Soya wonder - A no-oil recipe

Ingredients

1.Soya nuggets - 1cup
2.Potato - 2 nos big(diced and boiled)
3.Tomato - 2nos(medium size)
4.Onion - 1 no small size
5.Ginger - 2inch
6.Garlic - 4cloves
7.Cumin powder - 1tsp(freshly roasted and grounded)
8.Coriander powder - 1/2tsp
9.Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp
10.Salt to taste
11.Coriander leaves - 1/2cup(finely chopped)
12.Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
13.Red kashmiri chilly powder - 1tsp
14.green chilly - 1no

Method

Make a  paste of tomato,onion,ginger,garlic,green chilly and keep aside.Soak the soya nuggets in hot water for 2minutes and then drain and squeeze the moisture out from it.Heat a pan and pour the tomato paste into it.Once it starts boiling lower the flame and add turmeric powder,coriander powder,salt,red chilly powder and cook for 1 minute.Add soya nuggets,potato and cook further for 2minutes.Mix in coriander leaves,cumin powder and garam masala powder.Serve hot with brown bread.

Aam Sandesh - Mango cheese sweet

Ingredients

1.Chena - 200gms(made by cuddling 1litre milk with 3tsp curd)
2.Ripe mango pulp - 50gms
3.Sugar powder - 75gms

Method

Squeeze out all the extra moisture from the chena.Knead it for 5minutes to get a smooth dough.Add mango pulp,sugar powder and knead for a minute till all the ingredients mixes well.Heat a pan and cook the mixture till all the excess moisture dries up.Once cool knead it for 3 to 4minutes and shape them as desired.Refrigerate minimum for 1hour to set,before serving.

Veg Platter

Ingredients for tomato rice

1.Rice (boiled) - 2cups
2.Tomato paste - 1cup(simply blend tomatoes)
3.Garlic chopped - 2tsp
4.Ginger paste - 1tsp
5.Coriander chopped- 1/4cup
6.Sugar - 1tsp
7.Salt to taste
8.Olive oil - 1tsp

Method

Heat olive oil in a pan.Add sugar and heat till it caramelizes.Add ginger,garlic and stir fry for a minute.Add tomato paste,salt and cook for a minute.Add rice,coriander leaves and stir fry on high flame till dry.

Ingredients for vegetable,paneer mix

1.Paneer(cottage cheese) - 200gms(diced)
2.Capsicum - 1 no (broadly chopped)
3.Tomato - 2nos (broadly chopped)
4.Garlic paste - 2tsp
5.Ginger paste - 1tsp
6.Lemon juice - 2tsp
7.Black pepper powder - 1tsp
8.Salt to taste
9.Olive oil - 2tsp

Method

In a large mixing bowl add paneer,capsicum,tomatoes.In it add ginger garlic paste,lemon juice,black pepper powder,olive oil and marinate for 30mins.Now add salt to the mixture.Heat a pan and first cook paneer from both sides.Remove from the pan.Now add all the veggies and stir fry on high flame for a minute.Remove from pan and keep aside.

Cut potatoes lengthwise and rub salt on them.Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry them till crispy.

Plate the rice,veggies and potato fries as shown in the picture.Serve hot.

Chicken fried rice(Cooked in pressure cooker)

Ingredients

1.Chicken - 400gms (boil for 1 whistle in the pressure cooker and keep the stock)
2.Garlic - 3tsp(chopped)
3.Shahajeera - 1tsp
4.Black pepper - 1tsp
5.Big Cardamon - 1no
6.Green cardamom - 2nos
7.Cloves - 4nos
8.Cinnamon - 2inch
9.Bay leaf - 2nos
10.Star anise - 1no
11.Desi ghee - 4tsp
12.Salt to taste
13.Basmati rice - 1cup

Method
Heat desi ghee in a pressure cooker.Add bay leaf,shah jeera,black pepper,big and small cardamom,cloves,cinnamon,star anise and allow to heat till a strong aroma starts releasing.Next add garlic and fry till it starts changing colour.Next add rice and chicken pieces and stir fry for some time.Add the chicken stock to the rice.Proportion is 1 portion of rice and  2 portion of chicken stock.Add salt and close the lid of the pressure cooker.Cook till 1 whistle of the cooker.Serve hot.

Fusion Fish

Ingredients

1.Pabda fish - 500gms(will taste good with pompfret,bhetki, also)
2.Panch phoron - 2tsp(Bengali 5 spice)
3.Ginger paste - 2tsp
4.Oyster sauce - 2tbsp
5.Soya sauce - 1tbsp
6.Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
7.Salt to taste
8.Olive oil - for pan frying
9.Coriander leaves and onion rings for garnishing

Method

Rub the fish pieces with salt and turmeric.Heat oil and just toss the fishes in high flame for few seconds.Remove from the pan and keep aside.In the same pan add panch phoron and cook till they start crackling.Add ginger paste,turmeric powder and stir fry for few seconds.Mix oyster sauce,soya sauce,water,salt and cook for a few seconds.Drop in all the fish pieces into it and add some water if required.Garnish with coriander leaves and onion rings.Serve hot with steamed rice.

Note - Panch phoron consists of cumin seeds,fennel seeds,fenugreek seeds,mustard seeds,nigella seeds.

Honey chicken

Ingredients

1.Chicken - 500gms
2.Ginger paste - 1 1/2tsp
3.Garlic paste - 3tsp
4.Honey - 3tbsp
5.Corn flour - 3tsp
6.Lemon juice - 1tsp
7.Red chilly flakes - 1tsp
8.Salt to taste
9.Refined oil
10.Corn flour for dusting
11.White til - 4tsp(dry roasted)
12.Baking powder - 1/2tsp
13.Maida - 2tsp

Method

Marinate the chicken with salt,lemon juice,chilly flakes and keep aside for 1hr. In a mixing bowl add 1tsp corn flour,baking powder,maida and mix well.Heat sufficient oil for pan frying.Spread some amount of cornflour on a plate.Dip the chicken in the batter and roll over with the cornflour.Dust away extra cornflour as it should form a thin coating on the chicken.Repeat with other chicken pieces as well.Pan fry them from both sides keeping the flame low.It will take 12 to 15mins.Pierce a fork through one of the chicken pieces to check if its completely cooked.Keep aside.Heat 3tsp oil in a pan and add ginger garlic paste.Stir fry for some time.In a bowl mix 2tsp corn flour with water.Pour over this into the pan and add salt.Once it thickens switch off the flame and add honey,stir well.Now toss in the chicken pieces and mix well.Serve it on a serving plate and garnish with roasted til.Serve hot.

Kathal Kofta Curry - Jackfruit balls in gravy

Ingredients for Kofta

1.Jackfruit - 1cup(boiled and mashed)
2.Paneer - 1cup(squeaze out all the excess moisture)
3.Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
4.Green chilly - 2nos(chopped)
5.Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp
6.Chat masala - 1tsp
7.Salt to taste
8.Refined oil for deep frying

Method

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and make several balls out of the entire mixture.Deep fry until golden brown

Ingredients for gravy

1.Onion - 1big size
2.Ginger - 2inch
3.Garlic - 5 to 6 cloves(thick ones)
4.Tomato - 2nos big size
5.Sugar - 1tsp
6.Turmeric powder - 1tsp
7.Almonds - 6nos(soaked in water)
8.Coriander powder - 1tsp
9.Cumin powder - 1tsp
10.Refined oil - 4tsp
11.Bay leaf - 2nos
12.Garam masala - 1tsp
13.Coriander and fresh cream for garnishing
14.Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1tsp

Method
Make a paste of onion,ginger,garlic,tomato,almond.Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan.Add sugar and heat,till it caramelizes.Add bay leaf and the paste.Stir fry till fat starts releasing.Mix in  turmeric powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,salt.Add a little water to form a thick gravy.Toss in the jackfruit koftas and cook for 30seconds, once turning the sides of koftas.Switch off the flame and add garam masala.Keep it covered for 15minutes till koftas absorbs some moisture.Serve hot and garnish with coriander leaves and fresh cream.