Cooklng 1lme 30 mlns Makes 4 Lo 6 servlngs Ingred|ents 3 Lbsp oll 1/2 Lsp fennel seeds (saunf) 2 sllL green chlllles 1/2 cup flnely chopped onlons 2 Lsp graLed glnger (adrak) 3/4 cup LomaLo puree 1/2 Lsp red chllll powder 1/2 Lsp sambhar masala 1/2 Lsp garam masala salL Lo LasLe 1/2 cup corlander (dhanla) pasLe 1/2 cup mlnL (phudlna) pasLe 2 cups cooked kabull chana (whlLe chlck peas) chopped onlons for garnlshlng nylon sev for garnlshlng ,ethod eaL Lhe oll ln a nonsLlck kadhal add Lhe feenel seeds and green chlllles and sauLe for 10 seconds Add Lhe remalnlng lngredlenLs and sauLe for 10 mlnuLes Serve hoL garnlshed wlLh chopped onlons and nylon sev
lor 1he 1emperlng 1/2 Lsp mustard seeds ( ra| ] sarson) 1/2 Lsp sesame seeds (t||) 1 Lbsp chopped green ch||||es a plnch of asafoet|da (h|ng) 1 Lbsp o||
lor 1he Carnlsh 1 Lbsp chopped cor|ander (dhan|a) 1 Lbsp ch|||| powder MeLhod 1 Comblne all Lhe lngredlenLs excepL Lhe frulL salL ln a bowl and make a baLLer uslng a1 cup of waLer 2 Add Lhe frulL salL Sprlnkle a llLLle waLer over Lhe frulL salL and mlx wel 3 our half Lhe baLLer lnLo a greased 130 mm (6) dlameLer mlcrowaveable conLalner and cover wlLh a plasLlc wrap 4 Mlcrowave on hlgh for 2 mlnuLes Allow Lo sLand for 1 mlnuLe 3 8epeaL wlLh remalnlng baLLer Lo make 1 more Lray of dhoklas keep aslde
ow Lo proceed
1 1o prepare Lhe Lemperlng heaL Lhe oll ln a small pan and add Lhe musLard seeds When Lhey crackle add Lhe sesame seeds green chllll and asafoeLlda and remove from Lhe flre Add 1 Lablespoon of waLer and pour Lhe mlxLure over Lhe sLeamed dhoklas 2 Carnlsh wlLh Lhe corlander 3 CuL lnLo pleces and serve wlLh green chuLney
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1 Always use your hands whlle mlxlng Lhe baLLer Lo break lumps of Lhe besan sugar and clLrlc acld crysLals nAnI ANLLk kLCIL 200 gms aneer 2 Medlum Cnlons 1 Clnger 34 Carllc leces 2 Creen chlllles 1/2 Lsp WhlLe epper owder 1 Lsp 8ed Chllll owder 3/4 Lsp 1urmerlc owder 1 Lsp Caram Masala owder 34 Lbsp Cream 1/4 cup ury frulLs (Cashew nuLs 8alslns Makhane) 1/2 cup Mllk 810 Lbsp vegeLable oll SalL Lo LasLe
reparat|on
O eaL oll ln a kadhal O CuL paneer lnLo small cubes lry over medlum heaL unLll llghL brown O keep Lhe paneer pleces aslde O SauLe Lhe dry frulLs ln one Lablespoon of oll O Crlnd onlon glnger garllc green chllll ln a blender and make a flne pasLe O lry Lhe mlxLure ln Lhe remalnlng oll unLll golden brown and oll sLarLs separaLlng O Add salL red chllll powder whlLe pepper Lurmerlc powder garam masala SauLe for 1 2 mlnuLes O Add mllk Lo make Lhe gravy 8rlng Lhe gravy Lo boll 8educe Lhe heaL and cook unLll Lhe gravy becomes Lhlck O uL a porLlon of Lhe dry frulLs ln Lhe gravy whlle lL ls belng cooked keep Lhe resL of dry frulLs for decoraLlng O llnally add paneer cubes and 1 Lbsp cream eaL for 3 mlnuLes O Carnlsh shahl paneer wlLh cream and dry frulLs and corlander leaves ANLLk AANDA kLCIL 300 gms CoLLage Cheese (aneer) now to make paneer 6 Cnlon (ya[) 400 gms 1omaLo (1amaLar) 1 long plece Clnger (Adrak) 2 Creen Chllly (arl Mlrch) 1 cup Cream (Malal) 1 cup Curd (uahl) 100 8uLLer 1 Lsp 8ed Chlll owder (Lal Mlrchl) 1/4 Lsp 1urmerlc (aldl) 1 Lsp urled udlna Leaves 1/2 Lsp Caram Masala 1/2 cup Mllk
now to make paneer pasanda O CuL coLLage cheese ln samll pleces O Chop onlon very flnely O Crlnd LomaLo glnger green chllly O eaL buLLer ln a pan O SauLe onlons Llll plnk ln color O 1hen add LomaLo pasLe O ConLlnue cooklng lL on medlum flame Llll ghee/oll beglns Lo separaLe O uL off Lhe flame O Add coLLage cheese cream curd salL red chlll powder Lurmerlc garam masala drled pudlna leaves and mlx well O keep lL aslde for an hour O uL Lhe pan on Lhe flame and Lhen add mllk Lo Lhe mlxLure O Slmmer for 3 mlnuLes and Lhen flnally puL off Lhe gas O 1ake off Lhe flre and serve hoL
O ,L1nCD Mash onefourLh quanLlLy of paneer and cuL Lhe resL lnLo one and a half lnch slzed squares wlLh half a cenLlmeLre Lhlckness O 8emove sLems wash and flnely chop green chlllles O eel wash and cuL onlons lnLo quarLers 8oll ln half a cup of waLer uraln excess waLer and grlnd Lo a flne pasLe O eel and wash glnger llnely chop half lnch plece of glnger O eel wash garllc and grlnd lL wlLh Lhe remalnlng plece of glnger O Soak half Lhe cashewnuLs ln half a cup of warm waLer for flfLeen mlnuLes uraln and grlnd Lo a pasLe Chop Lhe remalnlng cashewnuLs O Wash paL dry and chop ralslns O Mlx mashed paneer wlLh chopped cashewnuLs ralslns chopped glnger whlLe pepper powder and season wlLh salL Mlx well and sLuff Lhls mlxLure beLween Lwo sllces of paneer O repare a Lhlck baLLer of cornsLarch salL and waLer eaL sufflclenL oll ln a kadal dlp sLuffed paneer pleces ln Lhe baLLer and deep fry Llll crlsp and golden uraln onLo an absorbenL paper O eaL Lwo Lablespoons of oll ln anoLher kadal Add bay leaf cloves clnnamon green cardamoms and peppercorns O Add bolled onlon pasLe Cook for Lwo mlnuLes Add chopped green chlllles glngergarllc pasLe red chllll powder Lurmerlc powder and corlander powder Cook for a mlnuLe O Add LomaLo puree and brlng Lo a boll Add cashewnuL pasLe dlssolved ln a llLLle waLer Cook for flve mlnuLes sLlrrlng conLlnuously O Add salL and green cardamom powder O Add one cup of waLer and sugar 8rlng Lo a boll O Add frled paneer pleces and fresh cream and mlx Serve hoL
INDI CnANA kLCIL 1 cup chlckpeas ( kabull chana) 1 Lea bag or 1 Lbsp black Lea leaves Lled ln a cheesecloLh 21/2lnch glnger 3/4Lh of lL shredded flnely for garnlsh 23 Lbsp oll 2 onlons chopped 2 Lsp garllc flnely crushed 2 green chllles sllced 3 medlum slzed LomaLoes chopped 2 Lsp ground corlander 1 1/2 Lsp ground cumln 1/2 Lsp Lurmerlc powder 1/2 1Lsp red chlll powder or as per LasLe SalL 1o 1asLe 1/2 Lsp garam masala flnely chopped corlander leaves
now to make p|nd| cho|e O Soak Chole ln waLer overnlghL or for abouL 6 hr O Cook Lhe chole wlLh salL and enough waLer ln Lhe cooker for abouL 20 mlnuLes or Llll fully done O uraln reservlng 1 cup of cooklng llquld O llnely chop Lhe remalnlng glnger eaL oll and sauLe onlons Llll golden Lhen add garllc and chopped glnger and green chllles SauLe for 3 mlnuLes O Add LomaLoes corlander cumln Lurmerlc and chlll powder and sauLe over low heaL unLll Lhe oll separaLes O Add chole Lhe reserved cooklng llquld salL and half of Lhe corlander leaves Slmmer uncovered unLll Lhe llquld has been absorbed O Add a plnch of garam masala and serve plndl chana sprlnkled wlLh Lhe remalnlng garam masala corlander leaves and shredded glnger 1UIILD 8nINDI kLCIL 1 pound Ckra (8hlndl) washed and drled 3 Lbsp oll 1 Lsp cumln seeds ([eera) 1 medlum slzed onlon chopped 2 green chllles seeded and chopped 3/4lnch glnger flnely chopped A plnch of AsafeLlda powder 1 LomaLo chopped tuff|ng 3 Lsp corlander powder 2 Lsp Lurmerlc powder 2 Lsp ground fennel (saunf) 2 Lsp drled mango powder (amchur) 1/2Lsp chlll powder or Lo LasLe SalL 1o 1asLe
reparat|on of stuffed okra O CuL Lhe sLalk of each okra and make lengLhwlse sllL O Comblne sLufflng lngredlenLs and mlx well SLuff each okra wlLh Lhe mlxLure O SauLe cumln wlLh Lhe llLLle oll unLll lL sLarLs Lo crackle O Add onlons green chllles and glnger SauLe Llll onlon Lurns LransparenL Lhen puL ln asafeLlda and cook for a few seconds O Add LomaLo and cook unLll lL Lurns pulpy O Add Lhe okra and cook for 3 mlnuLes unLll Lender and well coaLed wlLh Lhe sauce (masala) O Serve sLuffed bhlndl hoL wlLh chapaLl paraLha or rlce Lggless ChocolaLe Cake uslng Mlcrowave reparaLlon 1lme 10 mlns Cooklng 1lme 4 mlns Makes 1 cake lngredlenLs 1/2 cup p|a|n f|our (ma|da) 1 Lsp bak|ng powder 2 Lbsp cocoa powder 2 Lbsp sour curds (khatta dah|) 1/4 Lsp soda blcarb 1/4 cup melLed butter (mlcrowave butter on hlgh for 1 mlnuLe) 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1/2 Lsp van|||a essence
MeLhod 1 Sleve Lhe flour baklng powder and cocoa powder keep aslde 2 Mlx LogeLher Lhe curds and soda blcarb ln a bowl and keep aslde 3 eaL x cup of waLer by mlcrowavlng on hlgh for 1 mlnuLe 4 Comblne Lhe buLLer sugar and x cup of hoL waLer ln anoLher bowl and whlsk well 3 Add Lhe curds flour and vanllla essence and mlx Lo make a smooLh baLLer 6 uL Lhe mlxLure ln a 173 mm (7) dlameLer greased shallow glass dlsh 7 Mlcrowave on hlgh for 4 mlnuLes 8 8emove from Lhe mlcrowave cool sllghLly and unmould Mlcrowave ChocolaLe Sponge Cake
1/2 cup p|a|n f|our (ma|da) 1/4 Lsp bak|ng soda 2 Lbsp sour curds (khatta dah|) 1 Lbsp cocoa powder 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1/2 Lsp van|||a essence 1/4 cup melLed butter MeLhod 1 Mlx LogeLher Lhe curds and soda blcarb ln a bowl and keep aslde 2 Sleve Lhe flour and cocoa powder keep aslde 3 eaL x cup of waLer ln a mlcrowave safe bowl on hlgh for 1 mlnuLe add Lhe melLed buLLer and sugar and mlx well 4 Add Lhe flour mlxLure curds and vanllla essence and mlx llghLly Lo make a smooLh baLLer 3 Spoon Lhe mlxLure lnLo a 100 mm (4) dlameLer greased mlcrowave on hlgh for 4 mlnuLes 6 8emove form Lhe mlcrowave and allow Lhe cake Lo sLand for approx 10 mlnuLes unmould and use as requlred 1lps 1 vA8lA1lCn vAnlLLA SCnCL CAkL 2 1o make vanllla cake slmply omlL Lhe cocoa powder from Lhe reclpe
lngredlenLs 2 large potatoes 1 cup bo||ed corn 1 Lbsp butter 2 Lbsp chopped on|ons 1/2 s||t green ch|||| flnely chopped 2 Lbsp grated processed cheese sa|t and Lo LasLe
lor 1he Carnlsh sprlngs of pars|ey MeLhod 1 Wash and prlck Lhe poLaLoes wlLh Lhe fork and mlcrowave on hlgh for 3 mlnuLes 8emove and cool 2 SllL Lhe poLaLoes lnLo 2 halves Scoop ouL Lhe cenLre Lo make a small pockeL and place Lhem ln a mlcrowave safe bowl 3 ln anoLher mlcrowave safe bowl heaL Lhe buLLer on hlgh for 30 seconds 4 Add Lhe onlons green chllll Mlx well and mlcrowave on hlgh for 2 mlnuLes 3 Add Lhe corn kernels salL and pepper and mlx well 6 Spoon Lhe mlxLure ln Lhe poLaLoes sprlnkle cheese and mlcrowave on hlgh for 1 mlnuLe 7 Serve hoL garnlshed wlLh sprlgs of parsley 8harva 8alngan by 1arla ualal reparaLlon 1lme 10 mlns Cooklng 1lme 20 mlns Serves 4
lor Lhe garnlsh 1 Lbsp chopped cor|ander (dhan|a) MeLhod 1 eaL Lhe oll ln a nonsLlck pan and add Lhe cumln seeds and asafoeLlda 2 When Lhe seeds crackle add Lhe onlon and sauLe for 4 Lo 3 mlnuLes Llll lL Lurns golden brown ln colour 3 Add Lhe poLaLo Lurmerlc powder chllll powder and gram flour and sauLe for 2 Lo 3 mlnuLes 4 Add Lhe Lamarlnd pulp [aggery corlander chana dal salL and Z cup of waLer and slmmer Llll Lhe mlxLure nearly drles up 3 8emove Lhe sLems of Lhe brln[als and make crlsscross sllLs on Lhe brln[als Laklng care noL Lo separaLe Lhe segmenLs SLuff Lhe sllLs wlLh Lhe prepared masala mlxLure AbouL half Lhe mlxLure wlll remaln 6 Comblne Lhe sLuffed brln[als Lhe remalnlng masala mlxLure salL and cup of waLer and pressure cook for 2 whlsLles 7 Serve hoL garnlshed wlLh Lhe corlander
,L1nCD Wash brln[als and make sllLs along Lhe lengLh Laklng care LhaL Lhe brln[al ls held LogeLher aL Lhe sLem O eel wash and quarLer onlons ury roasL on a Lawa Llll Lhey Lurn llghLly brown and sofLen O eel wash and roughly chop glnger and garllc O Wash curry leaves and paL Lhem dry O ury roasL LogeLher corlander seeds sesame seeds peanuLs cumln seeds poppy seeds khopra and fenugreek seeds Llll Lhey begln Lo change colour and glve ouL a nlce aroma O Crlnd LogeLher roasLed onlons roasLed splces glnger garllc salL Lurmerlc powder red chllll powder and [aggery or sugar Lo a very flne pasLe O Add Lamarlnd pulp and mlx well SLuff Lhls mlxLure lnLo Lhe sllL brln[als and reserve Lhe remalnlng mlxLure O eaL oll ln a kadal add curry leaves and sauLe for a mlnuLe O Add Lhe sLuffed brln[als and sauLe for abouL Len mlnuLes Add Lhe reserved masala mlxLure and mlx genLly O Add half a cup of waLer cover and cook over medlum heaL Llll Lhe brln[als are fully cooked and oll comes Lo Lhe surface Serve hoL O