Shahi Paneer

Ingredients : - 

• Paneer - 200 gm
• Onion (roughly chopped) - 2 nobs
• Tomato (roughly chopped) - 3 nobs
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Ginger julienne - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Red Chili powder - 2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
• Oil - 3-4 tbsp
• Cinamon stick - 1 piece
• Cardamom - 4-5nobs
• Cloves - 5-6nobs
• Pepper corn - 1/2 tbsp
• Cashew Nuts - 10-12 nobs
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Green chili slit - 1-2 nobs
• Butter/ghee - 1tbsp
• Fresh cream - 1/2 cup
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Kasuri methi - 1/2 tbsp
• Fresh coriander leaves - 2 tbsp chopped

Method :-

• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan add the chopped onion and saute it for few minutes,then add the chopped tomatos,ginger and garlic paste,cashew nuts,black pepper, and saute it adding with little salt for few minuets with medium flame.
• Then cover the lid and cook it for few minutes until it become soft, then switch off the flame and let the mixture come into room temperature.
• Then add the masala mixture into a blender jar and blend it nicely to make a fine paste and keep it aside.
• In the same pan add little more oil and ghee/Butter ,once ghee is hot then add all the dry spices (cinnamon,cardamon,clove),ginger julienne,and green chili split,then saute it for few minutes with low flame.
• Then add the chili powder,turmeric powder and mix it with low flame,then add the grinned masala paste into it.
• Mix the masala nicely with medium flame,then add the coriander powder,salt,sugar and mix it and let it cook for 2 -3 minutes.
• Now add the nicely bitten yogurt(curd) with low flame,mix it and cook for few minutes.
• Then add the fresh cream, kasuri Methi, garam masala powder into the masala mixture. if required add little water for gravy and cook it for few minutes(2-3minutes).
• Finally add the paneer pieces in to the gravy,mix it very gently and cook it for another few minutes(5-minutes)
• Then add the chopped coriander leaves(optional) and garam masala power in to the paneer gravy and switch off the flame.let it rest for 5 minutes.
• Now your Shahi Paneer is ready to eat,take it into a serving bowl ,garnishing with fresh cream  serve hot with Roti/Paratha/Nan/Rice  and enjoy your meal.

Peas Pulao/Matar Pulao

Ingredients :-

• Basamati Rice - 1 cup(200 gm)
• Peas - 1/2 cup(100 gm)
• Cashews - 10 nobs
• Ghee/oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Clove - 3-4 nobs
• Cinnamon stick - 1 piece
• Green Cardamom - 2 nobs
• Black Cardamom - 1 nobs
• Bay leaves - 1 nob
• Mace(javitri) - 1/2piece
• Water as per requirement

Method :-

• Wash the rice and soak it in water for 10 minutes.
• Heat a rice cooking pan,add ghee and let it heat.
• Once ghee is heated,then add the cinnamon,green cardamon ,black cardamon,mace,bay leaves and cashew nuts and fry it for minutes on medium flame.
• Then add the green peas,mix it and fry it for a minute on medium flame,then add the soaked rice and fry it for a minutes on medium flame,keep stirring while frying.
• Now add the water as per measurement and salt to taste,mix it well and allow it to come to boil then cover the lid and let it cook with medium flame for 10 minutes until the rice cook properly,then switch off the flame and rest it for 5 minutes.
• Now your Matar Pulao/Peas Pulao are ready to eat, very gently  open the lid and stir it then take it out in a serving bowl and serve hot with any curry as per your choice.

Moong Dal Khichdi

Ingredients :-

• Rice(Basmati or any kind of raw rice) - 2 cup
• Split green gram (Moong Dal) - 1 cup
• Ghee - 2-3 tbsp
• Cumin - 1 tbsp
• Black pepper, crushed - 1/2 tbsp
• Clove - 2-3 nobs
• Cardamoms - 2 nobs
• Cinnamon - 1 stick
• Bay leave - 1 piece
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Green chili,slit - 2 nobs
• Ginger - 2 tbsp roughly Crushed
• Scraped Coconut - 1/2 cup (optional)
• Milk - 1 Cup (optional)

Method : - 

• Wash and soak the rice for 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile,take a prying pan and add the split green gram(Moong Dal) dry roast for few minutes till it became light Golden brown.
• Remove the Moong Dal into a bowl then wash and soak it for 10 minutes.
• Take a cooking pan add the ghee,once ghee is hot then add the cumin,cinnamon,bay leave, clove, cardamom and saute it for few minutes.
• Then add the crushed ginger,slit green chilli and again saute it for few minutes.
• Now add the soaked rice and dal into it and  again saute it for 2 minutes.
• Then add 3 cup of  water into it the rice mixture and mix it adding with salt as per taste then let it boil.
• Once the rice start boiling then add the milk,scraped coconut into it and mix it once very gently,then cover it with the lid and let it cook with medium flame for 10-15 minutes till the water dries up and the rice cooked properly.
• Finally let it be like this for another 2 minutes with low flame and then switch off it.
• Now your MOONG DAL KHICHIDI is ready to eat serve hot  with any Raita/gravy/Dalma and enjoy your Without onion garlic Moong dal ki khichidi.

Fish Kalia/Rohu fish Kalia

Ingredients :-

• Fish(Rohu/Katla) - 500 gm(4-5 pieces)
• Onion -2 nobs(1 onion for paste and 1 onion for sliced)
• Tomato Puree - 1 cup(from 1 tomato)
• Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Cashew paste - 2-3 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Red chili Powder - 1tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tbsp 
• Dry Red chili - 1 nob
• Green Chili - 2 nobs
• Bay leaves- 1 nobs
• Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece
• Clove - 2-3 nobs
• Green Cardamom - 2 nobs
• Cumin - 1/2 tsp
• Salt 
• Mustard oil/any cooking oil

Method :-

• First wash the Rohu fish pieces and marinate it with little turmeric powder and 1/2 tbsp of salt and keep it aside.
• Take a pan add oil to heat,once oil is hot then add the marinated fish pieces and fry it from both the side until it became golden brown in color and keep it aside.
• In the same pan add little more oil and add cumin seeds,clove,cardamom,cinnamon,dry red chili,bay leaves and saute it then add the chopped Onions into it and again saute it for few minutes with medium flame until it became golden brown.
• Then add the onion paste,ginger and garlic paste and saute it until the raw smell go out,then add the tomato pure into it and let it cook for few minutes(4-5 minutes)
• Now add the chili powder,Turmeric powder,cumin powder and mix it nicely then add little water and and stir it nicely adding with salt and let it cook for few minutes.
• Then add the green chili and mix it,then add the cashew paste and mix it with low flame,then add little water(as per your gravy requirement) and stir it properly.
• Now add the fried Fish pieces and let it cook in low flame cover with lid for 5-7 minutes.
• Finally add the Garam Masala powder and cook it with high flame for 2 minutes,After that switch off the flame and close the lid,rest it for 2-3 minutes cover with lid.
• Now your very delicious  Fish Kalia/Rohu Fish Kalia is ready to eat,serve hot with Rice/Roti and enjoy your meal.

Mutton Rogan Josh

Ingredients :-

To Marinated Mutton

• Mutton - 500 gm
• Salt
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Lemon Juice - 1/2

To Make Masala

• Curd - 3/4 cup
• Kashmir Red chili powder - 2 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
• Fennel Seeds Powder - 1 tsp
• Ginger Powder - 1 tsp
• Oil
• Bay Leaves - 2 nob
• Cinnamon Stick - 1inch
• Cloves - 4-5 nobs
• Black Cardamom - 2 nobs
• Green Cardamom - 5 nobs
• Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
• Hing/Asafoetida - 1 tsp

Method :-

• First wash the mutton pieces and add salt,Turmeric Powder and lemon juice into it and marinate it properly and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.
• In a bowl add the curd,Kashmir red chili powder,Coriander Powder,Fennel Seeds Powder and ginger powder.Then add some water and make it to a smooth paste and keep it aside.
• For gravy take a pan and add oil to heat,once oil is hot then add the bay leaves,Cinnamon stick,cloves,Black cardamom,Green Cardamom,Cumin seeds and hing and saute it.
• Then add the marinated Mutton pieces into it and saute it until the mutton changes to brown color,then cover and cook it for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes add the curd masala paste into it and mix it nicely.Then cover it cook for 15 minutes.
• Then add required water and mix well,cover the lid and cook for 40-45 minutes till the meat becomes tender.The time varies depends so cook the mutton until it tender and soft.
• If you want you can transfer the mutton gravy to a pressure cooker and cook for 4 whistles in medium flame. but in pan slow cooking will give more flavor into  this dish.(you can make the gravy watery or little thick as per your choice.)
• Finally sprinkle little garam masala Powder and chopped coriander leaves mix well and switch off the flame.
• Now your delicious Mutton Rogan Josh is ready to eat , serve hot with white rice or Roti as per your choice and enjoy.

Instant kadhi with Onion and Curd

Ingredients :-

• Curd/yoghurt - 500gm
• Onions big size (sliced chopped) - 3no
• Curry leaves - 2tbsp
• Dry red chilli - 3no
• Green chili - 2no (sliced)
• Cumin seeds - 1/2tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2tbsp
• Chilli powder - 1/2tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2tbsp
• Oil - 3tbsp
• Salt - as per taste 

Method : -

• Turn on the flame and heat a pan or Kadai.
• Once the pan is heated add the oil and let it heat.
• Add cumin seeds,mustard seeds,dry red chilli and curry leaves in to the hot oil and fry for few minutes.
• Then add the sliced onions,turmeric powder and salt in to the pan and mix it properly.
• Fry the onions on medium flame 3-4 minutes and make it shallow fry don't over cook it.
• Then turn off the flame and let the fried onion to cool down.
• Whisk the curd well with salt and add the fried onions into it and mix it properly.
• Know it's ready to eat. You can serve with hot white rice or parathas.

Chili Sweet Corn

Ingredients :-

• Sweet Corn- 1 Bowl
• Corn flour - 3 tbsp
• Flour - 1 tbsp
• Chili Powder - 1tbsp
• Onion - 1 large sized
• Garlic Chopped - 1 tbsp
• Ginger chopped - 1/2 tbsp
• Green chili chopped - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves(chopped) - 1 tbsp
• Soya sauce - 1 tbsp
• Chili sauce - 1/2 tbsp
• Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp
• Black Pepper powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Capsicum (chopped small sized) - 1/2 cup
• Salt as per taste
• Oil
• Water as per requirement

Method :-

• Boil the corn adding with little salt for 5 minutes and then switch off the flame drain the water and keep aside.
• Now chopped the onion and capsicum in medium sized and keep it aside.
• Then take the boiled sweet corn in a bowl and add corn flour,flour,chili powder,salt and very little water if required then mix it nicely and keep it aside .
• Add oil in a pan for deep frying the sweet corn,when oil is hot then slowly put the Corn mixture little  by little and fry it until it became golden brown in color and keep it aside.
• Take another pan and add 2-3 tbsp of oil into it,when oil is hot then add the chopped garlic and ginger,chopped green chili and saute it for few minutes.
• Then add the sliced onion and capsicum into it and saute it for few minutes cover with lid.
• When it became soft then add the chili sauce,soya sauce,tomato sauce,black pepper powder and little salt into it,now mix it nicely to make semi thick gravy.
• Finally add the fried sweet corn into the gravy and mix it nicely then let it cook for few minutes cover with lid.
• After 5-7 minutes switch off the flame and Finally add the chopped coriander leaves into the Chili Sweet Corn and serve hot with Roti/Paratha or Rice and enjoy your meal.