Capsicum Masala Curry

Capsicum Masala Curry

Ingredients:

• Cashews
• Peanuts 
• Chopped onion
• Chopped tomato 
• Ginger, Garlic & green chili paste
• Chopped coriander 
• Garam masala
• Red chili powder 
• Turmeric powder 
• Oil
• Cumin seeds
• Bay leaf
• Cloves
• Salt to taste 

Method:

1. Dry roast the peanut and Cashew nuts on medium heat till it turns light brown in color. Let them cool and then grind it to fine powder. 

2. Blend tomato, onion, green chili, garlic, ginger and coriander in blender. Make smooth paste. Don't add water to it. 

3. Steam Chopped capsicum in microwave for 4 mins. 

4. Heat oil in pan and add cumin seeds, cloves and bay leaf. 

5. Add tomato and onion gravy to it. Mix well. Cook till oil separates from the gravy. 

6. Add Turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala and salt to it. 

7. Add nuts powder to it. 

8. Add 1 & 1/4 cup water. Mix well. 

9. Add cooked capsicum to it. Mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes. 

10. Serve hot with roti, naan or paratha. 

 

 

Mocktail Watermelon 🍉 Lime Soda!

WATERMELON LIME SODA MOCKTAIL 

Serves: 8

INGREDIENTS :

• Sugar 3/4 cup
• Water 1/2 cup
• Ginger chopped 1/4 cup
• Diced watermelon 10 cups
• 
•  Fresh lime juice 3/4 cup
• Chilled club soda 4 cups
• Ice
• Garnish: mint sprigs
• 

Method :

1. Combine sugar, water, and ginger in a small saucepan over high heat. 

2. Cook until sugar ­dissolves, stirring with a whisk. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 15 minutes. Strain; discard solids. 

3. Place diced watermelon and fresh lime juice in a blender; process until smooth. 

4. Strain watermelon mixture through a fine sieve into a pitcher; discard solids. 

5. Stir in sugar syrup and chilled club soda. 6. Serve over ice; garnish with mint leaves.

Blue Curaçao Lemonade Mocktail - Summer Special Drink!!

SUMMER SPECIAL DRINK - Blue Curaçao Lemonade Mocktail!! 

Method:

1. Cut lemons in round shape and place them in a jug.
2. 
3. Add mint leaves and blue curacao syrup and lots of ice cubes. Mix well.
4. Add soda as required and mix well.
5. Serve chilled.

Paneer Pahadi Masala!

PANEER PAHADI MASALA

Ingredients:

• Cardamom – 1
• Bay leaf-1
• Cinnamon – 1/4 inch stick
• Black Pepper- 4-5
• Cloves 4-5
• Garam Masala – 1 tsp
• Cream 1 tbsp
• Oil- 1 tbsp

 

For the marinade:

• Paneer cubes – 500 gms 
• 
• Turmeric powder  1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Curd – 1/2 cup, whisked

For the masala:

• Coriander powder  ½ tsp
• Cumin powder ½ tsp
• Fennel Seeds 1 tsp (Saunf)
• Salt as per taste
• Spring Onion – 4-5 strands
• Spinach Leaves- 5-6
• Coriander leaves- ½ cup
• Green chilies – 2-3
• Mint leaves- 4-5
• Ginger  1 tsp
• Garlic 4-5 cloves

 Method:

1. Grind all the Masala ingredients in a blender, adding little water to make a fine paste.
2. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a bowl.
3. Add some Green Paste from blender to the marinate. Mix Well until evenly coated.
4. Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan add all khada masala to it (Cardamom, Bay leaf, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, and Cloves)                                  
5. Add the ground masala and stir-fry until it turns dark green
6. Add Garam Masala to it. Mix Well.                     
7. Add a little water and simmer for a minute, stirring vigorously.
8. Add the marinated paneer pieces and salt.
9. Increase flame to high and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or till the paneer is coated with the masala.
10. Simmer till the Paneer is tender and oil starts to rise to the top.
11. Add cream to it.                                                    
12. Stir well and remove to a serving bowl, garnish with cream on top.
13. Serve hot!                                        

ITALIAN PANEER CHEESE SANDWICH

ITALIAN PANEER CHEESE SANDWICH

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

  

1 cup Paneer cubes (I used Gowardhan Paneer)

1 cup Grated Cheese (I used Gowardhan Cheese)

¼ cup finely chopped onions

¼ cup finely chopped green capsicum

¼ cup finely chopped red capsicum

¼ cup finely chopped yellow capsicum

¼ cup finely chopped corn

¼ cup finely chopped tomato

1 tsp jalapeno

1 tsp black olives

2 tsp butter

1 tbsp Mayonnaise

2tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 tsp red chili powder

½ tsp Mustard sauce

2tsp Tomato Ketchup

½ tsp oregano

7-8 Wheat Bread Slices

Method:

1.       Add onion, green , red & yellow capsicum, tomato, jalapeno, corn, black olives, oregano, olive oil, chili flakes together in one bowl. Mix Well

2.       Add Paneer cubes to the above bowl.  

         

3.       Add grated cheese to the bowl. Mix Well.    

 

4.       Mix all the ingredients well.

5.       Take 2 bread slices spread butter, Mayonnaise, mustard sauce and tomato sauce evenly on it.

  

  

6.       Spread the prepared mixture evenly over the slice. Cover it with another bread slice.

  

7.       Grill the Sandwich.

 

        

8.       Garnish it with Grated cheese.  Serve it hot!

Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana Khichdi

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sabudana
• 2 small to medium size potatoes
• ½ cup roasted peanuts
• 1 green chili chopped
• 1 tsp cumin
• ¼ cup grated fresh coconut (optional)
• ½ to 1 tsp sugar or as required
• ½ to 1 tsp lemon juice or as required (optional)
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt as required

Method:

1. Soak sabudana overnight or for 3-5 hours.

2. Next day drain the sabudana very well and keep aside in a bowl.

3. Boil the potatoes and when warm peel and chop them.

4. In a pan dry roast the peanuts till browned and when cooled make a coarse powder in a dry grinder.

5. Mix the coarsely powdered peanuts, salt and sugar with the drained sabudana.

6. Now heat oil. Fry the cumin first till they crackle and get browned.

7. Now add the green chilies. Fry for half a minute.

8. Now add potato and saute for 1-2 minutes.

9. Add the sabudana. Keep on stirring the mixture.

10. When the sabudana loses their opaqueness and starts becoming translucent they are cooked.

11. Don't overcook as they might become lumpy and hard.

12. Now add grated coconut. Mix well. Remove from the burner.

13. While serving garnish sabudana khichdi with coriander leaves (optional) and drizzle with some lemon juice.

14. Serve sabudana khichdi hot.

Holi Special Recipes

HOLI SPECIAL RECIPES

Link to Anjali's Creativity blog: Holi Specail Rangoli:  http://anjaliscreativity.blogspot.in/2014/03/holi-special-rangoli.html
One of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of .Any Indian festival is incomplete without grand feast and scrumptious recipes. As Holi is one of the most popular festivals in the country, Holi is also celebrated along with several interesting delicacies. Though the traditional recipes vary from family to family and place to place, one thing that remains the same is the zeal with which these delicacies are prepared for this occasion. Sweets are the vital element of Holi celebrations in any part of India. In fact, the festival of Holi is renowned for the umpteen varieties of sweets prepared on the occasion.There are some universal sweets and dishes that are prepared throughout the length and the breadth in the country on this occasion. One of the most popular desserts of Holi is 'Puran Poli and Gujiya', which is a must for every Indian home during the season. If you are looking for these traditional Holi items, you need not go anywhere else. Anjali’s Kitchen have given the recipe of several traditional Holi special dishes. Hope you enjoy eating them as well as serving them on the festival of Holi.


1. Puran Poli: http://anjaliskitchen.blogspot.in/2011/03/puran-poli.html

 2. Gujiya: http://anjaliskitchen.blogspot.in/2009/03/holi-special-gujjia.html