SAMBAL IKAN BILIS (with fried potatoes)
INGREDIENTS FOR COARSE GRINDING 3–4 shallots 4 cloves garlic 12 dried red chillies, soaked in water OTHER INGREDIENTS Oil 2 potatoes, thinly sliced 100 gms anchovies 200 gms raw peanuts…
CHICKEN CHEESE ROLLS
INGREDIENTS FOR DOUGH ½ cup warm milk 1 tbsp caster sugar 1½ tsp instant yeast 1 egg, whisked (reserve some for glazing) 2 cups maida (all-purpose flour) ½ tsp salt…
CHETTINAD’S KAARA CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS 2 onions, sliced 10 dry chillies 2–3 tomatoes Small piece of ginger 15 cloves garlic Curry leaves Coriander leaves Pinch of turmeric ½ tsp chilli powder ¼ tsp mustard…
DOMINO’S COPY CAT-CHEESY GARLIC BREAD
INGREDIENTS 1 cup maida (all-purpose flour) ⅓ cup tepid water 1 tbsp milk powder 1 tsp yeast 1 tbsp sugar ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder or fresh garlic…
WOOL ROLL BREAD (Tangzhong method)
INGREDIENTS FOR TANGZHONG 20 gms bread flour (¼ cup) 120 ml water INSTRUCTIONS In a small pot, combine the bread flour and water. Cook over medium heat. Keep stirring continuously…
NADUR TE KOKUR-KASHMIRI STYLE LOTUS STEM WITH CHICKEN
INGREDIENTS 1 kg chicken, curry cut ½ kg lotus stem, cut Mustard oil 1–2 tsp Shilpa’s Masala Mill Kashmiri Chilli Powder Salt, to taste 1–2 tsp dried ginger powder 1–2…
MATHURA PEDA (with milk powder)
INGREDIENTS 2 cups milk powder 2–3 tbsp ghee 1 cup milk Cardamom powder 2–3 tbsp caster sugar or tagar (I used homemade powdered sugar) 2–3 tbsp sugar for rolling the…
HOMEMADE VEGETARIAN MACARONI AND CHEESE
INGREDIENTS 1 cup cooked elbow macaroni (or any pasta of your choice), with some reserved pasta water 2–3 cloves garlic, chopped ½–1 onion, chopped ⅓ cup canned tomato paste 1…
SURAN KI BIRYANI (YAM BIRYANI)
INGREDIENTS FOR GRINDING 1 star anise ½ mace 1–2 cinnamon sticks 1 black cardamom Small piece of nutmeg 1–2 bay leaves ½ tsp caraway seeds 5–6 green cardamoms INSTRUCTIONS Grind…
HYDERABAD’S FAMOUS KARACHI BISCUIT VEGETARIAN TUTTI FRUTTI BISCUITS
INGREDIENTS ½ cup unsalted butter, softened ½ cup powdered sugar (grind regular sugar) ½ tsp cardamom powder ½ tsp pineapple essence or rose essence 1 cup maida (all-purpose flour) ¼…
BARDOLI JALARAM KHICHADI
INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp ghee 1 tbsp oil 2 bay leaves 1 cinnamon stick 3 cloves 3 cardamoms 7–10 curry leaves ¼ tsp hing (asafoetida) 15–20 peanuts ½ cup bottle gourd,…
RED CHICKEN HYDERABADI
INGREDIENTS FOR MARINATION 500 gms chicken, cut into pieces 2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1–2 tbsp tomato purée ½ tsp caraway seeds 1 tbsp tomato ketchup 1 tsp light soya…