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Butter Chicken

Ingredients Chicken - 500 gms: (cut into small pieces) Curd - 2 tbsp Red Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste - 2 tsp Onion - 4 nos: (chopped) Tomato - 2 nos: (pureed) Whole Spices (Cardamon, Cinnamon, Cloves) - 2-3 nos: each Cashew Paste - 2 tbsp Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp Butter - 50 gms: Oil - 2 tbsp Salt - as required Kasoori Methi - 1 tbsp  Preparation Method Marinate the chicken with curd, ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbsp red chilli powder, salt and refrigerate for 1 hour. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degree C for 10 mins:. Grill the marinated chicken pieces at 200 degree C for 30 mins: flipping in between. In a wok, heat oil, splutter whole spices, add onion and saute till onion become slightly brown in color, remove from flame and allow  it to cool down. Once onion is cool down, make paste of the onion. In a wok bring butter to heat, add the onion paste and saute till onion paste become brown in color. Add in coriander leaves, tomato puree and saute till b...

Milk Halwa

This simple recipe is posted by 'Divya Ajith' in the famous FB group " Ammachiyude Adukkala ". I just followed the recipe blindly and it was a great success... Ingredients Milk-2 cups Rava-1/4 cup Sugar-3/4 cup Ghee-1/2 cup Preparation Method Put all the ingredients in a thick bottomed vessel and keep it on medium flame. Stir continuously till it become thick and leaves the sides of the vessel. (it will take 15-20mins:) Transfer the halwa to a greased bowl and allow to cool down. Once it is cut into desired shape. Enjoy the easy to make, yuuuuummmmyyyy Milk Halwa. Note:- No need to add any flavoring agent. It tastes like milk khoya. However if you desire, you can garnish with dry fruits or cherry.

Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients Paneer (Cottage Cheese) - 200 gms: (cut into cubes) Onion - 3 nos: (chopped) Tomato - 2 nos: (pureed) Whole Spices (Cardamon, Cinnamon, Cloves) - 2-3 nos: each Cashew Paste - 2 tbsp Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp Butter - 50 gms: Chilli Powder - 2 tsp Salt - as required Preparation Method In a wok, heat 25 gms: of butter and saute paneer cubes for 2 mins: Remove paneer from wok and splutter whole spices in that wok. Add onion and saute till onion become slightly brown in color, remove from flame and allow  it to cool down. Once onion is cool down, make paste of the onion. In a wok bring remaining butter to heat and add the onion paste and saute till onion paste become brown in color. Add in tomato puree and saute till butter separates. Add chilli powder and saute for 2 mins: Add paneer cubes, salt and mix well. Add 1/2 cup water and cook for 5 mins: Reduce the flame and add cashew paste and mix well. Switch of the flame when the gravy starts to bubbl...