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Fr 08
Chicken
Biryani
Microwave
safe bowl/
microwave
safe rice
cooker
200gms boneless meat
(chicken/lamb), cut in 1 inch
strips ,1 cups rice, washed and
drained(preferably Basmati Rice) ,5
cloves garlic ,1 inch piece of
ginger ,2 dried red chillies , 2
medium onions, sliced into rings , 2
medium tomatoes, diced , 5 mint
leaves , pinch of saffron (optional) ,
1 large potato, peeled and diced, 1/2
tsp turmeric powder , 2 tbsp butter ,
3 pods cardamoms , 3 cloves, 2 inch
stick of cinnamon ,salt to taste .
Method for preparing meat
: Make
a paste of the garlic, ginger and
chillies in a food processor. Saute
the onions in the butter until golden
brown, about 5-7 minutes. Remove
the onions, and put them aside.Put
the ginger-garlic-chili paste into the
same pan used above and saute for
3-4 minutes.Add the meat and
saute.Lamb should be sauted for
about 7-8 minutes, while the
chicken will take about 4-5
minutes.The meat should be about
half cooked at the end of this
step.Add chopped tomatoes, cloves,
cinnamon, cardamoms, turmeric,
mint leaves and salt and saute for 2
minutes.Add a little water and cook
until the meat is almost cooked.
Add the rice and potatoes to
cooked meat.
Mix all the ingredients, and
cook by selecting the menu.
Serve hot, garnished with the
fried onions.
Fr 09
Pongal
Microwave
safe bowl
Rice (soaked for 30 minutes) -1
cup, green gram dal-4tbsp,ginger
(finely chopped)- 1tbsp,curry
leaves-few, broken cashewnuts-
4tbsp,black pepper-1
½
tsp, cumin
seeds-1tsp,ghee-3 -4tbsp,water 3
½
cup, salt as per taste.
Drain soaked rice and dal,
add ginger and cook by
selecting the menu.
Tip to serve
: Microwave
cashew nuts, pepper and
cumin seeds in ghee for 2
½
minutes and add it to rice-dal
mixture.
Mix well and serve
steaming hot with ghee on
