Crispy fried Prawns in Plum Sauce kids favorite


Chef Avtar Singh Rana

Ingredients for making the prawns

  • 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.

Prawns Sweet Chilly Sauce


Chef Avtar Singh Rana

Ingredients for making the Prawns

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 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.

Pan seared Chicken Kothe


Ingredients for Chicken Kothe

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

Enough water, to knead the dough

1 tsp oil

For sauce

1 tsp butter

1 tsp dried mixed herbs

1/4 cup tomato sauce

4 garlic pods

1 dry red chilli, broken

1/2 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp vinegar

Salt, to adjust

Method of making the Chicken Kothe

150 gms chicken mince

4 tsp finely chopped shallots

1 tsp grated ginger

4 pods garlic, finely chopped

2 tsp finely chopped parsley

4 tsp tomato

Chopped Spring Onions

Salt to taste

1 tsp Shaoxing wine

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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.

Nachos with Tomato Salsa


Chef Avtar Singh Rana

Ingredients for making the Nachos

  • 500 gm nachos
  • 100 gm grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 100 gm grated mozzarella
  • 600 gm tomato
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves
  • 2 green chill

Making of Nachos with Salsa

  • 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!

Traditional Rajasthani Dish Laal Mass


Chef Avtar Singh Rana

Ingredients of Rajasthani Laal Maas

  1. 2 Small onions, finely chopped
  2. 2 green chillies, finely chopped
  3. 18-20 red chillies
  4. 2 tsp coriander seeds (whole)
  5. 1 tsp jeera
  6. 1 cup mustard oil
  7. 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  8. 1 piece small ginger, finely chopped
  9. 1/2 kg lamb (cut into pieces with bones)
  10. 1 tsp salt
  11. 1 cup kachri powder (kachri is a dried vegetable, a variety of cucumbers found in Rajasthan and ground into a powder), small
  12. 3-4 pods cardamom
  13. 1/2 tsp black pepper
  14. 1 cinnamon stick
  15. A pinch of mace
  16. 1 pod black cardamom
  17. water
  18. Handful coriander leaves, chopped

Making Rajasthani Laal Maas

  1. Dry roast the red chillies to give it a nice distinctive aroma which adds great flavor to the dish.
  2. Add to that the coriander seeds and cumin seeds.
  3. Once done, grind it into a nice fine powder.
  4. Heat some mustard oil in a pan. Add to this the garlic and ginger.
  5. Once the garlic turns slightly brown add the lamb pieces.
  6. Give it a good mix. This is also a good time to add salt.
  7. Now add the kachri powder. Not only does this powder tenderize the meat, its also adds a nice tangy flavor to it.
  8. Now add the chopped onions and mix all well.
  9. Once the onions have roasted well add the whole spices, cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon, mace, black cardamom. Stir well.
  10. Now add the red chilly powder and let it roast for about a minute.
  11. Add enough water to cook the lamb. Cover it and let it simmer for a couple of minutes till the meat is cooked.
  12. Once the meat is cooked, take out all the pieces on a platter and strain the gravy.
  13. Straining the gravy gets rid of all the whole spices and keeps the essence and flavors intact.
  14. Now add the lamb pieces you had taken out to the refined gravy and put it back on fire but on low heat.
  15. Add about 1/2 cup water and some coriander leaves.
  16. Let it simmer for a while and when you reach a good consistency of gravy, turn off the heat.
  17. 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

Tri Color Kulfi Falooda


Chef Avtar Singh Rana

INGREDIENTS

⅓ cup falooda sev,

10 gms almonds

10 gms Pistachio

10 gms Cashew nutS

50 Ml Roohafza/Rose syrup

½ tablespoon sabja seeds (falooda seeds)

4 kulfi2 tablespoon rose syrup

200 ml Condensed milk

1 tsp Small Cardamom powder

Requirements for Kulfi

A few chopped pistachios, almonds or cashews nut

Method of making the Falooda

  • Soak the sabja seeds in enough water for 30 minutes.
  • Once they swell, strain and keep aside. you can also refrigerate the soaked seeds.
  • Prepare the falooda sev according to package instructions.
  • If cooking the falooda sev, then once cooked, rinse the cooked falooda sev in water. drain and keep them aside. let them cool completely.
  • Add 1 tbsp sabja seeds in a bowl or serving plate.
  • Add 1 to 1.5 tbsp falooda sev.
  • Remove the kulfi from the moulds. slice them into 2 or 4 slices. place each kulfi with its slices on top of the falooda and sabja seeds.
  • Pour 1/2 tbsp of rose syrup. sprinkle the dry fruits.
  • Serve chilled with pistachio, mint leaves and love.

Please for plating you can take different food colors and can arrange the plating as shown above in the recipe.

Ker Sangri


chef Avtar Singh Rana

Ingredients for making the ker Sangri

  • 1/2 cup Ker
  • 1 and 1/2 cup Sangri
  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • 1/4 tsp Hing
  • 1 tsp Zeera
  • 1 tsp Saunf/Aniseed
  • 4-5 Dry Red Chillies
  • 3 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masala Powder
  • 2 tsp Amchoor Powder
  • 2 tbsp Curd
  • 1/4 cup Raisins
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander Chopped

Method of making the Ker Sangri

  1. Wash Ker and Sangri separately a few times to remove all the dirt.
  2. Soak in enough water for 8-10 hours.
  3. Wash again a few times.
  4. Add Ker and Sangri in a pressure pan and add 2 cups of water and 1 tsp salt.
  5. Pressure cook for 1 whistle on high heat and then remove the cooker from the heat.
  6. Let the pressure release and then open the cooker.
  7. Drain the ker sangri.
  8. Wash them once more.
  9. Keep aside.
  10. Heat oil in a karahi / pan.
  11. When the oil is hot, add heeng, zeera and saunf.
  12. Add dry red chilies and fry for a few seconds.
  13. Add cooked ker and sangri.
  14. Now add coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, amchoor powder and mix well.
  15. Add curd, kishmish and salt and mix well.
  16. Cover and cook for 6-8 minutes.
  17. Garnish with fresh coriander.
  18. Serve the way you want with bajre ki roti with Dal Boti or ghee rice.
  19. kisi ke bhi saath Choki Lage sa.

Dal Dhokli


Chef Avtar Singh Rana

Ingredients for the Dal Dhokli

  • 1 cup Tuvar Dal
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 cup Tomato Chopped
  • 5 cups Water
  • 1 tsp Jaggery Grated
  • 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • Fresh Coriander For Garnishing
  • Roasted Peanuts For Garnishing

Making of Dhokli

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 2 tbsp Besan
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Ajwain
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

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

  1. Wash the dal and add it in a pressure cooker along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, tomato and 4 cups of water.
  2. Pressure cook until dal is softened.
  3. Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release.
  4. Add jaggery, 2 cups of water and lemon juice in the dal and mix well.

Making of Dhokli

  1. Add whole wheat flour, gram flour, salt, vegetable oil, ajwain and turmeric powder in a bowl and mix well.
  2. Add little water and knead to make a soft chapati like dough.
  3. Make small balls from the dough and roll to make a thin chapati.
  4. Cut the chapati into small pieces of any desired shape.
  5. Add the pieces in the cooked dal.
  6. Add some more water if the dal is too thick.
  7. Cook for 10-12 minutes on medium heat until the dough is cooked properly.

For Tempering

  1. Heat ghee in a pan.
  2. Once the ghee is how, add hing, cumin seeds and mustard seeds and let them crackle for a few seconds.
  3. Add curry leaves and green chilli and fry for a few seconds.
  4. Pour the tempering over the dal and give it a gentle mix.
  5. Garnish the dal dhokli with fresh coriander and sprinkle roasted peanut on top.
  6. 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.

Hare Mattar ki Tikki


Chef Avtar Singh rana

Ingredients of Hare Mattar ki Tikki

  • 500 gms green peas (shelled)
  • 2 Tbsp desi ghee
  • 1 tbsp ginger, chopped
  • Green chillies to taste
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp yellow chilli powder
  • 1 Tbsp chaat masala
  • Salt to taste
  • Roasted chana powder (for binding)
  • 150 gms potatoes
  • 1 Tbsp fresh coriander
  • For Tamarind Chutney:
  • 2 Tbsp tamarind pulp
  • 2 Tbsp jaggery (gur)
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 5 gms black pepper
  • 1 tbsp honey

Making of Hare Mattar Ki Tikki

  • For Hare Matar ki Tikki
  • Boil green peas and mash coarsely using a potato masher.
  • Heat ghee in kadhai, and sauté chopped ginger and green chilies. Add mashed green peas and cook well till it leaves the sides of the pan.
  • Add remaining spices and continue cooking.
  • Remove from flame and add roasted channa powder for binding. Also add boiled, mashed potatoes and chopped fresh coriander.
  • Adjust seasoning.
  • Make small patties and cook over griddle using desi ghee till nice golden crust appears.
  • For Tamarind Chutney
  • Boil tamarind pulp and jaggery together in 1 cup water.crushed black pepper, honey, black salt, red chilly powder,
  • Add garam masala powder and cumin powder. Cook well to a smooth consistency.

Serve hot garnished with as the choice of your salad and chutney

Fish Tikka with mustard and yellow chilli


Chef Avtar Singh Rana

Ingredients for making the Fish Tikka

(Serves 4)

520gms monkfish fillets cut into 4cm chunks

1 tsp lemon juice

Salt to taste

4-5 wooden skewers

Melted butter for basting (around 1-2tbsps)

Lemon juice or chaat masala for garnish

Mint chutney to serve

For the marination

3 garlic cloves roughly chopped

½” ginger roughly chopped

1 heaped tbsp thick greek yoghurt

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

  1. 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.