Thursday, May 19, 2011

Masala Chole

Ingredients:

1. Chole(Kabuli) - 250 gm
2. Onion - 3 medium
3. Garlic - 10 cloves
4. Ginger - 2 inch
5. Curd - 1 cup
6. Khada Garam Masala - 4 cardamom, 6 Cloves, 2 Badi elaichi, 1 inch Cinamon Stick, 1 Bay Leave, 6-8 Black Pepper, Jeera
7. Garam Masala Powder - 2 tspoon
8. Turmeric - 1 tspoon
9. Corriander Powder - 2 tspoon
10. Red  Chilly - 2 tspoon
11. Almonds- 4
12. Roasted Peanut - 10
13. Kaju - 5
14. Corriander - garnshing
15. Roasted Jeera Powder - 2 tspoon
16. Oil & Butter
17. Salt - To Taste
18. Kasturi Methy - garnishing

Preparation:

Partially boil the chole. Grind onion, ginger and garlic to a thick paste. Grind Almonds, Roasted Peanut & Kaju into paste.

Method:

1. Heat a pan, pour oil and add all the ingredients of step 6.
2. Add the paste mentioned in the preparation into the hot oil.
3. Fry the masala in low flame and add salt, mix it well.
4. Once the masala colour is changed to light brown and onion smell is gone.
5. Add all the powder masala of step 8, 9 & 10 with water and mix with masala and fry it.
6. Add the Almonds, Roasted Peanut & Kaju paste into the masala and fry it untill oil seperated.
7. Now add beaten curd into the masala and mix it in low flame.
8. Once theoil is seperated masala is ready.
9. Now mix the masala and chole and put it into pressure cooker.
10. After 5 wistle remove the pressure and put it into kadhai.
11. Now add garam masala powder, Kasturi Methi and corriander and give boil for 2 min add butter on the top.
12. Masala chole is ready to server with Nan or Rice.

Gajar Ka Halwa

Ingredients:

1. Gajar - 1Kg
2. Milk - 11/2 litre
3. Milk Maid - 1 Cup
4. Dry Fruits - 1 Cup Mix
5. Sugar - According to Taste
6. Khaya - 200gm
7. Ghee - 50 gms

Preparation:

Grate Gajar, chop dry fruits and reduce the milk to 1/4 th.

Method:

1. Heat a pan, pour ghee and add grated gajar and fry it untill water reduces (40min).
2. Add reduced milk and mix it for 30 min.
3. Now add milk maid and mix again.
4. Now check the sweet and add sugar accordingly.
5. Now when water is completly dry and gajar is cooked properly add the khoya and dry fruits and mix it properly.