Masoor Dal Soup

Method. Heat a pressure cooker, add onion, garlic, masoor dal and mix well. Add crushed black peppercorns, red chilli powder and salt and mix well. Add tomato, 3 cups water, lemon juice and mix well. Cover and cook on medium heat till 3-4 whistles are released. Open the cooker once the pressure settles completely.

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Chole Bhature

Method. Take chickpeas in a pressure cooker. Add tea bags, 6-8 cups water and salt, cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or till fully done and soft. Drain the chickpeas, discard the tea bags and reserve the stock. Sieve together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and powdered sugar in a parat. Add yogurt and mix well.

Rajma Chawal-SK Khazana

Method. Heat ghee and oil in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds and sauté till seeds change colour. Add ginger and garlic, mix well and sauté for a minute. Add onion, mix and sauté till onion is well browned. Add tomato puree and mix. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and cumin powder, mix, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes ...

Paneer Bhurji

Grate cottage cheese on a plate. Chop green chillies. Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds and chopped green chillies, sauté well. Add onions and salt, mix well and cook till onions turn golden. Add turmeric powder and mix well. Add grated cottage cheese and chopped coriander and mix well. Serve hot garnished with a coriander sprig.

Rogan Josh

This may take twelve to fifteen minutes. Sprinkle a little water and continue cooking for twelve to fifteen minutes more on low heat. Make sure to stir constantly and scrape all the sediments from the bottom of the pan. Add Kashmiri red chilli powder, fennel powder, dry ginger powder, coriander powder and salt. Add yogurt and two cups of water.

Chicken Kurma

Add ginger paste and stir for fifteen seconds. Add chicken pieces and cook on high heat for five minutes, stirring continuously. Make sure the chicken does not brown. Stir in the ground paste and add one cup of water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add beaten yogurt. Simmer for five minutes.

Egg Curry

Add remaining onion, mix and sauté till golden. Make a crisscross on the narrow side of the eggs. Add the prepared paste to the pan, mix and cook for a minute. Add 1 cup water and mix well. Add salt, mix and cook on low heat for 2-3 minutes.Add eggs, mix and cook for 4-5 minutes. Serve hot garnished with a coriander sprig.

Simple Vegetable Pulao

Add cumin seeds, peppercorns, green cardamoms, cloves and bay leaves, mix and sauté for 30 seconds. Add cauliflower, French beans, carrots and green chillies and mix well. Add green peas and mix well. Add rice and salt and mix lightly. Add 3 cups water, mix and bring to a boil.Cover and cook on low heat till rice is done.

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gajar halwa

Blanch almonds in half a cup of hot water for five minutes. Drain, cool, peel and slice them. Wash raisins and pat them dry. Heat pure ghee in a thick-bottomed pan, add grated carrots and sauté for five minutes. Add milk, green cardamom powder and cook on medium heat for five to six minutes or until the milk evaporates and the carrots are cooked.

Shaam Savera

Method. Trim the spinach leaves and blanch them in eight cups of boiling water for two to three minutes. Drain and refresh under cold water. Squeeze out the excess water, cool and chop finely. Transfer into …

Hariyali Chicken Tikka-SK Khazana

Method. Put chicken pieces in a bowl. Add salt, ginger-garlic paste, green chilli paste, mint paste, coriander paste, spinach paste, hung yogurt, cumin powder, chaat masala, dried mango powder, crushed peppercorns, dried fenugreek leaves powder, lemon juice and mustard oil and mix well. Set aside to marinate for ½ hour.

Vanilla Cake

Method. Preheat the oven to 180º C. Grease a five inch cake tin with some butter and dust with some flour. Sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix. Beat together the castor sugar and eggs in another bowl till it reach a ribbon consistency. Add the flour mixture and fold well.

Shaam Savera

Method. Trim the spinach leaves and blanch them in eight cups of boiling water for two to three minutes. Drain and refresh under cold water. Squeeze out the excess water, cool and chop finely. Transfer into a deep bowl. In another bowl mash the paneer with a little salt and a pinch of green cardamom powder. Divide into eight equal portions and ...

Chicken 65

Blend yogurt, lemon juice, rice flour, salt and four tablespoon oil into the ground masala paste. Mix chicken pieces and the masala paste and marinate for an hour in the refrigerator. Heat the remaining oil in a thick kadai or fry pan and add the chicken pieces in small batches of six to eight pieces at a time and stir-fry on high heat for a ...

Gosht Shahi Korma

Method. Cut the lamb into one inch cubes. Chop the onions. Heat oil in a thick-bottomed pan. Add green cardamoms, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and black peppercorns and sauté till fragrant. Add onions and sauté until lightly browned. Add ginger paste, garlic paste and sauté for one minute stirring continuously to avoid the paste from ...

Shahi Paneer

Transfer this mixture into a mixer jar, cool and grind to a paste with a little water. Transfer the mixture into the same kadai. Add butter, cover and cook on low heat …

Dahi Vada

Put black gram in a mixer jar, add some water and grind into a smooth and thick batter. Transfer into a bowl, add asafoetida, cumin seeds and salt and whisk well till fluffy. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Put spoonful of batter into hot oil and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain in a bowl of cold water and soak for 5 minutes.

Mint Chutney

Method. Heat oil in a non stick pan add urad dal and fry till golden brown. Add dry red chillies, shallots, curry leaves and saute for a minute. Remove from flame and mint leaves, tamrind pulp, ginger, salt and little water if required ang grind to a fine paste. Serve with parathas. Urad dal, red chillies and shallots add a new dimension to ...