Contributor: Sarika Luthra (Indore, India)

# Coriander Mint Puri

# Cutlets of Kuttu Atta

# Spicy Sauce for Momos

# Chana with Pudina Flavour

# Mango Shake with Ice-Cream

# Sweet Tamarind Raita

# Matar ki Puri

# Spicy Corn Salad

# Corn Capsicum

# Sweet Corn Capsicum Paratha

# Corn Tomato Pizza

# Pizza Style Sandwich

# Paneer Masala with Cream

# Lemon Rice

# Chocolate Nuts Ice-Cream

Coriander Mint Puri

Ingredients :

Posted since : 24-05-2010 

• Wheat flour - 2 cups

• Maida - 1/2 cup

• Ajwain - 1 tsp

• Salt to taste

• Coriander powder - 1 tsp

• Red chili powder - 1 tsp

• Mint leaves - 100 gms

• Coriander leaves - 50 gms

• Curd - 2 tbsp

• Oil - 1 tbsp

• Water for preparing the dough

Method :

• Make a paste of coriander and mint leaves.

• Add little water to it and keep aside.

• Make a little hard dough by mixing both the flours, oil, ajwain, salt, coriander and red chilli powder, curd, coriander mint paste.

• In a kadai heat the oil for frying divide the flour into 10-12 balls and give a
  shape of puri with the help of belan.

• Deep fry it.

• Serve hot with curd or chutney.

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Cutlets of Kuttu Atta

Ingredients :

Posted since : 24-05-2010 

• Boiled Potatoes - 2

• Kuttu ka atta - 2 tbsp

• Rock salt - as per taste

• Red chili powder - 1 tsp

• Coriander powder - 1 tsp

• Amchoor - 1 tsp

• Green chili, finely chopped - 1

• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

• Mint leaves - 1 tsp

• Grated coconut - 2 tsp

• Peanuts - 5

• Almonds - 2

• Cashew nuts - 2

• Raisin - 5

Method :

• In a bowl mash the potatoes and mix all the ingredients.

• Give a shape of your choice(tikki or cutlet shape).

• Roll it over the kuttu atta.

• Deep fry it.

• Serve hot with pudina chutney.

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Spicy Sauce for Momos

Ingredients :

Posted since : 24-05-2010 

• Tomatoes, chopped - 2

• Tomato sauce - 2 tsp

• Pizza sauce - 1 tbsp

• Red chili powder - 1 tsp

• Red chili, chopped - 1

• Oil - 2 tsp

• Salt as per taste

Method :

• Heat the oil in a pan.

• Add the tomatoes and saute it to a smooth paste.

• Add all the remaining ingredients and saute it for 3-4 minutes on a low flame continuously stirring it.

• Cool it to a room temperature and serve with momos.

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Chana with Pudina Flavour

Ingredients :

Posted since : 24-05-2010

• Kabuli chana-2 cups

• Small bunch of pudina

• Potato,boiled - 1

• Salt to taste

• Coriander powder - 1 tsp

• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

• Chana masala - 2 tsp

• Oil - 1 tbsp

• Tamarind water - 1 tbsp

• Kasoori methi, crushed - 1 tsp

• Green chilli, chopped - 1

• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method :

• Soak the kabuli chana overnight.

• Boil it the next morning with tea leaves to give them black colour.

• Make a paste of pudina and keep aside.

• Heat the oil.

• Add pudina paste along with tamarind water and  saute it for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.

• Put the chana and mix it well.

• Add boiled potato, red chilli, coriander powder, green chilli, chana masala, salt, kasoori methi mix it.

• Saute for another for 5minute.

• Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with bhature or puri.

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Mango Shake with Ice-Cream

Ingredients :

Posted since : 08-03-2010 

• Mango - 1 big

• Sugar - 1 tbsp

• Milk - 1 cup

• Vanilla Ice Cream – 1 scoop

• Slices of almonds and cashewnuts-1 tsp (both)

• Raisins – 5

• Cardamom - 2

Method :

• Make a powder from seeds of cardamom.

• Blend the mango pulp along with milk and sugar.

• Pour this in a tall glass, add the vanilla ice-cream.

• Sprinkle almonds, cashew nuts, raisins, cardamom powder over it.

• Your delicious mango shake with ice-cream is ready.

• Serve chilled.

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Sweet Tamarind Raita

Ingredients :

Posted since : 08-03-2010

• Curd - 200 gm

• Sweet tamarind chutney - 2 tsp

• Sugar - 2 tsp

• Papdi - 8 pieces

• Potato -1 small boiled

• Chat masala - 1 tsp

• Salt to taste

• Roasted cumin seeds powder - 1 tsp

• Green chili, finely chopped - 1

• Boondi - 2 tsp

• Mint paste - 1 tsp

Method :

• In a bowl take curd.

• Mix the sugar well till it dissolves.

• Add mint paste, tamarind chutney, papdi, potato, green chili, boondi, salt and chat masala.

• Garnish with roasted cumin powder and finely chopped mint leaves.

• Serve it as a side dish in lunch / dinner.

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Matar ki Puri

Ingredients :

Posted since : 05-03-2010

• Peas - 1 cup

• Wheat flour -1½ cups

• Maida - ½ cup

• Ajwain - 1 tsp

• Salt to taste

• Red chili powder - 1 tsp

• Coriander powder - 1 tsp

• Oil for frying

Method :

• Grind the peas.

• Heat the kadai and put the peas in it sauté it till the water dissolves.

• Add little salt, red chili and coriander powder and keep aside.

• Make a little hard dough by mixing wheat flour, maida, oil - 2 tsp, salt, ajwain and water as required and keep it aside for ½ an hour.

• Now divide the balls into 7-8 portions and fill the peas mixture in it and make it round to give a shape of puri with belan (rolling pin).

• Deep fry it.

• Serve hot with curd or chutney.

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Spicy Corn Salad

Ingredients :

Posted since : 05-03-2010

• Sweet corn - 1 cup

• Butter - 1 tsp

• Cucumber - 1

• Tomato - 1

• Few coriander leaves

• Green chili - 1

• Chat masala - 1 tsp

• Salt to taste

• Vinegar - 1 tsp

• Lemon juice - 1 1/2 tsp

• Red chili powder - 1 tsp

Method :

• Heat the butter in a pan.

• Sauté the corns for 1 minute.

• In a bowl take the corns and add all the remaining ingredients and toss well.

• Put the lemon juice over it and serve.

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Corn Capsicum

Ingredients :

Posted since : 01-03-2010

• Oil - 1 tbsp

• Corns - 1/2 cup

• Capsicum - 2 medium size

• Salt to taste

• Coriander powder - 2 tsp

• Red Chili powder - 1 tsp

• Tomato puree - 1 cup

• Ginger - 2 tsp

• Kasoori methi, crushed - 2 tsp

• Saunf - 1/4 tsp

• Green Chili, chopped - 1

• Cloves and Black Pepper – 4

• Cinnamon - 1 small stick

• Cardamom - 2

• Turmeric powder - a pinch

• Orange color - a pinch

• Cream - 2 tbsp

• Milk - 1/4 cup

• Coriander leaves to garnish

Method :

• Make a powder from the seeds of cardamom. Take sweet corns and boil it for two minutes.

• Grind the tomatoes along with garam masala ( cloves, black pepper and
  cardamom) make a puree of it.

• Deep fry the long slices of capsicum but it should be seedless. Place on a tissue paper to remove the excess oil from it and keep aside.

• Heat the oil in a kadai, add the saunf. When it crackle then add tomato puree and green chili. Sauté it till the oil separates.

• Add salt, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and sauté it for 2 minutes on medium flame.

• Put the milk bring it to boil, lower the flame, add corns, fried capsicum and then add cream.

• Simmer it for another 2 minutes.

• Add the orange color, crushed kasoori methi and cardamom powder over it and mix it

• Cover and cook it for 2-3 min.

• Lastly garnish with coriander leaves.

• Serve hot with butter naan or roti.

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Sweet Corn Capsicum Paratha

Ingredients :

Posted since : 01-03-2010

• Capsicum, small - 1

• Sweet corn - 100 gms

• Tomato, small -1

• Red Chili powder - 1 tsp

• Green Chili, chopped - 1

• Wheat flour dough - 250 gms

• Salt to taste

Method :

• Take sweet corns and boil it for 2 minutes.

• Cut the capsicum and tomato into small pieces.

• Heat the oil in a frying pan, add sweet corn, tomato, green chilies, capsicum, salt and red chili powder and sauté it for 5 minutes.

• Cool it to room temperature.

• Now divide the dough into 4-5 equal parts.

• Roll it slightly, fill in with the stuffing, make a poultice and again roll it with light pressure, dusting little flour if required.

• Heat the tava and shallow fry the parantha.

• Serve it with tomato sauce/ pudina chutney.

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Corn Tomato Pizza

Ingredients :

Posted since : 01-03-2010

• Pizza base, medium - 2

• Butter - 2 tsp

• Capsicum - 2

• Tomato sauce - 2 tsp

• Tomato chopped - 1

• Corns - 1/2 cup

• Tomato puree - 2 tbsp

• Pizza sauce to spread

• Mozzarella cheese, grated -1/2 cup

• salt to taste

• White Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp

• Oil - 2 tsp

Method :

• Heat the oil, put the tomato puree, sauté it, add little salt and keep aside.

• Boil the sweet corns in water to become soft.

• Cut long and thin pieces of capsicum. Sauté it till it becomes soft then add tomatoes (remove the seeds from it), corns, salt, white pepper powder and mix it well and keep aside.

• Now take a pizza base. Heat the griddle on a low flame.

• Put the upper base on griddle, heat it till it becomes golden in color.

• Turn it, spread the butter along with tomato puree, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, ready vegetables and again add the cheese to cover
  the pizza.

• Heat it for 4-5 minutes covered on low flame.

• Serve it with tomato sauce/red chili sauce.

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Pizza Style Sandwich

Ingredients :

Posted since : 01-03-2010

• Brown /White bread – 2 slices

• Mayonnaise - to spread

• Cheese slices - 2

• Grated Cabbage - ¼ bowl

• Carrot – ¼ bowl

• Capsicum - 1

• Chat masala – to sprinkle

• White pepper - to sprinkle

Method :

• Cut the capsicum in lengthwise slices and saute it with ½ tbsp oil on medium flame.

• Apply the mayonnaise on one side of a bread slice.

• Put the cheese slice and spread all the vegetables on top and also sprinkle the chat masala and white pepper then put another bread slice on the top.

• Grill it or toast it in a toaster.

• Serve with Tomato Sauce and Chili Sauce.

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Paneer Masala with Cream

Ingredients :

Posted since : 23-02-2010

• Paneer - 200 gm

• Oil - 1 tbsp

• Milk - 1 cup

• Cream/Malai - 1/2 bowl

• Ginger - 2t bsp finely shredded

• Cardamom powder - 2 piece (make a powder from seeds)

• Green Chilies - 2 pieces finely chopped

• Garam Masala - (3-4 cloves, 3-4 black pepper, 2small cinnamon)

• Tomato Puree- one cup

• Kasoori Methi - 2 tsp, crushed

• Paneer Masala - 2 tsp (optional)

• Salt - according to taste

• Coriander powder - 2 tsp

• Red Chili powder - 1 tsp

• Saunf - 1/4 tsp

• Orange color - a pinch

• Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Method :

• Grind the tomatoes along with garam masala and keep aside.

• Heat the oil in a large pan, add the ginger, saunf. Sauté it over medium flame till they began to splutter.

• Add tomato puree. Stir fry it till the oil separates.

• Add green chilies, salt, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder and paneer masala. Sauté for one - two minute.

• Put the milk and bring it to boil on a high flame.

• After boiling, add the cream/malai stir it for two minutes on a medium flame and then add the orange color, kasoori methi and cardamom powder.

• Stir it for 2 minutes on a medium flame and covered it while stirring it intervals.

• Lastly garnish with grated paneer, cream and coriander leaves.

• Serve hot with chapati or naan.

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Lemon Rice

Ingredients :

Posted since : 23-02-2010

• Boiled rice - 1 cup

• Urad dal - 2 tsp

• Moong dal - 2 tsp

• Potato, finely chopped – 1 small

• Curry leaves - 3 sticks

• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp

• Fennel seeds-1/2 tsp

• Mustard seeds-1 tsp

• Roasted peanuts - 2 tsp

• Salt to taste

• Red chili powder - 1 tsp

• Coriander powder - 1tsp

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

• Coriander and mint leaves to garnish

• Green chili, finely chopped - 1

• Lemon juice - 2 tsp

• Oil for frying and ginger - 1 tsp

Method :

• Heat the oil in a pan, add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, ginger, mustard seeds, peanuts, curry leaves and both the dals.

• When they began to crackle, add potato and cover it for 2 min.

• Cook on medium flame till the potato and dals becomes soft.

• Add the boiled rice, mix it well and put the lemon juice over it.

• Garnish with coriander leaves and mint leaves.

• Serve hot with raita.

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Chocolate Nuts Ice-Cream

Ingredients :

Posted since : 23-02-2010

• Milk - 750 ml

• Cream - 5 tsp

• Cashew nuts - 6

• Almonds - 6

• Sugar - 4 tsp

• Chocolate bar - 50 gms

• Vanilla flavored custard powder - 3 tsp

• Chocolate ice cream powder - 6 tsp

• Corn flour - 2 tsp

Method :

• Make a paste of corn flour, custard powder and chocolate powder in
  cold milk.

• In a large pan put the milk, add the paste to it and bring it to boil till it becomes thick and stirring continuously for 10-15 min.

• Then add the sugar. Cool it to a room temperature and pour this in an ice cream tray.

• Keep it in the freezer for 1hour to set.

• After this blend it in a mixer to become soft along with cream.

• Then pour this in an ice cream tray. Add small pieces of chocolate, almonds and cashew nuts.

• Freeze it for 1-2 hours to set.

• Lastly add chocolate syrup over it and your delicious ice cream is ready to eat.

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