Indian Gravy Dishes - Stuffed Green Pepper

Serves: 4-5
Preparation time: 30-35 minutes

Ingredients:

6 small green peppers, slit each into 4 sections and remove centers
1 cup gram flour (besan), sieved and lightly roasted
1 tsp chili powder
2 onions, finely chopped
1/2 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
2 tbsp jaggery
2 tbsp tamarind pulp
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
A pinch of asafoetida
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Soak green peppers in warm water for 15 minutes. Then drain off the water.

2. Roast mustard seeds till they pop. Add asafoetida, chopped onions and stir till dry. Remove from heat.

3. Add chili powder, garam masala, roasted besan, salt, jaggery, tamarind pulp, turmeric powder and some of the coriander leaves. Mix well with a little water. Stuff green peppers with this mixture.

4. Place these green peppers in a shallow vessel. Spread any remaining mixture on top. Pressure cook without weight for about 5 minutes or till tender.

5. Grill in a hot oven till browned. Sprinkle rest of the coriander leaves. Serve with pulao rice or parathas.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Mushroom Masala

Ingredients:

1 lb mushrooms, cleaned & sliced
1 medium onion, minced
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 big tomato
5-6 soaked cashew nuts
1 inch cinnamon
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Method:

1. Grind each separately tomato and cashews. Fry cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and make powder.

2. Heat oil, add ground onion, ginger-garlic paste and fry it until its brown. When oil separates add ground tomato.

3. When oil leaves tomato and onion mix, add coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric, ground masala (cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves) and ground cashew nuts.

4. Now add mushrooms and salt. Reduce flame and cook for 10-15 minutes (until water leaves), if required add little water to cook.

5. Garnish with mint leaves, coriander leaves, fresh cream, cashews, Raisins.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Corn & Paneer Jaalfrazie

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

12 baby corns, cut into 4 lengthwise
1 1/4 cups paneer, cut into 25 mm. (1") strips
1/4 tsp. cumin seeds
1/8 tsp. asafoetida
1 tsp. ginger-green chili paste
3 spring onions, sliced
1/2 green capsicum, sliced
1/2 red capsicum, sliced
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 large tomato, pureed
1 tbsp. tomato puree (optional)
2 tbsp chopped coriander
1 tbsp. oil
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and asafoetida. When they crackle, add the ginger-green chili paste, chopped spring onions, capsicums and saute for 2 minutes.

2. Add the baby corn, turmeric powder, chili powder, tomato, tomato puree and salt on a slow flame for 4 to 5 minutes till the baby corn is cooked. Add the paneer and toss lightly.

3. Garnish with the chopped coriander and serve hot.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Brinjal With Spicy Gravy

Ingredients:

200g baby eggplants
2 onions, chopped
3 green chilies, chopped
Few pepper corns
5g tamarind, soaked in hot water
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp cumin-fenugreek powder
1 tsp turmeric
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Cut the eggplants into four, lengthwise, to three-fourths of their total length and soak in salted water.

2. Heat oil in a pan, season with mustard and cumin seeds. Add chopped green chilies, onions and pepper corns. Fry for few minutes.

3. Then add eggplants and fry for another 2 minutes.

4. Now add tamarind water, salt, cumin-fenugreek powder and cook until the gravy thickens.

5. Serve hot with vegetable pulao.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Navratan Korma

Makes for: 6
Making time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups peas boiled
1 large carrot chopped and boiled
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup curd
1/4 cup malai(cream)
3 tbsp. butter
1 small sweet lime
1 small apple
1 banana
2 slices pineapple
10-15 cashewnuts
20 raisins
2 glaced cherries for decoration
1 tbsp. coriander chopped
1 tbsp. ghee
salt to taste

Dry Masala:
1 tsp. cuminseeds
2 tsp. khuskhus (poppyseeds)
1 tsp. cardamoms

Wet Masala:
1 large onion
1/4 cup coconut shredded
3 green chillies

Method:

1. Grind the dry and wet masalas separately.
2. Chop all the fruit fine. Heat ghee and fry cashews, drain and keep aside.
3. Add butter to ghee and heat, add the wet masala and fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add the dry masala and salt and fry 2 more minutes.
5. Add the carrots and peas, mix together curd and cream and add to gravy.
6. Allow to thicken a bit, add fruit, cashews and raisins and boil till the gravy is thick and the fat separates.
7. Garnish with grated cheese ,coriander and chopped cherries.
8. Serve hot with naan, roti or paratha.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Potato in Curd Gravy

Makes for: 5
Making time: 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

3 medium. potatoes boiled and peeled
1 cup curd or yogurt beaten
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. coriander seed powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. garam masala
2 pinches asafoetida
1 stalk curry leaves
1 tbsp. coriander leaves chopped
1 1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. each ginger, garlic grated
2 green chillies slit
1 tsp. each cumin, mustard seeds
1/4 tsp. wheat flour
1 tbsp. oil

Method:

1. Cut potatoes into big pieces. Mash 3-4 pieces fine with hand. Keep both aside.

2. Mix all the dry masala in 1/4 cup water.

3. Heat oil. Add the seeds (cumin and mustard). When they splutter, add ginger-garlic, chilli and curry leaves.

4. Add the masala mixture and fry for 2 minutes.

5. Add beaten curd and fry for 5 minutes or till the curd loses its whiteness. Stir continuously after adding curd.

6. Add the remaining water and all the potato and flour. Stir well.

7. Boil and simmer for 10 minutes or till gravy thickens

8. Garnish with chopped coriander.

9. Serve hot with thin wheat chappaties and rice.

Indian Gravy Recipes - Potato in Curd Gravy

Making time: 30 minutes.
Makes for: 5

Ingredients:

3 medium. potatoes boiled and peeled
1 cup curd or yogurt beaten
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dhania powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. garam masala
2 pinches asafoetida
1 stalk curry leaves
1 tbsp. coriander leaves chopped
1 1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. each ginger, garlic grated
2 green chillies slit
1 tsp. each cumin, mustard seeds
1/4 tsp. wheat flour
1 tbsp. oil

Method:

1. Cut potatoes into big pieces. Mash 3-4 pieces fine with hand. Keep both aside.
2. Mix all the dry masala in 1/4 cup water.
3. Heat oil. Add the seeds (cumin and mustard). When they splutter, add ginger-garlic, chilli and curry leaves.
4. Add the masala mixture and fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add beaten curd and fry for 5 minutes or till the curd loses its whiteness. Stir continuously after adding curd.
6. Add the remaining water and all the potato and flour. Stir well.
7. Boil and simmer for 10 minutes or till gravy thickens
8. Garnish with chopped coriander.
9. Serve hot with thin wheat chappaties and rice.

Indian Gravy Recipes - Aloo Palak

Aloo Palak

Making time: 45 minutes
Makes for: 6

Ingredients:

3 cups chopped spinach
2 large onoins 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

Method :

1. Put the washed spinach in a pan, add very little water (just a sprinkle) and a pinch of salt.
2. Cover and boil over a high flame for 2 minutes. Cool quickly, or hold under running water in a colander.
3. Put in a mixie, add green chilli and run for a minute. Keep slightly coarse, do not make very smooth. Keep aside.
4. Cut the potatoes into big pieces. Heat ghee and fry potatoes till light brown.
5. Drain the potatoes, keep aside.
6. 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.
7. Add all the dry masalas and fry till ghee separates.
8. Add spinach and potatoes.
9. When it resumes a boil sprinkle the flour and stir well. Boil for 2-3 minutes. Add lemon juice.
10. Just before serving heat butter in a tiny saucepan and add the asafoetida.
Pour over the vegetable and mix gently.
11. 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.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Malai Kofta

Malai Kofta

Making time: 45 minutes.
Makes: 10 koftas with gravy.
Shelf life: Best fresh.

Ingredients:

Gravy:
125 gms. cream
75 gms. khoya or paneer
150 ml. milk
50 gms. cashewnuts
3 tsp. white pepper powder.
2 1/2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. grated ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg powder
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. garlic crushed
1" cinnamon
6 cloves
6 cardamoms
salt to taste
3 tbsp. ghee

Kofta:
50 gms. khoya
50 gms. paneer
5 medium potatoes
20 gms. cashewnuts
20 gms. raisins
4-5 green chillies chopped fine
1/2 tsp. ginger grated
1 tsp. coriander chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
salt to taste

Garnish:
1 tbsp. grated cheese or paneer
1 tbsp. chopped coriander

Method:

Koftas :
1. Boil the potatoes, peel and smash them.
2. Mix together all the ingredients except raisins and cashews.
3. Take a ping-pong ball sized dough in hand.
4. Flatten. Place 2-3 cashews and raisins in the centre and shape into a ball.
5. Repeat for remaining dough. Keep aside.

Gravy:
1. Roast the cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves together.
2. Dry grind and keep aside. Wet grind all the other ingredients, except ghee, to a paste.
3. Heat ghee in a skillet, add powdered spices and fry for 2-3 seconds.
4. Add paste and fry further for 5-7 minutes stirring well.
5. Add 2 cups water and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
6. Warm the koftas either in the oven or on the tava.

Optional:
1. You can deep fry the koftas also.
2. serve place warm koftas in a casserole.
3. Either pour boiling hot gravy on the koftas or pour and bake in hot oven of 5 minutes.
4. Garnish with grated cheese and chopped coriander.
Serve hot with naan or parathas.

Indian Gravy Recipes - Cauliflower Korma

Cauliflower Korma

Serves: 6
Preparation time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

2 lbs. culiflower, cut into florets
1 large onion, cut into cubes
3 medium tomatoes, cut into cubes
1 tsp. red chili powder
1 tsp. coriander seeds
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup yogurt
1 cardamom
3 whole cloves
3 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
Salt to taste
10 curry leaves
1 fistful coriander leaves
3 tsp. poppy seeds or khus khus seeds

Method:

1. Powder together cloves, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom, poppy seeds and keep aside.
2. Mix onion and tomato pieces and grind to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
3. In a large dish, add the above paste and powder, ginger-garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric, salt, yogurt and cauliflower florets. Mix well and keep aside.
4. In a deep non-stick skillet, heat oil, add curry leaves and coriander leaves. Immediately add the above cauliflower mixture and fry for five minutes on high heat.
5. Now reduce the heat to just below medium and add one cup of water, stir and cover. Cook until the sauce thickens.
6. Serve hot with any kind of rice, paratha, dosa and puri.

Indian Gravy Dishes - Mushroom Masala

Mushroom Masala

Ingredients:

1 lb mushrooms, cleaned & sliced
1 medium onion, minced
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 big tomato
5-6 soaked cashew nuts
1 inch cinnamon
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Method:

1. Grind each separately tomato and cashews. Fry cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and make powder.
2. Heat oil, add ground onion, ginger-garlic paste and fry it until its brown. When oil separates add ground tomato.
3. When oil leaves tomato and onion mix, add coriander powder, chili powder, turmeric, ground masala (cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves) and ground cashew nuts.
4. Now add mushrooms and salt. Reduce flame and cook for 10-15 minutes (until water leaves), if required add little water to cook.
5. Garnish with mint leaves, coriander leaves, fresh cream, cashews, kiss miss