Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Mahaqaliya




Ingredients:
  1. Lamb Mutton:1lb or ½ kg with bones and some fat
  2.  Pea Nut:50grms or Paste 1.5tbl spoon
  3. Sesame Seeds (til):50 Grms:1.5 tbl spoon
  4. Coconut Pwdr:100 Grms:2 Tbl spoon
  5. Onion :One medium lightly roasted
  6. Roasted Zeera Pwder:1 tbl spoon
  7. Tamarind Pulp:half cup (according to how much sourness you want it to be)
  8. Curry Leaves:2 Strands or 10 leaves
  9. Dry Red Chili:3
  10. Zeera Whole:1 tspoon
  11. Mustard Seeds:1 Tspoon
  12. Onion seed:half tspoon (Optional)
  13. Green Chillies: 3
  14. Oil:3 Tbl spoon
  15. Water:1/2 cup
  16. Haldi:2 pinches
  17. Salt:According to Taste
  18. Red Chilli Pwdr:1 teaspoon
  19. Ginger Garlic Paste:1 tblspoon
  20. Coriander Leaves:1 tbl spoon.
Method:
  • Dry roast Peanuts, Sesame Seeds, Zeera and Coconut (all individually). Also, Saute/Dry Roast onions. Powder/paste all the of them.(MAIN MASALA)
  • Take a pressure cooker, add oil,let it heat. Then add Zeera,Mustard seeds and let it crackle for a minute. Then add Dry Red Chillies, and Curry Leaves. Let it fry for a minute.
  • Then add Mutton, Fry it again for a minute, then add Ginger Garlic Paste,Haldi,Salt,Red chilli powder and sauté it till the mutton is all dry.
  • Then add the paste of peanut,sesame seeds,coconut,onions and zeera powder.(MAIN MASALA)
  • Close the pressure cooker, And let it cook till 8 whistles. Or till the mutton gets tender.
  • Open the pressure cooker and Add, Tamarind pulp and half cup of water,green chillies and coriander leaves.
  • Let it cook without the pressure for 10 mints on slow flame.
  • You can pair it with Khadi Daal. Can be served with Roti or Rice.

Tips:
  • Instead of Mutton, You can also add Small tomatoes/Karela/Fish heads.
  • Just sauté the main masala in the Tadka….and add tamarind pulp, some water.
  • Just sauté the tomatoes in Oil, and drop it in the Masala for 5 minutes. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bread Pizza




Ingredients:
  1. Bread 12 Slices (white, wheat or any bread)
  2. Mozzarella cheese
  3. *Chicken one inch pieces/Minced Meat/Prawns (Sauté it in a pan with some salt n pepper)
  4. Capsicum 2 cups (Variety of colors,Red,Yellow and green)
  5. Onions one cup
  6. Tomato 1 Cup

Pizza Sauce (Recipe mentioned below) you can also use the readymade one.

·         Olive oil-1 tbl spoon

·         Garlic 1 tbl spoon (crushed)

·         2 tbl spoon Capsicum small bits (omelet onion size)

·         2-3 Tomatoes (freshly pureed)

·         Red Chili paste/Pwdr for the Hotness ½ tspoon

·         Italian Seasoning 1tspoon

·         Salt-according to taste

·         Black pepper pwdr a pinch

Take a pan, Pour olive oil, Sauté Garlic for 30 sec and add capsicum then add all the other ingredients and let it cook till it turns into a saucy consistency.

Method:


Pre Heat Oven for 350 degrees.

Mix Capsicum, onions and Tomatoes, Sprinkle some salt n pepper powder.

Spread Pizza Sauce on each slice of bread (only on one side).

Sprinkle veggie mix

Sprinkle Chicken Pieces

Sprinkle Grated mozzarella cheese

Keep it on a big baking tray, and bake it for 15 Minutes.


Tips:

You can also use leftover Tandoori Chicken/Mutton

Spread a little butter before spreading the pizza sauce on the bread slices.