The Paleo Recipe Book

Friday, July 20, 2007

Indian Snacks Recipes - Mix Paratha

Mix Paratha
From: Poonam Satyendra Adhikari

for 2 people

Ingredients :

2 radishes(mooli)
2 carrots.
1 onion.
spices to taste.
green chillies(as per taste)
salt to taste.
oil
flour(aata)

Method :

Make dough of the floor a for making chapati. grate raddishes, carrots. Chop the onions into thin pieces. Mix all of these in a bowl. Add chopped green chillies, spices and salt to taste. Add salt a pinch more than your taste, as the flour reduces the saltiness a bit.

Make balls of the dough as for chapati. Take the ball in hand and press in inside from all directions so that it looks like a bowl. Put some oil all inside it by fingers. Now fill into it the mixture prepared. Close the ball from all sides. Now make chapati of thia ball. and put it into pan with oil on both sides. cook in medium flame.

This paratha can be relished with tomato chatney.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Indian Tandoori Recipes - Shrimp Kofta Curry

Shrimp Kofta Curry

Category: Fish & Seafood
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 1 hour

Ingredients :

Shrimp-1 lb
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Onions-3
Green pepper-3
Chilly powder-1/2 tsp
Egg-1
Bread crumbs-1/2 cup
Oil for frying
Coconut extract-2 cups
Chopped cilantro-1 tbsp
Chopped ginger- 2tsp
Chopped garlic- 2tsp
Garam masala powder-2 tsp
Tomato puree-1/4 cup
Salt to taste

Directions :

Kofta:
Cook shrimp with turmeric powder, mash it to thick paste with salt. Chop one onion and 2 green pepper.Mix this with shrimp and make small balls. Dip in beaten egg, roll in bread crumbs and deep fry to golden koftas, keep it aside.

Curry:
Chop 2 onions, 2 green pepper.
Grind ginger, garlic to a paste. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan,add onion, green pepper, ground paste and fry for 5 minutes. Add tomato puree, garam masala, chilly powder followed by coconut extract and salt. Allow it to boil,gradually add the fried koftas in low flame and leave it till the gravy becomes thick.Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Source : From the Kitchen of siddhika

Monday, July 16, 2007

Indian Starter Recipes - Spicy Potatoes Cake

Chatpata Aloo Cake (Spicy Potatoes Cake)

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Boiled and mashed aloo
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 Green Chilli
Salt to taste

Filing 1:
1 cup Sprouted and boiled Moong Beans and Chickpeas
Salt, Corriander and Chat Masala
Mix well all the above ingredients

Filing 2:
2 cup boiled mixed vegetables ( carrot, beans, peas)
1 tsp lemon juice
Salt and red chillies to taste
Mix well all the bove ingredients

Instructions:

1. Mix boiled and mashed potatoes well with salt, green chilli and lemon.

2. Prepare 3 base of any shape.

3. Place filing 1 over one of the prepared base and cover it with the 2nd base.

4. Then place filing no 2 over the 2nd base and cover it with 3rd base.

5. Garnish with yoghurt, tamrind sause and green corriander sause.

6. Finally garnish with fresh corriander and cut the potatoes cake into the pieces and Serve.