Dates and tamarind drink
Ingredients
Dates - 75 gm
Tamarind - 75 gm
Salt - To taste
Hot water - 2 cups
Roasted and ground cumin seeds – One and one-fourth tsp
Black salt – One-fourth tsp
A pinch of red chilli powder
Method
Take dates and tamarind in separate bowls. Pour a cup each of hot water to both bowls and soak for 30 minutes. Mash and sieve pulp and discard seeds and fibre. Add the remaining ingredients and stir. Pour two cups water and adjust seasoning to taste. Chill and serve.
Spicy drink
Ingredients
Water - 500 ml
Aniseeds- 2 tsp
Black salt - 1 tsp
Salt - To taste
Red chilli powder – Half tsp
Salad cucumber - 1
Asafoetida - A pinch
Amchur (dried mango powder) - 2 tsp
Ground ginger - 1 tsp
Juice of 1 lime
Mint leaves - 1 tbsp
Method
Scrape the outer skin of salad cucumber and grate into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients. Serve chilled. This is good for the digestive system.
Masala pomfret
Ingredients
Pomfret - 500 gm
Dried red chillies seeded- 4
Mat vinegar- 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds – One and a half tsp
Garlic - 10 cloves
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Salt - To taste
Oil - For frying
Method
Wash and clean the fish, remove fins, head and tail. Slit from side, clean the inside. Soak chillies in vinegar for 15 minutes, grind along with cumin, garlic and ginger. Mix in salt. Put this paste inside the fish and marinate for for two hours.
Heat oil in a large frying pan. Fry fish on low heat for five to 10 minutes on each side. Serve with mutton curried pulav.
Mutton curried pulav
Ingredients
Basmati rice - 1 kg
Mutton pieces – One and a half kg
Ghee - 250 gm
Onion - 125 gm, ground and 125 gm sliced
Nutmeg powder - Half tsp
Mace - 3 blades
Cloves- 10
Cardamom - 8
Salt - To taste
Ginger - 2 inch piece, ground
Garlic - 10 cloves, ground
Garam masala powder – Half tsp
Red chilli powder - A pinch
Milk - 200 ml
Method
Heat ghee in a pan and fry sliced onions, stir in nutmeg, mace, cloves and cardamoms. Fry till onions are golden brown. Add mutton and salt and cook adding a cupful of water a little at a time till mutton is half cooked. Stir in ground onions, ginger, garlic, garam masala and red chilli. Add 250 ml water and cook stirring from time to time till mutton is tender a rich brown.
Wash rice and soak for 20 minutes. Drain and leave for 10 minutes. Stir into cooked mutton. Add water to come 1 inch above the surface of rice, cover and cook on low heat for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle milk on rice and put in a moderate oven at 150 degrees C for 10-15 minutes. Serve hot.
