Monday, October 8, 2012

ALLU KASHMIRI

I have fascination for food and love to explore different Cuisine and I think  KASHMIRI Cuisine is really worth trying.  ALLU  KASHMIRI is one of the best recipe of this cuisine to try . The flavour ,the taste,the aroma everything is awesome.but how can I prepare anything without my extra zing.so I  prepared  this recipe  to share with all of you. though it is really tedious to prepare but i will must say it is worth trying this dish.


INGREDIENTS
  • Small Size White Potatoes                                               9or10
  • Shredded Onion Lengthwise                                           1 and 1/2 Cup
  • Kaju Tukda                                                                      1Cup
  • Popyee Seeds (Khaskas)                                                  2 Tablespoon
  • Ginger/Garlic Paste                                                        2 Tablespoon
  • Saffron                                                                             10 or 12 Strings
  • Turmeric Powder                                                             1 Tablespoon
  • Salt                                                                                   As Per Taste
  • Cumin                                                                              1Teaspoon
  • Curd                                                                                 1Cup
  • Dhania Powder                                                               1/2 Teaspoon
  • Fresh Green Chili                                                          2 or 3
  • Oil                                                                                   To Fry
  • Tomato Puree                                                                 1/2 Cup
  • Milk                                                                                1/2 Cup
  • Cream                                                                            1/2 Cup
  • Desi Ghee                                                                     5or6 Tablespoon
For Filling
  • Paneer                                                                             1Cup
  • Chat Masala                                                                   1Tablespoon
  • Dhania Powder                                                              1Tablespoon
  • Kala Namak                                                                   As Per Taste
  • Green Dhania Chopped                                                1Tablespoon
  • Fried Kaju Tukda                                                         4Tablespoon
PREPARATIONS

             Peel the potatoes and make the hole from middle by using knife,for this just insert the knife in the potato lengthwise and rotate three,four time than takeout the potato peel from this hole.now potato will look like hollow cup,by using same process make the hole in all potatoes
( always take extra care while making hole in these potatoes,knife should not come out of the sides)

            Now Fry these hollow potatoes till they became golden ,prepare  paneer at home and add all filling ingredients than mix them all,now fill this mashed paneer in to the fried potatoes carefully.

             Fry the cashew till it became golden brown ,now fry the onions golden brown and take it out than grind it by adding curd,turmeric powder and fried cashews.

            Soak the Popyee seeds overnight and grind it with cumin,and green chilies in a coffee grinder. you can reduce or increase the  quantity of chili as per your taste.also soak the saffron in a cup of milk for a while.

             Now we have everything is ready,take the pan and add desighee,now add ginger/garlic paste,saute it till it becomes brown then add onion/curd/cashew paste ,keep whisking this paste till it  leaves the side than add popyee seed pastes,tomato puree,salt,dhania powder and keep whisking them properly till it leaves the sides. now add cream and saffron milk to give some extra zing.then add fried potatoes in this gravy ,add some water to make the consistency little thin.cover this dish for a while and let it simmer for a while,so potato can absorb the gravy.last but not the least add tadka from above.

              your ALU KASHMIRI is ready to eat with paranthas or naan.

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