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Superbowl Recipes from Indian Kitchen

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Are you excited for tommorrow for the big game? XLVII San Francisco vs. Baltimore! It’s the first time in Super Bowl history that two brothers lock horns as opposing coaches. This year a 30 second commercial will cost close to 4 million dollars. We’ve got some exciting appetizers for you for your superbowl party from our Indian Kitchen. This Super Bowl XLVII why eat the same old appies: chips, pizza and dip – try something flavourful, new and exciting with EatEastIndian.

Are you going for the Ravens or 49ers? We’ll be cheering for San Francisco while enjoying those Kabobs.

Fast Super Bowl Facts
Baltimore Ravens vs. The San Francisco 49ers
Kickoff Sunday, 4:30 MT from New Orleans
Alicia Keys will sing the National Anthem

How to make Bhakarwadi at home? Indian Snacks Recipe video

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You’ve had Indian appetizer Samosa and you’ve prepared Indian fritters called Pakoras but have you ever tried Bhakarwadi?

Bhakarwadi is a traditional spicy/savory Maharastrian/Gujarati snack recipe which can be enjoyed with evening tea/coffee etc. The flour based round discs are stuffed with roasted spices and then finally deep fried to a crispy finish. You can serve them fresh or store them to eat later.

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

For The Dough
1 Cup Chickpea flour (Besan)
1 Cup All Purpose flour (Maida)
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1/2 Tsp Ajwain Seeds (Carom Seeds)

To Be Mixed Together For The Stuffing

1 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera) , 1 tsp Coriander Seeds (Dhania), 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds (Saunf), 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds (Til), 1 tsp Poppy seeds, 4-5 curry leaves (I used dried ones), 1 tsp Dried Ginger Powder (Sund/Soond), 1/2 tsp Red Chilli pwd, 1/2 tsp Garam Masala, Salt (to taste) and 1 tsp Sugar

1/2 cup Plain Shredded Coconut

Other Ingredients
Oil for deep frying and 1 tbsp Lemon juice

Method.
Knead flour into a stiff dough. Keep aside.
Roast the spices and grind them, Roast coconut.
Mix the spice powder with coconut.
Divide the dough into equal portions and roll out each portion into a small circle.
Apply lemon juice and Place a portion of the stuffing and roll out like a cylinder.
Make more such vadis using all the stuffing and dough.
Cut them into 2 cm round discs.
Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep fry these vadis till they turn golden brown and crisp.
Serve hot or store in an air-tight container.

Pork Vindaloo recipe

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Learn how to make spicy Indian Pork curry – Vindaloo style using Vinegar as a marinade along with fiery red Kashmiri chillies, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, Pepper corns and cloves. I used Onions, Bay leave, ginger and garlic for the gravy. Also, I used Pork Loin cut in small cubes but you can use other cuts of Pork meat as well. This Vindaloo curry turns even better if you let it stand or enjoy it next day! Bold and fiery flavors of this Pork Curry will definitely appeal Vindaloo curry lovers!

India wins Cricket World Cup 2011- Time to celebrate

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Tonight was a great night in India’s cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar was finally able to hold world cup in his hands. India won 2011 Cricket world cup by beating Sri Lanka with 6 wickets. Team India under the leadership of MS Dhoni and training of Gary Kirsten proved that they deserved the title of world champions. What a great performance by Gautam Gambir, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh. Sri Lanka was a solid competitor and performed well too. However, in the end it’s the win that matters.

Now, that we’ve won the world cup, it’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy the victory. Let’s celebrate this win with some great food. How about savory butter chicken or shrimp curry. Well, if you want to try something vegetarian then try paneer chilli or perhaps Punjabi Chole.My favourite is Aloo Paranthas so I am gonna cook some and watch the highlights of ICC world cup 2011.

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How to make butter chicken at home

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Butter Chicken rocks! Don’t you agree with me?

If you love butter chicken as much as I do then do try my best butter chicken recipe ever and let me know how it turns out for you:

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Ingredients: 500gms boneless chicken, 4 tsp yoghurt, Salt as per taste, red chilli powder, tandoori masala, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, drops of lemon
1/2 cup butter, oil for frying, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 large chopped onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 large tomatoes, 1 tsp tomato paste, 1-2 bay leaves, 2-3 cardamom(green cardamom), 1/2 cup whipped cream, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp mango powder, 2 cinnamon (sticks), 1 tsp brown sugar, 1 tsp Fenugreek leaves, Cilantro for garnishing

Instructions (Preparation Steps):
Cut chicken into small pieces.
Making Marinade :
Mix chicken pieces with 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp tandoori masala, 1/2 tsp cumin powder and 1/2 tsp coriander powder, 4 tsp yoghurt, few drops of lemon and allow it to marinate in fridge for about 1 hr.
Take a pan and put some 1/2 cup of butter add 1 tsp cumin seeds, chopped onion, ginger and garlic paste. Fry them until onions are brown. Take out the mixture and grind them.
In the pan fry tomatoes in butter again grind them separately.
In the same pan add 2 bay leaf, 2-3 cloves and fry them. Now, add the marinated chicken and when chick turns white add the onion paste and tomato paste to it.
Adding Spices :
Add 1 tsp cumin seeds, salt as per taste, turmeric pow, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp mango powder, 1 tsp brown sugar, some cinnamon to the mix and simmer the stove to form a gravy. After some 10 min add whipped cream and keep stirring. Add fenugreek leaves, 1/2 tsp black pepper pow, 1/2 tsp garam masala.Our mouth-watering Butter Chicken is ready.
Garnish with Cilantro leaves.
Serve with roti.

Some additional tips:

-If u want the onions u get brown quickly then just add salt to it while cooking.
-Whenever curd is to be added to the masala, it should be beaten well and added gradually.
-Sometimes cooking requires a lot of pre-preparation. Make masalas ahead of the time. Stock the masala in the freezer till not required for cooking. This method will save a lot of time