Harissa is a very hot and pungent Sauce from North Africa (Morocco/Tunisia/Algeria). It is used in soups, couscous, meat stew and vegetables. It is the ketchup of Tunisia. It is simple to prepare only 5-10 minutes is required.
Ingredients:
- Hot Red Chillies 1 cup
- Garlic Crushed 1 medium pod
- Olive oil 2 teaspoon
- Lemon Juice 2 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
- Caraway powder 1 teaspoon
- Salt 1 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Soak red chillies in hot water for 1/2 hour, drain and crush.
- Add spices and garlic , mix well. Then add lemon juice and olive oil, beat well.
- Hot and pungent Harissa is ready to use.
Chicken Manchurian is a popular dish of China. Its preparation takes some time but it is a tasty dish. It is prepared in two parts then combined. In first part Manchurian Balls are prepared then Manchurian Sauce.
Ingredients for Manchurian Balls:
- Minced Chicken 250 g
- Onion, finely chopped 1
- Maida (patient wheat flour/starch) 5 tablespoon
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Oregano powder 1/4 teaspoon
- Black pepper 1/4 teaspoon
- White pepper 1/4 teaspoon
- Ajinomoto 1/2 teaspoon
- Ginger crushed 1/4 teaspoon
- Eggs beaten (optional) 1
- Bread slices (optional) 2
- Oil for frying
Procedure for Manchurian Balls:
- Mix together all ingredients except oil (minced chicken can be crushed in an electric crusher before using)
- Make small balls from this mixture with wet hands.
- Deep fry these ball on low heat to a golden colour or till tender. Keep aside.
NOTE:
- You Can use Chicken cubes or chicken strips instead of minced chicken. When using strips or cubes use of eggs becomes must. Mix all ingredients with egg to make a batter then dip cubes/strips in it and fry to a golden colour or till tender on low heat.
Ingredients for Manchurian Sauce:
- Oil 3 tablespoon
- Capsicum (Shimal Mirch) chopped 1 inch x 1 inch pieces 250g
- Green Chilli chopped 1
- Tomato chopped 1
- Spring onion chopped 1
- Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon
- Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
- Corn flour 4 tablespoon
- Sugar 1 teaspoon
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Soy Sauce 2 tablespoon
- Vinegar 1 tablespoon
- Chilli sauce 2 tablespoon
- Chilli cutter 1/2 teaspoon
- Black pepper cutter 1/2 teaspoon
- White pepper cutter 1/4 teaspoon
- Chicken Stock 2 cup
Procedure For Manchurian Sauce:
- Heat oil in a pan add tomatoes, onion , ginger , garlic and fry for 1-2 minutes then add Capsicum and for for another 1-2 minutes. Then add Soy sauce, chilli sauce and vinegar, then add all spices.
- Dissolve corn flour in cold chicken stock and pour on cooking sauce and cook till 2-3 boils.
- Now add Golden fried ball and cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes or till gravy is thicken.
- Sprinkle green chillies and simmer.
- Delicious Chinese Chicken Manchurian is Ready. Serve hot with Boiled/Chinese Rice.
Palak Paneer is a simple and tasty dish of Punjab (Pakistani Punjab and Indian Punjab ).
Ingredients:
- Palak (Spinach) , prepared and chopped 1/2 kg
- Cottage Cheese Cubes 12-15 numbers
- Fresh Qasuri Methi chopped 1/2 cup
- Fresh Soya chopped 1/4 cup
- Fresh Coriander chopped 1/4 cup
- Tomato chopped 1 cup
- Green Chillies chopped 3
- Onion chopped 1
- Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
- Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon
- Butter/Oil 1/2 cup
- Oil for frying cheese1 tablespoon
- Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Haldi 1/2 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan, add cheese cubes and fry till light golden. Remove from oil and keep aside.
- Take Palak, Qasuri methi in a pan add 1 cup water and boil for 5-10 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
- Now in another pan heat butter add onion and fry till soft, add tomato, garlic ,ginger and spices fry for few minutes then add boiled palak, soya and fresh coriander and cook till done and thick.
- Now mash manually with gotni or in an electric grinder/crusher to a smooth texture.
- Heat again in the same pan add golden fried cheese cubes and mix. turn off flame quickly.
- Delicious Palak Paneer is ready.
Chelo Kabab is a National Dish of Islamic Repulic of Iran. It is very tasty and delicious. I myself liked it very much.
Ingredients:
- Minced lamb 1/2 kg
- Besan, roasted, 1 tablespoon
- Poppy seed, washed and grinded 1 tablespoon
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
- Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Garam Masala 1 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Mix all ingredient with minced lamb and grind.
- Mould into oblong Kabab with wet hands.
- Leave to marinate for 15 minutes then grill over charcoal fire or shallow fry in a frying pan.
- Delicious Chelo Kabab are ready.
- Serve with grilled tomatoes and Irani Butter Rice.
Recipe for Irani Butter Rice and Grilled Tomatoes.
- Super Silky Polish Rice 1/2 Kg
- Butter unsalted 50 g
- Water 1/2 cup
- Salt 1-2 teaspoon
- Tomatoes small 10 or medium chopped in 3-4 pieces 6
Procedure:
- Half Boil Rice in 6 glass of water .
- Drain and keep aside.
- Mix 1/2 cup water with butter and make a mixture.
- Coat the same pan with half of butter water mixture and put half of half boiled rice at bottom and flatten with back of spoon.
- Make heap with remaining rice and make hole at top of the heap and pour remaining butter water mixture in the hole.
- Cook on medium flame for 10 minutes, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- At bottom golden coloured crust will appear. Irani Butter Rice are Ready.
- For grilled tomatoes apply butter on tomatoes and grill.
