Indian Snacks Dishes - Spinach (Palak) Kebabs

Spinach (Palak) Kebabs

Serves: 5-6
Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

5-6 bunches spinach (Palak)
150 gms bengal gram (chana dal)
7-8 green chilies, chopped
2 tsp garam masala
Few sprigs of coriander leaves, chopped
3-4 tbsp corn flour
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method:

1. Boil 2 glasses of water, add spinach leaves and boil for 5 more minutes. Drain water and keep aside.
2. Squeeze all the water from the spinach leaves and grind to a smooth paste.
3. Boil chana dal until tender, drain water and grind to a smooth paste. To this paste, add spinach paste, garam masala, chopped green chilies, bread crumbs, salt, coriander leaves and make a batter.
4. Make small balls from the batter, roll the balls in the corn flour and press a little to give a shape of the kebab.
5. Heat oil in a deep frying pan and fry the kebabs until golden. Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Indian Rice Recipes - Spinach Rice With Cheese

Ingredients:

1 bunch spinach leaves washed & drained
1/2 cup grated cheese
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
5 green chilies
1" piece ginger
1 tbsp butter
1 onion, sliced into thin long strips
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp cinnamon & cloves powder
1 cup cabbage, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup milk

Method:

1. Boil enough water to cook the rice. When hot add salt, 8-10 drops lemon juice and rice. Cook till almost done.
2. Drain in colander. Cool by spreading on a plate. Keep aside.
3. Blend spinach, green chilies and ginger to a fine paste without adding water. The sustained water is enough for blending.
4. Warm butter in a pan, add the spice powder and onions. Fry till they are light brown. Also add cabbage, lemon juice, salt and spinach paste. Fry for 5 minutes.
5. Add the above fried masala to rice leaving behind 1 tbsp mixture.
6. Add half of the cheese to the fried masala and delicately mix the masala with rice till evenly mixed.
7. Mix preferably with fingers so that rice does not break. Transfer to a casserole and spread the leftover fried masala paste on the rice.
8. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and the milk on the rice.
9. Bake for 15 minutes, covered with foil or cling film depending on the oven. Serve hot.

Indian Rice Recipes - Cashewnut Rice With Peas

Cashewnut Rice With Peas

Ingredients:

1 cup basmati rice
1/2 cup roasted cashews
1/2 cup peas
2 tbsp ghee or butter
A pinch of turmeric
A pinch of asafoetida
Salt to taste
1 3/4 cups of water

Method:

1. Clean and soak the rice in water for few minutes.
2. In a 1-quart pan heat ghee and fry green peas and asafoetida for 2 minutes.
3. Then add drained rice and stir over medium heat for 30 seconds.
4. Add water, turmeric, salt to the rice mixture and bring to a full boil by covering the pan.
5. Cook on medium heat for 20-30 minutes or until the rice is done.
6. Add roasted cashews to the rice and stir well.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes - Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

Ingredients:

CHICKEN MARINATION:
Boneless chicken (small pieces) 900 grams
Yogurt 1/4 cup
Ginger (minced) 3 tsp.
Garlic (crushed) 3 tsp.
White pepper 1/4 tsp.
Cumin powder 1/4 tsp.
Mace 1/4 tsp.
Nutmeg 1/4 tsp.
Green cardamom powder 1/4 tsp.
Chilli powder 1/4 tsp.
Turmeric 1/4 tsp.
Lemon Juice 3 tbsp.
Oil 4 tbsp.

SAUCE (GRAVY) :
Tomato Paste 1.5 kgs
Ginger-Garlic paste 4 tsp.
Green chillies (small size. Finely chopped) 5-6
Red chilli powder 1 tbsp.
Cloves 5-6
Green cardamom 8
Butter 3 tbsp.
Cream 2/3 cup
Fenugreek 1 tsp.
Ginger (thin strands) 2 tsp.
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients given "Chicken Marination". Add chicken pieces. For best results marinate overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake chicken for 4 mins. Baste with little oil (or butter). Bake for another 4 mins. Again baste with little oil (or butter). Bake for final 3 mins.
3. While the chicken is baking, prepare the sauce. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato puree in a pan. Add 4 cups of water. Add ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, red chilli powder, cloves, cardamom and salt.
4. Cook for a few minutes, lightly stirring in between till the sauce becomes thick. Strain sauce.
5. Now add butter and cream. Mix. Add fenugreek and ginger strands. Mix and bring to a boil.
6. Add chicken and let it cook for a couple of minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Indian Non-Vgetarian Recipes - Egg Biryani

Egg Biryani

Ingredients:

Basmati rice 2 cups
Water 3-1/2 cups
Eggs 6
Onion (thin-sliced) 1
Ginger paste 1 tsp.
Garlic paste 1 tsp.
Green chilli (thin-sliced) 2
Cloves 2-3
Black pepper 6-7
Bay leaves 2
Brown cardamom 1
Green cardamom 2
Red chilli powder 1 tsp.
Coriander powder 1 tsp.
Garam Masala Powder 1 tsp.
Cinnamon sticks (thin) 3-4 (1/2 inch each)
Cumin seeds 1 tsp.
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp.
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves

Method:

1. Heat oil (3 tbsp.) in a pan. Add cumin seeds, green and brown cardamom, cinnamon sticks, cloves, black pepper and the bay leaves. Fry for a minute. Reduce the heat
2. Add sliced onion, green chilli, ginger garlic paste and fry until light golden brown.
3. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt. Mix well.
4. Add rice and water. Stir well. Cover it and cook for 20 miutes on medium heat. Slowly make the rice upside down once, while its getting cooked.
5. Meanwhile keep three eggs for boiling.
6. Take the remaining three eggs and beat in a bowl. Add salt to it and beat again.
7. Heat oil (1 tbsp.) in a pan. Pour the beaten eggs. Continuously stir it and cook until golden brown.
8. Cut the boiled eggs into rings (thin slices). Arrange in the corners of the serving dish plate.
9. Once you are done with the rice, add the scrambled eggs to the rice and slowly mix it taking care that you do not break the rice grains.
10. Put the rice in the centre of the dish plate.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.