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Saturday, September 29, 2007 

Keema Aloo Pilau

This is a simple recipe and you can improvise it as per your wish and make it as rich as possible by adding dry fruits and saffron at the end.

Ingredients:
* Keema 250 gm
* Potato 1 medium
* Basmati Rice 400 gms
* Onion 1 medium
* Tomato 2 medium
* Whole garam masala 1 tbsp
* Red chilli powder 1 tsp
* Dhaniya powder 1 tsp
* Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
* Zeera powder 1/2 tsp
* Green masala 1 tbsp
* Oil
* Salt


Procedure:
Heat oil. Add zeera, whole garam masala, finely chopped onions and cook till onions turn light golden.
Add keema and all powder masala and cook till keema is completely cooked. Add diced potatoes and cook till potatoes look almost transparent.
Boil rice with zeera and ilaichi till it is 90% cooked. Drain the remaining water from the rice.
In a deep pan, add layer of half of the rice and then cover it with the aloo-keema masala then layer it with remaining rice.
Cover the lid and cook on very low heat for another half an hour till the rice and aloo are properly cooked.
Serve hot with dahi/raitha and garnish with fried dry fruits.

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Monday, July 30, 2007 

Chicken Tikka Biryani...

Fatee made this from the recipe shown on one of the tele programs.

Ingredients:

- For marination:
* Chicken 500 gms
* Yoghurt 2 tbsp
* Green paste 1 tbsp
* Tikka masala powder 2 tbsp
* Fried onion (crushed) 1 tbsp
* Crushed red chillies 1 tsp
* Lemon juice 1 tbsp
* Oil 2 tbsp
- For gravy:
* Oil 4 tbsp
* Onion 1 medium
* Tomato 1 medium
* Red chilli powder 1 tsp
* Yoghurt 4 tbsp
- For Rice:
* Rice 500 gm
* Elaichi 1
* Zeera 1 tsp
* Clove 4-5

Procedure:
Mix the marination ingredients into a paste and marinate the chicken for 2-3 hours.
Once marinated, cook the whole marinated mixture with chicken on a tava for 10-12 minutes.

For gravy, heat oil. Add finely chopped onions. When golden brown, add chopped tomatoes and cook till thick gravy. Add powder masalas, salt and yoghurt. Cook till the oil seperates. Now add the chicken tikka pieces and cook for 4-5 minutes on medium heat.

Boil rice with elaichi, zeera, salt and cloves. Dont cook them completely. When they are 80% done, drain the water and add the rice on top of the chicken gravy. Cover the lid and cook on very low heat for 15-20 minutes.

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