Indian Chutney Recipe - Pear & Mango Chutney

Pear and Mango Chutney

Making time : 1 hour
Shelf life : 1 month
Makes 1.5 kgs. chutney


Ingredients :

250 gms. raw firm mango
250 gms. pears.
500 gms. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. garam masala
1 tbsp. marshmelon (kharbooja) seeds.
1 tbsp. raisins.
2 cloves powdered
8 each almonds and cashews chopped finely.

Directions :

Peel and mash and pear.
Put 1 tbsp. sugar in a heavy saucepan.
Heat on a low flame, stirring and cooking till it turns brown.
Add 500 ml. water and boil.
When the sugar has fully dissolved in the water add remaining sugar.
When it begins to boil again add the mashed fruit, cashew, raisins, seeds, chilli and salt.
Boil till a thick jam consistency is obtained. Stir occasionally.
Add the clove powder and garam masala.
Cool a bit and transfer to clean airtight jar.


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Indian Snack Recipe - Vegetable Kababs

KHUMB NAWABI VEG. KABABS

INGREDIENTS :
200 gm mushroom,
2 gm cumin seeds,
2 green chillies,
10 gm onion (finely chopped),
5 gm garlic,
5 gm green chilli paste,
25 gm cheese (grated),
25 gm hung curd,
10 gm cream,
5 gm salt,
10 ml sesame oil,
10 ml mustard oil,
5 gm mint,
2 gm garam masala,
5 gm chickpea flour

DIRECTIONS :
Scoop out mushroom stem using a scooper.
Finely chop stem and temper with freshly chopped mint, onion, garlic, green chilli and cumin seed.
Mix in cheese and stuff into the mushroom cap.
In a bowl, mix green chilli paste, hung curd, cream, salt, sesame oil, mustard oil, mint, dry mint leaves, garam masala and chick pea flour slowly to avoid lumps.
Coat the mushroom with this marinade and cook in oven for 8 to 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
Serve with sauce of choice.

Indian Dessert Recipe - Chocolate & Strawberry Eggless Cake

Chocolate & Strawberry Eggless Cake

Ingredients :

250gms Sugar
250gms Maida
100ml Vegetable oil
10gms Baking powder
75gms condensed milk (milkmaid)
400ml water
25gms cake gel
50gms cocoa powder
250gms fresh cream
200gms dark Swiss chocolate
150gms strawberry filling
150gms rich topping cream
150gms fresh strawberry to decorate the cake

Directions :

Take a bowl and mix maida, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, baking powder, condensed milk (milkmaid) and sugar into a paste.
Bake the paste in oven for 30 to 40min at 180 to 200 celsius temperature.
Take fresh cream and dark Swiss chocolate, boil it on slow heat and let it cool down to make chocolate truffle.
Once the cake is ready, cut it into three layers.
Put chocolate truffle and strawberry filling in each layer.
Cover the cake with chocolate.
Decorate as you wish with fresh strawberries.

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Indian Vegetable Recipe - Aloo Palak

Aloo Palak

Making time : 45 minutes
Makes for : 6

Ingredients

3 cups chopped spinach
2 large onions chopped fine
2 large potatoes boiled and peeled
1 tomato grated
2 green chillies
1" piece ginger
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. wheat or other flour
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. cinnamon-clove powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 pinches asafoetida
1/2 tsp. garam masala
1/2 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. ghee
salt to taste

Directions :

Put the washed spinach in a pan, add very little water (just a sprinkle) and a pinch of salt.
Cover and boil over a high flame for 2 minutes.
Cool quickly, or hold under running water in a colander.
Put in a mixie, add green chilli and run for a minute.
Keep slightly coarse, do not make very smooth. Keep aside.
Cut the potatoes into big pieces.
Heat ghee and fry potatoes till light brown.
Drain the potatoes, keep aside.
In the same hot ghee add the cumin seeds.
Add the ginger, onions and fry till very tender.
Add the tomato and further fry for two minutes.
Add all the dry masalas and fry till ghee separates.
Add spinach and potatoes.
When it resumes a boil sprinkle the flour and stir well.
Boil for 2-3 minutes.
Add lemon juice just before serving heat butter in a tiny saucepan.
Add the asafoetida.
Pour over the vegetable and mix gently.
Serve hot with naan or parathas or even rice.

Note: You may use boiled peas, boiled corn kernels or paneer chunks in the above dish, instead of potatoes.