Recipe
CHANA MASALA : Spices blend for Chick Peas
Recipe : Soak 200g Chick Peas overnight with extra water. Strain. In a large pan heat 50g cooking oil. Fry 120g chopped red onions till golden brown. Add two chopped tomatoes (120g) and stir. Add 20g Chana Masala, 1 tspn. salt, and Chick Peas. Stir for 5 minutes then add 800 ml fresh water. Mix ½ tspn. baking soda. Bring to boil & cover. Simmer for 40 min on low heat. Alternately pressure cook for 20 min. with 400 ml water & ½ tspn. baking soda. Read cooking instructions on Chick Peas packet also.
Ingredients : Coriander seeds, Red Chillies, Turmeric, Cumin, Iodised Salt, Black Pepper, Fenugreek Leaves, Mustard, Dried Ginger, Cassia, Cardamom Amomum, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace, Asafoetida.
CHICKEN MASALA Spices blend for Chicken Curry
Recipe : Wash, trim and cut 1 Kg. Chicken into 8 pieces and set aside. Heat 100g.oil/ghee in a pan & fry 3 chopped onions till golden. Add 3 chopped tomatoes, 1/2 tspn. Deggi Mirch & stir well. Add 15g. Chicken Masala & salt to taste. Stir fry for 2-3 min. Add Chicken pieces and fry them for 10 min. Add 100g. beaten natural yoghurt, 60ml. water & mix. Reduce to low heat, cover & simmer for 20 min. Prevent it from sticking at bottom. Add 15ml. lemon juice & 2g. Kasoori Methi leaves, stir & serve.
Ingredients : Coriander seeds, Red Chillies, Turmeric, Cumin, Iodised Salt, Black Pepper, Fenugreek Leaves, Mustard, Dried Ginger, Cassia, Cardamom Amomum, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace, Asafoetida.
GARAM MASALA: Blend of Spices
Recipe : Amongst spices blends, Garam masala is a speciality of North India. It is a powdered blend of highly aromatic spices & Black Pepper to make it hot. It is sprinkled in small quantity, when the dish is nearly ready, be it curried or dry, lentils, meat or vegetables, to pep up the spicy aroma for which Indian food is renowned all over the world.
Ingredients : Coriander seeds, Cumin, Black Pepper, Cassia, Dried Ginger, Fenugreek Leaves, Cardamom Amomum, Yellow Chillies, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace.
MEAT KA MASALA : Spices blend for Mutton Curry
Recipe : Grind 15g. ginger, 6 cloves of garlic, 15g. boiled & skinned almonds, 15g. coconut powder and little water to form paste in a grinder. In a pan, heat 50g. oil and fry 100g. chopped onions in it till light golden. Add the paste in it & fry for 5 minutes. Then add 20g. Meat Curry Masala and fry further for 2 min. Add 120g. natural yogurt pouring little quantity at a time. Add 60g. tomato puree, & salt to taste. Stir for 3-4 min. Add 700g. mutton pieces and brown them turning occasionally on medium flame. Lastly add 250 ml. of hot water. Cover & simmer on low flame. Add more water if required & cook for about 45 min. or till it is tender.
Ingredients : Coriander seeds, Cumin, Red Chillies, Turmeric, Black Pepper, Iodised Salt, Dried Ginger, Mustard, Fennel, Seeds, Garlic, Cassia.