Apr 18, 2010

Dum Biriyani

Ingredients


For the marinade:
3lb goat meat / mutton
handful of chopped coriander
handful of chopped mint
2 cups curd
4 - 5 cloves
4 - 5 cardamon
4 mace
1 tsp black cumin (shahjeera)
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp chili powder
5 - 6 chopped green chilies
3 tsp crushed pepper
4 - 5 bay leaves
juice of 1 lemon
4 tbsp oil / ghee
1 tsp meat tenderizer


Biriyani Ingredients:
3 cups basmati rice
chopped coriander
chopped mint
3 tsp garam masala
3 onions chopped


Method
  1. Add meat tenderizer to mutton and keep aside for 1 hour
  2. Marinate meat with the above ingredients and keep aside for 2 hours
  3. Fry the onions in oil until it turns brown
  4. Wash and soak rice for 1/2 hour
  5. Add rice and cumin seeds to 4 1/2 cups of boiled water
  6. Remove 1 cup of rice from pan after it is 40% done
  7. Cook the rest of rice for 1 more minute and remove from heat
  8. In a heavy bottomed pan, add meat
  9. Layer the 40% cooked rice, coriander and mint over the meat
  10. Layer the 60% cooked rice coriander and mint over the above mixture
  11. Sprinkle garam masala over the rice
  12. Cover the pan with a cloth and slow cook it over medium heat for 50 minutes
  13. Serve with mirchi ka salan and raitha







Yummy Doughnuts


Ingredients


Doughnut:
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 oz. yeast - 1 pkt
3/4 cup warm milk
1/4 stick butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour


Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tbsp water
¼ stick butter
¼ tsp vanilla essence

Method
  1. In a bowl, mix yeast in water and to this add milk.
  2. Stir in butter, egg and sugar
  3. Fold in flour and whisk well
  4. Cover the bowl with cling wrap or cloth
  5. Keep it aside for 1 hour
  6. Now we can see that the dough has risen
  7. Roll out dough into doughnut shapes
  8. You can use jar lids to get the round shape :-)
  9. Now heat oil in a pan and when it's hot enough, fry the doughnuts
  10. Dip the doughnuts in glaze (recipe listed above)

Apr 12, 2010

Besan Ladoo

Ingredients
2 cups besan flour(gram flour)
2 1/2 cups sooji
1 cup butter 
1 cup granulated sugar
cashew nuts
5 - 6 cardamom pods


Method
  1. Melt butter in a pan.
  2. Add besan and sooji to it and keep stirring until it's color changes to light brown.
  3. Remove the mixture from pan & immediately add sugar and cardamom.
  4. Stir well and make small round balls using your palm
  5. Now place cashew nuts on top of these ladoos.

Apr 10, 2010

Khajur ki Mittaai

Ingredients
600 gms of de-seeded and coarsely chopped dates
3 tbsp ghee
nuts of your choice

Method
  1. Heat ghee in a pan on low heat.
  2. Add dates to it and mash them until it turns soft.
  3. Now add the nuts and mix well.
  4. Remove from heat and then spoon them onto a greased aluminum foil / plastic wrap
  5. Use a rolling pin to spread the mixture
  6. Roll from the edge and wrap it in foil
  7. Allow it to cool for 3 - 4 hrs.
  8. Cut into thin slices and enjoy with family :-)