I tried the Rajasthani style 'Khad Murgh' at
the on going festival at Daniell's Tavern. A tradition from the days of shikaar
(hunting), game meat was cooked in a similar way - tenderised, wrapped in roti,
which was further wrapped in palm leaves and then tied in a cloth and cooked in
a pit. A very rustic dish!
![]() |
Khad Murgh |
While the festival features the ubiquitous
laal maans and succulent maans ke sule, you’ll find some off-beat dishes too.
Instead of the usual ker sangri and gatte ki sabzi, they are presented as ker
sangri ki tikki and Govind gatte. Both, maintaining their inherent flavours,
yet breaking out of a monotonous mould. Another unusual addition to the menu is
Dhaurasi Taffri. Fresh water prawns, which are non-existent in traditional
Rajasthani cuisine, are marinated with hung curd, garlic and chilli and cooked
in a clay oven. This dish makes it a luxe dining experience, and we are not
complaining! The quality of the prawns used is superlative, making it a
top-notch starter. And then there’s Rajasthani mirchi vada, served with a tangy
green chutney, which will transport you to the streets of the desert state.
![]() |
The Thali From Left bowl: Dal, Baati, Govind Gatte, Laal Maans, Aloo Mangodi Paneer ka sweta, Khatto Murgh. |
The main course, served in a thali, comes with
gatte ka pulao, jowar ki roti, bajre ki roti and of course, dal baati churma.
The baati, however, is served in two ways – the traditional deep-fried one, and
an oven-baked version to make it more suitable for city-dwellers. The laal
maans and khatto murgh will leave you licking your fingers. Executive Chef Prem
K Pogakula has shared the recipes for laal maans and gatte ki sabzi, you’ll
find them both at the end of this article. Paneer ka sweta is another twist on
a local dish. Sweta is a type of a porridge made with millets in the older
days. These days, besides millets, it is also made with corn, and different
vegetables or proteins can be added to it. In this case, it is paneer ka sweta,
made with a sweet corn base. I really enjoyed the spicy tomato-based aloo
mangodi ki sabzi with jowar ki roti. Again, something that’ll remind you of a
rural countryside.
![]() |
Desserts Left: Meethi Kachori Right Top: Ghewar Right Bottom: Balushahi |
The end of this meal came with a surprise: a
dessert buffet including the finest Rajasthani sweets! So round off a hearty
meal with even heartier sweets like ghevar, meethi kachori, balushahi, a
kheer-like lapsi, and nookti, popularly known in Delhi as boondi.
Details:
Royal Rajasthan at Daniell’s Tavern, The Imperial New Delhi.
Dinner Timings:
6:30pm-11:45pm.
Duration: Till 30th April 2018.
Meal for Two: Rs 5,000 + taxes without alcohol.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recipes by Chef Prem K Pogakula- Executive Chef, The Imperial
New Delhi.
LAAL MAAS
Ingredients
• 2 small onions,
finely chopped
• 2 green
chillies, finely chopped
• 18-20 red
chillies
• 2 tsp coriander
seeds, whole
• 1 tsp jeera or
cumin seeds
• 1 cup mustard
oil
• 10 cloves
garlic, finely chopped.
• A small piece of
ginger, finely chopped
• 1/2 kg lamb with
bone, cut into pieces
• 1 tsp salt or to
taste
• 1 small cup
kachri powder
• 3-4 pods
cardamom
• 1/2 tsp black
pepper
• 1 cinnamon stick
• A little bit of
mace
• 1 pod black
cardamom
• Water as
required
• A handful of
coriander leaves, chopped
Method
• Dry roast the
red chillies to give a rich aroma. This adds great flavour to the dish.
• Add to that the
coriander seeds and cumin seeds.
• Once done, grind
it into a fine powder. Heat some mustard oil in a pan. Add to this the garlic
and ginger.
• Once the garlic
turns slightly brown add the lamb pieces. Give it a good mix. This is also a
good time to add salt.
• Add the kachri
powder. Then add the chopped onions and mix it all well.
• Once the onions
have roasted well add the whole spices - cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon,
mace, black cardamom. Give all a good stir.
• Add the red
chilly powder and let it roast. After about a minute, add enough water to cook
the lamb. Cover it and let it simmer for a couple of minutes till the meat is
cooked.
• Once the meat is
cooked, take out all the pieces on a platter and strain the gravy.
• Straining the
gravy gets rid of all the whole spices and keeps the essence and flavours
intact.
• Put back the
lamb pieces that you had taken out into the refined gravy and let it simmer on
low heat.
• Add about 1/2
cup water and some coriander leaves. Allow it to cook for a while and when you
reach a good consistency of gravy, turn off the heat. Serve hot.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GATTE KI SABZI
Ingredients
• 1 small cup
besan
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
powder
• 1/2 tsp dhania
powder
• 1/2 tsp chilly
powder
• A hint of heeng
• 3/4 tsp salt or
to taste
• 1 tsp zeera
• 1/2 ginger,
chopped fine
• 1 tsp pudina,
chopped fine
• 1/4 tsp baking
soda
• 1 big cup curd,
whisked
• Oil
For the Base:
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tbsp oil
• 5 guntur chillies
• 1/2 tsp zeera
• 1 onion, chopped
fine
• 8-10 cloves
• 1 piece cassia
• 5-6 cloves
garlic, chopped fine
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 3/4 tsp chilly
powder or to taste
• 1/2 tsp dhania
powder
• 1/4 tsp heeng
• Salt
• 1 green chilly,
slit
• Some coriander
leaves, finely chopped
Method
For the gattas:
· Dry roast the zeera and then grind it in a mortar and pestle.
· In a bowl, mix the besan, spices and zeera together to make the
mixture for the gattas.
· Add to this the ginger and mint leaves. Add about 1 and 1/2 tbsp
of curd into the besan mixture along with baking soda.
· Start to knead it like a dough. Add more curd if it is too dry. Add
a couple of drops of oil to make it easier to handle.
· Once you get the dough to a good consistency where it can be
easily handled, you can divide it into sections and roll them out into long,
thin strips.
· Boil these rounded strips in some water in a pan. They will be
very delicate so handle them with extreme care. Once done take them out.
· Cut the long strips into smaller pieces and deep fry these
pieces. You can shape the gattas as you like.
· Once they are nice and golden brown, take them out and keep
aside.
For the base:
· In a pan add 1 tbsp of the oil in which the gattas were fried.
Add to that 1 tbsp of ghee.
· Add the chillies and zeera to the oil and let it brown.
· Add the onions and saute.
· Add the cloves, cassia, and garlic. Saute well.
· Now add the powdered spices like turmeric, dhania powder, heeng,
red chilly powder.
· Add a pinch of salt.
· Add some water to de-glaze the pan and lift the spices. (just a
sprinkle of water to 'bhuno' the masala).
· Now use the curd that was left earlier from the gattas and add
it to this masala. Add it little by little.
· Add a green chilly. Mix all the curd well with masalas.
· Once you see the oil coming up to the surface add the gattas. Mix
well. Add the coriander leaves.
· Let it simmer for about 5-7 minutes for the flavours to
concentrate. Serve hot.
Hi there! Nice post! Please tell us when I will see a follow up!autoketing
ReplyDeletefree online games 2019
jogos friv
Thanks for post:
ReplyDeleteship cấp tốc tới Chad
ship hỏa tốc đi Guatemala
ship nhanh tới Anguilla
Do you know that there are readers loving to read your posts everyday? So please write and post more. I choose to follow your writing because they bring me what I want. They have knowledge and information. I will support you a lot. Thanks
ReplyDeletegoogy games online
friv online Games for kids
y8 2 player games
miniclip games unblocked at school,
ReplyDeletea10 kids,
Jogo para menino
wow, great report post.Really thank you! Actually Cool.I really benefit from the article. Awesome.Looking ahead to studying more. Good report post.Thanks Again. Really impressed! Everything is very open and very clear explanation of issues. It contains truly information. Your website is very useful
Hi there! Would you mind if I share your blog with my twitter group? There’s a lot of people that I think would really enjoy your content. Please let me know. Thank you
ReplyDelete2 player games for boy
io jogos 2019
free online friv Games
Make a day and night for my customer’s; I am Chandigarh escorts service girl use different techniques to provide them pleasure and supply my services. I have common services for regular and normal clients as well as I have luxury services also to some special and outstanding clients. That all services are mentioned below: - kisses, normal relaxation, sexual relaxation, And so on. In my luxury services: - French kisses deeply, Tongue games, Un-perceptional sexual distraction.
ReplyDeletegame online 2019
jogos 4 school
jogos gratis 360
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteOne of the many things you are going to love about Albania is the food. Everywhere you go you will find something delicious to eat at very economic prices.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your views about the concept which you know much better. Its easy to read and understand by the way you wrote the blog contents. Abcya games || y8 games ||friv games
ReplyDeleteWell done! Nice post! You must visit Albania, the hidden gem of the balkans. learn more at www.albania.al
ReplyDelete