Sunday, May 27, 2012

Chana Mutton Curry


Ingredients:


Mutton - 2lb
Onions -1 (big)
Green Chillis - 3
Tomatoes - 2
Chana Dal - 1cup
Chilli Powder - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1/2tsp
GGP(Ginger Garlic paste)-1tsp
Oil - 3tsp
Salt to taste
Coriander for garnishing

For Masala Paste:


Onion-1
Cloves -3
Cinnamon Stick - 1inch
Ginger - small piece
Garlic - 3pods
Jeera - 1tsp
Red Chillis - 3

Procedure:



  • Soak chana dal for 2 hours and pressure cook it for 3whistles and keep it aside.
  • Cut the mutton into small pieces and clean it once with water thoroughly and marinate it with chilli powder,turmeric,salt and GGP for minimum of half an hour
  • Make a masala paste from the items listed above and keep it aside.
  • Heat a pressure cooker, add oil, green chillis, chopped onions and fry till the onions are little translucent. 
  • Now add the masala paste and fry till the raw smell of the onions goes away.
  • Add the tomatoes fry for 2mins and add the marinated mutton into it.
  • Let the mutton cook for at least 5- 10 mins till its water comes out it.
  • Now add the cooked chana dal, 1/2cup of water and adjust the flavor with salt and pressure cook it for 15-20mins depending on the tenderness you would like to serve.
  • (Generally we like it very soft and not to be that watery so i prefer to cook it for minimum of 5-6 whistles)
  • Garnish it with coriander of it is ready. If needed, you can add some water and cook for few mins.
Hint: Do not clean mutton with water too much which may reduce the taste and flavor of it. 
Pressure cook it more, for more tender mutton curry.






Friday, May 25, 2012

Raagi Roti with Gobi Tofu Kurma

Raagi Roti : 

Ingredients:

Raagi Flour: 1cup
Goduma Pindi/Wheat Flour: 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Oil: 1tsp

Procedure:

  1. Add all the ingredients together except oil and make it a soft dough that are good enough to make roti's. 
  2. Now make small lemon size balls and roll it as roti's.
  3. Heat the tawa and add little oil and fry the roti's on both sides and serve with curry.

Gobi Tofu Kurma

Ingredients:

Gobi : 1 (cut into florets,medium size)
Tofu (preferably firm) : 1/2 lb, cut into cubes
Onions: 1/2 slice
Tomato: 1 medium size
Green chillis: 2
Curd : 1cup
Oil : 2tsp
Chilli Powder: 1tsp
Turmeric: pinch
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Jeera - 1tsp
Dhaniya Jeera powder: 1tsp
Curry leaves: 10
Coriander for garnishing
GGP(ginger garlic paste) : 1tsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:

  1. Clean gobi and soak it in salt water for 15 mins. 
  2. Now heat a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, jeera saute for 2mins and now add the onions,green chillis,GGP and saute for 3 mins.
  3. Now add tomatoes,gobi, turmeric, chilli powder, turmeric and keep the lid on it and let it cook.
  4. Meanwhile in a separate pan in little butter or oil fry the tofu cubes to light brown colour and keep aside.
  5. Now when the gobi is soft add the fried tofu cubes, dhaniya jeera powder, salt and mix well. 
  6. Add little water and let them cook for 2 mins. 
  7. Finish it off with curd and garnish it with coriander.




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