Hyderabadi Biriyani
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Fresh thick curds – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Mixed diced vegetables – 2 cups(Potatoes, carrots, peas, turnip etc) • Oil – 2 ½ tbsp • Ginger paste – 1 tsp. • Salt – as required • Lemon – 1 • Finely cut mint leaves – 1 ½ tbsp • Cut coriander leaves – 1 tbsp Grind Together: • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Green chilies – 8 • Cinnamon...
Hot Spiced Tea
Ingredients: • Water – 4 cups • Cinnamon stick – one 6cm • Green cardamom pods – 10 • Whole cloves – 10 • Milk – 1¼ cups • Sugar, – 2½ tbsp or as required • Rooibos tea – 6 tsp Preparation: 1. Bring to the boil the water, along with the cinnamon, cardamom and cloves, in a medium saucepan over full heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 2. Add the milk and sugar, return to the boil,...
Bean Soup
Ingredients • Kidney beans (rajma) – ½ cup • Tomatoes – 2 tomatoes • Red chili powder – ¼ tsp • Salt – as required • Clove – 1-2 • Lemon juice – ½ tsp • Oil – 1 tbsp For serving: • Tomatoes finely chopped – 2-3 • Cilantro leaves finely chopped. Preparation 1. Soak beans for over- night. 2. Heat oil in a pot; add chopped tomatoes, paste, chili powder, cloves and salt. 3. Add 3 cups of...
Channa Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • White Kabuli channa – ½ cup • Tomatoes – 3 big • Coconut – ½ small • Oil – 3 ½ tbsp • Coriander leaves – ½ bunch • Green chilies – 4 • Kasoori methi – 1 tbsp • Garam masala powder – ½ tsp • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece • Cardamoms – 2 to 3 • Cloves – few • Bay leaf – 1 • Ghee – 2 tsp • Grind together: • Red Chilies -8 •...
Masala Bhath – 1
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Potatoes – 2 or 3 • Ivy gaurd – 15-20 • Red chili powder – ½ tsp. • Ginger paste – ¼ tsp. • Turmeric powder – ¾ tsp. • Coriander leaves – ¼ bunch • Salt – as required • Oil and Ghee – enough for frying • Broken cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Coconut extract – 2 cups Grind Together: • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece • Cloves – 2 • Grated...