Prawn Masala

Prawn Masala

Ingredients :-

• Prawn - 500 gm
• Onion paste - 2 nobs
• Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Tomato puree - 1 cup(2 nobs medium sized)
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp
• Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
• Cumin Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Garam masala Powder - 1 tbsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Bay leaf - 1 nobs
• Cinnamon - 1 small sized
• Clove - 2-3 nobs
• Cardamom - 2 nobs
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Oil as per requirement(3-4 tbsp)
• Curd- 2 tbsp
• Kasturi Methi - 1 tbsp
• Green chili - 2 nobs (optional)

Lets start Cooking:-

• First we have to clean and devein  Prawns,then clean nicely with water and keep it aside.
• Then add 1/2 tbsp of salt and 1/2 tbsp of turmeric into the Prawn mix it nicely and keep it aside.
• Now take a pan add 2 tbsp of oil,once oil is hot add the marinated Prawns into it and fry it nicely with medium flame(you can fry prawns in batches) till golden brown and set aside.
• If oil not too burnt you can use same oil/add oil ,little ghee into the pan for heat,once it hot add cumin seeds,clove,cinnamon,cardamon,clove,bay leaf and saute it for few minutes.
• Add the onion paste and saute it nicely until it brown in color,stir frequently.Now add the Ginger and garlic paste into it again saute it nicely till Raw smell go out.
• Now add chili Powder,turmeric powder,cumin Powder,Coriander Powder and mix it nicely and saute it for 2-3 mints.
• Then add the tomato puree into the Masala,add salt and mix nicely.once tomato became well cooked then add bitten curd into is ans cook it with low flame.
• If needed add little water/milk into the masala and cook nicely,add green chilies in it.
• Once Masala start living oil from it then add fried Prawns into it and give it a good mix.
• Now add the water and rest of the milk for gravy and let it cook for medium flame,once it start boil add the kasturi methi into the gravy,then cover the lid and let it cook for 5-7 mints.
• After 5 mints add the Garam masala powder into the gravy,mix it and let it cook for 2 mints.you can adjust gravy label as per your choice/requirement.
• Finally on top add 1/2 tbsp of ghee into the gravy mix it and cover the lid then switch off the flame and rest of it for 5 mints.
• Now our Prawn Masala is ready to eat,serve hot with white Rice/Roti/Nan and enjoy.

Stuffed Snake Gourd

Stuffed Snake Gourd

Ingredient :-

• Snake gourd - 1 or  2 nobs
• Onion - 1 nobs (chopped)
• Garlic Clove - 4-5 nobs
• Green chili - 2-3 nobs
• Ginger - 1 very small piece
• Mustard seeds - 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder - 1 tbsp
• Panch_phoron- 1/2 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Oil

Method :-

• First remove the skin from the snake gourd and cut it into equal pieces like slender shape, then remove the seeds from the middle keep it side the snake gourd middle part we will re use it with masala  and keep it aside.
• Then wash the snake gourd nicely and keep it aside.
• Take the blender add chili,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,ginger,garlic add little water and make a fine paste and keep it aside.
• Now we will start the cooking for that take a pan add little oil for hot ,once oil became hot add the panch foran.
• once it start crackling then add chopped onions and saute it nicely then add the masala paste,chili powder,turmeric powder,salt then mix it nicely with medium flame.
• Now add the Snake gourds middle seeds and mix it nicely with masala and let it cook for some time till the oil is separated from it with low flame.
• Now masala is ready so switch off the flame and keep the masala at side till it cool down completely.
• Now take another pan add 1 glass of water,add 1/2 tbsp of turmeric powder,1/2 tbsp of salt into it then let it boil .
• Once water start boiling add the snake gourd pieces and cook it for 5 minutes with covering the lid.(let it do half cook )
• After 5 minutes remove the snake Gourds let it cool down then squeeze the excess water from it.
• Then Stuffed the Masala paste inside the half cooked Snake gourd and keep it aside.
• Then take the pan add little oil for shallow fry,once oil is hot add all the stuffed snake gourd pieces and fry it with medium flame from both the side till it became golden brown in color.
• once it fried nicely then remove it from pan serve as a vegetarian side dish  with rice and enjoy.

Sardine Fish Curry(Odisha style with mustard gravy)

This fish you can cook in different style but today i am preparing Odisha Style Curry with Mustard gravy.

Ingredients :-

• Sardine Fish - 1/2 kg
• Onion chopped - 1 medium sized
• Garlic - 5-6 cloves
• Ginger - 1 very small piece
• Red Chili - 3-4 nobs
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• mustard seeds - 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Tomato - 1 nobs
• Dry Mango - 1 piece
• Mustard oil
• Panchforan - 1tbsp
• Dry red chili - 1 nobs 

Method :-

For Mustard paste :-

• Take the blender add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,garlic cloves,ginger and add little water into it and blend it nicely to make a fine paste and keep it aside.

For Fish Marination :-

• Clean and wash the fish properly ,add 1 tbsp of salt,1 tbsp of turmeric powder into it and marinate it nicely and keep it aside for 5 mints.

Lets Start Cooking :-

• Take a pan/kadai add little more oil for frying the fish, once oil is hot add the marinated fish and live it for 5 minutes till one side fried nicely, then turn the fish and fry another side properly and keep it aside.
• Take another pan add little oil,once oil is hot add the panchforan and dry red chili once it start cracklings then add the chopped onion and saute it for some time till it became golden in colour.
• Then add the mustard paste , turmeric powder, chopped tomato, salt and saute it  for few minutes(5-7 mints) with medium flame.
• Once masala done add 1 cup of water for gravy,allow it to boil,once gravy start boiling then add the fried sardine Fish mix it slowly,cover the lid and let it cook for 7-8 mints.in between add the dry mango 1 piece into the gravy and mix it.
• After 8 mints remove the lid and mix the gravy slowly other wise the Fish will break.
• Now our fish curry is ready to eat,you can adjust the gravy quantity as per your requirement.
• Serve hot with plain white rice and enjoy it.This gravy will go well with white rice.

Mint Chicken/Pudina Chicken

Mint Chicken

Ingredients :-

• Chicken - 500 gm
• Onion - 2 nobs Finely chopped
• Ginger and Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Chili Powder - 2 tbsp
• Cumin Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp
• Tomato pure - 1 cup
• Salt as per taste
• Oil 
• Ghee/butter - 1 tbsp
• Curd - 2 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece
• Cardamom - 2 nobs
• For Mint/ Pudina paste :-
• Mint - 1 bunch
• Green chili - 2 nobs
• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

Method :-

Chicken Marination:-

• Wash the chicken pieces nicely then add 2 tbsp of curd,1 tbsp of ginger and garlic paste,1/2 tbsp of turmeric powder,salt,1 tbsp of chili powder into the chicken and mix it well then keep it aside for 15 minutes.

Mint Paste :-

• wash the Mint leaves and coriander leaves nicely and chopped it,then add it into the blender with green chili and blend it nicely to make a thick paste and keep it aside.*don't add water into the paste.

Lets start Cooking :-

• Take a pan add 1 tbsp oil and 1/2 tbsp of ghee,once oil is hot add the marinated chicken,saute it nicely, cover the lead and cook it till became tender and dry.
• Once the chicken remove all the water and became dry  then remove it from the pan and keep it aside.
• In the pan add little more oil and little ghee into it once oil is hot add the cinnamon stick and cardamom and saute it for a minutes.
• Now add the chopped onions and saute it nicely it became golden in color,then add the ginger and garlic paste and saute it nicely till raw smell go out with medium flame.
• Then add the chili powder,turmeric powder,cumin powder,coriander powder and mix it nicely and saute it for 2 minutes.
• Now add the tomato puree into it and add the salt mix it nicely and cook it for some time till the masala is ready.
• Once masala start leaving oil into the masala then add the fried chicken into it and mix it nicely and cook for 2 minutes.
• Then add the mint paste into the chicken and mix it well  and cook it nicely for 5-7 minutes cover with lid.
• After 7 minutes add the garam masala powder and squeeze 1/2 lemon into the chicken and mix it well , again cook it for 5 minutes with medium flame.(if you want gravy you can add little water into the chicken )
• After 5 minutes our Mint Chicken is ready to eat,switch off the flame and rest the chicken gravy for 5 minutes.
•  Serve Mint Chicken with plain white rice or Roti /Nan and enjoy.

Chicken Masala

Chicken Masala

Ingredients :-

• Chicken - 500 gm
• Onion Chopped - 2 nobs
• Ginger and Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
• Tomato puree - 1 nobs
• Curd - 2-3 tbsp
• Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
• Salt as Per taste
• Kasturi Methi - 1 tbsp
• Oil
• Dry red chili - 2 nobs
• Cumin - 1/2 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick small piece
• Clove - 2 nobs
• Cardamom - 2 nobs

Method :-

• Wash the chicken pieces properly and keep it aside.
• Take a pan add some oil,once oil is hot add the cumin,clove,cinnamon,cardamom and saute it for few minutes.
• Now add the finely chopped Onions and saute it nicely till it become golden brown.
• Then add the ginger-garlic paste saute it till the raw smell go out with medium flame.
• Then add the chili powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and mix it properly for 2 mints.
• Now add the tomato puree,salt and if needed you can add little water also and cook the masala nicely till the raw smell go out.
• Once the masala start living oil on top add the chicken pieces into it and mix it properly,cover the lid and cook it for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes remove the lid and mix the chicken properly,then add the kasturi methi, curd,dry red chili into it and mix nicely with low flame.
• After few minutes cover the lid and cook the chicken till it cook nicely and tender for 6-10 mints with medium flame.
• If you want you can add little water but don't  add more ,we want thick masala gravy.
• After 10 minutes your Chicken Masala is ready so,finally add the garam masala powder into the chicken and give it a good mix,then switch off the flame and give rest for 5 minutes to the chicken Masala.
• Now your Chicken Masala is ready to eat,serve hot with Roti/Paratha/Naan and enjoy.

Chicken Do Pyaza

Chicken Do Pyaza

Ingredients :-

• Chicken - 1 kg
• Onion - 2 big sized chopped finely
• Onion - 2 medium sized cut into big cubes or pieces
• Ginger and Garlic -  2-3 tbsp 
• Tomato Pure - 1 cup(no of 2 big sized tomato)
• Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1 tbsp
• Garam masala Powder - 1 tbsp
• salt as per taste
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Kasturi methi - 1tbsp
• Coriander leaves - 1tbsp chopped
• Green Chili - 2 nobs
• Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp
• Oil - 3-4 tbsp
• cinnamon stick - 1 small piece
• Bay leave - 1 nobs
• clove - 2-3 nobs
• cardamom - 2-3 nobs

Method :-

• Wash the chicken pieces nicely and keep it aside.
• Take a pan add oil into it,once oil is hot add, bay leaf,clove,cardamom,cinnamon and saute it for 2 minutes.
• Then add the chopped onions and saute it nicely till it become golden brown in color.
• Once onion become golden brown then add the ginger garlic paste and saute it nicely till the raw smells go out.
• Now add the chili powder,turmeric powder,cumin powder,coriander powder into it and give it a good mix for few minutes.
• Then add the tomato pure into it,add salt and let it cook for few minutes,once it start leavening oil make the flame slow and add the curd into the masala and mix it nicely.
• Now add little water if needed then cook the masala with medium flame nicely till it leaves oil in top.
• Once it start leaving oil from Masala then add the chicken pieces into it and mix it nicely.
• Then cover the lid and cook it for 5-7 minutes,after 5 mints  remove the lid and add cube sized onion pieces,green chilies and mix it nicely.
• Then cover the lid and cook the chicken for 10 minutes till the chicken became tender and cook nicely.
• After 10 minutes remove the lid and mix well, if required add little water and cook again for few minutes.
• Now add Kasturi Methi , fresh cream and give it a good mix then cook it for 5 mints.
• your Chicken Do Pyaza is ready,you can adjust the water level accordingly to make thick consistency.
• Finally add some chopped coriander leaves and give it a mix  then serve hot with Rice/Roti/ Paratha as per your choice and enjoy your food.

Butter Milk/Masala Chaas

Ingredients :-

• Fresh curd - 1 cup
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp(chopped)
• Mint leaves - 2 tbsp (chopped)
• Black salt - 1 tbsp
• Roasted Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Green chili - 1(finely Chopped)- (Optional)
• Chat Masala - 1/4 tbsp
• Water as per requirement(1/2 Cup)
• Some Ice Cube

Method :-

• Take the Blender,in the Mixer jar add, chopped coriander,chopped Mint leaves,Chopped green chili,black salt,roasted cumin powder and half of the curd and blend it nicely.
• Now add another portion of curd into that and add some water,some ice cubes and blend it nicely.
• Now Msala Chaas / Butter Milk is ready to serve.
• Pour the Buttermilk  into a Glass,sprinkle a little roasted cumin powder over it,garnish with a Mint leaf and serve instant and enjoy your summer dink Butter Milk/Masala Chaas.

Chicken Changezi

Ingredients :-

• Chicken - 1 kg
• Ghee - 3-4 tbsp
• Oil - 3-4 tbsp(optional)
• Onion - 2 nobs 
• Ginger and Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
• Cashew nuts - 5-6
• milk - 1/2 cup
• Tomato pure - 1/2 cup
• Red chilly Powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp(optional)
• Garam Masala powder - 1 tbsp
• Chaat Masala - 1 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Kasturi Methi - 1 tbsp
• Fresh Cream - 3-4 tbsp
• Green Chilly - 2 nobs

Marination :-

• Ginger and Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• salt as per taste
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp

Method :-

• First we will do the chicken Marination,Before that wash the chicken pieces nicely.
• In a bowl add the chicken pieces,curd,lemon juice,salt,chilly Powder ,Ginger and Garlic Paste and mix it very nicely and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
• Then heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan ,add sliced onion and cashew nuts and saute it for few minutes till onions turn golden in color.
• Then remove from pan and allow it to cool down,after it cool down grind it to make a smooth paste and keep it aside.
• In the same pan add little ghee and add the marinated chicken pieces and fry it nicely till it turns dry and golden brown in color.
• Then transfer the fried chicken pieces into a bowl and keep it aside.
• Again In the same pan add ghee and oil(here you can add only Ghee) ,once ghee and oil is hot,add the ginger and garlic paste and saute it for few minutes till the raw smell go.
• Then add the tomato puree and stir it for few minutes,now add the onion paste,chili powder,coriander and cumin powder,little turmeric powder,salt ,green chili and stir it very nicely for few minutes.
• Once it start living oil then add the Milk  into it and stair it and let it cook for few minutes(3-4 minutes).
• Then add the fried chicken into the gravy and give it a good mix.
• Now add the chat masala and Garm masala powder,kasturi Methi into it and mix it nicely,let it cook with medium flame for so minute .
• Finally add the fresh Cream into the chicken gravy and give it a good mix and allow chicken to cook in medum flame till its well done.
• Now our Chicken Changezi is ready to eat. Serve hot with Roti/Nan/Paratha as per your choice and enjoy.