dadesifun.com » Desi Food http://dadesifun.com AndroidApplications download, mobile reviews,gadgets,android market news,free download android applications Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:52:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Chicken briyani preparations and methods http://dadesifun.com/2010/06/22/chicken-briyani-preparations-and-methods/ http://dadesifun.com/2010/06/22/chicken-briyani-preparations-and-methods/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:36:34 +0000 http://dadesifun.com/2010/06/22/chicken-briyani-preparations-and-methods/ Chicken – 1/2 kg
Basmathi rice – 3 cups
Ghee – 5 tsp
Big Onion – 1 sliced
Tomoto medium – 1 (chopped)
Green chillies – 5
Ginger – 2 inch
Garlic – 4 pods
Cashew nuts – 10
Saffron – a pinch
Coconut milk – 1 cup
Coriandar leaves – 1/2 cup (chopped)
Mint leaves – 1/2 cup (chopped)
Water – 5 cups
Cardamom – 2 nos
Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
Jiji flower – 1
Anasi flower – 1
Cloves – 3
Salt to taste

Clean and wash the Chicken pices. Drain all the water and keep it aside.
Make a paste with green chillies, ginger and garlic.
Tsake a pressure cooker and heat with 5 tsp of Ghee. Then add Cardamom, Cloves, Anasi flower, Jaji flower, Cashew nuts and Cinnamon.
Try for few seconds. Then all Oninon and saute for 2 minutes.
Then add Tomato pieces, Chicken pieces and paste. Saute until the row smell disappears.
Now add the washed Basmati rice and combine well.
Then add Coconut milk, water Coriander leaves and Mint leaves. Again combine well and close the pressure cooker.
Pressure cook for 2 wistles and switch off the stove.

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2 bowls cooked cold rice
100g prawns, shelled
100g chicken pieces
3 pips garlic, pounded
3 red chillies, chopped
50g green peas, corns and diced carrots
1 egg beaten
4 tbsp oil

Seasoning
2 tbsp thin soy sauce
1/2 tsp Chinese cooking wine(optional)
Some chopped spring onions for garnishing

Method

  1. Heat oil and saute the garlic.

  2. Add prawns and chicken and stir fry until cooked.

  3. Add red chillies, rice, green peas,

  4. Stir fry until well mixed and hot

  5. Add in the seasoning, then the beaten egg and continue to fry until rice is dry.

  6. Add salt and pepper.

  7. Dish on to plate and garnish with spring onions.

]]> http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/seafood-fried-rice/feed/ 0 Tiger Prawns with Garlic Butter http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/tiger-prawns-with-garlic-butter/ http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/tiger-prawns-with-garlic-butter/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:25:50 +0000 http://dadesifun.com/?p=15429 Ingredients:
500 g – tiger prawns
a few – sprigs of parsley
4 tbsp – melted butter
2 tsp – garlic paste
1/2 tbsp – mustard paste
1 tbsp – lemon juice
8 to 10 – peppercorns (coarsely ground)
salt to taste

Method

  1. Clean, de-vein and wash the prawns well. Drain thoroughly.
  2. Wash and dry parsley. Finely chop the parsley and keep aside.
  3. Place prawns, butter, garlic paste, parsley, mustard paste, lemon juice and freshly crushed peppercorns in a microwave bowl.
  4. Add salt and mix well. Cook, uncovered on microwave HIGH (100%) for 3 minutes. Serve hot.
]]> http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/tiger-prawns-with-garlic-butter/feed/ 0 Seafood coconut soup http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/seafood-coconut-soup/ http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/seafood-coconut-soup/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:24:26 +0000 http://dadesifun.com/?p=15427 Ingredients:
250g boneless white-fish fillets, cubed
3 cups water
400ml thick coconut milk
1 chopped white onion
1tbsp grated ginger
2 tbsp any herb like fresh lemongrass or parsley
1 small red/green chili – chopped
1tbso fish sauce or oyster sauce
salt to taste
2 tbsp lime juice
100g finely chopped cabbage
1/4 cup fresh chopped coriander leaves

Method

  1. Smear salt on fish & set aside for a few mins.
  2. Combine all the ingredients except the fish& coriander in a saucepan & bring to a boil.
  3. Wash the fish and add.
  4. Simmer covered for 2 mins & then add coriander.
  5. Simmer uncovered until fish is cooked (about 10 mins).
  6. Serve hot with garlic bread.
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Tamarind – 3 cm round lump
Oil – 4 tbsp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Onion – 1 cup, finely chopped
Curry leaves – few
Shelled, cleaned prawns – 500 gm
Turmeric powder -1½ tsp
Chili powder – 2 tsp or to taste
Pepper powder – 1½ tsp
Shelled and cleaned prawns – 500 gm
Salt – to taste
Grated coconut – 1 cup

Method

  1. Soak tamarind in 1½ cup hot water and extract the pulp.
  2. Heat the oil. Add mustard. When they crackle add onion and curry leaves. Fry till onions are brown.
  3. Add prawn, salt and turmeric. Fry till prawns are cooked. Add chili and pepper powder.
  4. After 30 seconds, add tamarind pulp. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add coconut and simmer till almost dry.
  5. Serve with steamed rice or chapathi.
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fish fillets – 350 gm
oil – 4 tbsp
garlic – 2 tsp, finely chopped
onion – 1 cup, finely chopped
chili powder – ½ tsp
cumin powder – ½ tsp
turmeric powder – ½ tsp
freshly ground black pepper powder – ¾ tsp
ready to use tamarind pulp – 1 tsp

Method

  1. Chop the fish into tiny pieces.
  2. Heat oil, fry garlic till brown.
  3. Add onion, fry till light brown.
  4. Add all the powders.
  5. Add fish, salt and tamarind.
  6. Add ¼ cup of water and simmer till the fish is cooked and the mixture thick.
  7. Place some filling on chapathi or paratha.
  8. Sprinkle with some finely chopped fried curry leaves.
  9. Roll up and serve.

Note:
Make round chapathis or layered (lacha) parathas and use any of the following fillings to give a new touch to Katti rolls.

Serves: 4-6

]]> http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/pepper-garlic-fish-filling/feed/ 0 Egg salad for sandwich http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/egg-salad-for-sandwich/ http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/egg-salad-for-sandwich/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:18:00 +0000 http://dadesifun.com/?p=15421 Ingredients:
4 – egg, boiled
1 tbsp – fat free mayonnaise
1 tbsp – cheese spread
Salt and pepper to taste’

Method

  1. Crush all the boiled eggs with fork; add mayonnaise and cheese spread.
  2. Sprinkle salt and peeper according to taste.

Hint: To skimp on calories instead of using 4 whole eggs you can use 8 egg whites

]]> http://dadesifun.com/2009/12/09/egg-salad-for-sandwich/feed/ 0 Neil on shopping spree in Tihar Jail http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/22/neil-on-shopping-spree-in-tihar-jail/ http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/22/neil-on-shopping-spree-in-tihar-jail/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:15:16 +0000 http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/22/neil-on-shopping-spree-in-tihar-jail/ Neil Nitin Mukesh went to Delhi’s Tihar Jail and came back with a bagful of goodies made by the prisoners, including a blanket, a shawl, sweets and other edibles.

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Neil on shopping spree in Tihar Jail

]]> http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/22/neil-on-shopping-spree-in-tihar-jail/feed/ 0 Bollywood actors’ most memorable Diwali http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/16/bollywood-actors%e2%80%99-most-memorable-diwali/ http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/16/bollywood-actors%e2%80%99-most-memorable-diwali/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:01 +0000 http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/16/bollywood-actors%e2%80%99-most-memorable-diwali/ From bursting the best of crackers to hogging on their favourite sweets, Bollywood stars go down memory lane as they share their childhood Diwali memories with us.

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Bollywood actors’ most memorable Diwali

]]> http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/16/bollywood-actors%e2%80%99-most-memorable-diwali/feed/ 0 how to prepare Khajoor ke laddoo http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/16/how-to-prepare-khajoor-ke-laddoo/ http://dadesifun.com/2009/10/16/how-to-prepare-khajoor-ke-laddoo/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:00:10 +0000 http://dadesifun.com/?p=10191 Ingredients:
4 cup – dates, deseeded and chopped fine
300g – finely grated fresh coconut
250g – sweetened mawa, crumbled
1/2 cup – sugar or according to taste
1/12 cup – almonds, coarsely chopped
1 tsp – cardamom powder
3/4 cup – ghee
1/2 cup – roasted poppy seeds

Method

  1. Grind the dates to a coarse paste.
  2. Heat ghee and lightly fry the dates, crumbled mawa, coconut and sugar till the mixture is a solid mass.
  3. Add almonds and cardamom powder and continue to fry till the mixture leaves the sides of pan.
  4. Remove the mixture from fire.
  5. Pour the date-mawa mixture into a tray to cool slightly.
  6. Divide the mixture into even sized portions.
  7. Shape each portion into a laddoo.
  8. Spread roasted poppy seeds in a flat plate; roll the laddoos in the poppy seeds and serve.
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