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Chicken Cutlet

Cooking Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
Chicken cutlet is quite popular in Kolkata. And there are many famous outlets known for good Chicken cutlet, like Mitra Cafe. This recipe will provide similar result, soft, crunchy and tasty chicken cutlets
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Chicken Stew

Cooking Time: 2 hours
Chicken stew is a very healthy food item. It is often recommended to sick persons for gathering strength & energy. Here, I described the slow cooking process. But, those who want to make this skew quickly, can watch the video and checkout the pressure cook process.
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Holi Special Thandai

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Thandai makes dol very special. Add siddhi to thandai to make bhang! Try this thandai recipe and share your feedback. Enjoy holi with thandai.
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Tamarind Pickle

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Pickles are very popular among Indians and Bangladeshis. And if it's tamarind pickle, No more talking! This tamarind pickle can be made all year round and many more days.
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Holi Special Thandai

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Ingredients

Full cream milk - 1 litre
Sugar - 120 g
Almond - 15 g
Cashew nuts - 20 g
Pistachio nuts - 5 g
Melon seeds (Charmagaz) - 5 g
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 6 pcs
Green Cardamom - 4 pcs

Holi Special Thandai

Thandai makes dol very special. Add siddhi to thandai to make bhang! Try this thandai recipe and share your feedback. Enjoy holi with thandai.

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1

preparation

Mix 2 pinches saffron (kesar) in hot 60 ml (1/4 cup) milk
rest for 20-25 mins
in Thandai, paste prepared from many types of nuts & seeds used

keep almonds, fennel seeds & poppy seeds soaked in hot water for 30 minutes
wash well cashew nuts, pistachio & mixed melon seeds
no,need to soak these

After 30 mins, peel off the almond skins
it will come out easily
keeping almonds soaked in hot water does the trick
no harm, if soaked little longer
make paste of almond, cashew nuts, pistachio, soaked poppy seeds, mixed melon seeds, soaked fennel seeds, 6 black pepper corn.
first grind normally for few seconds
later, add little water & wet grind to make a smooth paste,
75 ml water added to make the paste
2

Cooking

Boil 1 liter full cream or pure milk
keep flame on high till milk comes to boil
when milk comes to full boil
control the flame & stir to prevent spill over
from this point, boil for 2 mins on medium high flame
keep stirring the milk
after 2 mins, add & mix 120 g suger
reduce flame to low-medium
and add the prepared paste
immediately mix to prevent lump formation
add 4 crushed green cardamoms
increase flame back to medium high & boil for 5-6 mins
after 6 mins
add the soaked saffron milk
saffron (kesar) enhance the flavour & color of thandai
boil for 2 mins
after 2 minutes, turn of flame.
3

Processing

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after 15 mins after cooling down for 15 mins
add 2 tsp rose water & mix
and allow thandai to cool down further
after 1 hour
thandai will become denser
strain the thandai to have a smoother experience.
refrigerate for at least 4 hours
you can make thandai on previous day of Holi & refrigerate overnight
thandai will become even more dense
make topping of pistachio cashew nuts & kesar
you can customize topping as per your choice, a rose petal makes it complate.
Salma Khatun

Salma Khatun

Jul 04, 2019

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