- North Indian Cooking....By Geeta Seth
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- Dals / Lentils
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DAl / Lentils - Index
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- About Dal/ Lentil's - Indian Dal Preparations
- Tadka
- Maa Ki Kali Dal
- Dal Makhani
- Masoor Dal
- Moong dal with spinach (Palak with moong dal)
- Chana Dal
- Moong Dal with Spinach (Palak Dal with Yellow Moong Dal)
- Moong Dal (Split and skinned yellow Moong Dal)
- Maharni Dal (Black urad, chana Dal & kidney beans mixed)
- Red split Masoor Dal (Malka Masoor dal)
- Split Black Urad Dal
- Sprouted Moong Dal
- Split Green moong Dal
- Panchratan Dal or Panchmel Dal ( (Five Dal Mixed )
- Trevti Dal (Toor Dal & Moong Dal & Chana Dal Mix)
- Masala Tadka Dal (Arhar dal or Toor Dal)
- Toor Dal & Masala tadka dal (Arhar Dal or Pigeon pea)
- Toor Dal (Arhar Dal)
- Urad Dal (white urad dal)
- White Urad and chana Dal mix
- Whole Green Moong Dal
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- Beans
- Rice and Pulao's - Index
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About rice and pulao
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Rice and pulao's
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- Chicken Biryani
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- Rice with caramelized browned onions
- Vegetables and paneer Biryani
- Boiled white rice
- Boiled white rice
- How to cook rice on stove
- How to cook rice on stove
- Arhar Dal with rice khichdi (Toor dal khichdi)
- Toor Dal with rice khichdi (Arhar dal khichdi)
- Black urad dal with rice khichdi (Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
- Urad dal with rice khichdi (Black urad dal khichdi, Ma ki dal)
- Moong Dal and rice khichdi
- Moong dal and dalia khichdi
- Kali dal ki khichdi (Black urad dal or Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
- Maa ki dal ki khichdi (whole urad dal khichdi)
- Sabudana Khichdi (Tapioca pearls)
- Muttar paneer pulao (Rice with green peas and cheese)
- Muttar pulao (Rice with green peas)
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- Vegetabale Pulao
- Tamarind Rice (Imly rice)
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About rice and pulao
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Meat Dishes
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- About the Indian meat dishes
- Beef Kebabs
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- Beef Seekah Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
- Beef Frankie (wrap)
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- Chicken kebabs Stir fry
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- Chicken Frankie (wrap)
- Chicken tikka Masala
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- Chicken Saag (Chicken with spinach curry)
- Tandoori chicken
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- Kati Roll
- Paneer dishes - Index
- About paneer
- Paneer dishes - Index
- How to make Paneer at home
- Butter Paneer (Paneer makhani)
- Crumbled paneer curry with green peas
- Kadhai paneer
- Muttar paneer (paneer with green peas)
- Paneer Curry
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- Paneer Bhurji (Scrambled Paneer)
- Palak paneer (spinach with paneer)
- Paneer Frankie (wrap)
- Paneer tikka masala
- Shahi paneer
- Tandoori Paneer Tikka Kebab
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- Vegetable dishes - Index
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Vegetable dishes with gravy
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- Vegetable dishes - Index
- About the Vegetables dishes
- Arbi with gravy (Taro roots)
- Aloo tamater ke sabzi (Potatoes with toamtoes curry)
- Aloo Muttar Ki Sabzi (Potato with Green Peas Curry)
- Aloo wadiyan (Potatoes with urad dal wadiyan)
- Besan Kadhi
- Bharwa aloo (Stuffed potatoes)
- Dum Aloo (Potato curry)
- Egg curry (Ande Ki curry)
- Mangories with Aloo, tamater (Moong Dal Mangories with potatoes and tomateos)
- Sarson Ka Saag
- Spinach with mushrooms
- Stuffed cabbage rolls curry (Bandh gobi ki rolls)
- Palak Mushroom curry (Spinach with Mushroom curry)
- Punjabi Kadhi (Besan pakoda kadhi)
- Pyaz ki Aloo (Potatoes with onion curry)
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Vegetable dishes with gravy
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- Vegetables side dishes - Index
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Vegetables Side dishes (sukhi sabzi)
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- About the vegetables
- Aloo baingan (Eggplant with potatoes)
- Aloo Gobi masala (Spicy Potatoes and cauliflower curry)
- Aloo Gobi masala (Cauliflower)
- Aloo methi ki sabzi (Potatoes with fenugreek leaves)
- Aloo Muttar sukhe (Sauteed boiled potatoes with green peas)
- Aloo Muttar masala
- Aloo palak ke sabzi (Potatoes with spinach)
- Arbi - Masala arbi (Taro roots)
- Bell Pepper stuffed with potatoes (Capsicum, Shimla Mirch)
- Bell peppers with onion and potatoes (Capsicums)
- Eggplant Bharta- Indian Roasted Banigan Ka Bharta
- Baingan Ka Bharta (Eggplant Bharta)
- Bharwa Baingan (Stuffed Eggplants)
- Bharwa Bhindi (Okra Stuffed with onion masala)
- Bharwa banana peppers - Banana peppers stuffed with potatoes
- Bhindi ke Sabzi (Okra)
- Cabbage Curry (Bandh gobi, patta gobi)
- Gajar methi ki sabzi (Carrots with Fenugreek leaves)
- Capsicum masala (Bell peppers)
- Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)
- Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)- 2
- Gobi aloo with onion & garlic (Cauliflower with onion, garlic & potatoes)
- Gobi ki bhurji (Grated cauliflower with Green Peas)
- Gobi aloo ki sabzi, Phool gobi (Cauliflower with potatoes)
- Gobi Musallam (Cauliflower)
- Green Beans (French beans)
- Karela Bharwa with masala (stuffed Bitter Melon)
- Lobia ki phalli (Green long beans)
- Kaddu Ki Sabzi (Yellow pumpkin curry)
- Lauki ki sabzi (Bottle gourd, Long Melon, Ghiya)
- Jera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
- Jeera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
- Mooli ki bhurji (White daikon radish bhurji)
- Methi Matar Malai (Fenugreek leaves, Green peas and Malai)
- Muttar aloo with tomatoes and onions(Green peas with potatoes,tomatoes& onions)
- Sangri, mooli ki phalli aloo ki sath (Dikon green beans with potatoes)
- Sem aloo ki sabzi (Flat beans with potatoes)
- Sem aloo ki sabzi (Green fava beans with potatoes)
- Sukhe Aloo ke sabzi (Boiled sautéed potatoes with masala)
- Masala Turaii (Zucchini with Masala)
- Turai ki sabzi (zucchini)
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Vegetables Side dishes (sukhi sabzi)
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- Salad - Indian salads
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- Kala Chana Salad - Indian Black Chickpea salad
- Cabbage salad - (Indian spicy Cabbage salad)
- Fruit salad - Indian spicy fruit salad
- Chickpea Salad - Indian spicy chickpea salad
- Corn Salad - Spicy Indian Corn Salad
- Kachumber Salad - Indian Cucumber, Onion & Tomato salad
- Mixed Bean Salad - Indian Mixed Bean Salad
- Sprouted Green Moong Salad - (Indian recipe)
- Quinoa Salad with Strawberries, Blueberries and Grapes
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Desserts .. Popular North Indian sweets
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- About Indian desserts
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- Almond burfi (Badam Ki Burfi)
- Almond Halwa
- Besan ka Halwa (Gram flour Halwa)
- Besan ka ladoo (Gram flour ladoo)
- Boondi (Sweet Boondi)
- Boondi or Boondi Ladoo
- Boondi Ladoo
- Carrot Burfi (Gajar ki burfi)
- Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka halwa)
- Cashew burfi (Kaju burfi, Kaju katli)
- Coconut Burfi (Nariyal Ki Burfi)
- Gujia
- Gulab jamun
- Gluten free Gulab Jamun
- Kala Jamun
- Kheer (Rice pudding)
- Lauki Ka Halwa (Bottle gourd Halwa)
- Makhanna Kheer (Puffed lotus seeds pudding)
- Rasugalla
- Rasgulla
- Rasmalai
- Rasmalai
- Sabudana Kheer (Tapioca Pudding)
- Vermicelli Kheer (Seviyan kheer, Payasam Kheer)
- Shrikhand (Sweet Yogurt)
- Sooji Ka Halwa (Cream of wheat, Rava)
- Pista burfi (Pistachio Burfi)
- Phirni (Rice pudding)
- Petha
- Pumpkin burfi (kaddu ki burfi)
- Til ke Burfi (Seasme Seed Burfi)
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Desserts .. Popular North Indian sweets
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- Snacks and chaats - Index
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Snacks and Chaats
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- Aloo Bonda (potato balls dipped in Besan Batter)
- Aloo Tikki (Potato patties)
- Besan sev (Gram flour noodles)
- Besan spicy french toast (Toast dipped in besan batter and cooked)
- Besan cheela (Gram flour pancake)
- Besan and sooji ka cheela (Gram flour & cream wheat pancake)
- Bread rolls stuffed with spicy potatoes
- Chola Aloo Tikki (Potatoes and chick peas patties)
- Chole Chaat - Indian spicy Chickpea Chaat
- Corn Chaat
- Fruit Chaat - Indian spicy Fruit chaat
- Kala chana chaat- Indian Black chickpea chaat
- Dahi Vada ( urad dal pakoras with yogurt)
- Dokhla Tips
- Besan Ka Dokhla (Gram flour dokhla)
- Moong Dal Dokhla
- Sooji ka Dokhla (Cream of Wheat Dokhla)
- Urad Dal and Rice Dokhla
- Gol Gappa (Pani Puri)
- Dosa
- Dosa aloo masala for dosa stuffing (Potato Dosa masala)
- Rava Dosa
- Sambher
- Idli
- Rava Idli (Sooji or Cream of wheat idli)
- Rava Masala idli (Masala idli)
- Hariyalli tikki or Hara bhara kebab
- Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
- Gluten Free Mathri (Crispy salty crackers)
- Medu Vada
- Vegetable Cutlets (Mixed vegetable cutlets)
- Moong Dal Cheela (Moong dal pancake)
- Namkeen paras (Cispy salted crackers)
- Aloo pakoras (Potato fritters)
- Cauliflower pakora (Gobi ka pakora)
- Pakora with Green Moong Dal and potatoes (Fritter)
- Pyaz ka pakoras (Onion pakoras fritter)
- Mixed vegetable pakora - Fritters (potatoes, spinach & onion mixed)
- Potatoes and vegetables mix pakoras (Fritter)
- Palak pakora (Spinach pakoras)
- Paneer pakoras (Fritter)
- Chicken pakoras (Fritters)
- Papari / papadi Chaat
- Bharwa mirchi ka pakora (Stuffed green chilie fritters)
- Poha with green peas
- Potato Cutlet
- Potato paneer tots
- Roasted cauliflower
- Tandoori Gobi (Tandoori Cauliflower)
- Sabudana, Aloo Vada (Tapioca cutlet with potato)
- Samosa (Muttar aloo samosa)
- Shakkar paras (Sweet crackers)
- Sprouted Green moong chat
- Upma
- Uthappam (Rice & Dal uthappam) (pancake)
- Uthappam (Rava Uthappam) (Pancake)
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- Chutneys
- Raita (Yogurt)
- Raita (Yogurt) - Index
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- Aloo, Dhai ka raita (yogurt with potatoes)
- Boondi ka raita (yogurt with boondi)
- Gajar ka raita (Yogurt with carrots)
- Kheera ka raita (Yogurt with cucumber)
- Lauki ka raita (Yogurt with lauki)
- Pudina ka raita (Yogurt with mint leaves)
- Palak ka raita (Yogurt with spinach)
- Yogurt with green onion, cucumber and tomatoes
- Breakfast dishes - Index
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- Aloo paratha (Potato stuffed paratha)
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- Makai ka paratha (corn flour paratha)
- Methi Ka Paratha (Paratha with Fenugreek leaves)
- Mooli ka paratha (Daikon stuffed paratha)
- Mughlai paratha
- Muttar Ka paratha (Paratha with green peas)
- Palak paratha (spinach paratha)
- Paneer paratha
- Urad Dal stuffed paratha
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- Poori (Puri)
- Methi ki poori (Poori with Fenugreek leaves)
- Muttar Poori (Poori with green peas)
- Palak poori (Poori with spinach)
- Poori stuffed with urad dal (kochari)
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- How to sprout mung beans (Moong Dal)
- How to sprout Black grams (Urad Dal)
- How to make yogurt at home
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Carrot burfi
(Gajar ki burfi)
Carrot Burfi (Gajar ki Burfi) is tasty, healthy and nutritious, with their yellow and orange color any one will be tempted to eat them. It is prepared with carrots koha (ricotta cheese) or milk and sugar and flavored with cardamoms and saffron (kesar), which gives this burfi an awesome flavor.
Carrot is such a vegetable that you can consume it in so many forms. You can make tasty desserts with it or cook as a vegetable, make raitas or pickle or eat it as a salad. Children mostly avoid eating vegetables, but this way of sweet will attract any child to eat carrots. Carrot burfi is easy to make and usually served cold. This is a very easy recipe for makeing carot burfi.
Carrot is such a vegetable that you can consume it in so many forms. You can make tasty desserts with it or cook as a vegetable, make raitas or pickle or eat it as a salad. Children mostly avoid eating vegetables, but this way of sweet will attract any child to eat carrots. Carrot burfi is easy to make and usually served cold. This is a very easy recipe for makeing carot burfi.
Ingredients:
2 Pounds of carrots 1 Pounds ricotta cheese-Full or part skim or substitute with ½ Gallon of whole milk. (Ricotta cheese is a substitute of khoya) ½ Teaspoon crushed cardamom seed 10 Strings of saffron ¾ Cup of sugar or to your taste 2 Tablespoons sweet melted butter or ghee (optional) Also needed: 12” Plate 12’ to 14” sheet of aluminum foil or plastic food wrap Knife or pizza cutting wheel Cooking measurement conversion Measurement converter |
Carrots (Gajar)
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Directions:
1. Peal and wash the carrots, chop the bottom and top off. Chop the carrots into
small pieces.
2. In the blender or food processer add carrots pieces and ricotta cheese and grind
them coarsely. If using milk instead of cheese then just grind the carrots.
3. Transfer the grinded carrots from blender or food processer to a non stick
frying pan and cook on medium heat. If using milk then add milk with carrots
and cook.
1. Peal and wash the carrots, chop the bottom and top off. Chop the carrots into
small pieces.
2. In the blender or food processer add carrots pieces and ricotta cheese and grind
them coarsely. If using milk instead of cheese then just grind the carrots.
3. Transfer the grinded carrots from blender or food processer to a non stick
frying pan and cook on medium heat. If using milk then add milk with carrots
and cook.
4. In few minutes the carrots and cheese (or) milk mixture start splattering cover
the pan and cook on medium heat for 10 to 15 minute or untill stop splattering
while stirring frequently because cheese (or milk) tend to burn from the bottom.
5. Once splattering stop take the cover off, and reduce the heat to low and let it
cook untill all the water evaporates while stirring frequently and scraping down
the sides of the pan. Carrots, cheese or milk has lot of moisture, it takes some
time to evaporate.
6. In about 45 minutes to 1 hour water will eveporate, add sugar, crushed
cardamoms and saffron and mix it well.
the pan and cook on medium heat for 10 to 15 minute or untill stop splattering
while stirring frequently because cheese (or milk) tend to burn from the bottom.
5. Once splattering stop take the cover off, and reduce the heat to low and let it
cook untill all the water evaporates while stirring frequently and scraping down
the sides of the pan. Carrots, cheese or milk has lot of moisture, it takes some
time to evaporate.
6. In about 45 minutes to 1 hour water will eveporate, add sugar, crushed
cardamoms and saffron and mix it well.
7. The sugar will cause the carrots to take out more liquid, continue to cook on
low heat until all the liquid dry up and you start seeing the oil in the pan.
8. If you wish add butter or ghee and mix well and let it cook for few minutes.
Turn the stove off.
low heat until all the liquid dry up and you start seeing the oil in the pan.
8. If you wish add butter or ghee and mix well and let it cook for few minutes.
Turn the stove off.
9. Grease the plate with few drops of oil.
10. Let the cooked carrots cool down a little then transfer it on the plate.
10. Let the cooked carrots cool down a little then transfer it on the plate.
11. Carrots mixture is hot, take a sheet of plastic food wrap or aluminum foil
and place over the carrots and with the fingers press and spread in a circular
motion or use the rolling pin to spread the mixture evenly into ½” thickness.
There should not be any cracks in the spread.
12. Lift the foil or the plastic sheet, now you have spread carrot mixture evenly.
and place over the carrots and with the fingers press and spread in a circular
motion or use the rolling pin to spread the mixture evenly into ½” thickness.
There should not be any cracks in the spread.
12. Lift the foil or the plastic sheet, now you have spread carrot mixture evenly.
13. Take a knife or a pizza cutter wheel, grease it a little and make the cuts in the
spread, either diamond shape or square shape. For diamond shape first cut one
side straight lines and flips the plate around about 45 degrees and start cutting
diagonally. For square shape cut straight lines both sides.
14. Place the plate in the refrigerator for at least one hour or untill spread become
hard.
15. Once the spread become hard, take a knife and slide under the spread and pick
the burffi pieces and store them in an air tight container.
spread, either diamond shape or square shape. For diamond shape first cut one
side straight lines and flips the plate around about 45 degrees and start cutting
diagonally. For square shape cut straight lines both sides.
14. Place the plate in the refrigerator for at least one hour or untill spread become
hard.
15. Once the spread become hard, take a knife and slide under the spread and pick
the burffi pieces and store them in an air tight container.
Tips:
1. Ricotta cheese could be substituted with ½ Gallon of whole milk.
2. Ricotta cheese is a substitute of khoya.It is also known as Mawa. It is
difficult to find khoya outside of India but you can substitute it by ricotta
cheese. Khoya is lower in moisture then ricotta cheese that is the reason we
need to dry the water from the ricotta and make it like khoya.
1. Ricotta cheese could be substituted with ½ Gallon of whole milk.
2. Ricotta cheese is a substitute of khoya.It is also known as Mawa. It is
difficult to find khoya outside of India but you can substitute it by ricotta
cheese. Khoya is lower in moisture then ricotta cheese that is the reason we
need to dry the water from the ricotta and make it like khoya.
Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.
Thank you
Geeta Seth
Other recipes:
Carrot halwa (Gajar ka halwa) Pumpkin burfi
Coconut burfi Pistichio burfi
Almond burfi Seasame seed burfi (Til ki burfi)
Cashew burfi Lauki ka halwa (Bottle gourd, Ghiya)
Carrot halwa (Gajar ka halwa) Pumpkin burfi
Coconut burfi Pistichio burfi
Almond burfi Seasame seed burfi (Til ki burfi)
Cashew burfi Lauki ka halwa (Bottle gourd, Ghiya)