Monday, July 26, 2010

Crispy potato with honey chilly sauce

Ingredients:

2 cup Finger cut potato
2 tbsp Honey chilli sauce
1 tbsp Scallion stamp
1 tbsp Corn flour

Method:

  • Coat the finger cut potato pieces with corn flour and deep fry it.
  • Add honey chilli sauce to the sautéed potatoes.
  • Garnish with Scallion and serve hot.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Dum Aloo

Ingredients

1 kg Small Aloo (Potatoes)
1 large Onion (finely chopped)
4 tbsp tomato puree
150 ml curd
1 green pepper (seeds removed and sliced)
1tsp garam masala powder
5 cloves
4 bay leaves
6 black peppercorns
5 green cardamoms
1 brown cardamom
1piece cinnamon stick
Salt to Taste
Ghee or oil for deep-frying

Ingredients For Paste

1 large onion (chopped)
12 flakes garlic
2 tbsp ginger
6 black peppercorns
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 dry red chilies
1 tsp turmeric powder
A pinch of ground jaayfal (nutmeg)
Method:

  • Peel potatoes, pierce all over with a fork and soak in the water with little salt for 2 hours.
  • Remove potatoes from the water and let it dry for 10 minutes.
  • Heat ghee or oil in a wok and deep fry the potatoes until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
  • Heat ghee in a flameproof pan and add cloves, bay leaves, black peppercorns, green cardamoms, brown cardamoms and cinnamon sticks. After 30 seconds fry onions until golden.
  • Grind the paste ingredients to a fairly smooth paste and mix into the onions.
  • Cook for 10 minutes. Add tomato puree, curd and salt.
  • Add the fried potatoes and hot water and stir over a low heat for 5 minutes.
  • Shower the dum aloo with pepper and garam masala and let it cook .
  • Serve hot with Indian chapatti or Rice.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Aloo Gobhi Adraki



Ingredients:

2 medium sized Potatoes
1 large Cauliflower
3 tbsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Green chillies
1 tbsp Ginger paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Oil
2 tbsp Ginger, cut into thin strips
1 Tomato, chopped (optional)
2 bunch Fresh coriander leaves


Method:

  • Peel the potatoes n cut into 1ninch small cubes.chop cauliflower in big peaces.
  • Heat oil in a wok and add cumin seeds.
  • As it changes its color add green chillies and ginger paste. Leave it for about 30 secconds
  • Add potatoes and cauliflower and stir. Sauté for few minutes minutes.
  • Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder ,salt and mix.
  • Cover and cook on medium heat till done.
  • Add ginger strips and stir well. Garnish with tomato and coriander leaves and serve hot.