Shrimps and peas pulao !!!

Servings 4-5
Total Preparation time : 30 min
cooking time :20 min

Ingredients
250 gram cleaned shrimp
1cup green peas
1 red bell pepper
1 large onion chopped
4 small cups Sona Masoori rice
3 Maggie vegetable cubes
1 tsp pepper corns
2 sticks of cinnamon
10 cloves
3 cardamom
oil for seasoning
water for cooking

Method

• In pan add required amount of oil,once heated add dry spices that is cinnamon sticks,pepper corns,cloves and cardamom.
• Than add chopped onions and saute well,than add green peas,red bell peppers and let it cook for 5 min.
• Than add prawns and veg Maggi cubes and mix well.
• Than add water how much required to cook rice(i always use 1:2.ie if i use 1 cup of rice ,than same cup i use to measure 2 cups of water,you can increase the water if you finding it not correct) so you can add 8 or 10 cups of water.
• Once water is boiling add rice and mix well in prawns.
• No need to add salt as vegetable Maggie cubes have required amount of salt.
• Cook for about 10 - 15 min till rice is cooked.
• you can serve hot just plain,coz its has such a divine taste.
  

Chicken Makhani recipe!!

Servings 4-5
Total preparation time 50 min
Cooking time:30 min

Ingredients
500 kilo gram chicken cut into pieces
1/2 kg tomatoes
4 onions
10 large flakes of garlic
2 inch of ginger
4 green chilies
1 table spoon ginger garlic paste
20 cashew nuts
1 tsp peppers
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp chili powder
100 gram butter
1/2 cup fresh cream
salt for taste

Method

• First Marinate chicken with ginger/garlic paste,turmeric,salt and lemon,let it marinate for 25 min
• On the other hand in one pan add water,in that add tomatoes,onions chopped roughly,cashew nuts,peppers,green chilies,chili powder ,ginger,garlic and cook for 5 min.
• Once cooled down grind it to smooth paste and keep aside.
• Than in pan add butter once butter is melted add chicken and cook it in butter for 10 min till chicken is golden brown
• Once you find chicken is cooked well than add the ground paste and salt,stir the gravy well along with chicken.
• Cook for more 5 min ,add water if required and cook for about 15min on slow flame till gravy starts boiling.
• At last add fresh cream and mix well in chicken and again cook for 2-3 min.
• While serving again garnish with fresh cream.Server with Naan or roti or rice.
  

Long beans Bhaji/Val Bhaji

Servings 3-4
Total Preparation time:30 min
Cooking time:15 min

Ingredients
1/2 kg long beans
3 green chilies
1 cup scrapped coconut
2 medium size onions
1 large tomato
10 curry leaves
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
oil
salt for taste

Method

• First cut the long beans in small pieces,than in pan add oil,once heated add curry leaves.
• Once curry leaves crackle,add chopped onions,saute for 1 min and than add chopped tomatoes.
• Let the onion and tomato cook for 2 min,than add turmeric and long beans.
• Mix and toss long beans in onion and tomato mix,than add salt and mix again and allow to cook for 5 min on slow flame.
• Open the lid and than add scrapped coconut and mix well again,cover the lid and again allow to cook for more 6-8 min.
• Best to be served with Roti or goan pao/pav Its just yum to have with Pao :)