How to make Tandoori Pomfret | Grilled Pomfret

How to make Tandoori Pomfret | Grilled Pomfret

We all love Tandoori dishes as they are full of aromatic flavour. Today I will share with you an amazing tandoori dish, Tandoori Pomfret or Grilled Pomfret. Pomfret is the perfect fish for making a tandoori fish dish because it's nice and fleshy with very few bones. To make Tandoori Pomfret or Grilled Pomfret you will need an oven or a tandoor. This recipe needs very few ingredients but tastes amazing. So lets look at the ingredients we will need to make Tandoori Pomfret or Grilled Pomfret.

Ingrediebnts for Tandoori Pomfret or Grilled Pomfret

1 Big Pomfret
2 tbsp Butter
juice of 1/2 Lime
Salt as per taste

Marinade ingredients
1 Egg
1/2 cup Yogurt
1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
2 tbsp Besan
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp garam masala
Salt as per taste

How to make Tandoori Pomfret or Grilled Pomfret, Step by Step

Step 1
First cut of the Pomfret's fins and then Thoroughly wash the pomfret.

Step 2
Using a sharp knife make incisions on both sides of the pomfret, so that we can apply the marinade inside aswell.

Step 3
Now apply Lemon juice and salt to the pomfret and keep it a side for about 20 minutes.

Step 4
Now in a seperate bowl mix all the ingredients mentioned under marinade above.

Step 5
Apply this marinade mixture on top of the pomfret and inside the incisions made and keep the fish a side inside the refrigerator for an hour.

Step 6
Pre heat the oven at 180ºC for 10 minutes. Now once the oven is hot place the marinated pomfret on the grill and baste it with some butter on both sides. Now let the pomfret cook for a good 10 minutes. Now remove it and turn it over and baste it with butter on both sides and let it cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 7
Remove it from the grill and keep it in a serving dish and garnish it with onion rings and lemon wedges.

Avocado (butter fruit) milkshake recipe, how to make avocado milkshake recipe

India 31 October 2016: Avocado milkshake recipe is one of the most healthiest and delicious milkshake. In Indian juice shops, it is mostly called as butter fruit juice. Avocado is a very healthy fruit. It is loaded with monounsaturated fats and contains no cholesterol, avocado is also rich in nutrients and minerals like potassium, vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin C and vitamin E.

You can easily find this fruit in any of the fruit sections of a supermarket in metro cities like bangalore, mumbai, pune etc. Avocado is popularly known as makhanphal or butter fruit in India. This is an amazing addition to your diet.

You can make a lot of delicious dishes from this amazingly healthy fruit. You can use avocado in making guacamole toast sandwich, Many people also use mashed avocado spread on bread as an alternative to butter. Butter fruit is not only healthy but is also delicious.

The avocado milkshake or juice recipe that we will be sharing today is a very simple and easy to make recipe. The most difficult part is cutting the avocado, but it’s not actually that tough once you know how to do it. You should always slice the avocado widthwise and pull apart the two pieces of avocado and remove the pit. Now using a spoon scoop out the avocado butter in a bowl, which you can use to make milkshakes or guacamole or any other recipe you want to make from the avocado fruit butter.

To make this amazingly healthy avocado (butter fruit) milkshake have also used cacao nibs but they are optional. To make this avocado milkshake you can use any milk be it dairy or vegan. You can also use thin coconut milk or almond milk to make this milkshake.

 Avocado (butter fruit) milkshake or juice recipe below:

Avocado milkshake recipe

Avocado milkshake - easy and healthy milkshake recipe 

 

Ingredients to make Avocado (butter Fruit) Milkshake or juice

• You will need 1 medium avocado (butter fruit or makhanphal)

• If you are using cacao nibs then you will need 1 tablespoon of them (optional)

• 3 cups dairy milk or almond milk or thin coconut milk

• 5 to 6 tablespoon of sugar

• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla (optional)

Instructions to make Avocado (butter Fruit) Milkshake or Juice

1. Firstly slice the avocado widthwise and scoop out the flesh with a spoon and add it to the blender.

2. Now add the milk, cacao nibs, sugar and vanilla

3. Add a few ice cubes also to the blender.

4. Blend all ingredients on a medium speed in a blender to a smooth consistency.

5. Pour this in a tall glasses and serve the avocado (butter fruit) milkshake or juice nice and chilled.

How to make Soya chili recipe

Mumbai 07 August 2016: Soya chili is one of my favourite vegetarian dish. It is a brilliant substitute for Chilli Chicken and tastes really awesome and tasty. This Indian Chinese fusion recipe is made of soyabean chunks or nuggets. this dish is cooked with few masalas and different sauces. One interesting fact about soya is that soya has more protein than chicken. Soya chili tastes the best when served with fried rice. Soya  chili can either be prepared dry or with gravy both taste super nice. Soya dish is very healthy.

Health benefits of soya

1. Soya chunks are high in protein
2. Reduces bad cholesterol
3. Good source of Vitamins B & Omega 3
4. Soya chunks are high in fiber
5. Soya chunks reduces Risk of Osteoporosis
6. Rich in antioxidants
7. Good for diabetics

Recipe for making soya chili :


Ingredients needed to make soya chili :

• 1 cup soya chunks
• 1 capsicum sliced length wise
• 2 medium onions finely sliced
• 1/2 cup spring onion greens
• 1/4 cup spring onion whites
• 4 cloves garlic 2 tbsp grated ginger
• Soya sauce, chili sauce, tomato sauce
• Corn starch

Method of making soya chili :

1. Soak soya chunks in hot water with salt for 5 minutes. Then squeeze it, boil it in water with salt until its cooked.
2. Drain the water and squeeze dry the soya chunks and keep it a side.
3. Now add cornflour, salt, pepper and chili powder and marinade the soya chunks.
4. Heat a non stick pan with a tablespoon of oil and first toss the marinated  soya chunks until the corn flour turns transparent.
5. Add another tablespoon of oil and fry ginger garlic for a minute.
6. Add the onion, spring onion whites and fry till translucent.
7. Now add the capsicum and fry for a minute.
8. Add all the sauces and salt and pepper
9. Now add the tossed soya chunks and mix well.
10. Dissolve corn flour in 1/4 cup water and add it.
11. Squeeze the lemon and toss well.
12. Lastly add the green part of spring onions and you soya chili is ready to be served.

Palak Paneer: How to make Palak Paneer Recipe

India 01 August 2016:  Palak Paneer is one of the most popular paneer dishes made in India. It originated from the Punjab region of the Indian Subcontinent. Palak paneer is very nutritious and quick and easy to make. Panner in English it is called cottage cheese

Palak paneer Image/Picture

Palak paneer is cooked using spinach and fresh paneer (cottage cheese).It goes well with naan, roti or even with any flavored rice like plain basmati rice or jeera rice.

This combination of spinach and paneer is not only highly nutritious, but is a splendid blend of taste, texture and flavour. The paneer in this recipe has been fried to add some extra flavour. You can however add the paneer pieces without frying if required.

There are so many ways you can make Palak paneer. This recipe of palak paneer which I am sharing is an easy and healthy one which I finally arrived at after trying so many other recipes.

Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients :

2 large bunches of Palak
200 grams Paneer
3 Green chillies
8-10 cloves Garlic
1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
3 tablespoons Oil
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
4 tablespoons Fresh cream
Salt as per taste

Method :

Wash palak under running water.
Blanch palak in boiling salt water for 2 minutes
Refresh in cold water
Cut green chillies
Now grind the palak and green chillies in a grinder to make a fine paste
Chop the paneer into small cubes and fry them until they turn golden
Heat oil in a pan
Add cumin seeds
Add chopped garlic and saute for 30 seconds
Add the ground palak paste
Add salt as per taste and bring to boil
Now add the fried paneer and mix well
Stir in some lemon juice and add fresh cream and serve

Amazing Poha Recipes you didnt know about

Mumbai 23 July 2016: Kanda poha is one of the most common and delicious breakfast you will get all over Maharashtra. So what is this poha? Poha is nothing but flattened rice. Poha is used to prepare snacks or light and easy fast food in a variety of Indian cuisines. The best thing about this awesome flattened rice is that it is easily digested. Flattened rice has different names in different regions of india, in Maharashtra.

It is known by a variety of names: Pauaa or Paunva in Gujarati, Poya in Rajasthani, Chuda in Oriya, Atukulu in Telugu, Aval in Tamil and Malayalam, Chiura in parts of Bihar and Jharkhand, Chira in Bengali and Assamese, Chiura in Maithili, Nepali, Bhojpuri and Chhattisgarhi, Poha or Pauwa in Hindi, Baji in Newari, Pohe in Marathi, Phovu in Konkani, Avalakki in Kannada.

Like the different names it has in different places the dishes prepared from the same are also different. 

Here is a list of 10 recipes made from poha

Kanda Batata Poha

Kanda batata poha is a easy, quick and healthy option for breakfast.  It's one of the staple breakfast recipe from Maharashtra made with onions , potato and flattened rice. It can also be enjoyed at brunch or as a snack.  Poha tastes best when it is topped with coconut chutney and sev. 

Aval Dosa

Dosas are one of the most popular South Indian breakfast. Dosas are usually made of fermented rice and lentil batter. This is not your regular dosa, for Aval dosa the rice and poha are soaked in buttermilk. Then ground and fermented for 4-5 hours. Aval dosas are amazingly soft, spongy and porous. Aval dosas are served with a coconut and sesame chutney. The poha also adds a certain sweet-sour aftertaste to it, that goes fabulous with coconut and sesame chutney.

Poha Pakoda

A quick and easy fried snack dish made from poha is poha pakoda, which can be served as breakfast in the morning as well as snacks in the evening. Poha pakodas are full with veggies making it a tasty way of including veggies in your diet. Also poha being high in starch is easy to make into pakodas.

Atukula laddoos

Atukula laddoos are commonly made in south india during festivals. This is a healthy laddoo recipe, made using poha and jaggery. These laddoos are a rich source of iron. These laddoos are easy to make as they are made by sing only two ingredients, jaggery and poha.

Aval payasam

If you love eating kheer then you are sure to love this aval payasam. Its actually one of the quickest versions of kheer which takes less than 5 minutes to prepare it. Aval Payasam is usually made for gokulashami.

Poha Dhokla

This is an easy dhokla recipe which doesn't need any soaking or fermentation. Also, it's made from poha so its easily digestible. You can cook this pure vegan recipe for Breakfast,Lunch, Dinner or any special occasion.

Aval Kesari

Aval kesari is a sweet made in south india during puja. As we know kesari or sheera is mostly made from semolina, but it can also be made from poha or aval.

Aval Kozhukattai

Aval Kozhukattai is steamed spicy dumpling made using poha. This makes for a lovely evening snack. This a very healthy and tasty evening snack to have. The coconut and curry leaves enhance the flavors of these steamed dumplings.

Aval Nanachuthu

Aval Nanachuthu is an south indian dish made by soaking poha in jaggery. This dish is chewy to eat. Adding cardamom and mashed bananas to aval Nanachuthu makes it absolutely yummy. The combination of poha, jaggery and bananas make it into an energy food.

Tamarind Poha

Tamarind poha is made during pujas when using onions is frowned upon. It is similar to kanda poha but without the onions and addition of tamarind. This poha variation tastes something similar to tamarind rice.