Try your cooking skills with these two festive recipes 

Planning a house party or a get-together and want to cook something for your guests? Take a cue from Azad Arif, executive chef, of The Astor, and get started.

Subz Galouti Kebab

You can make the Sabz Galouti Kebab, which is perfect for anyone who prefers a vegetarian meal. Here’s what you have to do.

Ingredients:

• Yum  100 gms
• Ridge Gourd 50 gms
• Chana Dal boiled  30 gms
• Green chilli paste  5gms
• Brown garlic paste  5 gms
• Brown onion paste  5 gms
• Brown cashew nut paste 10 gms
• Cardamom powder 2.5 gms
• saffron 1 gm
• salt  5 gms
• Pure ghee 50 gms

Method:

• Boil yum, ridge gourd, chana dal together  and drain out the water
• Squeeze any excess water and make a smooth paste
• Mix the all ingredients with vegetable paste
• Add saffron, cardamom powder, mace powder, and shallow fry circular-size patty till golden

Murgh Tikka Masala

There are no festive celebrations without a good chicken meal. Try your hands at making the Murgh Tikka Masala.

Ingredients:

• Chicken tikka 180 gms
• Ginger garlic paste 10 gms
• Red chilli powder 5 gms
• Turmeric powder 2.5 gms
• Cumin powder 2.5 gms
• Fenugreek powder 1 gms
• Hot spices powder 2 gms
• Butter  15 gms
• Refined oil  40 gms
• salt 5 gms
• Makhni gravy 25 ml
• Onion tomato masala 10 gms
• Double cream 15 ml

Method:

• Take a pan, heat oil then add ginger garlic paste
• Now add all spices bhuna , and gravies
• Add some water
• Add in cooked  chicken tikka and cook till oil floats on top
• Add butter and finish with cream  and fenugreek leaves