GREAT INDIAN FOOD(PUNJABI)

PUNJABI FOOD RECIPES

Punjab is a northern state of India and is very popular for its rich food . Punjabi recipe is prepared in delicious gravy and punjabi parathas melted in butter/ ghee. Punjabi dishes is simple, healthy and yet has its own fascination. The famous dishes like matar paneer, dal makhani, parathas, bature, lassi are popular all over India. Following are few gems of punjabi cooking , hope you will like them.

PUNJABI ALOO AMRITSARI RECIPE



Ingredients:
250gms Aloo (potato) 2 Onions, sliced 2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste1/2 tsp Ajwain Salt To taste 1/2 cup Besan 1 tsp Corainder Powder 1 tsp Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1/2 tsp Annardana Powder Oil For frying Handful Corainder leaves
Preparation:
Cut aloo into long pieces.
Make a thin batter of besan, salt, ginger-garlic paste, ajwain seeds adding little water. Add 1 tsp of oil and mix well.
Marinate alu pieces for 15 minutes.
Heat oil and deep fry the aloo. Keep aside.
Heat 2 tsp of oil, add onions and saute till brown. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, annardana powder, garam masala and mix well.
Add the aloo (potato) and toss well. Simmer the flame and cook for another 5- 6 minutes.
Garnish with corainder leaves and serve punjabi aloo amritsari hot with paratha.

RAJMA (RED KIDNEY BEANS) RECIPE

Ingredients:
2 cups Rajma ( Red kidney beans) Salt To taste 1 Pinch Turmeric powder 1 Onions, chopped 5 Garlic cloves, chopped 1 inch Ginger, chopped 3 Green chillies, chopped 3 Tomatoes, chopped 1/2 tsp Corainder powder 1 tsp Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 2 tbsp Oil Handful Corainder leaves
Preparation:
Soak rajma overnight. Wash and pressure cook the rajma. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic and chillies. Fry until they turn brown.
Add onions and tomatoes. Cook until masala separates from oil.
Add salt, turmeric powder and mix well.
Add the boiled rajma, red chilli powder, corainder powder, garam masala and stir.
Simmer the flame and cook until a thick gravy is formed.
Remove from fire. Garnish rajma with corainder leaves and serve hot with chapatis or rice.

SARSON KA SAAG

Ingredients:
500gms Mustard leaves 200gms Spinach 200gms Bathuwa 3 Garlic cloves 1 inch Ginger 2 Green chilli Salt To Taste 1 tbsp Maize flour 1 Pinch Sugar 2 tbsp Ghee 1 Asafoetida 1 Pinch Onions, 1 tsp chopped Red chilli powder1 Pinch Turmeric powder
Preparation:
Clean and wash sarson, spinach and bathuwa. Chop the leaves finely.
Chop ginger, garlic cloves and chillies.
Pressure cook the spinach, sarson, bathuwa with garlic, ginger and chillies. When cool, grind it to smooth paste.
Heat ghee in a vessel, add hing and onions. Fry until light brown. Add salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
Add the ground saag and simmer the flame. Cook for few minutes.
Add the maize flour, red chilli powder, sugar and stir well.
Serve hot with paratha or makki ki

MAKAI KI ROTI RECIPE

Ingredients:
6 tblsp butter1 1/2 cup corn meal (makai ka atta)salt to taste 1/4 cup whole wheat up flour

Preparation:
Mix cornmeal, whole-wheat up flour and salt.
Mix in sufficient lukewarm water, a little at a time, to make medium soft dough.
Divide the prepared dough into eight to ten equal portions.
Wet your hand with a little water and flatten each portion on a wet polythene sheet, into a disk of four to five inches diameter.
Heat up a tawa, apply a little oil and transfer makai roti carefully on to the tawa.
Spoon a little oil on the sides of makai roti and stir fry on low heat up for one minute.
Turn the makai roti and stir fry the other side for one minute or till crunchy and light golden brown.
Spray the cooked rotis with grease and serve hot with sarson ka saag.

DAL MAHARANI RECIPE

Ingredients:
1/4 cup Rajma 1/4 cup Whole Urad dal 1/4 cup Chana dal 1 Onions, chopped 2 Tomatoes, chopped 3 Green chillies, sliced 1/2 inch Ginger, Grated Salt To taste 1 Pinch Turmeric Powder 1 tsp Red chilli powder Corainder leaves 1 tbsp Handful Butter 1/4 cup Cream 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
Preparation:
Soak rajma, urad daal and chana dal overnight.
Pressure cook the urad dal, chana dal and rajma. Mash them a little. Keep aside.
Heat butter in a pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and fry until they splutter. Add ginger and chillies.
Fry for few minutes. Add chopped onions and tomatoes. Cook until done.
Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and stir well.
Add the mashed dals and boil for few minutes.
Add cream, corainder leaves and mix well. Serve the dal maharani hot with roti.

JEERA RICE RECIPE

Ingredients:
1 cup Basmati rice 2 tsp Jeera (cumin seeds) 2 tbsp Cashewnuts 3 Whole peppercorns 2 Bay leafs 3 Cloves 2 Cinnamon sticks 1 Onions, sliced 2 tbsp GheeSalt To Taste
How to make zeera rice:
Wash the rice and soak in water for half an hour.
Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan, add cashewnuts. Fry until brown. Take them out and keep aside.
Add onions , bayleafs, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds, peppercorns to the same ghee and fry for a while.
Add the rice , salt, water and stir. Cover with a lid and simmer the flame.
Cook until the rice is done.
Serve jeera rice hot with any spicy curry or raita.