Sunday, August 23, 2009

Manbhog (a Nepali sweet)

1 cup maida
or
1/2 cup maida
and
1/2 cup besan
1 cup desi ghee
1 cup sugar
2 cups milk (full cream)
1 tspn cardamum powder
some sliced almonds/pista
little kesar dissolved in milk


Method:
Heat ghee in karai and fry the maida in slow heat till pink in color. Slowly add the milk and keep stirring and add sugar. Cook on slow heat, stirring till Manbhog leaves sides of karai. Add cardamum, nuts and kesar. Serve hot.
Note: this preparation is very much like the sooji-ka-halwa.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Kohli Mutton

This is a dish prepared by the Kohlis, fisher folk of Mumbai

1/2kg mutton,cut into cubes
4oogrms onions, sliced
2oogrms ginger-garlic paste (both in equal quantities)
2tspns haldi
3tspns red chilli powder (can make it as hot as you want)
3tspns degi/kashmiri chilli powder
200ml refined oil
4tspns garam masala powder
Salt to taste

marinate mutton in all the ingredients except garam masala and oil
for atleast 2-4 hours. (I prefer to keep it in the fridge overnight)
Next, in a thick bottomed degchi (may use a pressure cooker without the lid)put in the marinated mutton with the oil and cover with a deep lid with water in the lid. A thali may be used as a lid. Initially keep the heat high till the juices come out. then stir well, cover and bring the heat down to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally till the meat is well done and oil floats on top. Add the garam masala powder and stir well. Serve with thick chapatis/ tandoori rotis/ nan or steamed rice