Awadhi Recipes/Indian Keema Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Minced Meat
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 cup White Cabbage (chopped)
• 1 cup Carrots (chopped)
• 1 cup Celery Leaves (chopped)
• 3 Onions (chopped)
• Few Green Chilies
• 2 tsp Ginger (grated)
• 1/2 tsp Garlic (grated)
• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil

How to make Indian Keema:

•Heat oil and fry the meat until it is well done. Keep it separate.
•Add all the ingredients except celery leaves.
•Mix properly and cook it uncovered in a preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
•Remove from the oven.
•Keeema is ready.
•Serve it garnished with coriander leaves.

Samosa Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup all purpose flour
• 2 tsp Butter
• 1/2 Cup chopped onions
• 1 Cup boiled, peeled and chopped potatoes
• 1/2 Cup peas
• 1 Green chilli
• 1/2 tsp Ginger
• 1/4 Cup chopped cilantro leaves
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

How to make Samosa:

•Boil, peel and chop the potatoes.
•Make a liquid of water and all purpose flour in a bowl.
•Take two tablespoons of oil in a pan and heat it.
•Add onions and chopped green chilli to it.
•Add peas to it after frying for two minutes.
•Cook for 3-4 minutes and add ground ginger, salt, red chilli powder and chopped potatoes at last.
•Mix above ingredients well after turning off the heat.
•Mix up all purpose flour, salt, baking soda and butter and make strong dough.
•Make small balls of the dough and roll into thin circles of 5-6 inches.
•Cut into half with the help of knife.
•Smear liquid of all purpose flour and water on the sides and shape into cones.
•Fill the cooked potato mix in the cones and close the sides.
•Now heat the oil in a frying pan and when it is hot enough, put the samosas in it.
•Fry them on medium heat till they turn golden brown.
•Samosas are ready.
•Serve them with chutney.

Duck Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 Duck Breasts (skinless)
• 1 Bunch Spring Onions (sliced)
• 1/2 Seedless Cucumber
• 2 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 100 ml Hoisin Sauce (a Chinese dipping sauce)
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 10 Chinese Pancakes
• 1/2 tsp Chinese Five Spice

How to make Duck Pancakes:

•Toss the cut duck in the Chinese five spice and pepper.
•Add the duck in the heated sesame oil in a frying pan and stir-fry until cooked through.
•Then add the hoisin sauce. Cook it for about 1 minute.
•Place the duck to a warmed dish.
•Arrange the cucumber and spring onions in a bowl, and then unwrap the warmed pancakes.
•If desired top it with some duck, cucumber and spring onions, then rolled up to resemble the Chinese classic.

Frozen Paneer Masala Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg Frozen fried paneer
• 2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 4 tsp Coriander Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Coriander leaves (chopped)
• 4 tsp Masala powder
• 2 tsp Chilly powder
• 1 Tomato (chopped)

How to make Frozen Paneer Masala:

•Defrost the frozen fried paneer in a microwave. Keep it aside.
•Now add oil in a pan and heat it.
•Add garlic paste and ginger and stir, till it turns into brown.
•Now add onions and stir, till onions become translucent.
•Mix masala powder and coriander powder and stir.
•Then tomato pieces with chilly powder and stir well.
•Pour a little water, add salt and stir, till masala blends well in water.
•Add paneer, cover the pan and cook on a medium flame for some time.
•Now garnish it with coriander leaves and serve.

Green Peas Paratha Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Boiled Green Peas
• 3 cups Whole Meal Flour
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 5 Green chillies
• 3 tbsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• Ghee for frying
• Water as required

How to make Green Peas Paratha:

•Grind the boiled green peas.
•Put a little ghee in a vessel and heat it to fry the cumin seeds.
•Now add green chillies and fry for a minute and then add the crushed peas and salt.
•Again cook the mixture for 1 minute and keep aside to cool.
•Sieve the flour and add ghee to it.
•Make the dough by adding sufficient water.
•Knead the dough properly and roll out 10-12 pieces.
•Take a piece and flatten it.
•Put 1 tbsp of stuffing mixture in the center.
•Draw up the edges towards the center to cover the mixture properly.
•Again flatten it on a floured board to give the shape of a roti.
•Put the paratha on a preheated skillet.
•Turn after cooking for 1-2 minute.
•After a minute apply ghee around the edges and turn again.
•Fry till the brownish color appears on both sides.
•Green peas paratha is ready. Serve it with curd or pickle.

Gulab Jamun Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup All Purpose Flour
• 2 pinch Soda Powder
• 100 gms Ghee
• 3/4 Liter Milk
• 6 Cardamoms (crushed)
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Rose Essence
• 2 Pinch Saffron

For Syrup:

• 3 cups Sugar
• 3 cups Water

How to make Gulab Jamun:

•Boil the milk till it reduces to half cup.
•Cool and add soda powder and 1tbsp sugar.
•Mix properly and make it smooth.
•Slowly add flour and prepare a fine dough. Leave it for an hour.
•Apply little ghee on the palms.
•Make small balls from the prepared mixture.
•Pour ghee in a pan and heat. Fry the balls in ghee on a low flame.
•Boil water with equal amount of sugar. Also add cardamom and saffron.
•Filter and add rose essence to it.
•Put the fried balls in this solution.
•Remove after 3-4 hours.
•Gulab Jamun is ready to serve.

Kathi Kebab Recipe

Ingredients:

• 450 gms Lamb (chopped into square pieces)

Paste of:

• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 1 tsp Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1-1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
• 5 Garlic Flakes
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Ginger Powder
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
• Salt to taste

How to make Kathi Kebab:

•Rub the ground paste all over the surface and marinate for about 4 to 5 hours.
•Smear the lamb pieces with little oil and put it through skewer.
•Grill the pieces on a hot oven.
•Keep turning them occasionally.
•Brush more oil if necessary.
•Kathi Kabab is ready to serve.