16 large green prawns, peeled (tails left intact), de veined
Sunflower oil, to deep-fry
100 gms corn flour
5 gms chopped ginger
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp Lemon juice
Making of plum sauce
300g plums, stones removed, chopped
70g caster sugar
8cm piece (40g) ginger, peeled, sliced
1 red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
for serving
lemon juice
Lime wedges
plum sauce
Method of making the crispy prawns in plum sauce
1. Peel de veined the prawns marinate the prawns with egg white, flour and seasoning, coated it with corn flour.
2. Half-fill a deep-fryer or large saucepan with oil and heat to 180°C . In 2 batches, deep-fry prawns, turning halfway, for 2 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.
3. For the plum sauce, place plums in a blender and whiz until smooth.
4. Place sugar in a fry pan over medium high heat. Cook, swirling the pan occasionally to dissolve the sugar, until a golden caramel. Add ginger, chilli, vinegar and soy Add plum sauce, add the listed ingredients adjust the seasoning.
Add golden fried prawns tossed well so the sauce coated with prawns.
5. Serve hot with lime wedges and plum sauce, decorate with lettuce leaves.
1/3 cup Sweet Chilli Sauce as per your choice available in grocery shop
1/3 cup coriander leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon lime zest
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1.2 kg large green prawns, peeled, de veined, tail left on
3 gms Basil leaves
15 gms Red & Green pepper
Coriander leaves, to serve
1 tsp soya sauce
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tsp light soya sauce
Lime wedges, to serve
Method of making the Prawns
Combine oil, sweet chilli sauce, coriander, lime zest and juice, and garlic in a medium shallow dish. Season to taste. Add prawns and toss. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan add ginger garlic and little onions toss a little then add the marinated prawns, adjust the seasoning, and add the marinated mixture.
tossed well, add the colored peppers and cooked a little till the prawns get cooked.
serve hot garnished with a leave of holy basil.
you can eat it with Fried, rice, steam rice or Hakka noodles.
One of the healthy and unique recipe to follow with your friends and family
Making of the chicken Kothe
1. Prepare the dough. Mix in salt with flour well and pour in enough water to form a dough… Lastly add oil to glaze it, knead again. Now, close with wet moist cloth and set it aside for two hours
2. In a bowl mixed all the listed ingredients, soya mince, onion, parsley, tomato puree, ginger, garlic and favorable amount of salt, Keep aside.
3. Prepare the sauce. Melt butter and add herbs. Later on, add tomato sauce. Add in finely chopped garlic and crushed red chilli pieces. Let this mixture cook on a slow flame for about two to three minutes. Finally add in vinegar, soy sauce. Adjust the seasoning.
4. Take the dough and divide it into six equal balls, take each ball and roll out as thin as possible
5. with the help of rolling pin make the small wrappers/Circles
6. Spoon 1 tbsp of filling into circle and fold it on one side, to get half moon shape.
7. You can very well seal dough from preventing the filling to fall out. You can also make some handy impressions/design, to make it look eye appealing.
8. Now, steam these dumplings for ten minutes till done
9. They are done, usually tested by inserting knife onto the surface of momo/dumplings. If the knife comes out clean, then momo/dumpling is cooked.
10. Before serving, pan fry them or toss them in pan till they are slightly browned from the base which will give you the smoky flavor.
11. Serve hot with the sauce and salad of your choice.
To prepare this delicious snack recipe, wash the tomatoes under running water and then cut them in half. Then, deseed the tomatoes and dice them. Next, peel the red onion and finely chop them in a separate bowl. Now, peel the garlic cloves and crush them using a pestle and mortar. And last but not the least, wash coriander leaves and green chilli under running water and finely chop them too in different bowls.
Take a large bowl and place these diced tomatoes in it along with red onion, garlic cloves, lime juice, coriander leaves, sugar and green chillies. Stir well all the ingredients to prepare the salsa.
Next, place the nachos on a large baking tray and spread over the freshly prepared salsa. Grate the mozzarella and cheddar cheese over the nachos and put the tray in a per-heated grill.
Grill the nachos for about 3-4 minutes and until both the mozzarella and the cheddar cheese have melted. When done, serve with sour cream and enjoy!
1 cup kachri powder (kachri is a dried vegetable, a variety of cucumbers found in Rajasthan and ground into a powder), small
3-4 pods cardamom
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 cinnamon stick
A pinch of mace
1 pod black cardamom
water
Handful coriander leaves, chopped
Making Rajasthani Laal Maas
Dry roast the red chillies to give it a nice distinctive aroma which adds great flavor to the dish.
Add to that the coriander seeds and cumin seeds.
Once done, grind it into a nice fine powder.
Heat some mustard oil in a pan. Add to this the garlic and ginger.
Once the garlic turns slightly brown add the lamb pieces.
Give it a good mix. This is also a good time to add salt.
Now add the kachri powder. Not only does this powder tenderize the meat, its also adds a nice tangy flavor to it.
Now add the chopped onions and mix all well.
Once the onions have roasted well add the whole spices, cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon, mace, black cardamom. Stir well.
Now add the red chilly powder and let it roast for about a minute.
Add enough water to cook the lamb. Cover it and let it simmer for a couple of minutes till the meat is cooked.
Once the meat is cooked, take out all the pieces on a platter and strain the gravy.
Straining the gravy gets rid of all the whole spices and keeps the essence and flavors intact.
Now add the lamb pieces you had taken out to the refined gravy and put it back on fire but on low heat.
Add about 1/2 cup water and some coriander leaves.
Let it simmer for a while and when you reach a good consistency of gravy, turn off the heat.
Serve hot with a good garnishing of chopped coriander leaves.
Key Ingredients: onions, green chillies, red chillies, coriander seeds (whole), jeera , mustard oil, garlic, ginger, lamb (cut into pieces with bones), salt, kachri powder (kachri is a dried vegetable, a variety of cucumbers found in Rajasthan and ground into a powder), cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon stick, mace, black cardamom, water, coriander leaves
Tempering of the dal to give the smoky texture/Flavor
2 tbsp Ghee
1/4 tsp Hing
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
10-12 Curry Leaves
3-4 Green Chilli Slit into half
Method of making Dal
Wash the dal and add it in a pressure cooker along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, tomato and 4 cups of water.
Pressure cook until dal is softened.
Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release.
Add jaggery, 2 cups of water and lemon juice in the dal and mix well.
Making of Dhokli
Add whole wheat flour, gram flour, salt, vegetable oil, ajwain and turmeric powder in a bowl and mix well.
Add little water and knead to make a soft chapati like dough.
Make small balls from the dough and roll to make a thin chapati.
Cut the chapati into small pieces of any desired shape.
Add the pieces in the cooked dal.
Add some more water if the dal is too thick.
Cook for 10-12 minutes on medium heat until the dough is cooked properly.
For Tempering
Heat ghee in a pan.
Once the ghee is how, add hing, cumin seeds and mustard seeds and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Add curry leaves and green chilli and fry for a few seconds.
Pour the tempering over the dal and give it a gentle mix.
Garnish the dal dhokli with fresh coriander and sprinkle roasted peanut on top.
Serve hot.
Please Note
You can do some different stuffing also in dhokli, instead of plain chapati, you can stuffed the dough with methi/fenugreek or different aromatic herbs in the season for a twist.
½ tsp mild chilli powder (mild paprika or kashmiri chilli powder)
1 tsp cumin powder
¼ tsp coarsely ground white pepper powder
1 tsp chick pea flour
1 tbsp fresh coriander finely chopped
1 tsp vegetable oil
Salt to taste
Method of making fish Tikka
Add the monkish to a mixing bowl along with the lemon juice and salt. Mix well and set aside.
2. In a blender add the garlic and ginger along with a splash of water to make a thick smooth paste.
3. Soak the wooden skewers in warm water until you make the marinade.
4. In a separate bowl add the blended garlic and ginger paste along with the rest of the marinade ingredients. Mix well and add the monkfish cubes to the marinade. Leave to marinate for 15-20minutes.
5. Preheat the grill to a medium to high setting. Skewer the fish onto the wooden skewers. Pat the extra marinade over the pieces and place under the grill. Grill for 10-12 mins or until just done. Baste with butter half way through cooking.
6. Serve the Tandoori fish tikka with a sprinkle of lemon juice, onions rings, chaat masala & serve with chutney and salad of your choice.