Zardha Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Cardamoms – 2 or 3 • Pure ghee – 2 tbsp • Kesari powder – ¼ tsp. • Milk – ¼ cup • Water – 1 ½ cups • Sugar – ½ cup • Peeled almonds – 5 • Pistha – 1 tsp. • Melon seeds – 1 tsp. • Broken walnuts – 1 tsp. • Candied cherries – few •...
Minty Yogurt Shake
In India, mint follows coriander and neem leaves as the most widely used herb. It is an important flavoring in soups, savories, vegetables, rice, dals and beverages. American seeds men offer herb gardeners a good selection of scented hybrids, from apple mint to cinnamon mint, each type with a different flavor. My favorite mint lassi combines homemade vanilla yogurt with licorice mint and coarsely powdered fennel seeds. These...
Kashmiri Rice
Ingredients• Basmati rice – 1 cup• Cooked peas – ¼ cup• Cooked diced carrots – ¼ cup• Capsicum – 1 diced• Mixed diced fruits – ½ cup• Sugar – 1 ½ tsp• Salt – as required• Pista, almonds, cashew nuts, and Raisins – 1 tbsp• Seedless green grapes – 1 tbsp• Fresh cream – 2 tbsp• Saffron...