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...
Thai Sticky Rice with Mango
Ingredients • Sticky (glutinous) white rice, soaked in cold water for 1 hour, then drained – 2 cups • Coconut milk, one 400ml can – 1¼ cups • Salt – a pinch • Sugar – 2 tbsp • Ripe mangoes – 2 large • Coconut milk to serve – 2 tbsp • Mint leaves to decorate Preparation 1. Combine the rice, coconut milk, salt and sugar in an uncovered saucepan with 1¼ cups of water. Stir and bring to the boil over...
Mutter Panir
Ingredients • Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp • Black mustard seeds – ½ tsp • Cumin seeds – 5 tsp • Minced fresh ginger – 3 tsp • Hot green chilies, minced – 1 or 2 • Ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced fine – 8 large • Ground coriander – 1 tbsp • Turmeric – 1 tsp • Ground fennel – ½ tsp • Garam masala – ½ tsp • Brown sugar – 1 tsp • Chopped fresh coriander leaves or parsley –...
Carrot and Raisins Salad
Ingredients • Carrots – 4-5 large sized • Raisins – ½ cup • Green chili – 1 • Fresh mint leaves – 6-8 • Lemon juice – 2 tbsp • Peppercorns (crushed) – ¼ tsp • Honey – 1 tbsp • Salt – To taste • Black salt – ¼ tsp • Walnut kernels (crushed) – 6 • Oil – 1 tsp • Pista – 2 tbsp Preparation 1. Peel, wash and thickly grate carrots, Refrigerate till use. 2. Wash, remove stalks...
Mint Rice
Ingredients • Rice – 1 cup • Mint leaves – 1 medium bunch • Green chilies – 7 • Grated dry coconut – 2 tbsp • Tamarind – small lemon sized • Salt – as required • Oil – 2 to 3 tbsp For Seasoning: • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp. • Black gram dhal – 1 tsp. • Bengal gram dhal – 1 tsp. • Broken cashew nut – 1...