Mutton Soup

My family loves this soup, especially my little one..the best feeling in the world is when your kids ask for more :)

Ingredients:

• Mutton soup bones - 500 gms
• Mutton shoulder curry pieces - 2 - 3
• Onion - 2 medium sized
• Tomatoes - 3 medium sized
• Mint leaves - 1 small cup
• Coriander leaves - half a cup
• Ginger garlic paste  -  1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - half tsp 
• Garam masala powder - half tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Cumin powder - half tsp
• Red chili powder - half tsp
• Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add sliced onions and fry until golden in color, now add ginger garlic paste and mint leaves and saute for 2 minutes.
2. Add finely chopped tomatoes, salt, little coriander and all the powders, mix well.
3. Now cover the cooker with a plate and cook this on low flame for 5 minutes, once the oil separates from the masala, add the mutton and fry this in the masala for 2 minutes.
4. Add two big glasses of water and close the pressure cooker until 7 to 8 whistles.
5. The water added should be reduced to less than half the quantity.
6. Now take the strainer and separate the soup from the mutton.
7. Take out the mutton shoulder curry pieces, shred them and add it in the soup along with little chopped coriander.
8. Hot mutton soup is ready to sluurppp.... :)

Note:

While making this soup for kids you can skip red chili powder and use only black pepper powder as per your preference.

Tandoori Chicken Legs

I got this recipe from my sister Ruby and trust me if you make it once you will never stop making it again and again and moreover it consume less time and effort compared to other chicken dishes.

Ingredients:

• Chicken legs  - 6
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Kasuri methi - 2 tbsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 Tsp
• Black pepper powder - half tsp
• Garam masala - half tsp
• Dhanya ( coriander) powder -  half tsp
• Cumin powder - half tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsps
• Red food color - optional
• Salt as per taste
• Chat masala - A generous pinch

Method:

1. Make deep slits on the chicken legs using a sharp knife.
2. In a bowl add all the ingredients and mix well. Make sure the chicken legs are nicely coated with the masala.
3. Cover the bowl and allow it to marinate overnight, if not minimum of 6 hours before cooking.
4. After removing the marination from fridge, give it  a good mix and place it on a high oven rack.
   
5. Pre heat the oven to 200 Degree Celsius.
6. Place it the oven and set the timer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes remove it from the oven and flip the chicken legs using a tong and again cook this for another 20 minutes at 200 degree celsius.
7. It is ready to be served. 
8. You can sprinkle little chat masala (optional) and garnish it with chopped coriander and onion rings before serving. 

Note:

The oven settings ,temperature and timing may vary depending on your oven model.

Instant Gulab Jamun

I always keep a instant MTR Gulab Jamun Mix at home for the instant sweet cravings ;)
The entire procedure is mentioned on the packet but i do few changes to it.

• I knead the mix with warm milk instead of water.
• Apply few drops of ghee and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes before cooking.

Follow the rest of the recipe as usual and in the end garnish it with sliced almonds and enjoy !!