Recipes

MATKA MATAR Other Name – SPICY TANGY DRIED PEAS Matka Matar is a tangy and spicy street food of North India, usually sold on bicycle with a brass utensil on bock. It’s placed on a small burner stand with lightly burning coal to keep the peo-curry warm. It is made by mixing well in a […]

ATTA KULCHA Other Name – WHOLE WHEAT LEAVENED BREAD A healthy version of bakery kulcha: a best selling bread in North India’s bakery shops. INGREDIENTS: Atta (Whole Wheat Flour) – 1 cup (175gms) For 4 Kulchas Salt – 1⁄2 teaspoon Boking Powder – 1⁄2 teaspoon Baking Soda – 2 pinches Curd – 2 table spoons

AMRITSARI CHHOLEY Other Name – MILD CHICKPEA CURRY FROM AMRITSAR (A CITY OF STREET FOODS IN PUNJAB) This Amritsari Chholey is a staple food of Amritsar, a holy city of Punjab. It is simply made just by boiling all the ingredients together and served with tangy onion relish prepared with tamarind pulp. INGREDIENTS: White Chickpea

Ajwain Aloo Recipe Other Name – Carom Seed Potato A very simple, tasty and addictive potato dish (Ajwain Aloo) which we used to take in school tiffin in our childhood, INGREDIENTS: Potatoes – 4-medium size/400 gms approx. Mustard Oil – 2 tablespoons Carom Seed – 11⁄2 teaspoons Turmeric – half tea spoon Green Chilles – 2

Sookhi Aloo Gobhi Recipe Other Name – SPICED POTATO AND CAULIFLOWER the most famous vegetables of Punjab. A very beautiful combination of mustard oil, cauliflower and potatoes, cooked covered on very This is one of low flame. We always make this vegetable more deliberately so that it can be used as stuffing in grilled sandwiches

BIRISTA Other Name – GOLDEN FRIED CRISP ONIONS You must have golden fried onions (BIRISTA) in your kitchen at all times. It’s magical a ingredient used for making Biryani, Pulao, Kebabs, Curries, Soup, and Marinades etc. You can find many blogs or online videos on making of fried onions. If you experiment this following method,

Sarson ka Saag Other name – MUSTARD LEAVES MASH Here in Punjab, winter season means time to cook Sarson Ka Saag at every home. Everyone wait for this season to enjoy this loving delicacy with Makki Ki Roti (Corn Meal Flour / Maize Flour Chapati). Saag is enjoyed with fresh homemade white butter or ghee,

Shalgam Ka Saag Recipe  Other name – TEMPERED TURNIP MASH A very delicate and subtle dish from rural Punjab INGREDIENTS: Turnip – 500 gms (this quantity received after slitting the top cap of turnip and peeling) Ghee – 4 table spoons (2 table spoons for cooking onions and 2 table spoons to drizzle on cooked

Ghiya Kofta (Ghiya Kofta Recipe) Other Name – BOTTLE GOURD DUMPLINGS CURRY INGREDIENTS: Ghiya (Bottle Gourd) – 300 gms Besan – 50 gms Salt – 1/2 teaspoon Oil – for frying INGREDIENTS CURRY: Oil – 2 1/2 tablespoons Ginger – 15 gms Garlic – 15 gms Onions – (2 Medium) 150 gms Turmeric – 1/2

KADHI (kadhi Recipe at home in just minutes)   Other Name – Gram Flour & Yoghurt Curry INGREDIENTS: Sour Curd – 500 gms (2 cups) Fine Besan (Gram Flour) – 50 gms (2 tblsp) Water – 1.5 litres (six cups) Ghee (Clarified Butter) – 15 gms (1 tblsp) Heeng (Asafoetida) – 1/4 tea spoon Small Mustard