Fasting Day #2
Arbi ke kabab
The fasting is feasting actually. You cook those dishes you never do regular
Here's arbi ke kabab
Ingredients
Arbi /colcassia 1/2 kg boiled
Singhara atta 5 tbsp
Salt
Black pepper
Oil
Method
Peel arbi and mash it with fork
Mix in Singhara atta and salt n pepper
Wet your hands and make kababs
Fry or grill
Serve with Pudina chutney
THE PICKY BOWL
Our Indian Traditional Food is cooked here. This is an Indian Kitchen
Monday, March 19, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Malai Kulfi
Happy Navratra to all of you
Jai Mata di
Fasting means feasting.
Here is Jammu's famous malai kulfi
This kulfi is served on peepal leave and is also called Patte wali kulfi.
In Vaishno Devi Enroute you can find local people selling in their small pot covered with leaves.
I have recreated for you
Malai Kulfi
Patte wali kulfi
Full fat cream/ Malai 1 and 1/2 cups
Mawa 1/2 cup
Sugar 1/2 cup or less
In a thick pan over low heat, add crumbled mawa. Let it cook 2 mins and add sugar.
Let it melt and get mix. Take care the crumbly mixture dont get stuck to pan.
The same as you do for making burfi
Mix well. Let it cool.
Beat malai with spoon
Mix in khoya sugar thick crumbly mixture. Mix well
Set in any mould or individual mould in Freezer.
Serve.
Jai Mata di
Fasting means feasting.
Here is Jammu's famous malai kulfi
This kulfi is served on peepal leave and is also called Patte wali kulfi.
In Vaishno Devi Enroute you can find local people selling in their small pot covered with leaves.
I have recreated for you
Malai Kulfi
Patte wali kulfi
Full fat cream/ Malai 1 and 1/2 cups
Mawa 1/2 cup
Sugar 1/2 cup or less
In a thick pan over low heat, add crumbled mawa. Let it cook 2 mins and add sugar.
Let it melt and get mix. Take care the crumbly mixture dont get stuck to pan.
The same as you do for making burfi
Mix well. Let it cool.
Beat malai with spoon
Mix in khoya sugar thick crumbly mixture. Mix well
Set in any mould or individual mould in Freezer.
Serve.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Mixed saag
JAMMU is all set to enjoy winters with lots of local saag and white makhhan, Desi ghee and also the waist meter is deliberately hidden.
Saag is not boiling and blending into paste and then tadka with lot of onion tomatoes to kill the actual flavors.
For Dogra households saag is just chopping leaves very fine. Then stir frying and cooking in its own juices. Throw in green chillies and it's ready with just few spices.
Mixed saag
baby spinach 1/2 kg
Mooli leaves fresh 250 gms
Coriander leaves bunch
Soy leaves /dill leaves 100 gms
Few methi leaves
Red chilli flakes 1 tsp
Desi ghee generous
Hing pinch
Haldi 1/2 tsp
Zeera powder 1 tsp
Green chilies
Salt to taste
Method
Wash n chop all leaves very fine .
In wok heat Desi ghee. Add hing, splutter, Add saags and stir fry and cover. Cook in very low flame. When saag half cooked, add spices and green chilies. Cook till ghee leaves sides.
Enjoy with Rotis.
Saag is not boiling and blending into paste and then tadka with lot of onion tomatoes to kill the actual flavors.
For Dogra households saag is just chopping leaves very fine. Then stir frying and cooking in its own juices. Throw in green chillies and it's ready with just few spices.
Mixed saag
baby spinach 1/2 kg
Mooli leaves fresh 250 gms
Coriander leaves bunch
Soy leaves /dill leaves 100 gms
Few methi leaves
Red chilli flakes 1 tsp
Desi ghee generous
Hing pinch
Haldi 1/2 tsp
Zeera powder 1 tsp
Green chilies
Salt to taste
Method
Wash n chop all leaves very fine .
In wok heat Desi ghee. Add hing, splutter, Add saags and stir fry and cover. Cook in very low flame. When saag half cooked, add spices and green chilies. Cook till ghee leaves sides.
Enjoy with Rotis.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Adrak instant pickle
Adrak instant pickle
Ingredients
Adrak/ginger root 250 gms
Salt
Red chili flakes 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp.
Rai powder 1 tsp
Mustard oil
Galagal khatta 1/2 cup
Salt
Red chili flakes 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp.
Rai powder 1 tsp
Mustard oil
Galagal khatta 1/2 cup
Method
Wash and peel adrak. Cut half in thin strips and grate another half quantity.
In pan heat MO, When smokey, add adrak strips and grated one. Saute. Add all spices and saute at lower heat. Check the rawness of all spices vanish but adrak should not loose its crunch
Add Galagal juice and switch off flame. Let it cool and store in airtight container and enjoy
Alternate method
Soak strips in white vinegar overnight. Next day ginger strips turn pink. Discard the vinegar and use strips and Sautee in oil n spices for minute.
No need to add Galagal juice.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Til ki chutney
End of December is Strom cooking
. It has lots of dips, chutneys and sides for the celebration of new year eve.
Here's a chutney which is Very suitable for winters and go well with salads., fries etc
Til ki chutney
Ingredients
White Til 1 cup
Coriander leaves handful
Green chilli 2
Black salt
Red chilli flakes pinch
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves handful
Green chilli 2
Black salt
Red chilli flakes pinch
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1/4 cup
Toast Til on tawa
Grind all except lemon juice in sil batta. Add lemon juice and enjoy
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Bun tikki
Old times never get fade from over memory
We remember them a lot and crave for that non branded street foods which we have relished outside our college /university campus.
They were fresh and all were made in front of your eyes.
One thing was tikki bun which could beat your burger
Wahi college Wala bun tikki
Bun Tikki
Ingredients:-
Buns 2-3
Boiled potato 3
Bread 2 slices (sides cut)
Paneer 250 gms
Corn flour 3 tbsp
Hawkers Masala
Roasted crushed zeera 1 tsp
Red chilli flakes 1 tsp
Chaat masala 1 tsp
Red chilli flakes 1 tsp
Chaat masala 1 tsp
RECIPE
For tikki - In a bowl mix mashed potatoes, paneer, corn flour, crushed wet bread slices. Add salt, red chilli powder and make round tikki and fry till crispy
Then cut the bun and make cavity in center. Heat bun over Tawa and put masala inside the bun and press crunchy tikki with hand little and place inside hot bun. Serve with choice of chutney and sprinkle done masala over it.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Almond chikki
Come winters and Indian mothers have lot of munching bites for their kids. Whether ladoo, chikkis, panjiris or nimkis.
Here's quick recipe for chikkis
Almond chikki
Ingredients
Almonds chopped 1 cup
Jaggery/gud chopped 1/2 kg
desi ghee 2 tbsp
Jaggery/gud chopped 1/2 kg
desi ghee 2 tbsp
In a thick wok add ghee and chopped jaggery. Let it melts completely with constant stirring.
Take off flame and add chopped almonds.
Mix well.
Take greased plate n spread it evenly with knife or spatula before the mixture gets cooled.
Let it set for one hour.
Cut in desired shape
Enjoy
These are pure desi style rocky roads.
You can use mixed nuts and dark plain chocolate too in place of jaggery
Friday, December 1, 2017
Saag mutton
Saag mutton
Winters special
1 kg of Mutton
1/2 kg spinach (Palak)
2 Tomatoes grated
2 Onions fine chopped
1 tsp. of feared Ginger (Adrak)
1 tsp. Coriander Powder
1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt
2 tsp. Garlic Paste
Garam masala 2 tsp
1 ladle Cooking Oil
1/2 kg spinach (Palak)
2 Tomatoes grated
2 Onions fine chopped
1 tsp. of feared Ginger (Adrak)
1 tsp. Coriander Powder
1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt
2 tsp. Garlic Paste
Garam masala 2 tsp
1 ladle Cooking Oil
METHOD
Add oil in a pressure cooker and heat.
Add the grated ginger, garlic and fine chopped onion and fry the onions for a few seconds. Add mutton and bhuno for, 20. Mins at low heat.
Add the grated ginger, garlic and fine chopped onion and fry the onions for a few seconds. Add mutton and bhuno for, 20. Mins at low heat.
Add tomato puree and cook till oil leaves sides.
Add fine chopped palak nd mix. Cook till palak reduces to half qty.
Add salt and spices
Add enough water. Close the pressure pan and allow the meat to cook until soft. Or till 3-4 whistles
Open lid and simmer till water dries up
Add garam masala
Just bhuno meat in palak till oil leaves sides .
If necessary, add little water to get a gravy.
If necessary, add little water to get a gravy.
Serve with rice
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Kong kehwa
Good morning
Kong kehwa
It's very shahi kehwa where green leaves (kashmiri kehwa tea leaves) brewed with saffron threads.
KASHMIRI KEHWA--KASHMIRI TEA
KASHMIRI KEHWA--KASHMIRI TEA
Kashmiri Kong kehwa
Saffron Kehwa
Ingridents
(for 1 cup of tea)
1/4 tsp kashmiri kehwa tea leaves.
sugar.
1 inch long piece of daalcheeni (Cinnamon).
2 elaichi (Cardamom).
2 threads of kesar /Kong (Saffron).
2 Almonds crushed
sugar.
1 inch long piece of daalcheeni (Cinnamon).
2 elaichi (Cardamom).
2 threads of kesar /Kong (Saffron).
2 Almonds crushed
Method
Put 11/2 cups of water in a pan.
Add Sugar, crushed cinnamon .Boil it for 1 minute.
Add Sugar, crushed cinnamon .Boil it for 1 minute.
Add tea leaves and boil for 30 seconds and filter it.
Now add cardamom (Crushed), saffron and crushed almonds.
Serve hot
Friday, September 22, 2017
MAHARASHRTA KA SABUDANA VADA
MAHARASHRTA KA SABUDANA VADA
Ingredients
Sabudana ( 1 cup)
Boiled potato 2
Roasted peanuts 10-12
Cumin seeds (1 tsp)
Green chillies finely chopped 2
Ginger finely chopped 1tsp
Red chilli flakes 1 tsp
Rock salt
Oil (for frying)
Method
Soak sabudana in water for 3-4hours in plenty of water
. Strain and wash well under running water so that all starch go away. You get sabudana pearls.
Crush peanuts, green chilli n ginger in grind. Coarse crush.
Mix boiled mashed potato, sabudana pearls, green Coarse mixture, salt, zeera, red chilli flakes
. Mix well.
Using your wet palms, make balls
Heat oil in a kadhai and deep-fry the Sabudana Vadas. Serve with chilled dahi.
Ps:- please be careful while frying vadas and keep yourself away from wok. Sabudana may pop up
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Jammu Wali Kachaloo ki Chaat
Jai Mata di
Navratris are in full swing. Jammu is all set for nine days fasting and feasting.
Too much cooking and lots of fun.
Here a recipe for Jammu ki favourite Kachaloo ki chaat. Pure Falahari chaat
Navratra special
Jammu Wali Kachaloo ki Chaat
Boiled Kachaloo (Taro) 1 kg
Roasted ajwain 1 tsp
Red chilli flakes 2 tsp
Crushed green chilli 1
Kala namak 1/2 tsp
Tamarind pulp 2 tbsp dissolved in 1/4 cup water.
Juice of one lemon.
Roasted ajwain 1 tsp
Red chilli flakes 2 tsp
Crushed green chilli 1
Kala namak 1/2 tsp
Tamarind pulp 2 tbsp dissolved in 1/4 cup water.
Juice of one lemon.
Method.
Peel and cut kachaloo into bite size pieces.
put in mixing bowl.
Add all ingredients .
Mix well with spoon gently.
Serve immediately.
put in mixing bowl.
Add all ingredients .
Mix well with spoon gently.
Serve immediately.
Chaat is ready
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