Sayadiyah Fish صيادية السمك (Fish and Rice)

It is a very very tasty and delicious fish with rice recipe from the Arab world.

Sayadiyah

Ingredients:
For Fish:

• Fish fillets   1 kg
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice 2-3 teaspoon
• Chopped fresh dill leaves 1 tablespoon
• Chopped fresh coriander 1 teaspoon
• Chopped tomatoes 1
• Salt to taste
• Red chillies powder 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Bharat powder/ curry powder 1 teaspoon

For Rice:

• Basmati Rice 1/2 kg
• Onion chopped 2
• Oil 1 cup
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Salt 2 teaspoon
• Red chillies powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper whole 1teaspoon
• Cumin seeds whole 1 teaspoon
• Cardamom large 3
• Cardamom small 12
• Raisin 1 tablespoon
• Cloves whole 10

Garnish:

• Dry roasted pine nuts
• Golden fried Onion
• Butter shallow fried tomato wedges

Procedure:
For Rice

• Soak rice in water for 1/2 hours.
• Wash and drain. keep aside.
• Now in a cooking pan fry onion till golden brown.
• Add spices fry for 2 minutes.
• Then add rice and 2-3 glass water, water should be 1 inch above the rice layer.
• Cook on medium heat till rice are done.
• Sayadiyah Rice are ready 

For Fish

• Mix all the ingredients together then apply on fish fillets and keep in dark or refrigerator for 3-4 hours to marinate.
• Then fry in hot oil till tender.
• Delicious Sayadiyah Fish is ready.
• Serve with Prepared Sayadiyah Rice

How to serve:

• Arrange prepared Sayadiyah Rice in a platter.
• Put on prepared Fish pieces.
• Garnish with roasted pine nuts, fried golden onion and butter fried tomato wedges.

Navratan Pulao نو رتن پلاؤ

Navratan Pulao is a well celebrated vegetarian pulao. It is good in taste and eye appealing with all the benefits of vegetables and nuts.

Navratan Pulao

Ingredients:

• Rice,  basmati silky polished   1/2 kg
• Yoghurt 1 cup
• Onion 2-3 chopped
• Oil 1 cup
• Carrot chopped 1 cup
• Peas  1 cup
• Cauliflower   1 cup
• Potatoes  chopped 1 cup
• Cashew nut 1 tablespoon
• Raisin  1 tablespoon
• Pistachio 1 tablespoon
• Almond soaked  1 tablespoon
• Coconut slices 1 tablespoon
• Cloves 15
• Star anise 2
• Cinnamon sticks 4
• Black pepper whole 2 teaspoon
• Caraway whole 1 teaspoon
• Salt for gravy  to taste
• Salt for boiled rice 2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Soak rice in enough water for 30 minutes.
• Wash and rinse the soaked rice.
• Then boil in 6 glass water and 2 teaspoons of salt till near to cook or 1 kanni remain.
• Drain and keep aside.
• Now saute onion in oil till soft.
• Add spices and vegetable fry for 1-2 minutes, then add yoghurt and fry for few more minutes.
• Now cook on medium flame till vegetables are well done. You can boil potato and peas before adding in a separate pan.
• At last add boiled rice and nuts and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Delicious Navratan Pulao is ready.
• Mix and serve.

Dal Sabzi Soup دال اور سبزیوں کا سوپ

Dal and Sabzi soup are a very tasty soup for vegetarian.

Dal Sabzi Soup

Ingredients:

• Dal Chana  1 tablespoon
• Dal Masoor  1 tablespoon
• Dal Tur/Arhar   1 tablespoon
• Pea 1/2 cup
• Potatoes small diced 1/2 cup
• Carrots small diced 1/2 cup
• Cauliflower floral stems 4-5
• Tamarind pulp 1/2 to 1 tablespoon
• Spring  onion chopped 1
• Ginger chopped 1/2 teaspoon
• Garlic chopped 1/2Oil 2 teaspoon
• Butter 2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Red chillies 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin seed 1/2 teaspoon
• Green Chillies finely chopped for garnish
• Fresh Coriander leaves for  garnish

Procedure:

• Boil dals in 4 glass water to a mashed tender.
• Keep aside.
• Now heat oil in a pan, add butter  and garlic ginger and spices.
• Fry for 2 minutes then adds vegetable fry for few minutes.
• Now add boiled dals, 1 glass water and tamarind pulp.
• Cook on low heat till vegetable are well done.
• Take out half portion of cooked vegetables and mashed well with the help of mashed manual/electric.
• Re-add to the cooking soup and cook again for 5-10 minutes.
• Adjust salt and soup consistency by adding water.
• At last garnish with green chillies and fresh coriander leaves.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Delicious Dal Sabzi Soup is ready.
• Serve hot.

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Bajre Ki Roti باجرے کی روٹی

Bajre Ki Roti acts as warmer in winter. One of my friend Arif Gala informed me that in their memon community they eat bajre ki roti at breakfast with lehson ki chutney and eat oranges at noon.

Bajre Ki Roti

Ingredients:

• Bajre Ka Atta (Millet flour)  3 cup
• Wheat flour 1 cup
• Oil for baking
• Water as needed

Procedure:

• Mix together to flours and make a hard dough each roti individually.
• Bake on an iron skillet while applying oil.
• Delicate Bajre ki roti is ready.
• Enjoy with Lehson ki chutney.