Recipes from Amitav's kitchen

Ingredients •200 grams Linguine •150 grams prawns - descaled and deveined and marinated for 5-10 mins in mirin, salt •150 grams boneless fish - cut into small cubes  and marinated for 5-10 mins in mirin, salt •3-4 medium sized tomatoes - finely chopped •1 small onion - very finely chopped •5-6 cloves garlic - very finely chopped •2 tsp mirin •2 tsp oregano •Black pepper to taste •Salt to taste •Olive oil Process Sauce and Seafood •In a pan heat some oil and fry prawns and fish until cooked. It should not be chewy. Take the prawns and fish out. •In the same pan add chopped tomatoes, onions and garlic and saute them. Add some water, oregano, black pepper and make a sauce from it. Linguine •Heat water in a big vessel, add 1 tbsp salt and 1 tbsp oil in it. Wait until the water starts to boil. •Add the Linguine and cook until its soft. •Drain the Linguine and mix 1 tsp oil in it, so they don't stick to each other. Final Step •In a big pan, ad...

Ingredients •1 Raw Mango (not too sweet or sour) - peeled and cut into small cubes •1 English cucumber - peeled and cut into small cubes •1 Green Apple - cut into small cubes •1 green chilli - finely minced •1/2 cup green coriander and mint leaves - coarsely chopped •2 boiled eggs •250 grams chicken tenderloins or boneless chicken •Black pepper to taste •Salt to taste •Honey - 2 tsps •Olive oil Process •Blanch chicken in water added with a little salt. Once done, cut into small cubes. •Hard boil the eggs. Cut into half, remove the yolk from the whites. Cube the whites. •In a small bowl, whisk the yolk with a little water and 1 tsp of honey. This is for dressing. •In a salad bowl, add cubed mango, cucumber, green apple, chicken, egg whites. Add chopped chilli, green coriander, mint leaves. Add salt and black pepper as per taste and a slight drizzle of olive oil. •Mix well and arrange on a plate. •Slightly drizzle the egg yolk honey dressing and enjoy!!! ...

Ingredients For Marination •1.5 kg goat meat – small cut (I prefer to order from Licious) •1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste •1 tbsp yoghurt •1 tsp turmeric powder •1 tbsp Salt •1/2 tsp black salt •1/2 tsp mustard oil •1/2 tsp Asafoetida •1/2 tbsp chilli powder For Masala •3/4 tbsp cumin •1 tbsp fennel •3/4 tbsp coriander •6-7 whole red chillies •1 whole mace (small) For Curry •4 small cardamom •3 big cardamom •2 sticks cinnamon •1 star anise •4-5 cloves •2 bay leaves •2 small size onions •Mustard Oil •1/2 cup yoghurt finely beaten •3 tbsp ginger powder •1 garlic pod minced •1/2 tsp Asafoetida mixed in 3 tbsp water •Salt as per taste Marination •Mix all ingredients under margination and rest for 2 hours. Masala Powder •Dry roast all the ingredients under Masala except the mace. •Transfer to a plate and let it cool. •Grind them with the mace to a fine powder Process •In an earthen pot (now a da...

Ingredients •1/2 kg de-veined and de-shelled medium sized prawns •1 tbsp ginger garlic paste •Juice of 1/2 lime •1 tsp turmeric powder •Salt and black salt as per taste •1 tbsp cornflour powder •1 tbsp each of honey, tomato sauce and chilli sauce •1 tsp soya sauce •Oil for frying •5-6 garlic pods roughly sliced •1 medium onion cut into square size Marination •Mix all ingredients except honey, tomato sauce, chilli sauce and soya sauce and marinate for 15-30 minutes. Process •Shallow fry the prawns for 3-4 mins on each side •In the same pan, fry the onions and garlic for 3-4 mins and put in the prawns. Toss the mixture well. •In 1.5 cups of water, mix the honey, tomato sauce, chilli sauce and soya sauce and pour it over the prawn mixture. •Simmer it for 5-10 mins and increase the flame to have a slightly thicker consistency. •Remove and serve hot You can garnish with ginger julienne and green coriander leaves. Also when frying the onions and garlic, you can use ...

Ingredients •1/2 kg boneless chicken breast piece sliced •1.5 tbsp ginger garlic paste •Juice of 1/2 lime •2 tsp red chili powder •1 tsp turmeric powder •1/2 tsp home made garam masala •Salt and black salt as per taste •Crushed and powdered Hajmola tablets 4-5 •3-4 drops of Worcestershire sauce •1 cup Orange juice •1 tbsp honey •Oil for frying Marination •Mix everything except Orange juice and honey and marinate for 3-4 hours Process •Shallow fry the chicken slices, 3-4 mins on each side. •Mix Orange juice and honey and pour it in the pan to cover the chicken slices. •Lower the heat to the lowest and let the chicken slices get poached in the liquid for 10 mins. Check the quantity of the liquid left and if needed add 1/2 cup of more Orange juice.

Ingredients •1 full chicken cut into small pieces around 20 pieces •3 tbsp ginger garlic paste •Juice of 1 lime •1 tbsp roasted cumin powder •1 tbsp roasted coriander powder •2 tbsp red chilli powder •½ tsp turmeric powder •1 tsp soya sauce •2 tbsp green chilli sauce •1 tbsp crushed ajwain •2 sprigs curry leaves very finely chopped •½ tsp garam masala •4 tbsp sooji •4 tbsp corn flour powder •2 tbsp rice flour •2 eggs •2-3 pinch red color •Salt and black salt to taste Marination •Mix everything above well and marinate for at least 4 hours. Best would be 12 hours. Process •Heat enough oil in a kadhai. •Fry the chicken pieces for 5-7 minutes. •Serve hot and enjoy.

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