Indian Salad Recipe - Healthy Salad

Healthy Salad

Preparation Time : 5 Cooking Time : 15

Ingredients :

2 cups choley chana, 5 tbs.grated coconut, 2 tbs. small pieces chilli, 2 tbs. oil, 1 tbs.mustard seed, 2 tbs.udad dal, 4-5 curry leaves

Method :

1.    First choley chana should be keep in water for overnight. 2.    Boil that chana with salt in pressure cooker. 3.    Take out chana and keep aside for while. 4.    Now keep pan on gas, add 2 tbs. oil then add curry leaves, udad dal and mustard seed. 5.    When udal dal becomes brown,add chana. 6.    Then add some salt per taste and drops of lemon juice. 7.    At last just add coconut on chana. 8.    Heathy salad is ready. Enjoy!

 

 

Courtesy : User Contributed at Tarla Dalal

 

Indian Dal Recipe - Dal Maharani

DAL MAHARANI

 

Ingredients :

1/4 cup Rajma
1/4 cup Whole Urad dal
1/4 cup Chana dal
1 Onions, chopped
2 Tomatoes, chopped
3 Green chillies, sliced
1/2 inch Ginger, Grated
Salt To taste
1 Pinch Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
Corainder leaves
1 tbsp Handful Butter
1/4 cup Cream
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

 

Method :

1.     Soak rajma, urad daal and chana dal overnight.

2.     Pressure cook the urad dal, chana dal and rajma.

3.     Mash them a little. Keep aside.

4.     Heat butter in a pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and fry until they splutter.

5.     Add ginger and chillies to the same.

6.     Fry for few minutes. Add chopped onions and tomatoes. Cook until done.

7.     Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and stir well.

8.     Add the mashed dals and boil for few minutes.

9.     Add cream, corainder leaves and mix well.

10.   Serve the dal maharani hot with roti / rice.

 

Source  : Indian Food Forever

Indian Rice Recipe - Saffron Rice

Kesar Pulao (Saffron Rice)

 

Ingredients :

1 cup long grain (basmati) Rice
1 cup Sugar (or according to taste)
3-4 Cardamom (green elaichi, split & crushed)
Few strands of Saffron (kesar)
4 cloves
1-1/2 tbsp Mixed Dry fruits (Pista, cashewnut, almond) chopped
1 tsp Raisins
a Pinch of saffron (kesar)color dissolved in 2 tsp warm water
2 tbsp pure ghee
1 tbsp mustard seeds
silver paper (varak)
Water for boiling rice.

Method : 

1.     Wash soak and drain rice.

2.     Bring water to boil and add the rice and simmer the flame.

3.     When rice is half done add sugar (dissolved in little water) and ghee.

4.     When fully done add the saffron, cardamom, cloves and half of the dry fruit.

5.     Stir gently and cover for 10 minutes.

6.     Garnish it with remaining dry fruit and silver paper.

7.     Serve the kesar pulao fresh and hot.

 

 

Source : Indian Food Forever

 

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Indian Lamb Recipe - Lamb Curry with Yoghurt

Lamb Curry with Yogurt

 

Ingredients :

2 lb boneless lamb, cubed
1 large onion, sliced
4 cup plain yogurt
4 green chile peppers, chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 large onion, minced
2 tablespoon ground coriander seeds
2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground mustard seeds
2 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter
Salt to taste

 

Method :

1	Place chiles, ginger, garlic, mined onion, spices and yogurt in a blender or food processor and process until well mixed.
2	Spoon mixture over lamb, tossing to coat well, cover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
3	Saute sliced onion in clarified butter. Do not let onion brown.
4	Add lamb and the yogurt marinade, mix all together; cover and simmer until meat is tender, 1 to 1 and ½ hours.
5	Season with salt to taste and serve hot with rice or roti. Source : Food-India