Corn and Basil Tikki

corn and basil tikki

Absolutely delicious tikki made with corn and other spices with special ingredient basil leaves for different flavour. 

Ingredients

Boiled corn                               2 cup

Cumin powder                           1 tbsp

Basil leaves                              7 – 8

Grated cheese                          1 cup

Desi ghee                                 2 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Black pepper powder                 to taste

Corn flour                                  as required

Olive oil                                     2 tsp

For garnish

Basil leaves

Desi ghee

Method

Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin powder then stir and add boiled corn and mix.

Then add black pepper powder, basil leaves and mix well.

cook corn with basil and spices

Now put it in mixer and make a rough mixture.

Then remove the mixture in a bowl, add salt, corn flour and mix well.

add salt and corn flour in corn mixture

Heat ghee in a pan.

Now make tikki shapes of the mixture and place on hot ghee.

place the corn tikki on hot oil

Cook from both sides until golden brownand with them saute some basil leaves.

cook tikkis and saute basil

Serve them on plate and garnish with basil leaves and ghee.

serve the corn and basil tikki

Murg Tangdi Kebab

murg tangri kebab/chicken drumstick kebab

Chicken leg kebabs cooked in microwave oven. Tangdi Kabab is a famous North Indian delicacy which is usually served as a starter. To make it even more interesting it is served with green chutney and salad.

Ingredients

For marinating

Chicken drumsticks                   3 nos.

Ginger-garlic paste                    2 tsp

Red chilli paste                         1 tsp

Chat masala                             ½ tsp

Lemon juice                              2 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

For tandori masala

Curd                                         1 cup

Gingergarlic paste                     2 tsp

Red chilli paste                         1 tbsp

Chat masala                             1 tsp

Black salt                                 1 tsp

All ground spice                        1 tsp

Lemon juice                              1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                           3 – 4 tbsp

For garnish

Lettuce leaves

Onion ring

Tomato slices

Capsicum rings

Green chutney

Mint leaves

Method

To prepare marinated chicken

First slit the chicken drumsticks.

slit the chicken drumstic

Take a mixing bowl, put the chicken drumsticks and add ginger garlic paste.

add ginger=garlic paste

Add red chilli paste, chat masala, lemon juice, salt and mix well.

add chilli paste lemon juice

To prepare tandori masala

Take another mixing, add curd and beat it well.

beat the curd

Then add ginger-garlic paste, red chilli paste and mix well.

add chilli paste and mix well

Add chat masala, black salt, all ground spice, lemon juice, salt and mix well.

add chat masala

Add add this prepare masala into chicken and mix well.

add prepared curd mixture in chicken

Add oil and keep aside.

add oil in marinated tangri

Tip: Keep the marinated chicken for overnight to make the chicken tastier, juicer and more tender.

Now place the marinated chicken drumsticks on baking tray and add the remaining masala on chicken.

place marinated chicken on baking tray

Keep the plate in microwave oven for 15 minutes at 170 degree Celsius or until golden brown.

Decorate the serving plate with lettuce leaves, onion rings, tomato, capsicum rings.

arrange the salad to keep chicken tangri kebabs

Then place the ready chicken tangdi kebab at middle and garnish with green chutney and mint leaves.

garnished tangri kebabs

Akhrot Kebab

akhrot kebab

Spiced walnut with healthy raw banana, paneer mixture made into delicious kebabs.

Ingredients

Ginger garlic paste                    2 tsp

Chopped green chillies              1 tsp

Boiled and chopped walnut        ¼ cup

Chopped French beans              ¼ cup

Cashew nut powder                   1 ½ tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Turmeric powder                        ½ tsp

Coriander powder                       1 tsp

Red chilli powder                        1 ½ tsp

Mawa                                        1 tbsp

Oil                                            2 tsp

Grated raw banana                     ½ cup

Salt                                           to taste

Crushed black pepper                 to taste

Boiled and grated potato             ¼ cup

Grated paneer                            1 1bsp

Almond and walnut powder          1 tbsp

Oil to pan sear                           1 tsp

Method

Heat oil in pan, add ginger garlic paste, chopped green chillies and stir.

stir ginger gaarlic paste and chopped green chillies 

Add chopped walnut, chopped fresh beans, cashew nut powder, salt and mix well.

add chopped fresh bean, cashew nut powder

Then add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and mix well.

powder spices 

Then add mawa and mix well.

add mawa and mix well 

Now in a bowl add grated raw banana and add the cooked mixture in it.

add it in raw banana

Then add boiled and grated potato, salt, crushed black pepper and mix well.

add potato

Add grated paneer, almond and walnut powder and mix well.

add dry fruit powder and paneer

Now take a portion of the mixture and make tikki.

prepare tikki

Heat oil in a pan, place tikkis on it and pan sear from both sides.

pan stir the akhrot kebab

Once cooked, remove from pan.

Place on serving plate with fork and garnish with coriander leaves.

garnished akhrot kebab

Dahi Anjeer Kebab

dahi anjeer kebab 

Melt in the mouth Dahi Kebabs with healthy figs, served with fig salad and tomato chutney.

Ingredients

Hung curd                                1 cup

Roasted gram flour                    ½ cup

Grated cottage cheese              2 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Crushed black pepper                to taste

Oil to pan sear                          1 tbsp

Tomato chutney                        as required

For filling

Chopped and soaked figs          ¼ cup

Chopped green chilli                 1 tsp

Chopped ginger                        1 tsp

Chopped onion                         1 tbsp

Chopped coriander                    1 – 2 tsp

For salad

Figs                                          2 nos.

Lemon juice                              ½ lemon

Honey                                       2 tsp

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add hung curd, gram flour and mix well.

Then add grated cottage cheese, crushed black pepper, salt and mix well and keep aside.

prepare curd mixture 

To prepare filling

Take another mixing bowl, add chopped and soaked fig, chopped ginger, chopped chilli, chopped onion, chopped coriander and mix well.

prepare fig filling 

Heat oil in a pan.

Keep prepared hung curd mixture on palm then put the filling on it and again put hung curd mixture and seal it.

Now pan sear the kebab and serve it on plate.

pan sear the kebab

To prepare salad

In a bowl mix sliced fig with lemon juice and honey.

fig salad

Place the salad with kebab and serve with tomato chutney.

Singhade Ki Shami

singhade ki shami

Very healthy veg kabab cooked with water chestnut and Bengal gram and served with tomato and plum chutney and green apple salad.

Ingredients

For kabab

Cumin seeds                             ½ tsp

Chopped onion                          1 tbsp

Garam masala                           1 tsp

Red chilli powder                        ½ tsp

Cumin powder                            ½ tsp

Coriander powder                       ½ tsp

Soaked and boiled Bengal

Gram                                        ½ cup

Canned and sliced water

Chestnut                                   ½ cup

Chopped coriander                     1 tbsp

Oil to pan sear                           1 tbsp

For filling

Hung curd                                  1 cup

Chopped green chilli                    2 tsp

Salt                                            to taste

For salad

Green apple                                1 no.

Salt                                            to taste

Oil                                              1 tsp

Sesame seeds                            1 pinch

Fennel seeds                              1 pinch

For garnish

Tomato and plum chutney            as required

Fennel seeds                              as required

Method

To prepare kabab

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, chopped onion and sauté.

saute the onion

Then add garam masala, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and mix well.

add all spices 

Add soaked and boiled Bengal gram and stir well.

add bengal gram

Now add sliced water chestnut and mix well.

add sliced chestnut

Then add chopped coriander and mix well.

add chopprd coriander 

Put the mixture in the blender and blend it well.

Keep the mixture in a plate and let it cool.

kabab mixture

To prepare filling

Take a bowl, add hung curd, chopped green chilli, salt and mix well.

prepare hung curd filling

Make balls from kabab mixture then stuff them with filling.

Now heat oil in a pan and place the prepare kababs.

put prepared kabab on pan

Roast them from both sides until light brown.

roast the kabab

Remove the kababs in a plate and serve with tomato and plum chutney.

singhade ki kabab with chutney 

To prepare salad

Cut fine juliennes of the green apple and add salt, sesame seeds and fennel seedsand mix well.

Place it with kababs and drizzle it with fennel seeds.

put the green apple salad with kabab

Kathal ke kabab

kathal ke kabab

It is a yummy kabab with Jackfruit marinated in spicy rice mixture and served with tasty curd sauce.

Ingredients

For kabab

Jackfruit cut in cubes                 6 pieces

Boiled rice                                1 bowl

Green chillies                            4

Garlic paste                              1 tsp

Turmeric powder                        ¼ tsp

Red food colour                         1 pinch

Red chilli powder                       ½ tsp

Grated jaggery                          1 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            to fry

For sauce

Fenugreek seeds                      1 tsp

Chopped green chilli                  1 tsp

Curd                                         3 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Sugar                                       1 tsp

Method

To prepare kabab

In a grinder put rice and 4 chillies and make smooth paste and remove in a bowl.

rice paste 

Now add garlic paste, turmeric powder, red colour, red chilli powder, grated jaggery.

put all the ingredients in rice paste 

Mix all inredients well.

rice mixture 

Put bamboo skewer in jackfruit cubes and marinate in rice mixture.

marinate the jackfruits 

To prepare curd sauce

Heat a pan, add fenugreek seeds and stir.

Then add chopped chilli and roast well.

roast fenugreek seeds and chopped green chilli 

Mix curd, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, sugar in a bowl.

Then pour it in pan and mix well.

prepare curd sauce

Now deep fry the marinated jackfruits.

Remove on tissue.

fried jackfruit kabab

Put the kababs on serving plate and pour the curd mixture on them.

kathal kabab/jackfruit kabab