Indian Chutney Recipes - Plum Chutney

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

500 gms fresh red plums
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
Salt to taste
2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. ginger, peeled & chopped into very thin slices
Juice of 1 lemon

Method:

1. If using dry plums use 250 gms. Wash very well and then soak. Use water to soak for 2 hours. If using fresh plums, wash. Boil water. Add plums. Remove after 1 min. Run under cold water. Peel off and cut into slices.

2. Its better to use stainless steel pan for this chutney. Heat sugar with about 2 cups of water, if using dry plums. (If using fresh plums, use more water.) Add salt, chili powder, ginger, cumin. Add plums, lemon juice and bring to a boil.

3. Then lower heat to medium and cook. Stir often. It will take about 25 minutes to thicken and become syrupy. If using dry plums, add plums to the mixture when it starts boiling. Dried mint about 1/2 tsp. can be added too if available.

4. In between taste chutney mixture for more salt or chilies. Its beter to use less chilies. Remove the pan from fire when thick and sticky. Dry plums might cook early so dont overcook the chutney.

5. When ready, cool it for a little time. Then serve. If storing in a jar, sterilise it first by oven drying it.

6. This should stay about a week in fridge. This dish is very appetising and is good for increasing hunger.

Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes - Shami Kebabs

Ingredients:

1/2 kg chopped meat (fat free)
1 cup chana dal (soaked for 1 hour)
2 onions
10 garlic flakes
2 pieces ginger
1 1/2 tsp ground garam masala
7 whole red chilies
1 egg
1 tbsp vinegar
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

For Filling:

1 piece ginger
1 chopped onion
Chopped mint leaves
2 onions sliced in rings
1 lemon sliced

Method:

1. Boil all the ingredients except vinegar, egg and filling, using 1 glass of water and cool till all the water evaporates completely.

2. Cool and grind them till the mixture is ground finely. This is the kabab mix.

3. To the mix, add egg and vinegar.

4. To make filling, finely chop ginger, onion and mint leaves and use as a filling for the kabab.

5. Garnish with sliced onion rings and lemon wedges.

Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes - Egg Kebabs

Serves: 10
Preparation time: 20-30 minutes

Ingredients:

6 hard boiled eggs
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 green chilies, finely chopped
2 tsp gram flour (besan)
1 tbsp mint (pudina) leaves, finely chopped
1 tbsp coriander (dhania) leaves, finely chopped
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method:

1. Grate the hard boiled eggs finely. Combine with all the other ingredients except oil.

2. Mix well and knead into smooth dough. Divide mixture into 10-12 portions. Shape each portion of the dough into flat round cutlets and keep aside.

3. Heat oil in a deep-frying pan and fry kebabs few at a time until crisp and golden brown.

4. Serve hot, garnished with onion rings and accompanied by mint chutney.

Indian Snacks Recipes - Onion Kachori

Serves: 6-8
Preparation time: 30-40 minutes

Ingredients:

300 gms maida (all-purpose flour)
1/4 tsp cooking soda
50 gms moong dal (green gram), soaked for 1 hr
2-3 onions, chopped
4 green chilies, chopped
A pinch of garam masala
1/4 tsp saunf (fennel seeds)
50 gms besan (gram flour)
2 tbsp amchur powder
Few sprigs of coriander leaves, chopped
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method:

1. Mix maida, salt, cooking soda, 2 tsp oil and make a dough by adding little water. Keep aside.

2. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and fry the saunf, chopped green chilies, onions until golden brown. Also add besan flour and fry for a while.

3. When a nice aroma appears from besan flour, add soaked moong dal. When the dal is tender, add garam masala, amchur powder, salt, chopped coriander leaves and stir well. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

4. Make big lemon-sized balls from the above dough. Take a ball into your palms, press a little and stuff the dal mixture in the middle of the ball. Seal the edges with little water and again form a ball in the shape of kachori.

5. Fry these kachoris in hot oil until golden brown and serve hot with any chutney.