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 Xacuti or Xacutti is a curry prepared in Goa, India, with complex spicing, including white poppy seeds, sliced or grated coconut and  dried red chillies. It is usually prepared with chicken or lamb. Chicken Xacuti Recipe is a delicious chicken curry from Goa, is served along with pav. You can serve it along with rice instead, which makes an equally good combination. Ingredients: First green paste- 4 cloves garlic  1"ginger  7 sprigs coriander leaves 1 sprig curry leaves Second masala paste- 1 tsp oil 2 tbsp coriander seeds 1" piece cinnamon 1 green cardamom 6 cloves 2 petals star anise half of a mace(javithri/jathipathiri) 7 Kashmiri whole red chillies 1 tsp pepper corns 1 tsp cumin whole a pinch of fenugreek seeds a pinch of ajwain a pinch of nutmeg powder/grated nutmeg 1 tbsp poppy seeds 1 tbsp tamarind paste Third paste- 1 cup grated coconut  1 sliced onion  Ingredients to Bagar- 750 gm chicken with bones 1 medium-sized onion 2 bay leaves 3 tbsp oil a b...

  Surmai is one of the most popular sea fish varieties in the country. The fish is known for being an almost smell-less fish with a single bone. The fish has an excellent taste and very good meat quality. It’s a good choice for grilling, roasting, barbequing and making Indian curries with. A great fish for people who are new to trying seafood, the fish has a single bone. Fish fry recipe is very easy, quick and yummy starter or side dish. Ingredients: 250 gm  Surmai fish (cut into pieces and washed) 1 tsp salt 2 tsp red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 lemon juice  3 tbsp semolina  2 tbsp cooking oil for fry Coriander leaves for garnishing Method: Marinate fish for an hour (surmai fish, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and lemon juice). Roll it in semolina. Heat oil on nonstick pan, fry marinated fish pieces in heated oil, fry pieces from all the sides. It will take 10 minutes to fry. Serve hot and garnish with coriander leaves and lemon. Note: Can...

  Paneer popcorn recipe is one of the easy paneer snack or starter recipes that you can make for toddlers and kids or can serve as side dish.  These crunchy paneer pops are for all the vegetarian folks and it is an imitation of popular popcorn chicken. Do try out this for your evening snack and you will love it! Ingredients: Paneer cubes – 250 gms cut into small cubes chilli powder – 1 tsp turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp salt – as per taste garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp  lime juice 1 tsp corn flour –2 tbsp apf / maida flour – 4tbsp ginger paste – 1 tsp garlic paste – 1 tsp water – 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup bread crumbs – 1 cup or as needed for coating the paneer cubes oil – for frying Method: Take 250 gms of paneer and cut into small cubes. In a bowl add paneer, add chilli powder, turmeric, salt, lime juice, corn flour, maida flour, ginger and garlic paste all mix nicely and keep aside.  Take other bowl add maida and cornflour add required water and mix to form a batter. The batt...

 Mutton stew is authentic East Indian traditional recipe. It is mild to taste and very easy recipe. A stew in different region people prepare the mutton stew recipe in their own style and culture. Being an East Indian, Mumbaikar I will share our East Indian style mutton stew recipe, having the authentic taste and aroma in easy, simple and quick way. East Indian mutton stew recipe is an traditional authentic recipe prepared in East Indian families during festive occasion. It is a signature dish prepared during marriages or any East Indian occasion. Ingredients: Mutton/lamb meat 500 gm Carrot sliced 2 Potato sliced 2 Green peas half cup Onions fine chopped 3 Chillies green chopped 3 Garlic chopped 7 cloves  Ginger chopped 1" Tomatoes, medium 2 Garam masala powder 1tsp Turmeric powder half tsp Flour/sooji 1 tbsp Salt as per taste  Vinegar 1 tbsp Method: Wash the meat thoroughly and cook in cooker adding salt, turmeric powder and meat, taking four whistle or till meat cooked....

  Chocolate puddings are a class of desserts with chocolate flavors. There are two main types: a boiled then chilled dessert and garnish with chocolate. Easy and delicious, this rich chocolate pudding recipe is one of our favorite desserts! Very easy and kid friendly treat. A creamy chocolate pudding blended together with some milk, custard powder, cocoa powder,fresh cream,  chocolate and garnish with chocolate chips. Ingredients: For Making Paste- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 3 tablespoons custard powder  Half cup milk For Making Pudding- One and half cups milk or 350ml milk Half cup sugar 100 gm choclate bar Half cup fresh cream  Chocolate chips to garnish  Method: Boil the milk, when milk boil add sugar and stir till dissolved. Now add the paste stir well. Add the chocolate bar and fresh cream boil till all merge together, flame should be low and keep stirring. When all nicely merged then cold in room temperature and put in refrigerator to cool for at least two...

  Vada Pav Chutney, Dry Garlic Chutney or Lasun Khobra Chutney is the secret to take your vada pav to a next level. This chutney is more like a powder than chutney though and a sprinkling on the pav makes the best Vada pav delicious. Mumbai’s popular street food, Vada Pav – spicy potato filling sandwiched between buns and layers of spicy garlic chutney. Ingredients: 10 cloves garlic 2 tbsp peanuts 2 tbsp sesame seeds 5 tbsp desiccated Coconut 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder adjust to taste 1 tsp Salt adjsut to taste 4 Kashmiri whole chillies  Method: Heat a skillet on medium low flame. Add the garlic cloves and roast them for a minute. You can roast the garlic till it becomes little brown in color so that the raw smell of the garlic goes away. Keep it aside in a plate. Then dry roast the coconut in the same skillet till it becomes light brown in color and keep it aside. In the same manner, dry roast both peanuts and sesame seeds separately. Cool the ingredients before grindin...

  Puran poli (पुरणपोळी) orBobbattu  is an Indian sweet flatbread that originates from Maharashtra and southern India. Puran poli is prepared specially on festivals and everyone enjoys eating this delectable sweet dish.  In Maharashtra, the Holi tradition of making Puran poli perhaps points to the festival's agrarian origins as a harvest festival. ... The culinary rituals around the festival are also indicators of seasonality.  Main ingredients are wheat flour, ghee, jaggery, chana dal. Can be served Hot or cold. Ingredients: spilt bengal gram (chana dal) 1 cup jaggery 1 cup wheat flour 1 cup water 2 cups jaiphal powder half tsp  cardamon powder one tsp  turmeric powder half tsp ghee 3 tbsp  Method: Soak chana dal for at least two hours. In a mixer grinder put the chana dal, grated jaggery,  and pour water as required and make fine paste. In a mixing bowl pour the blended mixture, add to it gradually wheat flour and water and make thick better and ...