Ingredients(to be ground into a paste for the spinach gravy)
1.freshly grated coconut 1 tbsp
2.chopped cashewnuts 1 tbsp
3.Poppy seeds 1 tbsp
4.garlic 1 tbsp
5.Green chillies 2
6.Aniseeds /saunf 1 tbsp
7.Water 2 tbsp
For the koftas
1.Grated paneer 1 cup
2.Plain flour (maida) 3 tbsp
3.Dhania 1.5 tbsp
4.Finely chopped green chillies 1tbsp
5.Soda-bi-carb 2 pinches
6.Salt to taste
For the spinach sauce
1.Finely chopped spinach 2 cups
2.Ghee 1 tbsp
3.Oil 1 tbsp
4.Fresh curd half cup
5.Sugar 1 tbsp
6.Salt to taste
7.Milk 2 tbsp
Cooking time 7 minutes serves four
For the koftas: combine all the inredients in a bowl & mix well –Divide the mixture into 12 equal
sized balls,arrange them on a microwave safe dish on HIGH for 1 minute.keep aside.
.
For the spinach sauce--- combine the spinach with 2 tbsp of water in a microwave safe bowl and
microwave on HIGH for 1 minute---coll slighltly & blend in a mixer along with ¼ cup of water on a
smooth puree. Add the curds-cornflour mixture, mix well and microvave for 1 minute. Add the
spinach puree,ground paste,sugar,salt and milk,mix well and microvave on HIGH for 2 minutes.
Keep side
How to proceed : just before serving, add the prepared koftas to the spinach sauce andmix gently
and microwave on High for 1 minute. Serve immediately.
METHOD
 Ingredients Quantity
 Chicken boneless - 400 gms
 Kashmiri chilli paste - 20 gms
 Hung curd - 125 gms
 Ginger and Garlic Paste - 50 gms
 Malt Vinegar - 15 ml
 Garam Masala Powder - 10 gms
 Roasted Cumin Powder - 10 gms
 Mustard Oil - 20 ml
 Pure Ghee – 1 tbsp
 Cont…..
 Serves :6
 Time : 24 mins
 Method :
 Cut chicken into large cubes.
 Blend all the ingredients (except pure ghee )
with chicken pieces .
 Refrigerate for 6 hrs .
 Take the chicken in a microwave safe bowl and
cook in a microwave for 10 mins on high power .
Turn the pieces after 5 mins while brushing with
a bit of pure ghee.
 Drain of the excess water.
 Preheat the oven at 180’c
 Place the chicken at the grill rack .
 Cook at 180’c for 14 mins and brush a little pure
ghee .
 Serve hot with ,garnished with onion rings,mint
and lime slices.
• Ingredients- (to be ground into a thick paste) Quantity
• Finely chopped coriander- 2 cups
• Finely chopped mint leaves - .5 cups
• Green chillies - 3
• Broken cashewnuts - .25 cup
• Ginger - 1
• Fresh curd - .25 cup
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Other Ingredients
• Butter - 1 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Paneer cut into cubes - 2 cups
• cont……
• Milk - .25 cup
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Finely chopped whole kashamiri chillies- .5 tsp
• Fresh cream - 1 tbsp
• Serves : 4
• Time : 4 mins 30 seconds
• Method
• Pierce the paneer with a fork and combine them with the prepared
ground paste,mix well and keep aside for Marinating for 10 to 15 mins.
• Combine the butter and oil in a microwave safe bowl and cook it in a
microwave on high for 30 seconds.
• Add the onions ,mix well and cook it in the microwave on high for 2
mins.
• Add the marinated paneer ,milk , garam masala and red chillies , mix
gently cook it in a microwave on high for 2mins ,stir for one min.
• Add the cream and mix well .
 ingredients
 Chicken legs 800 gms
 Brown onion paste 200 gms
 Roasted cashew paste 150 gms
 Oil 2 tbsp
 Turmeric powder ½ tsp
 Lime juice 4 tsp
 Ginger garlic paste 80 gms
 Garam masala 1 tsp
 Green chillies 3
 Salt to taste
 Cashew nuts for garnish
 Cooking time 16 minutes
Method
Wash & clean the chicken.Marinate the chicken with
salt,ginger garlic paste &lime juice,referigrate for 2 hrs.
Add all the remaining ingredients except corriander to
the marinated chicken. Microwave on HIGH power for
12 minutes. Stir every 4 mts.
Adjust seasoning,microwave on medium power for 4
mts.Stir after 2mts.
Serve hot,garnish with cashew nuts and onion salad.
• Banta to Santa “where was King
Solomon’s Temple ?” Santa replies
“on his forehead”
• Santa to Banta “my wife is like Mona
Lisa ” Banta “you mean she’s beautiful
and has an enigmatic smile ?” Santa
“no – she’s flat as a canvas and should
be in a museum .
Santa “how do you stop a dog barking
in the back seat of a car” Banta “put
him in the front seat ”
Santa to the teacher “sir, you told us
that a pound of feathers is same as a
pound of lead.” Teacher “yeah so
what?” “my dad says you should try
and tickle your toes with a pound of
lead.”
 “ Santa , why do you have two barrels on
your shotgun?
so that if I miss fox with the first I can get
him with the other
Why not fire with the other one first, then
?
Teacher whoever will give the answer to
my question first will go home early .
Santa threw his bag ,teacher asked “who’s
bag is this ?” Santa answered “mine , bye
bye everybody Santa getting smarter day
by day .”
Recipes from Punjab

Recipes from Punjab

  • 2.
    Ingredients(to be groundinto a paste for the spinach gravy) 1.freshly grated coconut 1 tbsp 2.chopped cashewnuts 1 tbsp 3.Poppy seeds 1 tbsp 4.garlic 1 tbsp 5.Green chillies 2 6.Aniseeds /saunf 1 tbsp 7.Water 2 tbsp For the koftas 1.Grated paneer 1 cup 2.Plain flour (maida) 3 tbsp 3.Dhania 1.5 tbsp 4.Finely chopped green chillies 1tbsp 5.Soda-bi-carb 2 pinches 6.Salt to taste
  • 3.
    For the spinachsauce 1.Finely chopped spinach 2 cups 2.Ghee 1 tbsp 3.Oil 1 tbsp 4.Fresh curd half cup 5.Sugar 1 tbsp 6.Salt to taste 7.Milk 2 tbsp
  • 4.
    Cooking time 7minutes serves four For the koftas: combine all the inredients in a bowl & mix well –Divide the mixture into 12 equal sized balls,arrange them on a microwave safe dish on HIGH for 1 minute.keep aside. . For the spinach sauce--- combine the spinach with 2 tbsp of water in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute---coll slighltly & blend in a mixer along with ¼ cup of water on a smooth puree. Add the curds-cornflour mixture, mix well and microvave for 1 minute. Add the spinach puree,ground paste,sugar,salt and milk,mix well and microvave on HIGH for 2 minutes. Keep side How to proceed : just before serving, add the prepared koftas to the spinach sauce andmix gently and microwave on High for 1 minute. Serve immediately. METHOD
  • 5.
     Ingredients Quantity Chicken boneless - 400 gms  Kashmiri chilli paste - 20 gms  Hung curd - 125 gms  Ginger and Garlic Paste - 50 gms  Malt Vinegar - 15 ml  Garam Masala Powder - 10 gms  Roasted Cumin Powder - 10 gms  Mustard Oil - 20 ml  Pure Ghee – 1 tbsp  Cont…..
  • 6.
     Serves :6 Time : 24 mins  Method :  Cut chicken into large cubes.  Blend all the ingredients (except pure ghee ) with chicken pieces .  Refrigerate for 6 hrs .  Take the chicken in a microwave safe bowl and cook in a microwave for 10 mins on high power . Turn the pieces after 5 mins while brushing with a bit of pure ghee.  Drain of the excess water.  Preheat the oven at 180’c  Place the chicken at the grill rack .  Cook at 180’c for 14 mins and brush a little pure ghee .  Serve hot with ,garnished with onion rings,mint and lime slices.
  • 7.
    • Ingredients- (tobe ground into a thick paste) Quantity • Finely chopped coriander- 2 cups • Finely chopped mint leaves - .5 cups • Green chillies - 3 • Broken cashewnuts - .25 cup • Ginger - 1 • Fresh curd - .25 cup • Lemon juice - 1 tbsp • Salt - to taste • Other Ingredients • Butter - 1 tbsp • Oil - 1 tsp • Paneer cut into cubes - 2 cups • cont……
  • 8.
    • Milk -.25 cup • Garam masala - 1 tsp • Finely chopped whole kashamiri chillies- .5 tsp • Fresh cream - 1 tbsp • Serves : 4 • Time : 4 mins 30 seconds • Method • Pierce the paneer with a fork and combine them with the prepared ground paste,mix well and keep aside for Marinating for 10 to 15 mins. • Combine the butter and oil in a microwave safe bowl and cook it in a microwave on high for 30 seconds. • Add the onions ,mix well and cook it in the microwave on high for 2 mins. • Add the marinated paneer ,milk , garam masala and red chillies , mix gently cook it in a microwave on high for 2mins ,stir for one min. • Add the cream and mix well .
  • 9.
     ingredients  Chickenlegs 800 gms  Brown onion paste 200 gms  Roasted cashew paste 150 gms  Oil 2 tbsp  Turmeric powder ½ tsp  Lime juice 4 tsp  Ginger garlic paste 80 gms  Garam masala 1 tsp  Green chillies 3  Salt to taste  Cashew nuts for garnish
  • 10.
     Cooking time16 minutes Method Wash & clean the chicken.Marinate the chicken with salt,ginger garlic paste &lime juice,referigrate for 2 hrs. Add all the remaining ingredients except corriander to the marinated chicken. Microwave on HIGH power for 12 minutes. Stir every 4 mts. Adjust seasoning,microwave on medium power for 4 mts.Stir after 2mts. Serve hot,garnish with cashew nuts and onion salad.
  • 12.
    • Banta toSanta “where was King Solomon’s Temple ?” Santa replies “on his forehead” • Santa to Banta “my wife is like Mona Lisa ” Banta “you mean she’s beautiful and has an enigmatic smile ?” Santa “no – she’s flat as a canvas and should be in a museum .
  • 13.
    Santa “how doyou stop a dog barking in the back seat of a car” Banta “put him in the front seat ” Santa to the teacher “sir, you told us that a pound of feathers is same as a pound of lead.” Teacher “yeah so what?” “my dad says you should try and tickle your toes with a pound of lead.”
  • 14.
     “ Santa, why do you have two barrels on your shotgun? so that if I miss fox with the first I can get him with the other Why not fire with the other one first, then ? Teacher whoever will give the answer to my question first will go home early . Santa threw his bag ,teacher asked “who’s bag is this ?” Santa answered “mine , bye bye everybody Santa getting smarter day by day .”