Katchi Biryani
Ingredients Marinade 4 large onions, finely sliced and fried in ghee or butter 2 cups yoghurt 3 green chiles, chopped 1 bunch mint leaves, chopped 2 Tbsp ghee or butter 1 tsp garam masala Salt, to taste 1 Tbsp ginger-garlic…
Ingredients garam masala
Hyderabadi Haleem (Ground Meat and Wheat)
Ingredients 200 g whole wheat kernels 300 g boneless mutton 20 g fresh green Indian chiles 2-inch piece ginger 6–8 cloves garlic 100 g cooking oil 3 medium onions, finely sliced 2 medium limes ½ tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 2…
Gobi Bhagi (Spiced Cauliflower Stew)
Ingredients 300 g cauliflower Vegetable oil 100–150 g finely-chopped onions 4–5 average-size tomatoes, chopped 3–4 pieces finely-chopped green chiles Finely-chopped ginger 1 tablespoon red chile powder Finely-chopped coriander leaves 1 tablespoon garam masala 1 tablespoon pepper Salt to taste Procedure…
Dum ka Qimah (Spiced Minced Meat)
Ingredients 1 cup oil 3 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced 7–8 whole red chillis 1 kg lean minced meat (beef or lamb) 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tsp garam masala 1½ tsp salt 2 tbsp yogurt 2 tbsp ground…
Curry Chicken I
This curry chicken dish isn’t very spicy unless you make it that way. In fact, change the ingredients to suit your own taste and it will probably taste better. Instead of coconut cream or milk you can use heavy cream.…
Chickpea Curry (Masaledaar Chole)
Masaladaar chole is a dish of chickpeas in spicy gravy. Ingredients 1 cup dried chickpeas 2 tbsp cooking oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 tomato, medium chopped 1 teaspoon chilli powder 1½ teaspoon Madras curry powder ¼ teaspoon garam masala…
Chicken Madras
This is a recipe for a chicken madras. It is a popular curry in the UK. Ingredients 4 chicken breasts, diced 2 large onions, finely chopped 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 jar of tomato puree, mixed with an equal…
Chicken Curry (Mediterranean-inspired)
This is an Indian dish with Mediterranean influence. Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 6 cloves of garlic, smashed ½ lemon, juiced 5 medium spicy long green chiles, slit in half length-wise 5 tbsp milk 2 tbsp garam masala 2 tbsp…
Banana Curry
Ingredients 750 g banana (slightly unripe) ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon garam masala or good curry powder 2 teaspoons lemon juice ½ glass of milk 4 tablespoons double cream ½ teaspoon chile pepper powder 30…