Rava Kesari | Semolina Pudding | Indian Dessert

This is one of the easy, quick and simplest Indian dessert made with rava or sooji i.e. semolina. In southern part of India, it is called as Kesari and in northern part of India called as Sheera or Sooji ka Halwa. This Rava Kesari is irresistible when it’s homemade; there are no artificial flavors and colors used in this recipe. To learn this amazing drooling and delightful sweet dish check out our step by step photo recipe.

In south Indian languages the color orange called as "Kesari" and this dish mostly looks like orange tone due to food coloring. I hope, that is the reason kesari name stuck to this dish!. 

As I remember, this sweet dish is a must in special occasions like, the very first function in the wedding i.e. after the horoscopes matches, the bride groom visit the bride house, and the girl family serves this wonderful remarkable sweet dish to the guests. In Tamil this function called as “Ponnu Pakkura Function”. 

Here is the recipe!!

Ingredients:

Semolina/ Rava – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 ¼ cups

Water – 1 ½ cups

Milk – ½ cups

Condensed Milk – ¼ cup (Optional)

Almond/ Badam – 1 tbsp

Cashews Nuts / Kaju – 1 tbsp

Raisins/ Kismis – 1 tbsp

Salt – a Pinch

Clarified Butter/ Ghee – 2 tbsp

Method:

Put a heavy bottom pan on the range and heat clarified butter. Fry the cashews, almond and raisins.

once they are start turning slight dark color; add the rava/semolina and roast them nicely till you get nice aroma or till rava turns to faint pink color. Stir it continuously or else rava stick to the bottom of the pan very quickly and it will burn.

 

Add the sugar and mix it nicely

Add the water, milk, pinch of salt and stir continuously and cook the rava mixture. This will take 3 to 4 minutes. 

Reduce the flame to medium and stir the mixture slowly. Add 1 tbsp of clarified butter and mix it nicely. This improves taste and also helps to leave the mixture from the pan fast.

When the mixture starts to leave and not sticking to sides of the pan means it is done. Switch off the gas.

Notes:

If you are using condensed milk then reduce the quantity of sugar

Water is very much necessary otherwise the kesari will be hardens on cooing  

If you like to give color to the kesari, then add the food color in 4th step

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Restaurant Syle Paneer Tikka Masala Recipe

Paneer Tikka Masala recipe is one of the most famous Indian cuisines. Despite the fact that there are many Indian best curry recipes, no one can knock this magnificent dish. The paneer/cottage cheese is marinated in curd spice Masala and then it gets shallow fried or grilled after that it will be cooked with spicy gravy gives amazing taste to this dish. Follow our step by step photo recipe to make this wonderful delicious vegetarian dish.

For Tikka Preparation Ingredients:

Paneer / Cottage Cheese – 200 grms (7 oz)

Capsicum – 1 no. (Medium Size)

Onion – 1 no. (Medium Size)

Tomato – 1 no.

Thick Curd – 1 tbsp

Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Garam Masala – 2 tsp

Chaat Masala – 1 tsp

Kasuri Methi /Dry fenugreek leaves – ½ tsp

Lemon Juice  - 1 tsp

Salt to taste   

For Tikka Gravy Ingredients:

Black Cardamom – 2 to 3 nos.

Cloves – 3 to 4 nos.

Cinnamon Stick – ¼  inch

Green Chili – 2 no.

Crushed Tomato  – 1 cup

Onion – ¾ cup

Ginger paste – 2 tsp

Garlic Paste – 2 tsp

Garam Masala – 2 tsp

Red Chili Powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

All Purpose Flour – 1tbsp

Oil/Butter – 2 tbsp

Water – 1 cup

Fresh Coriander leaves /Cilantro – 1 tbsp

Direction:

How to make Paneer Tikka?

Cut the paneer, capsicum, onion and tomato into cube size pieces as per picture

In a bowl add thick curd, red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam Masala, cumin and coriander powder, kasuri methi, chaat Masala, lemon juice and salt and mix it nicely (as I will be using ginger and garlic pastes in gravy, so I am skipping in this step) 

Add the chopped vegetables and paneer cubes in above prepared marinade and mix it nicely and make sure each pieces coats evenly with curd Masala mixture and allow them to rest for 1 hour. If you want more flavors, then marinade them for 4 to 5 hours cover with lid and keep this in fridge.





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Heat oil in non-stick tawa or griddle, once the oil is hot enough shallow fry the paneer and vegetables in batch wise and turn them over until all sides are gets little burnt effect and transfer them to plate and keep aside

How to make Paneer Tikka Masala ?

Heat a butter/oil in a pan in medium flame. Add black cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, green chili and sauté for a minute. Add chopped onion, garlic and ginger paste and sauté until it onion turns to light golden color

Add all dry Masala powder i.e. red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam Masala powder, cumin and coriander powder, salt and sauté them nicely till all raw Masala smell disappear

Add crushed tomato puree and kasuri methi, 1 cup of water, table spoon of all purpose flour mix it nicely and cook them till mixture starts to boil. Adding flour gives nice silk texture and makes curry nice thick in consistency. 

Add prepared paneer tikka and gently mix it with gravy and cook for 2 to 3 mins. Turn off the gas and then transfer the curry to serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serving: This curry goes very well with Chapati/ roti /Naan or any Indian bread.

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Paneer 65 Recipe - Restaurant Style

It is one of the popular dish of starters in all Indian restaurants and I think the reason behind everyone like this snack is, its irresistible delicious spicy tongue tickling taste. Paneer 65 recipe uses fresh grinded spicy paste and coated with curd Masala and deep fried. To learn, check this step by step photo recipe of Paneer 65.

Ingredients:

Paneer – 150 grams

For Grinding:

Green Chilies   –  3 to 4 nos.

Ginger – ¼ inch

Garlic – 4 to 5 flakes

Fresh Curry Leaves – Few

For Masala Mixture:

Rice Flour – 1 tbsp

All Purpose Flour – 1 tbsp

Kashmiri Red Chili Powder – 2 tsp

Garam Masala – 1 tsp (Mixture of many Indian spices - Available in Indian Store)

Pepper Powder – ½ tsp (optional)

Chaat Masala – 1 tsp (optional) - (Available in Indian Store)

Lemon Juice – 1 tsp

Curd – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil for deep fry

Method:

Take a small size mixer jar and add garlic, ginger, fresh curry leaves and green chilies and blend it in to slightly coarse paste and transfer the paste in to big bowl

 

In the above spicy bowl,  add rice flour, all purpose flour, Kashmiri red chili powder, Garam Masala, pepper powder, lemon juice, salt and curd and mix it well add little water to make dilute paste. The paste should be thick in consistency not so watery

 

Cut the paneer pieces in to cube size and sprinkle some all purpose flour to remove the excess moisture on paneer and add the pieces gently in to mixture and mix well and ensure all the pieces are nicely coated with Masala paste

 

Heat some oil in a pan in medium flame, when oil gets hot add the paneer pieces in batch wise and fry them until paneer pieces becomes crisp and golden color.

 

Serving: Serve Paneer 65 with sauce or with green chutney or you can eaten by itself just sprinkle some chaat Masala on top and enjoy homemade delicious spicy tongue tickling taste evening snack.

Note:

• Using Kashmiri red chili powder gives nice color to the paneer after deep frying.  If you don’t have then, use regular red chili powder
• You can use the food coloring to enhance the color
• To make thick curd: - Tie fresh curd tightly in muslin cloth and twist the cloth nicely and drain the excess water and then use the curd
• Masala paste should be thick in consistency watery texture paste makes difficult to deep fry and this literally ruins the dish

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Namak Paare/ Matri

Namak Paare/ Matri , an authentic snack from North India. In just few ingredients you can prepare this savory snack.  You can have this snack any time of a day and year. It tastes best when served with hot coffee or tea.

Ingredients:

Maida/ All Purpose Flour – 1 Cup

Carom Seeds/Ajwain – ½ tsp

Salt – 1 tsp

Clarified Butter/ Butter – 1 tbsp

Water -1/4 cup

Chaat Masala Powder - 1 tsp

Oil - for Frying

Method:

Step 01) Take a bowl add one cup of maida/All purpose flour, carom seeds and salt and mix it well

Step 02) Add clarified butter and mix well till it coats nicely with the flour

Step 03) Add water little at a time and knead. (Dough should be little stiff so use very little water) add ½ tsp butter in the end and knead and cover it with lid. Let dough rest for 10 to 15 mins

Step 04) Make a small size ball from the dough, grease it with pinch of butter and roll like chapati/Indian bread –just a little thicker than regular chapati

Step 05) Grease the knife with little butter and cut them in to strips and give shape as diamond or long pieces

Step 06) Heat oil in a pan for frying, once it is hot enough drop the little pieces and press them little so it dunks nicely with oil and fry them till all the pieces turns to golden color and transfer it to paper issue to absorb the excess oil

Step 07) Follow the step from 4 to 6 till you consume all the dough.

Serving:  Sprinkle some chaat Masala powder on matri before serving. Enjoy your snack time!:)

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Soya Bean Tikki/ Patty

When we think of tikki, what comes to our mind first is Potato/aloo tikki.  Here is a healthy alternative for Patato and tikki made out of Soya Bean. Soya Bean Tikki/Patty is one of healthy delicious tasty and spicy snack everyone will love to have. This recipe is mainly made of soya bean and used very little potato mixture to balance the taste. For variations in flavor, you can add green peas, sweet corn and chopped carrot and turn it as vegetable tikki.

Soya Bean Tikki

Ingredients:

Soya Bean – 1 cup

Aloo/Potato 1 no(small)

Onion – 1/4 cup (chopped)

Ginger & Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Besan Flour/ Chickpea Flour – 3 tsp

Fennel Seeds/Sauf – ½ tsp

Red Chili Powder – 2 tsp

Hing/Asafoetida – ¼ tsp

Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp

Fresh coriander leaves – ¼ cup

Sugar – ½ tsp

Salt to Taste

Method:

Step 01) Heat oil in a pan add sauf/fennel seeds and garlic and fry for 1 min. then add onion and fry till it turns to pink and then add besan flour mix well with onion and stir fry for a minute

 

Step 02) Add boiled mashed potato, red chili powder, hing, garam Masala powder, sugar, salt, fresh coriander leaves and sugar mix them nicely and sauté them for 2  mins.

 

Step 03) Lastly add boiled soya beans and mix them well in low flame for a minute and then switch off the gas. Let them cool for 3 to 4 minutes.

 

Step 04) Divide the mixture into equal portions and rolls them as a ball and give shape like patty/tikki (there is no need of any flour for dusting)

Step 05) Heat non stick tawa/griddle drizzle 2 teaspoons of oil once the griddle is hot enough place 4 to 5 patties and roast until bottom surface turn golden brown and flip each tikki and roast till turns to golden brown. Follow the same process for all the remaining patties.

 

 Serve: Serve hot with Mint Chutney or Tomato Sauce.

Soya Bean Tikki

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Pumpkin Curry in 5 Minutes - Rajasthani Style

As I got the big pumpkin from the grocery store, I am trying new recipes out of it. Here is one more interesting Pumpkin curry in Rajasthani Style. This curry is prepared with tomato and curd which are added to the seasoning spices to make irresistible taste. As I noticed, pumpkin is beautifully gel with any combination of gravy of Indian style cooking. It tastes best with steam rice and even with roti/chapati. Learn more how to make this super easy delicious curry dish by following step by step recipe.

Check out some other recipes which i tried:

Pumpkin kootu / Pumpkin Curry

Pumpkin Spicy Curry

Poosanikai/ Kaddu/ Pumpkin Masala Sabzi 

Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Pumpkin Masala Sabzi

Pumpkin Beans/Mixed Pulses Sabzi

Ingredients:

Pumpkin – 2 cups (Chopped)

Potato – 1 cup (Chopped)

Tomato – 2 nos. (Chopped)

Curd – ¼ cup                                            

Cloves – 4 nos

Cardamom – 3 nos.

Nigella Seeds/ Kalonji – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Chili Powder – 1 tsp

Hing/Asafoetida – ¼ tsp

Coriander Seeds Powder – ½ tsp

Cumin Seed Powder – ½ tsp

Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for seasoning

Pumpkin Curry- Rajasthani Style

Method:

Step 01) As raw pumpkin skin is very hard to cut with knife, it is better to cook this vegetable in microwave for about 5 minutes. Let it cool and it becomes very easy to remove the outer skin, and then chop them into smaller pieces.

 

Step 02) Boil the potato pieces in microwave for about 8 mins.

Step 03) Blend the cardamom and cloves into powder

Step 04) Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of oil add the nigella seeds/kalonji and add the blended cardamom and cloves powder and saute them for a minutes

 

Step 05) Add tomato and fry for 1 minutes and then add curd, turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin seed powder, coriander powder, salt, hing/asofoetida and mix well and cook till tomato turns into mushy 

  

Step 06) Add the cooked pumpkin and potato and half cup of cooked pumpkin water and add garam Masala mix well to the gravy & cook for a minute and switch off the gas

 

Step 07) Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with steam rice.

Pumpkin Curry - Rajasthani Style

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