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Khameeri Roti is a soft and spongy flatbread from the Mughal era. It is believed to have been a popular staple in the Mughal era. Khameeri Roti means leavened flatbread. It is made using all-purpose flour, yeast, and milk. The dough made from these ingredients is rested for an hour so that it can rise. When the dough rises because of the yeast, the flatbread is shaped and cooked in a tandoor.The extremely soft and spongy Khameeri Roti is slightly tangy in taste. It goes well with the spicy vegetable curries, mutton korma and dal.

Khameeri Roti is a soft and spongy flatbread from the Mughal era. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe in detail.

Master The Art Of Making Chef Ajay Chopra's Khameeri Roti Recipe On Zeezest. Enjoy This Soft, Flavorful Delight That Pairs Perfectly With A Range Of Dishes.

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Khameeri Roti

In a bowl add warm water, active dry yeast and sugar, dissolve well and leave to bloom till bubbly. 

For the dough add maida, salt, yeast mixture and knead with milk, leave to rest for 2 hours. 

Then perform the knock back process by adding butter to soften the dough and let it rest for ½ hour rest. 

Portion the dough and create a bigger dough ball than usual. After rolling it apply water on one side and place the wet side down on an upside down tava (ulta tava), once the roti starts developing bubbles hold the tava above the flame so that the roti is in direct contact with the fire. When the roti is cooked it will automatically leave the surface of the tava. 

Serve hot brushed with ghee or butter along with korma.  

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for Khameeri Roti, a Mughlai era flatbread.

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India's 50 Best Dishes

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Rasabali is a traditional sweet dish from Orissa. It is made from chenna. The chenna tikki is deep-fried and soaked in creamy, thickened flavoured milk. Rasabali is offered to God Shri Baldev Jew and is part of the chapana bhoga of the Jagannath Temple.The rich, creamy Rasabali is an amazing amalgamation of taste and flavours.

Rasabali is a traditional sweet dish from Orissa. Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the step-by-step recipe of this offering to the Gods.

Rasabali is a traditional sweet dish from Orissa. Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the step-by-step recipe 

Watch Rasabali recipe by Chef Akansha Khatri

Rasabali 

Mix Chenna, sugar, semolina, wheat flour and knead the mixture by using the heel of your hand, till a soft dough is achieved. This should take around 7-8 minutes. 

Then divide the dough into small equal portions and make flat round disc of it.  

Fry the chenna tikki on medium low flame till its golden brown. 

Boil milk in a pan. Add sugar and cardamom powder and let it cook on low flame for another 5 minutes.  

Now, add the fried chenna and cook for another 2 minutes.

When done, take it off the flame, garnish with chopped pistachios and serve. 

Chef Akanksha Khatri's Rasabali, is an ambrosia of the Gods. 

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Aam Panna and Pineapple Panna are refreshing summer drinks. India is the largest producer of mango, which is a summer fruit in India. So, no wonder each region In India has recipes of drinks, chutneys, curries and even desserts that are made from mango. Aam Panna is a beverage made from mango. Panna literally refers to as something one drinks. Aam Panna is made from raw/unripe mangoes. But here, the chef makes pineapple panna and also panna from ripe mangoes. The addition of spices like cardamom, cumin & black salt gives these drinks more flavour and taste. These spices also help in digestion.The tangy, sweet Aam Panna and Pineapple Panna are breezy summer coolers.

Aam Panna and Pineapple Panna are refreshing summer drinks. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipes for these popular summer coolers.

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipes for Aam Panna and Pineapple Panna.

Watch Aam Panna and Pineapple Panna recipe by Chef Ajay Chopra

Aam panna and Pineapple panna 

Roast raw mango on open flame till skin becomes soft to remove. add the smoked raw mango in water and remove the burnt skin.

Chop the mango and add in the blender, add black salt, black pepper, roasted cumin seeds, mint and blend all the ingredients together and serve it with chilled ice and cold water. 

For pineapple panna, add pineapple in water and let it soften, add sliced green chillies, ginger, cumin, black pepper, fennel seeds, sugar, red chilli powder, turmeric and let it cook. Remove the softened pineapple, cool it down and add in the blender, add mint and blend all the ingredients together.

Remove the mix in the bowl, add lemon juice, black salt, roasted cumin powder and it's ready to be served with chilled ice and soda or water. 

For Ripe mango Panna chop mangoes and put them in a blender, add mint, green chilli, pepper powder, black salt, roasted cumin powder, lemon juice and blend all the ingredients till it is smooth.  Serve it with cold water and ice.

Aam Panna And Pineapple Panna

India’s 50 Best Dishes

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Puttu is a cylindrical rice cake made from coarsely ground rice flour cooked in very little water. This powder is then filled in the puttu patram, meaning vessel to cook puttu. The patram is layered with freshly shredded coconut. It is then steamed for some time.Kadala Curry is made from black channa (black chickpea/Bengal gram). This gravy is thin and watery, but the whole spices, powdered spices, coconut paste make it flavoursome.Puttu and Kadala Curry make for an incredibly tasty and filling combination.

Puttu and Kadala Curry is a staple breakfast dish in Kerala. Chef Rakesh Raghunathan shares the recipe in detail.

Puttu and Kadala Curry is a staple breakfast dish in Kerala. Here's the recipe.

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Puttu & Kadala Curry

Heat a pot, add 1 cup rice flour, salt to taste, few drops of water and mix it well.

Fill one layer of rice flour in a puttu steamer, then one layer of grated coconut, again a layer of rice flour.

Then close it and let is steam.

Dry roast cloves, cinnamon stick and saunf. Once the mixture cools, grind it into a powder. 

Heat coconut oil in a pan, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 cup shallots, few curry leaves, chopped green chilli, 2 tsp chopped coconut and roast it well.

 Now add 1 cup soaked black chickpea, 2 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, 1 ½ Garam masala powder, water as required, salt to taste and let them cook.

Add 1 cup coconut paste and water as required. Let it boil.

Then add 1 tsp coconut oil. Kadala Curry is ready to serve now.

Puttu and Kadala Curry is a staple breakfast dish in Kerala.

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Puttu And Kadala Curry

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Murgh Zameen Doz is an exotic chicken-based dish from the royal Mughal kitchens. In this recipe, as the name suggests, murgh (chicken) is cooked zamin doz (inside earth) in an earthen pot. The earthen pot is sealed with mud to ensure that the chicken is sealed properly inside. Due to this type of cooking, the chicken gets an earthy and smoky flavour.The chicken is tender, creamy and spicy. Murgh Zameen Doz is a mouth-watering royal treat.

Murgh Zameen Doz is a traditional chicken dish from the Mughal era. Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi brings this exotic Mughlai recipe to your kitchen.

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Murgh Zameen Doz

Take a bowl and marinate the whole chicken with salt and lemon juice. Keep it aside. 

Dry roast the cinnamon stick, mace, cloves, bay leaves, black cardamoms, and black peppercorns in a pan and then grind them to a fine powder in a mixer.

Mix the marinated whole chicken with this masala powder and marinate for 30 min.

Heat ghee in a handi. When the ghee heats up, add black cumin seeds, ginger paste, and chicken stock and mix well.

Now add the marinated chicken to the handi and cover the handi with a lid for 20-25 min.

Next, add almond paste and yogurt to the handi and mix well.

Remove the chicken from the handi and add fresh cream to the gravy in the handi.

Put some gravy on top of the chicken.

Take some rumali rotis, sprinkle red chilli powder and garam masala on them, put chicken on these rotis along with gravy and fold the rotis to cover the chicken.

Heat ghee in a pan and cook the chicken in it from both the sides till it becomes crispy.

Cut it the crispy chicken into two parts and serve with the gravy. 

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares the recipe for Murgh Zameen Doz, a delicious Mughlai dish.

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