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Mooli aur Mooli Ke Patton Ki Sabzi is a winter delicacy. Winters are here in full swing and the most inviting winter produce we get in India are white long radishes. In mexico I have seen red colour variation of these. But nonetheless both are delicious in their own ways ๐Ÿ™‚ The radish which are sold now often come with the leaves on. If you are lucky to visit the market in the morning you might find the fresh radish with their greens on. That what you must pick for this recipe. The tender the leaves the more delicious they will be. This is an interesting way to cook radish than to have it just as a salad or stuffed in a parantha.

It is my maternal aunt Neena’s recipe which she often makes with ground poppy seeds and mustard seeds. I tried this first time fearing my fussy husband wouldn’t like it. He simply detests radish and its close kin turnip. But I was hellbent to impress him. The dish came out delicious and it was proved without doubt when my husband took a second helping ๐Ÿ™‚

Its not only delicious but very nutritious. The fresh greens and radish are a rich source of roughage and helps to regulate blood pressure. It fights constipation and is extremely good for asthmatic patients. Who doesn’t wanna like this humble vegetable with such health benefits.

Directions:
1. Take some firm radish with fresh tender leaves. Wash the radishes. Cut the neck of the radish and separate the leaves. Do not throw them away. Peel the radish. 


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2. Cut the radish into small cubes and separate the tender leaves.


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3. Wash these leaves well so that no grit remains. Chop them finely, set aside.


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4. In a dry grinder or coffee grinder add poppy and mustard seeds and grind them to a powder. Set aside.


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5. In a wok or kadhai add mustard oil and smoke it. Add the mustard, poppy seeds powder and saute for a minute.


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6. Add turmeric powder, salt and red chili powder.


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7. Add chopped raddish and mix well with the spices. Cover with a lid and cook on medium low heat for 7-8 minutes or until your see its partially cooked.


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8. Add the chopped radish greens to the wok and mix well. Cover it and further cook for another 5 minutes.


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9. Serve hot with Roti and with some Bathua raita on the side.

For more everyday recipes you can try: Gobhi Danthal ki Sabji, Aloo Methi Punjabi Style, Swanjhane ki Sabji, Methi Matar Malai.

 

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One afternoon we were eating at our favourite restaurant in Mexico. It was a busy afternoon. We ordered food and were expecting it to take time and then suddenly two bowls of soup appeared in front of us. We told the waitress we never ordered this. She apologetically said your order will take another 3 minutes so till then you enjoy this soup on the house. It was such a beautiful gesture. It was Mushroom and Peas soup. When I took its first sip it took me back home, it tasted exactly like the way my mother makes matar mushroom thin curry. Just that it had chicken broth in it. That day we realised that this can be had as a spicy soup as well. 

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After coming back India we have made this so many times owing to my love for Mushrooms. On the contrary my Mother In Law despises mushrooms ๐Ÿ™ but when she tried this she couldn’t stop. ๐Ÿ™‚ The taste of this thin gravy is exception in spite of the fact its simple to make it. You can have it as a soup or team up with roti or rice.

Directions:

  1. Wash and slice some mushrooms into bite size pieces. 

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2. Chop some tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic and green chilies and make a smooth puree in a blender.


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3. Add some ghee or clarified butter in a pressure pan. When it becomes hot add cumin seeds. Let them crackle for a couple of seconds.


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4. Add the tomato garlic puree to the pan. Keep sauteing till oil separates the masala.


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5. Add salt, red chili powder* and turmeric powder.


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6. Add chopped mushrooms and mix well. Also add fresh or frozen peas.


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7. Mix the vegetables with the masala and add water. The water should be enough to drown the vegetables.


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8. Close the lid and let the pressure build up. Cook for 4-5 whistles or 8-10 minutes on high pressure. Turn the flame off and let it cook in its steam. Open the lid and garnish with green coriander and Garam Masala.


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10. Serve hot with a slice of garlic bread if eating this like a soup. If eating like a full meal you can have this with roti or rice.

Other Mushroom Recipes you can try here are: Mushroom Do Pyaaza, Malai Bell Pepper Mushroom, Chilli Mushroom, Mushroom Risotto, Italian Frittata with Mushrooms and Spinach,Mexican Casserole Eggs with Mushrooms and Chili Poblano, Mushroom Lasagna in Bechamel Sauce, Kadhai Mushroom.

If you are looking for more delicious healthy soups you can try: Chicken Soup with RiceRussian Beetroot & Vegetable SoupClassic French Potato Leek Soup Sopa De FrijolTomato SoupZucchini Garlic Soup with Yak Cheese Shreddings.

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This is no ordinary food. Its special food we eat during Navratri, the nine day Fasting period of Hindus. The fasts are more like feasting. So much of mouth watering dishes are made during this time that its hard to stay empty stomach ๐Ÿ˜‰ Oops!! I hope I dint offend the Gods ๐Ÿ˜›  This is my mom’s recipe which is soo delicious and different from the usual recipes you make during fasting. It has Buckwheat flour also known as Kuttu ka Atta, Water Chestnut Flour also known as Singhara Atta and Barnyard Millet Flour also known as Sama or Swank k Chawal ka Atta. The  flours are tossed in shredded pumpkin and radish and mixed with boiled mashed potato. 

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The rotis or flatbread are very flavourful and filling at the same time. You will not need anything to eat for a good time after gorging on to these. You can eat them with a dollop of butter or at the same time team them up with Vrat wale Aloo and Chaach. Ohh its Divine!

Directions:

1. Grate or shred Radish and a little pumpkin in a bowl.


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2. Add a boiled potato to the bowl.

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3. Add all the three flours. Buckwheat, Water Chestnut and Barnyard Millets Flour.


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4. Season it with salt and red chilli powder.


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5. Mix the flour and vegetables together with your hand. You should not require any extra water as the radish with salt will release its own juices enough for you to make a pliable dough.

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6. In order to roll it you need a clean plastic sheet. You can also use a ziplog bag. Place it on top of your counter and grease it with ghee or oil.


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7. Place a ball of dough double the size of a golf ball on the greased plastic sheet. Place the other end of sheet on top of the dough.


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8. Press with your fingers to spread the dough to take the shape of a flatbread or roti.

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9. If you like to make the shape perfect which is purely optional, you can cut the perfect round using a lid. Uneven shape will also taste as good as even shaped roti ๐Ÿ˜›

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10. Put little ghee on a hot flat skillet or tawa.

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11. Remove the Plastic Sheet and carefully place the roti on a well heated tawa.


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12. Cook on one side and add ghee on the top side and flip. Cook on the other side till you get a slight brown colour on both sides.


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13. Serve hot with a dollop of butter. You can serve Aloo ki sabzi, curd and chaach along with it.

Other Navratri recipes you can try are:  Sabudada KhichdiSwang ke Chawal ki KhichdiSabudana Tikki Khajoor Til Ke LaddooArbi Masala CurryGajar Ka HalwaMakhane Ki KheerRasgullaSwang Ke Chawal Ka HalwaSwang Ke Chawal Ki PhirniAnaar Aloo ka RaitaPalak Dhaniya ChutneyCoriander Chutney without Onion Garlic.

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Mother is your first teacher, friend and a guide. But later in life you meet friends who make your life meaningful and you start learning new things from them. Life was kind on me and made me come across a friend on facebook in one of the Food Groups I am a member of. Sonu and me haven’t met ever but this friendship is beyond seeing each other. It is about the bond we share. This recipe of Stuffed Touri I learnt from her. It is how her mother in law likes it. Oh by the way I also learnt from her Authentic Kaddha Prasad which is already on my blog ๐Ÿ™‚

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I have always been making touri the way my mommy has taught me, with waddi as we call it in Punjabi. You must try this Touri Waddiyan recipe as well. But Sonu taught me this new version which was as delicious as the other one. This is to add to my series of Stuffed Vegetables I have on my blog. If you are keen to try them, I have Stuffed Baby Brinjals Punjabi Style, Stuffed Bittergourd or Bharwan Karela, Stuffed Apple Gourd or Bhawan Tinda listed here, will be adding more shortly.

Directions:

1. Take fresh smooth gourd, wash and peel its skin.


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2. Cut it into three to four pieces.

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3. Make a slit in the side but do not cut all the way. The piece should be intact. We are making a cavity for the filling.


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4. For the filling. peel the onion skin and grate them using a grater.

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5. Add turmeric powder to the grated onion along with salt and red chilli powder.


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5. Also add Garam Masala and Chaat Masala.


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6. Mix thoroughly and with the help of a spoon stuff each piece of gourd.


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7. Now in a pan heat some mustard oil and let it smoke out. Put the flame on low and carefully place the stuffed gourds into it.


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8. Keep changing sides and cook them uncovered till they are fully done. Avoid over cooking them. They must be soft but still be able to hold their shape.

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9. Serve them hot with chapatis or naans.

Other Summer vegetable dishes you can try are: Touri Waddiyan, Bharwan Karela, Cholai ka Saag, Baingan ka Bhartha

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This Ajwaini Arbi is my mother’s recipe and I love it! In Mexico I missed eating Colocasia or Arvi or Abri as it is called. So when I came back I ensured I made this every week in the season. The usual way of making is to simply fry it with some basic spices but then this way of cooking it with carom seeds makes it special and oh so delicious. 

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A lot of people get rashes or itchiness when they peel colocassia. Undeniably I am one of those. I have tried putting mustard oil before peeling the skin, but that also doesn’t seem to work. So last resort is I have bought latex gloves and wear them. That seems to have worked wonders. Now I can cook my favourite vegetable without scratching like a puppy ๐Ÿ˜›

In Almora we get plenty of Arbi and also its leaves. This gives me opportunity to try out various versions of this humble root vegetable.I made Arbi Curry Masala specially for Navratri Fasting, as it is without Onion Garlic. I also made Arbi Ke Patton Ke Pattode, which is Colocasia leaves rolled fritters. You must try these they are amazingly lip smacking.

Directions:
1. Wash Arbi and remove all the grit. 

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2. Put the Arbi in Pressure pan with some water and  cook for 3 whistles or 5-7 minutes. Make sure the arbi doesn’t get overcooked and retains its shape. It will taste awful if becomes frail.


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3. After boiling arbi drain it in a colander and let it cool down to room temperature.

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4. Peel the skin off using a knife. The skin will be easy to remove once its boiled.

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5. If the pieces are big in size cut them into halves.

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6. In a wok heat some ghee or clarified butter. You can use other cooking oil as well. 

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7. Add carom seeds or ajwain, cumin seeds and Amchur.


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8. Once the seeds begin to crackle add the arbi and toss with the seeds. 

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9. Add salt, red chilli powder and coriander powder and a little turmeric powder.


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10. Mix everything together and cover with a plate or lid barely fitting the vegetables. Press down under and let it cook for 5-8 minutes, Then toss again and keep cooking till the arbi is crisp. Keep an eye don’t burn it ๐Ÿ™‚

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11. Sprinkle with Garam Masala and Chopped Fresh Coriander Leaves. Serve hot with Roti or Tawa Naan.

Other Colocasia or Arbi recipes you can try : Arbi Curry Masala, Arbi Ke Patton Ke Pattode.
You can also try other every day dishes: Aloo Methi, Tori Wadi, Dahi Wala Karela, Methi Matar Malai.

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Mushroom!! I am a self proclaimed biggest mushroom fan. This fact is not unknown. My blog is an evidence of this as it is full of mushroom and bread recipes. Not to mention there are so many more in the pipeline ;). My love for mushroom has grown leaps and bounds over years. This recipe of Kadhai Mushroom literally translating to Mushroom in a wok in a classic Indian recipe which is made with freshly ground spices which makes all the difference.

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I was looking for this recipe for a long time and then came across this recipe of Shilpi from Foods And Flavors By Shilpi. I must say it was amazing! Just like the way they serve at a good Indian restaurant. I was in a mushroom haven.

Directions: 

1. Chop some fresh button mushrooms, firm capsicum and onions in big chunks. Set aside.

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2. For the gravy finely chop another onion, tomatoes and green chilies. Set aside.

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3. For the dry spice mix. Add whole coriander seeds, cumin seeds in a small pan.


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4. Also put black peppercorns and red dry chillies. Dry roast them on medium low flame for couple of minutes till they start to crackle, Keep tossing them for you wouldn’t like to burn them ๐Ÿ™‚


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5. Place them in a dry grinder or coffee grinder on getting cool and blitz them into a coarse powder. Set aside.


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6. For the gravy, in a pan add half of the ghee or clarified butter. If you are a vegan you can use any other cooking oil.

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7. Add onions and chopped green chilies and saute them till the onions become soft and translucent.

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8. Add tomatoes and salt and cook them till the tomatoes turn soft and gooey.


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9. As it cools down place it in a grinder and make a smooth puree. Set aside.


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10. In the same wok add rest of the ghee or oil and add ginger garlic paste. Saute till the raw aroma of garlic fades away.


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11. Add the dry spice mix and saute for a minute or so.

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12. After this add the pureed tomato onion paste. Keep cooking till the oil separates. This can take about 7-10 minutes.

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13. Add chopped mushrooms to the masala and toss them together. saute them for 5 minutes.

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14. At this stage add chopped capsicum and big chunks of onions. If you like you could even add bell peppers to bring in additional flavours and colour.

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15. Saute them for a minute or so and add a cup of water to the masala. Let the gravy boil for 5 minutes.

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16. Switch the flame off and add fresh cream to make it rich. 

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17. Add little kasuri methi to give it restaurant like flavour. 

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18. Serve hot with Roti or Laccha Parantha or even Tawa Naan.

Other Mushroom Recipes you can try here are: Mushroom Do Pyaaza, Malai Bell Pepper Mushroom, Chilli Mushroom, Mushroom Risotto, Italian Frittata with Mushrooms and Spinach, Mexican Casserole Eggs with Mushrooms and Chili Poblano, Mushroom Lasagna in Bechamel Sauce.

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Pudina Pulao is an incredible rice dish and if you are longing for aromatic rich flavours without much effort you have reached the right place. This recipe is special because it makes the most delicious, fresh pulao with very less effort. The king of this recipe is mint because it imparts the whole recipe that amazing fragrance and character.


I wasn’t aware of this recipe until I had a lot of fresh mint which needed to be put to use. I googled and came across this recipe and since then this is hot favourite in my family. You can make your ordinary every day meals look and taste special. It remains my all time favourite comfortable meal after Curd Rice. The use of simple every day ingredients in this dish gives it an edge over other dishes which demand exquisite ingredients or difficult method of preparation.

Directions:

1. Wash and soak rice in water for 15-20 minutes.

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2. While rice is soaking, add some washed mint leaves, ginger, garlic cloves and green chilies to a grinder and make a coarse paste. You can add couple of spoons water to ease grinding. Set aside.


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3. In a pressure pan add ghee or clarified butter.

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4. Add Cumin seeds, Bay Leaf and Cinnamon Stick to the butter.


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5. Also add sliced onions to the pressure pan and saute them till they are translucent and soft.

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6. Add the mint puree to the onions and saute till the raw aroma of garlic and ginger fades away.


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7. Add soaked rice to the pan and combine. Also add water to the rice.

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8. Add salt and red chili powder. Close the lid and pressure cook for 4 whistles or 7-8 minutes after the full pressure has been attained.


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9. While rice is cooking add ghee in a separate pan and add halved cashew nuts. Roast them till slight golden. Remove them on a plate and set aside.

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10. Open the lid of the pressure pan after the steam has escaped. Fluff the rice with a fork or back of a service spoon. Serve in a plate and garnish with roasted cashews. You can accompany any yogurt based side dish with this like Anaar aur Aloo ka Raita or even Bathua ka Raita

Other rice recipes you can try here are : Curd Rice, Kathal ki Biryani, Quick Mushroom Biryani.

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Do you belong to the clan of LTT (Lauki, Tinda, Touri) repellents ๐Ÿ˜› ? Well Try this spicy recipe of stuffed tindey, plural of tinda, this will change your opinion and you will love eating these tasty vegetable. I also posted the recipe of Touri waddiyan some time back which was well appreciated by you. This encouraged me to post this delicious recipe given to me by my mommy.

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Tinda is also known as Apple Gourd or Indian Round Gourd or Indian Baby Pumpkin. In Marathi it is known as dhemase, Tindsi in Rajasthan and Meha in Sindhi. But it is popular vegetable in North India specially Punjabi Cuisine. I grew up eating this dish and it is one of the comfort foods made by my mommy. The way the spices marry the gourd creates such amazing taste that its difficult to express in words. You must choose baby tindey for this, which has soft center and tender seeds.

Directions:
1. Choose Baby tindey, usually smaller in size. Wash them and peel their skin using a peeler. If you find the seeds like this then the seeds should be scooped out.


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2. Make a cross section insertion on top using a sharp knife. Make sure the cut does not cut the tinda into pieces. Oops I cut this one into half ๐Ÿ˜› Never mind still good to use.


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3. In a bowl mix Salt, Turmeric powder, Red Chili powder.

4. Also add to this Amchur, Coriander powder, Sambhar Masala.


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5. Also add Garam Masala and Asafoetida.


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6. Mix the spices well and stuff them using a spoon inside the insertions made on tindey.

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7. Chop some Onions, Grate some ginger and chop some green chilies.

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8. Add ghee or clarified butter in a wok.

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9. Add cumin seeds to the warm ghee and let them sputter.

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10. Add ginger and green chilies and saute for a minute. Add onions and saute them till soft and tender.


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11. Add the stuffed tindey to the wok and carefully toss them to coat them with ghee. Also add the tindey pieces if cut into pieces accidentally ๐Ÿ˜› Saute for a minute or two.


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12. Take a steel lid just big enough to cover the tindey well. Do not use big ones, we want less space inside and more pressure to cook them.

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13. Keep tossing and turning in between and cook for 15 minutes on medium high heat or until the tindas have cooked thoroughly. Insert a knife to check. Turn the flame off. Serve hot with Roti and Raita.

You can even try other summer dishes from Indian Cuisine : Touri Waddiyan, Bharwan Karela, Baingan Ka Bhartha, Baingan ka Salan. Dahi Wala Karela.

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Butter Chicken or Murg Makhani Needs no introduction. It is one of the most popular dishes world over. When I was in Mexico and I was introduced to someone as an Indian, they would say Oh I love India! Taj Mahal, Butter Chicken and Mahatma Gandhi are the three key things they know about India ๐Ÿ™‚ Whenever I would invite my Mexican friends home for dinner, they insisted I would cook for them butter chicken.


That time I was naive to non veg cooking so never tried cooking it. After coming to India I gathered the courage and decided to choose a no fail recipe of Mr. Narula, a renowned and respected member of Chef at Large on FB. The Chicken was out of the world. Even the restaurants would fail in front of this. I know I should be modest but I am not because it was truly sinful and finger licking and I am proud of it ๐Ÿ™‚

As the name suggests its laden with butter so if you are looking for a low calorie chicken recipe you need to make Pan Grilled Chicken Salad. This butter chicken recipe is intricate but totally worth it! The results will amaze you.

Directions:

1. Take boneless chicken*(See Notes) and wash it thoroughly and remove if any skin on top. Cut it into cubes or bite size pieces.

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2. Place the chicken in a bowl and marinate by adding ginger garlic paste. Also add Salt and fresh lemon juice.


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3. Mix everything thoroughly and let it sit for fifteen minutes. In the meanwhile soak some dry red chilies in some hot water for ten minutes. I deseeded the dry chilies as they were very hot. Grind the chilies into a paste. Set aside.

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4. After first marination, add curd to the marinade along with Coriander powder, Cumin powder.


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5. Also add red chili powder or degi mirch for amazing colour. Add Chicken Masala and Vegetable oil.


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6. Lastly add red chili paste we made before. Mix thoroughly and let it marinate well in refrigerator for minimum 4 hours. I marinated it for almost 24 hours because I wanted to make it the next day for some guests. 


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7. After marination transfer the marinated chicken to a broad baking dish. Spread it evenly without overlapping chicken pieces. Baste it with vegetable oil so that the chicken roasts well and remains moist. 


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8.Bake it in a preheated oven on 200 degree C for 30 minutes or until partially cooked. (Learn more about Oven temperatures and Conversions). In the meanwhile Soak some cashews in water for a few hours and grind them to paste.


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9. While the chicken is roasting, chop some tomatoes and make a smooth puree.


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10. Add half of the butter in a wok or kadhai. Add Ginger Garlic Paste.


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11. Saute the ginger garlic paste for a minute or until the raw smell fades away. Add tomato puree and combine.

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12. Add Red Chili powder, salt and sugar to balance the sourness of tomatoes.


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13. Let it cook on medium high flame for 15 minutes or until the butter starts floating on top. Keep aside in a separate bowl till further use. 

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14. In the same emptied kadhai add remaining butter.

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15. Add chopped green chilies. Saute them for a minute.

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16. Add roasted chicken. Leave out the juices for now to be used later. Mix them with butter on high heat for 3-4 minutes.

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 18. Add Cumin Powder and little Red Chili Powder.


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19. Add the juices from the roasted chicken along with 1/4 cup water.

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20. Add cashew paste and combine. Bring it to a boil and then simmer with lid on till chicken is cooked. It should take 5-7 minutes.

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21. Turn the flame off and add cream and garnish with Garam Masala and Kasuri Methi. Cover and let it sit for 4-5 minutes.


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22. Serve hot with Tawa Naan or Roti or Laccha Parantha.

You can try other Popular dishes from India : Dal Makhni, Palak Paneer, Shahi Paneer, Mushroom dou Pyaaza, Pindi Cholley.

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Eggplant or Brinjal or Aubergine is the most versatile vegetable available all across the globe. It is found in different colours ranging from white to green to purple and the sizes and shape also varies from small. big and long. The big sized eggplant is used for this dish because it has maximum pulp. This is a North Indian version of this dish. The variants are found all over the world, in the form of Baba Ghanoush, Muttabal from Mediterranean Region,  Patlฤฑcan salatasฤฑ from Turkey, Aubergine caviar from Southern France, Salatฤƒ de vinete from both Romania and Hungary and the list is endless.

In India it is served with Roti or Parantha and a Yogurt dish or raita is often accompanied. My mother makes the best Baingan ka Bharta. Its simple recipe without much effort but many things have to kept into mind to bring out the best of its flavour. Its Spicy and absolutely a comfort food. I am including this recipe specially for those who are new to cooking. I also learnt this from my mother one of the first few dishes ๐Ÿ™‚

Directions:
1. Roast the Brinjal and peel its skin off. Learn how to Roast an Eggplant on your stovetop? Make sure the brinjal is properly roasted otherwise it effects the taste and texture of bhartha.

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2. Mash it roughly using your knuckles. It will resemble a slimy semi solid paste. Keep aside.

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3. Chop Onions, Green Chilies and Ripe Tomatoes*.

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4. Add ghee or clarified butter in the wok or pan.

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5. Add Onions and green chilies and let them saute till the onions become transparent and soft.

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6. Once onions are sauteed add chopped tomatoes.

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7. Add salt to the tomatoes so that they cook faster.

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8. Cook the tomatoes till they are soft and gooey. This till take good 5-8 minutes.

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9. Once tomatoes are in mashable consistency add the roasted brinjal and mix.

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10. Add red chili powder and check if more salt is needed. Combine thoroughly until the eggplant has mixed well with onion tomato. Cook for another 5 minutes.

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11. Garnish with freshly chopped Coriander Leaves and Garam Masala.


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12. Serve hot with Rotis and Raita of your choice.

You can even try simple everyday dishes from Indian platter like Tori Wadi, Curd Rice.
Some of the Raita recipes you can try, Aloo Anaar ka Raita, Bathua Ka Raita , Chukandar ka Raita

Other dishes made with brinjal are Hyderabadi style Baingan Ka Salan. Bharwan Baingan, Baingan ka Raita , Begun Bhaja


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