Hyderabadi Biryani recipe

Ingredients:

2 whole chickens skinned
1 12 kilograms rice basmati
500 grams yogurt
1 tablespoon red chili powder
As per taste saltClick to find more about salt
12 teaspoon turmericClick to find more about turmeric
2 teaspoon coriander powder
1 tablespoon garam masala
1 lemons' (large) juice
4 medium onionClick to find more about onion skinned & thinly sliced
3 tablespoon garlicClick to find more about garlic (crushed)
2 teaspoon gingerClick to find more about ginger (crushed)
10 green chillies
1 cup coriander fresh chopped
12 cup mintClick to find more about mint leaves
12 cup oil
6 green chillies chopped
2 tablespoon coriander leavesClick to find more about coriander leaves chopped
some saffron soaked in two tbsp water drops kewra
few drops of yellow food color

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil or gheeClick to find more about ghee in a heavy based sauce pan and fry the onions for 810 minutes until light brown. Remove the onions from the oil and reserve 14 onions for later use.
2. Put the fried onions, garlicClick to find more about garlic, gingerClick to find more about ginger, coriander leavesClick to find more about coriander leaves, mintClick to find more about mint, green chilies, saltClick to find more about salt and pepper in a blender or food processor and blend to a paste. Mix this paste with yogurt, garam masala, lemon juice and 2 tbsp. oil. Cut each chickenClick to find more about chicken into eight pieces and then marinate with the yogurt mixture for about 6 hours or overnight in a refrigerator.
3. Put the rice in a sieve and wash it thoroughly under a running cold tap until the water runs clear. Soak the rice in plenty of water for half an hour. In a large heavy based pan put plenty of water and add 1 stick cinnamonClick to find more about cinnamon, 6 cloves, 5 big cardamoms, 8 small cardamoms, 2 bay leaves and saltClick to find more about salt. Bring it to a rapid boil and add the washed rice. When the rice are 14 cooked, drain and keep aside.
4. In a large pan place 12 cup of oil at the bottom of a large heavy based pan then place the chickenClick to find more about chicken and all the marinade. Cover the meat with the rice and level it with a spatula. Sprinkle reserved fried onions, chopped coriander, green chilies and saffron on the top of the rice. Mix the food color with a little water and sprinkle over the rice.
5. Cover with a tight fitting lid or cover with a large piece of thick aluminum foil and then place the lid. Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat then reduce the heat to a very low and cook for further 20 to 25 minutes, until the rice and meat are tender.
6. Once the dish is cooked, leave it covered for a few minutes. Then remove the lid, fluff up the rice with a fork. 7. Serve with Raita and Baingan Ka Raita.

Murghi Korma

Ingredients :

1 tsp poppy seeds
1 kg chicken pieces
4 med onions
3 clv garlic
2 1/2 x cm piece fresh root ginger.
2 tbl desiccated coconut
2 x green chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric
50 gm fresh coriander leaves
3 tbl ghee
4 x cloves
2 1/2 x cm stick cinnamon
2 x black cardamoms
Small pinch ground nutmeg
Salt to taste
4 tbl full fat natural yoghurt, lightly whisked
450 ml water or chicken stock
1 tbl lemon juice

Method :

* Soak the poppy seeds in a little hot water for 15 minutes then drain thoroughly. Thinly slice two of the onions and reserve. Chop the remaining onions and process with the garlic, ginger, coconut, poppy seeds, green chillies, turmeric and half the coriander leaves until they form a smooth paste. Coarsely chop the remaining coriander leaves. Heat the ghee in a heavy based saucepan. Add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms, nutmeg and salt. Stir-fry the spices for 2 to 3 minutes then add the sliced onion.

* Continue to stir-fry until the onion is golden brown, then add the paste and cook for a few more minutes. Add the chicken pieces, the chopped coriander leaves and yoghurt and stir-fry for a few minutes until all the ingredients are well blended. Pour in the measured water or stock. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked and the sauce thickened, approximately one hour. Stir in the lemon juice and serve immediately

Tarka Dal Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/4 c brown lentils 3 3/4 c water
1 ts turmeric
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tb ghee
1 lg onion, chopped
1 ts garam masala
1/2 ts ginger, grated
1 ts coriander
1/2 ts cayenne pepper

Directions:

Wash lentils in cold water. In a pot, combine lentils, water,
turmeric and garlic. Cover and simmer 30 minutes or until lentils
are tender. Uncover and cook 2-3 minutes to reduce excess liquid.

Heat ghee in another pot. Add onion and fry gently for 5 minutes.
Add garam masala, ginger, coriander and cayenne pepper; cook gently
1 minute. Add mixture to lentils and stir well. Garnish with
cilantro.

Paaya Nahari Recipe

Ingredients:


8 nos. Trotters
2 nos. Onions
1 tblsp Coriander seeds
1 tblsp Jeera
4 nos. Brinjals
4 nos. Dagad phool
2 pieces Cinnamon
6 nos. Cloves
6 nos. Black pepper
4 nos. Cardamoms (green)
As per taste Salt


How to make paaya nahari:

* Clean and cut the paaya into three pieces.
* Tie the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, bay leaves, dagad phool, cinnamon, cloves, pepper and cardamoms in a small muslin cloth and secure the ends to form a small pouch.
* Add enough water to the paaya and place over heat.
* Add the chopped onions and the spice pouch along with salt as per taste.
* Cook the gravy on slow fire, preferably over charcoal for 4 to 5 hours.
* Remove the spice cloth and serve. Nahari is served in the morning.
* Narhari cooked overnight on a slow fire and served for breakfast is delicious.
* Serve hot with bread or rice.

Kashmiri Pulao Recipes

Ingredients:

500gms Long Grain (Basmati) Rice
100gms Onion sliced vertically
5gms Cinnamon (dalchini)
5gms cardamom (Elaichi)
5gms cloves
a pinch of turmeric powder
1gm saffron (kesar)
10 ml Milk
20gms walnut
20gms cashew nut
1litre water
50gms oil
salt to taste

How to make kashmiri pulao:

* Wash and soak rice.
* Heat oil and fry onions till golden brown and remove.
* Fry whole spices, turmeric powder, add rice and sauté.
* Add half-saffron dissolved in little warm milk.
* Add hot water and mix well.
* Cook a little. Finish with remaining saffron and cook till grains are separated and done.
* Garnish kashmiri pulao with fried onions, walnuts & cashew nuts.

Panchmel Dal Recipe

Ingredients:

50 gm split green gram lentil (moong ki dhuli dal)
50 gm urad ki dhuli dal
50 gm arhar dal
50 gm horse beans (chane ki dal)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch asafoetida (hing)
1 1/2 tsp salt (namak)
1 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp spice blend (garam masala)
1 tsp coriander powder (dhania)
1 lemon (nimbu)
1 tbsp coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)

How to make panchmel dal:

* Mix all lentils and wash them properly.
* Soak them for half an hour.
* Now boil them in 4 cup water with salt, spice blend and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
* When cooked properly remove it from the flame.
* Heat ghee in a pan and crackle cumin seeds and asafoetida in it.
* Then add red chilly powder and coriander powder and mix it with lentils.
* Finely chop coriander and sprinkle on lentil.
* Add lemon juice and serve hot.

Vegetable Kebab

Ingredients:

2 potato (alu)
1 cup cottage cheese (paneer)
1 cup cauliflower (phool gobi)
1 cup cabbage (patta gobi)
2 green chilly (hari mirch)
1 tbsp coriander (dhania patti)
1/4 tsp azinonotto powder
1 cup refined flour (maida)
1/2 tsp red chilly powder (lal mirch)
oil for frying
1 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
1 tsp salt (namak)


How to make vegetable kebab :

* Boil, peel and grate potato.
* Grate paneer also.
* Finely chop dhania and hari mirch.
* Grate both the gobis.
* Heat oil in a pan and fry both gobis with azinomotto powder.
* After frying for few minutes, add alu, paneer, hari mirch and 1/2 tsp namak and cook until the water dries up.
* Remove it from the flame and let it cool.
* Make small balls of the mixture and keep aside.
* Make a batter by mixing maida, 1/2 tsp salt, lal mirch and 1 cup water.
* Heat oil in a pan.
* Dip all the balls in maida batter and deep fry them until they turn golden brown.
* Serve them hot.

Marmalade Pudding Recipe

Ingredients:

2 oz breadcrumbs
2 oz flour
2 oz shredded suet
grated rind of 1 lemon (nimbu)
2 tblsp marmalade
2 oz. castor sugar
1 egg
1/4 tspful baking powder
1/2 cup milk
marmalade sauce


How to make marmalade pudding:

* Mix all the dry ingredients together, sieving the flour and baking powder.
* Add the marmalade, egg and milk.
* If the mixture is too stiff, add a little more milk.
* Put mixture into a greased basin, cover with a double piece of greased paper and steam for 2 1/2 hours.
* To make the marmalade sauce:
* peel a lemon very thinly and cut the peel into short strips.
* Boil these in water until soft, then add 2 tblspfuls of sugar and 2 tspfuls of cornflour made into a paste with a little water. Stir well and simmer for about 3 minutes.
* Remove from fire and add 2 tspfuls of lemon juice.
* Dish up the pudding and serve with the sauce.

White Mutton Karahi

Preparation

White mutton karahi is a popular dish in Mardan. The recipe is simple. Take a kilo of bone-less mutton and put it in a karahi. Cover it and add some water, salt and a little animal fat to it. Let it cook in its fats and the water. When nearly soft add some green chillies citted in pieces and cover so that the chillies produce some taste and smell in it. When fully cooked enjoy with lemon cuts and naan

Ingredients

1 Kg bone less mutton
Salt As you like
Some Green Chillies
Lemon
Naan.

Dum-Pukht Biryani Recipe

Ingredients:

* Chicken, cut into pieces 1/2 kg
* Basmati rice, boiled 3 teacups
* Onions, finely chopped 3 medium
* Ginger / garlic paste 3 tsp
* Tomatoes, pureed 6 medium
* Green chillies, finely chopped 6
* Mint and coriander leaves, 3 tbsp
* finely chopped
* Chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp
* Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
* Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
* Desi ghee or oil 4 tbsp
* Salt to taste
* Butter / oil 4 tbsp
* Coconut powder 2 tsp
* Sesame seeds 1 1/2 tsp
* Cumin seeds 1 tsp
* Onions rings, golden fried 3 medium
* Green chillies, sliced and fried 4
* Mint and coriander leaves, 2 tbsp, finely choped
* Garam masala powder pinch
* Oil / desi ghee 4 tbsp

Preparation:

1. In a shallow saucepan heat ghee I oil and fry onions till golden brown. Add 3 tsp ginger I garlic
paste. Fry and then add tomato puree and seasonings. Stir till tomatoes become soft and oil separates from the gravy. Turn up the heat, add chicken and mix well. Cover the pan and simmer on low heat till chicken is cooked and tender.
2. Baghar: In another saucepan, heat butter or oil and fry cumin seeds, coconut powder and sesame seeds on low heat till light brown. Pour over the chicken gravy and stir to mix.
3. Grease a large pan with ghee / oil. Put a thin layer of chicken topped with a thick layer of rice and sprinkle onion rings, green chillies, mint and coriander leaves and garam masala powder. Repeat with a thick layer of chicken and a layer of remaining rice.
4. Sprinkle with onion rings, green chillies, garam masala powder, coriander and mint leaves. Heat 4 tbsp of oil! desi ghee and pour over the rice. Cover and leave on very low heat for 10 - 14 minutes. Serve with raita.

Kulfi (Old Fashioned Pakistani/Indian Ice Cream)

Ingredients:

4 cups milk
8 tsp. sugar or to taste
1/2 tsp. ground green cardamom seeds (chotti elaichi)
1tbsp. skinned pista (pistachios), thinly sliced
1tbsp. skinned badam (almonds), finely ground (optional)

Preparation of kulfi recipe :

* Put the milk into a wide, heavy pan and bring to boil over high heat, stiring constantly.
* Now lower the heat and cook the milk, stirring constantly, until it has thickened and reduced to about 13/4th cups. (This will take about 40-45 minutes). Stir the sides of the pan constantly to avoid scalding.
* Now add the sugar, nuts and cardamom seeds, stir well, allow to cool.
* Pour the mixture into Kulfi molds or small ramekins, distributing evenly. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and freeze until set, about 6 hours.
* To serve, remove the ice-cream from the molds by running a sharp knife around the edges of the pista kulfi. Slip each kulfi on to a dessert plate, cut across into 3-4 slices, and serve.

Chilli chicken

Ingredients

Whole chicken - 1 no
(cut into small cubes ; boneless)
Soya sauce - 2 tbsp
Vinegar - 2 tbsp
Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp
Chilly sauce - 1 tbsp
Salt - As reqd
Green chillies - 6 nos
(slit in the middle)
Onions(big) - 4 nos
(chopped)
Corn flour - 1 heaped tbsp
Eggs - 2 nos


Refined cooking oil

1)Wash the chicken pieces and dry them.

2)Marinate the pieces with soya sauce, vinegar, tomato sauce, chilly sauce and a pinch of salt.

3)Beat the eggs and pour them on the chicken pieces.

4)Add half a tbsp of corn flour and mix well the whole mixture.

5)Allow it to marinate for 2 hours.

6)Drain excess liquid and store in a container.

7)Heat oil in a pan.

8)Fry the chicken pieces.

9)Keep the fried pieces in a separate container.

10)In the left over oil, fry the green chillies and chopped onions slightly.

11)Pour the excess liquid stored earlier. Stir continuously cook until thick.

12) Add chicken pieces.

Shahi Gobhi

Ingredients:

1 small cauliflower
2 big onions
½ pod garlic
2 inch ginger
¼ tsp turmeric
2 tsp coriander powder
3 tsp chilli powder
2 bay leaf
4 cloves
6 pepper corns
1 cup oil & Salt to taste


How to Prepare:

Clean & deep fry the cauliflower without cutting it into pieces.
Fry it till it has turned brown from all sides.
Take it out & keep it aside.
Grind together 1 onion, ginger & garlic to fine paste.
Then to the same oil add the bay leaf, cloves and peppercorns then put 1 chopped onions & fry till it turns dark brown.
Add the masala paste along with other dry masala mentioned in the ingredients.
After this masala is done add the chopped tomatoes fry it then put the deep fried flower in this prepared masala.
See to it that the flower gets completely covered with the masala.
Keep it on slow fire for 5 min. While serving garnish it with fried potato chips and fresh coriander leaves.

Aaloo Keema Recipe

Ingredients

½ kg. minced beef
250 gms. Potatoes (cut in small pieces)
2 tomatoes
1 onion (large size)
6 tbs. oil
6 whole black pepper (Kali Mirch)
6 cloves (Laung)
1 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi))
1/4 tsp. cumin Seeds (Zeera)
1 tsp. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1 tsp. salt (according to taste).
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
¾ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. garam masala powder

Instructions

Finely chop the onion and sauté in oil until light brown.
Add all the spices and finely chopped tomatoes.
Cook on medium heat till water is almost dried. Add mince meat mix and dry the water again.
Add 2 glasses of water cover and cook till meat is tenderized and the water dries.
Add potatoes and cook till the potatoes are soft.
Sprinkle garam masala powder. Garnish with fresh green Coriander (Dhaniya) leaves, green chilies and Ginger (Adrak) slices and lemon juice.
Serve with naan
Serving: 4 to 5 persons

Ras Gullay Recipe

Ingredients

1 liter of fresh milk
OR 2 cups of powdered milk dissolved in 12 cups of water.
2 cups sugar
1 tbs. vinegar or lemon juice
2 tbs. rice flour
2-3 drops of Kewra essence
chopped pistachio (Pistay) for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Heat the milk in a pot until it starts to boil and add vinegar/lemon juice to it to let it curdify. (My word). Keep boiling until the water and curd
separates out.
Drain and sieve it well to remove all the water from the curd. Spread the curd out on a clean, flat surface and add the rice flour to it.
Knead it as much as you can, the more the better
(DO IT BY HAND).
Meanwhile add the sugar to 3 cups of water and boil to make syrup.
When the syrup starts to boil make the curd into small round balls and add to the boiling syrup and cook for 10 - 15 minutes.
Just before removing from heat add the kewra essence and garnish with chopped pista.
Cool before serving

Serving: 8 to 10

Pakora Curry Khardi

500 gm yoghurt
3 cups of gram flour (baisan)
2 onions
1 tea spoon cumin seed
1 tea spoon raiClick to find more about rai seed ( fenugreekClick to find more about fenugreek seed )
1 tea spoon mehti seed ( mustard seedClick to find more about mustard seed )
1 tea spoon heeng powder
SaltClick to find more about Salt to taste
2 tea spoon red chilli powder
2 tea spoon turmericClick to find more about turmeric powder
4 to 5 curry leavesClick to find more about curry leaves
2 tea spoon coriander powder and half bunch of coriander

Preparations of baisan dumplings:

Take 2 cups of baisan in a large bowl.
Add saltClick to find more about salt, 1 tea spoon of chilli powder, chopped coriander, 2 chopped green chillies, 1 tea spoon baking soda and one chopped onionClick to find more about onion.
Put at least 2 cups of water to make a smooth paste.
Keep it on a side for about half an hour.
Then take some oil in wok, when the oil is hot put baisan mixture one by one using tea spoon.
Fry dumpling until golden brown.

Preparations:

Preparations of yoghurt sauce:

Put one cup of gram flour, saltClick to find more about salt, heeng powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmericClick to find more about turmeric powder into the yoghurt.
Mix them with the beater.
Make sure they are no lumps. (to avoid the lumps blend them with the Elec. blender)
Take one cup of oil in a large sauce pan and heated it.
Then add all the seed stuffs into the oil.
After few seconds, pour the yoghurt mixture with 5 cups of water in the pan. Stir it continuously with the spoon, until it starts boiling.
Cook this mixture for about 30 minutes.
Later put the baisan dumplings in this mixture and cover it.
Cook it for another 10 minutes.
Finally, take chopped onionClick to find more about onion and curry leavesClick to find more about curry leaves and fry them with 1 table spoon oil for one minute.
Then temperClick to find more about temper them on yoghurt mixture.
Serve it hot. With steam rice or cornClick to find more about corn bread.

Chicken Jalfraizi Recipe

Chicken Jalfraizi Recipe



Ingredients
1 Kg. Boneless chicken meat
4 medium sized onions-chopped
4 tomatoes-chopped
2 onions cut into thick slices
2 tomatoes cut into broad slices
1 Capsicum (Shimla Mirch) cut into slices (the yellow variety can also be used to enhance the color of the dish)
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
¼ tsp. ground garam masala
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
½ tsp. Coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1 tsp. salt (according to taste)
3-4 tbs. oil
Instructions

Sauté the chopped onions in the oil till transparent. Add the Garlic (Lehsan), Ginger (Adrak), Turmeric (Haldi), Coriander Seeds (Dhaniya) and chopped tomatoes. Cover and simmer to allow the tomatoes to soften.
Add the chicken and cook for another 10 minutes or until the chicken is slightly tender. Add the salt.
Take a few tea spoons of oil from this chicken into a separate frying pan.
Heat and add the sliced onion, Capsicum (Shimla Mirch), sliced tomatoes, and garam masala. Sauté this for a while till the vegetables soften lightly.
To this frying pan add the cooked chicken. Mix and allow cooking for another 2-3 minutes.
Serve with rice.
Serving: 4 persons

Chicken-Yogurt Recipe

Ingredients

1 Kg. chicken
6-7 tbs. yogurt
2 tsp ginger (Adrak) paste
2 tsp garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
½ tsp. garam masala powder
2-3 tbs. oil
2 lemon

Instructions

Mix all the spices together, coat the chicken pieces and leave to marinate for a few hours (3-4 at least).
Heat oil in pot. Add chicken and cook on high heat to dry water.
IT CAN ALSO BE BAKED IN AN OVEN AT 400*F
Serve with salad and naan.
Serving: 2 to 3 persons

Chicken Karahi Recipe

Ingredients

½ Kg. chicken
3-4 tomatoes –chopped ( optional)
1 onion chopped
3-4 whole green chilies
¼ tsp crushed black pepper (Kali Mirch)
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
3 tbs. oil
1 tsp garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste

Instructions

Remove skin of tomatoes.
In a pot add chicken, Garlic (Lehsan), Ginger (Adrak) and salt. Cover and cook on low heat till the water from the chicken have dried and chicken is half cooked.
Add oil, tomato, green chili and onion. Cover and continue cooking. When the water dries and chicken is tender add the Black peppercorn (Kali Mirch), stir and remove from heat.
Serve with boiled rice.
Serving: 2 persons

Chicken Teriyaki

Ingredients:

• 2 pieces free range chicken breast, sliced
• A little Vegetable oil
• A little Flour
• A little Grated ginger
• 2tbsp sake(rice wine)
• 4 tbsp dark soy sauce
• Sugar as per taste
• Marinated sweetened rice wine,
• Mixed Green Salad (for garnish)

How to make Chicken Teriyaki:

• Mix sake, soy sauce and sugar in a bowl to make teri-yaki sauce.
• Smear the chicken with flour.
• Heat a little oil in a frying pan.
• Sauté chicken on both sides to a golden finish and remove chicken from the pan.
• Remove the left over oil from the pan.
• Pour teri-yaki sauce into the pan and heat up to boil.
• Simmer chicken well in the pan again on both sides and turn off the heat.
• Add grated ginger to garnish.
• Chicken teriyaki is ready. Serve it with salads.