Hyderabadi Cuisine

Ingredients : 1 cup All-purpose flour (Maida), extra for dusting 1 cup wholewheat flour ( Aata) ½ tsp Salt to taste ½ tsp sugar 1 tsp melted butter (Ghee) 1 cup Warm Milk  warm water as required for kneading Method for Dough: In a bowl, add all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, sugar, ghee and mix all the ingredients. Then gradually add warm milk mix with your hand, if needed add water and knead unt il you have a soft and firm dough is formed.  Then c over the dough with a damp towel or clingfilm and leave the dough set aside for 30 minutes. Now, take a dough and divide into equal portion (make into balls) and keep aside. Method for Paratha : Lightly flour on the rolling board and take a dough roll into round/square shape then grease the surface with the little melted ghee.  Now make slices into strips, Then roll up each strips towards the end. (like a Swiss roll) . Make sure the roll is not too tight or ...

Authentic Hyderabadi Biryani  Hyderabadi Biryani Aromatic Dish, a fragrant mixture of meat, spices, nuts and  rice. The traditional meat in a Biryani is lamb, but today chicken or other meats are also used by Indian cooks. It can be served as a main dish. This is a popular dish at Indian parties. There are two traditional methods of preparing the Hyderabadi Biryani    Kachchi yakhnni   Briyani  is prepared with raw meat which is marinated in yoghurt and then cooked along with the rice by sealing the handi (vessel) cooked on Dum Pakki Aqni briyani (cooked gravy),the meat is cooked before being layered with the rice and cooked in a dough-sealed vessel already cooked before baking. Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani -I (Pakki Biryani) Ingredients: 11/2 Kg  Lamb shanks 4 Cups Basmati Rice 2 large- sliced Onion For Preparing Aqni 1 cup Yogurt  1 1/2 tbsp Ginger garlic pa...

  Today am posting Second Version Of  Hyderabadi style Haleem in a Quick, Simple and Easy version for Beginners and  for Haleem Lovers   With Quaker Oats (Quick Cooking) Here is Link with the  Authentic Hyderabadi Haleem  Style made of  cracked wheat grain,meat ,Lentils and spices. Hope You will enjoy it :) Ingredients 3 Cups Quaker Oats 1/2 kg beef or lamb ( bone/boneless)  2 onions  (for garnish) 1 cup oil  1 tbsp red chilli powder  1 tsp turmeric  2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste  1 tbsp Garam Masala  1 ½  cup yoghurt 2 tbsp Ghee Salt to taste  3-4 Black Pepper corn 1-2 Cinnamon Stick 3-4 Cloves 2-3 cardamom Seasoning & Garnish  Fry Onions fresh coriander leaves  and Mint Leaves (Finely chopped).  3-4 Green chilli (finely chopped)  Roasted Almond and Cashew nuts (optional) Sliced lemon Method: Clean and...

There are two traditional methods of preparing the Hyderabadi Biryani. Kachchi yakhnni Briyani is prepared with raw meat which is marinated in yoghurt and then cooked along with the rice by sealing the handi (vessel) cooked on Dum (slow cook).  Pakki Aqni ki Briyani (cooked gravy),the meat is cooked before being layered with the rice and cooked in a dough-sealed vessel already cooked before baking. Hyderabadi Mutton Briyani -II (Kachche yakhni ki Briyani)    Ingredients:  1 1/2 Kg  Bone/Boneless Mutton /  Lamb shanks  4 Cups Basmati Rice 3 large- sliced Onion  2 Cup Canola Oil  For the Marinading Mutton 11/2 cup  Yoghurt  2 tbsp Meat Tenderizer Powder  ( or you can use raw papaya grind it and mix 4 tbsp into the meat) 1 1/2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste  1 tbsp Red chilli powder 1 tbsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Garam Masala powder  1 big pinch Saffron threads  4 ...

Ingredients: 500 Gram dried Spaghetti 1 kg Lamb/Beef Mince 1 Onions (finely chopped) 1 tbsp Ginger paste & Garlic paste 1 tbsp Red chilli powder 1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder Salt to taste 5 tbsp Oil 4 tbsp lemon Juice 1 cup Tomato Paste  2 Diced tomato For Garnish Coriander leaves ( finely chopped) Parsley (finely chopped) 2 Tbsp Cheese (optional) Method Wash mince & drain thoroughly.  In a large non-stick saucepan/Khadhai a dd oil at medium heat, a dd onions & fry till they lightly golden  in color. Add tomato paste & diced tomato. Add mince,red chilli powder, turmeric powder,salt . At this stage there will be some liquid from the mince in the pan. You need to now allow the mince to cook in its own liquid until all the liquid evaporates. cover the pan and leave few minutes. Then stir to coat the meat,until sauce has thickened Remove from the heat. Meanwhile,  Add pasta to a large saucepan...

Ingredients 500 Gram cracked wheat grain, crushed and soaked in water for 1 ½ hours / overnight ½ cup each of channa dhal, urud dhal, mung dhal and barley soaked overnight and drained (optional) (Note: I only prefer Wheat Grain, as i love to have and its your choice too you can use either lentils or both but taste the same a little bit different :) ) 1 kg beef or lamb ( bone/boneless)  2 onions  (for garnish) 1 cup oil  1 tbsp red chilli powder  1 tsp turmeric  2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste  1 tbsp garam masala  1 ½  cup yogurt 2 tbsp Ghee Salt to taste  ½  tbsp Black Pepper corn 1-2 Cinnamon Stick 3-4 Cloves 2-3 cardamom Seasoning & Garnish  Fresh coriander leaves  and Mint Leaves 3-5 Green chilli, finely chopped  ¼ tbsp Roasted Almonds and Cashew nuts Sliced lemon Method Clean and wash the Beef/Lamb meat (Bone/Boneless) add oil, ginger and ...

Ingredients: 1/2 kg Lamb/Beef Mince 1 Onions (finely chopped) 1 tbsp Ginger paste & Garlic paste 1 tbsp Red chilli powder 1/4 tbsp Turmeric powder Salt to taste 5 tbsp Oil 4 tbsp Tomato Paste / 1 D iced tomato 2 Small Carrot,Trimmed and Peeled 1 Cumber,washed and trimmed Coriander leaves ( finely chopped) 500 Gram Pasta Spirals small. Method Wash mince & drain thoroughly.  In a large non-stick saucepan/Khadhai  Add oil at medium heat,  Add onions & fry till they lightly golden  in color.   Add tomato paste/ diced tomato Add mince,red chilli powder,  turmeric powder,salt . At this stage there will be some liquid from the mince in the pan. You need to now allow the mince to cook in its  own liquid until all the liquid evaporates. cover the pan and leave few minutes. Then stir to coat the meat, until sauce has thickened Remove from the heat. M...

Ingredients: 1 Kg Lamb/Beef Mince 4 Cups Basmati Rice 2 large- sliced Onion 2 Cup Oil For Kofta 1 1/2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp Red chilli powder 1 tbsp Turmeric powder 1 tbsp Black pepper powder 1 tsp Garam Masala powder Coriander Leaves (Finely chopped) Mint Leaves (Finely chopped) 2 Green Chilli 4 tbsp Lemon Juice 1 Egg Salt to taste  Oil (as required) For Preparing Gravy (Aqni) 1 1/2 cup Yoghurt 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp Red chilli powder 1 tbsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Garam Masala powder 2 big pinch Saffron threads 4 tbsp Lemon 2-4 Green Chilli  Coriander Leaves (finely chopped)  Mint Leaves (finely chopped) salt to taste 4 tpsb Oil   Preparing Basmati Rice 1 tbsp Caraway seeds/Shah Zeera 4 Black Peppercorns 4 Green Cardamoms 2 Cinnamon sticks 2Cloves Salt to taste For Garnish 1 tbsp Ghee Coriander (finely c...