The Paleo Recipe Book

Friday, April 22, 2011

Indian Dal Recipe - Dal Makhani




DAL MAKHANI

Ingredients :

  • 1 Cup whole urad(black) daal 
  • 1 Onion (finely chopped) 
  • 3 Green chilies (finely chopped) 
  • 1 tbsp Rajma 
  • Chopped coriander leaves 
  • 4-5 Flakes garlic paste 
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds 
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder 
  • 1 Tomato, finely chopped 
  • ½ Cup stirred curd 
  • ½ Cup fresh stirred cream 
  • 2 tbsp Butter 
  • 1 Inch ginger piece 
  • ½ tsp Dhania powder 
  • ½ tsp Garam masala 
  • • Red chili powder to taste 
  • • Salt to taste 


Method : 


Soak Rajma overnight in water.
Pressure cook urad daal and rajma with water and little salt. 
Cook for about 25 minutes.
Mash the mixture and again cook for 15-20 minutes.
Add cream and curd to the dal. Heat oil in a kadhai. 
Saute cumin seeds and add garlic paste. Fry the paste till light brown.
Add onions and saute till golden brown.
Add tomatoes, ginger, and green chilies. Fry till tomatoes turn soft.
Now add turmeric powder, dhania powder, chili powder, and salt. Fry for a few minutes.
Reduce the flame to medium. Add daal and stir. 
Remove from the flame as soon as it begins to boil. Add garam masala powder.
Garnish with chopped coriander and add butter.
Serve with naan or jeera rice 



Thursday, April 21, 2011

Indian Snack Recipe - Rag Tag Dosa


Rag Tag Dosa


Ingredients :

semolina/rava - 1 cup
flour(preferably wheat flour) -1 cup
lassi -1 -2 cups to get a loose paste.(or plain water and lime juice can do)
finely cut onion - 1
1/4 tsp each chilli powder and pepper powder
ginger 1", finely sliced (an even use readymade ginger paste)
coriander leaves - 1 small bunch.
jeera-1 teaspoon
hing-solid pinch
salt (-about 1 tsp(according to taste)
optional shredded carrot/cabbage/capsicum/radish/or few methi leaves/palak finely cut)-
just a little.

Method :

Mix the atta, semolina, add salt and hing and mix into loose paste, with lassi or water and
lime juice or plain water.

Add the other ingredients and mix well.

Heat the tava, spread a little oil with half an onion (spreads evenly and better that way) and
pour a big ladle of the dough and move the tava around to ensure it spreads.

Turn over after two minutes.

Have it with anything on hand, green chutney, ketchup, even plain salted butter!


Source : Sify Food


Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Indian Non-Veg Recipe - Crispy Chicken Wings

CRISPY ORIENTAL CHICKEN WINGS (MICROWAVE)

Ingredients :

1 1/2 lbs. chicken wings, disjointed
1 med. egg
1/2 c. soya sauce
2 tbsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. ginger powder
1 med. onion, finely diced
2 c. finely crushed corn flakes

Method :

Mix together egg, soya sauce, garlic powder and ginger powder. Set aside. 
On wax paper, mix together crushed corn flakes and diced onion. 
Dip each wing in soy sauce mixture, then roll in corn flakes and onion. 
In glass baking dish ( 13"x9" ), cover and cook wings on high (9) for 20 minutes, or until cooked. 
Remove covering halfway through cooking. 
Use baking dish. 
Yield: 24 appetizers.


Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Indian Curry Recipe - Kadai Egg Curry

Kadai Egg Curry



Ingredients : 


eggs - 4
onion 2
tomato 2
button mushroom 100 gms
spring onion 2
saunf 1 tsp
capsicum 1/2
dhania powder 2 tsp
sambar/ chilli powder 2 tsp
salt
jeera powder 1/2 tsp
oil / ghee as required


Method :


Boil eggs and remove shells.
Heat oil/ghee in kadai, add saunf and chopped white part of spring onions.
Add chopped onions and saute.
When translucent, add chopped mushrooms, capsicum and saute.
When almost done add chopped tomatoes, salt, and all powders.
Saute for a while and add boiled eggs and little water.
Cook till eggs are well coated and gravy becomes thick.
Garnish with remaining spring onions and serve with any type of roti.



Monday, April 18, 2011

Indian Snack Recipe - Vegetable Omelette




Vegetable Omelette


Ingredients :


2 Eggs
1 cup of mixed vegetables 
(grated carrot, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms 
or any of your favourite vegetable)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 tsp oil
1 green chilli finely chopped


Method:


Beat the eggs with yellow in high for 2 min and in low for 1 min.


Add the vegetables, green chillies and salt and mix well.


In a non stick pan, add oil and take a scoop of this beaten egg and pour it in the center.


This will automatically spread into a round or some amoebic shape.


Now, add pepper and allow it to cook.


When one side is cooked, turn and cook the other side of the omelet.


Vegetable Omelette is ready. Serve hot!





Source : Sulekha