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Kitchen tip # 92
by CHEF Kishore
Your personal chef .
The Elixir of life .
I have learnt this recipe On a biking road-trip from a great ayurvedic vaidya in the Himalayas(roadtrip mentioned in detail in my " about the author " section on this blog ) This beverage has anti aging properties & tremendous health benefits.
Ingredients :-
300 ml milk(Tabela milk-boiled&cooled )
7-10 strands of kesar
1 tsp desi Ghee
12-15 khaarik(Dry dates)(chop them&discard seeds)
2-3 crushed green cardamoms
A tiny pinch of nutmeg+Ceylon cinnamon+Salt
15 gm honey
Add all ingredients to milk & store overnight in a covered vessel/container in the fridge,its ready to be consumed the next morning .
**Boil(&cool)the milk,add it to a blender& blend all the dates along with the milk&consume it hot or cold-have it plain,use it in ur tea-make a super healthy porridge Using oats/lapsi/ragi flour
**The soaked dates will have bloomed up to almost twice in volume /size,chop them roughly&consume plain.
** The soaked saffron,honey,cardamom,nutmeg,Ghee all contribute in adding their natural goodness&aroma to the milk,Making it extremely aromatic&heavenly.This milk is unbelievably,delicious,nutritious,full of trace minerals,vitamins,essential amino acids&potassium .
**The dahi(curd) made from this naturally sweetened milk is extremely delicious & a complete dessert in its own right .
FOOTNOTES :-
**Consumption of the soaked dates gives you a feeling of fullness thus replacing your breakfast,cutting down your calorie consumption aiding weight loss or helps you in maintaining your ideal body weight .
**Dates soaked in milk&consumed with saffron& honey is an ancient aphrodisiac,if consumed regularly,It helps in increasing the stamina+semen count in men & strengthens the reproductive system,reduces menstrual related abdominal pain in women .
**This beverage delays the graying of hair in both sexes
**This beverage is an excellent cure for an alcoholic hangover .
** Regular consumption of this beverage makes your skin blemish free&gives it a natural glow .
** If you are planning on using low fat milk or cutting out ghee/honey from the recipe because its fattening or not using kesar because it costs a
bomb,then,this recipe is not meant for you ,You will be committing sacrilege by killing the goodness that these preservative free ingredients contribute to the recipe .Plus some things are sacred and should not be fiddled with .
There is an alternative for you ,Please have a glass of complan+ some multivitamin tablets and ignore this recipe .
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Kitchen tip # 91
by CHEF Kishore
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Naani Ma's seera (prasad recipe)
Ingredients
**prep # 1 ** (sieved twice and kept aside )
Gram flour (besan ) 120 gm
Wheat flour (gheun ka atta )120 gm
Semolina (sooji) 80 gm
** prep#2 **
Mixed nuts(Chopped)& raisins - 100 gms (walnuts , almond , cashew , kishmish) ---(fry in 10 ml ghee and keep aside )
miscellaneous ingredients :-
Sugar 300 gm
A pinch of salt.
green cardamoms(Hara elaichi) 15 pieces (crushed on a belan )
ghee 300gm
50 ml chilled milk
Pinch of nutmeg
1/2 gm Saffron(kesar)
kewra water 40 ml
rose water 15ml
500ml water (can be substituted for milk)
silver warq 2 sheets .
Method :- prepare these in advance and keep aside .
**prep# 3**
boil sugar in 500 ml of water , add a few slices of lime in the boiling syrup ,keep skimming the froth from the boiling syrup, when the quantity of the water reduces to half , switch off the flame ,strain the syrup through a muslin cloth.Add the grated nutmeg kewra + rose water to the strained syrup and keep aside .
But ensure when this syrup is being added to the seera it is hot ,if needed please reheated this syrup .
**prep # 4**
add kesar to 50 ml of chilled milk and keep aside for 30 minutes
**Prep # 5**
Grease a thali or a rectangular tray (bottom and sides )with some ghee and keep aside .
Now finalize the recipe :-
*** Place a non stick pan on medium heat and add 250 gm ghee ,add the crushed cardamoms to the ghee and fry a bit , now add prep # 1 and keep stirring until the mixture turns golden and is aromatic emanating from the roasted flours . add 50 % of prep # 2 (chopped dry fruits )and save the rest for a final garnish .
***Add a pinch of salt & about 300 gm of the warm syrup (prep # 3 ) slowly and steadily ,bit by bit (maybe 50 ml at a time )and continue stirring the mixture to avoid formation of lumps in the roasted flour .
keep stirring until the syrup is completely incorporated in the mixture and the mixture doesn't stick to the sides of the pan any more .(add plain water if required)
***Add the soaked saffron (prep # 4 ) and mix thoroughly .cover and cook on steam for about 5 -10 minutes .The final consistency of the seera should be like Upma .
Transfer the mixture to a pregreased thali/tray (prep # 5)Decorate this Seera with the silver varq followed by the remaining chopped nuts and serve warm .
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Kitchen tip # 90
by CHEF Kishore
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Tangy superfresh Solkadi
{This recipe will yield more than 8 servings
Foreword:-definition of Preps = prepared in advance and keep aside .
makes cooking anything a breeze . }
prep # 1 (kokum juice )
30 pieces of wet kokum
soaked these in about 500 ml of warm water for 2 hours , squeeze /mash the kokum in the same water and extract all the juice,pass it through a tea strainer and keep aside
(don't throw away the used kokum ,it can be used in daal, etc )
prep # 2 (coconut milk )
2 coconuts
use the coconut water extract coconut milk filter and keep aside.
prep# 3(chilly ginger garlic paste - cgg paste)
(add all to a grinder and pulse into a coarse paste and keep aside until it completely cools down)
6-8 pieces of peeled garlic
6-8 laungi chilies
2 inch piece of ginger
prep # 4 (tadka )
Heat ghee , fry the shahi jeera , hing ,kali mirri , kaddi patta + prep # 3(cgg paste ) and keep aside
1 tablespoon desi ghee/cannola oil (ghee works the best - but is non-vegan)
A pinch of hing
1/2 tsp crushed black peppercorns (kaali mirri)
10-12 kadipatta
1 tablespoon of dry Roasted shaahi jeera
prep # 5 ( miscellaneous ingredients)
1/2 tablespoon rock salt
2 chopped green chillies .(milder than laungi)
a bit of grated jaggery to reduce the tartness and intensify the flavor of the kokum juice .
small bundle of coriander leaves (washed ,de-stemmed, cleaned ,chopped fine and kept aside )
Now finalise the recipe :-
In a large vessel , add about 1 litre of ice cold water + 2 trays of ice .
Add prep # 1 +2+4 +5 mix well , adjust seasonings and serve super chilled .
if you prefer your sol kadi to be tangier , U can also add lemon juice as per your required taste .
Footnotes :-
This curry cannot be heated or it will curdle .
Shelf life - Store is recycled mineral water bottles in the fridge for 3-4 days .Although it taste the best when its super fresh
(coconut milk contains traces of oil and that starts going rancid with continual storage )
If you don't want to temper the curry (want to avoid giving it a tadka to make it a healthier beverage )then u can dry roast the peppercorns ,shahijeera ,kadi patta in a non stick frying pan ,add the chilly ,ginger garlic ,hing and add some water,cover the pan & steam the mixture until it softens,cool and mix it along with the rest of the ingredients when u finalize the recipe .
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Kitchen tip # 89
by CHEF Kishore
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Eggless
choco-nut cake
150 gm maida
75 gm Cocoa powder
150 ml sugar (powdered in a grinder )
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
90 ml vanaspati /cooking oil (cannola works the best)
200 ml milk
5 gm baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
juice of one lemon
100 gm chopped Dry-fruits(almonds ,cashews ,walnuts and raisins )
prep#1
grease a cake mold with butter and drop half of the nuts (excluding raisins ) in this mold and keep aside .
step #1
Boil the milk , until the quantity reduces to almost half add the powdered sugar, mix well until the sugar dissolves completely , Remove from the flame , let it cool completely add the vanilla essence
step # 2
Add the baking powder /soda /maida /cocoa powder /salt in a large bowl , mix well ,
Sift the dry ingredients through a steel sieve /mesh at least twice . and keep it aside in a large bowl.
step # 3
Add all ingredients together in a large bowl , Now add the juice of 1 lemon,the oil/vanaspati and add half of the dry fruits at this stage
using a steel Hand whisk or a motorized hand blender mix the cake mix extremely well for about 10-15 minutes and transfer to the pregreased cake mold containing nuts (prep # 1 ) and tap the mold all over for air bubbles to escape .
Now finalize the recipe :-
preheat the convection oven for 20 mins at 200 degrees Celsius , now reduce the temperature to 180 degrees Celsius and put the filled mold in the oven and bake the cake for about 30 minutes .
To check if the cake is done , insert a toothpick or a fork into the cake , if it comes out clean and oily ,your cake is ready.
Wait for an hour for the cake to cool down completely - insert a knife between the cake and the mold to loosen the cake and then invert it into a tray and tap the mold from underneath .
Your chocolate nut cake is ready to be served plain or Slice it up and add a scoop of ice cream and drizzle some chocolate sauce on top .
Or proceed to cover it with whipped cream,ganache and other garnisihings .
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Kitchen tip # 88
by CHEF Kishore
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Kolkotta Bhelpuri called JHAAL MURI
Ingredients required for Bhel
farshan
Roasted crushed peanuts
Spicy chana daal
Flat puris
Thin sev
Red watana
Green peas fried
Kurmura
veggies etc
Chopped tomatoes (diced)
Chopped onion (diced)
finely chopped cucumber
Chopped dhaniya & pudhina
Boiled & chopped potato
freshly grated ginger
grated coconut
Boiled kala chana
Juice of 2 lemons
red chilli powder
chaat masala
1/2 tsp roasted jeera powder
chaat masala (as required )
pinch of haldi
30 ml rai tel (mustard oil ) (or use rai ka tel from a pickle bottle )
Finalise the bhel recipe :-
Take about 30 ml of rai oil and heat it on a medium flame until it smokes . Let it cool down completely . Reheat the rai oil , add chopped boiled potatoes toss them well until the edges are golden , add about 1 tablespoon of khardha - turn off the flame now . add chana dal, peanuts , chaat masala, watana , fried green peas , crushed crispy puris ,diced onions ,boiled kala chana , chopped tomatoes,lime juice,sev,flat crispy puri ,finally add the rice kurmura and paanch poran masala roasted jeera powder ,chaat masala , pinch of haldi , red chilli powder Add 5 ml of rai oil on top and toss the mixture extremely well , finally garnish with freshly grated ginger,grated coconut . lots of chopped corinder, pudhina,Sev &lime juice . . your jhaal moori is ready to be devoured .
spicy seasoned green chilli paste
khardaa (refer to my reciepe number # 75)
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Panch phoron (Bengali garam masala )
2 tablespoon Cumin seeds(jeera)
1.5 tablespoon Fennel seeds(badi saunf)
1 tablespoon Fenugreek seeds(methi dhana )
1.5 tablespoon Black mustard seeds(rai)
2 tablespoon Nigella (kalonji seeds)
Add 1/2 tablespoon of ghee to a non stick pan on medium heat, add the spices in the following sequence .
jeera >rai> methi dhana > saunf >kalonji and roast for a bit . cool down completely and grind to a fine powder , store in an airtight container in the fridge .
This extremely aromatic garam masala Can also be used in a large varieties of stir fry's and curries .
sweet chutney
Soak 100 gm imli in warm water for 30 mins then boil it with 50 gms jaggery , 1/2 tsp chaat masala , 1 tsp aamchur powder .1/4 tsp jeera powder,1/4 spoon black pepper powder ,pinch of ajwain for another 20 minutes , when the mixture cools down completely , mash the imli with ur hands and extract as much juice as possible , pass the tamarind water thru a tea strainer or a muslin cloth and save the strained extract .sweet chutney is ready - add a bit of this sweet chutney to the bhel .
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Kitchen tip # 87
by CHEF Kishore
Your Personal Chef.
Magic Lemon rice powder
This amazing seasoning saves 90 percent of your cooking time using this powder you can make lemon rice in less than 10 mins.
Ingredients :-
- 200 gm Moong dal
- 100 gm urad dal
- 20 gm shahi jeera (caraway seeds )
- 30 gm Rai seeds(mustard seeds )
- 2Tsp haldi powder(turmeric powder )
- 10 gm nimbu dana (citric acid crystals)
- 1/2 tsp methi dana (Fenugreek seeds)
- 1/4 th teaspoon Hing (asafoetida)
- 1 tablespoon Laal mirch powder (spicy chilli powder)
- 1 Tablespoon salt
To add after grinding.
- 6 chopped dry kashmiri lal mirch
- 100gm crushed Roasted Moong phalli (ground nuts)
- 100 gm urad dal
Roast these three ingredients with 1 tablespoon of ghee,let them cool completely and then
crush them under a rollin pin (belan) and keep the mixture aside .
Method .
Dry roast the moong dal for about 5 minutes and add them to a mixer grinder along
with shahi jeera , rai , haldi powder,nimbu dana ,meethi dana, hing, laal mirch powder , salt ,
and blend them to a fine powder .
transfer the ground powder into a big bowl .Add the peanuts , chilli flakes & urad dal to the powder mix well . store this in a airtight jar in the fridge .
Additional recipe :- (single serving )
Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to a non stick frying pan .
fry 2 sprigs of fresh kadi patta , ,4-5 chopped green chillies, 1 tsp of rai , 1/2 tsp shahi jeera , 1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste , add 4 handfuls of pre cooked rice and 1 tablespoon of the lemon rice seasoning powder
and mix throughly . sprinkle 20 ml of water (if u like it mushy and pasty ) and cover the pan . cook for about 10 minutes . garnish with freshly chopped corainder .Yummy Tangy lemon rice is ready.
(The following garnishing is completely optional but it will raise ur humble lemon rice to a 5 star restaurant quality lemon rice . )Garnish with crispy fried curry leaves ,fried broken Kashmiri chilis,fried cashews ,crispy fried coconut shavings ,fried crispy chopped garlic ,fried vertically slit green chillies & freshly chopped coriander leaves .
Foot notes .
- This is by far the fastest standalone meal you can rustle up in the kitchen (Provided cooked rice is lying around ), twice as fast as you can make Maggi .
- This seasoning is a must for your kitchen shelf . It has Bailed me out so many times and proved to be a really handy recipe because its so easy to make and is ready almost even before I begin to realize that I am cooking in the kitchen.
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