Badami Murg Seekh Kebab

Sometimes name can be deceptive! Well from its name " Badami murg seekh Kebab" may sound a very complex recipe , but to everyone's surprise this is a very easy to make and an absolute delicacy.

Kebab + Easy to make ='Happiness'

Recipe for Badami Murg Seekh Kebab:

Ingredients:

1) 250 gms of boneless chicken
2) 1 large onion cut in halves

3) 5-6 pods of garlic

4) few strands of spring onion

5) few strands of corainder leaves

6) 2-3 green chilly

7) 5-6 soaked almonds

8) 1 tsp zeera powder

9) 1/2 tsp garam masala powder

10) 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

11) Salt to taste

12) 1/4 tsp crushed kasoori methi

Method: 

1) As i mentioned its a super quick recipe, actually it has only two major steps. Firstly grind all the ingredients from 1 to 7 over low speed until you get a smooth consistency, do not make as paste. The mixture should be little grainy.

2) Now take the mixture in a bowl and add zeera powder, garam masala and red chilli powder, salt and crushed kasoori methi, mix it well.

3) Take the mixture and then coat it around the skewers or wooden sticks with wet hands.

4) Store it in fridge for 1/2 hour.

5) Heat oil in a tawa.

6) After 1/2 hr take out the skewers and place on tawa. Cook 5 mins on high heat to get color on the kebab.

7) After 5 mins, cook the kebabs for around 10-15 mins on medium flame.

8) Serve with onion rings.

Note:

Dip the wooden sticks in cold water before using it, or else it may catch fire.

Navratna Korma

Navratna Korma is a mughlai dish where nine different varieties of vegetables are used. This is a dish which develops its richness by incorporating flavours from all nine ingredients and creating a balance between aroma and taste.

Well this is contd from earlier post (if you all are following the series).

Recipe For Navratna Korma:

Ingredients:

1) 1 cup Nine Different varieties of vegetables cut in cubes. (Cauliflower, Green peas, Potato, Capsicum, French beans, Carrot, Tomatoes, Pineapple, Sweet potato)( Blanch the veges with salt)

2) 1 tbsp cottage Cheese (Paneer) cut in cubes.

3) 1 tbsp tomato paste.

4) 1 tbsp cashewnut,Khus Khus (Poppy seeds) and raisins paste (2:1:1)

5) 1 tbsp chopped onions.

6) 1/2 tsp shah zeera

7) 1/4 tsp zeera

8) 1 inch cinnamon, 2 small cardomoms, 1 big cardomom, 3-4 cloves.

9) Salt to taste

10) 1/2 tbsp fresh cream.

11) 1/2 tsp kasoori methi

12) 3 tbsp oil.

13) 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

14) 1/2 tbsp Cumin- Corainder powder

Method:

1) Fry the blanched vegetables.

2) In a pan add all the oil.

3) Now add all the whole spices and let it saute to release aroma.

4) Add onions and saute until golden.

5) Add tomato paste, cook until oil leaves sides of pan.

6) Now add the Cashewnut,poppy seeds and raisins paste and the fried vegetables.

7) Let everything cook together.

8) Once done add salt and kasoori methi.

9) Add Cumin- Corainder powder, let it simmer, till oil leaves sides of pan.

10) Take off from heat and add fresh cream.

11) Your Mughlai feast ready to serve.

12) Serve with Paneer Kulcha.