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Beef Pickle

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Beef Pickle is a recipe popular among  traditional Christian families in Kerala. Here I have not followed any particular recipe to make this pickle.Instead,this is a trial to get a spicy,tangy , pickled beef. Ingredients Beef -500g Meat Masala-2tsp Ginger garlic paste-1/2 tbsp Vinegar-1tbsp Chili powder-1tbsp Curry leaves- Ginger-a small piece chopped Garlic pieces-2tbsp Gingelly oil-1tbsp Salt-to taste Fenugreek seeds-1tsp Mustard seeds-1tsp Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp Asafoetida-1tsp Method Of Preparation Step1 We need a masala to give the pickle its real taste.for this dry roast fenugreek seeds,mustard seeds and cumin seeds.Now powder them after adding Asafoetida powder. Step2 Marinate beef chunks with ginger garlic paste,salt and meat masala.Now add 1/4 glass water and cook until well done. Take a pan and shallow fry the cooked beef . Add some curry leaves while frying. Step3 In the same pan,add 1 tbsp gingelly oil...

Prawns Manchurian

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Prawns Manchurian  This colorful,lip smacking Prawns Manchurian is one of the special deepsrecipes own creations. It was a trial and the dish came out great.Sea food is a favorite delicacy around the world. Try this 'deepsrecipes' special recipe today and tell me how it is. Ingredients Big Prawns-500g Cleaned and de-veined. deepsrecipes chili sauce- Ginger-garlic paste-1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce-1tbsp Bell peppers-1no Onion-1no Oil - Spring Onion-1/2 cup Corn flour-2tsp Method of preparation STEP 1 Marinate prawns with salt,ginger garlic paste and all purpose flour(2tsp) . STEP2 Preparation of a special chili sauce. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan,fry dry red chilies and garlic chopped.Add 1 tbsp vinegar to this.Cool this mix and grind to a fine paste. Red Chilies in Oil with Vinegar and garlic This is better than any canned chili sauce for this particular recipe. So here in this recipe we are using this chili sauce  to give the speci...

Punjabi Chole Recipe

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Chole or Chana Masala I got the typical Punjabi Chole recipe from SanjeevKapoor Khazana.Sharing this with you all.Punjabi vegetarian food is one of our favorite cuisines.Enjoy this mouth watering curry with butter-garlic nan or any bread of your choice. Ingredients Chole(white Chick pea or Garbanzo beans-1 cup soaked overnight) ginger garlic paste -2tsp Amchoor powder(Dry Mango powder)-1tsp Onion big -2 no Green chili-2 nos Green Cardamom-2no,Cloves-2,cinnamon-1/2 inch piece. Tomato paste-1/2 cup(Paste 2 big tomatoes in your blender) Turmeric powder-1tsp Red chili powder-1tbsp Coriander powder-1tbsp Cumin powder-1tsp Method of preparation Step1 In a pressure cooker,add 1 cup chickpeas,salt ,dry mango powder and 2 t-bags. Add water.Water level should be  just above the chickpeas. Cook until well done. Discard the t-bags after cooking.This is to get a nice brown color to the peas. Step2 In a sauce pan,add oil.Add the wh...

Lemon Chicken

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Grilled Lemon Chicken  Lemon chicken is a classic American recipe. This is a very healthy low carbohydrate diet.So those on weight loss programs can have this with out guilt. Very simple and delicious.Serve it with a bowl of salad. Ingredients Chicken-500 g cut into big pieces Freshly Crushed Pepper-1tbsp (or according to your taste.) Salt- Olive oil-2 tbsp Lemon juice-1/4 cup Lemon zest- 1tsp Parsley-2tbsp finely chopped Garlic-2cloves finely chopped Method of preparation Rub the chicken pieces with freshly crushed pepper and salt. You can bake this if you want.I did pan grilling. Heat the grill pan.Pour 1 tbsp Olive oil and grill the chicken pieces until half done. Now,mix 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice,1 tbsp olive oil,lemon zest,garlic chopped and finely chopped parsley . Pour this mix on the chicken and grill it until done. Lemon juice changes the color of the chicken to light brown . Check whether the chicken is cooked. " Oh,yes..Ch...

Chicken Majboos Recipe

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Arabic Chicken Majboos Majboos is an Arabic rice dish with lamb or chicken. In the traditional method,they boil water in a big pot and after adding all the spices and onion into the boiling water,they add full chicken.Once the chicken is done, take it out and rice is cooked in the same stock. But I have changed that method a bit. Here I am partially frying the chicken first and then cooking the rice and fried chicken together in the same pot. All Arabic dishes are very healthy;Majboos is a very tasty rice dish like biriyani.You can serve it with raita or any other accompaniment of your choice.I serve it with Pomegranate raita. Ingredients Long grain Basmati rice-2 cups Chicken-500 g Dried Lemon-5 no (If its big sized lemon ,use 3 no) Pepper powder-to taste Olive oil- 1 tbsp Whole spices-Cardamom (2),Cinnamon(1/2 inch),Cloves(2) Bay leaves-2 no Onion-2 big Water-3 1/2 cups Salt-to taste Method of preparation Marinate the chicken pieces with salt,pep...