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Seasonal Fruit Chaat

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This chaat is made up of seasonal Fruits, you can add any other Fruit that is on Season …

Ingredients:

  • 2 apples
  • 2 bananas
  • 4 strawberries
  • 1 mandarin (Orange)(squeezed)
  • 1 tspn chaat masala
  • ½ pineapple sliced
  • 125 ml. canned chickpeas or ½ cup boiled chickpeas
  • 4 dates sliced

Procedure:

-Slice all the Fruits nicely and combine them in a deep mixing bowl.

-In a separate bowl mix 1 tspn of chaat masala with mandarin juice.

-Introduce this mixture to the Fruit Bowl and mix well.

-Keep aside For 20 minutes and serve.

Outcome:

Tasty Fruit chaat is ready to be served.

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Tips:

-You can use any other Fruits which are easily available in markets.

Servings:

This will serve 4 persons easily.

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Saada Lachha Paratha

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Saada Lachhedar Paratha is one of the specialities of Punjab*. Try and love …

Ingredients:

Paratha dough

30 tbspns desi ghee*(For 10 Parathas)

Procedure:

-Divide Dough into ten equal portions.

-Take one and make a kiwi Fruit sized ball, roll it like a chapatti and spread one tbspn of ghee on it. Now very gently, Roll this wrap into a snake, Folding ghee side in.

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-Now with your hands roll this snake and make a thin, big snake.

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-Give it a coral, spiral shape, like in the picture below,

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-And press with your Fingers. Like this,

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-Roll this with a rolling pin and dust with some Flour wherever needed but avoid using lots of Flour.

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-Roll it into a chapatti and place it on hot Flat pan or Tawa*.

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-After 4 – 6 seconds turn its side and spread 1 tbspn of ghee on it. Then again turn and spread some ghee on the other half cooked side.

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-Turn Frequently until its golden brown and then take it out in a plate.

-So the same with rest of 9.

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-Serve hot with pickle or any curry of your choice.

-And and and do not Forget Lassi.

Outcome:

Lovely, delicious lachhedaar paratha is ready to be served.

Tips:

-Avoid using lots of Flour while rolling.

Servings:

This will serve 10 persons easily.

Nihari

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Nihari is one of the Famous dishe sof Pakistan, it is basically a spicy beef stew which is very tender and very tasty. It requires a lot of time + a lot of effort but once it is made, you Forget all your effort and time, its very easy and believe me it is lovely. Do try this and let me know your remarks …

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg beef (4-6 large pieces)
  • ½ kg knuckle and marrow meat (beef)
  • 1 ½ cup oil
  • 1 tspn garlic paste
  • Onion sliced
  • 50 gms of wheat Flour
  • Lots of water

MASALA

  • 2 tbspns red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tspn nigella seeds
  • ½ tbspn garlic powder
  • ½ tbspn Fried dried onion
  • 1 tbspn cumin seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tspn Fennel seeds
  • 1 tbspn black pepper
  • ½ tspn mace
  • 1 spn nutmeg
  • 1 tbspn ginger powder
  • 1 tbspn black cumin
  • ½ tspn cloves
  • ½ cup lemon juice

Procedure:

-Combine all the masala ingredients except lemon juice and grind well into powder and mix with lemon juice.

-Now in a large, thick bottomed pot, heat one cup of oil. Add garlic and stir and then add meat, bones and masala and Fry For Few minutes. Add 13 glasses of water and cover. Cook on very low heat until the meat is very tender (For beef it will take something around 6 – 8 hours).

-Dissolve 50 gms of Flour in 3 glasses of water (avoid lumps) and stir this mixture into the curry and stir well. Remove bones if you want to.

-Cook For 15 minutes and meanwhile Fry onions in rest of the oil.

-Add Fried onions + oil to the mixture and again cook on low heat For 30 minutes.

-And Finally after a lot of struggle and cooking, Nihari is ready. Serve it hot with naan or parathas and enjoy.

Outcome:

Tasty homemade Nihari is ready to be served.

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Tips:

-Avoid lumps while mixing wheat Flour and water.

-Take shin meat.

Servings:

This will serve 10 persons easily.

Sevayyan (Sawayyan) (Vermicelli Pudding)(without Khoya)

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This is a traditional sweet dish which is made up of nuts and milk and is speciaaly served on Eid – Ul – Fitr in South Asia. Eid – Ul – Fitr is a religious Muslim Event which is celebrated on 1st Of Shawwal according to the Islamic Calendar. Its joyous and a Festive event. My grandma always make this For us on Eid …

Ingredients:

  • ½ pk of thin sevayyan (Vermicelli)
  •  ¾ cup sugar or to taste
  • 10 cups milk
  • 1 cup sliced pistachios and almonds
  • 4 sultanas
  • ½ tspn cardamom seeds
  • Some sliced pistachios and almonds For garnishing

Procedure:

-Boil cardamom seeds and sultanas in milk and add vermicelli and nuts.

-Stir Frequently until the vermicelli is boiled and mixed in milk.

-Pour this in a deep bowl and garnish with some pistachios and almonds.

-Refrigerate.

-Scoop and serve.

Outcome:

Tasty and traditional sweet dish For Eid (a Muslim Event) is ready.

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Tips:

-Stir well and do not let it stick to the bottom of the pan.

Servings:

This will serve 4 – 6 persons easily.