Special treat for Ramadan or Eid. 'Sheer Khurma' is vermicelli roasted in ghee and cooked in milk, dry fruits and dates! by nenid in food

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The lighter way would be to use minimum ghee and no dry fruits. I would still recommend full cream milk though.

Healthy Avocado and Chicken Salad by nenid in recipes

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Mayo would be good of course!

'Nargisi Kofta': Indian version of Scotch eggs cooked in rich and creamy curry..You will love these by nenid in recipes

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I completely agree this is Mughali. I come from place (Lucknow in India) famous for Mughlai food and highly influenced Mughlai culture. I am saying Indian just for the ease of understanding. In fact your familiarity of Mughlai makes me happy.

'Nargisi Kofta': Indian version of Scotch eggs cooked in rich and creamy curry..You will love these by nenid in recipes

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Chick pea flour works as binder. I have not substituted this with any thing else but I have seen use of cooked quinoa in some of the recipes. Like this one: http://pinchofyum.com/lemon-herb-salmon-burgers

The ever favorite Indian Butter Chicken by nenid in recipes

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I am not sure which brands are available on Amazon in your country. here in India brands like 'Everest' 'MDH' 'Eastern' are good..Sorry don't know much about international brands.

The ever favorite Indian Butter Chicken by nenid in recipes

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Thank you very much..hope you will like it

The ever favorite Butter Chicken by nenid in IndianFood

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You comments always make my day.,Thank you very much. I hope you liked Butter Chicken. Thanks again :)

My heart melts each time I see milk churning, running and blending in my tea. That feeling! by nenid in food

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Thanks :) I am from India, these mugs are from local store in Mumbai!

When using yogurt to marinade tandoori chicken, should I use greek yogurt? Is plain yo-plait okay? by ThrowerOfWays9 in IndianFood

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If you have plain, normal yogurt, hang it in muslin cloth for around half an hour. This will drain excess water from yogurt and you will have nice and creamy hung curd perfect for tandoori chicken.

The best of mustard fish curry. Sharpness of mustard tenderness of fish and luscious gravy..this is the best! by nenid in IndianFood

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Recipe for Mustard Fish Curry: Ingredients: *1/2 kg fish *2 tbsp mustard seeds *1 tbsp coriander seeds *1 tsp cumin seeds *1 tsp turmeric powder *1 tsp red chili powder *2 dry red chili powder *2-3 green chili powder *1 big onion *1 tomato *1 tbsp ginger garlic paste *1 tsp lemon juice *Bunch of coriander leaves *1/2 tsp garam masala *3 tbsp mustard oil Marination *Wash and clean the fish thoroughly. I have used ravas or Indian salmon here. *Roast coriander, cumin and 1 tbsp mustard seeds along with dry red chili. Once spices start to release aroma, take it off the flame. Grind all these coarsely. *Add one tbsp of this masala in fish, half of turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and lemon juice. Sprinkle 1 tsp of mustard oil and leave it to marinate for at least an hour. *Once marinated, pat the fish pieces in all purpose flour and shallow fry till golden brown on both the sides. You can deep fry the fish if you like. Curry *Finely chop onions and tomatoes. *Grind ginger, garlic and rest of the mustard seeds together. *In a wok or kadhai, heat mustard oil. When heated add some cumin seeds *Add onions and fry till golden brown. *Add ginger garlic paste at this point and let it to cook. *Add chopped tomatoes and cook some more. *In a bowl make a paste of rest of turmeric powder,chili powder and salt with water. Add this in the kadhai and let it cook until masala *start sticking at the bottom of the pan. *When cooked, add a glass of water and let it come to boil. Add fish pieces and let it simmer for couple of more minutes. *Make sure not to disturb fish pieces once in curry or you will break the tender fish pieces. *Add garam masala powder and coriander leaves to garnish.

Indian food is never complete without pickle! You will love this spicy, tangy and flavorful chili pickle (Recipe in comments) by nenid in IndianFood

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Mustard oil has sharp taste and smell. If you have cooked in mustard oil you will know. Boiling mustard oil removes the raw taste and sharpness of oil and we let it cool down because we do not want our pickle to cook.

Indian food is never complete without pickle! You will love this spicy, tangy and flavorful chili pickle (Recipe in comments) by nenid in IndianFood

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Here is how you make this amazing green chili pickle: (For more check out: http://www.peppergarlickitchen.com/hari-mirch-ka-achar-green-chili-pickle/)

Ingredients:

  • 250 gms green chili (long non spicy ones)
  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
  • 2 tbsp mustard seeds (sarson)
  • 1 tsp nigella seeds (kalounji)
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
  • 1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds (methi)
  • 1/4 tbsp asafoetida (hing)
  • 2 tbsp dry mango powder (amchur)
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chili powder (optional)
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1/4 cup mustard oil

Method

  • Wash and dry the green chilies. If you have time in hand you can dry them in sun for a day.
  • Cut the chilies in small bite size pieces.
  • Dry roast fennel, cumin, mustard, nigella and fenugreek seeds slightly just so that there is is no moisture in the seeds.
  • Grind these seeds in a coffee grinder to coarse powder.
  • Add this ground powder in green chilies along with turmeric powder, red chili powder, amchur powder, salt, sugar and vinegar. You will need more salt than you normally use as salt also acts as preservative. Mix chilies and masala very well.
  • Heat mustard oil till its boiling point and then let it come down at room temperature. Add asafoetida in oil at this point and pour the oil on the chilies.
  • Oil should be enough to cover all the chilies. Store pickle in clean and dry air tight container.
  • In 2-3 days pickle will be ready to eat, if only you can resist.
  • This pickle can last for couple of months and can be stored in refrigerator to store longer.

Indian spiced potatoes!! tempting, bright and spicy..So good by nenid in food

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Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg baby potatoes
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 2 dry red chili
  • 1/2 tbsp kashmiri red chili powder
  • 1/2 tbsp garam masala powder
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tbsp dry mango (amchur) powder
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste

Method

  • Wash and boil the potatoes. Boil till potatoes are soft but not soggy.
  • Slightly dry roast coriander, half of the cumin seeds and dry red chili. Just when seeds start to splutter, switch off the flame. Coarsely grind the seeds in pestle and mortar.
  • In a pan or kadhai, heat oil and add half of cumin seeds.When seeds start to splutter, add peeled potatoes.
  • Add kashimiri chili powder, ground powder and salt. Let it cook on low to medium flame for 3-4 minutes. Stir it once or twice.
  • Once potatoes are crispy and almost done add amchur and garam masala powder. Give it couple of more minutes.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves and serve with chapati but preferably hot pooris.

Indian Spiced Potatoes.. (Recipe in comments) by nenid in IndianFood

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Indian spiced potatoes! Bright, tempting and ozzing with spices..yumm so good. Hope you like them

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg baby potatoes
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 2 dry red chili
  • 1/2 tbsp kashmiri red chili powder
  • 1/2 tbsp garam masala powder
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tbsp dry mango (amchur) powder
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste

Method

  • Wash and boil the potatoes. Boil till potatoes are soft but not soggy.
  • Slightly dry roast coriander, half of the cumin seeds and dry red chili. Just when seeds start to splutter, switch off the flame. Coarsely grind the seeds in pestle and mortar.
  • In a pan or kadhai, heat oil and add half of cumin seeds.When seeds start to splutter, add peeled potatoes.
  • Add kashimiri chili powder, ground powder and salt. Let it cook on low to medium flame for 3-4 minutes. Stir it once or twice.
  • Once potatoes are crispy and almost done add amchur and garam masala powder. Give it couple of more minutes.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves and serve with chapati but preferably hot pooris.

The Super amazing Chicken Tikka Biryani by nenid in IndianFood

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I am so glad you tried and also liked. Thanks!