Sunday, May 12, 2013

Gawar ki phalli (Cluster Beans with Mutton)



Ingredients:

1/2 kg Bone/boneless Lamb/Beef -Meat

1/2 kg Cluster beans (Gawar ki Phali finely chopped)
2 Onions (finely chopped)
1 Potato (finely chopped)
1 tbsp Ginger paste and Garlic paste
1 tbsp Red chilli powder
1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
5 tbsp Oil
2-3 Green Chilli
Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Fenugreek Leaves optional (Methi -finely chopped)


Method


Clean and wash the mutton pieces, 
Add oil, ginger and garlic paste,onion, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well,
Pressure cook the mixture for 3/4 whistles without adding too much of water,until the meat is tender.



Meanwhile Wash the Cluster beans and string them.
From Top to tail and finely chop them into half inch strips
Add chopped Cluster beans, potato at a medium heat.
If needed add little water as per the requirement and mix well.

Then add salt to taste,green chilli,
Do not cook on a high heat simmer heat,
Add the coriander leaves and  Methi leaves (optional) 
Cover the pan leave for 10-15 minutes until all the liquid evaporates,
let the Cluster beans and potato cook till its soft and tender.
Then stir for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat.

Serve hot with Bagara-khana, Dalcha, khatti-dal and  Mutton-korma,Parathas..


Monday, May 6, 2013

Mango Custard





Ingredients :

1/2 litre Milk
2 tbsp Custard Powder (foster Clark custard powder)
Sugar
 1 Cup Mango puree (Ripe
1 Mango (Peeled and cut into small cubes)
Dry Fruits (optional)

Method
  
In a large non-stick saucepan at medium heat, Add milk Allow to cook in low heat for 10 minutes.
Then Add the sugar and stir till it dissolves,
Meanwhile, In a small bowl add custard powder in a small amount of of milk/water, mix it well without any lumps,
Then Add mixture (custard paste) into the boiling milk and keep stirring till its creamy and thicken on a low flame.
Remove from the heat when it reaches the desired consistency.
Allow the custard to thoroughly cool.

 Now Peel the mango and cut into diced cubes and add the mango pieces into a blender and blend it until its smooth puree and pour  mango puree into custard mix well.

Take a medium bowl add mango diced and pour over the custard and topped with diced mango and refrigerated.

Garnish with dry fruits
serve cool and Enjoy it :)