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rasi alu khatta Ingredients......  4 potatoes  2 tomatoes into 4 piece's  1 tsp mustard and cumin seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds  1 tbsp dry mango powder  1 tsp Red chilli powder  1 tsp garam masala powder (without O/G mix) Handful of chopped coriander leaves  Hand full of white sesame  Preparation.......  Dice the potatoes into 4 equal parts. Boil the potatoes with skin and  salt.  Drain, leave to cool, then peel. Put the oil in a kadhai, and set over medium heat . When the oil is very hot, put in the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds and the sesame seeds.  When the seeds begin to pop add tomato and salt stir well add all above dry powders mix and stir it again add coriander leaves.  Add  boil potatoes, and stir-fry for about few minutes. I prefer to cook without water , If you want you may add little water and cook.  Avoid garnishing fresh coriander leaves on...

Kolhapuri mutton  Ingredients: Ingredients for Kolhapuri Masala (Makes 1 cup this recipe needs 4-5 teaspoons) 1 cup dry Red chillies 1/2 cup grated dry Coconut 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds 2 Tablespoons Sesame seeds 2 tablespoons Poppy seeds 1 tablespoon Black pepper corns 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds 1 teaspoon Cloves 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds 2 Bay leaves 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg powder 1 tablespoon Red chili powder 1 teaspoon Oil For the Mutton 750 grams Mutton (Bone on plus boneless) 6-7 Garlic pods 1 inch piece Ginger 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder 2 medium Onions (chopped finely) 1 cup Oil First paste.... ************** 2 teaspoons Poppy seeds 1 1/2 teaspoons Cumin seeds 1 1/2 teaspoons Sesame seeds 30 grams dry grated Coconut (grated and toasted till brown) 30 grams fresh Coconut (grated and toasted till light brown) 1/3 Cup chopped Coriander Second paste...... ************** 3 medium Onion...

Tangy Drumstick curry chuin ambila  Ingredients....  3 Drumsticks  2 Red ripened tomatoes paste  1 tomatoes chopped  1+1 pinch hing (2 pinch) 1 red chillies into half  1 tsp cumin and mustard seeds  ½ tsp fennel seeds  ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds  handful of curry leaves.  1 tbsp of vinegar (optional)  1 tsp Red chilli powder  ½ tsp of curry powder  ¼ of turmeric powder  Salt as per taste  Oil for seasoning  Preparation......  Wash and Cut the drumsticks into length wise. Take a kadhai heat oil.Season with 1 pinch hing ,cumin - mustard seeds,fenugreek seeds,funnel seeds,red chilly, and curry leaves. If u want to add onions add on this stage fry till brown. But I cook this without onion so on this stage add chopped tomato saute for a while and tomato paste and all above spices one by one Fry for few minutes till all rawness vanished and nice aroma spread...

Patishpata  Ingredients.....  Batter....  1 Cup Refined flour 1 Cup Sooji 1/4 Cup Rice flour 1cups Milk 1 Cup grated Jaggery  1 tsp Oil Stuffings...  1 Cup home made khoya 1 Cup milk  2 tbsp grated coconut  ½ Cup grated jaggery 1 tsp Green cardamom powder  Preparations....  In a mixing bowl add all batter ingredients along with water to make a perfect consistency without any lumps. Give rest for ½ hour.  In a kadhai mix all stuffing ingredients except cardamom powder and place it over low flame.  Keep stirring the mixture till it gets sticky paste. Keep aside to cool. Or keep in fridge for few minutes if you are in hurry.  Heat tawa spread 2 drops of oil. use oil brush for better option.  Pour one ladle of the mixture on it and spread it quickly . Put the filling lengthwise in one side and start rolling it. Wait till the colour is light brown. Remove on the plat...

ladi pav Ingredients....  1/2 kg all purpose flour 1 tbsp dry yeast 1/4 Cup of sugar 1/4 Cup oil 1 and 1/2 cups warm water 1 teaspoon full of salt Preparation...  Take a mixing bowl along with flour, yeast and sugar. Add 1 glass of water gradually while kneading. Add oil and salt. Continue to knead while adding the balance of water until you receive a uniform dough. And knead in about 10 minutes.  Cover the bowl with a large cotton cloths  Cover with a towel and place the dough  in warm place until it double in size. Divide the dough into same equal parts and design the buns. Greese the baking pan with baking paper arrange pav in lines.  Put the pav for more 20 minutes with cover in room temperature.  After 20 minites put in pre-heated oven for extra 20 minutes approximately 200 degrees in heat. Ladi pav1

Appam Ingredients....  2 Cup Raw rice ½ cup Grated coconut  1 Cup Coconut milk 1 pinch Soda  ¼ tsp Salt to taste 1 tsp Sugar  Oil  Preparation...  Wash and soak rice in water for 3 to 4 hours. Drain add to grinder along with grated coconut, water and salt. Make a fine batter. The batter shouldn't be too thick or thin.  Transfer to mixing bowl.  In a small sauce pan, add 1 cup of water.Add 3 tbsp of thick batter and mix well  cook in low flame with constantly stirring. Stir until the batter starts bubbling and thicker like a paste.  Turn off the flame and add this thick hot paste it to raw appam batter. mix nicely.  Now add soda powder mix the batter well with hands to give a nice fermentation.  Close it with lid. Allow the batter to ferment overnight or minimum 6 hours. Once the batter is fermented, you can see the batter is raised up. Stir well. If required add 1/4 cup of w...

dry fish pulao  1 kg Curry cut dry fish 2 tbsp Dry Shrimps 1 lemon juice 1 tsp Black pepper 2 sliced Onions 1 Cup tomato puree 1 tbsp GG paste 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 2 tsp Red chili powder 2 tsp Garam masala 1 tbsp chopped mint leaves 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves salt oil Clean these dry fish 4 to 5 times through this process maximum amount of salt will washed and then soaked in warm water for 10 minutes . After 10 minutes remove from water marinade with lemon and black pepper keep aside. Add enough oil in a pan and heat it. Shallow fry these fish  in pressure cooker till brown. Remove in a plate and keep aside. On same oil add dry shrimps fry for 1 min. add chopped onions fry for a while and add ginger garlic paste, and saute it well. Allow it to cook till brown. Add tomato puree and give it a gentle stir and cook till the oil separates. Add all spices along with leaves stir and then add fried fish pieces mix well add soa...