Ingredients 2 cups Basmati rice 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon ghee ¼ teaspoon whole cumin seeds ½ tablespoon ginger-garlic paste 4 green cardamom pods 1-inch cinnamon stick, broken into pieces 2 bay leaves 5 cloves 6 black peppercorns Salt…
Hyderabadi biryani is a popular variety of biryani. It is so named as it is seen mainly in the city of Hyderabad, India, where the dish emerged from the blending of mughlai and Andhra cuisines in the kitchen of the…
Ingredients 1 cup oil, divided 1 ½ cups masyaura 1 pinch cumin seeds ½ tsp fenugreek seeds 1–2 serrano pepper or other green chiles, finely chopped Salt to taste ½ tsp turmeric powder 3 medium-sized tomatoes, finely chopped ½ tbsp…
Ingredients Chicken 600 g chicken 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp red chile powder ¼ tsp pepper powder ½ tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp salt Spice blend 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 2-inch…
Butter chicken is a Cape Malay dish. Ingredients ½ cup yoghurt 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoons ginger/garlic paste 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon crushed black pepper 1 tablespoon white pepper ¼ tablespoon powdered tuj (cinnamon) ¼ tablespoon powdered elachi…
Ingredients ½ hatxora (Citrus macroptera|citrus macroptera) 500 grams beef, cut into cubes 2 onions, finely chopped 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon chile powder…
Ingredients 500 g dry chickpeas Salt Red pepper ½ tsp ginger garlic paste 1 kg rice Shortening 3 onions, chopped Chile powder Tomato paste ¼ tsp turmeric powder ½ cup chopped cilantro 4–5 green chiles, cut in half Procedure Soak…
Ingredients 6 tablespoons oil 8 oz (200 g) paneer, cut in 1” cubes 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste 1 cup chopped onions 1 cup puréed tomatoes 3 green chilies, seeded and finely chopped ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder…
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…
This very fancy Kashmiri pulao, or Kashmiri Pallao, is from the Northern Indian state of Kashmir. Although it is a frozen region high in the Himalayas, Kashmir lies along the ancient overland trade routes between India and Central Asia, and…
Egg roast is a simple but tasty dish. The technique of roasting eggs in a masala sauce probably originated in the southern state of Kerala. Several families substitute red meat dishes with this dish as it is easy on the…
Ingredients 2 Tbsp poppy seeds (khus khus) 2 Tbsp sesame seeds (til) 2 Tbsp coriander seeds (dhaniya) 1 Tbsp white cumin (sufaid zeera) 1 Tbsp desiccated coconut powder 5 Tbsp oil ½ kg medium green chiles 6 red chiles 6…