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Jackfruit biriyani (kathal biriyani) is a mildly spicy and aromatic rice preparation in which the delicious raw jackfruit gravy is topped with basmati rice. It is prepare like the normal dum biriyani method and of course a great treat for the veggies. Ingredients: Tender Raw Jack-fruit- 1/2 kg  Onion-2 nos Tomato-1 large Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp Green chilly slit-2 nos Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder-1 tsp Coriander powder-1 tsp Garam masala powder-1 tsp Chopped coriander leaves- 1/4 cup Chopped mint leaves- 1/4 cup Thick curd- 1/2 cup Salt-to taste For Cooking rice: Basmati rice-1 cup Cardamom-2 nos Clove-3 nos Bay leaf-1 Cinnamon-1 small stick salt-to taste Other Ingredients for garnishing: Fried onion-1 Fried cashews-few Fried raisins-few Coriander leaves-few Mint leaves-few Kewra water / pineapple essence- few drops Ghee-1 tbsp Preparation: Chop the tender jackfruit in to small pieces (by discarding its outer green skin and seeds). Wash them properly and drain it. Heat...

  Coconut rice is one of the most simple pulao in which the cooked rice is tempered with freshly grated coconut. The nice and rich aroma of coconuts and curry leaves makes the rice really flavorful. Ingredients: Cooked rice-2 cup (basmati rice or white any white rice) Coconut oil-2 tbsp Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp Urad dal- 1/2 tsp Roasted chana dal-1 tbsp Roasted peanuts-1 tbsp Curry leaves-2 springs Dry red chilly splitted-2 numbers Freshly grated coconut-3/4 cup Salt-to taste Preparation: Heat coconut oil in a pan; splutter mustard seeds followed by cumin seeds. Add urad dal, chana ldal and pea nuts. Add dry red chilly and curry leaves. Add grated coconut and salt; roast in slow flame for a minute. Add the cooked rice in to; mix well for a minute and serve hot with the choice of your curry; pickle or along with raitha! Note : You can also use frozen grated coconuts; if fresh one is not available.           Use the choice of  nuts for ...

I only needed one bite of the Portuguese Chicken Rice from Double Chin to know that I needed to figure out how to make it at home.  I hadn't even ordered it myself; my friend Alvin was nice enough to let a bunch of us try his, and I'm so grateful he did.  Sadly, it's not a very photogenic dish, but once you try it, you won't care. It starts with a layer of chicken fried rice topped with a mild coconut curry sauce and finished with a sprinkling of shredded cheese.  Then everything goes under the broiler until it gets all bubbly and gooey.  I know it's kind of strange to have cheese on an otherwise Asian dish, but it works so well in this case.  I think the key is to use a mild, melty cheese so that it doesn't overpower the rest of the dish.  I ended up using a mix of mozzarella and provolone.  I thought it was interesting that when I was looking for recipes on-line to use, a lot of them just listed "shredded cheese" as the ingredient without any refere...

Who doesn't like curry chicken with rice? This recipe is slightly different, it's east meets west. It's curried rice topped with a saucy chicken curry and cheese. This fusion (or bastardised if you prefer) curry chicken rice bake can be found in Hong Kong/ Macau cafe style restaurants 茶餐廳. I think Japanese also have similar recipe. Curry and cheese does not sound matching but this combination is

This simple rice is something I can indulge quite often since I know how to make my own lap cheong. DIY lap cheong is so much cheaper and I know there are no hidden ingredients or preservatives. The is a simple meal, steamed lap cheong with rice and some steamed/blanched green vegetable. To add more flavour I added a dollop of ginger spring onion sauce. Cook rice using a rice cooker or on the

Simple lunch today, tomato and egg fried rice. Tomato and egg are such good combination, universal favourite. I am sure there is at least one dish made with tomato and egg in every country. Just Chinese dishes I can count at least half a dozen classics with just two simple ingredients like: Stir fried egg and tomato 西紅柿炒雞蛋/ 番茄炒蛋 Omelette crepe and tomato soup 番茄煎蛋湯/ 西紅柿煎蛋湯 Tomato and egg geda