8 pcs Quails 200 gms chopped Onion 300 gms chopped tomatoes 50 ml oil 10 gms red chili powder 2 gms turmeric powder 100 gms hung curd cheese 50 gms Ginger chop 20 pcs Green chilli whole 50 gms Garlic chopped Salt to taste 500 gms spinach 20 gms coriander fresh 10 gms fresh mint leaves 10 gms green part of spring onion 10 pcs pickled onion 10 pieces small tomatoes ½ tsp Black onion seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds ½ tsp fenugreek seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 5-6 pcs whole red chilli 30 ml lemon juice 100 gms ghee 50 ml Mustard oil Cl ea n t h e q u a i l s a n d ma ke g a sh e s wi t h a sh a rp kn i f e . Ma r i n a te wi t h sma l l amou n t o f g i n g e r a n d g a r l i c pa s te a n d sa l t a n d l ea ve a s i d e f o r 30 m i n u te s . For the tandoori ma ri na t i on Cream the cu rd cheese to a creamy textu re . H ea t 25 ml o f mu s ta rd o i l a nd remove f rom f i re . Ad d tu rmer i c a nd ha l f o f red ch i l l i powd er a nd mi x we l l . N ow ma r i na te the q ua i l s wi th th i s ma sa l a a nd l ea ve to cook i n f r i d g e fo r a t l ea s t 3-4 hou rs . For the spi nach paste Cl ea n the sp i na ch a nd wa sh . Pl u ng e i n ho t bo i l i ng wa ter fo r 3 mi n u tes , d ra i n a nd i mmed i a te l y pu t i n i ce co l d wa ter . N ow g r i nd to a pa s te wi th no o r l ess wa ter . For the g reen paste Cl ea n the mi n t , co r i a nd er a nd sp r i ng on i on . Fry i n ho t o i l fo r l ess tha n 1 0 second s . Remove f rom o i l a nd d ra i n . N ow g r i nd to a pa s te . For the g ravy H ea t Ghee a nd a d d b l a ck on i on seed s , mu s ta rd seed s , fen ug reek a nd fen ne l seed s a nd sa u te . Ad d chopped on i on s a nd sa u té t i l l b rown . Ad d who l e red ch i l l i es , toma toes , red ch i l i powd er , tu rmer i c powd er a nd sa u té t i l l o i l oozes ou t . Ad d ha l f o f the who l e g reen ch i l i es a nd remove f rom f l ame . Sea son wi th sa l t . Cooki ng Skewer the q ua i l s a nd who l e toma toes on a seekh a nd cook i n ta nd oo r o r open s i g r i t i l l ½ d one . Reserve the who l e q ua i l s a nd cu t the toma toes i n to q ua rters . I n a po t a d d g hee a nd a d d chopped g i ng er , g a r l i c a nd chopped g reen ch i l l i es . Sa u te fo r few mi n u tes a nd a d d the on i on a nd toma to g ra vy a nd sa u té #FINEDININGINDIAN | 41 September 2019
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