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Spicy Indian Grilled Chicken

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Almost every non-vegetarian loves grilled chicken. Grilled chicken is totally different from fried chicken. Grilled chicken uses less oil and has different techniques of cooking, so as to ensure the spices get inside. But most Indians love grilled chicken that suits to their taste buds. So here is the recipe of Spicy Indian Grilled Chicken. Do try it out and let me know your comments. What's more? It does not have red food coloring, so it it totally safe and healthy. Spicy Indian Grilled Chicken goes well with buttered rice or fried rice and even Naan or Rumali Roti. If you are having it with Arabic Bread, you might also need Hummus and Garlic Sauce to accompany.     PREPARATION TIME:20 Mts     COOKING TIME-30 Mts Ingredients: Chicken-500g Kashmiri chili-  2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste-2 tsp Yogurt-2 tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder-1/4 tsp Beetroot powder-1/2 tsp             (it is basica...

Bombay Halwa (Karachi Halwa)

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Preparation time: 5 min Cook time:  30 min                                                                     Sweets   Cuisine : Indian Ingredients: Corn flour - 1/2 cup Sugar - 1 1/2 cups Water - 1 1/2 cups + 1/2 cup for syrup Ghee - 2 tbsp Nuts - 1/4 cups (finely chopped Pista, Almond and cashew nut ) Cardamom powder – little Food colour – one drop red colour Preparation In a large bowl, mix corn flour with water and whisk well. Add food color and keep aside. In a pan, dry roast the chopped cashews and keep aside to cool. In a pan, heat 1/2 cup of water and add sugar and boil till the sugar melts. Cook for another few minutes till the water starts getting a little thick. Now start adding the corn flour mixture by stirring continuously in low heat. You will see the mixt...

Fried Calamari Rings

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Preparation time: 30 min Cook time:  15 min                                                  Non - veg Cuisine: Mediterranean Ingredients: Calamari (squid) - 250 g (cleaned and cut into rings) Cornflour-2 tsp All-purpose flour-3 tsp Rice powder-1 tsp Turmeric powder-a pinch Pepper powder-1/4 tsp Salt to taste Oil for deep fry Preparation:        In a bowl, mix all the above ingredients with calamari except oil.        Heat oil in a deep pan, fry the calamari until light brown and crispy. 

Banana Balls

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PREPARATION TIME: 20 Minutes                   Veg INGREDIENTS: 1 Ripe banana (plantain-must not be too ripe) ½ cup coconut grated 2 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. cashew nuts (to be crushed to smaller pieces) 1 tbsp. raisins ¼ tsp. cardamom powder 1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder (for garnishing) White chocolate -50g Desiccated coconut-1/2 cup Icing sugar-1/2 cup PREPARATION  Double boil the white chocolate and make sauce. Take desiccated coconut and mix with icing sugar and keep it aside.    Place the banana in a microwave oven and cook it for 2 minutes.   Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool.   Peel the skin out and then mash the banana with your hands.   In a pan, heat the ghee. Add the crushed cashew nuts, raisins and sauté well. Then add grated coconuts and sugar. Sauté well. Remove the pan from the stove and add cardamom powder. Grease your hands with little ghee/oil...

Butter Chicken

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Non-vegetarian                      Servings : 4 people  Cooking time : 30 minutes   Ingredients 1 Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp. Kashmiri Red chili – 1 ½ tsp. Garam Masala – 1 tsp. Salt to taste Yogurt – 2 tbsp. Ingredients Kashmiri Red chili powder – 1 tsp. Chicken (boneless) – ½ kg Onion sliced– 2 small Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp. Tomato paste – 3 tbsp. Butter – 3 tbsp. Heavy cream –50 g Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. Cashew nut paste - 50 g Sugar – 1 tsp. Kasuri Methi (for garnish) – ½ tsp. Method            Cut the boneless chicken into medium size. Marinate the chicken with the above ingredients 1 for ½ hour.        Heat the oil in a pan. Sauté the onion until it turns brown colour, when cool grind to paste.        Melt the butter in a pan. Then a...

Urad Dal Fritters (Uzhunnuvada)

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Preparation time: 2 0 min Cook time:  20 min                                     VEGETARIAN Cuisine : Indian INGREDIENTS: Black gram – 1 ½ cups Green chilly- 2 nos chopped Ginger-1” chopped Onion -1/2 cup chopped Curry leaves - 1 string (chopped) Crushed  black pepper(optional) Salt to taste Oil for frying Preparation: Soak the Bengal gram for 5 hrs, grind and make smooth batter. Mix well and then add the above ingredients except oil. Scoop a hand full of batter and shape it to a ball, and make a whole at the center of the batter and drop it into the hot oil (carefully), fry each side until golden color and crispy. Yummy Vadas are ready. Serve with Sambar and coconut chutney.

Roasted Coconut Paste(Kerisik) Cubes

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Preparation time:3 0 min Cook time:  1 Hr                                       VE GETARIAN Cuisine : Indian  Ingredients: Coconut grated: 4 nos Preparation:  In a deep bottom pan, heat oil add the grated coconut. Roast well till brown in colour. Ground and make paste and pour ice tray and refrigerate. Remove from tray and again refrigerate in a air tight jar.