My Indian Recipes

Difficulty Level 3 (grinding required) 5-6 boiled eggs with small slits cut in them 2 onions, finely chopped 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 large tomato, diced 1 tsp red chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp coriander powder salt to taste few curry leaves (optional) 8-10 fresh mint leaves (optional) 2 tbsps oil chopped coriander leaves for garnish (optional) Dry roast and grind to a paste: 3/4 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp poppy seeds 1 inch cinnamon 1 cardamom 2 cloves 4-5 tbsp grated coconut 5-6 cashew nuts 1.      Heat oil, add chopped onions and fry till golden. 2.      Add ginger garlic paste and mint leaves and saute for 3 minutes. 3.      Add curry leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt and combine. 4.      Add the chopped tomatoes and fry for 4-5 minutes. 5.      Add the ground paste and cook for 7-8 minutes, stir often so that it does not stick to...

Difficulty Rating 3 (length of time for preperation) Here is a link to another great biryani recipe.   www.sailusfood.com/2010/04/19/egg-biryani .  It's not to difficult and if you follow the recipe here, it should turn out great.

Difficulty Rating 3 (Difficult prep, Special Ingredients needed) Tamarind is a fruit that grows in Indian. It has a very unique sour/tart flavor. You can purchase a cake of dried tamarind from the Indian grocery store. The Indian grocer also offers concentrated tamarind past which can be diluted and used in a similar way. here is a picture of the tamarind fruit next to a cake of tried tamarind for your reference. 4 Eggs (boiled, shells removed and make slits lengthwise) Lemon sized tamarind ball (soaked in 1/2 cup warm water and extract pulp out of it) 4-5 tsps Oil ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds (methi seeds) (optional) 1 tsp mustard seeds (avalu) 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 4 dried red chillies curry leaves - 2 sprigs (optional) 4 medium onions - finely chopped (makes 3 cups of chopped onions) 6 green chillies - finely chopped (Optional) ½ sp turmeric 1 tsp ginger & garlic paste 1 tbsp coriander powder 1 tbsp cumin powder 1 tbsp red chilly powder (...

Difficulty Rating 1 2 cups Tomatoes diced 1 tsp Ginger 1 clove Garlic 1 tsp Chili powder 1 tsp Salt ½ tsp Coriander powder ½ tsp Cumin 3 Eggs Hard boiled ¼ bunch Cilantro (optional) ½ tsp Mustard seeds ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds (optional) Pinch Cumin seeds 3 Dry red chilies 1. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds. 2. Add the tomato and ginger, garlic, chili powder, salt, ground coriander and cumin and cook until the tomato is soft. 3. Slice the eggs and add to the curry. 4. Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice.