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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Mutton Biriyani



Mutton biriyani ingredients:

1. Meat - ½ kg
2. Basmati rice - 3 cup
3. Ghee - 5 tsp
4. Onion big - 1 lengthwise chopped
5. Tomato medium - 1 finely chopped
6. Chlii powder – 2 tsp or to taste
6. Green chillies - 2 slit into half
7. Ginger - 2 inch
8. Garlic - 4 pods
9. Cashew nuts -10
10. Saffron - a pinch
11. Coconut milk - 1 cup
12. Coriander leaves - ½ cup (roughly chopped)
13. Pudhina leaves - ½ cup (roughly chopped)
14. Water - 5 cups
15. Cardomon - 2
16. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
17. Jaji flower - 1
18. Anasi flower - 1
19. Cloves - 3

Mutton biriyani preparation:
Clean and wash the mutton pieces. Drain all the water and keep it aside. Make a paste with chilli powder, ginger and garlic. Now add half of the portion of the paste with mutton pieces. Pressure cook the mutton for 3 to 4 whistles with out adding too much of water. Then switch off the stove and keep aside.

Take a pressure cooker and heat with 5 tsp of ghee. Then add cardamom, cloves, anasi flower, jaji flower, cashew nuts and cinnamon. Fry for few seconds. Then add onions and slitted green chillies and sauté for 2 mins. Now add tomato pieces and remaining ginger garlic paste. Sauté until the raw smell disappears.

Now add washed basmati rice and cooked mutton pieces. Combine well. Then add coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and mint leaves. Again combine well and close the pressure cooker. Now pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove. Now mutton biriyani is ready. Serve with onion raitha.




You can also find various Biriyani recipes like Chicken Biriyani in my Indian Food website



Monday, August 20, 2007

Mutter Paneer





Mutter paneer or paneer peas korma ingredients:

1. Paneer - 15 cubes
2. Green peas - 1 cup
3. Onion - 1 (medium size)
4. Tomato - 1 (medium size)
5. Cloves - 3
6. Ginger - 1 inch piece
7. Garlic - 4 flakes
8. Green chillies - 2
9. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
10. Coriander powder - ½ tsp
11. Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
12. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
13. Garam masala - 1 tsp
14. Oil - 6 tsp
15. Salt - to taste
16. Coriander leaves - few for garnishing


Mutter paneer or paneer peas korma preparation:

Take a pan and heat with 2 tsp of oil. Fry the paneer cubes till golden brown colour. Keep it aside. Make a paste with onion, tomato, green chillies, ginger and garlic. Keep it aside. Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add cloves and the ground paste. Sauté until the paste colour changes to light brown or the oil starts to separate from the mixture. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala, and cumin powder. Mix well and add cooked peas and salt. Once again combine well. Add little amount of water and bring it to boil. Then add paneer pieces and stir well. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 mins. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice, roti, Parattah or naan.



You can also find various Indian curry recipes like Navarathna Kurma in my Indian Food website



Thursday, August 16, 2007

Mushroom Mutter Masala




Mushroom Mutter Masala ingredients:

1. Mushroom - 2 cups (diced)
2. Peas - 1 cup (boiled)
3. Water - 1 cup
4. Cardamom - 2
5. Clove - 2
6. Cinnamon - 2
7. Onion - 1(chopped)
8. Tomato - 1 (chopped)
9. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
10. Garam masala - 1 tsp
11. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
12. Cashew nut paste - 2 tsp
13. Coconut milk - 1 cup
14. Butter - 2 tsp
15. Salt - to taste
16. Coriander leaves - ¼ cup

Mushroom Mutter Masala preparation:

Heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and sauté for few mins. Add chopped onions and fry till golden brown colour. Then add ginger garlic paste, tomatoes, and chilli powder and gram masala. Combine well and sauté till the raw smell disappears. Then add salt, coconut milk and water and bring it to boil. Now add mushrooms, peas and cashew nut paste. Combine well and cover it with a lid and cook for 5 min in a medium flame. Finally garnish with coriander leaves.



You can also find various Indian curry recipes like Dum Aloo in my Indian Food website



Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Carrot Rice


1. Rice - 2 cup (cooked)
2. Grated carrot - 1 cup
3. Peas - 1 cup (boiled)
4. Onion - 1 chopped
5. Green chillies - 4or to taste
6. Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
7. Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
8. Urad dal - ½ tsp
9. Channa dal - ½ tsp
10. Cashew nuts - 5
11. Curry leaves - few
12. Red chilli powder - ¼ tsp
13. Salt – to taste
Carrot rice preparation:

Take a pan and heat with 2 tsp of oil. Then add mustard seeds. When they start to crackle add urad dal, channa dal, cashew nuts and curry leaves. Fry for few mins. Then add chopped onions and green chillies. Sauté till the onion colour turns into golden yellow colour. Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, grated carrot and salt. Combine well and close with a lid. Cook on low flame till the carrot is cooked. Then add the cooked green peas and combine well. Now combine with cooked rice. Combine gently. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with potato chips.



You can also find various Indian rice recipes like Mango rice in my Indian Food website











Saturday, August 11, 2007

Peas Pulav





Peas pulav ingredients:

1. Rice - 2 cups cooked
2. Peas - 2 cups cooked
3. Green chillies - 5
4. Ginger - 1 inch
5. Garlic - 3 flakes
5. Cinnamon - small stick
6. Cardamom - 2
7. Cloves - 2
8. Coconut - ½ cup (grated)
9. Oil or Ghee - 4 tsp
10. Salt - to taste

Pea’s pulav preparation:

Grind green chillies, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and coconut in a mixer grinder. Then take a pan and heat with 4 tsp of oil or ghee. Now add the paste and stir until the raw smell disappears. Then add rice and peas. Combine gently. Now pea’s pulov is ready. Serve hot.





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