Parsan Narang's Diary
Thursday 17 October 2024
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Shammi Kebab
Shami Kebab
Tips:
This authentic Pakistani Shami kebab recipe is a delicious
and crowd-pleasing item that goes well served at chai time and also as part of
a proper meal. The texture is meaty yet tender.
Shami Kebab is a popular food in India and it consists of
meat, usually lamb but sometimes chicken with dal, onions and spices.
What is a Shami Kebab? What's in it?
A Shami Kebab is a patty made out of meat and lentils.
Chicken, lamb, mutton, beef - you can make a Shami Kebab out of any meat.
It also contains a variety of spices, chopped onion, fresh
coriander and green chillies.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients:
500 g Mutton boneless, minced
2 tbsp Chana Dal
2 Onion medium, sliced
2 Eggs
8 Dry Red Chillies
Handful Coriander Leaves
1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
2 tsp Cumin Seeds
2 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
Salt, red chilli powder, black pepper as per taste
Oil as required
Instructions
Soak dal for 60 to 90 minutes or overnight.
Heat oil in a pan over medium flame.
Fry the onions until golden and remove.
Drain the oil and keep aside.
Fry the cumin seeds and coriander seeds for 30 seconds.
4 Cloves (Laung)
1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
5 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.
Add the minced mutton.
Mix well.
Drain the dal and add to the pan.
Reduce flame and cover the pan with a lid.
When the dal is cooked, switch off the flame and transfer the
mixture to a large mixer jar.
Add the fried onions and coriander leaves.
3-4 green chillies chopped finely (optional)
3 tablespoon lemon juice
Add Salt, black pepper and chilli flakes
Put it in a blender and grind to a coarse mixture.
Transfer to a large bowl.
Make small balls of this mixture and flatten them lightly.
Break the egg into a bowl and beat it lightly.
Dip the kebab patties in the egg.
Heat oil in a shallow pan over medium flame.
Shallow fry the kebabs till golden brown.
Remove and drain excess oil.
Serve with mint chutney or ketchup and paratha.
Thursday 3 October 2024
Crispy Fried Sesame Tofu
Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
400 gms. extra-firm tofu into
cut into 1” cubes
1 cup all-purpose
flour for coating
Vegetable oil for frying
Tofu Marinade
2 tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp. rice wine
Batter
Half cup all-purpose flour
Half tsp. baking powder
Half tbsp. garlic powder
Half tbsp. onion powder
Salt, sugar, white pepper as per
taste
1 cup water
1 tbsp Sesame seeds for garnishing
Instructions
Press your block of tofu for 20-30
minutes. Then cut the pressed tofu into finished chunks to be cut into 1” cubes.
In a large bowl, mix the low-sodium
soy sauce and rice wine. Then place the tofu cubes in the bowl and marinate
with the soy sauce and rice wine marinade for 15-30 minutes. Put everything in
a container with a lid so can occasionally shake it a little to distribute the
tofu marinade.
While the tofu is marinating, combine
half a cup of flour, baking powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, sugar, and
white pepper in a small mixing bowl. Add water and mix well.
In case of thinner coating/thinner
batter, add additional water; for a thicker batter, add more flour. Place Half a cup of all-purpose flour in a separate bowl.
Fill a large pan with vegetable oil
for frying. Heat the oil over medium heat. When it is ready, the oil should
start to ripple, put the tofu in the pan and water should splatter out if
dropped in the oil. If the water splatters violently, the oil is too hot.
Place several pieces of marinated
tofu in the bowl with the flour and toss until coated. Dredge each piece of
tofu through the batter, making sure it’s evenly coated, then drop it back in
the flour to coat the outside of the batter. Use a set of forks to lift the
tofu from the batter and another set to lift it from the flour. Add more flour
to the flour bowl, as needed.
Drop the coated
pieces in a single layer in the hot oil and cook, turning as needed. Using
tongs or a metal spatula, remove the tofu from the oil when the pieces are
golden in color, about 3-6 minutes.
Place the finished tofu on paper
towels to drain the oil. Repeat with additional pieces of tofu. Add oil followed by tofu in a hot non-stick pan set over medium heat. Allow the tofu to
fry on top and bottom until golden and crispy (7-10 minutes per top and bottom,
14-20 mins total). The tofu is ready to be removed when it's golden brown.
Note: 7 minutes for crispy or 10
minutes for extra crispy. Remove crispy tofu from the pan and set aside.
Into the hot pan, pour in the sauce and
let this bubble thicken and reduce. Once thickened, mix in tofu until
coated.
Optional: garnish with green onions
and sesame seeds.
Serve
immediately with your choice of sauce, vegetables, and rice.
Enjoy!
Friday 20 September 2024
Konkoni Mutton Curry
Konkani Mutton Curry
Preparation time-10 mins.
Cooking time-2hrs
2 servings
Ingredients
500 gms mutton
For Coconut Masala
1 marble size ball of tamarind
Half cup grated coconut
1 large onion sliced
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp ginger - garlic paste
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
Half cup yogurt
Ingredients For curry
1 large onion sliced
1 tbsp ginger - garlic paste
1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
2 bay leaf
1tsp whole garam masala of cinnamon stick,
green cardamoms, cloves and
black cardamom
Salt, Konkanni Red Chilli and black pepper
powder as per taste
Ghee and oil as required
Method:
For Coconut Masala
Wash the mutton pieces well.
In a pan roast the grated coconut, set aside.
In the same pan heat oil, add sliced onions, ginger garlic paste, red chilli
powder, turmeric powder, tamarind and stir well until all is cooked, set aside
and cool
Heat oil in a tawa & broil the coconut
till a nice aroma arises, add the onion & garlic & broil more
In a blender add the roasted grated coconut
and rest of the masala and blend smooth and set aside
In a bowl add the mutton, add the
blended coconut masala, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well,
marinate the mutton and set aside for an hour.
In a pressure cooker heat oil, add whole garam
masala, bay leaf, star anise and stir for a while. Add sliced onions, ginger
garlic paste, red chilli powder and let oil surface.
Add marinated mutton and mix very well, add 1
cup hot water and mix well, put on pressure for 5 whistles.
Add Kashmiri red chilli powder, red chilli
powder, and mix well. Add black pepper powder and mix well.
Once mutton is cooked, add ghee and mix well.
Cover and set aside
Serve with Rice or Roti
Thursday 5 September 2024
Bhuna Ghosht Masala
About Bhuna Gosht Masala (Mutton Bhuna)
Bhuna means “fried,” and gosht means “mutton
or lamb.” Bhuna Gosht (Mutton Bhuna) is a popular North Indian and
Pakistani dish where mutton pieces are cooked in a lip-smacking semi-dry gravy
made using lots of onions, yogurt, and spices.
It is best served with naan, khamiri
roti, rumali roti, phulka, or tawa paratha.
Cook it on slow flame. The mutton should be cooked
in its own juice until the meat fell apart from the bones.
Bhuna gosht is a delectable braised meat
dish popular in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine. If you want to make an
impressive fuss- free meat dish with minimal ingredients, make this authentic
bhuna gosht. This classic curry needs no marination, is made without tomatoes
and is one-pot!
Bhuna gosht is super easy to make in pressure
cooker to save time.
Bhuna gosht is made by browning and cooking
mutton with onions, Indian spices and a touch of yogurt.
Pro Tip - Browning onions is key to the
taste of bhuna gosht, please don't rush this step. Avoid stirring too much else
the onions will start steaming or breaking down instead of frying.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
·
1 Kg. goat meat or lamb
·
2 large bay leaves
·
2 inch cinnamon
·
2 large onions sliced
·
1 tbsp garlic minced
·
2-3 green chillies
Half tsp teaspoon turmeric
powder haldi
·
1 tbsp coriander powder
·
2 tbsp yogurt plain not too
sour
Dry Roast and Grind (Fresh Garam Masala to
finish)
·
1 large black cardamom(seeds
only) moti elaichi
·
3 cloves laung
·
1 tsp cumin seeds jeera
Salt, red chilli powder and pepper powder and
Kashmiri chili powder as per taste
Mustard oil for cooking
Method:
Place pressure cooker on low medium flame on
stove. Add mustard oil and let heat up for a minute and a half to do away its
raw smell. If using oil or ghee, you don't need to wait that long.
On low flame, add the bay leaf and cinnamon
stick to the hot oil. Stir around taking care not to burn.
Add the sliced onions next. On low to medium
flame, for the next 8-10 minutes fry the onions to golden brown. You can stir slowly
to make sure that onions are not burning or getting too dark.
Add the meat, ginger juliennes and green
chillies. Stir around to mix the meat with the onions. For the next 6-8
minutes, bhuno (fry) the meat with browned onions. The meat will change color,
slowly it will start browning. This is the bhuna process. Depending on the
quality and quantity of meat, you will start noticing some moisture and heat
little sizzling sounds.
Add the garlic paste (or ginger garlic), salt
and powdered spices at this stage. Again, stir around to coat the meat and
continue to bhuno. You will notice that by 12 or 14 minutes, the meat will be
much darker and the sizzling sounds will be loud. There will be liquid
releasing from meat. Continue to bhuno the meat for up until 15 minutes.
Tip - As the name "bhuna"
suggests, the cooking process involves continuous stirring. Keep stirring the
meat regularly to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan and to
develop deep flavors.
PRESSURE COOK MEAT & FINISH WITH SPICES
Add little hot water now. Don't add lot of
water, just enough so that meat is not going to dry while pressure cooking.
Bhuna gosht is commonly dryish with thick masala.
Close the lid of the pressure cooker or turn
IP to pressure mode. Cook on low medium flame for 3-5 whistles or until the
meat is three fourth cooked. Switch off the heat and let pressure come down. Let
pressure release naturally for 7-8 minutes and then release manually.
Open the lid of pressure cooker. Return cooker
to stove. On low flame, add the whisked yogurt to the meat and stir around. On
low medium heat, bhuno the meat with yogurt for 6-8 minutes. Cover the cooker
(without pressure) for 7-8 minutes or until the meat is tender, looks shiny and
the yogurt has cooked off. You will notice oil separating from meat at this
stage.
Sprinkle the fresh ground spice mix and mix.
Bhuna gosht is ready
You could garnish bhuna gosht with fresh
chopped cilantro, mint or more ginger.
Check for salt and add more if required.
Serve bhuna gosht hot with phulke or naan.
Saturday 24 August 2024
Ulta Nawabi Tawa Paratha
Ingredients:
2 cups All Purpose Flour
(Maida)
1 tsp Sooji (Semolina/Rava)
Quarter tsp Cardamom Powder
(Elaichi)
1 tsp Rose water
1 tsp Kewra Water
Half tsp Saffron strands
1 tbsp Ghee
Salt & Sugar as per
taste
Milk for kneading
Ghee for cooking
Method:
First soak the saffron strands, sooji, sugar, salt, cardamom powder, khewra water, rose water in a in glass of warm milk and keep them aside.
Sift the maida into a big bowl, make a well in the center add saffron milk and mix. Add milk little at a time to make a soft dough.
Rub in the ghee with fingertips to resemble bread crumbs.
Cover and place in the
refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Remove and make balls from the
dough.
Roll into a thin disc of about
6-8”.
Heat an ulta tawa and wipe it with
a greased cloth.
Place the roti on the tawa.
Apply ghee all over the Nawabi Ulta Tawa Paratha and dust some flour over the ghee.
Cook till the colour changes.
Use a spatula or a cotton kitchen
towel pad to lightly press the Nawabi Ulta Tawa Paratha to help cook well and
also fluff up.
Cook on medium heat on both sides
of the Nawabi Tawa Paratha for a few seconds, then smear ghee and cook
until golden brown and cooked through completely.
Flip and cook the other side.
Proceed the same way with the
remaining portions of the Nawabi Ulta Tawa Paratha dough.
Serve Nawabi Ulta Tawa Parathas along with Paneer Makhani, Veg Tunday Kabab and Kachumber Salad Recipe With Cucumber, Onion & Tomatoes.
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