from the center and take out the seeds.
3. Stuff the chilli with the mixture.
4. Heat oil in a skillet, add mustard seeds, red chilli and hing.
5. Add the stuffed chillies and mix well.
6. Cook on low heat till the chillies become soft and masalas are mixed well.
7. Ready to serve.

Serving Suggestions:

• Eat with parathas or phulkas

Tip:

• Keep mixing often to make sure masala does not get burnt.

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Rajma Curry (Kidney Bean Cury) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 teacup red kidney beans (rajma)
• 2 onions, grated
• 1 teaspoon chilli powder
• 5to6 grams tomatoes
• 1 teaspoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons oil
• Salt to taste
• To be ground into a paste.
• 6 cloves garlic
• 3 green chillies
• 25mm. piece ginger

Method:

1. Soak the red kidney beans over night.
2. Next day, cook in a pressure cooker. Drain.
3. Heat the oil and fry the onions till it's little brown.
4. Add the ground paste and chilli powder and fry again for 1 minute.
5. Add the cooked red kidney beans.
6. Cut the tomatoes into big pieces, add 2 teacups of water and boil. When boiled, take out a thick soup through a sieve.
7. Add the tomato soup to the rajma mixture.Add the sugar and salt.
8. Cook for 20 minutes.

Serving Suggestions:

• Server Hot with parathas or jeera rice

Tip:

• Adding a little cream will make the gravy more thick and rich.

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Akki Roti (Rice Flour Roti) Rcipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cup rice flour
• 1 cup curd
• 1 cup water
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 3 green chillies - cut finely
• 2 medium sized onion - chopped finely
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• few coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Mix rice flour, onion, green chillies, cumin seeds, ginger, coriander leaves and curd. Mix well.
2. Add water accordingly to make a thick batter.
3. Grean a non-stick pan with a little oil and spread the batter to form a thin layer like roti.
4. Remember that the pan should NOT be heated before putting the batter.
5. Cook on low flame and turn the roti after 2-3 minutes.
6. Once it is golden brown on both sides, take off the heat.
7. Ready to serve.

Serving Suggestions:

• Can be served with coconut chutney or any other sauce.

Tips:

• To prepare the next roti, you should cool the pan.
• Run it under cold water before cooking the next roti.
• If you put the batter on hot pan, it will stick and your roti will be thick.

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Dal Makhani (Daal Makhni) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole ural dal
• 1/4 cup rajma
• whole garam masala - bay leaf, cloves, cardemom, cinnamon
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 3 medium sized tomatoes ( made in a puree )
• 3 tsp oil to cook
• 2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp kasoori methi
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp cream (optional, you can add along with butter to make it more creamy)
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Clean and wash whole ural dal and rajma.Soak dal and rajma overnight.
2. Presure cook dal and rajma with few drops of oil, pinch of hing and salt.
3. Cook till tender. ( number of whistles depend on cooker type and size ).
4. Once done, slightly mash the dal.
5. Heat oil in a kadai. Add whole garam masala.
6. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till golden brown.
7. Add tomato puree. Cook for 5 minutes.
8. Now add cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and kasoori methi.
9. Cook on a low flame with lid covered till the oil separates.
10. Add butter.
11. Now add the dal and rajma mixture.
12. Add half a cup of water.
13. Cook it for 20-30 minutes with the lid covered on a low flame.
14. Garnish with cream.

Serving Suggestions:

• Can be served with rice, parathas, kulcha or rotis.

Tips:

• Dal mkahani can be made in many ways.
• Instead of whole garam masala, you can use any ready garam masala or Catch Dal
• Makhani masala - which goes very well
• Cook the dal for a long time for best taste.

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Stir Fried Mashroom (Stirr Frid Mashrum) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp olive oil
  
• 1 tsp pepper powder
  
• salt
  
• 1 cup Button mushrooms

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add cut mushrooms
   
2. Add salt and pepper powder and stir it till it leaves water
   
3. Ready to serve

Serving Suggestions:

• Good accompaniment with any meal or good evening snack. It can be taken as a starter , salad or dry vegetable .

Tip:

• Don't add any water to mushroom and cook it on low flame.

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CHEESE PIZZA (CHIESE PEEZA) RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 225gm flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 15gm yeast mix with
• 4-5tbsp hot water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 150ml evaporated milk
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 pkt grated cheese
• 2 large onions (cut into rings)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder
• 2 tbsp butter (melted)

Directions:

1. Mix yeast in hot water and leave it to be frosty.
2. In a bowl put in the flour, salt, sugar and mix with milk and yeast.
3. Add butter. Knead until dough become soft and pliable. Leave the dough to rise double in size.
4. For the filling Mix chicken in the beaten egg along with salt and pepper powder.Leave aside.
5. Punch into the dough with your hands and knead again and make into equal balls shape (as big as you want) and flatten the dough with a rolling pin.
6. Sprinkle with flour if the dough is sticky.
7. Put the mini round dough in a greased flat baking pan.
8. Brush the mini pizza with tomato sauce.
9. Add in a bit of chicken pieces in the centre, top with onion rings and grated cheese.
10. Sprinkle a bit of melted margerine to get a crunchy taste.
11. Do the same to all the other pizza.
12. Pre heat oven for 180C and bake for 15-20 minutes.
13. You can serve with chilli sauce.

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