Picked up this recipe from a book. It came out well. Give it a try.
Ingredients: 3 cups chopped cauliflower 1 tea spn butter 1 cup capsicum chopped into long slices 1 cup tomato chopped into long slices Oil 1 tea spn chopped garlic 1 tea spn chili powder 1 tea spn coriander powder A pinch turmeric ½ tea spn pepper powder ½ tea spn garam masala ½ tea spn chaat masala 1 tbl spn lemon juice 3-4 strands coriander leaves Salt
Method: Heat oil and fry garlic. Add cauliflower, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and salt. Cover and cook on a low flame. Heat butter in another pan. Add capsicum and tomato. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Add this to cauliflower mixture. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add garam masala , chaat masala , lemon juice. Mix well and remove from flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapathi , roti or rice.
Serves : 4-5 Preparation time : 20min
This has a very strong smell of cardamom. This is a dry dish. I have done some modifications to the original recipe. It came out very delicious.
Ingredients: Boneless chicken ½ kg Cumin seeds 1 tea spn Tomato 1 Onions (Sliced and fried golden crisp) 1 big Curds 1 cup Ghee/Oil 1 tbl spn Ginger 2†piece Garlic 4-5 cloves Coriander powder 1/2 tea spn Cumin powder ½ tea spn Chilli powder ½ tea spn Cardamoms 3 Salt
Method: Grind together ginger, garlic, coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, and cardamoms. Apply this ground masala and curds to chicken and keep aside for ½ an hour. Heat ghee/oil and add cumin seeds. When they start spluttering, add chicken with the masala. Add finely chopped tomatoes. Cover and cook till chicken is completely done and gravy is completely absorbed. Serve garnisheed with fried onions.
Serves : 4 Preparation time : 30min
