Tawa Bhindi توا بھنڈی

Tawa Bhindi looks good when cooked, tastes well when eaten.

Tawa Bhindi

Ingredients:

• Bhindi   1/2 kg
• Tomatoes  chopped 3-4
• Onion chopped 3-4
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies chopped 2-3
• Oil 1-2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli cutter flakes 2 teaspoon
• Haldi 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Remove top of bhindi.
• Then slice in quarter by length 
• Now saute fry bhindi in oil. Remove and keep aside.
• Then saute fry onion and keep aside.
• Now tilt the pan to remove excess oil from sauteing fry onion and bhindi.
• In the same remaining oil add garlic ginger on a Tawa or large frying pan,  fry for 1 minute then add tomatoes and fry for 4-5 minutes. Add spices,  mix well then add sauteed fried onion and bhindi.
• Mix and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Delicious Tawa Bhindi is ready.
• Serve with Roti.

Sabzi Bharay Koftay سبزی بھرے کوفتے

Sabzi Bharay Koftay are very delicious and nutritious variety  among Kofta.

Sabzi Bharay Koftay

Ingredients:
For Sabzi:

• Boiled  potatoes 3-4
• Chopped and boiled carrots 2-3
• Boiled peas  1 cup
• Chopped onion  1
• Chopped  green chillies  3
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon
• Red Chillies flakes 1 - 2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Mash together all vegetable add spices and make walnut size balls.
• Coat around these ball prepared meat mixture and cook according to following procedure.

https://miansari66.blogspot.com/2011/06/nargisi-kofta.html

Enjoy the Sabzi Bharay Kotay with roti.

Tamatar Gosht ٹماٹر گوشت

Tamatar Gosht

Ingredients:

• Mutton     1kg
• Oil 1 cup
• Tomatoes  chopped 600-700 g
• Onion chopped 2
• Ginger crushed  2 teaspoon
• Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
• Green Chillies chopped 4-5
• Salt to taste
• Red Chillies flakes 1-2 teaspoon
• Red chillies powder 1/2  -  1 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper whole 1 teaspoon
• Cloves whole  10
• Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden.
• Add ginger garlic paste fry for 1 minute.
• Then add tomatoes and spices and fry for 3-5 minutes.
• Now add mutton and fry for 5 more minutes while stirring.
• Add 2 glass water and cook on medium flame till mutton is tender.
• Evaporate much of the water.
• Add chopped green chillies and fry for 2-3 minutes the simmer for 10 minutes.
• Delicious and spicy Tamatar Gosht is ready.
• Serve with boiled rice and butter fried tomatoes.

White Pulao وائیٹ پلاؤ

White Pulao is a regular pulao with a whitish colour.

White Pulao

Ingredients:

• Mutton  (Senay Ka Gosht ) 1/2 kg
• Mutton  (Dasti Ka Gosht)  1/2 kg
• Mutton Chops 3-4
• Rice (soaked in water for 20 minutes)  500-750 g
• Oil  1 cup
• Yoghurt 1 cup
• Onion chopped  3-4
• Ginger freshly crushed  1.5  teaspoon
• Garlic freshly crushed  1.5 teaspoon
• Salt 2-3 teaspoon
• Black pepper whole 1 teaspoon
• Coriander seed whole 1 teaspoon
• Cumin seed whole 1 teaspoon
• Caraway whole 1 teaspoon
• Fennel seed 1 teaspoon
• Cloves whole  10
• Cinnamon sticks 3
• Cardamom green 6
• Cardamom brown 3

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till soft.
• Add all spices except fennel and coriander.  Add mutton and fry, when mutton changes colour adds ginger garlic paste, coriander, fennel and yoghurt.  Fry on medium flame for 5-6 minutes.
• Now add 2-3 glass water and continue to cook till mutton is fully tender.
• When mutton is tender add soaked rice. Add enough water to be 1 inch above the top rice layer.
• Continue to cook on low flame till water is nearly absorbed.
• Simmer for 10-15 minutes with lid is tightly closed.
• Delicious White Pulao is ready.
• Serve with mint green chillies raita and tamatar piyaz salad

Tamatar Piyaz Salad

Matta Rice

Matta Rice from Kerala India has many health benefits. I found this rice available at Naheed Super Market Karachi. One factor I noticed that its fullness factor i.e. when you eat it you will feel that you have eaten enough with less consumption. It can be served with dal curries and pickles.

 Matta Rice Boiled

You can check matta rice at the following link.
http://www.tophealthremedies.com/top-10-health-benefits-of-matta-rice/

Matta Rice uncooked

Thai Jasmine Rice تھائی جسمین رائس

Thai Jasmine Rice are fragrant and brilliant white rice. This rice variety is popular throughout the world. People likes to cook and eat these rice.

Thai Jasmine Rice with Jalfrezi

Ingredients:

• Thai Jasmine Rice 1/2 kg
• Garlic freshly crushed 1 teaspoon
• Oil 1/4 cup
• Spring onion chopped 1 cup
• Cloves 6

Procedure:

• Soak Jasmine rice in water for 20 minutes.
• Wash and drain, then boil in enough water.  Drain and keep aside.
• Now in a pan saute garlic and cloves in oil for 1 minute.
• Then add boiled rice and mix.
• Sprinkle chopped spring onion and simmer for 1 minutes.
• Then mix and serve.
• Delicious brilliant white Thai Jasmine rice goes well with Chicken Jalfrezi.

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.