Bhuna Murgh بُھنّامرغ

Bhuna Murgh is another delicious and spicy dish from Punjabi Cuisine.

Bhuna Murgh

Ingredients:

• Chicken Regular cut and medium weight 1 no.
• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped 3
• Tomatoes chopped 3
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Red Chillies cutter/flakes  1-3 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder  1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam Masala powder 1teaspoon

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste fry for a while.
• Then add tomatoes and fry for4-5 minutes.
• Now add chicken and spices and fry for another 5 minutes.
• Lower heat and continue to cook till chicken is well done.
• Raise flame and evaporate most of the water on high flame.
• Delicious Bhuna Murgh is ready.
• Serve with roti.

Note: This dish is a very pungent, add much chilli cutter as you can eat. 

Navratan Korma نورتن قورمہ

Navratan Korma is a Mughlai dish. It  suits to  those who want a delicious vegetarian dish. Navratan mean nine jewels in persian/urdu. Fruits , vegetables , dry fruits and cheese/milk and yoghurt is used in its preparation.

Navratan Korma

Ingredients:

• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped 3
• Tomatoes chopped 3

Vegetables:

• Potatoes diced 2
• Cauliflowers diced 2 cup
• Peas  1 cup
• Carrots diced 2
• Bottle gourd  diced 1 cup
• Green beans chopped 1 cup

Fruits and Dry Fruits:

• Almonds soaked and skin removed 15
• Raisin 1 tablespoon
• Kaju  1 tablespoon
• Pine apple  cubes 1/2 cup

Dairy:

• Milk 1 cup
• Yoghurt beaten  1 cup
• Cottage cheese  cubes 1/2 cup

Spices:

• Salt to taste
• Red Chillies powder 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon
• Cumin powdewr 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Garam Masala powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cardamom small whole 5-6
• Mace 2 petals

Procedure:

• Saute onion in oil till soft.
• Add tomatoes and fry for 5 minutes.
• Then add spices and vegetables and fruits and dry fruits.
• Cook on slow heat till vegetables are tender.
• Add Yoghurt and Milk and stir .
• Cook for 5-7 more minutes on medium heat till thick.
• Sprinkle cheese cubes and simmer.
• Delicious Navratan Korma is ready.
• Serve with Boiled Rice/Tarka Rice or Taftan/Sheermal.

Muthi Kabab مٹھّی کباب

Muthi Kabab when prepared with beef is a very delicious Kabab.

مٹھّی  کباب

Muthi Kabab

Ingredients:

• Boneless beef cubes 1 kg
• Oil for frying 
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Garam masala  powder  1 teaspoon

Ingredients added during mixing:

• Finely chopped spring onion 2
• Finely chopped  green chillies 2
• Finely chopped tomato cubes  from 1 tomato
• Black pepper grated 1/2 teaspoon
• Red Chilli flakes (cutter) 1-2 teaspoon
• Cumin seed whole 1 teaspoon
• Coriander seed whole  1 teaspoon
• Anardana 1 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Mix together beef cubes, salt coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder and ginger garlic paste in a bowl.
• Then process in an electric processor (chopper). 
• Knead well. Then add finely chopped spring onion, green chillies, tomato cubes, anardana, chilli flakes, cumin whole , coriander whole and  grated black pepper. Mix and knead well.
• Then make 2 inch size oval shaped Kabab with the help of fist (muthi).
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in a nonstick frying pan. Add prepared kabab (4-5) in portions and fry on a very low flame till fully cooked.
• Delicious Muthi Kababs are ready.
• Serve with chopped spring onion , chopped tomato cubes and Mint raita.