Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes - Prawns Curry

Prawns Curry

Ingredients:

1 lb prawns
5 green chilies, chopped
2 onions, chopped
1 small bunch spring onion leaves, cilantro leaves
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp turmeric
4 tbsp oil
2 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Clean the prawns in salt water to avoid smell
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add green chilies, onions and fry until brown.
3. Add ginger-garlic paste, spring onion leaves, cilantro and fry for some more minutes.
4. Then add tomatoes, prawns and cook until they are done.
5. Add salt, chili powder, garam masala and fry for 5 minutes.
6. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes - Tandoori Fish

Tandoori Fish

Ingredients:

2 lbs of any mild white fish fillets; cut into 2" * 3" pieces.
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
4 garlic cloves
Salt to taste
1 tbsp ground coriander seeds
1 tbsp ground cumin seeds
1 tbsp ground cayenne pepper
1/2 cup oil

Method:

1. Make a paste of the vinegar, ginger, garlic, salt, coriander, cumin, cayenne pepper

and oil in a blender.

2. Marinate the fish pieces in the paste for 4 hours in the refrigerator.

3. Turn the oven on to broil at the highest point.

4. Place the fish pieces on a baking tray and broil for about 10 minutes.

5. Turn over on the other side and broil for about 7 minutes again.

6. Broiling time may differ depending on the thickness of the fillets.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Malai Kofta

Malai Kofta

Making time: 45 minutes.
Makes: 10 koftas with gravy.
Shelf life: Best fresh.

Ingredients:

Gravy:
125 gms. cream
75 gms. khoya or paneer
150 ml. milk
50 gms. cashewnuts
3 tsp. white pepper powder.
2 1/2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. grated ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. garlic crushed
1" cinnamon
6 cloves
6 cardamoms
salt to taste
3 tbsp. ghee

Kofta:
50 gms. khoya
50 gms. paneer
5 medium potatoes
20 gms. cashewnuts
20 gms. raisins
4-5 green chillies chopped fine
1/2 tsp. ginger grated
1 tsp. coriander chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
salt to taste

Garnish:
1 tbsp. grated cheese or paneer
1 tbsp. chopped coriander

Method:

Koftas :
1. Boil the potatoes, peel and smash them.
2. Mix together all the ingredients except raisins and cashews.
3. Take a ping-pong ball sized dough in hand.
4. Flatten. Place 2-3 cashews and raisins in the centre and shape into a ball.
5. Repeat for remaining dough. Keep aside.

Gravy:
1. Roast the cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves together.
2. Dry grind and keep aside. Wet grind all the other ingredients, except ghee, to a paste.
3. Heat ghee in a skillet, add powdered spices and fry for 2-3 seconds.
4. Add paste and fry further for 5-7 minutes stirring well.
5. Add 2 cups water and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
6. Warm the koftas either in the oven or on the tava.

Optional:
1. You can deep fry the koftas also.
2. serve place warm koftas in a casserole.
3. Either pour boiling hot gravy on the koftas or pour and bake in hot oven of 5 minutes.
4. Garnish with grated cheese and chopped coriander.
Serve hot with naan or parathas.