Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Madhoos.... laddooos


2cups finely sieved wheat flour
1/2 cup ghee
1 cup powdered sugar 
7-8 cardamoms,powdered.

Method:

Heat ghee in a thick bottomed vessel. When hot lower the fire. Add wheat flour till it becomes brown,stirring continuously. Add sugar. Remove from d fire n mix thoroughly along with cardamom powder.when slightly cool, shape into small laddos...makes abt 20-25 laddoos..

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Doc chicken green masala


1 whole chicken ( with bones )

Grind:
1 bunch cilantro with stem
2 sprigs of mint leaves without stem - (12 leaves)
2 sprigs of curry leaves without stem - (40 leaves)
2 stalks of green onion (whole)
1/4 lime sized ball of tamarind
1 cup fresh shredded coconut
2 green chillies without seeds (adjust this to your spice level )

Method:
In Hot oil - around 2 tbsp add,
2 cloves
2 cardamom
1 inch cinnamon
Until the fragrance is out m smelling nice :))
Then add 1/2 tsp whole jeera
When jeera splutters
1 big thinly sliced red onion, fry until light brown
Add 1/2 tsp chicken curry  powder or any curry pdr
1 heaped tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt 2 tsp or to taste
Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp, n fry till raw smell is gone and Fry well until oil oozes out

Add the ground masala n cook well until raw smell goes away and the oil oozes out
Add chicken
Salt
Water as needed and cook with lid closed
Once cooked add 1 tsp crushed dry methi lvs
Add 1/2 tsp garam masala
Simmer until oil oozes out or gravy slightly thickens
Turn off flame and add 1/2 lime juice

Pudina and mango syrup Madhu ishtyle


3cups water,3cups sugar,2 big bundle pudina leaves,3raw
 mangoes,4tbsp viniger,pinch of green colour.
Method:boil water n sugar.off flame add d pudina leaves n bundle .keep fr 8-9 hrs.cook mangoes with little water along with 5-6 cardomnon.after it cools ,strain n add to d sugar n pudina syrup,vinigar,n green colour.stir well n store in bottle.....taste good with soda.

Madu Mattha


Mattha:
Fresh curds 3cups,4tbsp powdered sugar,jeera pow half tsp(roasted),pepper powder half tsp,pinch of salt,cashewnut bits 3tbsp,raisens3tbsp,pomegranate 4tbsp.mix all the ingredients.

Madhu Mutton or chicken thick gravy



Ikg keema,4-5chopped onions,4 -5 tomatoes,5chopped green chillies, ginger garlic paste 1tsp,3 fried potatoes, handful or little more fresh peas, baffat pow2-3 tsp, haldi ,coconut milkhalf cup n salt to taste.
Fry onions,chillies nd gin gar paste.add tomatoes and cook little with haldi and salt n baffat pow and fry.then add keema(cooked) and peas and cook well.lastly add coconut milk n season wth cor leaves n lime.

Madhu's mango.... Delight!!!

Mango delight:

3 big ripe mangoes,skinned n chopped,milk of 1 coconut(thick milk abt3-4cups)250gms jaggery,scraped,6cardamoms,powdered.

Mix coconut milk,jaggery n cardamom.mix thoroughly till d jaggery dissolves.then add d chopped mangoes.refrigerate n then serve cold....instead of jaggery milkmaid can also b added.

Madhu's Aam Panna

6 raw mangoes, pressure cook skin d mangoes n grind in mixie n strain the juice.

add 4cups sugar to water n make sugar syrup.add d mangoes n syrup n mix well n store in a jar.

Juice can b prepared,when desired,by adding enough water to a little syrup in glass with a pinch of black salt n roasted jeera(optional)