Keema Rice

Ingredients:

Minced Mutton /Keema – 250gm, Dehradun rice – 2 cup, Plain yogurt – 2 cup, Kasundi – ½ cup, Shah jira – ½ table spoon, Ghee – 3 tablespoon, Green chili – 4, Salt – according to taste, Onion paste – ½ cup, Ginger paste – 2 teaspoon, Garlic paste – 2 teaspoon, Chili paste – 1 teaspoon, White oil – ¼ cup, Mustard oil – 2 tablespoon, Garam masala powder – 1 teaspoon, Sugar – according to taste

Steps:
Soak rice for ½ an hour. Boil water in a container and cook the soaked rice in it. Boil the minced mutton. Heat white oil and cook the pasted spices. Add keema and cook for another 10 minutes. Reduce heat. When the aroma of spices comes out add garam masala and a spoon of ghee and remove the preparation from heat. Heats the rest of the ghee with shah. Add rice, sugar and salt and remove from fire. Spread a layer of rice in the serving dish. Cover it up with cooked keema. Again cover it up with rice. Decorate with lemon leaf before serving. Blend yogurt, kasundi, mustard oil. Add a small amount of chopped chili to it and serve with keema rice.

Kabuli Khichuri

Ingredients:

Rice - 150gms, Masoor dal - 150gms, Minced Mutton/ chicken –200gm, Mustard oil - 2 table spoon, Ghee - 2 table spoon, Bay leaf (tej pata) - 2pcs., Onion (chopped) – 4pcs., Ginger paste – 4tsp., Garlic paste – 4tsp., Coriander paste – 1tsp. Cumin paste – 1tsp., Turmeric paste – 2tsp. Red chili paste – 2tsp., Garam masala paste– 2tsp., Tomato purée – 2tbsp., Jaiphal (nutmeg) – ¼tsp., Jaitri (mace)– a pinch of. Sugar –1 ½ tsp., Salt – accord. to taste., Water – as required. Coriander leaves - 2tbsp (chopped)

Steps:
Heat oil and ghee in a wok with bay leaves. Add to it chopped onions and all the pastes. Cook it adding tomato puree and sugar. When it gets cooked add the keema or minced mutton/chicken and continue cooking. Add washed and drained rice and lentil (dal) to the curry. Stir for some time and then add water. Transfer the khichuri from the wok to a pressure cooker and steam boil for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add ghee, jaiphal, jaitri and garam masala. Serve hot spreading chopped coriander leaves.

Badshahi Khichuri

Ingredients:

Rice (unpolished)/atop - 200gms, Masoor dal - 200gms, Eggs –3, Mustard oil - 4 table spoon, Dried red chili – 2pcs., Cumin paste – 1tsp., Bay leaf (tej patta) - 2pcs. Onion (chopped) – 2pcs. Ginger & peppercorn paste – 2tbsp., Turmeric powder – 1tsp. Chili powder – 1tsp., Tomato – 1., Sugar –1 ½ tsp., Salt – accord. to taste., Water – as required., Garam masala – 2tsp.

Steps:
Wash rice and lentil (dal) separately and keep aside to drain out the water. Heat oil in a container and add dried red chilies, bay leaves and cumin for frying. Add chopped onions and fry till it becomes golden brown. Add ginger and peppercorn paste to it. Cook well adding turmeric, chili powder, tomato, sugar and salt. Adding rice and lentil and cook for some time more. Add water and cover the container with a lead and leave it to boil. As the preparation gets boiled add the garam masala powder. Whip the eggs. Pour the whipped eggs slowly in small amount from above at the same time stirring the khichuri with a big spoon, so that it can spread evenly. Serve hot.

Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients:

Chicken-500gms, Basmati rice-500gms, Medium size Potatoes-5, Ginger paste-4-5 tsp, Garlic paste-25 gms., Onion paste- 200gms., Chilli powder-3-5tsp, Turmeric powder-2-3 tsp, Curd-half cup, Coriander powder- 1 tsp, Sha morich powder- 2 tsp, Cardamom powder-3 tsp, Pepper-1tsp, Cinnamon-1 tsp, Cloves-5-8, Cardamom-5-8, Milk-1 big cup, Ghee-200 gms, Refined oil-200gms, Jafran (saffron) water-2 tsp, Keora water-4-5 drops, Rose water- 5-7 drops, Sweet itter (antor)-4 drops, Salt-according to taste

Steps:
Cut the chicken into pieces and wash well. Drain the water completely and keep it aside in a pan. Add to it curd, chilli powder, turmeric and other spieces. In a pan heat refined oil and fry the chicken pieces mixed with spieces. Stir well. When it is cooked well keep it aside in a separate pan. Half boil the potatoes in a little water, saffron water, Keora water, Rose water, Sweet itter (antor), Salt and sugar.
Wash the rice well and boil it with cardamom, cloves and keora water. Do not over cook the rice. In one big cup of milk add add all the other spieces including keora water, Rose water, antor and Salt. Mix well and heat it for 10 mins. Take a copper handi or pan. Place the boiled potatoes and chicken pieces in the handi, add over them the prepared milk. Over it add a layer of rice, sprinkle saffron water over it, cover the opening of the handi with a piece of white cloth. Heat it in low flame for 20-25 mins. Remove from fire. Open the cover and add ghee on the rice layer. Serve hot.

Mutton Biriyani

Ingredients:

Mutton-500gms, Basmati rice-500gms, Medium size Potatoes-5, Ginger paste-4-5 tsp, Garlic paste-25 gms., Onion paste- 200gms., Chilli powder-3-5tsp, Turmeric powder-2-3 tsp, Curd-one and half cup, Coriander powder- 1 tsp, Sha morich powder- 2 tsp, Cardamom powder-3 tsp, Jaiphal powder-2tsp, Jaitri powder-2tsp, Pepper-1tsp, Cinnamon-1 tsp, Cardamom-5-8, Milk-1 big cup, Ghee-200 gms, Refined oil-200gms, Jafran (saffron) water-2 tsp, Keora water-4-5 drops, Rose water- 5-7 drops, Sweet itter (antor)-4 drops, Salt-according to taste, curd-1cup

Steps:
Cut the mutton into pieces and wash well. Drain the water completely and keep it aside in a pan. Add to it curd, chilli powder, turmeric and other spieces.
In a pan heat refined oil and fry the mutton pieces mixed with spieces. Stir well. When it is cooked well keep it aside in a separate pan. Half boil the potatoes in a little water, saffron water, Keora water,Rose water, Sweet itter (antor), Salt and sugar. Wash the rice well and boil it with cardamom, cloves and keora water. Do not over cook the rice.
In one big cup of milk add add all the other spieces including keora water, Rose water, antor and Salt. Mix well and heat it for 10 mins. Take a copper handi or pan. Place the boiled potatoes and mutton pieces in the handi, pour over them the prepared milk. Over it add a layer of rice, sprinkle saffron water and ghee over it, add another layer of rice, sprinkle saffron water and ghee over it and cover the opening of the handi with a piece of white cloth. Heat it in low flame for 20-25 mins. Remove from fire. Open the cover and add ghee on the rice layer. Serve hot.