Shanti is Peace

Shanti in many languages in India means “Peace” (more specifically,   peace of mind). It refers to a state of being mentally or spiritually at peace, with enough wisdom and courage to have high life condtion to move forward in  the face of discomfort or stressful situations.

Being “at peace” is considered by many to be healthy (homeostasis) and the opposite of being stressed or anxious. Peace of mind is generally associated with bliss and happiness.

Delicious Butter Chicken at The Lantern, this Sunday

Savouring the flavour of the Shanti Home Special Butter Chicken, we wanted to share this with all our friends.

So here’s the recipe :

Ingredients:

(800 gms) of chicken
1 tspn of kashmiri red chilli powder
1 tblspn of lemon juice
Salt to taste
200 gms of yogurt
1 tspn of kashmiri red chilli powder
Salt to taste
2 tblspns of ginger paste
2 tblspns of garlic paste
2 tblspns of lemon juice
2 tspn of garam masala powder
2 tblspns of mustard oil

Directions

1. Make deep incisions on the chicken
2. Mix together salt, chili powder and lemon juice and rub over the chicken evenly. Keep aside for 15 min.
3. Mix together all the ingredients for the marinade and add it to the chicken. Keep aside for 4 hrs.
4. To prepare the chicken, skewer from head to tail and roast on the charcoal grill or place in a shallow baking pan( covered with aluminum foil) in a preheated oven at 350 degree F, basting with butter from time to time, for about 15 min to an hour or until, when poked with a fork, the juices can run clear. If roasting in an oven, remove the foil the last 10min of baking.
5. To prepare the gravy, place tomato, water, ginger and garlic pastes, green chili, red chili powder, cloves, cardamom and salt in a large sauce pan and cooked till reduced to sauce consistency.
6. Squeeze through a strainer and return the gravy to the sauce pan and bring to a boil.
7. Heat butter in a separate sauce pan and add garlic, Sauté for a minute.
8. Add the gravy and stir.
9. Portion the chicken and add to the gravy.
10. Add cream and butter and stir.
11. Garnish with fenugreek leaves, ginger and additional cream.
12. Serve hot.

Enjoy

 

Happy Mother’s Day !

Kelly and Chris, Thank You !

Happy Baisakhi ! – The Harvest festival of India

 

India celebrates many Harvest festivals today -

Baisakhi, Vishu, Puthandu, Mesadi, Vaisakhadi and Bahag Bihu !
It’s a Colorful day of Thankfulness, Happiness, Dance and Delicaies !

 Come, Join us at Shant Home !

 

A Very Happy Easter to All

A Very Happy Holi to all !

An Apple Swan for your table

Best Wishes from Shanti Home to all the special women in our lives

A delicious Sufi recipe too !

Recipe: Sufi Malpua 

Ingredients:

• 2 litres Milk
• 1/4 cup Maida
• 1/4 cup Suji
• Ghee for deep frying
• Water

Procedure:

• Boil the milk till it reduces to ½ its quantity.
• Roast suji till light brown.
• Add it to the milk, along with maida. There should be no lumps. It should be a smooth pouring consistency.
• Heat the ghee.
• Take the batter in a glass. Pour in circular movements into the ghee, to form a small pancake. Cook for a few seconds and then turn over.
• Take care that the pancake does not become crisp and hard.
• Make sugar syrup of 1 thread consistency. Dip the malpuas in the syrup and serve hot.

Have Fun !

The Sufi spirit blossoms this March !

Jahan-e-Khusrau is back with its 12th edition!
The three-day festival will take place at Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb, starting March 1.

From Indian names to Pakistani singer Abida Parveen and Mercan Dede from Istanbul, the festival promises to enthral music connoisseurs by presenting some of the eminent Sufi artists from across the world.

Presented by Rumi Foundation and Delhi Government,  and designed and directed by filmmaker-painter Muzaffar Ali, the annual festival showcases the best of Sufi singers, dancers and musicians.

Be there, and let us know your experiences!