Indian Cooking Recipe Eggs In a Spicy Cream Sauce

Ingredients :

3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 oz onion, finely chopped
1" cube ginger, grated
1 fresh green chili, finely chopped
½ pt single cream
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tsp ground roasted cumin
1/8 tsp cayenne
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp garam masala
2 tsps. tomato paste
¼ pt chicken stock
6-8 hard boiled eggs, halved
1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

Method :

Heat the oil over medium heat in a large frying pan.
When hot put in the onions.
Stir and fry for about three minutes or until the pieces are brown at the edges.
Put in the ginger and chili. Stir and fry for a minute.
Put in the cream, lemon juice, ground roast cumin, cayenne, salt, garam masala, tomato paste and chicken stock.
Mix thoroughly and bring to a simmer.
Put all the egg halves into the sauce in a single layer, cut side up.
Spoon the sauce over them. Cook over medium heat for about five minutes, Spooning the sauce over the eggs.
Serve sprinkled with fresh coriander.

Indian Cooking Recipe Mixed Dal With Eggs

Ingredients :
250 gm mung, masoor and
arhar dals
3 eggs (boiled)
1 onion
1 tomato
1" piece of ginger
4 pods of garlic
½ tsp turmeric powder
4-5 tbsp mustard oil
salt to taste

Method :
Soak the 3 dals in water for half and hour.
Add water, salt and turmeric and cook till the dals are soft. Keep aside.
Peel the boiled eggs and prick lightly with a fork.
Grind the onion, tomato, ginger and garlic into a paste.
Heat the oil and fry the onion and tomato paste till they are a light golden brown.
Add the boiled eggs and continue to cook over a low flame for 1-2 minutes, stirring very gently.
Once the onion paste is dark brown and the eggs a light golden in colour, add one cup of water.
Mix gently and bring the curry to the boil.
Lower the flame and mix in the cooked dal.
Stir gently and allow the dal mixture to come to the boil.
Serve hot.

Indian Cooking Recipe Eggs In Spicy Almond Sauce

Ingredients :

1 oz blanched slivered almonds
2 tsps whole Jeera
2 tbsp white poppy seeds
1 tsp ground coriander seed
1 whole dried hot red pepper
5 tbsp vegetable oil
3 whole elaychi
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
¾" fresh ginger, finely chopped
2 fl oz yogurt
2 fl oz spicy tomato sauce
1 tsp salt
4 fl oz single cream
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp garam masala
4 hard- boiled eggs cut in half

Method :

Put the almonds in a small heavy frying pan and stir over medium to low heat until light brown.
Pulverize in a grinder and remove.
Put 1 tsp cumin seeds, poppy seeds, coriander seeds and red pepper into the frying pan.
Dry roast over medium low heat until the poppy seeds darken, then grind the spices.
Heat the oil in a 7-8" frying pan over a medium flame.
When hot put in the remaining Jeera and the whole cardamom pods.
Stir and fry for a few seconds then add the onion garlic and ginger.
Stir and fry for about five minutes until lightly browned.
Put in 1 tbsp of yogurt and stir and cook for about 30 seconds until the yogurt is gradually incorporated into the onion mixture.
Put the remaining yogurt 1 tbsp at a time the same way.
Then mix the tomato sauce the same way.
Put in ground spices and stir for 10 seconds.
Put in ground almonds and stir for another 10 seconds.
Add 8 fl oz water and salt. Simmer, cover and reduce heat.
Simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Add cream, lemon juice and garam masala. Stir to mix.
Simmer on low heat for 4-5 minutes.
Put the eggs into the sauce.
Spoon some of the sauce over them and simmer gently for 7-8 minutes, spooning the sauce over the eggs often.
Serve with rice or bread and green salad.

Indian Cooking Recipe Egg Pitika

Ingredients :

6 hard-boiled eggs
2 boiled potatoes
2 tbsp mustard oil
3 green chillies, finely chopped
1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
salt to taste

Method :

Mash the potatoes and eggs.
Add the salt, green chillies, onions and mustard oil.
Mix well and serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Egg Masala

Ingredients :
4 eggs, hardboiled and shelled
2 onions, sliced finely

To be mixed together with little water :
1 1/2 tsp chilli pwd
2 tsp coriander powder
A pinch of turmeric
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
1 tomato, chopped
1 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp gram flour
Cooking oil
Method:
Make 2-3 slits on each egg with a thin bladed knife and set aside.
Heat the oil and fry the onions till it becomes brown.
Now add the gram flour and fry till the gram flour is completely fried.
Add the powder paste and fry for 45 seconds. Add the tomatoes and Cilantro.
Add 1 cup of water and the eggs and keep it to boil.
Simmer for 5 minutes. Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Egg Kababs

Ingredients:
4 eggs hard-boiled
2 tsp Besan
1 onion, finely chopped
1 egg (white only)
1 tbsp pudina leaves , finely chopped
1 tbsp hara dhania leaves, finely chopped.
2 Hari mirch , finely chopped
¼ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp black pepper powder
salt to taste
oil for frying

Method:
Grate the hard boiled eggs finely.
Combine with all other ingredients except oil.
Mix well and Knead into smooth dough.
Divide mixture into 10-12 equal portions.
Shape each portion into medallions and keep aside.
Heat Oil in kadai/pan and fry kababs, few at a time untill crisp and golden brown. Serve hot, garnished by onion rings and accompanied by mint.

Indian Cooking Recipe Egg Florentine

Ingredients:
200 gms spinach
10 gms cheese grated
100 ml white sauce
2 egg boiled and sliced
salt to taste
1 tbsp butter



Method:
Heat butter in a vessel and add chopped spinach and salt. Cover and cook the spinach.
Spread spinach in a small pyrex dish.
Sprinkle grated cheese. Add sliced eggs and white sauce.
Place the dish in pre heated oven for 3 minutes.

Indian Cooking Recipe Egg Akoori

Ingredients :

1 onion, sliced finely
2 chopped green chillies
1-2 flakes garlic, finely chopped
1/4 " ginger , finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
A little garam masala
4 eggs
Cooking oil
Method :

Heat the oil and fry the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies till the onions turn brown in colour.
Take the pan off the heat, add the eggs, salt and pepper and the garam masala powder and stir well.
Put back on the fire and fry, stirring continuously till the mixture turns solid and is well browned.

Indian Cooking Recipe Deviled Egg Recipe Without Parmesan Cheese

Ingredients:
6 hard-cooked eggs
½ cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp horseradish
½ tsp salt
½ tsp dry mustard
¼ tsp pepper
3 tbsp salad dressing or mayonnaise
½ tsp paprika
¼ cup black olives, sliced

Method:
This is a good way to hard-boil or hard-cook eggs.
Put eggs into a large pot and cover with cold water about an inch over the eggs. Set the temperature to medium-high and heat until water starts to rapidly boil. After the water begins to boil, turn off the heat, cover, and let stand for 20 minutes.
When the timer goes off, pour out the water and add cold water to stop the cooking.
Crack the eggshell and remove the shell.
Take a knife and cut eggs lengthwise in half.
Next step is to remove yolk and put into a small mixing bowl.
With a fork, mesh egg yolks. To the egg yolks, add Parmesan cheese, horseradish, salt, dry mustard, pepper, and salad dressing.
Fill egg whites with yolk mixture and you want to have the mixture heaping. Garnish with paprika and add the olives to the top.

Indian Cooking Recipe Boiled Eggs in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:
4 boiled eggs
1 tbsp black pepper
salt to taste
For sauce:
1 tomato juice
chilly powder to taste
salt to taste
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
fresh coriander leaves

Method:
Shell the eggs and then remove the yolk by just cutting the top of the eggs white.
To the yolk add black pepper salt to taste and then refill the yolk back inside the white covering seal the top of it by a toothpick.
Now prepare the sauce by adding the tomato juice, chilly powder, salt and tomato ketchup and the fresh coriander leaves. Heat it in a vessel.
Then in the dish keep the eggs and add the sauce from above garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Indian Cooking Recipe Vegetarian Croquettes

Ingredients :
500 gm potato, boiled and mashed
4 tbsp milk
3 tbsp flour
½ tsp baking powder
2-3 green chillies
Coriander (chopped)
Oil for frying the croquettes
Salt to taste

Method :
Mix all the ingredients together.
Oil your palms and divide the mixture into small parts.
Shape each part into elongated rolls and deep-fry in oil till they becomes golden brown.
Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Tasty Corn Balls

Ingredients :
4 boiled potatoes
225 gms paneer
4 green chillies , chopped
2 tbsp coriander, chopped
1 teacup boiled corn
4 tbsp grated cheese
1 teacup maida
bread crumbs
oil for deep frying
salt to taste
Chilli Sauce or Tomato Ketchup to serve

For the sauce:
2 teacups milk
4 tbsp maida
4 tbsp butter

Method:
For preparing the sauce, heat the butter in a vessel and saute the flour for ½ minute.
Put the milk and cook till the mixture becomes very thick.
Cut the potatoes and paneer. Combine the potatoes, paneer, green chillies, coriander, corn, cheese, the prepared sauce and salt properly.
Shape into balls. Combine the flour properly in 1½ teacups of water.
Dip the balls in this paste, roll in bread crumbs and deep fry in oil.
Ready to serve hot with chilli sauce or tomato ketchup.

Indian Cooking Recipe Spinach Rolls

Ingredients:
25 to 30 spinach leaves
4 boiled and mashed potatoes
1½ tsp amchur powder
1 onion, chopped
3 green chillies, chopped
1 tbsp ghee
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

For serving
Tomato ketchup

For the batter
½ teacup gram flour
½ teacup rice flour or plain flour
½ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp salt
1 teacup water

Method:
Heat the ghee and sauté the onion for 1 minute.
Put the green chillies and sauté again for a few seconds.
Put the potatoes, amchur powder and salt. Cool and shape into rolls.
Put a small roll of the potato filling in the centre of spinach leaf and wrap the leaf round the potato roll.
Repeat the same procedure for the remaining filling and spinach leaves.
Combine the Ingredients for the batter.
Dip the rolls in this batter and deep fry in oil.
Ready to serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Indian Cooking Recipe Cheesy Dip

Ingredients :
1 grated carrot
3 teacups fresh curds
3 tsp capsicums, chopped
2 tsp onions, chopped
2 tbsp grated cheese
¼ teacup milk
¼ tsp green chilli, chopped
2 tbsp fresh cream
salt to taste

For serving:
monaco biscuits or any other crackers
cucumber sticks
carrot sticks

Method:

Keep the curds in a thin cloth. Tie and hang for 3 hours, allowing the water to drain out.
Put the carrot, capsicums, onions, cheese, milk, chilli, cream and salt to the curds.
Chill thoroughly.
Ready to serve cold with biscuits, cucumber sticks or carrot sticks.

Indian Cooking Recipe Cheese Wafers

Ingredients:
4 teacups fried potato wafers
1 tsp chilli powder
6 tbsp cheese, grated
salt to taste





Method:

Combine all the ingredients.
Keep in a broad baking dish and bake in a hot oven at 450ºF for 20 minutes.
Ready to serve hot.

Indian Cooking Recipe Cheese Toast

Ingredients:
1 teacup grated cheese
½ onion, chopped
2 to 3 tsp chilli sauce
3 tsp butter
6 bread slices
little salt



Method


Beat the butter and cheese properly.
Put the onion, chilli sauce and very little salt.
Place the bread slices on thoroughly greased baking tin and bake in a hot oven at 400ºF for 5 minutes.
Allow it to cool. Put a little filling on top of each toast.
Bake in a hot oven at 450ºF for 10 minutes.
Cut into small pieces
Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Cheese Hors D'Oeuvre

Ingredients:
2 to 3 slices white bread
2 tbsp butter (approx.) a little mustard
3 to 4 tbsp grated cooking cheese
chilli powder (optional)
salt and pepper to taste




Method:
Toast the bread slices on one side only. Keep it to cool.
On the untoasted side, apply the butter and spread with a little mustard.
Sprinkle thickly with the grated cheese and a little salt and pepper.
Grill until the cheese has melted and browned.
If you want, sprinkle a little chilli powder.
Cut into fingers or into squares
Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Cheese Crackers

Ingredients:
85 gms maida
25 gms butter
55 gms grated cheese
¼ tsp caraway seeds
1 tbsp milk (approx.)
a pinch salt



Method:

Sieve the flour very well. Rub in the butter with finger tips.
Put the cheese, caraway seeds and salt and make a dough by using enough milk.
Roll out the dough to about 6 min. (¼") thickness and cut into small bite-sized pieces with a fancy cutter.
Place on a greased baking tin and prick all over with a fork.
Bake in a hot oven at 450ºF for 7 to 8 minutes.
Ready to serve plain or with any dip.

Indian Cooking Recipe Vanilla Ice cream

Ingredients :

1 litre milk
2 tbsp sugar
10 tsp vanilla essence

Method :

Boil the milk till it becomes thick.
As soon as it is cooled add the sugar and vanilla essence and blend well using a blender or mixie.
Cool it in the refrigerator and again blend well.
Keep it in the freezer and your Vannila Ice Cream will be ready with in two hours.

Indian Cooking Recipe Sponge Cake

Ingredients:

3 large eggs
85 gms self-raising flour
115 gms sugar
4 tbsp melted butter

Method:
Sieve the flour. Grease and dust a baking tin.
Use approx. 10" x 5" diameter tin for the cake.
Beat the eggs and sugar properly until it becomes thick and double in quantity.
Fold in the well-sieved flour carefully and gently with a metal spoon.
Add in 2 tbsp of hot water and the butter.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tin.
Bake in a hot oven at 400ºF. for at least 15 minutes.
The cake is ready when it does not stick to the sides of the tin and is flaky to touch.
Remove from the oven and keep for 1 minute.
Invert the tin over a plate to remove and serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Shrikhand

Ingredients :

1 kg. thick curds
¾ cup powder sugar
a few saffron strands
1 tbsp warm milk
2 tsp elaichi powder

For garnishing :
Silvers of pistachios and almonds

Method :

Hang the curds in a muslin cloth in a cool place for about 3 hours until all the liquid had drained off.
Rub the saffron into the warm milk until it dissolves.
Combine together the hung curds, sugar, saffron mixture and elaichi in a bowl and churn using a hand blender.
Decorate with slivers of pistachios and almonds.
Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Rice Kheer

Ingredients :

1 pav raw rice
¼ pav sago
¾ litre milk
1½ pav sugar
a few raisins
a few cashewnuts
3 cardamom pods
1 pinch saffron

Method :

Wash rice thoroughly. Boil one litre of water in a vessel.
Drop rice into the boiling water.
When rice is half cooked, put sago (washed previously) to it.
When sago turns transparent, check whether rice is cooked properly.
(If water is insufficient, make it up by putting a little more.)
Combine cashewnut bits and sugar with cooked rice and mix constantly, till it boils well.
Boil milk in another vessel, take out its cream, and pour the milk into the cooked rice-cum-sago.
Mix saffron in a little milk and add it along with powdered cardamom and raisins.
Mix and serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Rasgulla

Ingredients :
For the Rasgullas :
1 tsp maida for dusting

For the Chenna :
1 litre cow's milk
½ tsp citric acid

For the Sugar Syrup :
5 cups sugar
½ cup milk

Other Ingredients :
2 tsp maida

Method :
For the Chenna :
Melt the citric acid in ½ cup of water and keep aside.
Keep the milk to boil in a pan, and keep on stirring continuously.
Take out from the fire and mix for at least 5 to 7 minutes till the milk is slightly cool.
Put the citric acid solution and stir the milk gently.
The milk will curdle and they whey will separate. The whey has to be clear thus indicating the milk has completely curdled.
Keep it to rest for 3 to 4 minutes.
Strain out all the whey using a clean damp muslin cloth.
Fold all the 4 sides of the muslin cloth and twist it gently so that all the whey that is the milk solids gets evenly drained out.
Gather the cloth from all 4 sides and squeeze the chenna lightly about 3 to 4 times so that most of the whey gets drained out.
Keep the chenna on a clean plate and knead gently so that it is free of lumps and take care not to apply too much. Pressure while kneading the chenna.
It is advisable to use this almost immediately.

For The Rasgullas :
Divide the chenna into 16 equals parts and roll each part into a ball.
Take care to see that the there are no cracks on the surface.
Dust the back of a thali lightly with the flour and keep the rolled chenna balls on it.

For the Sugar Syrup :
Mix the sugar and milk with 3 cups of water in a large pan approx. 200 mm. (8") in diameter and 150 mm (6") in height and heat while stirring continuously till the sugar dissolves.
When the syrup starts boiling, the impurities in the sugar will begin to float on the surface, forming a grey layer.
Heat over a medium flame to make the grey layer to float.
Do not stir at this point as the layer will break and it will not clarify the syrup.
After about 5 minutes, slowly drizzle 1 cup of water from the sides of the pan with the help of a ladle.
Water added at this stage will bring down the temperature of the sugar syrup and will not allow it to boil and break the grey layer.
Keep on boiling the syrup over a medium flame for 10 minutes and then gently take out the grey layer using a slotted spoon.
Keep the syrup to boil once again and then slowly drizzle another cup of water from the sides of the pan using a ladle.
Remove all the remaining impurities from the syrup, again using a slotted spoon.
Increase the flame and boil vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes. Keep aside.

How to Proceed :
Combine 2 tsp of the maida with ¾ cup of water to make a flour solution. Keep aside.
Heat the sugar syrup in a deep pan over a high flame and boil vigorously.
When it boils, sprinkle half the flour solution in the sugar syrup and then put the chenna balls by upturning the plate on which they are kept.
When the flour solution is added, a frothy layer is formed on the surface of the syrup.
If the frothy layer begins to subside, sprinkle the remaining half portion of the flour solution.
After this, keep on sprinkling water (minimum 1 cup) on the surface of the sugar syrup.
Make sure that the syrup froths all the time while cooking the rasgullas.
Cook for about 15 minutes, continuously sprinkling water to enable the froth to form.
Check if the rasgullas are cooked. To check that the rasgullas are cooked, drop a rasgulla in a pan of cold water. If it sinks to the bottom, it is cooked.
Take out from the fire.
Shift the rasgullas to a bowl along with 2 ladles of sugar syrup and 1 cup of water.
Cool and chill for at least 3 to 4 hours before serving.

Indian Cooking Recipe Rabdi

Ingredients :

2 cups milk
2 bread slices
¼ cup condensed milk
¼ tsp elaichi powder
a few saffron strands

Method :

Remove the crusts of the bread slices and throw it away.
Grind the bread slices in a food processor and make fresh breadcrumbs. Keep aside.
Boil the milk in the bottomed pan. Put the fresh breadcrumbs, condensed milk and sugar and cook on a high flame. Keep on stirring continuously for approximately 10 minutes.
Take out from the fire, put the cardamom powder and saffron and mix properly.
Store it in a refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours.
Serve chilled.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Pista Choco Roll

Ingredients :
For the Pista Choco Roll
¼ cup powder sugar
1 tsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp chopped pistachios
2 drops rose essence

For the Khoya (mava) :
¼ cup powdered sugar

Method:
For the Khoya (mava) :
Heat the milk in a non-stick pan on a high flame till it comes to boil.
Continue to boil and keep on stirring continuously till it becomes semi-solid.
Keep it to cool.

For the Pista Choco Roll :
Combine the khoya and powdered sugar in a heavy bottomed pan and cook on a slow flame.
Continue to stir for 5 to 10 minutes till the sugar get dissolved and the moisture has evaporated.
Keep it to cool completely, put the rose essence and stir well.
Divde into 2 equal parts
In one part, put the cocoa powder and mix properly.
Roll into a 200 mm. x 75 mm. (6" x 3") rectangle. Keep aside.
In the other part, put the chopped pistachios and stir well.
Make a roll of 25 mm. (1") diameter and 200 mm. (8") length.
Arrange the pistachio roll on the chocolate rectangle and roll it in such a way that the chocolate rectangle covers the pistachio roll evenly from all sides and there are no cracks on the surface.
Wrap the roll in a plastic sheet or grease-proof paper and refrigerate till for 10 minutes till it becomes firm.
Take out from the plastic sheet or grease-proof paper and cut into 12 mm. (½") slices.

Indian Cooking Recipe : Mohanthaal

Ingredients :
For the Mohanthaal :
1 cup ghee
2 cups coarsely ground besan
1 tsp elaichi powder

For Khoya (mava) :
1 litre full fat milk

For the Sugar Syrup :
1½ cups sugar
1 cup water
2 tbsp milk

For garnishing :
4 tbsp chopped
almonds and pistachios

Method :
Put the besan in a bowl.
Heat the ghee and pour half of it over the besan.
Rub the ghee into the besan till the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
Put the remaining hot ghee in a kadhai, add the besan mixture and cook till the mixture turns golden brown and continue to stir.
Put the grated khoya and elaichi powder and mix for 5 to 7 minutes.
Take out from the heat and keep it to cool till it becomes warm.

For the Sugar Syrup :
Combine the sugar with water in a pan. Allow it to boil for 10 minutes.
Put the milk to the boiling sugar syrup.
The impurities will form a grey layer. Take out this layer gently using a slotted spoon.
Boil this till syrup is of 1 string consistency keep the syrup hot.

How to Proceed :
Pour the hot sugar syrup over the cooked besan mixture and stir well.
Pour into a greased 225 mm. (9") diameter thali with 25 mm. (1") high sides.
Sprinkle chopped almonds and pistachios on top and allow to set for 4 to 5 hours.
Cut into 25 mm. (1") squares.

Indian Cooking Recipe Mava Peda

Ingredients:
For the Mava Peda :
¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ tsp elaichi powder
a few saffron strands

For the Khoya (mava) :
1 litre full fat milk

For garnishing :
2 to 3 slivered pistachios

Method:
For the Khoya (mava) :
Heat the milk in a non-stick pan on a high flame till it comes to boil.
Continue to boil and keep on stirring continuously till it becomes semi-solid.
Allow it to cool

For the Mava Peda :
Mix the khoya and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan and cook on a slow flame. Keep on stirring continuously for 5 to 10 minutes till the sugar gets dissolved and the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
Take out from the fire, put the cardamom powder and saffron and stir properly. Cool completely.
Divide the mixture into 8 equal parts and shape into even sized rounds.
Decorate with slivered pistachios.

Indian Cooking Recipe Malpuas

Ingredients :
For the Malpuas :
1 cup cream
4 tbsp maida
ghee for frying

For the Saffron Syrup :
1 teacup sugar
a few saffron strands
2 tsp milk
2 tsp rose water (optional)

For garnishing :
2 tbsp chopped dry fruits

Method :
For the Malpuas :
Combine the cream and flour into a batter.
Smear very little ghee on a frying pan and spread a small amount of the batter on it.
Fry on both sides using a little ghee until it becomes golden brown.
Drain on absorbent paper.

For the Saffron Syrup :
Melt the sugar in 1 cup of water and simmer for 5 minutes to make a syrup of 1 string consistency.
Warm the milk in a small bowl, put the saffron and rub until the saffron dissolves. Add to the syrup. Put the rose water and keep the syrup warm.

How to Proceed :
Soak the malpuas in the warm saffron syrup for 2 to 3 minutes and drain.
Garnish with dry fruits.
Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Malai Peda

Ingredients :
1 litre full fat milk
a few saffron strands
½ cup sugar
2 pinches citric acid
4 tsp milk
1 level tsp cornflour
¼ tsp elaichi powder

For garnishing :
A few chopped almonds and pistachios

Method :
Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed pan. Continue to stir until it reduces to half.
Warm the saffron in a small vessel, put 2 tsp of milk and rub until the saffron melts. Add to the boiling milk.
Put the sugar and cook for a further 4 to 5 minutes.
Put the citric acid in 3 tsp of water. Put this mixture very gradually to the boiling milk until it curdles slightly.
This may require anything from half to the entire quantity of the citric acid mixture.
Combine the cornflour in the balance 2 tsp of milk and add to the boiling milk.
Continue to stir till the mixture becomes thick and resembles khoya.
Put the elaichi powder and stir well. Keep it to cool.
Shape into 18 small balls.
Arrange in paper cups and garnish with chopped almonds and pistachios.
Ready to serve.

Indian Cooking Recipe Pav Bhaji

Ingredients :
For the pav
8 laddi pavs (small squares of white bread)
4 tbsp butter
1 tsp pav bhaji masala (optional)

For the bhaji :
1½ cups potatoes, boiled and mashed
1 cup cauliflower, finely chopped
½ green peas
½ cup green peas
½ cup carrots, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
½ cup capsicum, finely chopped
2½ cup tomatoes, chopped
½ tsp haldi powder
½ chilli powder
1½ tbsp pav bhaji masala
½ tsp black salt (sanchal)
4 tbsp butter
salt to taste.

To be ground into a chilli-garlic paste :
3 to 4 Kashmiri chillies, soaked in warm water
4 to 6 cloves garlic

For serving :
1 large onion, chopped
4 lemon wedges
1 tbsp chopped coriander

Method :
For the bhaji :
Boil the cauliflower, peas and carrots till they become soft. remove the excess water.
Heat the butter in a pan, put the onion and capsicum and fry for at least 2 minutes.
Then, put the prepared chilli-garlic paste and fry till the onion become soft.
Put the tomatoes and allow to simmer till the oil separates.
Put the haldi powder, chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, black salt and salt and allow it to cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Also mix the boiled vegetables and potatoes and mash thoroughly using a potato masher.
If required add ½ cup of water.

For the pav :
Cut each pav into horizontally. Apply a little butter on each side of a pav.
If desired, sprinkle it with a pav bhaji masala.
Heat a tava and cook the pav on both sides till the pieces becomes light brown.

How to proceed :
Serve the hot bhaji in 4 different plates and garnish it with onion and coriander.
Serve it with hot pav and lemon slice.

Indian Cooking Recipe Instant Jalebis

Ingredients :
For the batter :
1 teacup self-raising flour
a pinch baking powder
½ teacup fresh curds
ghee for deep frying

For the syrup :
1 teacup sugar
½ tsp saffron
2 tsp rose water

For garnishing :
½ tsp cardamom powder
1 tbsp blanched and sliced pistachios
rose petals (optional)

Method :
Sieve the flour with the baking powder.
Put ½ teacup of water to the curds and beat well.
Melt the sugar in 1 teacup of water and boil for 5 minutes.
Warm the saffron in a small vessel, put a little milk and rub until the saffron dissolves.
Add to the syrup. Put the rose water.
The syrup should be of 1 thread consistency. Keep the syrup warm.

How to proceed :
Heat the ghee in a non-stick frying pan.
Select a plastic bottle with a small hole in the lid and fill with the batter.
Press the batter out from the bottle into the hot ghee in the form of a jalebi.
Fry on both sides. Take out and wait for 1 minute. Drop the fried jalebis into the hot syrup.
Keep for 2 minutes and then remove.
Sprinkle with cardamom powder, pistachios and rose petals.
Ready to serve hot.

Indian Cooking Recipe Gulab Jamun

Ingredients :
1 litre milk
¾ cup sugar
2-3 tsp maida
2 tbsp rose water
1 cup water
1 pinch saffron
1 pinch baking soda
ghee for frying


Method :
Boil milk in a vessel on medium flame. Then mix constantly, till it becomes semi-solid or khova is formed.
Put maida and continue to stir for another few minutes.
Take out from flame and knead the dough. Take a small part of the dough on palm.
Shape into the form of a little finger.
Continue the same procedure for the remaining dough.
Keep the jamoons aside on plate. Add water to sugar.
Heat till the syrup becomes sticky and put saffron stirred in a little rose water and the remaining rose water. Mix well.
Take out from flame.
Fry the jamoons, 3 to 4 at a time, in hot ghee on a low flame, till it turns golden brown, turning over gently.
Put the fried jamoons in warm syrup.
Shift to a vessel, when cool.
Keep aside under cover for sometime.
Serve jamoon with a syrup.

Indian Cooking Recipe Gajar Ka Halwa

Ingredients :
6 red carrots, grated
½ cup full fat milk
½ cup sugar
¼ tsp elaichi powder
a few saffron strands
2 tbsp cream
3 tsp ghee

For garnishing :
2 tbsp slivered almonds

Method :
Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan and fry the carrots for 2 to 3 minutes.
Put the milk and stir till it evaporates.
Then put the sugar and continue to stir until the mixture becomes slightly thick.
Put the cardamom powder, saffron dissolved in a little milk and cream and mix properly.
Decorate with the slivered almonds.
Ready to serve.