Nasi Goreng I Malaysian Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Long grained rice- 1 cup
• Sesame Oil- 2tbsp
• onion- 1 large, chopped fine
• Garlic- 2 cloves
• Kashmiri red chilis- 3, deseeded
• Ginger- 1" piece
• Fresh or frozen peas-1/4 cup
• Fresh or frozen corn kernels-1/4 cup
• Grated fresh coconut-2tbsp+2tbsp
• Light soya sauce-1-1/2 tbsp
• Sugar- 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Lemon juice- 2tsp
• Freshly ground Pepper powder to taste

To garnish:

• Chopped and toasted cashews, spring onions and chopped tomatoes

Instructions

1. Cook rice in 1-1/2 cup of water and set aside.
2. Grind the red chilies, ginger garlic,onion, along with 2 tbsp of coconut and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add the peas and fry for 2-3 min.
4. Add the corn and fry for a min more. Stir in the ground mixture and keep sautéing the mixture for 5 more min or till most of the water is evaporated.
5. Stir in the remaining coconut, rice, salt soya sauce, sugar and pepper and mix till the rice is coated with the spice mixture.
6. Transfer the rice to a serving dish. And garnish with chopped and toasted cashews, spring onion greens and chopped tomatoes.

Macchi Dam Biryani I Fish Dum Biryani

Ingredients:

For Cooking Rice: 

• Basmati Rice - 2 cups washed and soaked for at-least 45 mins.
• Water - As required
• Desi Ghee- 1 tsp
• Cardamom - 4
• Cloves - 4
• Cinnamon - 1 small stick
• Cumin Seeds / Jeera - 1 tsp
• Bay Leaf - 2 
• Salt - as per taste

For Fish Marination: 

• Fish Pieces - 1/2 kg ( I Used Rohu/barramundi fish fillet  )
• Salt to taste
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper -1/2 tsp
• Ginger and garlic paste- 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 pinch 
• Lemon Juice - to taste
• Oil for frying - 1/4 cup

For fish Gravy:

Soya Biryani/ Veg Biryani

Ingredients 

•    Basmati Rice - 1 cup
•    Soya Chunks -100 gram
•    Onion - 3/4 cup thinly sliced
•    Green chilli -1-2 slit
•    Fresh green peas - 1/4 cup (you can use frozen peas also)
•    Thin coconut milk -1 3/4 cup(optional)
•    Fresh lemon juice -1 tbsp
•    Salt needed
•    Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
•    Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
•    Garam masala powder -1 tsp
•    Oil - 2 tbsp
•    Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
•    Cloves - 3
•    Cardamom - 1-2
•    Bay leaf -1

       For grinding masala 

•    Onion - 1 medium size
•    Ginger - 1 inch piece
•    Garlic -3-4 cloves
•    Green chilli - 1 small
•    Coriander leaves -fistful
•    Mint leaves - fistful(optional)

Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani

Ingredients:

For Cooking Rice:

• Basmati Rice - 1 kg
• Salt- 2 tblspn

 For Cooking Mutton:

• Mutton - 1 kg with Bone
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder  - 1 tsp

 Special Garam Masala Powder :

• Cinnamon Stick - 1 Piece
• Mace - 3 piece
• Coriander Seeds  - 2 tblspn
• Star Anise - 2
• Cloves - 6
• Cumin Seeds  - 2 tsp

 For Masala: