Indian Home Cooking – Class & Meal – Recipes
Indian Home Cooking – with Farzana Ullah
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Chicken Jalfrezi
Ingredients
- ½ kg boneless chicken breast cut into small cubes
- 4 chopped tomatoes/ 200g of tinned tomatoes
- small piece of ginger finely sliced
- 1 tbsp. garlic paste /or finely chopped garlic
- 1 green chilli (optional)
- 2 tbsp. of fresh green coriander
- 1 tsp. coriander powder
- ½ tsp. cumin powder
- ½ tsp. turmeric powder
- ½ tsp. of paprika powder
- ½ tsp. of chilli powder
- 2 medium onions finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- Salt to taste
- 4 tablespoons of oil or ghee
Method
- Prepare a marinade using 1 tbsp. of the oil, ½ tsp of turmeric powder, ½ tsp paprika, ½ tsp. of chilli powder , ½ tsp of cumin powder, ½ tsp of coriander powder and the salt. Take the chicken and marinade it in the paste.
- Take the rest of the oil and heat it up in a pan/wok once it’s hot, add the onions, ginger, and garlic and fry until light brown.
- Add the tomatoes (if using fresh tomatoes add half a cup of water to help them cook) and cook through until the mixture forms a sauce like consistency.
- To make a smooth consistency whizz the mixture with a handheld blender.
- Now add the marinated chicken, and the red pepper and gently stir to coat the meat in the sauce and to seal in all the flavours.
- Continue to stir fry the chicken stirring it occasionally to prevent it from sticking
- When the oil begins to separate you know it’s cooked.
- You can alter the consistency of the sauce by adding water and cooking it for a few more minutes.
- Garnish with fresh coriander.
Lachha Paratha
Popular paratha variety from north India, made from whole wheat flour.
Ingredients For Dough:
- 2 cups chapatti flour (atta)
- ¾ to 1 cup water (or lukewarm water)
- ¼ tsp salt (optional)
- 5 tbsp ghee or oil as needed
Method
Making dough for parathas
- Mix together flour and salt. Pour the water little by little to make a dough. The dough must be firm and not sticky.
- Knead well to make the dough soft and pliable. If necessary apply a bit of water to your fingers.
- Leave the dough to rest for at least 15 minutes.
- Kneed the dough again for couple of minutes and then leave to stand for about 30 minutes.
Making the parathas
- Make a small ball of flour, bigger then a golf ball.
- Flour the rolling area. Dip the ball in the flour and dust off excess.
- Place the ball on the rolling area and flatten it slightly with fingers.
- With the help of a rolling pin begin to roll each ball to a round shape.
- Apply ghee all over and roll it like a swiss roll.
- Once it’s rolled, roll it again in the opposite direction, this time into a spiral.
- Using the rolling pin roll the paratha out again to about 7-8 inch.
- Sprinkle little more flour to work surface if needed to prevent sticking.
- Heat a tawa or frying pan until hot on a medium high flame. Coat the surface with oil or ghee. Transfer the paratha to the pan.
- When you see bubbles flip it.
- Apply oil/ghee to this side too.
- Fry on a medium high flame on this side as well until brown spots appear.
- Remove from heat and cover. Repeat the process with the rest of the dough.
- Serve paratha with curry or chutney.
Lamb Bhuna – serves 2
Ingredients
- ½ kg of boneless lamb
- 2 tbsp. of natural yogurt
- ½ tsp. of coriander powder
- ½ tsp. of cumin powder
- ½ tsp. of paprika
- ½ tsp. of chilli powder
- ½ tsp. of turmeric
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ tsp of garam masala
- 2 black cardamoms
- about an inch stick of cinnamon
- ½ tsp. of salt. (Adjust to taste)
- 5 cloves of garlic pealed and chopped or tsp. of garlic paste
- 1 tsp. of ginger paste or finely chopped fresh ginger
- 2 medium size chopped tomatoes or 200g of tinned tomatoes
- 2 medium sized chopped onions.
- Vegetable oil or ghee about 3 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh coriander
Method
- Place pan on hob. Add the oil and heat on medium heat.
- Add the onions and stir fry until they become soft
- Add all the other ingredients except the meat, yogurt and garam masala; fry them for about five minutes.
- Add the meat and the yogurt and continue frying for another five minutes.
- Add a cup of water and stir through.
- Cover the pan and leave to cook until nearly tender, you may need to add more water if needed.
- Take the lid off and stir fry mixture for about 20 minutes until the meat is well browned, at this point the oil/butter should begin to separate.
Chicken Pokoras
Ingredients
- 500 g of boneless chicken (cut into strips)
- gram flour 2 cups
- 1 tsp. of cumin powder
- 1 tsp. coriander powder
- ½ tsp. bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp. of pomegranate seed powder
- ½ tsp. of chilli powder
- salt to taste
- oil for deep frying
Method
- Combine gram flour, coriander leaves, cumin, coriander, bicarbonate of soda, pomegranate seed powder and the chilli powder in a bowl and mix well.
- Gradually add the water to it and make a thick mixture and leave aside.
- In a pan add a tablespoon of oil, once its heated add the chicken and sprinkle with the paprika and a pinch of salt and cook the chicken until the water has dried out.
- Allow it to cool
- Add about ½ tsp of salt to the gram flour mixture.
- Place a pan of oil about half full, on medium heat.
- When it’s hot, dip each chicken strip into the gram flour mixture and lower it into the hot oil. Being careful not to splash. (You can usually fit 4/5 strips).
- Turn it over once, after couple of minutes. Once both sides are golden brown remove with slotted spoon.
- Place them on absorbent paper.
- Serve pakoras with yogurt and green chutney.
Chapatis – Makes 4 – 5 chapatis
Ingredients
- 1 cup of chapati flour (you can also use wholemeal flour or any other wheat flour)
- 65 ml of warm water
Method
- Prepare the dough by mixing together ½ cup of water with wheat flour. Slowly add the rest of the water kneading in between.
- Knead for 5 – 10 minutes.
- Put the dough to one side for about 45 minutes if possible and knead again and set aside until needed.
- Place your tawa or frying pan on a medium heat.
- Take some dough and make a ball about the size of a small apple.
- On a lightly floured surface/worktop, use a floured rolling pin to roll out the ball of dough into a thin chapati.
- Place the chapati onto the hot tawa/frying pan.
- Once it changes colour flip it over and cook both sides of the chapati. If necessary, you can flip it over again.
- Once cooked place it in foil to keep warm. Make the rest of the chapatis in the same way.
- You can butter them if you wish.
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