Biryani Masala
DETAILS
Heat cooking medium, add Biryani masala, water and pre-soaked rice. Add mutton/ chicken pieces as desired, a pinch of saffron/ turmeric powder and cook as usual.
KEY INGREDIENTS
Black Pepper, Cassia, Cardamom Amomum, Red Chillies, Caraway, Cloves, Green Cardamom, Mace
Chana Masala
DETAILS
Soak 200g Chick Peas overnight with extra water. Strain. In a large pan heat 50g cooking oil. Fry 120g chopped red onions till golden brown. Add two chopped tomatoes (120g) and stir. Add 20g Chana Masala, 1 tspn. salt, and Chick Peas. Stir for 5 minutes then add 800 ml fresh water. Mix ½ tspn. baking soda. Bring to boil & cover. Simmer for 40 min on low heat. Alternately pressure cook for 20 min. with 400 ml water & ½ tspn. baking soda. Read cooking instructions on Chick Peas packet also.
KEY INGREDIENTS
Coriander seeds, Red Chillies, Turmeric, Cumin, Iodised Salt, Black Pepper, Fenugreek Leaves, Mustard, Dried Ginger, Cassia, Cardamom Amomum, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace, Asafoetida.
Chicken Masala
DETAILS
Grind 6 cloves of garlic, 60g. onion & 15g. ginger. Add ½ tspn. Deggi Mirch, 1 tspn. salt to make paste. Apply it thoroughly on cleaned, washed, chicken (800g approx.) Place embalmed chicken on a trivet inside a pressure cooker. Add ¾ glass of water and pressure cook for 10 min. When pressure drops, bring out Chicken & make cuts on breast & legs. Then mix 20g Tandoori BBQ Masala, ½ tspn salt, ½ tspn Deggi Mirch, 1 tspn gram flour, 3 tspn lemon juice & 3 tspn. water. Apply it on the chicken, inside cavity and into the slits. Bake in an oven preheated at 200c or Tandoor for 15 minutes. Then remove from oven and baste Chicken with 25g edible oil. Put into oven/Tandoor. Remove from oven when tender. Serve hot.
KEY INGREDIENTS
Coriander seeds, Cumin, Red Chillies, Dry Mango, Kachri, Iodised Salt, Fenugreek Leaves, Black Pepper, Garlic, Dried Ginger, Cassia, Cardamom Amomum, Nutmeg.