Spicy Mushroom Masala

Ingredients-

Mushrooms (chopped) -  1 cup
Onion (chopped) - 1 big
Tomato (chopped) - 1 big
Green Chilies (chopped) -  2-3
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds  - 1 tsp
Curd /Yogurt -  3 tsp
Curry Leaves -  1 sprig
Coriander leaves -  few (chopped)
Vegetable Oil  -  3 tsp
Salt to taste

Method-

• Wash and cut the mushrooms in medium pieces.

• Marinate the mushrooms with salt, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, red chili powder and curd; keep it aside for 10 to 20 mins.

• Heat oil in the pan and when it’s hot, add whole gram masala , cumin seeds, curry leaves, sauté for a minute; add chopped onions and sauté till onions becomes translucent now add green chilies, chopped tomato and fry till its cooked.

• Add marinated mushroom to it, cover and cook until mushrooms are cooked properly.

• Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves...Serve hot with Roti/Steamed rice.

Source- Jagran

Vegetable Jalfrezi ( stir-fry Vegetables )

Vegetable Jalfrezi , A Jalfrezi is an Indian version of Chinese stir-fry made with spices used in curries.

 Ingredients-

3 cups mixed boiled Vegetables
2 onions, chopped
3 Spring Onions, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
4 green chilies, chopped
1 tsp. Ginger
Few coriander leaves, coriander
1/2 tea cup tomato ketchup
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. oil or butter
Salt according to taste

Method-

• Heat Ghee in a pan and fry onions till golden brown.

• Add tomatoes, chilies, ginger and coriander leaves and fry for 2-3 min.

• Add tomato ketchup, boiled vegetables, spring onions, chilli powder, sugar, salt & little water.

• Cook for 5-10 minutes.

• Just before removing from fire, add freshly chopped ginger strips and coriander.

• Serve with Plain roti or Naan.

Vegetable Samosa

Today I am sharing a famous Indian snack, Samosas can be probably be found anywhere in the world! It can be spicy and is often eaten with chutney, such as mint, coriander or tamarind.

Ingredients:

For Outer Cover:

• 1 cup all purpose flour (Maida)
• Water to Knead dough
• 2tbsp oil
• Little salt
• 1/4th tsp. Ajwain (optional)

For filling:

• 2 potatoes large boiled, peeled, mashed
• 1 onion finely 14
• 1/2 cup Green Peas (boiled)
• 2 green chillies crushed
• 1/2 tsp. ginger crushed
• 1/2 tsp. garlic crushed
• 1 tbsp. coriander finely chopped
• 1/2 lemon juice extracted
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp. garam masala
• 1/2 tsp. coriander seeds crushed
• 1 tsp. red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil to deep fry

Method:

For dough:

1. Make well in the flour.
2. Add oil, salt and little water. Mix well till crumbly.
3. Add more water little by little, kneading into soft pliable dough.
4. Cover with moist cloth; keep aside for 15-20 minutes.
5. Beat dough on worksurface and knead again. Re-cover.

For filling:

1. Heat 3 tbsp. oil, add ginger, green chilli, garlic, coriander seeds.
2. Stir fry for a minute, add onion, saute till light brown.
3. Add coriander, lemon, turmeric, salt, red chilli, garam masala.
4. Stir fry for 2 minutes, add potatoes, green peas. Stir further 2 minutes.
5. Cool. Keep aside.

To proceed:

1. Make a thin 5" diam. round with some dough.
2. Cut into two halves. Run a moist finger along diameter.
3. Join and press together to make a cone.
4. Place a tbsp. of filling in the cone and seal third side as above.
5. Make five to six. Put in hot oil, deep fry on low to medium till light brown.
6. Do not fry on high, or the samosas will turn out oily and soggy.
7. Drain on rack or kitchen paper.
8. Serve hot with green and tamarind chutneys or tomato sauce.

Source : onlinerecipeideas.com

Vegetarian Lakhnavi Shami Kabab of Lucknow

Today I am sharing vegetarian version of a a very famous north Indian Snack that is KABAB. Lakhnavi Vegetarian Shami Kabab is very famous in India as well in Pakistan.

Ingredients :
1 cup grated cabbage
1 cup grated carrots
1 medium size Potato (Boiled)
2 tsp Ginger – Garlic paste
2 tsp Green chillies Paste
¼ tsp Garam Masala
Pinch of Chaat Masala
Green fresh coriander ( Finely chopped)

2 tbsp corn flour
1/2 Cup Bread crumbs.
Salt to taste
Vegetable Oil for frying

Method-

• Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of salt on the grated vegetables and leave for 20 minutes. Squeeze out the water.

• Then add mashed potato, ginger-garlic paste, chilli paste ,finely chopped coriander ,garam masala, chaat masala and salt.

• Now add Bread Crumbs and corn flour and make dough out of it.

• Make into small kebabs; shapes can be round or burger shape, like small sausages or oblong-like a flat pear shape.

• Then dip each piece in the Bread Crumb to coat and deep fry till golden brown.

• Drain on paper napkin. Serve hot with tomato ketchup and tea.

Chili Paneer or Cheese Chili

Today’s recipe is Chili Paneer or Cheese Chili, it is kind of Chinese fast food very popular in India. It is one of my favorite dish. It is best served with fried rice or noodles. 

Ingredients-

Paneer ( Indian Cottage Cheese) – 250 Gms.

Red or Green bell pepper - 1 cup

Onion Chopped - 1/2 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp

Corn flour - 1,1/2 tbsp

Chili garlic sauce - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garlic chopped -1 tsp
Green chilies-  4
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Maida flour - 1 tbsp
Oil for frying
Soya sauce - 1 tsp

Ajinomoto - pinch
Salt to taste

Water as needed

Method-

Cut Paneer (Cheese) into small cubes and set aside.

Mix Maida, Cornflour, salt and  with water to make a thick paste. Paste should be such that it should coat the paneer well.
Heat oil in a Wok and add paneer (cheese) cubes coated with above paste for deep frying until golden brown.

Transfer fried paneer in a plate and keep aside.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and add cumin seeds then sauté ginger- garlic paste for a minute.

Add onion, Bell pepper (Chopped), green chilies, chopped garlic and sauté on high flame for 2 minutes.

Add all the sauces and Salt and coriander powder. Mix well

Now pour some water and stir.

When the mixture thickens well add the paneer cubes and mix well

Add ajinomoto, lime juice and cook for another 3 minutes on low flame and then remove from flame.

Serve hot with fried rice or noodles

Mirchi Vada (chilli cutlet) of course Rajasthani Style

Mirchi Vada is spicy Indian snacks famous in Rajasthan, it is served with chutney. I had my best Mirchi Vada during my last visit to Pandupore near Alwar (Rajasthan). 

Ingredients-

For Batter-

Besan ( Gram Flour) – 1 Cup

Salt – ½ Teaspoon ( or as per taste)

Red Chilli Powder – ½ Teaspoon

Ajwain ( Carom Seeds) – ½ Teaspoon

Hing (Asafetida ) - Pinch

For Stuffing-

Green big sized and long variety of chili peppers – 6-8 Nos

Potatoes – 2 Large

Mustard Seeds – 1 Teaspoon

Onion (Finally chopped) – 1 medium size

Chat Masala – 1 Teaspoon

Desi Ghee ( Butter) - 1 Teaspoon

Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon

Red Chilli Powder - ½ Teaspoon

Green Coriander (Chopped) – 1 Tablespoon

Salt – As per taste

Oil for Frying

Method-

• Boil and skin potato and mash it with other ingredients for stuffing.

• Combine all ingredients together for batter and make batter just like for pakoras but little bit thick consistency.

• Heat the pan and add clarifying butter. Add mustard seed when they start splutter. Add potato mixture in it and cook for 2-3 minutes. Keep aside to cool.

• Put the gram flour in a large mixing bowl with the ingredients required for the batter. Add warm water, a little at a time; use a whisk to blend all together. The resulting batter should be like thick pancake batter. Keep aside.

• Wash and clean the chili pepper. Slit green chili and remove the seeds

• Now fill the slit in the chili with the potato mix

• Heat the oil in kadai ( Wok) , when oil is hot dip the stuffed chili pepper very carefully in batter and deep fry one by one on low flame till to golden and cook well.

Serve this Mirchi Vada with Tomato sauce and enjoy!!!

Lahsun (Garlic ) ki chutney rajasthani style

Today I am going to share Lehsun ki chutney,  it is usually eaten with bajre ki roti in Rajasthan.

Ingredients :

• 8-10 big garlic cloves - peeled
• 6-8 Fresh red chili
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoon mustard oil
• salt to taste

Blend all the ingredients (except mustard, cumin seeds and mustard oil) in a mixer to smooth paste

In a pan heat ½ teaspoon cumin and mustard seeds, add above paste and sauté it till it changes colour to light brown. It will take about  8-10 mins to make it.

Serve with Bajra Roti and enjoy..

Benefits of Lehsun ( Garlic)-

Garlic is well known as a natural health remedy that has long been used to treat various ailments, it is one of nature's most potent immune system boosters. It's also a powerful antibiotic and digestive aid.

Medicinal benefits of Garlic –

• Powerful immune system enhancer
• Increases white blood cell production
• Antibacterial, antiviral
• Antifungal - effective remedy for yeast infections
• Clears boils & infected sores
• Improves appetite
• Digestive aid - add it to meat and other heavy meals
• Expels intestinal parasites & worms
• Reduces high cholesterol

Use garlic for following health issues-

• Sore Throats, colds and coughs – crush 5/6 cloves, add 6 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and stir, Refrigerate for 24 hours, then warm in the microwave and add a tablespoon of honey and 4 teaspoons of lemon juice. Leave to cool and let 2 teaspoons trickle down your throat.

• Unsettled Stomach with diarrhoea: crush 3 cloves, add 1 spoon of honey, stir in 3 tablespoons of warmed milk and sweeten.

• Mouth Ulcers: dip a freshly peeled garlic clove into curd (yoghurt) and apply.

• Cold Sores: a tiny drop of garlic juice squeezed on to a cold sore can help to get rid of it