…wder. Stir occasionally & sprinkle some water if the mince is turning dry quickly or add a little more oil. Add vinegar & adjust salt to taste. The mince should be a dry filling. Sprinkle chopped coriander, mix well & keep aside to cool. Meanwhile, wash potatoes well & boil them in their jackets in a pressure cooker till soft & tender. (Do not over cook or the potatoes will get mashed & soggy). Peel & mash the po…
…much and who can resist a delicious and aromatic biryani? You can use big prawns if you like but the flavor with these fresh baby shrimp is just fabulous. Biryani and Pulao are just great on weekends and wonderful to serve at celebratory parties. In fact, you need not wait for an occasion to cook your favorite biryani or pulao. Two of our frequent favorites are Prawn Pulao and Prawn Tawa Biryani. Give it a try sometime. We love the flavor and fre…
…thod : Soak sugar in ½ litre of water & keep aside. Wash clean all the dry ingredients & soak in 2 cups of water. Let it soak for about 2-3 hrs. or overnight. Grind all the soaked ingredients except sugar to a smooth & fine paste. Pass through a fine sieve/strainer or muslin cloth over a large deep pan/pot/bowl. Extract the liquid thoroughly. Add remaining reserved water, a little at a time to extract more liquid. Extract completely by…
…damoms 1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds ½ tsp. Peppercorns 3-4 Cloves 1tsp. Saunth (dry Ginger Powder) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger (grated or paste) 1 tsp. Rock Salt For the sweet chutney: Clean & wash dates & tamarind. In a deep pan boil dates, tamarind & jaggery in one litre of water for about 5mins. Strain the water & reserve for further use. Let the residue cool & then discard stones & seeds from the dates & tamarind. Put the…
…preferably overnight in the fridge. Heat oil in a pan till hot. Add broken dry chillies & marinated chicken breasts. Fry the chicken breasts on high flame till steam is released from the chicken. Reduce heat & cook on slow fire with the lid closed. Make sure the chicken is cooked through & dry but some gravy should be retained. Cool the chicken thoroughly. Slice the chicken, place on a plate & drizzle some of the gravy on it. S…
…khus) ½ fresh coconut (scraped) 7 dry Kashmiri Chillies(deseeded) 6 tbsps. dry Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 1 tsp. Garam Masala pwd. 5 Peppercorns 1 inch Cinnamon Stick 5 Cloves 2 tsp. Fennel Seeds (Sauf) 2 Green Cardamom 1 small flake Javitri (Mace) A pinch of Nutmeg pwd. 1 tsp. Turmeric pwd. 5 tbsps. Vegetable Oil A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste Handful of fresh Coriander for garnishing 1 – 2 cups Water Method : Select fresh crabs;…
…damom 1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds ½ tsp. Fenugreek Seeds 2 dry Kashmiri Chillies/1 tbsp. Kashmiri Chilli Pwd. ½ tsp. Turmeric Pwd. 1/3 tsp. grated Nutmeg Procedure : Heat a tawa/wok/pan on med. heat & dry roast all the spices (except the nutmeg & turmeric pwd.) till they begin to release their aroma. Cool the roasted spices & then grind to a fine powder in a spice blender/grinder. Transfer to a bowl & then mix in tu…
…Sticks Juice of 2 Limes or a dash of Vinegar 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil/Ghee 4 dry Kashmiri Chillies (destemed, deseeded & broken) 1 cup Water Salt to taste Procedure : Wash the chunk of beef & drain well. Pierce with the fork all over the meat. Rub ginger-garlic paste, turmeric pwd., lemon juice & a little salt all over the meat. Marinate for about 4 hrs. or preferably overnight in the fridge. Heat the pressure cooker body with oil/ghee t…
…oo. Hence, the perfection of the ladoo depends on perfect & continuous dry roasting & this is the real test of one’s patience. Traditionally, you need to dry roast on a metal tawa/wok/kadhai but now it can be done in a brief span of time & very little effort is needed if you use a microwave. This is the first time I have made a traditional sweet in a microwave. I was hesitant but wanted to give it a go… I must say it was a success! Abo…
…cloth for about 15 mins. to rest. First, dust the rolling board with some dry flour. Take out a small fistful of dough at a time & roll it using a rolling pin into a square chapatti. Cut into small squares (about 3 cm. squares). Join opposite edges of the square cut outs of dough & twist to form a bud like shape & place on a tray dusted with some dry flour. Use all the dough to make kormolas in this way. Make sure to twist the edges w…