Saba's Kitchen

This is a Punjabi dish and the name of the recipe translates to dahi/yoghurt chicken. This is usually served as a main course. This is a spicy chicken dish, unlike the usual Indian curry, which uses yoghurt as the main marination. Ingredients:- 500gm chicken cut into pieces 1 cup yoghurt 4-inch piece of ginger paste 3-4 cloves of garlic paste 2 green chilli peppers diced 2 tbsp coriander powder 2 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder 3 large cardamom pods, crushed 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 quill cinnamon stick 3 tbsp ghee or cooking oil 1 brown onion diced 1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasuri methi) 2 tomatoes roughly chopped 1 cup chicken stock Coriander leaves to garnish Method:- In a large bowl, coat the chicken with yoghurt and leave it in the fridge for one hour to tenderise. Add the ginger, garlic, green chillies, coriander, cumin powder, chilli powder, cardamom pods, cumin seeds and cinnamon to the chicken-yoghurt mix. Place in the fridge to marinate...

Veg Pulao Vegetable Pulao (Veg Pulav) is a spicy rice dish prepared by cooking rice with various vegetables and spices Ingredients:- 400gm basmati rice (boiled with salt as per taste) 1 large onion sliced 1 teaspoon ginger paste 1 teaspoon garlic paste 1 large tomato chopped 1 large capsicum cut into cube size 1 cup green peas 1 cup beans cut into 1 inches 1 tablespoon crushed kasuri methi/dried fenugreek leaves 1 potato boiled n cut into small pieces 2 green chili roughly chopped 1 strip curry leaves 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon red chilli powder 1 tablespoon coriander powder 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon all spices powder 1 large pinch of salt 1 tablespoon everest sabzi masala powder 1/2 cup cooking Oil 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves Method:- Heat oil in deep wok,  add cumin seeds when it crackle  add onion n saute till get soft Add garlic, ginger, curry leaves and green chili let time cook until it become light brown Add tomat...

Butter Garlic Prawns This is very quick n excellent recipe and just so yummy that you and your family or guests would really love it Ingredients:- 1/2 kg prawns peeled, deveined, clean n wash 10 nos large garlic paste 2tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon mustard sauce or mustard paste 1 teaspoon cumin powder Salt to taste 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves Method:- Heat butter in deep pan, add garlic and saute for 3mintues on medium low flame Add mustard paste n saute for minute Add prawns n mix it well let them cook for 3minutes on low flame in between saute it Add salt and cumin powder mix it well Finally add lemon juice n keep saute, cover the lid and cook until the prawns done Add some cilantro leaves n mix it well Take out in serving bowl n garnish with cilantro leaves

Tandoori Prawns fry This is very quick an excellent recipe and is just so yummy that you and your family or guests would really love it Ingredients:- 1 kg - Prawns (large size), shelled, deveined, cleaned  1 tbsp - Ginger paste 1 tbsp - Garlic paste 2 tsp - Lemon juice 1 tsp - Red Chilli powder 1 tsp - Garam Masala powder 1 tablespoon tandoori masala powder Chat masala for sprinkle salt to taste fresh chopped coriander leaves 3 to 4 tablespoons cooking oil Method:- Mix all ingredients, add prawns n marinate, (do not add oil) and Refrigerate it  for 3 to 4hrs                                   Oil the skewers n skewers the prawn. or u can shallow fry direct on nonstick pan        Heat oil in non stick pan n shallow fry the prawns from both the side for 3 to 4minutes in between cover the lid for minute                  Ta...

Ingredients:- 1 boneless chicken  cut into pieces  1/2 cup hung curd 1 cup mint leaves   1 cup coriander leaves broken 2 to 3 green chillies taste required  1 tsp garlic paste  1 tsp ginger paste  salt to taste  1 tsp powdered black pepper  1 tsp garam masala 2 Tbsp oil  1 tsp cumin seeds Method:- Grind curd, mint, coriander leaves, garlic and ginger together.  Prick chicken pieces with a fork.  Add ground paste and leave to marinate for 3-4 hours or more.  Heat oil and add the cumin seeds.  To this, add chicken along with the marinade and stir fry over high medium heat.  When the chicken done,  lower the heat and cook uncovered, stirring off and on, till cooked through and fat separates. Serve hot with green chutney and salad