Dalma

A delicious Indian stew of dal and vegetables from the authentic Oriya cuisine:

Ingredients:
Tuhar dal : ½ cup, chana dal : ½ cup, potato : 1, yellow pumpkin : 150 gm, brinjal : 1, raw banana : 1, papaya : ½, small ginger : 1 inch piece, fresh coriander leaves : few sprigs, cumin seeds : 1 tsp, red chillies whole : 4, turmeric powder : 1tsp, sugar : ½ tsp, oil : 1 tsp, panch phoran : 1tsp

Method:
1) Peel, wash and cut potato and pumpkin into one inch sized pieces. Wash and cut brinjal, banana and papaya into half inch pieces. Peel, wash and mince ginger, wash and chop coriander leaves.
2)Dry roast one teaspoon of cumin seeds and red chillies in a pan and powder both.
3)Boil four cups of water and add dals, coconut, salt, minced ginger, turmeric and cook until dals are half done.
4)Add potato, pumpkin, brinjal, banana and papaya. Cook until vegetables become tender. Add sugar and mix well. Adjust salt. Heat ghee or oil in a pan add panch phoran and fry till the seeds, splutter. Add the cooled dal.
5)Sprinkle roasted cumin seeds and chilli powder. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with steamed rice.

Seekh Kabab

If you haven't tried this ever, try it now. You wil regret for not having tried this till date. It awesome.

Ingredients: 250gms. minecd meat
100gms. chana dal
1 onion
1" piece ginger
4 garlic flakes
1tbsp lemon juice
2 green chillies.
1/2 tbsp garam masala
2tbsp thick curd
1 tsp oil
salt, balck pepper,red chilli powder(to taste)
Procedure:
step 1: First wash & soak chana dal for 1/2 hr.
step2 : Boil dal with 3/4 of water for 5 to 6 mins at 100% power in a microwave safe bowl.
step3: microwave the minced meat in another microwave safe bowl at 80% for 4 to 5 mins.
step4: Mix all the ingredients together in a blender & make a smooth dough.
step5: Form the kababs of the prepared mixture . Apply little oil on your palms & arrange these kababs on the microwave safe flat dish at the high rack & grill to 20 to 30 mins.brush with oil.
step6: sprinkle chat masala & serve with a chutney & crisp salad.

Appreciate your comments, hope you liked this.

Chicken Biryani

Serve with delight this mouth watering chicken cooked in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.

Ingredients:
250 gm, basmati rice
500gms chicken( bonesless cut into pieces
2 medium onions(sliced)
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
2 cups of water
3 medium totatoes(puree)
salt and black pepper powder ( to taste)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp garam masala
4 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 bay leaves
black cardamom
2-3 peppercorns
2 tbsp oil/ghee
2 tbsp almonds and cashewnuts
1 tbsp raisins
8-10 strands of saffron

Method:
1. Wash and soak rice for 1/2 an hour in 2 cups of water. Drain the water.
2. Add salt and 1 tbsp of oil/ghee to the soaked rice. Boil covered at 100% power for 9-10 mins. and then at 60% power for 5-6 mins. in microwave safe bowl. Allow to stand, covered for 5 mins.
3. In another microwave safe bowl heat oil at 100% power for 30 secs. Add sliced onions, cumin seeds, salt, turmeric powder, clove, cumin black cardamom, bay leaves, pepper corns, tomato puree and ginger-garlic paste. Microwave( covered) at 100% power for 5-6 mins. Add chicken pieces and microwave (covered) at 80% power for 5-6 mins. Stor in between.
4. Add rice and arrange in layers microwave for another 3 mins. at 60% power. Sprinkle garam masala. Allow to stand for 10 mins. Garnish with fried nuts, raisins, saffron and chopped coriander and serve hot.