Recipes for indian
Tahari Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup basmati rice, soaked at least 1 hour
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 6 cloves
- 1 black cardamom pod
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 large tomato
- 10 green chilies
- 1 kg potatoes, peeled and cut into half
- 1 medium sized onion
- 1/2 cup
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 6 whole black pepper
Method:
- Fry the sliced onion in oil until transparent.
- Add all spices including green chilies and chopped tomato along with 1/2 cup water and cook on medium flame until the spices are well mixed and the tomato has softened.
- Then add the potato and 1 glass of water, cover and cook till the potatoes are almost soft.
- Add in the soaked rice and water so much so that it reaches 1 1/2 cm above the surface of the rice.
- Cover and cook on high heat until the rice is soft.
- Then lower the heat to the minimum and remove from heat after 5 minutes.
- Tahari is ready to serve.
- Enjoy!
Aloo Anardana Kulcha Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups refined flour
- 1/4 tsp soda bicarbonate
- 2 tbsp Yogurt
- 2 tbsp milk
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2 potatoes
- 1/2 onion
- 2 green chilies
- 1/4 bunch fresh coriander leaves
- 1/4 bunch fresh mint leaves
- 4 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion seeds (kalonji)
- 2 tbsp butter
- salt to taste
Method:
- Sieve refined flour with salt and soda bicarbonate.
- Gradually mix in yogurt and milk.
- Add sufficient water to make soft and smooth dough.
- Cover with a wet cloth and rest the dough for ten minutes.
- Add two tbsp of oil and knead the dough well.
- Cover it once again and keep aside for at least an hour.
- Divide the dough into six to eight equal portions and form them into smooth balls.
- Wash, boil, cool, peel and grate potatoes.
- Peel, wash and finely chop onion.
- Remove stems, wash and finely chop green chillies.
- Clean, wash and finely chop coriander leaves and mint leaves.
- Dry roast pomegranate seeds and grind to a coarse powder.
- Mix potatoes, onion, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, pomegranate seeds powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and salt to taste. Divide potato mixture into six to eight equal portions and keep aside.
- Flatten a portion of dough, place a portion of potato mixture in the centre and fold the dough over to form a ball.
- Place the stuffed dough on a lightly floured surface and roll gently into a disc of four to five inch diametre.
- Brush lightly with oil, sprinkle kalonji on the surface and press with your palm.
- Preheat oven to 220 degree C.
- Place kulchas on a greased baking tray and bake in the preheated oven at 220 degree C for about six to eight minutes.
- Brush the hot kulchas with butter and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Chicken Potato Rolls Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup boiled chicken, shredded
- 4 boiled potatoes, mashed
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp chat masala
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 3 green chilies,chopped
- 2 slices cheddar cheese
For Batter:
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- oil for deep frying
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
Method:
- Mix all above ingredients and mix well.
- Then make three inches oval shape balls of the mixture.
- Then take a bowl and put eggs and cornflour in it and beat well.
- Then dip the oval shaped balls in the batter and then roll in breadcrumbs.
- Then deep fry in oil.
- Chicken with potato rolls is ready to serve.
- Serve hot with fries and ketchup.
- Enjoy!
Aloo Baday Recipe
Ingredients:
For Balls:
- 500gm potatoes
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tbsp dried pomegranate seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 green chilies,finely chopped
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves,chopped
For Batter:
- 1/2 cup gram flour
- salt to taste
- pinch of baking soda
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tbsp oil
- water as required
Method:
- For the batter,mix batter ingredients and enough water for a thin consistency batter.
- Boil and skin potatoes.
- Mash well.
- Mix balls ingredients in a bowl.
- Shape into small balls about 1 inch in diameter.
- Dip in the batter and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.
- Aloo Baday is ready to serve.
- Serve immediately with ketchup/tamarind chutney.
- Enjoy!
Keema Noodles Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 packet Spaghetti
- 500gm chicken
- 1 small Onion
- 1 cup cabbage,shredded
- 1/2 cup carrots,shredded.
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Method:
- Boil the Spaghetti in a large sauce pan. Follow directions on box for cooking.
- When spaghetti is cooked, rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Put oil in a large fry pan and cook the meat. Cook on medium to high heat, till the meat is well done.
- Now add the carrots and fry for a few minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, and fry.
- Keep stirring for a few minutes, now add the spaghetti and mix well.
- When the spaghetti and vegetables are mixed well, add the vinegar. Cook for another 2 minutes.
- Now keema noodles is ready to serve.
- Enjoy!
Mixed Pakora Recipe
Ingredients:
- 400gm mixed vegetables(carrot,cabbage,courgette etc),grated
- 1 medium potato,coarsely grated
- 1/2 small onion,finely sliced
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 fresh green chilies,finely chopped
- 150gm chickpea flour
- 4 tbsp fresh coriander leaves,finely chopped
- salt to taste
- oil for frying
Method:
- Blanch the grated carrot, cabbage, courgette and potato (with a little salt), then leave to drain and cool.
- Put the sliced onion and green chilies in a bowl.
- Add the vegetables, eggs and red chili powder.
- Add the flour with some salt and sprinkle some fresh coriander and mix thoroughly.
- Once mixed drop spoonfuls of the mixture in to your preheated oil.
- Fry the pakoras until golden brown.
- Serve hot with mint chutney & tamarind chutney.
- Enjoy!
Potato Peas Cutlets Recipe
Ingredients:
- 12 medium sized potatoes
- 1/2 cup green peas
- 3 bread slices
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 green chilies, chopped
- 1/2 tsp ginger,chopped
- 1/2 tsp garlic chopped
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- a pinch of dried mango powder
- 4 tbsp fresh mint leaves,chopped
- salt to taste
- Oil for frying
Method:
- Wash, boil, peel and mash potatoes; cut bread slices into pieces, put it in a mixing jar and just run the mixer for few seconds; now the bread is powdered well; mix this with the mashed potato.
- Heat a pan with one teaspoon of oil; add chopped onion, green chilli, ginger, mint, garlic and fry for a while; then add all dry spices, salt and mix well.
- Now add boiled peas and mix; add mashed potato, bread powder and mix well.
- Fry for few seconds and switch off gas.
- Cool potato-peas mix; take small amount and shape it like a thick disc ; dust it with corn flour on both sides and put it in a greased hot skillet; cook both sides and sprinkle some oil in between.
- Remove when the cutlet is cooked both sides.
- Serve hot with green chutney and tomato sauce.
- Enjoy!
Jalebi Recipe
Ingredients for Jalebi
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp plain yogurt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1/2 tsp saffron threads, slowly dry-roasted and powdered
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds powder
- 2 tbsp kewra water
- ghee or oil for frying
How to make Jalebi Recipe
- Mix the flour, semolina or rice flour, baking powder, curd and 3/4th cup of the water in a bowl.
- Mix well with a whisk.
- Mix well and then add remaining water and 1/8th tsp of saffron powder, and whisk until smooth.
- Set aside for about 2 hours to ferment.
- Whisk thoroughly before use.
- Prepare string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water.
- Just before the syrup is ready add saffron and cardamom powder.
- Heat oil in a deep pan.
- Pour the batter in a steady stream into the pan to form coils.
- Make a few at a time.
- Deep fry them until they are golden and crisp all over but not brown.
- Remove from the pan and drain on kitchen paper and immerse in the syrup.
- Leave for at least 4-5 minutes so that they soak the syrup.
- Take them out of syrup and serve hot.
- Jalebi is ready to eat.
- Enjoy!
Potato Cheese Cutlets Recipe
Ingredients:
- 500 gm potatoes
- 200 gm cheese
- 1 onion,finely chopped
- 4 tbsp fresh coriander leaves,finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 75 gm black raisins,finely chopped
- salt to taste
- oil for frying
Method:
- Boil the potatoes, mash them nicely and keep it aside and allow them to cool.
- Grate the cheese, add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala, chopped onion, chopped coriander leaves, black raisins and mashed potatoes.
- Make medium size balls.
- Take a bowl put little bit of water in the corn flour and make semi thick batter.
- Heat the oil in the wok or pan.
- Dip the potato balls in the batter coat with bread crumbs and deep fry them.
- Potato Cheese Cutlets is ready to serve.
- Enjoy!
Coconut Date Balls Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds of pitted organic dates,cut in small pieces
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 3 cups organic coconut,shredded
- 1 cup ground flax seeds
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Some extra shredded coconut for coating
Method:
- In a medium sized saucepan, cook the dates, honey and oil over low heat until they’re blended together.
- Turn off the heat and add the shredded coconut and ground flax seeds. Let the mixture cool.
- Once cooled, stir in the vanilla extract.
- Place the extra coconut in a shallow bowl.
- Roll the date mixture into small balls (about 1 – 1/2 inches) then roll them in the shredded coconut.
- Coconut Date Balls is ready to serve.
- Eat warm or refrigerate.
- Enjoy!









