Saba's Kitchen

Dhokla is Gujarati snacks which we all like this very much Dhokla Ingredients:- 2 cups Gram flour (besan) 1 cup Yogurt beaten Salt to taste Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon Green chilli-ginger paste 1 teaspoon Oil 2 tablespoons Lemon juice 2 tablespoon Soda bicarbonate 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon curry leaves 7 8 green chillies 4 5 (cut into 2) 1/4 cup water Fresh coriander leaves chopped 2 tablespoons Method:- Step 1 Take gram flour in a bowl. Add yogurt and approximately one cup of warm water and mix. Avoid lumps. Add salt and mix again. Step 2 Leave it aside to ferment for half an hour. When gram flour mixture has fermented, add turmeric powder and green chilli-ginger paste. Mix Heat the steamer. Grease a thali. Step 3 In a small bowl take lemon juice, soda bicarbonate, one teaspoon of oil and mix. Add it to the batter and whisk briskly. Pour batter into the greased thali and place it in the steamer. Step 4 Cover with the lid and steam for 20 to 30 minute...

Kheer recipe ingredients 2 tablespoon rice (soaked for 2 hour) 1 1/2 litre milk 4 5 tablespoons sugar 10 cashewnut chopped 10 almonds peeled n sliced 3 green cardamom 1/3 cup pure ghee kesar 1 pinch Method heat ghee in deep wok crackle green cardamom  in it add the soaked rice n roast it on medium flame Add milk in it n let them cook for half n hour on low flame n keep stirring in between rice should not b sticky into the bottom of wok Add dry fruits in it n let them cook n keep stirring Add sugar n cook till the portion of milk reduce 1/4  Hand blend the kheer garnish with kesar n serve chill

Beetroot Dal Rawa Tikki Ingredients:- 11/2 cup of cooked Dal (leftover) 1/2 cup rawa 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 2 onion chopped 1 beetroot grated 2 3 green chillies finely chopped salt as per taste 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves chopped 1 lemon 1/2 cup cooking oil Method:- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok add onion and green chilies n saute well add beetroot in it n saute on low flame till water burn from it Add leftover dal in it n mix well Another side in pan roast rawa for minutes add salt in dal mixture but don't put too much salt in it coz already salt added in leftover dal Add roasted rawa in it n mix it well rawa will soak the moisture of dal cook it on low flame till u get the mixture thick like upma Let them cool, add breadcrumbs n coriander leaves lemon juice n mix it well Heat little oil in pan for shallow fry rub little oil in your hand n make tikkies n shallow fry all tikkies on low flame as shown in pictures Take out tikkies in absorbing paper Serv...

Patra is Gujarati snacks which made with arbi leaves n the joining 3 4 leaves with the help of mixture Patra ingredients 10 arbi k patte besan k ghol k liye 1 1/2 cup besan 1/2 cup jaggery grated 2 tablespoon imli ka paste 1/4 teaspoon saunf powder 2 hari Mirch pisi hui 1/4 turmeric powder 1/2 coriander powder 1/4 teaspoon red chilly powder salt to taste tadke k liye 1/2 teaspoon raai 8 10 karipatta 1 chutki hing 4 5 tablespoon oil Method Arbi k  patto KO dhokar saf karle bada patta rakhe uspar  besan k ghol ka lep lagaye phir uspar dusra arbi ka patta palat kar rakhe lep lagaye Sare patto ko yunhi set karte jaye Roll kare ache se  half half center se Kat le gas par patile me pani dalkar garm kare Stand rakhe  or bhaap par arbi k patto k role KO 20minute tak pakae dheemi aanch par thanda hone par 1inch k tukde cut karte jaaye oil garm kare raai, karipatta, hing tadkae n patra shallow fry kare absorbing paper par nikal kar thanda kark serv...

Mutton Biryani ingredients:; Mutton cut into 2 inch pieces on the bone 500 grams 500grams basmati rice cooked 3 onion sliced 4 tomato chopped 1 onion fried in ghee 5 6 tablespoon ghee 4 5 Black cardamoms Black peppercorns 4 5Green cardamoms 5-6 Cloves 3-4Green chillies slit 1 tablespoon Ginger paste 1 tablespoon garlic paste Biryani  masala (I used everest shahi biryani masala) 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder Salt to taste 9 10 cashews fried fresh coriander leaves Method Step 1 Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add black cardamoms, black peppercorns, green cardamoms, cloves, green chillies, and mutton and sauté on high heat for 3-4 minutes.  Now add onion tomato ginger garlic paste and saute well Add biryani masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, green cardamom powder, garam masala powder, and a little salt. 3 cups water and mix well. Cover and cook ...

Coconut Rice is one of the simplest rice preparations from south India. In this recipe, we make a quick seasoning and roast the grated coconut. The more coconut you add, the more flavorful the rice will be. It goes well with any side dish. It is perfect for lunch box and even to serve for unexpected guests. Ingredients Cooked rice - 1 cup Grated coconut - 3/4 cup For Tempering Oil (preferably coconut oil) - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Channa dal - 1 tbsp Urad dal - 1 tbsp Cashew nuts - 6-8 Red chillies 2 Green chillies - 2 (optional) Curry leaves - 1 sprig Asafoetida a pinch Method Cook the rice such that each grains are separate. You can use left over rice to make this. Heat oil in a pan and pop the mustard seeds.Next add the channa dal, urad dal, cashew nuts and fry for few minutes on low flame till it turns golden brown. Add the chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. Now add the grated coconut and roast for few minutes till it gets dry and starts getting a slight...

About this recipe lauki also known as bottle gourd or opo squash is used in indian cuisine in various ways. lauki is also called as dudhi (marathi and gujarati). This is healthy fried recipe which is cooked on tawa pan with flavorful spices. Ingredients for Fried Bottleguard 1 whole bottle gourd Salt to taste 1 teaspoon red chili powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon mango powder 1/2 teaspoon chat masala powder 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder 1/4 cup oil How to cook Fried Bottleguard Peel bottle hours and sliced it into 2inch pieces. Heat oil on nonstick pan. Place pieces in heated oil sprinkle salt n rub it fry for 2minutes on high flame. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon all spices on all over pieces. Cook till it done golden brown. Flip it n do same process on other side. Cook till it done soft n golden brown from both the sides. Transfer it to a plate n serve this juicy fried bottle gourd with dal rice.

Karachi halwa or Bombay halwa is a unique Sindhi halwa as compared to rest of the halwa’s.  It appears to have rubber like texture hence also called as rubber halwa. You will surely like Karachi halwa which is a blend of desi ghee and dry mawa and appears sparkling. Make Karachi halwa with patience and you will find it easy in making. Karachi halwa 1/2cup custard powder vanilla flavor 1 & 1/2cup sugar 2 & 1/2cup water 4 green cardamom 2 tablespoons ghee 1 pinch kesar food color 6 7 almonds peeled n sliced 6 7 cashewnuts chopped Method Heat pan make sugar syrup Add custard powder n food color which we melted in little water with no lumps Add it in sugar syrup n cook it on fast flame n keep stirring,  it will form jelly When it becomes little thick add green cardamom chopped dry fruits nd 1 tablespoon ghee Cook it on high flame for 10 to 12minutes n 5 min on low flame Shift it on greasing plate n cool it on room temperature for an hour Cut it into ...

Real Hyderabadi Chicken65 ingredients 1/2 kg boneless chicken pieces into cubes washed egg 1 1 teaspoon ginger n 1 teaspoon garlic paste salt to taste 1/2 teaspoon red chilly powder 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder 1 pinch red orange food color 2 tablespoon cornflour 2  3 tablespoons all purpose flour limited oil for chicken deep frying first of all mix all ingredients n keep aside for 15mins For tadka 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoons chopped garlic 1 teaspoon chopped ginger 7 8 fresh curry leaves 1 green chilly finely slits 2 kashmiri deghi Mirch cut into 5 6 pieces 2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh chopped coriander leaves 1/2 cup oil method chicken fry in heated oil n take out in plate when its done now in other wok heat oil put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic n ginger, curry leaves, green chilly, kashmiri chilli fry well all dis ingredients now add your fried chicken in it n cook it on low flame for 2 minutes add lemo...

Mutton Pepper Fry ingredients 1/2 kg mutton boiled with salt 2 medium onion sliced 4 green chillies slits 12 15 curry leaves 10 to 15 black pepper 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 2 tablespoons coriander seeds 1/2 teaspoon red chilly powder 1/2 garam masala powder 1 teaspoon mutton masala oil 1/2 cup fresh chopped coriander leaves for garnishing Method:- heat tawa n roast 7 8 black pepper, cumin seeds n coriander seeds n grind it heat oil in wok add black pepper, curry leaves n green chilly when it start crackle Add onion n saute till onion get little brown in colour Add red chilly powder, garam masala powder n mutton masala powder with little mutton soup Add boiled mutton with soup cover the lid n let them cook for 5 to 7min on low flame Add roasted grind masala powder in it n again cook it on low flame till water get burn serve n garnish with fresh coriander leaves Thanx for reading

It's a good idea to serve a starter like tawa paneer tikka, which you can easily grill on a tawa, no need of oven or tandoor for this. Cooking time 2hours Serves 3people INGREDIENTS 400 gms- Paneer (cottage cheese ) 1 1/2 cup- curd Salt to taste 1/2 teaspoon- red chilly powder 1/2 teaspoon- garam masala powder 1 tablespoon- chat masala 1/4 teaspoon- cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon- tandoori masala 2 tablespoon- lemon juice 5 tablespoon- oil or butter 1 pinch red food colour2 green capsicums cut it into 2 inches cubes 1 large onion cut from the side in 2 inches cubes 10 skewer sticks PREPARATIONS 1.   Cut paneer(cottage cheese) into 2 inches cubes 2.   Mix all the masalas n powders in a bowl with curd and lemon (salt, red chilly powder, garam masala powder, chat masala, tandoori masala, cumin powder, red food colour) 3.   Now add paneer (cottage cheese) into this mixture and marinate for a few hours. 4.   Add capsicum and mix gently...

Mushroom Kaju Dhingri is a lip smacking recipe which taste with Indian spices, rich and creamy  Ingredients:- 400gm fresh mushrooms 15 cashew nuts 2 onions sliced 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garlic paste 4 green chillies chopped 1tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp garam masala powder 1 tblespn coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tblespn kasuri methi(optional) salt to taste 1/2 cup fresh cream 1/2 cup melted butter Preparation Add melt butter approximately 2 tablespoon Add mushrooms with ground black pepper Saute on high heat for 5 to 10min without stirring till most of the water released from mushrooms evaporates n keep aside Melt 1 tblespn butter n add cumin seeds Add the chopped onions, cashew nuts n saute till both turn into golden brown Grind it into a smooth paste Melt approximately 1 to 2tblespn of butter and saute ginger, garlic paste till brown Add coriander, cumin powder n stir for a min Add the onion n cashew paste stir for few min ti...

karele wafers Ingredients:- 400gm bitter gourd (peeled n sliced n keep aside added 2tblespn salt in it to avoid the bitterness) 2 tblespn gramflour 1 tblespn mango powder 1 tspn chat masala powder 1 tspn red chilly powder 1 tblespn coriander powder 1/2 tspn garam masala powder salt to taste oil for fry Preparation:- Wash bitter gourd 2 3 times Mix well all ingredients in tray Heat oil n fried the bitter gourd till the golden brown Take it out in absorbing paper keep it in air tight container n enjoy dis in diwali Thanx for reading

Bread Halwa Recipe Jo k jhatpat fatafat ban jati hai meetha khana ho to ye hi best hai friends to aiye use banane ki vidhi batati hu ingredients 4 bread 1&1/2 cup sugar 2 cups water 2 or 3 green cardomom dryfruits chopped kiye hue kesari food color Method sugar, water, dryfruits, elaichi n colour dalk sheera taiyar karle sheera light hi rakhna hai zada gadha ya taar wala nahi banana hai dusri taraf bread ko toast karle ache se or sheere me dalde bread sheere me dooba ho Yad rahe thodi dere bad ise achese mash karde or serve kare bread ko toast karte waqt ap butter ka b istemal kar sakte hai apko bhot hi tasty lagega n family members b happy hojaege

Preparation Time:10 minutes Cooking Time:20 minutes Total Time:30 minutes Ingredients: For Batter:1 cup Fine Rava (sooji / semolina) 1 cup Sour Curd 1/3 cup Water 1 teaspoon Eno 1 teaspoon cooking oil Salt to taste For Tempering: 1 tablespoon Oil 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds 3 small Green Chilli (cut into two) 4 to 5 Curry Leaves 1/3 cup water 1 tablespoon finely chopped Fresh Coriander Leaves Directions:- 1.Mix rava, curd, water and salt in onebowl and beat until smooth. Make sure that there are no lumps. Let it set for 15-20 minutes. 2.Add approx. 1 large glass water in steamer and heat it over medium flame. Grease its trays (thalis) with 1-teaspoon oil. Add 1 teaspoon oil and Eno in batter. 3.Mix well until it starts to bubble on surface or for approx. 1 minute, make sure not to over mix it. 4.Pour it into a greased tray until its half capacity and place in steamer. Steam it for 3 minutes over high flame and then 12 minutes over medium f...

Lahsooni Palak Dal Preparation Time : 6-7 mins Cooking Time : 25 mins Servings : 4 Ingredients : Tuvar Dal / Arhar Dal - 1 cup Palak / Spinach - 500 gms (chopped) Ginger paste - 1 tsp Garlic paste - 1 tsp Tomatoes - 4 (chopped) Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Salt - as needed For tempering : Ghee or Refined Oil - 2 tbsp Garlic - 5 pods (chopped) Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Hing / Asafoetida - 1 pinch Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp Direction & Method : 1. Wash and strain the dal nicely before use. In a pressure cooker, add dal, chopped spinach, choped tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt and enough water to cook dal. Pressure cook till the dal gets cooked properly. This may take 5-6 whistles or 10 - 15 mins approx. 2. Once the dal is done, stir it well with a ladle so that the dal gets dissolved nicely. Transfer it into a bowl and keep aside. 3. For the tempering, take a pan and heat ghee or oil whatever you prefer. Add hing. mustard seeds and allow it to splutter...

Pasta in pure Indian style Ingredients Pasta 250gm 1 chopped onion 2 chopped green chilies 1 teaspoon ginger n garlic paste 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds salt 1 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder 1/4 teaspoon Red chily powder 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder 4 tablespoon oil lemon fresh coriander leaves or garnishing Method Boil pasta with salt in two glass of water till pasta get cooked well n drain the water from it Heat oil in pan put cumin n add onion n green chilies in it when the cumin seeds start crackling n saute for 2mins  add ginger garlic paste n saute Add red chilly, garam masala powder, black pepper powder saute n cook for 5min on slow flame garnish with coriander leaves n lemon

Kari Gosht Preparation time- 30mins Cooking time-30mins Ingredients:- 500gm mutton washed 2 onions sliced 2 sprig curry leaves 1 tablespoon ginger paste 1 tablespoon garlic paste 2 tablespoon Khas  khas 1/2 cup Peanuts roasted n peeled 1 cup Cashew 1/2 cup roasted gram dal 2 tablespoon sesame seeds 7 8 kashmiri  mirch 1 glass coconut milk 2 tablespoon tamarind pulp soaked 2 bay leaf 4 cloves 5 6 black pepper salt to taste 3 tablespoon oil mint leaves for garnishing fresh coriander leaves for garnishing Method:- Boiled mutton with salt, onion, ginger n garlic paste on 5 6 whistle khas khas, cashew, peanuts, gram dal, sesame seeds, kashmiri Mirch, cloves, black pepper Grind  these  into  fine  powder   n  u  can  store  it  fr a long  time also Heat  oil  in wok and crackle  curry leaves  n  bay leafs. Add  grinded  powder  say  about  a ...

Besan Methi Paratha ingredients Fenugreek leaves 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 cups gram flour 1 cup 2green chillies garlic 1 teaspoon salt to taste 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon ajwain oil/ghee for paratha 1/2 cup water Method Rinse  methi leaves very well in water. drain them completely. Chop the methi leaves finely and keep aside in a bowl Add whole wheat flour, gram flour, salt,  turmeric powder n ajwain. Then add the chopped methi leaves, finely chopped green chilies,  finely chopped garlic and 2 tsp oil. pour water in it, first mix and then start kneading the dough. After kneading make medium sized balls of the dough n dust the dough ball with some flour and then start rolling the methi paratha. roll the dough into medium sized roti sorrounds.  Place the methi paratha on a hot tawa and fry till it get brown spot on paratha. When it will fried. serve methi paratha hot with pickle or curd or butter.

Veg Cheese Momos all flour purpose 2 cups make soft dough n make balls n roll at least 20 pieces Ingredients for stuffing:- Cabbage finely chopped 1 cup 1 inch ginger finely chopped Grated cheese Green chilly chopped Garlic sauce 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Lemon 1 teaspoon Method Mix all ingredients Put ingredients in the centre of roll n give the shape whatever u like Steam it for 10mins in steamer Serve with garlic chilly sauce

Egg pakoda Ingredients 4 boil eggs (cut into 2) 1 1/2 cup gram flour(besan) salt to taste 1/4 teaspoon red chilly powder 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder 1 pinch asaefotida (hing) 2 pinch ajwain 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 pinch baking soda oil for fry Method Make batter of all ingredients heat oil dip egg in batter deep fry all pieces serve with chutney

Nariyal Barfi/ Nariyal Paak ingredients 11/2 cup grinded dried coconut 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon elaichi powder 100gm mava chandi ka warq(optional) chopped pistachio for garnishing greased plate Method kadhai me nariyal ko 2 min k liye high flame par bhunle milk n sugar add kare or soak hone tak dheemi aanch par pakhae elaichi powder n mawa dalkar ache se mix karle n again 5 min tak pakae jab puri tarah soak jae greasing plate me set kare pistachio ya chandi k warq se sajae or refrigerate kare 4 hours k liye man chaha akaar dekar serve kare

Appam is a type of pancake made with fermented rice batter, rawa battar, curd and coconut milk. It is a common food in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is also popular in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is eaten most frequently for breakfast or dinner. Sooji Appam ingredients 1 cup sooji/semolina 1 cup curd salt to taste 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 finely chopped onion 1 green chilly finely chopped 1 tablespoon fresh chopped coriander 2 tablespoons cooking oil Method Mix rawa/sooji/semolina, curd, salt, onion, chilly, coriander n mix well batter will not so thick make it soft if required use little water Keep aside for 15min Add baking soda in the mixture Heat n Grease  appam pan Add 1 teaspoon batter in each as shown in image check if u see the color change turn n cook the other side Ready to eat. serve hot with your fav chutney Recipe of coconut chutney (Take 1/2 cup sliced Coconut, some coriander leaves, 4 tablespoons bhuni gram dal, green chilies grind it in...