Manju Malhi
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Vegetable Biryani
Vegetable BiryaniServes 4 A biryani is a rice based dish prepared with either spiced vegetables, meat or poultry. The difference between a biryani and a pulao which is also a rice based dish is that the pulao may be made cooking the meat and rice together, while the...
Peas Pulao – Mattar Pulao
Peas Pulao - Mattar PulaoServes 4 Traditionally, the majority of northern India uses Basmati rice to cook their dishes. It is the most popular rice of all the long grain varieties. Rice bought from a specialist Asian shop can be soaked for 20-30 minutes before...
Lemon Rice
Lemon RiceBasmati is an authentic Indian long grained rice that has a unique nutty flavour. It is very popular in India and all over the world, and is used in a wide variety of rice dishes: Plain steamed rice, pulaos, pilafs, biryanis or just different types of fried...
Chapatis
Chapatis - Unleavened FlatbreadsChapatis, made fresh everyday, are a type of unleavened bread from northern India. The wholewheat dough is made from a flour that is predominantly ground in stone mills known as chakkis. The grinding of the wheat with stone, breaks and...
Plain Basmati Rice
Plain Basmati RicePrep: 1 minCook: 10 minServes: 4200g Basmati riceThis is the absorption method of cooking rice where all the water would have been evaporated and there would be no need to drain any surplus liquid.The general rule of thumb when cooking white Basmati...
Dumpukht Lamb Biryani
Dumpukht Lamb BiryaniThere are hundreds of varieties of biryani and the dum pukht biryani is the method of cooking the dish in a sealed vessel or spherical pot made from clay or steel known as a handi. A clay saucer is often used as the lid and placed on the top of...
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Chai Spiced Biscuits
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Indian Almond Milk – Basundi
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Indian Bread and Butter Pudding – Double ka Meetha
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Mum’s Coconut Chutney
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