Indian Non-vegetarian Recipe - Mutton Pepper Masala

Ingredients

Mutton - 1/2 kg
Small Onions (chopped) - 1/2 cup
Red Chillies - 2
Pepper Powder - 3 tsps
Jeera Powder - 2 tsps
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tsps
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Take 2 tsps of oil in a pressure cooker, add onion and chilli. Saute it till golden brown, add mutton pieces turmeric powder, salt and little water. 2. Stir it well for 2 minutes.

3. Then add fresh ground pepper and jeera powder and pressure cooker the contents for 15 minutes.

4. Stir well and serve hot. This dish goes nice with plain rice and rasam satham.

5. You can try this with chicken also.

Indian Non-vegetarian Recipe - Mutton Kheema Masala

Ingredients:

500 grams Mutton Kheema
1 Onion Chopped
1 Tomato Chopped
1"piece Ginger Chopped
6 flakes Garlic Sliced
2 tbsp Vinegar
Oil as you need
Salt as per taste

To Grind to a paste :

1 tbsp Chilli Powder
2 tbsps Coriander Powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
3 Cardamoms
5 Cloves
1"piece Cinnamon
1 tsp Saunf

Method:

1. Grind all the ingredients for the masala paste together witha little water. Keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger, garlic and onions. Saute till they are golden in colour. Add tomatoes. Saute till they are soft and pulpy.

3. Add the ground masala paste and fry well till the oil starts oozing out.

4. Add the kheema to this and mix well. Stir for a minute or two.

5. Add enough water to cook the kheema till tender. Add salt to taste and vinegar. Mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

6. You can serve this with rice as a side dish or chappathies.

Indian Curry Recipe - Sambhar

Ingredients:

1 cup Toor Dal
1 tsp Tamarind
3 tsp Salt
a pinch Turmeric
2 tsp Channa Dal
3 tsp Dhania seeds
1 pinch Hing
3 Red chilies
1/4 cup Grated coconut
1 tsp Mustard
10 Coriander leaves
1 Green peppers cut into pieces
1 Onion chopped
1 Tomato cut into pieces

Method:

1. Boil the toor dal with 3 cups of water.

2. Fry channa dal, dhania seeds, hing, and red chilies for a few minutes, and then fry them with the grated coconut. Grind the above mixture with water.

3. Fry the green pepper in oil for a few minutes. Boil the tamarind paste, water, salt, turmeric, tomato and vegetables.

4. Add boiled dal and bring it to a boil.

5. In the meantime fry the mustard seeds and onion.

6. Add the above ingredients & coriander leaves to the mixture.

Indian Curry Recipe - Green Pepper Curry

Ingredients:

2 large ones Green Pepper
1/4 tsp Chili powder
1/8 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Dhania powder
1 tblsp Coconut flakes
1 tsp Khus Khus (poppy seeds)
1 small bunch Fresh Coriander leaves
2 small Tomatoes
2 Onions
2 tblsp Oil
1 small piece Vadium (Vadium is a combination of various spices)
1 1/4 tsp Salt

Method:

1. Cut the green peppers, onion and tomatoes lengthwise. Grind chili-powder, turmeric, dhania powder, coconut and poppy seeds.

2. Heat oil and add vadium. When vadium turns brown, add onions and fry for 4 minutes.

3. Add tomatoes and fry for 2 minutes. Add green pepper and Masala. Add coriander leaves.

4. Cook on low heat (should take around 15 minutes).

Indian Rice Recipes - Navrattan Pullao (Nine-Jeweled Rice)

Ingredients:

1 cup Basmathi rice
1 3/4 cup Water
1/4 cup Oil
1 small Finely sliced onion
6 Cloves
1" Cinnamon stick
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cumin seed

For Mixing with rice before serving:

A) 1/4 cup frozen peas (boiled), salt, 6 drops green food coloring mixed with 1 tsp water.

B) 1/4 cup diced tomatoes, 1/4 t red pepper, salt, Garam Masala, 6 drops red food coloring mixed in 2 tsp water.

(C) Meanwhile fry the onion until it is crisp. Remove and fry almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, raisins, ginger and chili. Chop egg and sprinkle with salt. Keep warm until required.

Ingredients:

1 Thinly sliced onion
2 1/4 cup Ghee
1 oz Almonds
1 oz Cashew nuts
1 1/2 oz Golden raisins
1 oz Pistachio nuts
1" piece Ginger thinly sliced
1 Green chili (optional)
1 Hard boiled egg

Method:

1. Clean, wash, and soak rice in 1 3/4 c water for pressure cooking, or in 2 cups of water for pan cooking.

2. Heat oil and fry the onions. Add whole spices. Fry 1 minute. Add rice and fry for 2/3 minutes to coat the rice grains with oil.

3. Add the water which the rice was soaking in.

4. Pressure cook, building up the pressure to 15 min. and let drop, OR cook in a pan bringing to full boil then down to a simmer followed by 20 minutes of cooking until the rice is done.

5. Divide rice into three parts. Thoroughly mix A with one part and B with another. Leave the last part plain. Keep rice separate and warm in the oven.

6. To serve, place onions, nuts, chopped egg and all of (C) in a dish and spread the three batches of rice in clumps above it aesthetically.

Indian Rice Recipes - Saffron Rice (Kesar Chawal)

Ingredients:

2 cup Rice
4 cup Water
6 Tbsp Ghee
1 tsp Saffron threads (or less)
2 Tbsp Hot water
1 cup Sliced onion
1 small Cinnamon stick - splintered
4 Bay leaves
4 large Black cardamoms
1 Tbsp Cumin seed
4 Cloves
2 tsp Salt

Method:

1. Soak saffron in hot water. Wash and soak rice in 3 cup water (optional).
2. Heat ghee and fry onions and then remove and keep aside.
3. Add cinnamon, cumin seeds, cardamoms, cloves and salt. Wait 1 minute and then add the bay leaves and 1/2 the onions.
4. Drain the rice and reserve the water.
5. Add the rice grains and stir for 4-5 minutes until all the water evaporates and the grains of rice are coated with oil.
6. Add the water and bring to a boil.
7. Add saffron and its water and pressure cook at 15 min.
8. Remove from the heat and allow the pressure to drop by itself.