Saturday, October 10, 2009

Mutton Kasha

Ingredients:
500 gms Mutton
10 Garlic Cloves (minced)
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tbsp Garam Masala Powder
1 cup Curd
2 Bay Leaves
1 cup Mustard Oil
 1 inch piece of Ginger (grated)
 Salt to taste
Method:
 Beat the curd.
 Marinate mutton pieces in 1 tbsp of oil with turmeric, salt and curd for about 2 hours.
Heat oil in a kadhai.
Add ginger, garlic and bay leaves. Fry for a minute.
Add marinated mutton pieces.
Make the flame low and cook for nearly half an hour until the mutton pieces become tender.
Mix garam masala and stir properly.
When the mutton turns tender and almost dry, remove it from the flame.
Dry Mutton is ready.

ALOO PHULKOPIR DALNA

1 tblsp red chilli powder
1 tblsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala whole
500 gms potatoes
2 tblsp ghee
2 tblsp ghee
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 kg cauliflower
2 tblsp coriander powder
4 medium tomatoes
2 medium onions
2 bay leaves
oil to deep fry
5 tblsp mustard oil

How to make aloo phulkopir dalna :
 
Take off and cut the potatoes into quarters, cut the cauliflower into medium sized florets, cut tomatoes into quarters.
 Take off and cut the onions.
 Heat up oil in a pot and when very hot fry the potatoes lightly and drain.
 Then fry the florets of cauliflower till they turn a little brown.
Remove and keep it aside.
Take off the oil.
In the same pot heat up ghee and mix in the bay leaves and the whole garam masala and stir fry for 20 seconds.
Mix in cut onion and fry till golden in colour.
Mix in the masala powders with some water and stir fry for a minute taking care that the masala does not stick to the bottom.
Mix in a tblsp of water if necessary.
Mix in the potatoes, cauliflower and the tomatoes.
Stir fry for a while.
Mix in a cup of water, cover and stir fry over medium heat.
Stir from time to time.
Take off from heat up when the vegetables are cooked and nearly dry.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Crab Curry

Ingredients: (Servings for 5 )

5 nos whole crab
2 big potatoes
2-3 onions
2 inches ginger
3 cloves garlic
1 medium sized tomato
2 tsp jeera powder
1 tsp red chili powder
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Mustard oil/White oil

Method:
Clean the crab. Mince the ginger and garlic into a paste. Chop one onion finely and grate one onion. Peel and chop potatoes, and wash them .
Heat the oil. Put in the crabs and fry at high temperature. When crabs are fried, take them out and put them aside.
Add the minced onions and garlic. Fry till the onions are well done and then add grated onion, stir for few minutes. Then add potatoes. Put in the ginger and jeera powder paste and cook for a minute-- the aroma of ginger and garlic should be apparent. Now put in the chopped tomatoes.
Add turmeric powder, chili, salt and sugar. Stir occasionally adding water to prevent burning until the oil seperates and add some more water as required.
When the potatoes are soft, put the crab back in and mix well. Add water enough to drown the mixture and boil for few minutes. Finally add garam-masala powder (1tsp)
Serve hot.