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Prawn Fried Rice

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Prawn Fried Rice Preparation time: 30 minutes                       NON VEGETARIAN Cook time: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS: ½ kg prawns     1 tsp. red  chilly  powder ¼tsp turmeric powder 5 cups cooked Basmati rice 2 cups mixed vegetables chopped (carrot, beans, cabbage, onion, bell pepper) 1 tbsp. soya sauce 2 tbsp. ginger garlic paste ½ tsp. white pepper powder 1 tbsp. vinegar 8 tbsp. veg oil Salt to taste Spring onion for garnishing PREPARATION 1.      Marinate the prawns with red chilli powder turmeric powder and salt. 2.      Heat the oil in a pan and fry the prawns. Remove from fire.   Heat a large wok for 1 minute. Then add vegetable oil, chopped veget...

Stuffed Mussels (Kalumakai)

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STUFFED MUSSELS INGREDIENTS Mussels – 10 in numbers For stuffing: Rice flour – 1 ½ cups Coconut grated - ½ cup Fennel seeds -1tsp Small onions (shallots) – 10 in numbers Salt to taste For the paste: chili powder - 1tbsp Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp Fennel Seeds- ½ tsp Salt to taste Oil for frying METHOD: For the stuffing: 1.      Wash the mussel shells well. Open the shells with a knife drain all the water.  2.      Clean the inside part to remove any dirt there. Take special attention so that no sand gets stuck inside. Open only after cleaning the outside shell very well 3.      Grind the ingredients for the dough, except the rice flour, to a smooth paste with no water. 4.      Mix the rice flour with hot water .mix it really well that dough become very soft. (for better taste use soaked and grinded parboiled rice instead of rice flour) 5.   ...

Sindh Biriyani

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Sindh Biriyani Preparation time: 1 hour              NON VEGETARIAN Cook time: 35 min            Cuisine: PAKISTAN Sindh Biriyani INGREDIENTS: 1 kg mutton cut into medium pieces 1 kg Basmati rice 1 cup vegetable oil 3 medium onions sliced 3 tbsp. grated ginger 1 tbsp. crushed garlic 100g yogurt 1tbs chilli powder 1 tsp. turmeric powder 1 tsp. sweet paprika 1 tbsp. coriander powder 1 tsp. cumin powder 5 cloves 1 cinnamon stick 14 green cardamoms (8 cardamoms for rice) 3 brown cardamoms 2 bay leaves 5 dried plums (optional) 1 tbsp. salt 8 pepper corns ground 4 green chillies (3 left whole and 1 finely sliced) 3 medium potatoes 1 tbsp. saffron thread-To be soaked briefly in hot milk. 3 medium tomatoes 1 bunch coriander chopped 1bunch mint chopped 4 tbsp. ghee for frying ...