Indian Dal Recipes - Tomato Dal

Ingredients :

3 tomatoes, cut into big pieces
1 cup split gram (tuwar dal)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric
3 green chilies
2 red chilies
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
1 tsp red chili powder
1 sprig curry leaves

Method :

1. Wash the split gram well and add 3 cups of water.

2. To this, add chopped tomatoes, green chilies, turmeric, salt, chili powder and pressure cook for 30 minutes.

3. When the split gram gets cooked, remove from heat and transfer to a serving dish.

4. Heat oil in a pan, fry the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chilies and add to the dahl when it splutters.

5. Serve with rice or chapathis.

6. Spinach dal can also be prepared by the same procedure by keeping spinach instead of tomatoes.

Indian Dal Recipes - Palak Sambar

Ingredients :

1 bunch palak (spinach leaves)
1 big onion
1/4 tsp tamarind water
1/4 tsp mustard
1/4 tsp hing (asafoetida)
1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
2 - 3 red chillies
1 tbsp sambar powder

Method:

1. Wash and chop palak finely. Cut onion. Cook only palak in cooker by just sprinkling the water.

2. Make 1/4 tsp tamarind water ( 2 jello cups approximately more water, less tamarind).

3. Heat oil, do seasoning with mustard, hing, fenugreek seeds and red chilies. Add onions and fry.

4. Pour the tamarind water and then the palakinto the seasoning. Let it boil for 3 –4 minutes.

5. Now add 3/4 tsp of rice flour to 1/2 jello cup of water. Make sure no lumps. Add this water to palak (add pinch of sugar/jaggery to taste – optional).

6. Finally add 1 tbsp of sambar powder, let it boil for 2-3 minutes. Serve hot with plain rice or fried rice.

Variation: Instead of onions grind 1 1/2 tbsp of mustard seeds and 1 tbsp of soaked rice grains. Add this pasted to palak just before removing from the flame. Do not boil for long time, just until the vapours start. In this procedure do not add the rice flour.

Indian Rice Recipes - Garlic Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked cold rice
2 dried curd chilies, chilies soaked in curd (yogurt)
10 flakes garlic
1 1/2 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp mustard seeds

Method:

1. Peel garlic flakes and break the curd chilies into halves.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When they splutter, add chilies and fry them on a slow flame till the chilies get brown.

3. Add garlic and fry till they become light golden in color.

4. Mix in the rice, salt and stir well so that the salt mixes uniformly and the rice gets heated.

5. This rice is tasty by it self and does not need any side dishes.

Indian Rice Recipes - Green Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups rice
1 bunch spinach, chopped and blend to fine puree
2 onions, finely chopped
4 green chilies, chopped
1" cinnamon stick
2 cloves
Salt to taste
4-5 tbsp ghee or butter

Method:

1. Mix the rice with water and cook until it is done.
2. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the cloves, cinnamon, green chilies and onions until golden in color.
3. Then add spinach puree, salt and cook until the raw smell of the spinach disappears.
4. When the ghee floats on the top of the spinach mixture, add cooked rice and mix well.
5. Mix well so that the spinach puree mixes well with rice.
6. Serve hot.

Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes - Kentucky Fried Chicken

Ingredients :

Chicken – 1 kg (Leg OR Breast pieces)
Ginger paste- 1 tbsp
Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
Soya sauce – 1 tbsp
Chilli sauce – 1 tbsp
Tomato sauce – 1 tbsp
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Salt – 1 – 1 ½ tsp
Water – 1 ½ cup

For the Batter :

Maida – 1 ½ cup
Egg – 1 no.
Haldi – ½ tsp
Water – 2 cup
Pepper powder – ½ tsp
Salt

For Coating:
Bread crumbs

For corn starch:
Corn flour – 2 tbsp
water - 1/4 cup

Oil for deep frying

Method :

1. Heat a kadai (wok) and add the chicken pieces, tomato sauce, soya sauce, chilli sauce, garlic & ginger pastes, pepper powder and salt. Mix well. Add water, cover and cook for approx. 10 mins (till the chicken is 3/4 th cooked).

2. Put off the stove and remove chicken pieces and keep aside the stock.

3. In another bowl make a batter of maida, salt, pepper powder, haldi, beaten egg and water . Mix with hand for a loose batter.

4. Take breadcrumbs in another plate.

5. Dip the chicken pieces in the batter and then roll it on breadcrumbs till well coated. Deep fry the chicken pieces till crisp and golden brown. The KFC is ready.

6. In another pan heat the stock again, when boiling reduce flame and add the corn starch (add ¼ cup water to 2 tbsp of corn flour). Stir well. Use this stock as the gravy and serve it in a bowl separately.

Note : The stock is very tasty so instead of discarding the same can be used as a gravy or soup and can be served along with the fried chicken and may be toasted bread.

Indian Non-Vegetarian Recipes - Fish Fingers

Ingredients :

Vangiram fish - 1/2 kg
Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
corn flour - 2 tsp
egg white - well beaten
Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup
salt to taste
oil to fry.

Method :

1. Cook the fish pieces with a little of salt and water (just sprinkle).
2. Remove the skin and bones from the flesh and add chilli powder and corn flour.
3. Make it a soft dough, and make finger shaped medium sized kababs.
4. Dip it in egg white and dust with bread crumbs.
5. Refrigerate the kababs for an hour and deep fry till golden brown. you can shallow fry in a pan even.
6. Serve hot with mayonnise sauce or tomato sauce.