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MADRASI BEEF CURRY

INGREDIENTS 1 kg Beef 2- 1/4 cup cumin seeds( grounded) 3- 4tsp white cumin seeds 4- 1 tsp rye 5- 1/2 tsp(crushed) rye 6- 1 tsp red chilli powder 7- 1 cup beef stock 8- 1 tsp turmeric 9- salt as per taste 10- garlic (chopped) 11- 2 tsp ginger paste 12- 2-3 tbsp white vinegar 13- 1 cup tomato 14- onion 1 15- 2tbs coriander and mint leaves METHOD 1- Cut beef in 2 inch cubes. 2-In a bowl mix coriander, cumin, black cumin, rye black pepper, red chilli, turmeric,garlic, ginger and vinegar, mix all well and make a paste. 3-Heat oil in a sauce pan, fry onion till light brown. 4-Add masala paste, fry then add beef and cook until mix well with spices. 5-Then add tomato paste and beef stock, reduce the heat and cook till beef is done. 6-Sprinkle mint and coriander leaves and serve .

DUM ALOO

INGREDIENTS 1- 500 grams small potaoes 2-1 medium sized onion 3-2- 3 big bay leaves 4- 2 cups curd 5-1/2cup milk 6-1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste 7- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 8- 3 cardamoms 9-3 cloves 10- 6-7 black pepper 11-1 small stick cinnamon 12-1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds 13-1/2 teaspoon turmeric 14-1 pinch asafoetida 15-1 teaspoon chilly powder 16- 4 tablespoons oil/ghee 17-salt to taste. 18-2 tbs coriander and mint leaves METHOD 1-Grate the onion and keep it aside. 2-Beat the curd (yoghurt). Take all the spices and dry grind it together till it’s a fine powder. 3- Peel the potatoes and take a fork and prick it nicely and on all side. 4-Put the oil in a pressure pan and put the potatoes inside and fry them in oil till they turn golden brown and set aside. 5-Take another pan and pour some oil and bring to heat. 6- Then add the bay leaves, asafoetida, ginger garlic paste, grated onion and sauté till the raw smell leaves. 7- Add the mixed spice powder we made. Sauté for a minute

AFGHANI PULAO

INGREDIENTS 1-mutton 1 kg 2-basmati rice 1 kg 3-onion 2 (sliced) 4-green cardamon 3 5-cinnamon 2 6-pepper corn (whole 1 tsp) 7-jaiphal jayatri powder 1 tsp 8-carrot 2 (diced) 9-cumin seeds 1/2 tsp 10-raisin (kishmish) 1/2 tsp 11-oil 1 cup 12-ginger garlic paste 2 tsp METHOD 1- Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes. 2-Heat oil in a pan till golden brown. 3-Add whole spices and ginger garlic paste and stir fry. 4-Add mutton pieces,chilli powder,salt and fry it. 5-Add 1.5 litre hot water and cook until mutton become tender. 6-Add rice in this water and cook until rice is half done. 7-Mix carrot ,raisin jaiphal jayatri powder. 8-Cover and cook on slow flame till rice is fully cooked. 9-Granish it with fresh corinander and mint leaves

HARA CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS 1-500 grams chicken, 2- ½ cup tightly packed coriander and mint leaves 3- 1 celery stick 4- 2 green chillies 5-1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste 6-½ teaspoon cumin powder 7-½ teaspoon garam masala(hot spice mix), 8- 2 teaspoons lemon juice 9- 1 tablespoon oil and salt to taste. 10-1 onion HOW TO PREPARE: - 1- Finely chop the onion and set it aside. 2- Take a blender and put in the coriander, mint, celery, green chillies, onion and lemon juice and make a fine paste. 3-Now take a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. When the oil is very hot add the paste and sauté till it becomes light green in colour. 4-Then add the ginger garlic paste, cumin powder, garam masala and sauté till the raw smell leaves. Add the chicken pieces and add salt to taste. 5-Mix it up well, cover, simmer and cook for 30 minutes or till the chicken is done. 6-Garnish with fresh cream in the centre and coriander leaves and serve.