Dal Makhani Very Popular Indian Dish

Dal  Makhani

Ingredients:

•  Whole black gram (sabut urad) 1/2 cup
•  Red kidney beans (rajma) 2 tablespoons
•  Salt to taste
•  Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
•  Ginger,chopped 2 inch piece
•  Butter 3 tablespoons
•  Oil 1 tablespoon
•  Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
•  Garlic,chopped 6 cloves
•  Onion ,chopped 1 large
•  Green chillies,slit 2
•  Tomatoes,chopped 2 medium
•  Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon

Method Of Cooking:

• Wash and soak sabut urad and rajma overnight in three cups of water.
• Drain and pressure cook sabut urad and rajma in three cups of water.
• Add salt and half the red chilli powder ( can add half the ginger too if wish) for three whistles.
• Open the lid and see if the rajma is totally soft.
• If not cook on low heat till the rajma becomes totally soft.
• Heat butter and oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seeds. 
• When they begin to change colour, add ginger, garlic and onion and sauté till golden. 
• Add slit green chillies, tomatoes and sauté on high heat. 
• Add the remaining red chilli powder and sauté till the tomatoes are reduced to a pulp. 
• Add the cooked dal and rajma along with the cooking liquour.
• Add some water if the mixture is too thick.
• Add garam masala powder and adjust salt. 
• Simmer on low heat till the dals are totally soft and well blended. 

Serve hot with roti or Nan or parathas.

Prawns Masala Delicious Indian Dish

Prawns Masala

Ingredients:

• Prawns 500gm.
• Onion - 1
• Dry red chili - 2 or 3
• Ginger 1"
• Garlic 1"
• Tomato 1no
• Curry leaves
• Chili powder - 1 tsp 
• Tumeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Corinder powder - 1tsp 
• Garam masala - 1/2tsp
• Pepper powder - 1tsp
• Rice powder (optional)
• Salt to taste

Method Of Cooking:

• First clean the Prawns and keep aside.
• Put little chili powder, turmeric powder, Pepper powder, Salt to the Prawns and mix it.
• Make sure that all this spices coat throughly on the prawns.
• Leave it aside for some 30 mints. 
• Now chop the Onions and tomatoes into small pieces, chop ginger and garlic as well.
• After 30 mnts take out the marinated prawns and springle some rice powder on it.
• No need to dip the prawns in rice powder and all, just lightly put little rice powder on the prawns and mix it. Next to slightly shallow fry the prawns. 
• Fry it on medium heat.
• Remember not to cook prawn for long time as it will become hard if its cook for longer time.
• When its almost 90% cooked take it out and keep aside to cool down.
• Take a non stick pan, add oil and splutter mustard, add dry red chili and curry leaves.
• Add the chopped ginger, garlic and saute for few seconds. 
• Add the onions , salt and saute till the onions gets cooked, it need not become golden brown. 
• Then add the tomatoes and make a thick dry gravy. 
• Add the chili powder, Turmeric powder, Garam masala and corinder powder, stir nicely and cook for few more minutes. 
• Now add the prawns to the dry gravy. 
• After adding the prawns, close the lid of the pan and leave it for sometime on medium heat , almost 5 mnts will be enough.