Category Archives: Pakistani Mains

Keema* Biryani

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Keema Biryani is one of the special dishes of Ayesha’s Kitchen, believe me its awesome, i made it yesterday and my family loved it, do try this and let me know about your comments …

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cups of basmati rice
  • Few drops of yellow Food colour
  • Some water to soak and boil
  • Few drops of kewra essence

FOR KEEMA

  • ½ kg mincemeat
  • An onion chopped
  • A tomato chopped
  • 1 green chilli slitted
  • 1 cup water
  • A cardamom pod
  • A green cardamom pod
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ¼ tspn cumin seeds
  • A small piece of bay leaf or few curry leaves
  • 2 – 4 peppercorns
  • 4 – 8 tbspn olive oil

MASALA POWDER

  • ½ tspn methi dana
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 big cardamom whole
  • 2 pcs. Cinnamon
  • 3 green cardamom pods
  • 4 – 6 black peppercorns
  • 8 – 10 dried red chillies or pods
  • 4 – 6 curry leaves
  • ½ tspn dry coriander
  • 1 tspn cumin seeds
  • ¼ tspn turmeric

Procedure:

-Take all the ingredients given for masala in a spice blender and make fine powder. Keep aside

-Soak rice For at least 10 minutes (no more nor less).

-Heat some water in a vessel, add some salt and boil it. When it comes to boil add soaked rice and when they are all white and 80 percent cooked drain the water and keep them aside.

-Now in a separate vessel heat oil something around 4 – 6 or 8 tbspns and add whole garam masala or all the spices that are given (not the powdered one). When they begin to splatter add onions.

-When onions are slightly brown in colour add tomatoes and cook them on low heat, avoid adding water at this stage. Add powdered masala and mix well. When tomatoes lose their stiffness add mincemeat and fry for some time.

-Add a cup of water and cook it covered. When the water begins to simmer and a dry mixture of mincemeat is formed add boiled rice layer by layer. Add few drops of yellow food colour and kewra essence and cook it covered on very low heat.

-After 5 – 10 minutes when rice are 99 percent cooked serve your Biryani hot with some mint sauce and Fresh salad.

Outcome:

Tasty and mouth watering Keema* Biryani is ready to serve.

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Tips:

-Avoid adding too much of kewra just a small drop and same goes with food colour.

-See tips for Biryani rice given on Tips page.

Servings:

This will serve 4 persons easily.

Prawn Biryani

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Prawn Biryani (Jheenga Biryani) is ultimate don’t you think so???

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg prawns peeled and cooked*
  • 2 cups rice
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 2 big cardamoms
  • 1 inch cinnamon stick
  • ½ onions chopped
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • 1 red chilli chopped
  • Some salt
  • Some red chilli powder (OPTIONAL)
  • ¼ tspn turmeric powder
  • ½ tspn coriander powder
  • ½ tspn cumin powder
  • A pinch of cumin seeds
  • 1 curry leaf
  • 2 black peppercorns
  • 2 tbspns Fresh coriander chopped
  • Few drops of yellow Food colour
  • ½ cup water

Procedure:

-Soak rice in water.

-Heat oil and add cardamom stuff, cinnamon, cumin seeds and curry leaf. When they begin to splatter add onion along with some salt and Fry until they lose their stiffness. Now add prawns and stir Fry them.

-Let them cook in their own water. When this mixture begins to dry add chopped tomato and other spices and herbs and mix. Add water whenever required.

-When prawns are nicely cooked remove From heat.

-Boil nearly a litre or 2 of water. Add soaked rice and when they are 90 % cooked drain them.

-In a thick bottomed pan,take half of the boiled rice a make layer then place a layer of cooked prawns and then again a layer of rice. At the end add very Few drops of yellow Food colour and cover the pan.

-Cook it For 5 – 10 minutes on very low heat. Make sure they do not stick to the bottom of utensil.

-Now dish them and serve hot with a sprig of Fresh green coriander.

Outcome:

Tasty and lovely, odourless prawn Biryani or Jheenga* Biryani is ready to be served.

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Tips:

-See “Tips” page For Rice Tips.

-Make sure your prawns are nicely cooked.

-You can adjust seasoning according to your taste.

-Peeled and cooked prawns are of pink colour and they are easily available Frozen in market.

Servings:

This will serve 4 persons easily.

*Refer to “Glossary” Page

Hareesa 

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Hareesa is a dish made up of grains and meat, mixed well together, try and love …

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg mutton or beef
  • ¼ cup basmati rice
  • ½ cup wheat grains
  • ¼ cup whole green lentils
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 1 tspn ground garlic
  • 2 tspns ground black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as needed

Procedure:

-Soak grains overnight. Strain them in the morning before cooking.

-Boil them in water with salt. Fry onions separately in a pan and when they are slightly red add garlic paste. Stir For a minute and add meat, salt and water. Cook until its tender. Take out meat From the broth and grind it coarsely.

-Put it back in the same broth along with wheat, rice and green lentils. Add black pepper and cook Further. Mix well.

-Separately in a pan Fry onions and introduce them to hareesa with oil.

Outcome:

Tasty grains and meat dish which is called Hareesa is ready to serve.

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Ayesha's Kitchen

 Tips:

-Soak and boil grains separately.

Servings:

This will serve 4 – 6 persons easily.

Kunna Gosht*/ Matka* Gosht*

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Kunna Gosht* / Matka* Gosht* is a traditional Pakistani style beef stew. Traditionally it is made in matka (a specific vessel made of mud)(pot) but at home you can make it in any stainless steel or non stick vessel. It is very tender and very lovely, I think your should give a try and believe me you are going to love it …

Ingredients:

  • ½ kg Beef Knuckle and marrow meat
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 onion sliced
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbspn Red chilli powder
  • 1 tspn turmeric powder
  • 1 tspn dry coriander powder
  • 2 tbspns Ginger and garlic paste
  • 2 tbspns wheat Flour
  • 2 tspns cumin seeds
  • Plenty of water

Procedure:

-Heat oil in a pan and Fry onions.  When they are slightly brown in colour add meat and Fry it For 10 minutes on medium heat. Now add ginger garlic paste along with all the spices and Fry.

-Add 1.5 litre of water and let it simmer on medium high heat until the meat is tender.

-Dissolve wheat Flour in water and gradually add it to the stew and stir through.

-Avoid lumps and add water to the consistency that is desired.

-Now add cumin seeds and let it cook For another 5 – 10 minutes on low heat.

-Serve hot with Tandoori chapatti or naan bread.

Outcome:

Tasty, Pakistani Kunna gosht* or matka* gosht* is ready to be served.

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Ayesha’s Kitchen

Tips:

-Avoid lumps while adding Flour.

-Cook meat to perfection.

Servings:

This will serve 4 – 6 persons easily.

Maghaz Nihari

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Maghaz Nihari is purely a pakistani dish. Its a kind of beef stew cooked on low heat with spices and Fried brains. Do try this and make your day lovely …

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg beef (4-6 large pieces)
  • ½ kg knuckle and marrow meat (beef)
  • 1 ½ cup oil
  • 1 tspn garlic paste
  • Onion sliced
  • 50 gms of wheat Flour
  • Lots of water

MASALA

  • 2 tbspns red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tspn nigella seeds
  • 1 tbspn garlic powder
  • 3 tbspn Fried dried onion
  • 3 tbspn cumin seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tspn Fennel seeds
  • 2 tbspn black pepper
  • 2 tspns mace
  • 2 tbspn nutmeg
  • 1 tbspn ginger powder
  • 2 tbspn black cumin
  • 1 tspn cloves
  • ½ cup lemon juice

FOR MAGHAZ*

  • 3 goat or lamb brains
  • 1 tbspn ghee* or 4 tbspns olive oil

FOR GARNISHING

  • A bunch of coriander
  • 3 – 4 green chillies sliced
  • A big piece of ginger sliced thinly

Procedure:

-Combine all the masala ingredients except lemon juice and grind well into powder and mix with lemon juice.

-Now in a large, thick bottomed pot, heat one cup of oil. Add garlic and stir and then add meat, bones and masala and Fry For Few minutes. Add 13 glasses of water and cover. Cook on very low heat until the meat is very tender (For beef it will take something around 6 – 8 hours).

-Dissolve 50 gms of Flour in 3 glasses of water (avoid lumps) and stir this mixture into the curry and stir well. Remove bones if you want to.

-Boil brains For 5 minutes. Heat ghee or oil and Fry boiled brains in it. Stir this through Nihari.

-Cook For 15 minutes and meanwhile Fry onions in rest of the oil.

-Add Fried onions + oil to the mixture and again cook on low heat For 30 minutes.

-And Finally after a lot of struggle and cooking, Nihari is ready. Serve it hot with naan or parathas and enjoy.

Outcome:

Tasty homemade Maghaz Nihari is ready to be served.

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Ayesha's Kitchen

Tips:

-Avoid lumps while mixing wheat Flour and water.

-Take shin meat.

Servings:

This will serve 10 persons easily.

Nihari

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Nihari is one of the Famous dishe sof Pakistan, it is basically a spicy beef stew which is very tender and very tasty. It requires a lot of time + a lot of effort but once it is made, you Forget all your effort and time, its very easy and believe me it is lovely. Do try this and let me know your remarks …

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg beef (4-6 large pieces)
  • ½ kg knuckle and marrow meat (beef)
  • 1 ½ cup oil
  • 1 tspn garlic paste
  • Onion sliced
  • 50 gms of wheat Flour
  • Lots of water

MASALA

  • 2 tbspns red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tspn nigella seeds
  • ½ tbspn garlic powder
  • ½ tbspn Fried dried onion
  • 1 tbspn cumin seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tspn Fennel seeds
  • 1 tbspn black pepper
  • ½ tspn mace
  • 1 spn nutmeg
  • 1 tbspn ginger powder
  • 1 tbspn black cumin
  • ½ tspn cloves
  • ½ cup lemon juice

Procedure:

-Combine all the masala ingredients except lemon juice and grind well into powder and mix with lemon juice.

-Now in a large, thick bottomed pot, heat one cup of oil. Add garlic and stir and then add meat, bones and masala and Fry For Few minutes. Add 13 glasses of water and cover. Cook on very low heat until the meat is very tender (For beef it will take something around 6 – 8 hours).

-Dissolve 50 gms of Flour in 3 glasses of water (avoid lumps) and stir this mixture into the curry and stir well. Remove bones if you want to.

-Cook For 15 minutes and meanwhile Fry onions in rest of the oil.

-Add Fried onions + oil to the mixture and again cook on low heat For 30 minutes.

-And Finally after a lot of struggle and cooking, Nihari is ready. Serve it hot with naan or parathas and enjoy.

Outcome:

Tasty homemade Nihari is ready to be served.

Ayesha's Kitchen

Ayesha's Kitchen

Tips:

-Avoid lumps while mixing wheat Flour and water.

-Take shin meat.

Servings:

This will serve 10 persons easily.