Diced Chicken with Mushrooms

Ingredients for marination:

1. Chicken (cut in small diced pieces) 1/2 kg.
2. Sesame seed oil 1 tsp.
3. Light soy sauce 1 tsp.
4. Corn flour 1 tsp.

Ingredients for sauce:

1. Straw mushrooms (cut into half) 1 can
2. Corn flour 1 tbsp.
3. White pepper 1/2 tsp.
4. Dark soy sauce 2 tbsp.
5. Chilli sauce 1 tbsp.
6. Chicken powder 1/2 tsp.
7. Chicken stock 2 cups
8. Garlic (chopped) 1 tsp.
9. Oil 2 tbsp.

Method:

• Marinade the chicken with light soy sauce, corn flour and sesame seed oil.
• Leave for 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a wok.
• Add garlic and fry for few seconds.
• Put marinated chicken.
• Fry till it changes colour and gets white.
• In a bowl take chicken stock, dark soy sauce, chicken powder, chilli sauce and cornflour.
• Mix them together.
• Pour on the chicken.
• Cook till it gets thick.
• Take out in a serving dish.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

Chuqander Gosht (Beetroot with Mutton)

Ingredients:

1. Mutton 1/2 kg.
2. Beetroot (sliced) 1/2 kg.
3. Onions (sliced) 4-5
4. Tomatoes (sliced) 6
5. Green chillies 5
6. Red chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp.
7. Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp.
8. Coriander powder 1 tsp.
9. Salt 1 1/2 tsp.
10. Oil 4 tbsp.
11. Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp.
12. Black cardamom 1
13. Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp.
14. Cloves 5
15. black pepper corn 6
16. Cinnamon 1 small stick

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Fry onions till light brown in colour.
• Add tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin seeds.
• Cook till tomatoes are soft.
• Add meat, ginger garlic paste, salt, black pepper corn, black cardamom, cloves and cinnamom.
• Mix, cover and cook on low heat till water dries up and oil separates.
• Then put 1-2 cup water and cook till the meat is tender and water dries.
• Add beetroot and green chillies.
• Cook for another 15-20 minutes adding little water if required to tender the beetroot.
• Take out in a dish,
• Garnish with fresh coriander and serve with boiled rice.

Rabri

Ingredients:

1. Milk   2 kg.
2. Sugar 6-8 tbsp.

Method:

• In a pan put sugar and milk.
• Put on fire.
• Bring to boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer.
• While simmering layer of balai will come on top.
• Take out the balai in a plate.
• Follow this till all milk comes in a form of balai.
• Your rabri is ready.

Chanay ki Daal aur Palak (Split Chickpeas with Spinach)

Ingredients for Daal:

1. Split chickpeas (channa Daal) 2 cups
2. Spinach (finely chopped) 1 bunch
3. Fresh Fenugreek (finely chopped) 2 tbsp.
4. Dill (finelly chopped) 3 tbsp.
5. Onion (sliced) 1
6. Tomatoes (sliced) 2
7. Salt 1 1/ 2 tsp.
8. Red chilli powder 2 tsp.
9. Coriander powder 2 tsp.
10. Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp.
11. Water 3-4 cups

Ingredients for Baghar:

1. Oil 3 tbsp.
2. Whole red chillies 6
3. Cumin 1tsp.
4. Garlic (chopped) 4 cloves
5. Curry leaves few

Method:

• Soak channa daal for 1 hour.
• Wash and put in a pan with water, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, onion,tomatoes, coriander powder, salt, spinach, fresh fenugreek and dill.
• Put on fire.
• Cook till it starts to boil.
• Lower the heat and let it cook on low heat till the daal is tender and little water in left.

For baghar:

• Heat oil in a frying pan.
• Add garlic, cumin,whole red chillies and curry leaves.
• Fry till chillies and garlic gets brown.
• Pour on top of the daal.
• Take out in a dish and serve.

Gola Kebab

Ingredients:

1. Mince beef 1 kg.
2. Onion (brown and crushed) 2
3. Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp.
4. Red chilli powder 2 tsp.
5. All spice powder (garam masala powder) 1 tsp.
6. Salt 2 tsp.
7. Coconut (grated) 2 tbsp.
8. Poppy seeds 2 tbsp.
9. Gram flour (besan) 2 tbsp.
10. Raw papaya (grinded to paste with skin) 2 tbsp.
11. Oil for frying or grilling

Method:

• Roast Poppy seeds, coconut and gram flour separately.
• Grind them together.
• In a chopper mix together mince meat, raw papaya paste , ginger garlic paste and onions.
• Take it out in a bowl.
• Add red chilli powder, salt, all spice powder and roasted grinded masala.
• Mix them and keep aside for 1 hour.
• Make thick oval shaped kebabs.
• Shallow fry or grill them on grilller.
• Take out in a dish and serve with salad and chutney.