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Spices and RecipesSpices and RecipesSpices that lured Europeans to embark on dangerous voyages to find India. Spices from India and Recipes using those spices to make your meal tasty and enjoyable. Articles
Tandoori Baked Salmon
2008-04-17 15:28:00 Ingredients: Salmon Fillet Mushrooms Marinade: Tandoori spice powder - 1 tsp Fresh ginger, crushed - 1 tsp Garlic cloves, crushed - 1 Honey - 1 tsp Salt - as per taste Black pepper powder, to sprinkle Lemon juice, to drizzle Method: Mix all marinade ingredients together with enough water to make it liquid. Put the salmon fillets in dish and cover completely with the marinade. Turn the fillets over ... More About: Recipes , Baked
Stuffed Eggplant Curry
2008-04-17 15:15:00 Ingredients: Eggplant - Small size - 10 (Preferred round shaped) Onions - 1 cut into big pieces Sesame seeds - 1/2 cup Ground nuts - 1/2 cup Cashew nuts - 5 Musturd seeds - 1 tsp Green chillies - 6 Red chilli powder - 2 tsp Cinnamon stick - 1 inch size Cloves - 6 ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Curry
Paneer Pakora
2008-02-12 17:14:00 Ingredients: 250 gms Paneer 1 cup Chickpea Flour (Besan) 2 tsp Oil 1 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Red chili powder 1-2 Chopped Green Chillies (Jalapeno) 1/2 cup Water Method: Mix first set of ingredients well. Beat in a blender for 4-5 minutes to incorporate air (this will ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Appetizer
Chilli Paneer
2008-02-12 17:09:00 Ingredients: 350 gms Paneer 2 tsp Salt 1 Egg 1/2 cup Corn Flour 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Chilli , Appetizer
Murgh Biryani a.k.a. Chicken Biryani
2007-10-04 23:37:00 Ingredients 2 Cup Basmati rice 1.5 lbs Chicken pieces 1/2 cup Milk 1 cup Yogurt (curd) 3 Thinly sliced onions 1 tsp. Ginger paste 1/2 tsp. Garlic paste 1 tsp. Green chilli paste 1/2 cup Tomato puree 2 tsp. Red chilli powder 1 tsp. Turmeric Powder 1 tsp. Cumin powder (Roasted) 2 tsp. Garam Masala Powder 1/2 tsp. Green cardamom powder Pinch of Saffron 1 tsp. Coriander powder 2 tbsp. Green coriander ... More About: Recipes , Biryani
Poha
2007-06-05 16:43:00 Ingredients: 2 cups - poha 1 - onion, chopped 3 - green chillies chopped 1 stalk - curry leaves 2 tsp - turmeric powder 3 to 4 pinches - citric acid 2 tsp - sugar 1 tsp - each cumin & mustard seeds 1 tbsp - oil salt as per taste Method: Sieve poha, wipe over a moistened ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Maharashtra , Poha
Matar Mushroom a.k.a Green Peas with Mushrooms
2007-06-05 16:40:00 Ingredients: 150 gms - mushroom 1 cup - green peas 1 - onion, grinded small quantity - ginger, grinded 1 florlet - garlic grinded 2 - green chillies, chopped fine 1 cup - tomato paste 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds 1 tsp - coriander powder 1/2 tsp - tumeric powder 1/2 tsp - red chilli powder 1/2 tsp - garam masala chopped coriender leaves salt to taste Method: Cut the mushroom ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Mushrooms , Green , Mushroom
Mango Cake
2007-05-12 19:51:00 Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 3 eggs, well beaten 1 tsp. vanilla 1 8 oz. can (or fresh) crushed pineapple 1 1/2 cups chopped mango 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup raisins 2 cups flour Method: Mix cinnamon, baking soda & salt. Mix eggs, vanilla and crushed ... More About: Recipes , Mango , Dessert , Cake
Galinha Cafreal
2007-05-10 21:30:00 Ingredients: 1 large chicken (1 ¼ kg) jointed 6 green chillies/peppers 1 ¼ inch piece ginger 10 cloves garlic 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds ½ tsp garam masala 1 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp oil 2 medium onions, chopped fine 4 large tomatoes, halved 6 medium potatoes, boiled, halved Method: Grind to a ... More About: Recipes , Goa , Real
Dahi Batata Puri a.k.a. Yogurt Potato Puri
2007-05-09 20:36:00 Ingredients 1 packet of puris 3 cups thick yogurt/curd 1/2 cup sugar (If the yogurt is sweet, reduce the amount of sugar) 3/4 cup water 4 medium sized potatoes 2 teaspoon chat masala thin sev chopped coriander leaves salt to taste Sweet chutney: 1/2 cup pulp of dates (soak dates in hot water for 1/2 an hour , remove seeds and grind them in a mixer, ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Potato , Yogurt , Bata
Paani Puri a.k.a. Pani Puri
2007-05-08 20:35:00 Ingredients 1 packet of puris (available in Indian groceries) 1 packet pani puri masala (available in Indian groceries) For the filling: Moong sprouts: Heat some oil in a pan. Add moong sprouts and add little amount of water. Cover and cook till they are done. Sweet chutney: 1/2 cup pulp of dates (soak dates in hot water for 1/2 an hour ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes
Ragda & Patties
2007-05-07 20:35:00 Ingredients For patties: 1 lbs boiled and mashed potatoes 2-3 bread slices (for crispness) salt to taste For ragda: 1 lbs of white peas turmeric powder ginger-garlic paste (1 tsp each) red chilli powder salt 1 onion 2 tomatos(optional) 2 tsp garam masala For sweet chutney: 1/2 cup pulp of dates (soak dates in hot water for 1/2 an hour, ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Maharashtra
Vegetable Sandwich Bombay Style
2007-05-06 20:35:00 Ingredients: Sandwich bread tomatoes boiled potatoes cucumber beetroot onion some butter (preferrably Amul butter) salt and pepper tomato ketchup For chutney: coriander leaves 5-6 green chilies 1 tsp cumin seeds Method: Make thin round slices of all the vegetables. Grind together coriander leaves, chilies, cumin seeds and salt to make a chutney. Take a slice of bread and apply some butter on one surface. Spread some chutney. Prepare another slice of bread ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Bombay , Style , Vegetable
Mushroom Chilli Fry
2007-05-05 20:40:00 Ingredients: 20 mushrooms ½ tsp mustard seeds 2-3 red chillies (local) ¼ tbsp coconut oil/butter Salt to taste Method: Wash and clean mushrooms, pat dry and cut into halves. Apply a little salt. Heat coconut oil/butter in a frying pan. Add mustard seeds and red chillies. Fry till mustard seeds splutter. Add mushrooms and stir fry ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Chilli , Goa , Mushroom
Chicken Xacuti
2007-05-04 20:35:00 Ingredients: 1 large chicken (1 ¼ kg) salt to taste one cup grated coconut 1 tbsp fresh diced coconut 1 ½ tbsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tbsp poppy seeds 1 tsp turmeric seeds 8 red dried chillies 1 tsp grated nutmeg 6 star aniseed 2 tsp fennel seeds 1/3 cup oil 2 ... More About: Recipes , Goa , Chicken
Mushroom Masala Bhaaji
2007-05-03 20:40:00 Ingredients: 50-100 button mushrooms 1 coconut, grated 2 onions, roughly chopped 2-3 onions, finely chopped A little turmeric powder Tamarind Masala for roasting in oil: 4 tbsp coriander seeds 2 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp aniseed 2 tbsp poppy seeds 1 dagadful 1 piece mace 8-10 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 8-10 peppercorns 1-2 bay leaves 10-15 ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Goa , Mushroom , Room
Pumpkin and Prawns
2007-05-02 20:40:00 Ingredients: 2 segments or red pumpkin 2 onions ½ tbsp Goa n sambhar Handful dried prawns 1 tsp sugar ½ coconut, grated Method: Chop the pumpkin, salt and keep aside. Grind the dried prawns and grated coconut coarsely. Heat the oil in the frying pan. Add the ground mixture, sugar and pumpkin. Add very little water (about ... More About: Recipes , Pumpkin , Pump , Prawns
Kumro Phool Bhaja
2007-05-01 20:40:00 Ingredients: 20 kumro phool 1 cup besan or chick-pea flour 1 tsp oil water to make besan paste 1/2 tsp posto (poppy seeds) 1/4 tsp kalojeere (kalonji) 1/2 tsp chili powder salt to taste oil for deep frying a pinch of baking soda (optional) Method: Pour besan in a large bowl and add 1 tsp oil Mix thoroughly. Add water and make batter with a relatively thick consistency Add ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes
Sweet Lassi
2007-05-01 20:38:00 Ingredients: 500 ml yogurt 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar Crushed Ice 250 ml Water Method: Place all the ingredients in a blender including ice and blend until it is a bit frothy. More About: Sweet
Crab Xec Xec
2007-04-30 20:40:00 Ingredients: 8 medium crabs 8 tbsp grated coconut 10 kashmiri chillies 2 tbsp coriander seeds 10 peppercorns 4 cloves 2 tbsp oil 2 onions (sliced) ½ tsp ginger-garlic paste ¼ tsp turmeric powder ¼ tsp tamarind juice 2 green chillies (chopped) Method: Clean the crabs. Roast the coconut lightly and clear the pan. Roast the chillies and then the spices. Grind the roasted ingredients to a fine paste using a little water. Heat ... More About: Recipes , Goa , Crab
Lemon and Ginger Chill
2007-04-30 20:37:00 Ingredients: 2 lemon juice small piece ginger 5 mint leaves sugar according to your taste pinch of jaljeera masala Salt a pinch 4 cups water Method: Mix them all together in the blender for few seconds. Then strain it. Chill it for few hours. Add ice cubes. Add jaljeera masala Serve with lemon slices. Ready to drink. More About: Lemon , Ginger , Hill
Ambot Tik
2007-04-29 20:40:00 Ingredients: 1 lbs fish preferably skate, shark or catfish 10 dry red chillies ¼ tsp cumin seeds 4 peppercorns ¼ inch piece turmeric 4 flakes garlic ½ inch piece ginger a small (marble size) tamarind 1 onion (sliced fine) 2 tbsp oil Method: Clean and wash the fish. Cut into desired pieces, apply salt and keep aside. Grind the above ingredients in a little water. Fry the onion in ... More About: Recipes , Goa
Fruit Cooler
2007-04-29 20:34:00 Ingredients: 2 bananas 3 peaches 1 cup yogurt 1 cup chilled milk Method: Peel the bananas and cut the small pieces bananas and peaches. Grind the both fruits in the mixer. Add low fat yogurt and again grind, you can mix chilled milk and sugar. Serve chilled. More About: Fruit , Coole , Cooler
Apa de Camarao a.k.a Prawn Pie
2007-04-28 20:40:00 Ingredients: 2 cups rice 1 1/2 cups grated coconut 1 1/2 cups toddy 350 gm sugar 6 eggs 1 1/4 cups prawn balchao 1 tbsp butter salt to taste Method: Wash and soak rice overnight. Next morning, grind rice and coconut separately with the toddy, to make a fine batter. Add the salt and sugar and keep aside for 3-4 hours till the batter is well risen. Now ... More About: Recipes , Goa , Mara , Amar
Mixed Vegetable and Fruits Juice
2007-04-28 20:33:00 Ingredients: 2 tomatoes 1 carrot 1 orange a few drops of lemon juice 3 drops saccharine or 2 pills saccharine 2 pinches salt crushed ice for serving Method: Chop the tomatoes and carrots into big pieces. Put the orange segments and ½ teacup of water. Blend it with all the remaining ingredients in a liquidizer and strain. Serve it with lots of crushed ice. More About: Fruits , Vegetable , Tabl , Table , Juice
Dudh Baadam a.k.a Almond Milk Shake
2007-04-27 20:45:00 Ingredients: 3 cups of milk 1 cup of badam 1 cup of yogurt/curds 1 cup of sugar 5 cinnamon 2 cups of water Method: Grind cinnamon, badam, sugar all together After put milk & curds into the mixie, grind well, along with the above powder. Put water if you do not want it served thick. Serve the chilled badam milk shake. More About: Milk , Almond , Adam
Vegetarian Chow Mein
2007-04-27 20:40:00 Ingredients: 1 Packet Noodles 1 Onion Sliced 1 Capsicum Sliced 1 Cabbage Shredded 1 Carrot Sliced 1/2 cup Beans Chopped 2 tbsp Soya Sauce 1 tbsp Vinegar 1 tbsp Chili Sauce Salt to taste 1/4 tsp Pepper Powder 2 tbsp Oil Method: Boil Noodles in enough water. Take care do not overcook. Strain Noodles through cold water 2-3 times and drain water and set aside, add few drops of oil to ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Chow , Aria
Thandai
2007-04-26 20:40:00 Ingredients: 1 kg sugar ½ kg water 40-50 almonds ½ cup saunf 30 cardamom pods ¼ cup black peppercorns whole 1 tbsp khuskhus ½ tsp rose water 1 tbsp kharbooj / tarbooj seeds skinned Method: Bring Sugar and water to boil. After making sure all the sugar is dissolved remove from heat and cool completely. Clean all other dry ingredients. Soak each in water separately for 3-4 hours. Drain all ... More About: Anda , Hand
Vegetarian Manchurian
2007-04-26 20:40:00 Ingredients: 2 cups Grated Cabbage 2 cups Grated Carrots 1 Chopped Spring Onion 2 Chopped Green Chillies 3-4 Crushed Garlic Flakes 2 tbsp Corn Starch or Flour Oil for deep frying 1 tbsp Soya Sauce Salt to taste 1 tsp Pepper Powder 1 tsp Sugar A pinch of ajinomoto 2 tbsp oil Method: Mix grated cabbage and ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Indian Chinese , Aria
Mushroom Cutlets
More articles from this author:2007-04-26 20:05:00 Ingredients: 50 button mushrooms, finely chopped 1-2 onions finely chopped ¼ cup grated coconut 1 tsp red chilli powder ¼ tsp turmeric powder 2 tbsp gram flour 2 tbsp semolina Salt to taste Oil for frying Method: Mix together the finely chopped mushrooms, onions, chilli powder, turmeric powder, gram flour, grated coconut and salt. Shape into ... More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Goa , Mushroom , Room 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
