QUEEN VICTORIA
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Sindhi Biryani Recipe:
--Ingredients--
1 kg of Mutton or Chicken
1 kg of Basmati Rice (long grain)(soaked in water for 20 minutes)
1/2 kg of Potatoe
1/2 kg of Tomato
250 grams of Yogurt
1 tsp. of Red Chilli Powder
Salt (to taste)
2 medium Onions
2 tsp. of Garlic Paste
2 tsp. of Ginger Paste
8 small Cardamoms (Ilaichi)
4 big black Cardamoms (Ilaichi)
10 Cloves (Loung)
10 pieces of solid Black Peppers (Kaali Mirch)
1 tsp. of Cumin (Zeera)
1 Cinnamon Stick (Dal Cheeni)
2 Bay Leaves (Tezz Patta)
Oil or Gheee
6 Green Chillies
2 tbsp. of Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (Hara Dhania)
2 tbsp. of Mint Leaves (Podina)
A few drops of Rose Water (Kewra)
2 pinches of Yellow Food Color
1 tbsp. of Sugar
--Directions--
1) Slice the onion and fry it in oil until its light brown. Add garlic, ginger, salt, chili powder, cloves, cardamoms, black peppers, zeera, bayleaves, cinnamon, yogurt.
2) Fry this until the water is dry and then add the meat and fry it again. Add some water and cook on low heat until the meats cooked and the water has evaporated. Peel the potatoes and cut them into large chunks. Boil (or microwave) them until they're half cooked.
3) Soak the rice in water for half an hour. Boil them and drain the water off when they're half done. Cut the tomatos. Add green chillies (whole), mint and dhanya leaves and prunes. Add this to the meat and throw in the potatoes as well.
4) Layer this with the rice in a pot. Sprinkle a solution of food color, sugar and kewra.
5) Keep the lid closed and cook this on low heat until the rice is done. Serve.
QUEEN VICTORIA
Age: 124
7814 days old here
Total Posts: 26285
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Location:
Lahore, Pakistan
Zarda Recipe:
--Ingredients--
4 cups of Basmati Rice (uncooked)
1/4 tsp. of Orange Food Color
10 White Cardamom Pods (Safaid Ilaichi)
2 tbsp. of Vegetable Oil
4 cups of Sugar
3 tbsp. of Heavy Cream
1 tbsp. of Raisins (Kishmish)
1 tbsp. of Walnuts (Akhrot) (chopped)
1 tbsp. of Almonds (Baadaam) (chopped)
2 tsp. of Grated Orange Zest
--Directions--
1) Soak the rice in water for atleast 15 minutes.
2) Bring a large pot of water to boil with food color and half of the cardamom pods. Stir in the rice, reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender, (about 20 minutes).
3) In a large skillet over low heat, fry the remaining cardamom pods in oil for about 2 minutes. Stir in the cooked, drained rice, and sugar. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the heavy cream, raisins, walnuts, almonds and orange zest
