Aloo Methi (Fenugreek Potatoes)

Aloo Methi 

(Potatoes with Fenugreek Leaves)

Ingredients:

1 Kg Fenugreek leaves (Methi)

3 Potatoes

2 Onions (Chopped)

1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds

5-6 Tomatoes

2 Green Chilies

1 tsp Salt or as per your taste

1/2 tbsp Red Chilies

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Oil

Method:

1.Wash Fenugreek leaves.Add 1/2 tsp salt,squeeze water from them and leave till they get dry.

2.Fry onions in a pan.Add cumin seeds,green chilies,salt,red chilies,turmeric powder and Fenugreek leaves.Cook for 7-8 minutes.

3.Add potatoes and one tomato.Cook for 5 minutes and then cover it on low flame.

4.One by one add tomatoes to it till potatoes get done and fully mixed with Fenugreek leaves.

5.Serve with Pickle.

Note: 

• Do not use water while cooking because it gives bitter taste to Fenugreek leaves. 
• Before cooking you can also mix turmeric powder with Fenugreek leaves instead of mixing with salt.

Potato Samosay

Potato Samosay

Ingredients:

Flour Covering Ingredients:

2 cups Refined Flour (Maida)

1/4 tsp Baking Powder (To raise the flour)

1/2 tsp Salt 

1 tbsp Butter

3 tsp Oil 

Potato Filling Ingredients:

3 Potatoes (Boiled and mashed)

1/2 Onion (Chopped)

1/2 tsp Coriander Seeds (Zeera)

2 tsp Soya Sauce

2 Green Chilies (Chopped)

2 tbsp Chopped Coriander (leaf)

Oil for frying

Flour Paste:

3 tbsp flour

1/2 Egg

(Combine them to make flour paste which seals the samosa sides)

Method:

1.Combine salt,oil,baking powder with refined flour and knead.Keep dough for 8-10 minutes.Make small balls of it.

2.Apply little oil and roll out into small rounds.Cover it and stay aside for 20-25 minutes.

3.Heat oil in a pan.Fry onions,cumin seeds,green chilies.Add mashed potatoes and all the spices.Cook for 5 minutes.

4.Flatten round balls and roll out the dough to make sides even and thin.Cut the sides to give it rectangle shape.Now cut 2-3 long sections of one rectangle.

5.Apply flour paste on the sides of it.Then fill with potato filling and again apply flour paste on the top to close covering to give them triangle shape.

6.Heat oil in a wok and fry samosay till it gets its golden color.

7.Remove on absorbent paper.Serve with Ketchup.

Chicken Rice

Chicken Rice

Ingredients:

1 Cup Rice

4-5 Chicken pieces

2 Onions

1 Tomato

2 Green Chilies

2 tsp Ginger paste

1 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder

1/4 tsp white Pepper Powder

5-6 Whole Black Pepper

5 tbsp Oil

Method:

1.Make stock of chicken with water,salt,black pepper powder and whole black pepper.

2.Heat oil in a pan.Brown onions.Add ginger paste,green chilies, tomato and chicken.

3.Add salt,black pepper powder,soya sauce,white pepper powder and cook for 5-7 minutes.

4.Add chicken stock and when it comes to a boil,add rice.

5.Cook till rice get done.Serve with fresh salad.

Mutton Potatoes

Mutton Potatoes

(Aloo Gosht)

Ingredients:

1/2 Kg Mutton
3-4 medium sized Potatoes
2 Onions (Medium sized)
2 Tomatoes
2 Garlic cloves
2 tbsp Cutted Ginger
7-8 Whole Black Pepper
1 /2 tsp Cumin Seeds (Zeera) 
1/2 tbsp Salt
1 tsp Red Chilies
1 tsp Salt 
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi)
1/2 tsp Mixed spices powder (Garam Masalah)
2-3 Chopped Green Chilies
2 tbsp Chopped Coriander
Few drops of Kewra water (Essence)
1/4 Cup Oil

Method:

1.Tenderize mutton in water,onions,garlic cloves,tomatoes,black whole pepper,salt,red chilies,cumin seeds and turmeric powder.
2.After tenderizing meat,add oil and green chilies. Cook for 10-15 minutes.
3.Add potatoes.Cook for 5-7 minutes then add water.Cook on low flame till potatoes get done.
4.Garnish with whole spices powder,sliced ginger and coriander. 

Potato Cutlets

Potato Cutlets

Ingredients:

4 Potatoes

1 Capsicum

Salt 1/2 tsp

2 Green Chilies(chopped)

1/2 tsp Red chili powder

1/2 tsp Black pepper powder

4 pinches White pepper powder

2 tbsp Coriander(chopped)

1 ful tbsp of Mayonnaise

1 tsp Soya sauce

1 Egg  

1/2 cup Bread crumbs

Oil for frying

Method:

1.Boil potatoes and mash it.

2.Cut capsicum in small cube shape.

3.Mix potatoes with capsicum and chopped coriander.

4.Add salt,pepper, mayonnaise,soya sauce and mix well.

5.Give round shape to cutlets.Firstly dip in egg then coat with bread crumbs and fry.

6.Serve with ketchup.

Spinach Potatoes

Spinach Potatoes

(Aloo Palak)

Ingredients:

1 kg Spinach

4 Potatoes

3 Green Chilies

2 Green Cardamon (Choti Illaichi)

1 tsp Red Chilies

1 tsp Ginger garlic paste

3 Tomatoes

1/2 cup Oil

Method:

1.Boil spinach for ten minutes then drain it.

2.Take a pan.Heat oil and light brown onions.Add green cardamom,ginger garlic paste,tomatoes and all the spices.Fry till mixture fully get done.

3.Now add boiled spinach and fry for 10 minutes.

4.Add cutted potatoes in it and 1/2 cup of water.

5.Cook it till potatoes get done and mixed fully with spinach.

Macaroni with Chicken

Macaroni with Chicken

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Chicken

1 packet Macaroni

3 Capsicum

1 Carrot

1/4 of whole Cabbage

1 tsp Black Pepper

2 tbsp Soya Sauce

1 tsp Vinegar

1/2 tsp White pepper

1/4 cup Cheese

3 Tomatoes(Small size)

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Ajino moto

3 tbsp Oil

Method:

1.Boil chicken with salt,black pepper and 1 tsp soya sauce.

2.Stain chicken from stock and boil macaroni in same stock with 1 tsp oil.

3.Heat oil in a pan.Stir fry vegetables in it with salt and pepper.

4.Dish out vegetables in a plate.Fry tomatoes in same oil.

5.Add chicken,salt,black and white pepper,soya sauce,ajino moto and vinegar.

6.Add stir fried vegetables and chicken and cook for 3- 5 minutes till macaroni fully get mixed with chicken and vegetable mixture.

7.Spread cheese on the top of macaroni. Give it heat till it melts and serve.

Fried Fish

Fried Fish

Ingredients:



1 kg Fish

4 tbsp Gram Flour (Besan)

1 Egg

3 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 tsp Carom (Ajwain)

1 tsp Red chillies

1/2 tsp Coriander powder

2 tsp Vinegar

2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Chat Masalah

3 tsp Soya Sauce

Paste of 2-3 Green chilies

Oil for frying

Method:

1.Sprinkle1 tbsp salt and 1 tbsp carom on fish and keep it for 2 hours to kill the smell of fish,then wash it properly and place in a stainer for 5 minutes to let the fish dry.

2.Take gram flour in a bowl.Mix it with egg,water,salt,garlic paste,caroms,red chillies,vinegar,soya sauce,chat masalah,and corriander powder to make a thick batter of gram flour.Keep it marrinated for 6-7 hours.

3.Heat oil and deep fry fish on medium flame.

4.Serve with sour radish.

Mince and Peas Palao

Mince and Peas Palao

Ingredients: 

1/2 kg Beef Mince

1 cup Peas

2 glass Rice

1 tbsp Red Chillies

2-3 chopped Green chillies

1/4 tsp Black pepper powder

1/2 tsp Corriander powder

3 tbsp Salt

2-3 Onions

3 Tomatoes

1 tbsp Garlic paste

Oil

Method:

1.Tenderize mince with half cup of water.

2.Cut Onions.Heat oil in a pan.Brown onions.Add garlic paste,tomatoes and all spices to make a mixture.

3.Add peas and mince and fry it for ten minutes.

4.Add water 3 glasses of water.When water comes to a boil.Add rice and cook till rice get done.

5.Serve with Kachoomar salad.

Turnip Chicken

Turnip Chicken

Ingredients:

1 kg Turnip

1/2 kg Chicken

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Red chillies

2-3 medium sized onions

2 Tomatoes

1 tsp Ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1 tsp Whole spices (Ground)

1/2 cup Oil

2-3 Green chillies

Fresh corriander for garnishing

Method:

1.Slice turnip and boil them.

2.Take a pan.Pour oil in it.Brown onions.Add chicken with ginger garlic paste,tomatoes and all the spices.Cook till chicken get tender.

3.Now add boiled turnip to it and mash it.Cover the pan for 7-10 minutes.

4.Garnish with fresh corriander and chopped green chillies.

5.Serve with Chappati.

Balti Chicken

Balti Chicken

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Chicken

5-6 Tomatoes

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Red chillies powder

2 Green chillies (Chopped)

1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp Corriander powder

1 whole garlic

Oil

Method:

1.Fry chicken separately in a pan.

2.Take a pan,pour oil in it.Add cutted tomatoes and fry them for 10 minutes.

3.Add fried chicken and all the spices.

4.Dip whole garlic in half cup of water for half hour.

5.Cover chicken and add ginger water.Cook till chicken get done.

6.Garnish Balti chicken with cutted garlic and corriander.

(It will be rich of red colour)

Beef Mince (Aloo Keema)

Beef Mince

(Aloo Keema)

Ingredients:

1/2 Kg Beef Mince

2 Patatoes

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Red Chillies

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp Whole spices powder (Garam masalah)

7-8 Black Pepper (Whole)

1 tsp Cumin seeds

2 medium sized Onion

2 Tomatoes

1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

1/2 cup Oil or as required

Chopped fresh corrinder for garnishing

Method:

1.Take a pan.Add half cup of water,mince,onion,ginger garlic paste,tomatoes and salt.Cover it and leave on low flame to tenderize.

2.When the water is dried,add oil to it n fry mince on medium flame for 10-15 minutes.

3.Now add patatoes and all the spices.Cook it for 5-8 minutes and then again cover it with adding 1/4 cup of water for patatoes to get tender.

4.Garnish it with long shaped cutted ginger and chopped corriander.

Cheese Omellete

Cheese Omellete

''A healthy breakfast for growing age children''

Ingredients:

2 Eggs

1 Tomato (Chopped)

2 Green chillies (Chopped)

8-10 (Leaf) Fresh corriander

1/2 Cup Cheese

1/4 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Red chilli powder

2 pinches Black pepper

2 tbsp Milk

Butter for frying

Method:

1.Whisk egg with all the spices.

2.Grease pan with butter.Pour egg mixture in pan.Cook it on low flame.

3.When egg is cooked from one side but still moist,then add cheese to it.

4.Cook it for 4-5 minutes until cheese get melt.Serve with bread.

Chicken Sandwich

Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients:

250 grams Chicken ( Boiled and shredded)

2 Medium sized Patatoes (Boiled and mashed)

1/2 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

2-3 Green chillies ( Cut finely)

2 tbsp Cutted Corriander

2 Eggs ( Boiled and mashed)

1/2 cup Mayonnaise

8 Bread Slices

4 tbsp ketchup

Method:

Cut the edges of bread slices finely.Combine mashed patatoes with shredded chicken,boiled eggs and all the spices.Spread ketchup on one side of  one bread and then mayonnaise on another bread.Now spread mixture between breads and put it in sandwhich maker for 7-10 minutes.

Serve with fresh salad and ketchup.

Kafta Kabab Curry

Kafta Kabab Curry

Ingredients:

For Kafta Kabab:

1/2 kg Chicken Mince (keema)

1 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Red crushed Chillies

1 tsp Corriander seeds ( Roasted and Chopped)

1 tsp Whole spices powder ( Garam masalah)

1/4 tsp White pepper

1/2 tsp Black pepper

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 Egg

1 Onion

2 Green chillies

4-5 leaves of Mint

For Gravy:

2 Medium sized Onions

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

3-4 Tomatoes

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Red chilli powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 tsp Whole Spices ( Garam masalah)

Method:

1.Take a bowl and add all the spices and egg to make a mixture.Give shape to kabab in long shape.

2.Heat oil in pan and fry kabab till it gets its golden colour.

3.Separately take a pan,heat oil,brown onions.Add ginger garlic paste,tomatoes and all the spices mentioned above.

4.After making masalah,add fried KAFTA KABAB to it.

5.Add water to get your desired thickness.

6.Garnish it with Green chillies and corriander.Serve with naan.

Chinese Soup

Chinese Soup

''A delicious and healthy appetizer''

Ingredients:

1/2 kg chicken
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 whole garlic
1 tsp Garlic paste
2 Medium sized Carrots
1 tsp Chinese Salt
2-3 tbsp Soya sauce
3 tbsp Vinegar
2 tbsp Chilli Sauce
3-4 chopped Green Chillies
4 tbsp Corn flour mixed with water for thickness
1/2 cup Ketchup

Method:

1.Make stock of chicken,salt,black pepper and a whole garlic.After stock is ready,waste the garlic.Shred boiled chicken.
2.Heat oil in a pan.Fry garlic paste and chicken.Add all the vegetables and spices.
3.Now add chicken stock,cook for 5-7 minutes and add ketchup.
4.Finally add corn flour(mixed with water) and start stirring until you get your desired thickness.

Note: You can increase the quantity of ketchup as per your taste.

Pakoray

Pakoray



Ingredients:

1 Cup Gram Flour ( Besan)

1 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Red Chillies

1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds ( Zeera)

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder ( Haldi)

2 Chopped Green Chillies

1/4 part of one whole Cabbage

1/4 tsp Baking powder

1 Onion Chopped

1 tbsp Fresh Corriander chopped

Oil for frying

Method:

1.Mix gram flour with all the above ingredients and add water.

2.Heat oil in a pan and make pakoray of the mixture.

3.Dish out pakoray on absorbent paper.

4.Serve Delicious Pakoray with Ketchup. 

Zarda

Zarda

Ingredients:

2 Cup Rice

1 1/2 Cup Sugar

8-10 Almonds (Cutted in long bars shape)

5-6 Cardamom (Choti Illaichi)

2 tbsp Cutted Coconut

7-8 Raisins ( Mewa)

1/4 cup Ghee or oil

1 tsp Yellow Food Colour

Method:

1.Soak rice for 2 hours.

2.Boil rice.While boiling add food colour to the water.

3.When the rice are half boiled,stain it from water.

4.Separately take a pan.Pour oil in it,fry cardamoms for 2-3 minutes.Add sugar and 1/4 cup water to make sheera.

5.Now add 3 cups of water.When it comes to a boil,add rice and cook it on high flame.

6.When excess water is evaporated,add almonds,raisins and coconut.Cover pan and give steam for 5-7 minutes.

7.Delicious Zarda is ready to serve.

Mix Vegetable

Mix Vegetable

Ingredients:

8-9 Carrots
4-5 Medium sized potatoes
1 1/2 Cup Peas
1 tbsp Cumin Seeds (Zeera)
1 tbsp Black cumin (Kalonji)
1 tbsp Salt
1 tbsp Red Chillies
1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi)
3 Tomatoes
1 tsp Corrinader powder
1 tsp Whole Spices ( Garam Masala)
3 tbsp Yogurt
2-3 Green Chillies
1/2 cup Oil
Fresh corrinader for garnishing

Method:

1.Heat oil in a pan.Fry onions till it gets its light golden colour.Add ginger garlic paste,tomatoes and all the spices.
2.Add peas first,cook it for 5-7 minutes,then add carrots and cook for 10 minutes.
3.Lastly add potatoes and cover it for 20 minutes on low flame.
4.Cook it until vegetables get tender.
5.Garnish it with fresh chopped green corriander and green chillies.
6.Serve with Chapati.

Chicken jalfarezi

Chicken Jalfarezi



Ingredients:

1 kg chicken in cube shape

3 Onions in cube shape

1 Egg

1 Cup chicken stock

1 tbsp Salt

1 tsp Chinese salt

1 tsp Red chillies

1 1/2 tsp Black pepper

2-3 Capsicum

2 tbsp Oil

1 tbsp Vinegar

1 tsp Ginger garlic paste

2 tbsp Soya sauce

1-2 Carrots

1 1/2 tbsp Cornflour (mixed in 1/2 cup of water)

2 tbsp Ketchup

Method:

1.Marinate chicken with salt,black pepper,egg,oil,chinese salt,vinegar,cornflour and soya sauce.

2.Heat oil in a pan,stir fry all the vegetables except cube shaped onions for 3-5 minutes.Dish out vegetables in a separate plate.

3.Fry ginger garlic paste in same oil,add marinated chicken and fry for 5-7 minutes.Add all the spices 

and finally chicken stock and ketchup into it.Now add all the vegetables including onions.Pour cornflour mixture into it for thickening of gravy.

4.Dish out delicious chicken jalfarezi and serve with egg fried rice. 

Chicken Palao

Chicken Palao

A traditional  and delicious Pakistani food

Ingredients:

Chicken                                        1/2 kg

Rice                                              2 cups

Onions                                          2 medium sized

Ginger garlic paste                         2 tsp

Whole spices(garam masala)          2 tbsp

Green Chillies                                3-4

Tomatoes                                      2

Red chillies                                    1 1/2 tbsp

Cardamom                                    1

Ground Nut meg ( jaifal javitri)       1/2 tsp

Star anise (badian khatai)               5 petals

Salt                                               As desired

Oil                                                1 cup 

Method:           

1.Heat oil in a pan.Brown onions.Add chicken,ginger garlic paste and tomatoes to it.

2.Add all the spices and cook till chicken gets tender.

3.Add 3 cups of water to chicken,when the water comes to a boil,add rice and cook.

4.Serve with corriander raita and fresh salad.

Lahori chanay

Lahori Chanay



Ingredients:

Chick peas (safaid chanay)                           1 kg

Meetha soda                                                1 tsp

Roasted and gringed Cinnamon seeds           2 tbsp

Roasted and chopped Corriander seeds        2 tbsp

Whole spice powder (Garam masalah)          1 tbsp

Roasted red chilli powder                              1 1/2 tsp

Onion                                                           2 medium sized

Salt                                                              As per your tatse

Green chillies and fresh corriander                 For garnishing



Method:

1.Wash chick peas and soak it in water for whole night.

2.Boil chick peas.While boiling add meetha soda.

3.Separately take a pan,pour oil in it.Brown onions.Add all the grinded and roasted spices and make a masalah mixture.

4.Pour masalah into boiled chick peas and cook it for for 10 minutes.

5.Garnish it with cutted fresh corriander and green chillies.Serve Lahori chanay with naan.

Black Pepper Chicken

Black Pepper Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken boneless                1/2 kg

Ginger garlic paste               1 tsp

Corn flour                           3-4 tbsp mixed with half cup of water

Chinese salt                         1 1/2 tsp

Chicken stock                     1 1/2 cup

Vinegar                               1 tbsp

Black pepper                      1/2 tbsp

Green chillies                       2 chopped

Oil                                      4 tbsp

Salt                                     1 tbsp or as per your tatse

Method:

1. Marinate chicken with chinese salt,cornflour,salt,1tbsp oil and sugar for one hour.
2. Heat oil in a pan,fry marinated chicken for 3-5 minutes and dish out chicken in a separate plate.
3. Fry ginger garlic paste in same oil,then add fried chicken,green chillies,salt,black pepper,vinegar and finally chicken stock.Cook it for 10 minutes.
4. For thickening of gravy,mix cornflour with half cup water and add to the chicken.Stir it till you get your desired thickness.
5. Serve it with Egg fried Rice.

Chicken Karahi

Chicken Karahi

A delicious chicken recipie

Ingredients:

Chicken                                 1/2 kg

Brown onion                          1/2 cup

Ginger garlic paste                  1 tbsp

Salt                                        1 tsp

Chinese Salt                           1 tsp

Oil                                         1 cup

Keura water (essence)           1 tsp

Green cardamom powder      1/2 tsp

Black pepper (whole)            10

Chilli powder                         1 1/2 tsp

Cloves (Long)                       4

Lemon (sliced into four)         2

Ground mace(jaiful javitri)      1 1/2 tsp

Yogurt                                   1/2 cup

Yellow food colour                1 tsp

(If desired)

Method:

Heat oil in a pan.Add onions and fry till it turns light brown.Then stain brown onions from oil and spread them on a paper.

Fry chicken and ginger garlic paste in same oil.Then add salt,chinese salt,chilli powder,yogurt and fried brown onions.Cook it till it dries.

Add ground mace,green cardamom powder,sliced lemons and lastly add kewra and food colour.

Simmer it for 8-10 minutes.

Garnish it with garlic.

Serve with naan. 

Russian Salad

Russian Salad

Ingredients:

Apple                                        2

Red beans (boiled)                  1/2 cup

Pasta of different shapes        1/2 cup

Capsicum (chopped)                1

Chick peas( White chanay)     1/2 cup

Carrots( boiled)                        2 small size

Peas(boiled)                              1/2 cup

Patatoes (boiled)                       2 medium

Cabbage                                    1/2 cup

Cream                                        1/2 cup

Salt                                             As required

Sugar                                          1 tsp

Chat masala                               1/2 tsp

Black pepper                              1/2 tsp

Mayonnaise                                1/2 cup

Yogurt                                         1/2 cup

Method:

• Cut carrots,capsicum,apple,patatoes and cabbage.
• In a separate bowl mix cream,mayonnaise with yogurt.
• Add chat masalah,sugar,salt and black pepper.Then add all the cutted and boiled vegetables into it and mix it well.
• Delicious Russian Salad is ready to serve.