Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Makhana Revdi Ingredients: Makhana / Lotus seeds - 100 gm Peanuts - 1/2 cup Sesame seeds /Til - 1/2 cup Jaggery - 200 gm Desi ghee - 1 tsp Cardamom powder - 1 tsp Dry ginger powder - 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Baking Soda - a pinch Method: 1. Roast makhana in a pan on medium heat till they turn light brown and crispy 2. Take them out and let them cool 3. Roast peanuts on low flame till they turn light brown 4. Let them cool a bit and then rub between your palms to remove the peels 5. Coarsely grind the peanuts using mortar and pestle 6. Dry roast sesame seeds on low flame till they turn light golden 7. Take them out and let them cool 8. Cut jaggery into small pieces and put it to a pan  9. Cook on a low flame and add 4 tbsp water to make syrup 10. Keep stirring it or it will get burnt and taste bitter 11. Add cardamom powder, black pepper powder, ginger powder and mix 12. Add desi ghee to give a nice shine 13. Now add a pinch of baking soda to make them crispy 14. To che...

Amla Kachhi Haldi Thecha  Ingredients: Amla -250 gm Fresh Turmeric - 100 gm Oil - 2 tbsp  Cumin seeds - 1 tsp  Hing - 1/2 tsp  Garlic - 8 cloves  Salt as per taste  Green Chilies - 8 or as per taste  Peanuts - 1 cup  Green coriander (finely chopped) - 1 cup Lemon juice - 1 tbsp  Method: 1. Cut amla into small pieces and deseed it  2. Peel fresh Turmeric, wash and chop it  3. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, hing  4. When the cumin crackles, add garlic cloves, chopped amla, fresh Turmeric. 5. Sprinkle salt, 1 tbsp water, cover and let it saute on slow to medium flame until the amla is soft  6. Once amla is soft, mix in fresh green Chilies and peanuts  7. Cook for another 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. 8. Turn off the heat, toss in a cup of fresh coriander and mix everything well  9. Once it cools down, coarsely grind it a little in a mixer 10. Finally add lemon juice and give a mix. 11. Enjoy the spicy, ta...

Broccoli Stir Fry with Almonds Ingredients : Broccoli florets minced - 2.5 cups Onion (finely chopped) - 3/4 cup Oil - 2 tbsp Curry leaves - 8-10 Green chilli (slit) - 1 Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/3 tsp Garam masala powder - 3/4 tsp Almonds (blanched) - 20 Salt - 1 tsp Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Method: 1. Heat oil in a pan 2. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds 3. Add curry leaves and fry 4. Add chopped onions and fry till they are lightly golden  5. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears 6. Add broccoli florets , salt and fry for 2-3 minutes 7. Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder and stir well 8. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes 9. Make a fine paste of almonds by adding liitle water 10. Pour almond paste in the pan  11. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes fragrant and cooked 12. Add lemon juice and give a mix 13. Serve Broccoli Stir Fry with rice, roti or as side dish

MSG FREE Maggie Masala Ingredients: Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp Black peppercorns - 1 tbsp Dry red chilies - 3 Cloves - 2 Cinnamon stick - 1 (1 inch) Black cardamom pods - 2 Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Red chili powder - 1 tsp Amchur powder - 1 tsp Garlic powder - 1 tsp Onion powder - 1 tsp Powdered sugar - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Method: 1. Heat a pan and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and dry roast them 2. Transfer to a plate 3. In the same pan, add black peppercorns, dry red chilies, cloves, cinnamon stick, black cardamom pods 4. Roast them gently stirring frequently until fragrant. Don't burn them 5. Spread the spices in a plate and allow them to cool down 6. Grind the dry roasted seeds into a fine powder, take them out and let it cool 7. Grind the second batch of spices and add to the nicely ground seeds powder 8. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, amchur powder, garlic powder, onion powder, powdered suga...