Seasoning With Kalpana's Kitchen

I am presenting a recipe of very simple dish which can be taken as Morning Breakfast or as an Evening Snack. The dish so simple that it requires only 6 very simple ingredients that everyone has in his/her kitchen. So here is recipe of MATAR KI GHUGHNI ..... Ingredients for 2-3 person 1. Green peas ( Fresh or Frozen easily available in the market) 200gms 2. Green chillies 3-4 nos. Chopped 3. Cloves of Garlic 7-8 nos. Chopped 4. Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon 5. Salt to taste 6. Cooking Oil Method  Step 1. Turn on the stove and put a pan or kadai on it . Add 2-3 table spoon cooking  oil to it. Let it heat up. Step 2. Add chopped garlic and chopped green chillies. Fry them on medium flamefor 1-2 mins or till the garlic turns brown. Step 3: Now add the green peas and mix it well. Step 4:Now add salt and turmeric powder and mix them well.  Step 5: Now close the lid and let it cook for 10-12 minutes on low flame . Stir the peas in regular inte...

Ingredients:( for 3-4 persons) 1. Kabuli Chana( Chhola) 150 gms soaked overnight in water. 2. Onions 2 Medium sized 3. 7-8 cloves of garlic 4. Tomatoes 2 Medium sized 5. Green Chillies 3 nos. 6. Whole spices (7-8 black pepper, 3-4 Cloves,1 small cinnamon stick,. 2 green cardamom,1-2 bay leaves and 1 teaspoon cumin seed) 7. Ground spices ( Turmeric 1/2 teaspoon, Coriander Powder 2 teaspoon, Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon, Chhola Masala 2 tbsp of any brand) 8.  Coriander leaves for garnishing 9. Salt to taste 10. Cooking soda 1/2 teaspoon  Method: Step 1: Keep chhole in pressure cooker and add one green chilli, salt 1 tsp and cooking soda 1/4 tsp . Step 2: Close the lid of Pressure cooker and put it on the stove turned on. Step 3: In the meantime, make a paste of  onion ,garlic and green chillies together and chop the tomatoes finely.    Step4: After 4-5 whistles turn the stove off and take out the chhole in a bowl . Keep...

Ingredients 1. Full Cream Milk  half Litre 2. Vermicelli (Roasted SEWAI)  1 Packet 3. Condensed Milk 2 Tablespoon 4. Powdered Sugar  5. Green Cardamom powder 1 teaspoon 6. Dry fruits ( Almond, Pistachio ) for garnish 7. Cheery for Garnishing 8. Rose essence 6-7 drops 9. Red food colour. (Optional) 10. Desi Ghee 1 tbsp Step1. Put a pan on stove and add Desi Ghee. Step 2. Add the vermicelli and roast it till it turns golden brown. Step3. Add full cream milk only 5 tbsp mix it well. Cook till vermicelli gets softer  Step 4. Add condensed milk mix it well Step 5. Add Green cardamom powder and powdered sugar (2 tbsp) and mix it well till it dries.   Step 6. Add a pinch of food colour , turn the stove off and mix it well. Step 7.  Grease a small size bowl(Katori) with ghee and add the sewai that you have made in the bowl and prees the sewaiyan so as to take the sh...

In most of the indian houses Chicken is made with desi spices. Here I have brought a twist in this desi chicken meal that you may have never tasted before. Achaar (Pickle) is a kind of add on that we always want to club with all food to enhance the taste. Now here I am going to use the spices of Achaar in cooking a chicken meal that will give you the taste that you are always longing for. So Here we go... Ingredients: 1. Chicken 500 Grams  2. 3 medium sized onions  3. Panchphoran spice 2 tbsp 4. Tomato 2 medium sized 5. Ginger Garlic 2 tbsp 6. Green chilli 3-4  7. Curd 1Cup 8. Salt to Taste 9. Curry leaves  10. Mustard Oil as per requirement 11. Kashmiri Red chilli 1 tbsp 12. Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon 13. Mustard Seed 1 tea spoon 14. Chicken Masala 1 tbsp of any brand   First, lets start the preparation of Panchphoran (a combination of five spices) Spice To make the spice  Take fennel seeds 1 teaspoons, Nigella(Kalonji)half teaspoon,...