Bidisha's Corner

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Chicken Momo

INGREDIENTS:
For Filling:

Chicken (500gms).
Curd (4 TBs).
Salt to taste. 
Ginger-Garlic paste (2 TBs).
Chopped Coriander (1 bunch).
Chopped capsicum (1/2).
Black Pepper powder (1 TBs).
Oil for greasing. 
For Dough:
Maida (2 cups).
Oil (1 TBs).
Salt to taste. 
Water for kneading.

PROCEDURE:
In a pressure cooker add chicken, salt, curd 3 TBs, ginger-garlic paste and cook it for 4-6 whistles.
Off the flame, mash the chicken, remove the bones from it.
Now add remaining curd, black pepper powder and cook till all water is dried up.
Now add chopped coriander and capsicum and keep aside.
Now in a big bowl mix flour, oil and salt and knead well. Now add little little water and knead a soft dough and divide into small small dumplings and grease them and keep aside.
Now roll each dough over rolling pin and stuff filling into it.
Now in steamer boil water, grease the pan and allow the momos to steam for 10 minutes.
Serve them with schezwan sauce and enjoy steaming momos.

Thursday 8 October 2015

Lauki ka Kofta in Tomato Gravy

INGREDIENTS:
For Dumplings:

Grated lauki and little salt is applied and kept aside. 
Salt to taste. 
Red chili powder. 
Turmeric powder. 
Jeera powder. 
Besan and Riceflour/ Cornflour for kneading and crisp.
Oil for frying.
For Gravy:
Tomatoes grated (2).
Salt to taste. 
Red chili powder, Turmeric powder, Cumin powder, Coriander powder, Kashmiri chili(a pinch of).
Oil.
Curd (about 2 TBs) and Chopped coriander.
Ghee (1 Tsp).
Garam masala powder. 
Dried red chili and cumin seeds.

PROCEDURE:
The lauki when mixed with salt emits lots and lots of water, strain the water for further use.
Now mix chili powder, turmeric powder, jeera powder, besan and riceflour and mix well.
Make small small dumplings and fry them golden brown and keep aside.
Now for gravy, remove excess oil and leave about 2 TBs of oil in pan for further proceedings.
Add cumin seeds, Bay leaves and saute them well. Add grated tomatoes, salt, chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and little water and cook them till oil is extracted from the walls of the pan.
Now add desired about of water for little gravy and allow the water to boil.
Now as the water begins to boil add the fried dumplings and some ghee and garam masala powder.
Garnish with beaten curd and corainder and serve and enjoy.