Seasoning With Kalpana's Kitchen

Shri Ganeshaay Namah On the auspicious occasion of Ganpati I am going to prepare Modak with a different style and twist of Shondesh within. So let's start prepare the Modaks ,the favourite of Lord Ganesha. Ganpati Bappa Morya Ingredients 1. Milk - 1 Litre 2. Lemon juice of 2 Lemons 3. Powdered sugar-4tbsp 4. 12-15 Threads of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp milk. 5. Cashew nuts-4nos chopped 6. Almond-4nos. Chopped 7. Raisins(Kishmish)- 12nos. Chopped 8. Pistachio-6nos Chopped 9. Cardamom powder-1tsp 10. Chilled water (with ice cubes) 11. Khoa (Khoya)-1tbsp In addition to these you need a Modak Mould to give it a perfect shape and design. Method of Preparation Step 1: Take a deep vessel and transfer 1 litre milk to it.Then turn on the stove and put that deep vessel on it to boil the milk. Step 2: As soon as milk starts boiling turn off the gas and add 1/2 glass of chilled water to it. Step 3: Now start adding lemon juice by a small spoon till the milk gets curdled....

Ingredients 1. Peanut Butter - 6 tbsp 2. Butter - 3 tbsp 3. Marie Biscuits - 10 to 12 nos. Ground 4. Sugar Powder - 3/4 cup 5. Whole Sugar -  1/4 cup 6. Dark compound chocolate- 1.5 cup 7. Fresh cream-1.5 tbsp Method of Preparation Step 1: Turn on the stove and keep the flame low. Step 2: Put a deep vessel(Kadhai) on the stove. Step 3: Add peanut butter & butter and cook it for 2 minutes while keep stirring it . Step 4: Now add sugar Powder & whole Sugar and cook it for 5 minutes. Step 5: Then turn off the flame and add ground Marie Biscuits.Mix it well. Step 6: Now take a cake tin, place butter and grease the butter paper with butter. Step 7: Now transfer the mixture of deep vessel to the cake tin and keep it to the refrigerator for 10 minutes. Step 8: Now cut the dark compound into small pieces and turn on the stove to melt it in double boiler. After melting turn off the stove. Step 9:  Add fresh cream to th...

Ingredients for Dough 1. All purpose flour -2Cup 2. Oil -1/4 Cup 3. Baking powder- 1tsp 4. Salt to taste 5. Water as per requirement Ingredients for Stuffing 1. Chopped Carrot-1 cup 2. Chopped Capsicum-1cup 3. Chopped onion-1 cup 4. Chopped tomato-1/2 cup 5. Boiled corn - Handful 6. Chopped garlic cloves- 5 to 6 nos. 7. Oil-2 tbsp 8. Cheese cube- 2 nos. 9. Oregano-1 tsp 10. Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp 11. Salt to taste 12. Red chilli sauce- 2 tbsp 13. Tomato ketchup-2 tbsp Preparation of Dough Mix all ingredients of dough with the help of finger and make dough by adding water the way you make for chapatis. When dough is ready keep it aside. Preparation of Stuffing Step 1: Turn on the gas and put a pan on it. Then add oil and let it heat up. Step 2: When oil gets heated ,keep the flame high and add chopped garlic and fry for few seconds. Do not let it turns brown. Step 3: Then add chopped onion and cook till it turns translucent.Keep stirrin...

Ingredients 1.Whole Urad daal - 1/2 Cup soaked for 6-8 hours 2. Chana daal - 1/4 Cup soaked for 6-8 hours 3. Raajma - 1/8 Cup soaked for 6-8 hours 4. Onions - 2 medium size- Chopped 5. Tomato puree of 2 nos. Of Big sized tomatoes 6. Few green chillies and ginger sliced  7. Oil-2 tbsp 8. Butter - 25 gm 9. Turmeric powder-1tsp 10. Salt to taste 11. Red chilli powder-1 tsp 12. Coriander powder-1 tsp 13. Garam masala-1 tsp 14. Kasoori methi  15. Cinnamon stick -2 inch 16. Green Cardamom-2 nos. 17. Fresh Cream-2 tbsp Method of Preparation Step 1: Boil the chana daal , Urad daal and rajma in pressure cooker till 4-5 whistle. Step 2: Turn on the stove and put a kadai on it. Step 3: Add oil and butter and let it heat up. Step 4: Lower down the flame to low medium and add cinnamon stick and Green cardamom. Saute them for a while. Step 5: Now add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell fades. Step 6: Now add chopped on...

Shakshouka is a Tunisian and Israeli cuisine which is made of eggs. It is nothing but some eggs which are poached on sausage of lot of tomatoes. This dish is taken as breakfast in those countries. Here I m going to make this dish with some Indian twist so that we can also have it in dinner or lunch. Ingredients 1. Eggs - 5 nos. 2. Puree of Tomatoes - 3nos. Big size  3. Turmeric- 1/2 tsp 4. Cumin powder-1 tsp 5. Coriander powder-1 tsp 6. Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp 7. Garam Masala powder - 1/4 tsp 8. Mixed herbs -1 tsp 9. Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp 10. Black pepper powder -1/4 tsp 11. Salt to taste 12. Capsicum -1/2 cup chopped 13. Onion - 1 cup chopped 14. Garlic - 7-8 cloves chopped 15. Green chilli - 1 nos. Chopped 16. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp 17. Coriander leaves  18. Oil - 3 tbsp Method of Preparation   Step 1:  Turn on the flame and put a pan on it. Step 2: Add oil to the pan  and let it heat up ...