Asian Foods

Ingredients:

• Mutton with bones-1/2 kg
• Rice (sela)-2 cup
• Yogurt-1 cup
• Ginger Garlic paste-2tbsp
• Plum (dry)-1/2 cup
• Garam masala powder-1tbsp
• Coconut powder-2tbsp
• Crushed red pepper-2tbsp
• Whole garam masala-1/2 cup
• Green chili-5 to 6
• Coriander-1/2 bunch
• Mint-1/2 bunch
• Onion slices (brown) 2
• Ghee-1 cup
• Salt-as required

 Cooking Directions:
For baking Mutton
Take a bowl ,put mutton ginger garlic paste water and cook it until mutton get soft.
For the making of Rice
Take a frying pan put ghee whole garam masala (sabit garam masala) and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes
After that add yaghni and already soaked rice and boil it.
For making Qorma
Take a bowl , put ghee and half brown onion , mutton and cook it for 4 to 5 minutes.
Take a mixing bowl and put yogurt, garam masala, crushed red pepper, ginger garlic paste, coconut powder, salt and mix it well .
After that add this mixture into mutton and cook it over slow flame.
When mixture get started dry then add green chili, plum, 2 cup water and cook it.
Now take a cooking bowl and spread first layer of qorma after that second layer of rice and sprinkle mint, coriander and repeat this step as your requirement.
In the end sprinkle green chili, brown onion and leave it over slow flame.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 tsp ghee/ butter
• 1? cinnamon, 3 cloves, 3 cardamoms
• fried nuts/ onions (optional)
• Beans –
• 1/2 cup beans of your choice (garbanzo, kidney, peas, moth etc.)
• 1/8 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tomatoes, peeled and pureed
• a handful each of cilantro and mint, washed and finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp good quality garam masala
• salt to taste

 Cooking Directions:
          Soak beans overnight. Drain and wash the next morning. (Sprout them in a colander if you wish to). Combine with enough water and cook on moderate heat until tender but able to hold their shape. (You can pressure cook beans as long as they don’t turn to mush). Reserve cooking liquid.
Heat oil in a pan. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and ginger garlic paste. Saute on low heat until combined. Next add herbs and saute until fragrant. Add puree and beans. Stir and cook on medium heat until thick. Season with salt and continue stirring until beans lose most of the moisture. Sprinkle garam masala and set aside.
Wash rice in 1-2 changes of water. Drain and set aside. In a sauce pan heat ghee and drop in the whole spices. Add rice, saute for a minute. Add 2 cups of cooking liquid and bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low heat until rice is done.
For serving spoon rice onto a large platter. Make a well in the centre and place beans. Garnish with fried nuts and serve with a raita.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of basmati rice
• 4 cups of water
• 4 tbsp of oil
• 1 onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tbsp of black pepper
• 1/2 tbsp of cumin
• 2 sticks of cinnamon
• A pinch of nutmeg
• 1 tbsp of salt

Cooking Directions:
                            Wash the rice and leave it soaking for 10 minutes. Mince the onion. Have all the spices in the indicated amounts prepared.
Fry the onion in oil until it is browned. Add and saute the spices. Add the rice, stirring for a minute to mix everything.
Lastly add the water, boil uncovered over quick fire until the rice forms holes. Decrease the flame and cover until the water evaporates.
Remove it from flame and let it sit for 10 minutes before eating. Add the salt to taste while cooking.