Ramadan Iftar Recipes
Sheer Kurma *** Eid Mubarak ***
It’s soon going to be that lovely time of hugging everyone wishing “Eid Mubarak” .During this occasion we never forget to take “Eiddi” (earnings) from elders neither we can resists yummy delicious beautiful tempting sheer Kurma. At my childhood I would go to my muslim friends home and finish bowls and bowls of Sheer kurma. After marrying into a muslim family, I realised that while Eid is much more than sevaiyan; it is incomplete without it. Right in the morning
we make a huge pot of Sheer Kurma to be served all day to our neighbors ,friends and guest visiting home to wish us.
Sheer kurma or Sheer khorma (Persian: ??? ??????), literally “milk with dates” in Persian.During my first Eid after marriage, my younger sister my law taught me how to make the true Sheer Kurma 🙂 Ever since then I always wanted to share this recipe with you all but finally this year I could come up with it.
Eid Mubarak to you all !!!!
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 1 hour
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
500 ml milk
1 tablespoon ghee
1 to 1.5 tablespoon sugar
½ cup broken seviyan
7 to 8 cashews,
8 to 9 almonds,
8 to 9 unsalted pistachios,
4 green cardamoms
100 ml condensed milk(optional)
Directions || How to make Sheer Kurma or Sheer Khurma
1.Boil the dry fruits (cashews,almonds, pistachois),
2.once cool , peel the skin out of each and finely chop them
3.In a pan. heat ghee and add chopped dry fruits and saute for 34 minutes stirring often.
4. In the same pan roast the seviyan till golden and keep aside. if you want then you can roast the seviyan in ghee also.
5. In a saucepan heat milk and let it come to a boil. lower the flame and simmer for 810 minutes till the milk slightly thickens.
6. Add the condensed milk
7. Next add the roasted seviyan and sugar to the milk and simmer till the seviyan are cooked and have become soft for about 8-10 minutes on a low flame.
8. The milk will also thicken and reduce in volume.
9. Add the whole dry fruit mixture and cardamom powder.
10. switch off the fire and stir.
11.Garnish with remaining dry fruits and dates.
12.Serve warm (some like it cold as well, so you might want to keep some in fridge also!)
13. you can also garnish sheer khurma with saffron strands or rose petals or dry fruits or powdered cardamom.
Chicken Dum Biryani
Chicken Dum Biryani is the most divine dish of all the non-veg dishes. Biryani is the most popular festive dish on the occasion of Eid-Ul-fitr.
Celebrations are incomplete without this authentic dish in any Muslim family.Though its derived from the Persian word ‘biriyan’, this delicious layered rice dish is slow cooked with spices, a choice of meats and flavoring agents is
not only popular across India but world wide.Loved by all food lovers across the world,
it is one of the royal dishes of India that reminds of the culinary heritage of the regal era of emperors Akbar and Shah Jahan and went on to occupy pride of place in the kitchens of the nawabs and nizams of India.
One of the most authentic and aromatic aromatic dish, biryani is sprinkled with rose water or saffron.If you cook this biryani with such precision that you are bound to make this dish again and again.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Marination Time : 3-4 hours(overnite)
Cook Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Yields : 1 kg biryani rice
Serves : 8-10
Ingredients
For Marination
1 kilograms chicken
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
5-6 pepper balls
3 tsp biryani masala
1 cup curd
1 tsp salt
For chicken masala
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1 star anise
2 medium size onions finely chopped
1 tomato finely chopped
1 tablespoon garlic paste
1/2 cup fresh cream
For rice
1 kg basmati rice
2 green cardamom
1/2 cup ghee
1 bay leaf
For Garnishing
1 cup thinly sliced onion
2 pinches saffron
1 teaspoon chopped mint leaves
1 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves
How to make Chicken Biryani
Direction || How to marinade chicken
Step 1
Add all the marination ingredients in it. Rub well with your fingers so that the marination spreads evenly.
Ideally you should leave marinated chicken in the refrigerator overnight.
If you have sudden guests coming then, use a fork to bore holes in the chicken, marinate and keep aside for 1-2 hours.
Direction || How to cook rice for biryani
Meanwhile wash the rice thoroughly and soak it for 1 hour
boil the rice till its 3/4 th(75%) cooked and keep aside, spread on a plate. If you overcook your rice, it will turn pasty when mixed with the chicken.
Directions || How to fry potatoes.
Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pot.
Add potatoes cubes.
Fry till golden brown and keep it aside.
Directions || how to make chicken gravy masala
Thinly slice the onions and fry them in the same ghee. Reserve half of the onions and keep aside.
Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and allow it to come down to room temperature.
1. Heat ghee in a deep bottomed vessel. It should have a tight fitting lid.
2. Add bay leaves, cinnamon stick ,shahi jeera,mace,black pepper balls.
3. Saute it till nice aroma.
4. Add the thinly sliced onions. saute them on a low to medium flame, till they get golden.
5. Then add finely chopped tomatoes and let it cook well.
6. Once it gets mushy, add the chicken and curd and cook covered ,fried potatoes and stir for some 34 mins on a low flame.
7. Now add the biryani masala & red chilli powder. stir.
8. Now add water and salt. stir very well
9. Increase the flame and let the chicken cook well.
10.After 10-15 mins , when chicken is tender , add 1 cup fried onions and mint leaves.
11. Turn off the flame and keep the gravy aside.
assembling and layering:
1. In a small bowl take 2 tbsp milk. add saffron strands and mix well. keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. If cooking on stove than use the same pan in which you cooked the rice or a different one.
you can make as many layers you want.
3. Arrange half of the rice layer in the pot or pyrex bowl.
4. Now spread half of the cooked chicken gravy masala on top of the rice layer.
5. Sprinkle fried onions,mint leaves
6. Then again the rice layer,chicken gravy masala layer.
9. sprinkle mint leaves, 1 tbsp oil/ghee, saffron milk and fried onions.
10. Cover the pyrex bowl with an aluminium foil.
11. If using a pot, then cover the pan with a moist muslin cloth or aluminum foil. cover tightly with a lid.
12. You can bake the chicken biryani for 25 to 30 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degree celsius.
13. If cooking on stove, then first heat up a tava/griddle and then keep the biryani pan on the tava. this way the
bottom of the biryani won’t get burnt. lower the flame and let the chicken biryani dum cook for 2530 minutes or till
done.
14. Serve chicken biryani hot with some raita or papad.
Baita Roti (Egg roti)
Baida Roti or Egg Roll is an awesome and delicious combination of eggs and chicken(meat) which is shallow fried in ghee. This yummy flavorful Indian bread stuffed with minced mutton or chicken should be a must go dish in the month of holy Ramadan. You can even prepare this dish for parties or get together s. Do watch this step by step video for
cripsy Baida Roti.
Preparation time : 20 minss
Cooking time : 20 mins
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
For the dough:
250 gm maida
1 tsp oil
Water
Salt to taste
For the filling:
250 gm minced chicken or meat(keema)
1/2 small onion, chopped
Half cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
2 eggs, beaten
Salt to taste
Directions || How to make Baida Roti
Mix the maida, oil, salt and water and knead it into a soft dough.
Make five to six equal portions from the dough.
Now, roll out each portion of dough into a thin, square-shaped chapatti.
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan or a tawa. Place the chappati on the pan.
Place some mince chicken or meat (keema) (you can watch my video how to prepare keema), in the centre of the chapatti.
Pour a spoonful of beaten egg,onions and coriander over and around the mince chicken.
Fold the sides of the chapatti to cover the meat and egg, like in a square packet.
Flip and pour some ghee around the folded chappati again. Fry till it turns golden brown in colour.
Your baida roti is done!!
Serve with green chutney.
Mango Panna Cotta
The elegant looking delicious Mango Panna Cotta is very easy make !!! Its creamy rich and smooth texture topped with fresh mango will impress The elegant looking delicious Mango Panna Cotta is very easy make !!! Its creamy rich and smooth texture topped with fresh mango will impress your guest. So try this refreshing dessert at your next party. All you need is some simple ingredients fresh mangoes, gelatin or agar agar, milk, heavy cream and vanilla extract. Watch the full video recipe of this no bake, easy smooth and creamy panna cotta recipe with fresh mango.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling time 4 hours
Serving 6
Ingredients
For Mango Panna Cotta
Mango Puree
4 medium mangos peeled and pitted
1 tsp unflavored gelatin or agar agar
For milk Panna Cotta
1/2 litre (2 cups) whole milk
1/2 cup sugar2 tbsp powdered gelatin or half agar agar packet
1/2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
Toppings
1/4 cup diced mango optional
Directions || How to make Mango Panna Cotta
In a sauce pan make a boil water and add one packet of agar agar or add 1 packet of gelatin.
Add mango flesh to a blender and puree until smooth. Set aside.
In a small bowl, add mango puree and add gelatin(half of agar agar) on top and then mix.
Set glasses on an angle in a muffin tin. If the glasses slide, place a small towel underneath to help stabilize.
Pour the mango puree into the glasses to a half inch below the rim. Chill in the same position in the refrigerator of least 2 hours to set.
Panna Cotta
In a medium sized saucepan, add milk and (half of agar agar)or powdered gelatin and wait 10 minutes.
Raise heat to medium, add sugar and stir several minutes to dissolve.
Add and stir in the cream and vanilla.
Once the milk mixture is at room temperature, pour into the glasses enough to cover mango.
Chill for 1-2 hours in a refrigerator until set.Top with optional diced mango. Serve and enjoy!
Mughlai Keema(Qeema) paratha
Mughlai Keema Paratha, which is stuffed with spicy mutton keema (minced meat of a goat) filling,topped with whisked eggs.This authenic paratha is famous throughout India.
I prepared this dish with chicken ‘keema’.The chicken variant can be prepared the same way as normal mughlai paratha.You can check this simple unique paratha with the easy recipe and step by step video.
A must try recipe at home.
Preparation time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 10-15 mins
Makes 7-8 parathas
Serves 3 to 4
Ingredients:
For the dough:
2 cups wheat flour
1 cup all purpose (maida) flour
1 tsp oil
Salt to taste
Water
For the filling:
250 gm minced chicken(keema)
1/2 small onion, chopped
1 green chilly finely chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
Half cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
1 egg, beaten
Salt to taste
Direction || How to make Mughlai keema paratha
Mix the wheat flour , maida, oil, salt and water and knead it into a soft dough.
Make seven to eight equal portions from the dough.
Keep the dough aside.
In a hot pan, add oil and chopped onions.
Fry onions till it turns golden brown and then add ginger garlic paste, green chilli ,red chilli powder,garam masala powder,cumin powder and salt.
Stir and cook till water has almost dried.
Remove and keep aside.
Now add chopped coriander leaves.
Let it cool for some time.
Now, roll out each portion of dough into a thick small ,round shaped dough.
Now in the center of the dough , place some prepared chicken keema.
Take the edge and start pleating as well as bringing the pleats in the center.
Pressed the pleats in the center and now with the rolling pin , make a round shape paratha.
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan or a tawa. Place the paratha on the pan.
Pour some beaten egg over the paratha in the pan. Flip and pour some beaten egg again.
Fry till it turns golden brown in colour.
Your Mughlai keema paratha is done!!
Serve with green chutney.
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