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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Lemon pickle


Ingredients:


  • 1/2 kg lemons 
  • 2 to 4 tbsp of salt
  • 1 cup lemon juice


Method:

Take a jar wash it well and dry it .Wash the lemons and cut them in pieces.Take a bowl add lemons ,lemon juice and salt in it and mix it well .Now place the lemons in to the jar and cover it tightly and plac it in the sunlight for 2 to 3 days and then enjoy it.


Basic marinated fish



Ingredients


  • 1 kg fish cut into slices
  • 1 bunch of garlic
  • 1 tbsp of garlic 
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp of all spice powder (garam masala)
  • 1/2 tsp dry coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp of tamrind paste (Emily)
  • 1 tbsp garam flour (besan)
  • 3 tbsp yogurt
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • Oil for deep fry


Method:

Take a bowl add fish pieces in it,add tamrined,1/2 tsp salt and kept a side for atleast 15 minutes then wash the fish slices with water and kept it in a darainer.
Take a blender put all the things in it like onions ,garlic,ginger,chili powder,salt ,turmeric,all spice powder,dry coriander powder,garam flour,yogurt,lemon juice and blend them well to a fine smooth paste.
Now take another bowl add this mixture and fish in it and marinate the fish nicely,kept the fish over night in the freezer and the next day take a pan put oil in it and deep fry the fish and serve it hot .

Indian Roti


Ingredients

  • 1 cup wheat flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ghee              
  • water as needed



Method:

Take a deep bowl add wheat flour,salt,ghee mix it with hands like a bread crumbs,then add water and knead them well like a dough,kept it aside at least for 15 minutes. Separate the dough into three or four portion make them round with the help of your hands palm in a shape of a ball and then take some extra wheat flour and sprinkle it on the table and take one of the ball and roll it with rolling pin and make it big in size like Roti .Take a flat pan heat it up and then put the roti on it and cook it until it get red from both the side you can also cook one part of the roti on the flame as you can see in the picture given above.

Note: Salt and Ghee is optional if you don't want just ignore it.



Delicious butter chicken


Ingrdients

  • 1 kg chicken cut in to 16 pieces
  • 2 medium onions
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 4 whole tomatoes
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp all spice powder(garam masala powder)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2tbsp oil
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 15 curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • Green coriander for garnish


Method :

Take a vessel add some water and blanch the tomatoes and get the skin off and let them cool for a while.Take a blender add tomatoes,onions and blend them well.
Take a vessel add butter and oil in it and heat it up,put some cumin seed and curry leaves in it.stir them well. Add ginger and garlic paste,chicken pieces stir them well add some water if needed,now add salt,red chili powder,turmeric powder,all spice powder ,tomatoes and onion paste and stir them atleast for 5 minutes pour 1/2  water in it and cover it till the chicken get fully cooked and the water get evaporated and remains like a gravy.In the end add green coriander leaves with lemon juice .serve it hot with buns and indian roti.

White sauce recipe




Ingrdients

  • 2 tbsp of butter
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper (optional)


Method:

Take a pan heat it up add butter in it when it get melted turn off the flame,then add flour and stir well then immediately add milk in it and stir it  with whiske and again on the flame put the pan on it and stir well until it turns in to smooth paste and then use it  with pasta .