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Looking for some authentic Indian gravy? Then, do try this gravy filled with goodness of Paneer, capsicum and some amazing flavours. How to prepare? (1) In a pan add 2 teaspoons of oil and fry:  2 onions finely chopped 1 tomato finely chopped 10 cloves of garlic  1/2 an inch of ginger 8 to10 red chillies 1 cardamom 1small piece cinnamon sauté the above ingredients. (2) Then, add 1 spoon Chana (chickpeas) masala and mix well.  (3) Put the above ingredients in a mixer jar and grind to a fine paste .   (4)To prepare the gravy, you need :  200 grams of paneer cut into squares. 1 large capsicum cut into  square pieces. 1 large onion cut into squares.  1 tomato cut into square pieces. (5)In a pan add some oil or butter as per your preference. Then, add the cut pieces of onion, tomato, capsicum and fry them well . After  the capsicum is cooked well, add the ground paste, add some water, add salt as per taste and 1/4 spoon sugar and boil. (6) After s...

 Making tea is a simple process. Each person has their way of making tea like using different proportions of ingredients or using different ingredients according to how they like it. This is one way of making one cup of tea which can be tailored for taste and multiplied according to the number of cups needed. Take 3/4th cup of water and boil it (Optional: Add a bit of chopped ginger or elaichi/cardamom) Add 1/2 tablespoon tea powder Add a pinch of tea masala Add sugar as needed Let this boil for a minute and the add 1/4th cup of milk. When the milk boils, turn off the heat and filter out the tea powder. Now, enjoy your hot cup of tea or chai! Did you know? Tea is called chai in hindi. Chai is an interesting take on tea because it contains spices and herbs like cardamom, ginger, pepper and cloves etc while tea does not. Chai can also be called masala tea because of this. Both may or may not contain milk based on preference.

Tomato pickle which is popularly known as tomato 'gojju' in South India is a mixture of tangy, spicy and sweet flavors. If you are looking for a recipe that serves as a side dish for multiple dishes, then, this recipe is a must try! How to prepare?  Take 1/2 a kg of ripe tomatoes.  Wash and dry it completely with a cloth.  Then, grind the tomatoes into fine puree without adding water. In a pan add 50ml of gingelly oil (sesame oil) or any refined oil of your choice. When the oil gets hot, add : Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon   Red chilli powder - 4 teaspoons   Sambar powder - 1 teaspoon After adding the above ingredients, immediately add the tomato puree into it. Stir well, add salt (as per taste) and 1 teaspoon of sugar.  Stir again and cover the pan with lid and boil on medium flame till it becomes thick and you can see the oil on the top layer(Usually it take about 20 minutes 30 for oil to appear on the top layer).  Cool  the pickle. After ...

Looking for some side dish made out of potato, then, you have come to the right place. This magic aloo fry is a perfect side dish. (1) The first step is to make magic masala Powder: 1. Take a pan, in it, add: 7 to 8 dry red chillies. 3 spoons of dhania (coriander) 2 spoons of jeera(cumin) 1 spoon of pepper 1 piece of cinnamon 2 cardamoms  1 star anise 1 piece mace (javitri) 2 bay leaves 5 cloves 1spoon kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) 2. Dry roast the above ingredients. 3. In a mixer jar add:  The dry roasted ingredients   2 spoons of red chilli powder  2 spoons of anardana (dry pomegranate seeds) 1 spoon black salt 1 spoon amchur powder (dry mango powder)   Grind the above into a fine powder (magic powder) and store it in a container. (2) Cut  some potatoes (depending on the number of people you want to serve) into cubes and deep fry them, until they turn golden brown. (3) Put the fried potatoes into a bowl and in it add:  2 spoons of t...

  Looking for something quick to make? Then, I would suggest you make this healthy and simple, yet tasty dish. Ingredients: Garlic - 30 cloves Finely sliced onions - 2 Green chillies - 4 Dry red chillies - 5 Fenugreek (methi) seeds - 2 teaspoons Few curry leaves Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder - 1/2 a teaspoon Red chilli powder - 1 to 2 teaspoons Salt - As per taste 1/2 a kg of rice How to prepare?  Place a cooker on medium flame. In it, add some oil, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and dry red chillies.  Once the Fenugreek seeds turn golden brown, add finely sliced onion, green chillies, curry leaves and sauté for a minute. Then, add rice and water (double the quantity of water, i.e. , for every glass of rice, add 2 glasses of water).  Then, add chilly powder, turmeric powder, cloves of garlic (whole) and salt as per taste. Mix well and close the cooker.  After 2 whistles, turn off the stove. Open the cooker after 20 minutes.  Fenugreek rice is r...

  This healthy dip packed with the benefits of mint, is perfect for serving with appetizers or any  snack of your choice. How to prepare?   Take a mixer jar and add: 1 cup coriander leaves 1/2 cup of mint leaves 6 to 8 green chillies 10 cloves of garlic an inch of ginger 1/2 cup chopped onion salt as per taste Lemon juice (1/2 lemon)  Grind the above ingredients to a fine paste  Mint chutney is ready to serve!  Tip: You can mix this mint chutney with half a cup of thick curd, if preferred.

For all the vegetarians out there who want to try something similar to mouth watering chicken kebab and, also for all the non-vegetarians who for some reason couldn't get their hands on chicken and want to make some kebabs. This is a must know recipe. How to prepare? Take a mixer jar.  Add a handful  coriander leaves, mint leaves (Pudina), green chillies - 4 to 5, cloves of garlic 8 to 10, ginger - 1 inch (1 or 1.5 spoon, finely chopped) Grind this into a fine paste.  For marinating paneer : In a bowl, add  paneer  (250 grams) cut into small cubes. Then, add 1cup curd, 3 spoons maida, 2 spoons corn flour, 2 spoons fine semolina (rava), 3 spoons  of red chilli powder, 1spoon of garam masala, 1spoon  of dhania (coriander)powder. Also, add  the above paste and salt(as per taste).  Mix all ingredients well and keep in fridge for 2 to 3 hours.  Then deep fry in oil on medium flame. Serve hot with some mint chutney , lemon and onions!

Green leafy vegetable (GLV) is an important part of a balanced diet. They are highly nutritious and all of us try to include them in our diet one way or another, whether we like them or not. Bored of the same old Salad you make out of green leafy vegetables? Wanna try some new recipe with amazing flavour? Then, this is a must try!  Just add this masala, in order to make any GLV tasty. To make the masala: Take a pan and heat up some oil. Fry 10 red chillies (Byadagi chilli-a variety of chilli available in Karnataka, India). Then take a mixer jar. In it, add a small cup of roasted ground nuts after removing the peel and the fried red chillies , 1 cup (same cup which was used to add groundnut) fried gram, 1 cup (same cup which was used to add groundnut) dry coconut , 10 to 12  coves of garlic, some dry curry leaves and grind them into fine powder. Add as required to the cooked leafy vegetable and mix well. Ready to serve!

Rasam is a well known South Indian dish usually served with rice.  This is a simple yet highly beneficial dish. What are the benefits of Rasam? It aids in digestion. Powerhouse of vitamins and minerals. Rich in antioxidants(which enhances skin health).   Recipe : For Rasam powder: 1 glass Byadgi chilli ( a variety of chilli grown in the state of Karnataka)/ or you can use any other red chilli of your choice. Danya (coriander seeds) -1/2 glass Pepper -1/2 glass Jeera (Cumin seeds) -1/2 glass Toor dal (Split pigeon peas )  -1/4 glass Channa dal (Chickpeas, split  )  -1/4 glass Urad dal (Whole washed black gram ) -  1/4 glass Methi seeds (Fenugreek seeds) - 1spoon Rai (Mustard seeds)- 1spoon Curry leaves - 1/2 glass Coriander leaves -  Handful, finely chopped Tamarind (depending on the amount of tanginess you prefer) Salt- As per taste Sugar or Jaggery - 1/2 teaspoon Step 1: Dry roast all the above items in Kadai (Pan). Step 2- Grind it into fine powder. ...

That moment when you walk into the kitchen and see what looks like fish fingers but it turns out to be potato fingers. And you think, will this even taste as good and then you find out it tastes amazing!                                       Ingredients : 1/2 kg potato 1 pound brown bread Pepper powder Red chilly powder Pasta Mix All purpose flour(maida) Corn flour Coriander leaves Salt How to prepare? Step1: Boil the potatoes. Then peel and put them in a bowl. Step 2: Make bread crumbs out of the brown bread. Step 3: Add 1/4th of the bread crumbs into the bowl of smashed potatoes . Then, add pepper powder- 1/2 teaspoon, pasta mix- 1/2 teaspoon, 2 teaspoons of chilly powder, salt as per taste and finely chopped coriander leaves. Make a dough out of the the above mixture. Step 4: Grease your hands with oil and make small balls out of the dough and shape the balls into fingers.  Step 5: Mak...

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