Palak Malai Barfi

palak malai barfi

It is a delicious sweet dish made with healthy spinach, milk and dry fruits.

Ingredients

Boiled finely chopped spinach                 1 cup

Milk                                                      1 cup

Granulated khoya                                  2 tbsp

Sugar                                                   6 – 8 tbsp

Soaked saffron in milk                            2 tbsp

Almond finely chopped                           1 tsp

Pistachio finely chopped                        1 tsp

Desi ghee                                             3 tbsp

For garnish

Silver leaf

Method

Heat desi ghee in a pan, add spinach in it ans stir for 2 – 3 minutes.

Then add milk, saffron soaked  and mix well.

add milk and soaked saffron in spinach 

Add khoya, sugar and mix well then cook for 4 – 5 minutes.

add khoya sugar and mix

Now grease plate and sprinkle chopped almond and pistachio.

sprinkle pistachio almond in greased plate 

Then pour the cooked spinach on it and spread then freeze it for 2 hours.

pour the cooked spinach 

Take out from freeze and cut in pieces.

cut the palak malai barfi in pieces

Garnish with silver leaf and serve.

Banana Kofta and Pineapple Curry

banana kofta and pineapple curry

Healthy kofta made with row banana mixture and served with delicious pineapple curry.

Ingredients

For koftas

Green plantains                         4 nos.

Red chilli powder                       ½ tsp

Cinnamon powder                      ½ tsp

Turmeric powder                        ½ tsp

Asafoetida                                ½ tsp

Finely chopped ginger               ½ tsp

Finely chopped coriander           5 tsp

Grated fresh coconut                 2 tbsp

All purpose flour                        2 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

All purpose flour                         for coating

Oil                                            to fry

For curry

Olive oil                                     3 – 4 tbsp

Dry red chilli                              2 – 3

Mustard seeds                          1 tsp

Cumin powder                           ½ tsp

Fennel seeds                            1 tsp

Cloves                                      8 – 10

Green cardamom                       5 – 6

Curry leaves                              8 – 10

Finely chopped ginger                2 – 3 tsp

Finely chopped onion                 1         

Grated fresh coconut                 ½ cup

Turmeric powder                        ½ tsp

 Red chilli powder                      ½ tsp

Cinnamon powder                      ½ tsp

Khoya                                       2 – 3 tbsp

Finely chopped pineapple           1 cup

Grated jaggery                          1 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Method

To prepare koftas

First peel and grate the plantains in a mixing bowl.

grate peeled banana

Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cinnamon powder, asafoetida, ginger, chopped coriander, grated coconut, salt and mix.

add all ingredients and mix

Then add all purpose flour and mix well.

add flour

Now make balls of the mixture and coat with all purpose flour and keep aside.

banana bolls coat with all purpose flour

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the balls till golden brown then remove and keep on tissue.

fried banana kofta

To prepare pineapple curry

Now heat olive oil in another pan, add dry chillies, mustard seeds, cumin, fennel seeds, cloves, green cardamom, curry leaves, ginger chopped and stir.

Then add chopped onion and stir well and add grated coconut and stir well.

Once cooked, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, asafoetida, dry ginger powder, cinnamon powder and mix well.

stir all spices 

Add water as required and stir well, then add khoya, jaggery and mix well.

add khoya and jaggery 

If required then add more water then add salt, chopped pineapple and cook for 7 – 8 minutes.

cook pineapple curry 

Then place the fried banana koftas in serving plate and pore the cooked curry.

serve pineapple curry on banana kofta

Garnish with chopped coriander and serve.

Paneer Shashlik

paneer shashlik 

Paneer shashlik is a complete meal made with marinated paneer in hung curd mixture and vegetables and served with dip and salad.

Ingredients

Paneer                                     250 gms

Onion                                       2 nos.

Red, green, yellow

bell peppers                              1 no. each

For marinating

Hung curd                                 200 gm

Garlic paste                              1 tsp

Tahini paste                              1 tsp

Spicy spicy powder                    2 tbsp

Lemon juice                              1 tsp

Black pepper powder                 1 tsp

Cream                                      1/3 cup

Salt                                          to taste

Olive oil                                    1 tbsp + for brushing    

Method

First cut the paneer in big cube otherwise grilling time it can break, cut bell peppers and onion in square slices.

Take a mixing bowl, add 1 tbsp olive oil, hung curd and mix well.

add hung curd in oil 

Then add garlic paste and mix and add tahini paste and mix well.

add tahini paste

Now add spicy spicy powder and mix well.

add spicy spicy powder

Add black pepper powder, salt and mix well.

Then add lemon juice and mix then add cream and mix well.

add cream

Now coat well the paneer cubes with this mixture.

coat the paneer with peanut mixture 

Now put the bell pepper slice, onion slice and paneer in skewer and place on griller.

place paneer skewer in griller

Brush with olive oil and grill from all sides.

grill the paneer 

Once it grilled take out from skewer and put in serving skewer and serve with dip and salad.

take out from grilled skewer

Chickpeas Crowned Bottle Gourd

chickpeas crowned bottle gourd

It is a unique dish made with stuffed crown shape bottle gourd pieces with delicious chickpeas mixture and sear fry in olive and sesame oil.

Ingredients

Bottle gourd                              1

Tomato                                     1

Lemon juice                              2 tsp

For paste

Boiled chickpeas                       1 cup

Roasted peanut                         ½ cup

Peanut powder                          3 - 4 tbsp

Green chillies finely chopped      3 tbsp

Black pepper powder                  to taste

Salt                                          to taste

Olive oil                                     3 – 4 tsp

For frying

Sesame oil                                3 – 4 tsp

Olive oil                                     2 – 3 tsp

Grated cheese                           2 tbsp

Black pepper powder                  2 tsp

For garnish

Peanut powder                         

Chopped green chillies

Lettuce leave chopped

Black pepper powder

Method

First peel the bottle gourd and cut in 1 and ½ inches thick pieces.

Then scoop the pieces and give crown shape to all pieces.

give the shape of crown on bottle gourd 

Then blanch the bottle gourd pieces and tomato with salt and lemon juice.

blanch the bottle gourd and tomato

Now take a mixer and add boiled chickpeas, peanut powder, seem seeds, chopped chillies, salt, black pepper powder, olive oil and make a paste.

prepare chickpeas mixture 

Now heat olive and sesame oil in a pan, add the prepare chick peas paste and stir.

add chickpeas mixture in oil

Then add grated cheese and mix well, if required then add little water and mix well and remove in a bowl and let it comes in room temperature.

add grated cheese and mix 

Then stuff the blanched bottle gourd pieces with this chickpeas mixture.

stuff the bottle gourd

Take out the blanched tomato skin and keep aside and slice the tomato and place on serving plate.

blanched tomato slices 

Heat olive and sesame oil in a pan add tomato skin, pepper powder.

blanched tomato skin in sesame olive oil

Then place the stuffed bottle gourd on this oil and cook for a while then sprinkle lemon juice on them.

sear fry the stuffed bottle gourd 

Remove and place on serving plate on serving plate.

Garnish with peanut powder, chopped green chillies, black pepper powder, chopped lettuce leaves.

garnish the chickpeas crowned bottle gourd

                        

Methi Falafel / Fenugreek Falafel

methi or fenugreek falafel

Chickpeas falafel made with pleasant flavour of fenugreek and served with tahini paste.

Ingredients

Boiled chickpeas                       2 – 3 cup

Fenugreek leaves chopped         ½ cup

Parsley leaves chopped              2 – 3 tbsp

Cumin powder                           1 tsp

Cayenne pepper powder             1 – 2 tsp

Black pepper powder                  2 tsp

Lemon juice                               2 tsp

Salt                                           to taste

Oil                                             to fry

For salad

Tomato                                      1 no.

Lettuce leave                              1

Lemon juice                                3 – 4 tsp

Parsley chopped                         1 tsp

For garnish

Tahini paste

Chopped parsley

Mint leaves

Sesame oil

Tomato

Method

Take a mixer, add boiled chickpeas, chopped fenugreek leaves, parsley leaves, cayenne pepper, cumin powder, black pepper powder, lemon juice, salt and make a paste.

prepare chickpeas mixture for falafel

Now give the shapes of the prepared paste.

falafel

Then deep fry them and remove on tissue.

fried falafel

To prepare salad

Take a mixing bowl, add sliced tomato, chopped lettuce leaves, parsley leaves, lemon juice and mix well and place on serving plate.

prepare salad

Place the fried methi falafel on serving plate and garnish with tahini paste, chopped parsley, mint leaves and put sesame oil on them.

methi or fenugreek falafel

Chilli Garlic Fish

chilli garlic fish

It is a very fast and easy to prepare and tasty dish of fish with chilli and garlic flavour with hung curd.

Ingredients

Sole fish cut in cubes                8 pieces

Onion seeds                             1 tsp

Garlic finely chopped                 1 tbsp

Chopped green chillies               1 ½ tsp

Hung curd                                 250 gm

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Salt                                           to taste

Mustard oil                                 2 tbsp

           

Method

Take a mixing bowl, add hung curd, salt, turmeric powder and beat well by spoon.

curd mixture

Then add fish cubes and mix well then keep aside.

add fish in curd mixture

Heat mustard oil in a pan and sauté onion seeds in it.

add onion seeds in hot oil

Then add chopped chillies and stir.

add chopped chillies and stir

Add chopped garlic and mix well.

add garlic and stir

Now add the marinated fish with curd mixture and mix well.

add marinated fish

Then cover and cook for 5 – 7 minutes.

The yummy chilli garlic fish is ready to serve.

ready chilli garlic fish