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Kasundi Chicken (Chicken in Mustard sauce)

Kasundi is an exotic traditional condiment originated in the State of West Bengal.  Ingredients required:- • Chicken* 500 gms. Washed & drained  • Kasundi 4 tbsp • Coconut milk 250 ml  • Nigella seeds 1 tsp • Annie seeds 1/2 tsp • Cinnamon stick 1″ long • Ginger paste 1 tbsp • Garlic paste 1 tbsp • Turmeric powder 1 tsp • Kashmiri chilli powder 1 tsp • Red chilly powder 1 tsp • Green…

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Kadhamba Sambar Rice

This is a popular South Indian dish. A very delicious food, a combination of more than 21 kinds of vegetables,  4 kinds of lentils, spices  and rice. This is a highly nutritional food and is very good for health. This food gives us more strength and energy required, particularly during  the winter months.  This dish is usually prepared the next day after undertaking fast on Ekadasi day (10th…

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Chinese Orange Chicken 

Crispy fried chicken breast cubes layered with authentic Orange sauce. Ingredients:- • Chicken breast – cut in 1″ size 500 gms • Fresh Orange juice – 1 cup • Finely chopped garlic – 1 tbsp • Apple cider vinegar – 1 tbsp • Honey* – 1 tbsp �� Corn starch 2 tbsp • Butter 2 tbs • Fresh egg 2 nos whisked • Light soy sauce – 1 tbsp • Chopped Ginger – 2″ length • Chilly flakes**- 1/2 tsp •…

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Garlic puli curry 

Ingredients required: • Garlic cloves 250 gms peeled & washed* • Grated coconut half coconut • Fenugreek 1/2 tsp • Black pepper whole 1 tsp • Red Chilly powder 1 tbsp • Coriander powder 2 tbsp • Tamarind paste 3 tbsp • Green chilly 3 nos  • Coconut oil 4 tbsp • Red chilly whole 2 nos • Mustard seeds 1 tsp • Curry leaves 2 sprigs • Salt to taste * cut half the quantity in to 2…

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Karakudi Koli Kulambu

( Chicken curry from Karakudi)  A delicious spicy chicken curry originated from Karakudi, Tamilnadu state.  Ingredients required: • Chicken curry cut 500 gms • Aniseed 1 tbsp • Dried red chilly 12 nos • Coriander seeds 2 tbsp • Turmeric powder 1 tsp • Cooking oil 3 tbsp • Mustard seeds 1 tsp • Curry leaves 2 sprigs • Onion 3 large ones finely chopped • Tomato 3 large ones finely…

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Moringa Masala Chai- (Moringa Masala Tea) 

Ingredients required:- • Green tea leaves 60% • Moringa pods 15% • Ginger 5% • Clove 3% • Cinnamon 5% • Green cardamom 5% • Black pepper whole 3% • Star Anise 2% • Mace 1% • Mint leaves 2% Step 1 – Add 1.5 tbsp of Moringa masala chai mix into a teapot/ saucepan. Pour freshly boiled water into it.  Step 2 – Brew the tea for about 3 minutes or ti you get desired color.  Step 3 – Strain…

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Sweet and Sour Chicken meatballs

Ingredients required: • Chicken mince 250 gms • Garlic finely chopped 2 tbsp • Ginger 1″length finely chopped • Spring onion finely chopped 1tbsp • Black pepper powder 2 tsp • Bell pepper cut in dice 1 cup   Green, Yellow, and Red • Spring onion cut in length 1/4 cup • Soy sauce dark 2 tsp • Honey 1tsp • Egg 1 nos • Cooking vinegar 1 tsp • All purpose flour 1 tbsp • Corn starch 11/2…

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Sun dried Pickled Tomato

An ideal way to preserve tomatoes all through the year.  Take fully ripened tomatoes. Check for its firmness, blemishes and for any insects bite.  Wash them thoroughly and score them for removal of skin. Immerse them in water and blanch them for about 40 seconds. You may find the skin starts seperating from flesh.  Drain them and let it dry. Once it’s completely dried, peel off the skin cut in…

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Chicken Bihari Kebab

A typical bihari street food kebab commonly prepared out of lamb meat. Thin slices of lamb meat is marinated in rich yoghurt – garam masala marinade for overnight and cooked on charcoal fire. Here I’m trying to make bihari kebab with chicken.  Ingredients required: • Chicken breast thinly sliced to 2″ length 250 gms • Onion 2 medium size sliced • Coriander seed 1 tsp roasted • Cumin seed…

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Methi Matar Malai

(Fenugreek leaves with Greenpeas in cream sauce) A rich dish with creamy gravy which can be an ideal for any special occasions. It’s truly delicious.  Ingredients required: • Methi leaves(fenugreek leaves) 250 gms • Matar (Green peas) 1/2 cup – frozen or fresh ones • Finely chopped onions 2 medium size • Green chilli 5 nos  • Cumin seeds 1tsp • Cashew nut 1/2 cup – you may use broken…

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Millet Vegetable Pulav

It’s a one pot cooking made out of ancient days grains called Millets’  I have used here Barnyard millet along with vegetables, selected spices in coconut milk. It’s a complete meal. you may use any other available millets according to your choice.  The accompaniment could be Mixed raitha or Boondhi raitha.  Ingredients required.  • Barnyard millet  500 gms washed and soaked for minimum 4…

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Chicken Yakhni Shorba

Ingredients required: • Butter 2 tbs • Onion 3 medium size finely chopped • Yoghurt 1cup • Chicken 1/2 kg curry cut.  • Garlic cloves 4 nos • Green cardamom 4 nos • Black Cardamom 2 nos • Aniseed 1/2 tsp • Star Anise 2 nos • Black pepper 1/2 tsp • Bay leaf 2 nos • Ginger Julienne for garnish • Fried onions for garnish • salt to taste Boil the chicken along with the spices, little…

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Pepper Chicken

This recipe of cooking chicken derived from the Colonial era. I have no record to prove, but the flavour, texture and the greatness of this recipe definitely point us in the right direction that usage of several other ingredients were limited to their taste as the visitors prefered less spicy food. Ingredients: • Curry cut chicken 1 kg• Virgin olive / coconut oil 4 tablespoons*• Nicely chopped…

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Chicken Kolivada

Koliwada’ term refers to the hamlet of the “Koli,’s or fisherman’s of Maharashtra. Here the mouth watering fried dish made out of fish originated and it was nothing but Fish koliwada. Here I use chicken instead of fish for a change and that’s all about.  Ingredients required.  • Boneless chicken cut in strips long ( around 2 cm width)500 gms • AP flour(maida) 3 tbs • Gram flour (besan) 2…

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Aloo aur Hari phool gobi sabzi

(Potato & Broccoli stir fry)  Ingredients required: • Potatoes 250 gms cut in 2″ – 2.5″ long Strips.  • Broccoli florets 250 gms  similar length size of potatoes • Onion 2 medium size chopped • Garlic paste 1 tsp • Ginger paste 1 tsp • Tomatoes 2 medium size cut in quarter • Green chilli 3 nos slitted • Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp • Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp • Red chilly powder 1/2 tsp • Turmeric…

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Chicken Moringa Salami

(Chicken Nugge Salami) A unique recipe created with combination of Chicken,Moringa and other classic ingredients.  Ingredients:- • Chicken breast 500 gms • Moringa pulp 200 gms • Chopped garlic 1 tablespoon • Crushed black peppercorn 1 tbs • Black olive pitted cut in rings 30 gms • Oregano 1 teaspoon • Pimento* 1 teaspoon  • Walnut 30 gms • Pine nut or Cashew nut 30 gms • Olive oil…

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Moringa Oleifera sauce (Nugge sauce)

Moringa Oleferia Sauce  ( Nugge Sauce- In Kannada language, Moringa is known as Nugge) This Superfood known for its health benefits since ancient days,  and now regained it’s supremacy due to people turned to be health conscious.  Moringa  has antioxidant and anti inflammatory effects, its highly nutritious, it lower blood sugar, has calcium, Iron and promote blood circulation. Also very…