KACHUMBER SALAD

Ingredients:   1/2 cucumber (kheera) (peeled and chopped finely ) 2 Onion (Pyaj)(chopped finely) 2 tomato (tamatar) (chopped finely) 1/2 lettuce (kasmisaag) (chopped) 2 tsp lime juice salt (namak) and pepper to taste 1 tsp vinegar (sirka) 1/4 tsp chilli powder How to make kachumber salad: Mix all ingredients well in a bowl...

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greek salad

Ingredients 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1½ tablespoons lemon juice1 clove garlic—minced½ teaspoon dried oregano¼ teaspoon sea salt¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and extra for garnish3 tomatoes—cut into wedges¼ red onion—sliced into rings½ cucumber—sliced into thick half-moons½ green pepper (capsicum)—julienned4 oz (120g) feta cheese—cut into small cubes16 kalamata olivesM.O.PPLACE the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and oregano in a small jar with a screw-top lid and shake to combine. PLACE the salad ingredients in a large bowl. POUR the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine just before serving. GARNISH...

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STUFFED EGGS

Ingredients:   4 eggs (hard boiled) 1 tbsp ghee / oil 1 tbsp chopped onions 3 tbsp cooked ground / minced meat Salt To Taste 1 green chili (chopped) 1/2 tsp ginger (grated) 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp corn flour / corn starch 1 egg (beaten) 1 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped) 1 lemon juice breadcrumbs for coating 12 pieces of liver (fried) for garnishing Oil for deep-frying Preparation: Heat the oil / ghee in a frying pan and fry the onions till golden. Add the meat, salt, chili, coriander, ginger, tomato paste and  lemon juice and fry for about 5 minutes. peel the shell and cut the hard boiled eggs into half lengthways. Take...

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POACHED EGGS

Ingredients:   Eggs Water Salt & pepper powder to taste Preparation: In saucepan or deep omelet pan, bring 2 to 3 inches of water to boiling. Reduce heat to keep water gently simmering. Break cold eggs, 1 at a time, into custard cup or saucer or break several into bowl. Holding dish close to water's surface, slip eggs, 1 by 1, into water. Cook until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but are not hard, about 3 to 5 minutes. With slotted spoon, lift out eggs. Drain in spoon or on paper towels and trim any rough edges, if desired. Serve poached eggs hot sprinkled with salt & pepper powder to taste...

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FLUFFY OMELETTE

Ingredients:   2 Eggs  1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)  Salt to taste 2 tblsp Milk 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves Powder (Kari Patta)  1 tsp Oil  How to make fluffy omelette: Seperate the egg whites and yolks in two bowls. Add the chilly powder, milk and the curry powder to the yolk. beat thoroughly with a wooden spoon and keep aside. Beat the white of the eggs until fluffy and double the volume in a stainless steel basin.(use a balloon whisk or an egg beater- beat the egg white at the last moment just before you mix it with the yolks. Add the yolk mixture to the egg whites. mix thoroughly. Heat the oil...

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EGG TOAST

Ingredients:   2 eggs 2-3 slices of Bread. 1/2 onion (finely chopped) 1/2 tomato (finely chopped) 1-2 green chilies (finely chopped) 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves Salt To Taste 1 tbsp milk 1/2 tsp red chili powder or to taste Oil to fry Preparation: Beat the eggs and add milk, chopped onions, tomatoes, green chilies, coriander, salt & chili powder. Beat the mixture until foamed. Heat oil in a frying-pan or griddle. Dip bread slice in the mixture and coat it evenly and fry over low flame. Fry on both sides until done. Repeat the same for other slices. Serve egg toast hot with ketchu...

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EGG PAKORA

Ingredients:   4 Eggs (hard boiled) 3 tbsp Gram flour (Besan) Salt To Taste Red Chili powder to taste Little Black pepper powder Oil to fry Preparation: Peel and cut boiled egg into two halves. Sprinkle little salt and pepper on eggs. In a bowl take gram flour salt, chili powder and make a thick batter using water. Heat oil in a kadhai. Dip each egg piece in the batter and deep fry till golden brown on medium flame. Serve egg pakora hot&nbs...

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EGG CURRY

Ingredients:   4 Eggs (hard boiled) 1 onion 1/2 tomato (pureed) 3-4 flakes of garlic 1/2-inch piece of ginger 1-2 green chilies 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves Salt To Taste Red chili powder to taste 3/4th tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 3/4 tsp garam masala 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil / ghee 1 cup green peas or 250 gms paneer Preparation: Remove the shell of boiled eggs & keep aside. If using Paneer  cut into cubes and fry till golden & set aside for later use. Make a paste of onion, garlic, ginger and green chilies in a  mixer or chopper. Heat oil in a kadhi or wok  and add onion-garlic...

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CHEESE OMELETTE

Ingredients:   2 Eggs  3 tblsp Milk  1/2 cup grated Cheese 2 chopped Green Chilli (Hari mirch)  Salt to taste           1 tsp White Pepper  A pinch of Mustard Powder 1 tblsp Butter How to make cheese omelette: Beat the eggs thoroughly along with the salt, mustard powder, green chillies and the pepper powder. Melt the butter in a non stick pan over a low flame. Add the beaten eggs.  spread evenly around the pan and sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Cook on one side till the egg is cooked.fold the egg into half and remove from the flame.serve hot....

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BOILED EGG

Ingredients:   1 to 4 Eggs  Water (enough to cover the eggs by 1 inch) High Saucepan with cover (large enough to completely cover eggs)  Preparation: Place the eggs in the pan with the help of a spoon and add cold water enough to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Bring the water to boil and then remove from heat. Cover the pan, and let sit for 15 - 20 minutes. Later transfer the eggs to a pan of ice cubes and water. Chill the eggs for 2 minutes. At the same time boil the water again in which the eggs were boiled earlier. Transfer the chilled eggs from the ice bowl to the boiling water pan & bring to the boil again....

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Charcoal Grilled Pomfret

Ingredients:4 big white pomfrets (chanduva or mackarel)juice of one lemon1 tbsp ginger garlic pastebig pinch turmeric pwd1 tsp red chilli pwd1 tsp coriander pwd1/2 tsp cumin pwdsalt to taste preparation:Wash, clean and dry the fish. Make slits on the fish and marinate it in salt and lime juice for 10 minutes.Meanwhile mix together ginger-garlic paste, turmeric pwd, chilli pwd, coriander pwd and cumin pwd and apply this paste to each of the fish and keep aside for atleast 2-3 hours. You can adjust the spiceness of the marinade according to your choice. I marinated the fish for around 10 hours and refrigerated it. Remember fish or meat marinated...

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Paneer Dosa

ingredients: 3 cup rice (chawal)1 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal) 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi) 400 gm potato(alu) 2 large sized onion (pyaj) 150 gm cottage cheese (paneer) 3 green chilly (hari mirch) 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai) 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 10-12 curry leaves (kadi patta) oil as required1 1/2 tsp salt (namak) How to make paneer dosa:Soak rice, dal and dana methi for 6 hours.Then grind them to a fine thin batter by adding little water.Add salt to it and leave it covered for 12 hours for fermentation.Peel potato and cut into small pieces.Chop onion also into long pieces.Grate paneer.Finely chop hari mirch...

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