I will get straight to the point guys. Along with the mutton and the aubergine i had served Peas pulao, a spicy coriander and raw mango chutney and Kachumbar.
Peas Pulao
What you need:
250 gms good quality rice.
100 gms frozen or fresh peas.
Whole garam masala mix ( 1 black cardamom, 3 green cardamom, 1 small piece cinnamon, Cumin 1tsp, 2 bay leaves, 5-6 cloves)
1 large onion finely chopped.
Some cashew nuts and almonds chopped.
2tbsp Ghee or Unsalted butter.
How you do it.
Finely chop the onions. Wash the rice and squeeze a lemon in it. Take a pan and add the Ghee/butter, when it starts to sizzle add the whole spices listed above together. Let its aroma rise, but don't let it burn. Be careful, cloves generally spurt in hot oil/ghee/butter. as soon as the smell starts to rise add the onion and saute it high till brown.
Now add the peas and the dry fruits and slightly saute it and add the rice and mix well. The rice should coat well in the flavored ghee and peas mix well in it.You can add some extra ghee before you add the rice if you feel the pan is too dry and the ghee has burnt out. Take it off the gas. Now take microwave dish add the rice to it and double amount of water e.g. 250 gms of rice will need 500ml water. Cook in the micro for 18 minutes. You check then it should be done. If its not gave it a few more minutes.
Note:
Spicy Coriander and green mango chutney.
What you need:
1 Green mango
a bunch of coriander
6 green chillies
5 cloves of Garlic.
Salt to taste.
Mustard oil to Garnish.
What you need to do:
Peal the green mango and chop out the pulp. Was the coriander but don't chop out the stalks. In a blender, add all the ingredients except mustard oil and blend to a fine consistency. Once done in a bowl add 1tsp of mustard oil and add the chutney to it. Mix well. The mustard oil will add an amazing punch. The number of chillies you use can always be adjusted. You could start with 2 and then make it spicier if you want to.
Kachumbar.
What you need:
2 onions
2 Tomato
4 green chillies
salt to taste
Juice of 1 lemon
A pinch of Fried Cumin powder/ Chat masala / Aamchoor.
What you need to do:
Finely chop all the above listed ingredients. Before serving, add the lime juice, salt and which ever flavor u chose from the above. Get experimental use what you like.
The above listed recipe's go very well with the mutton recipe i gave you earlier. Try the combo....
Happy Cooking :-)
Peas Pulao
What you need:
250 gms good quality rice.
100 gms frozen or fresh peas.
Whole garam masala mix ( 1 black cardamom, 3 green cardamom, 1 small piece cinnamon, Cumin 1tsp, 2 bay leaves, 5-6 cloves)
1 large onion finely chopped.
Some cashew nuts and almonds chopped.
2tbsp Ghee or Unsalted butter.
How you do it.
Finely chop the onions. Wash the rice and squeeze a lemon in it. Take a pan and add the Ghee/butter, when it starts to sizzle add the whole spices listed above together. Let its aroma rise, but don't let it burn. Be careful, cloves generally spurt in hot oil/ghee/butter. as soon as the smell starts to rise add the onion and saute it high till brown.
Now add the peas and the dry fruits and slightly saute it and add the rice and mix well. The rice should coat well in the flavored ghee and peas mix well in it.You can add some extra ghee before you add the rice if you feel the pan is too dry and the ghee has burnt out. Take it off the gas. Now take microwave dish add the rice to it and double amount of water e.g. 250 gms of rice will need 500ml water. Cook in the micro for 18 minutes. You check then it should be done. If its not gave it a few more minutes.
Note:
- If you don't have a micro , don't bother, just add water to the pan you sauteed the rice in. Again water will always be double the amount of rice. Put the flame on high and cook uncovered till the water and rice starts boiling, as soon as that happens, reduce the flame and partially cover ( so that there is some space left for the steam to escape) and cook. Keep checking in between.
- Remember the best way to know that the rice is done is take a knife and run it through the center. When you pull out, no rice should stick to the knife. That's Maa's trick to check. :-)
- I didn't add salt and whatever i was serving it with would have salt. You can add a pinch if you want.
- You can also add Cauliflower, carrots etc along with the peas and make it a veg Pulao and serve it with Raita. Will tell you guys a nice raita recipe soon.
Spicy Coriander and green mango chutney.
What you need:
1 Green mango
a bunch of coriander
6 green chillies
5 cloves of Garlic.
Salt to taste.
Mustard oil to Garnish.
What you need to do:
Peal the green mango and chop out the pulp. Was the coriander but don't chop out the stalks. In a blender, add all the ingredients except mustard oil and blend to a fine consistency. Once done in a bowl add 1tsp of mustard oil and add the chutney to it. Mix well. The mustard oil will add an amazing punch. The number of chillies you use can always be adjusted. You could start with 2 and then make it spicier if you want to.
Kachumbar.
What you need:
2 onions
2 Tomato
4 green chillies
salt to taste
Juice of 1 lemon
A pinch of Fried Cumin powder/ Chat masala / Aamchoor.
What you need to do:
Finely chop all the above listed ingredients. Before serving, add the lime juice, salt and which ever flavor u chose from the above. Get experimental use what you like.
The above listed recipe's go very well with the mutton recipe i gave you earlier. Try the combo....
Happy Cooking :-)
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