Salmon Tikka

Ingredients:

• 2 kg fresh salmon cubes
• 10gm caraway seeds
• 5gm turmeric powder
• 20gm ginger-garlic paste
• 10gm pepper powder
• 1/2 kg yoghurt
• 30gm oil
• 100gm lime juice
• salt to taste

Preparation:

Mix salmon cubes with ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder and white pepper.

Squeeze some lemon juice and sprinkle some caraway seeds on salmon cubes. Leave it aside for 20 -25 minutes

Take thick yogurt in a steel bowl and heat thoroughly. Mix some oil in it.

Pour the yogurt on fish and mix gently as salmon is very delicate fish. Leave for 2 hours.

carefully thread the fish (around 7-8 pieces on each skewer) and cook over the glowing coals, turning once or twice

Serve hot with tomato-garlic chutney

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Tandoori Fish Tikka

Ingredients:

• 1 Kg fish (centre bone and skin removed and cut into square pieces)
• 1 lemon juice
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1/2 cup drained beaten curd
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp crushed ajwain
• 1 tsp garam masala
• a pinch of tandoori colour(optional)

Preparation:

Rub the fish with lemon juice, garlic, ginger paste and leave for 1/2 an hour.

Mix and smear the fish tikka with 1 tsp salt, chilli powder, ajwain, garam masala, tandoori colour and add 2 tbsp oil.

Arrange the fish tikka on a greased skewer and barbecue on a charcoal fire or cook under the grill.

Sprinkle hot masala just before serving (optional)

Serve it hot with onion rings or salad.

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Khaskhas Kalaunji Roti

Nigella seeds (kalonji, black cumin) are a spice harvested from the plant Nigella sativa and are used as a spice in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. These black seeds are approximately 0.125 inches in length and have a slightly triangular shape, and may also be confused with black sesame seeds. The dry roasted nigella seeds flavor curries, vegetables and pulses. The black seeds taste like oregano and have a bitterness to them like mustard-seeds. It can be used as a "pepper" in recipes with pod fruit, vegetables, salads and poultry.

They form the basis for several Indian dishes, particularly in Northern regions, and are popular as sprinkled on naan, which is Indian flatbread, or in rice pilau.A five spice mix common in Bengal called paanch phoron may include nigella seeds as one of the five spices, mixing them with fennel, cumin, fenugreek and mustard seeds.

The Nigella oil is an anti-oxidant and popular for its medicinal value.

Ingredients:

• 200gm maida
• 3/4 tsp castor sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp soda bicarb
• 1/2 egg beaten
• 1/4 cup yoghurt (hung)
• 1/4 cup cup milk
• 1/4 tbsp melted ghee or butter
• 1/2 tbsp poppy seeds
• 1/2 tsp Nigella seeds (Kalaunji)

Preparation:

Sieve the flour, sugar, salt and soda bicarb twice. Add the ghee and rub with fingers till the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Keep aside. Beat the egg, yogurt and milk together. Now add it to the flour and knead a smooth dough. Knead well for 8-10 minutes. Cover and keep in a warm place for 2-3 hours.

Divide the dough into 5 portions and using a little flour, roll out rotis. Apply a little ghee on the top with a brush and sprinkle poopy and Nigella seeds. Press a little with the hand. Apply water on the bottom side and cook in a hot tandoor or oven. When done, remove from the tandoor and apply a little butter on top and serve hot with any curry


In Indian and Persian medicine, kalonji has been used as a cure to all ills. Some suggest the seeds take the sting out of scorpion bites, help treat intestinal problems, end facial paralysis, stop rheumatoid arthritis in its tracks, and treat kidney problems, heart ailments, and hemorrhoids. Though the seeds cannot possibly be the silver bullet cure for everything, they are high in antioxidants, and their smell is said to repel some insects. You may find kalonji in naturally made or organic insect repellents. (Source :wiki)


Nigella oil is used for sinus problems, you can use ½ tsp of the oil and very hot water for a facial steam. You can rub the oil on the chest for cough and flu symptoms.It is known to be effective in the treatment of colic in babies,just rub the Nigella oil on the tummy.

It is used as a conditioner for the hair and a skin moisturizer. When buying Nigella oil, you should make sure that it is 100% cold pressed with no additives.


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Tandoori Aloo Lajawab

Ingredients:

3 large potatoes
1/4 tsp red chilli flakes

For filling:

1 small carrot (chopped and boiled)
75g peas(boiled)
150 gm paneer
1 tbsp leaves of spring onions(chopped)
Salt to taste
pepper(freshly ground) to taste

1tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp garam masala

Preparation:

Wash potatoes well and dry.Prick them over with a fork and bake at 350°F in an oven or a tandoor till they are soft(for about 40 minutes)

Cut potatoes in halves and scoop out the flesh, leaving 1 cm of the shell. Keep the flesh aside.

Place the shells back in the oven and cook for about 10 minutes.

Now make the filling. Mash the paneer and stir potato flesh, carrots, peas, leaves of spring onions, salt, pepper, lemon juice and garam masala into it and mix well.

With a spoon, fill the mixture in the potato shells and brush with oil, sprinkle with chilli flakes and bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes or until they are thoroughly heated and golden. Serve with green salad.


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Chunky Cheese with Herb Crumble

Ingredients:

• 250 gm paneer (cut into chunks)
• 1 cup brown breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1 tbsp mint leaves (chopped)
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste (freshly ground)
• 2 tsp cornflour
• 2 tsp maida (dissolved in 1/3 cup water)
• 1/2 tsp chat masala

Preparation:

Sprinkle salt and freshly ground black pepper on the panner and keep aside for 5 minutes. Combine breadcrumbs, lemon juice, coriander leaves, chat masala and mint leaves. Add salt and pepper if desired. Keep aside.

Dip paneer chunks in cornflour mixture and then roll in breadcrumb mixture and then roll in breadcrumb mixture. Put on skewers and cook in the tandoor or in an oven at 375°F for 10 minutes or till they are golden.

Sprinkle more chat masala if desired.Serve with a salad of your choice.

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Shahi Paneer Khazana

Ingredients:

• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 1 Clove garlic (crushed)
• 1/2" piece of ginger(chopped finely)
• 15gm maida
• 60 ml milk
• 124gm mixed nuts(chopped - Cashew, almonds, walnuts, raisins, pista, etc)
• 30gm fresh breadcrumbs
• 1tbsp green chillies(chopped)
• 1 carrot grated
• 1/2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
• 1 cup paneer mashed
• 1/2 tbsp cornflour (dissolved in 4 tsp water)
• dried breadcrumbs for coating
• salt tor taste

Method:

Fry the onion in oil till it is slightly soft.Add ginger and garlic and fry for a few seconds. Add the flour and cook for 102 minutes.

Gradually stir in milk and bring it to a boil. Remove from fire and stir in the nuts, breadcrumbs, chillies, carrots, coriander, mint, paneer, lemon juice and salt. Leave until absolutely cold.

Divide the mixture and roll into balls. Dip each piece first into cornflour mixture and then coat in breadcrumbs.

Thread into skewers and put into a hot tandoor or an oven at 180°C for about 20 minutes or till they are light brown and crisp.

Remove from Skewer and serve hot with salad

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Tandoori Vegetables

Ingredients:

6-8 cauliflower spears (blanch for a few seconds and cut into chunks)
1/2 cabbage small
1 red capsicum
1 green capsicum or bell pepper
2 large sized onion ,cut into wedges
3 pineapple slices (cut into wedges)
a few mushrooms
a few baby corn
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
salt to taste
1 tsp chilli powder
2-3 tbsp besan (Chickpea flour , Gram flour)
2-3 tbsp thick yogurt
3 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Chaat masala

Preparation:

Mix garlic, ginger paste, salt, chilli powder, cooking oil, Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Pour the mixture on vegetables.

Apply Chickpea flour and yogurt on them. Arrange the vegetables on greased skewers and brush with oil. Barbecue on charcoal fire or keep the skewers on the wire rack. Keep a baking tray underneath to collect the juices.

Grill the vegetables under a hot grill and sprinkle chat masala to this.


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Mushroom Tikka

Mushroom tikka can be served as an appetizer, well its a pleasure food like chaat. spicy and tasty, quite different from regular tikkas. Mushrooms are consumed for their nutritional and occasionally medicinal value. We have to be careful with mushrooms as some mushrooms that are edible for most people cause allergy in some individuals. Old improperly stored specimens could also cause food poisoning.

Ingredients

• 1 pack mushrooms
• 1/2 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• a pinch of saffron colour
• 2 tsp gramflour
• salt to taste
• 1tsp oil
• 2 tsp curd

For garnishing:

1/2 tsp chaat masala and onion rings

Method:

Wash and dry mushrooms.
Marinate mushrooms with rest of the ingredients for 1/2 an hour
Roast them in a tandoor or grill (or even you can deep fry the mushrooms , in case you don't have a tandoor).
Sprinkle chaat masala
Garnish with onion rings and serve hot.

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The Indian - Chicken Tikka

Tikka means pieces, chunks or bits. A very delicious dish in which pre-marinated pieces of chicken are grilled.It is traditionally baked skewers with small pieces of chicken, usually boneless, in a clay based oven called tandoor, after marinating in spices and yogurt.

It is typically eaten with a green coriander & tamarind chutney, served with onion rings and lemons. A very good appetizer dish

Ingredients

• 500g Boneless chicken/ chicken thigh,chicken breast - skinless and off the bone
• 2 tsp ginger paste
• 2 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar
• Salt, to taste
• 1/2 cup thick drained yoghurt
• 1 tsp red chilli powder /deghi mirch
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 3 tbsp oil
• a pinch of tandoori color (optional)
• a pinch of chat masala (optional)

Preparation

Wash and pat-dry the chicken. Press with a kitchen towel. Rub the chicken pieces with garlic, ginger paste, salt, chilli powder, garam masala, lemon juice and oiul. Leave aside for an hour.

Add beaten yogurt and tandoori colour, chat masala (optional). Refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours to marinate the chicken tikka.

Preheat the barbecue or grill and put the chicken pieces on the skewers. Baste with the marinade and cook under the grill or keep the skewers on a greased wire mesh of the barbecue.

Turm them 2-3 times for even browning. Brush with oil, remove from skewer when they are cooked. Sprinkle chat masala.

Serve hot with onion and chilli salad and mint chutney.

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Shahi Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken
4 tbsp; raisins and nut
2 tbsp garam masala
1 lime
1 tbsp. oil
pinch of chilli powder
salt
boiled potatoes
and egg to decorate

Method:

Stuff the chicken with raisins and nuts mixed with garam masala
squeeze the juice from the lime and mix it with oil, chilli powder and salt
Pour over the chicken and leave aside to marinate for an hour
Stitch the chicken and cook it in pre-heated oven 190 degree C for 1/2 hour or cook in a heavy bottomed pan
with little oil, sprinkling water.
Serve the chicken with butter
Decorate with potatoes and eggs.

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Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken skinned and cut into 4 pieces,
juice of 2 lemons,4 tsp.
salt
2 garlic cloves sliced
1 large onion sliced
1 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp red food colouring
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 cup curd

Garnish:

lettuce leaves
1-2 tomatoes finely sliced
1/2 onion into rings
a few wedges of lemon

Method:

Make 3 deep cuts in each piece of the chicken
Rub the piece with lemon juice and salt
blend the remaining ingredients to paste
smear the masala well on each piece
Put the chicken in a baking dish lined with foil
roast in a moderate oven(180 degree C) for an hour
and roast for a further 15-20 minutes until the chicken piece are well browned.
Garnish and serve.

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