Showing posts with label Authentic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Authentic. Show all posts

Monday, November 23, 2015

Grub Desi Catering: Desi Punjabi Menu

Hello readers, how you doing. I am doing just awesome as I had an awesome vacation for a week. It was my HD’s birthday and we celebrated it on cruise “Super Fun”, but before going for the trip, we catered another successful party and this time we did Desi style Punjabi Food:- Achari Kukkad (Murg/Chicken), Butter Chicken and Shahi Paneer with Phulkas or Rotis.

Sharing below some pics from that day:-

Achari Murg (1 of 1)

Hot Spicy Chatakedaar Achari Murg

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Grub Desi Catering: Rajasthani Food

Hello friends, last week we served an authentic Rajasthani/Marwadi food at a party and it was a huge hit. We just loved doing it, as this food is so close to our heart and we have grown up eating it. Thanks a lot Mumma for making such amazing food for us all the time, and teaching me too.

Sharing below some pictures from that day!!! We had Jal Jeera and Fusion Shrikhand too in the menu, not in the pics though.

IMG_20151025_0954339971Daal Baat Churma in the top row and Stuffed Chilla Rolls, Dahi Bhalle & Badi Papad ki Subzi from left to right in the bottom row.

Monday, October 12, 2015

Grub Desi Catering: South Indian Food

Hello friends, I know I  am not very regular at posting these days, as life is getting busier and busier, but hey I am not complaining at all, it feels super awesome to see Grub Desi growing and receiving such wonderful feedback from our customers.

Last Sunday, we served a wide spread of South Indian food at a birthday party. In this post I am sharing some of the pictures of dishes that we prepared, quickly photographed by me : )

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Vegetable Vada!!! Urad Daal & Rice Vada with a surprise vegetable in it : )

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Fun filled Workshop at Campbell Community Center

Hello guyss, had a successful & fun filled session at Campbell Community Centre on Sep 26th, where we made various Indian Party Dishes. Here goes our Menu for the day:- Appetizer - Chicken Tikka, two yummy Entrée's - Butter Chicken & Daal Tadka, the world famous Naan Bread, Cilantro chutney/dip and to end things on a sweet note we made creamy tasty Rice Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding).

Sharing with you all, some pics from the class below (faces blurred due to privacy reasons)

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Monday, September 14, 2015

Grub Desi Menu for September 17th, Thursday

Hello guys, presenting to you, our this week’s menu. Order food from your mobile and get it delivered for free at your doorstep, well I guess, it can’t get easier than this!!!!

Delivery details:- Order by Wed, Sep. 16th 1:00 PM and get on Thursday, Sep. 17th between 12pm-3pm (Please leave a cooler outside for us to drop food in, in-case you are not at home) Delivery Minimum $30, Fee $7, Free above $60

To Order: Download the quliary application available on App Store and Google Play (Click here to Download the app).

Click on the image or here for the Menu.

Grub Desi Menu

Monday, August 24, 2015

Indian Party Menu (Workshop at Campbell Community Center)

by Neetu

Hello friends, I would love to mention here that our new venture, Gurb Desi (click here for the link to menu) is gaining a lot of popularity now and the list of our loyal customers is increasing week by week, this is definitely due to the blessings and support of our well wishers, thanks a lot to everyone for supporting us.

Talking about our todays post, I am super duper happy/excited to announce a food workshop/class, that I am going to conduct at Campbell Community Center i.e. “Indian Party Menu”.

DETAILS OF THE WORKSHOP:-

MENU:-

Learn some simple and fun ways to make the most famous authentic Indian Party dishes with adaptations for local taste buds. There will also be ideas given on how to convert these recipes to other Indian Delicacies. Participants will receive recipes to take home. Menu: Chicken Tikka (appetizer) , Naan Bread, Dal Tadka with Butter Chicken and Rice Kheer (rice pudding). A $15 food and material fee is payable to the instructor at class.

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Grand Snacks Pickles & Thokku

by Mahalakshmi (Mahi)

The Grand Snacks and Sweets is a very famous sweets and savory shop in Chennai. They specialize in South-Indian Sweet and Snack items. It is based in Adyar, Chennai and now, they have few franchises too!

The food prepared there is very fresh and hygienic and they taste yummy!  People used to buy this when they travel abroad as it is very convenient to mix with rice and eat. It gives a comfort feeling of having a home cooked meal. I bought it too, when I traveled here :)  I was so excited to find it in grocery stores in USA. 

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Grub Desi Menu (Happy Independence Day)

Hello everyone, after getting a very good response for my meals at Bite Club (India), I want to continue the saga here as well, so presenting to you guys at the comfort of your own home The Indian Authentic Meal, cooked by me with lots of love and those homemade secret spices. I have started this venture in collaboration with www.qulinary.com (Click on the name for the link)

About Grub Desi

At Grub Desi we want you to enjoy the flavorsome, authentic Indian meal, which is adapted to local taste buds (keeping it low on spices and oil). We want our customers to relish other Indian Delicacies as well, than just Butter Chicken and Samosas, which is why we have items like Broccoli Koftas/balls, Gobhi Bhare Tamatar (Stuffed Tomatoes) in our menu.

Friday, October 31, 2014

10 Famous Cheese Producers/Brands of India

by Neetu

I thought of taking a small break from blogging, but its just being stretched due to some or the other reason and I am just dying do post something, so I thought of sharing a small research that I have done on Cheese Producers in India.

Today we have so many varieties and brands of cheese available in Indian Market, but in this post we will be talking about our very own Indian producers/dairy farmers, who have taken the cheese production to the next level in India. 

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Ghugni/White Peas Curry (Video Recipe)

by Neetu

Hello friends how are you gyuzz doing!!! I made this yummy, spicy & hot Ghugni yesterday and I don’t know what just happened to me I was sooooo very eager to eat this one that as soon as I filmed the last shot I poured it into a bowl and started to eat, and that is when I realize I didn’t click any pic, and I just didn’t have the patience to rearrange everything for the pictures. So, I took a snapshot from the video, sorry guys this is what best I could  : )

Ghughni

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Paneer Butter Masala (Video Recipe)

by Neetu

This is one fix dish on the menu for any special lunch or dinner at home. I have made this dish so many times that now I can do it with closed eyes (not really : P) but that doesn’t mean that I have been bored of it, I do it every time with the same passion and love as I had when I made this for the first time : ) So passing on to you now, the same love and passion for this dish, do take care!!!

Paneer Butter Masala

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Methi Matar Mushroom Malai (Video Recipe)

by Neetu

It came out to be a super-hit dish and I served it with crispy Paranthas and it will really go well with Butter Naan (you can find the recipe here) as well. When we eat all this delightful stuff in restaurants, we wonder it would be really difficult to make, but that’s not true exactly, all you need to know is correct recipe and procedure. So, today in this post I demonstrated the correct procedure and recipe to make this dish at home perfectly. Hope you will like it.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Parwal Sadheko

by Ishetta

I was generally surfing through the many food groups which I am part of and I came across this recipe, the work Nepali immediately caught my attention. I have never ever tried this cuisine and am aware of very limited dishes like Momo’s to be specific.

This veggie was definitely on my to do list though the original one is with Alloo (potato), my family not too fond of it so decided to try my hands with Parwal instead. The success this recipe was acknowledged by my Mom’s Reaction of “Bahut Achi bani Hain “ as she is my Master Chef, a recipe that required minimal or no cooking at all : )

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Kerala Curry

by Ishetta

I never get enough of Indian Cultural cuisines, and just as the exploring continues I came across an interesting Kerala Recipe. Kerala Curry !!!

Kerala Curry

Monday, July 21, 2014

Rajasthani Masala Rice

by Ishetta

A Marwari family Sunday lunch would usually comprise of this delicacy.. Very popular Rice Dish however, rather than following the regular recipe I did add a twist and made it more relishing. Please  do try!!

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Monday, June 2, 2014

Tahini Sauce

by Neetu

Hello everyone, how are you guyzz doing??? I am spending a fun and relaxed vacation in my mommy’s place and continuing with my Lebanese ventures in her kitchen I made this TAHINI SAUCE using the Tahini Paste which I made earlier (you can find the recipe here).

The sauce may taste a little bitter initially its because of the Tahini Paste, but as one develops a taste for it that bitterness will fade away. I tried to be authentic, even with the garnish so what do you think, have I done a good job???

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Homemade Tahini Paste

by Neetu

I haven’t posted anything in the last few days, not that I am being lazy or something, it’s just my daughter is not keeping well theses days and you know when kids are not well, they wants to be with the mum all the time, so was stressed out a bit and of course the best stress buster for me is cooking.

I quite like Lebanese food but haven’t made it enough in my kitchen so now I thought of gaining some expertise in this cuisine and to start with I made this Tahini Paste which is the main ingredient in most of Lebanese dishes. One important thing I should mention here is this one is the recipe for TAHINI PASTE not TAHINI SAUCE.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Kadhai Masala (Spice Mix)

Kadhai Masala is the basis of all kadhai preparations and this masala can be made and stored in containers for future use, but obviously nothing better than using freshly ground masala in your recipes. There has been already a lot of stuff said and written on these Kadhai (Indian Wok) dishes so I  really won’t spend much of the time writing anything more about it, plain simple post of the day. Enjoy!!!

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Baingan Bharta(Mashed Aubergine Fry)

by Neetu

This my first video blog ever and I wanted to keep it simple and easy, so the best option that came in my mind was Baingan Bharta… its a super comfort food for me and I don’t even need chapati to eat bharta, can have it with just a plain slice of bread….

Please have a look at the video and lemme know your feedback…..

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INGREDIENTS:-

Round Bringal (Aubergine): 2 Small
Onion Chopped: 2 Small
Tomato Chopped: 2 Medium
Ginger Grated: 1/2 Tsp
Garlic Grated: 1/2 Tsp

Salt: to taste
Red chilly Powder: to taste
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 Tsp (optional)
Amchur (Dry Mango Powder): 1/2 Tsp
Oil: 2 Tbsp
Cumin Seeds: 1/2 Tsp

METHOD:-

  • Roast Brinjal/Aubergine on high flame from all sides, take a knife and insert in centre if it passes through easily means brinjal is cooked.
  • Keep it aside for some time so  that its cooled down then remove the skin and mash it.
  • Heat oil in pan add cumin seeds, once it crackles add ginger and garlic cook till golden brown.
  • Add onions and cook for 2 mins then add tomato, salt, red chilly powder & turmeric and cook till oil separates but don’t make it very mushy.
  • Add mashed aubergine mix well & cook for 30 sec.
  • Serve hot with your choice of bread. 

Dal Makhani

by Neetu

Its a super popular dish in Indian specially in Punjab & northern part of the country…. whenever we go to Punjabi Restaurant or Dhaba, we never forget to order Dal Makhni but to get the same flavour at home as well check out my video recipe….

This quantity will serve 3-4 ppl.

INGREDIENTS:-

Urad Dal (Black Gram): 1/2 Cup
Rajma (Red Kidney Beans): a handful
Ghee (Clarified Butter): 2 Tbsp
Cumin Seeds: 1/2 Tsp
Water: 2 1/2 Cup
Tomato: 3 Medium
Garlic: 3-4 Cloves
Salt: to taste
Dry Red Chilly: 2 Nos.*
Red Chilly Powder: to taste
Coriander Powder: 1 1/2 tbsp – 2 Tbsp
Garam Masala: 1 tsp*
Butter: 1-2 Tbsp
Kasoori Methi ( Dry Fenugreek Leaves) 1 Tbsp
Milk: 1/2 Cup
Nutmeg Grated: a pinch

METHOD:-

  • Soak Urad dal & Rajma over night, drain & keep aside.
  • Soak dry red chilly & garlic cloves in water for 15 mins then grind to paste & keep aside.
  • Grind tomatoes to make puree & keep aside.
  • Heat ghee in pressure cooker add cumin seeds let it crackle then add red chilly & garlic paste cook till oil separates.
  • Add drained urad dal & rajma & salt cover the lid. Cook on high flame till one whistle after that 15-20 mins on slow flame.
  • Once the pressure is released remove the lid and add tomato puree, simmer on slow flame for 5 mins.
  • Add rest of spices (except nutmeg) & butter, cover the lid and cook till two whistles.
  • Open the lid add nutmeg & milk simmer on gas for 4-5 mins.
  • Serve hot with rice or bread of your choice.

* I used my a spl. masala paste bought from Jammu that’s why am not adding the * ingredients in my dal.