HAAK RECIPE

Haak is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Haak by following this easy recipe.

Haak Recipe Difficulty Easy Rating 7.0 / 10 ( 3 votes) Recipe Type Veg. Ingredients: • 1/2 kg Collard Greens or Haak (stalk removed) • 1 1/2 cup Water • 1 tsp Mustard Seed Oil • 1/2 tsp Asafeotida • 2 Green Chilies (broken into two pieces) • 2 Dry Red Chilies (broken into two pieces) • A pinch of Soda • Salt to taste How to make Haak: • Heat oil in a pressure cooker. • Once the oil starts to smoke, add water and bring it to boil. • Add a pinch of soda to water and then put collard greens. • Stir around the mixture till the haak wilt. • If required, add more water. Remember that the leaves should remain submerged. • Add salt and chilies to the mixture. • Close the lid of the pressure cooker. Let the vegetable cook for 5 to 7 minutes. • After due time, release the pressure immediately. • Haak is ready. Serve it with steamed rice and plain yoghurt.

GUSTABA RECIPE

Gustaba is traditional Kashmiri recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Gushtaba by following this easy recipe.

Gustaba Recipe Difficulty Average Rating 9.0 / 10 ( 5 votes) Recipe Type Non Veg. Ingredients: • 500 gms Lamb • 150 gms Lamb fat • 1 tsp Fennel seeds • 1 tsp Cayenne • 1 tsp Sugar • 1/2 Cup khoya • 1/2 Cup curd • 1 Cup milk • 2 tbsps Ghee • 1 tsp Kashmiri garam masala • 1 tsp Pepper • 1/2 tsp Ginger powder • 2 tbsps Oil • Salt to taste How to make Gustaba: • Mix lamb, fat, fennel seeds, ginger and garam masala properly. • Chop the mixture properly • Add curd and ghee while chopping • Once it turns smooth, make balls from this mixture. • Heat the oil and put garam masala, sugar, khoya, curd and milk. • Add mutton balls and cook it till it turns tender. • Gustaba is ready.

GOAGJI RAZMAH RECIPE

Goagji Razmah is very delicious and nutritious recipe. It goes well with plain rice. Learn how to make/prepare Gugji Razmah by following this easy recipe.

Goagji Razmah Recipe Difficulty Easy Rating 10.0 / 10 ( 4 votes) Recipe Type Veg. Ingredients: • 250 gm Dried beans • 2 kg Turnips • 1 tsp Red chili powder • 2 Cloves • A pinch asafoetida • 1 tsp Salt • 2 tbsp Mustard oil • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds • 10 gm Vari Masala How to make Goagji Razmah: • Wash the beans and soak them in water for 10-12 hours before cooking. • Wash the turnips and remove the green tops. • Peel them and cut each of them into eight parts. • In a pressure cooker, heat the mustard oil. • Add cumin seeds, cloves and asafetida. • Stir for a while and add the beans along with the water in which they were soaked. • Cook under pressure for about 15 minutes. • Remove the pressure cooker from the flame and let it cool. • Remove the lid and add the turnip pieces after washing. • Also add salt and chili powder. • Put the lid and again simmer for about 15 minutes. • Remove from the flame and let it cool. • Now open the cooker and add Vari Masala. • Mix well and serve hot.

DUM ALOO RECIPE

Dum Aloo is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Dum Alu by following this easy recipe.

Dum Aloo Recipe Difficulty Average Rating 7.9 / 10 ( 78 votes) Recipe Type Veg. Ingredients: • 1/2 kg Small Potatoes • A pinch of Asfoetida • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder • 1 tsp Chilli powder • 1 Medium size onion (grated) • 2 cup Fine Curd • 4-5 Bay Leaves • 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste • 4 tbsp Ghee or oil • 1/2 cup Milk • Salt to taste For Masala: • 2 Cardamoms • 7-8 Black Peppers • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds • 1/4 tsp Caraway Seeds • 4-5 Cloves • 1 Small piece of Cinnamon  How to make Dum Aloo: • Make a fine powder by blending together the ingredients of the masala in a blender. Keep it aside. • Remove the peel from potatoes and prick them. • Take oil in a frying pan and heat it for about one minute. Fry the potatoes on a medium heat until their color changes from white to light brown. Keep it aside. • Add grated onion, asafoetida, bay leaves and ginger-garlic paste to the remaining oil. • Fry the mixture till the paste turns reddish brown. • Add the masala prepared and heat for about 2 to 3 minutes. • Add turmeric, chilli powder and salt. • Fry again for about a minute. • Now pour the milk to make gravy followed by adding fine curd. • Keep stirring continuously, add water if the gravy appears too thick. • Now add pricked potatoes to this gravy and cook in a pressure cooker. Remove from the flame after 4 to 5 minutes just before the first whistle. • Garnish it with fresh coriander leaves. • Dum Aloo is ready to serve.

CHUK WAANGUN RECIPE

Chuk Waangun is usually served in weddings and feasts as a side dish. Learn how to make/prepare Chuk Wangun by following this easy recipe.

Chuk Waangun Recipe Difficulty Average Rating 9.3 / 10 ( 3 votes) Recipe Type Veg. Ingredients: • 1/2 kg Brinjals • 100 gm Tamarind • 2 tsp Sugar • 1 Cup mustard oil • 2 Cloves • A pinch of asafoetida • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds • 1 tsp Red chili powder • 1 tsp Turmeric • 1/2 tsp Aniseed powder • 1/2 tsp Garam masala • 1/2 tsp Ginger powder  How to make Chuk Waangun: • Cut the stem tips and sepals of Brinjals. • Slice them lengthwise into 4-8 pieces. • Wash and put in a colander to drain water. • In the meantime, soak the tamarind in one cup of boiling water. • Mash it and remove the pulp by straining. • Heat oil in a 'Kadahi' on medium flame and deep fry the Brinjal slices. • Fry the slices uniformly till golden brown colour. • Remove the slices from ‘Kadahi’. • Reduce the flame and add cloves, cumin seeds and asafoetida. • Stir and add red chili powder and turmeric. Pour a tablespoon of water. • Simmer till oil turns coloured and starts separating. • Now pour one cup water and add the tamarind pulp, salt, sugar, aniseed and ginger powder. • Mix well and add the Brinjal slices. • Simmer again for about 20 minutes. Keep turning the Brinjal slices frequently. Add garam masala when the gravy becomes thick. Mix well. • Chuk Wangun is ready to serve.

FIRUN RECIPE

Firun is a popular and tasty dessert. Learn how to make/prepare Firun by following this easy recipe.

Firun Recipe Preparation Time 15 Minutes Cooking Time 30 Minutes Difficulty Easy Recipe Type Veg. Serves Serves 6 Ingredients: • 150 g Rice (soaked overnight) • 1 L Milk • Few stigmas of Saffron (soaked in water) • 2 Silver Leaves0 • 250 g Sugar  How to make Firun: • Bring milk to a boil, and add rice to it. • Add sugar when the rice is soft. • Add saffron water to it after 10 minutes. • Cover with silver leaves. • Serve hot.

CHAMANI QALIYA RECIPE

Chamani Qaliya is a very popular Kashmiri recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Chamani Qaliya by following this easy recipe.

Chamani Qaliya Recipe Preparation Time 10 Minutes Cooking Time 45 Minutes Difficulty Average Recipe Type Veg. Serves Serves 6 Ingredients: • 400 g Cottage Cheese (Paneer) • 400 ml Milk • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder • 10 Cloves • 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder • 1 tsp Cumin Powder • ½ tsp Asafoetida (hing) • 2 tsp Desi Ghee • 10 g Cumin Seeds • Mustard Oil, for deep frying • Salt, to taste How to make Chamani Qaliya: • Take a bowl and then cut the cheese into small cubes. • Take a heavy bottomed pan and heat the mustard oil in it. Deep fry the cheese until it turns light brown in color. Remove from oil. • Now, take another pan and add water in it with turmeric powder. Make sure that there is enough water to cover the cheese. • When water has boiled, put cheese cubes in it and simmer it for 20 minutes. • Now, add cloves, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, cumin powder, asafoetida and milk in the water and let it cook for another 10 minutes. • Before serving, heat desi ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds in it. Pour this mixture over the cheese and serve hot.