Radish, 2 ways

Mulli or Radish is one of the most common vegetable found in the Indian market and usually the preparation is the radish with its leaves. This recipe helps you prepare the leaves and the radish in two different ways , giving you two vegetable dishes for the day

Ingredients:

2 bunches of Mulli

one onion finely chopped

one green chilli, chopped lenght wise

one tomato finely chopped

a few fresh prawns 

ginger one piece- finely chopped

garlic one piece- finely chopped

pepper powder- 1tsp 

one chilli

coconut oil

a little of turmeric powder for taste

For the Radish

Wash well, cut each radish into 4 big quarters.In an utensil, add a little water, add these quarters of radish, coconut oil and little pepper powder and cook till the radish is done. if you want a little spicy , add a green chilli that is chopped length wise.The chilli is optional. This is a simple radish dish

For the leaves:

Remove the stem and finely chop the leaves. In an utensil, add onion, tomato and chilli and a little of coonut oil. cook a while till the onion is golden brown . Add the ginger and garlic and the prawns, cook for a minute, now add the leaves and the turmeric powder. if you dont have fresh prawns you can add a few dried prawns. Do not add water for this dish. The taste should come from the water that is out from the leaves, cook on a slow fire with the lid closed. once the water gets over , if the leaves are still not cooked you can add a little water till the leaves are done.

Another alternative to prepare the radish leaves is, instead of adding prawns , you can add a tsp of coconut powder and 1 tsp of cooked dal. Here add a little hing for flavor and taste.

Now our radish has two twist ! Happy eating

The quickest butter chicken

Everyone just loves this dish specially due to the richest of the ingredients. This butter chicken may not be as rich as what you get at the restaurant but nevertheless a beautiful recipe which you may want to try out

Ingredients:

a Tandoori ready made breast (2 nos)
3 onions finely chopped
Coriander leaves chopped
3 tomatoes finely pureed
 a big piece of ginger
one pod of cloves
10 cardamon- powdered
half small packet of amul butter (the small packet)
2 big pieces of cinnamon- powdered
one packet of curd
salt for taste
chilli powder- 2 tbsp
pepper powder- 1tsp
garam masala powder- 1tsp


Method: Shred the chicken ,remove the bone and keep aside

Take a small piece of butter in a pan , on a slow flame let it melt, add the chopped onions, add the powdered cinnamon and cardamon. cook a while . The ginger and garlic should be made a fine paste and added to this mixture, add the chilli powder, pepper powder and garam masala.Now add the tomato. Let it cook for 5  min or so. Now add the chicken pieces and the packet of curd. Stir well, Add salt for taste. Add a little butter to this mixture again. Finely add the coriander and the remaining butter. Serve hot with Basmati rice or naan. Its simply delicious !