Monthly Archives: April 2013

Chunky guacamole dip


Guacamole is a dip made from avocados is originally from Mexico. The name is derived from two Aztec Nahuatl words – ahuacatl (avocado) and molli (sauce). The perfect guacamole is using ripe avocado, just press the outside of the avocado to know the ripeness of the avocado. The ripe of the avocado skin will be mixture of dark green and brown colour. Chillies you can use Serrano chilli or jalapeno chilli or like me any mild chilli. For guacamole, pestle and mortal is necessary. Guacamole dip can be used as starter or snack or toppings or filling of enchiladas, tacos and burritos.


Guacamole with spring onions dip


Guacamole one of my favourite dip, which can be made in minutes, as soon as possible and as you like. I prepare it with the mixture of garlicky, sour and spicy as I want. Guacamole is a dip made from avocados is originally from Mexico. The name is derived from two Aztec Nahuatl words – ahuacatl (avocado) and molli (sauce). The perfect guacamole is using ripe avocado, just press the outside of the avocado to know the ripeness of the avocado.


Nalli gosht biryani


Lamb shank biryani (Nalli gosht biryani) is a mild and very delicious biryani flavoured with mace and nutmeg powder (jaiphal and javitri powder) and other ingredients. In this lamb biryani, I have used lamb shank pieces (2 big), apart from few meat pieces. In this lamb shank biryani, I have cooked lamb shanks in a pressure cooker with the spices separately in a curry form and layered the rice but this time I didn’t add the yoghurt in the curry as I do often, this time, I have used yoghurt by adding kesar colour or biryani colour for layering on the rice in the end, for giving dum.


Lajawab shahi gosht biryani


Lajawab shahi gosht ki biryani is a classic biryani, as this lamb biryani or gosht ki biryani is made with all rich ingredients like almonds, cashew nuts, raisins, cream, ghee or butter and flavoured with rose water. In this biryani there is no use of tomatoes and the style of cooking is entirely different from other biryani. I liked this biryani very much as it is easy to make, not much spices are used and it is mild but very delicious, mouth-watering and flavoured biryani.


Roasted red pepper hummus


Roasted red pepper hummus which is very delicious and has a very smoky flavour, as we like sweet and spicy and this roasted sweet red pepper is for the hummus. Hummus is a creamy puree of chickpeas and tahini (sesame seed paste) seasoned with lemon juice and garlic, and is a popular dip and spread in Middle East. It is popular throughout the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa, Morocco, and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe. Hummus can be served as part of a meze platter; with bread for dipping; as spread or filling for pita bread; or in sandwiches.


Hummus


Hummus, a very popular Middle Eastern dip that is used as an appetizer and served with pita bread. Hummus is a creamy puree of chickpeas and tahini (sesame seed paste) seasoned with lemon juice and garlic, and is a popular dip and spread in Middle East. It is popular throughout the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa, Morocco, and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe. Hummus can be served as part of a meze platter; with bread for dipping; as spread or filling for pita bread; or in sandwiches.


Watercress soup


Watercress soup is one of the most favourite soups. Watercress soup I had for the first time in the watercress festival which was held near alresford town in Hampshire (uk) in spring time around April. In this festival, mostly used are watercress and used in varieties like watercress crepe, watercress soup, watercress beef burger and many more.


Sukha chicken wrap


Wraps are great for taking out as a lunch or picnic or as a meal at any time. There was some sukha chicken (semi chicken fry)  left over and I had few tortilla wraps, so thought of making hot and spicy chicken wraps with chilli sauce and mint mayonnaise which I bought it from one of the food festival. At home if there are any left overs like chutnies, chicken or lamb or vegetables or salad, you can make any wraps with your left over chapattis (rotis) or tortillas or naan also.


Turi aur jhinga ka saalan (ridge gourd and prawns curry)


Ridge gourd (Turi ) and prawn curry is famous in our family also known as beerakaya royyala kura in telugu (Andhra Pradesh) , as how we like to add vegetables in lamb/mutton, the combination of prawns and vegetables also go well but only with specific vegetables like potato, ridge gourd, drumstick, peas, beans and other vegetables, which suits well with prawns(shrimps).


Tandoori tiger prawns


Tandoori prawns (tandoori jhinga) traditionally cooked in clay tandoor in restaurants, but it can be equally enjoyed at home by cooking in our oven or on barbeque or on grill. The big prawns (jhinga) are so meaty and when grilled or cooked in tandoor, it is very appetising, delicious and can not resist.