HYDERABADI BIRYANI RECIPE

Ingredients:

350 gms Basmati Rice
200 gms Potatoes
200 gms Carrots
100 gms Onions
4 Green Chilies
30 gms Ginger
20 gms Garlic
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
1 cup Curd
1 tsp Saffron
2 tbsp Milk
1/3 cup Mint ( Pudina leaves )
1/3 cup Coriander Leaves
4 tsp Rose Water
50 gms Cashewnuts
50 gms Almonds
25 gms Raisins
120 gms Ghee
Salt To taste

How to make hyderabad biryani :

• Wash and soak the basmati rice for half an hour. Drain the water. Put the rice, some more water and add half the whole garam masala and salt in a pan.
• Bring the rice to a boil and cook until the rice is done. Drain and keep aside.
• Dice the peeled potatoes and carrots and wash them. Slice the onions and green chilies.
• Peel ginger and garlic and chop finely. Chop the coriander and mint leaves.
• Soak the almonds in water for half an hour and keep aside.
• Beat the curd in a bowl and divide into two equal portions.
• Dissolve saffron in warm milk and add it to one portion of the curd mixture.
• Heat ghee, add the remaining garam masala and sauté over medium heat until it begins to crackle.
• Add onions until golden brown. Then add green chilies, ginger, garlic and stir for a minute.
• Add turmeric and chili powder, saute for half a minute add the chopped vegetables and stir for a minute.
• Add the portion of plain curd, stir, add 2/3 cup water, and bring to a boil, then simmer until the vegetables are cooked.
• Add the dry fruits and nuts when the vegetables are done.
• In the handi with the cooked vegetables, sprinkle little saffron curd, mint and coriander.
• Then spread half the rice and again sprinkle the remaining saffron-curd, mint and coriander and top it with the remaining rice.
• Place a moist cloth on top, cover the lid tightly so that it gets sealed.
• Put the handi on dum in a pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes.
• Serve the hyderabadi biryani hot with mint chutney and other vegtables.

Khajur Imli Ki Chutney

Khajur Imli Ki Chutney

Ingredients

2 cups dates (khajur), deseeded
1/4 cup tamarind (imli), deseeded
1 cup grated jaggery (gur)
1 tsp chilli powder
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste

Method

1. Wash the dates and tamarind and place them in a saucepan.
2. Add the jaggery, chilli powder, asafoetida, salt and 4 cups of water and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Cool and strain the mixture through a sieve.
4. Use as required. Store refrigerated.

Tips 

You can also purée the chutney in a food processor and then strain it.

TOMATO GARLIC CHUTNEY RECIPE,Pickles

Ingredients:

1 kg Tomatoes (Tamatar)
1 teaspoon Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi)
30 grams fresh Ginger (Adrak) (2 tsps long strips)
2 cloves Garlic (Lasun), chopped
60 grams Raisins (Kishmish) (4 tsps)
2 teaspoons Salt (Namak)
1 Onion (Pyaj)
240 grams Sugar (Cheeni) (1 1/22 cup)
3/4 teaspoon crushed big Cardamoms (Elaichi Moti)
1 1/2 cups Vinegar (Sirka)
10 blanched Almond (Badam)

How to make tomato chutney:

• Put the tomatoes in boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Take out from the water, wipe and remove their skins and cut into small pieces.
• Cut ginger into long, thin slices.
• Put tomatoes, Red chili pepper , chopped garlic and ginger into a degchi and cook till tender.
• Stir constantly until thick.
• Add vinegar, sugar, cleaned raisins and crushed cardamoms and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the fire, cool and keep in air tight jar. 

 

 FRIED RICE RECIPE

Ingredients

2 cups Rice

3 tbsp Oil
100 gms Beans Finely Chopped 2 Carrot Finely Chopped
1 Onion Sliced
100 gms Cabbage Finely Chopped
2 Spring Onions Finely Chopped
2-3 Green Chilies cut lenghtwise
1 tsp Ginger Chopped Finely
1 tsp Garlic Finely Chopped
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
Salt & pepper to taste

How to make  fried rice:

• Pick, wash and soak the rice in enough water for 10-15 minutes and drain.
• Boil water, add rice and little salt.
• Cook uncovered on low heat till rice is tender.
• Take care not to overcook the rice. Each grain of rice should be separate.
• When rice is done, drain and add soom cold water and drain again using a large seive and set aside.
• Heat oil in a kadhai / large pan and stir fry all the chopped vegetables.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Take care that vegetables are not overdone, they should be crisp.
• Mix salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the cooked rice and mix well. Now mix the soya sauce to it.
• Cook the chinese fried rice for 2-3 minutes and serve hot.

ChatPata Aloo Chaat

Ingredients :
2 potatoes scrubbed & boiled
1 small cauliflower
1 tsp coriander finely chopped
5-7 mint leaves finely chopped
1 tiny green chilli finely chopped
½ tsp chaat masala
Salt to taste
½ tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp oil
Method :
Do not peel potatoes.
Cool and chop into chunks.
Clean and break cauliflower in medium sized florets.
Dip in boiling hot water for 5 minutes.
Drain and keep aside.
Heat oil in a heavy pan.
Fry chunks of potato and cauliflower some at a time.
Fry to a crisp golden brown.
Drain and keep on kitchen paper to soak excess oil.
Take all ingredients in a large bowl.
Add fried piece of potato and cauliflower.
Toss with a fork till pieces are well coated with seasoning.

Aloo Methi ki Tikki

Ingredients

• 1 kg Potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1 tsp Kasoori Methi
• 100 gms Fenugreek leaves, chopped
• ½ tsp dried Fenugreek leaf powder
• 50 gms Breadcrumbs
• 2 tsps Cumin powder
• 1½ tsps Cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• 100 gms Onions, chopped
• 2 tsp Chaat Masala powder
• 1 tsp Green Chillies, chopped
• ½ tsp Garam Masala powder
• 50 gms Coriander leaves, chopped
• Salt according to taste
• 50 ml Oil

How to prepare

1. Heat oil, add cumin seeds, chopped onions and green chillies. Stir-fry till onions are light brown.
2. Add mashed potatoes and the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and take off heat. Rest the mixture for an hour. 
3. Shape into round patties each using the palm of the hand.
4. Shallow-fry in hot oil to a golden colour. Pat-dry with kitchen paper to remove excess oil. 
5. Garnish with chaat masala powder. Serve hot.

 

PUNJABI KADHI RECIPE

PUNJABI KADHI RECIPE

Ingredients:1 cup Gram flour

1/4 cup Chopped onion
1 tsp Ajwain.
1 tsp Red chili powder.
1 tsp Chopped ginger.
1/2 tsp Baking powder.
Oil for deep frying
Salt As per taste
1 cup Kadhi Curd (yogurt)
1/4 cup Gram flour
2 no. Dry red chili whole
1 tsp Turmeric powder.
A pinch Asafetida
1 tsp Fenugreek seeds.
2 tbsp Oil.
Salt As per taste

Preparation:

• Mix all pakora ingredients except oil and add about ½ cup of water. Mix well.
• Heat oil in a Kadhai and gram flour mixture after making into small balls. Fry till pakoras are golden brown.
• Beat Curd/Yogurt and mix gram flour in it. Blend thoroughly so as to ensure that there are no lumps. Add turmeric powder, salt and 3 cups of water.
• Heat oil in a Kadhai. Add fenugreek seeds and dry red chili. Stir fry for half minute. Add Gram flour and Yogurt mixture. Bring it to a boil and simmer on a slow fire for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Add red chili powder and fried pakoras and again simmer the punjabi kadi for about 5 minutes.
• Serve punjabi kadhi hot with steamed rice.