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Hariyali Chicken Biryani

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मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा I wanted to eat something chatpata and hence had prepared Pani Puri. So i had plenty of pudina remaining. So was frozen chicken waiting for being cooked in freezer. Ajoy wanted to eat biryani and I wanted to get over the freeze items... Thats when this recipe was born :) and became super hit for its different taste and fragnance :) Ingredients 6 Leg Pieces of Chicken 2 Cup Basamati Rice 1/2 Bunch of Pudina 1/2 Bunch of Corriander Leaves 2 Green Chillies 2 Cinnamon Sticks 1/4 Spoon Black Pepper 4 Cloves 4 Cardamoms 1/2 Cup Ghee 3 Onions 1 Tomato 1/2 Spoon Garlic Paste 4 Spoon Curd 1 Spoon Red chilli powder A Pinch of Turmeric Powder Salt to taste Method Marinate chicken with red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garlic paste and curd and keep aside for couple of hours. Warm around 6 cups of water and soak the rice in it and keep aside for half an hour. In a mixie grind pudina leaves, corriander leaves, tomato and green chilli to fine paste. Keep aside

Khima Egg Masala

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मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा When we were about to leave from temporary housing, we had so many stuff remaining and we didnt want to carry too many items from there to permanant one. So thats what is the inspiration behind this experiment. Quite tasty and unique :) Ingredients 450g Khima 4 Tomatoes 2 Onions 3 Eggs 1 Spoon Garam Masala 1.5 Spoon Red chilli Powder 1 Spoon Turmeric Powder 1/4 Spoon Black Pepper 2-3 Cinnamon 1/4 Spoon Garlic Paste 1/4 Spoon Ginger Paste 1/2 Spoon Corriander Powder A pinch of Jeera Powder Corriander Leaves for Garnishing Salt to taste Oil Method Hard boil eggs and keep them aside. In a pan heat oil and add washed and drained Khima to it. Cook till it turns brown in color and oil separates out. Keep aside. In same oil add black pepper, cinnamon and let it turn light brown in color. Add finely chopped onion, garlic paste, ginger paste to this When onion is completely cooked, add 1/2 spoon turmeric, 1 spoon red chilli powder, garam masala, corriander p

Green Salad

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मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा When I came to US there were so many new ingredients that were easily available that I decided to try something different than I have always tried :) So here was my experiment with the first salad. I would name it Green Salad for I used Green Leaf Lettuce :) Ingredients 10 leaves of Green Leaf Lettuce 1/2 Cup Grape Tomatoes 1/2 Pineapple 1/4 Cup Corn 10 Cucumber Pickels 5 Jalapenos 1/2 Spoon Oregano 2.5 Spoon Ranch Dressing Salt to taste Method Cook the corn in boiling water or microwave in a cup of water for 5 min. Drain the water and keep aside. Cut the green leaf lettuce into medium sized pieces Halve the grape tomatoes and add them to leaf lettuce. Add Pineapple after chopping it to small pieces Halve cucumber pickle and add to it Add chooped jalapenos and corn that was set aside. Add Ranch Dressing, Oregano and Salt. Mix well and serve. Notes This was something quick, healthy and yet tasty. The ranch dressing and oregano went well together :) N