Siwaiyan Biriyani

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Ingredients
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vermicili/macroni - 3 cups
Chicken pieces - 11/2 cup (for chicken biriyani)/
Assorted Vegetables* - biriyani)/ Shrimp - 1 cup (for shrimp biriyani) etc.
Onion - 1 (chopped)
Tomato - 3
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Green Chillies - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly Powder - 1 tsp (or as needed)
Mint leaves - handful
Cilantro - handful
Whole Garam Masala - (1 bay leaf, 2 cinnamon sticks, 4 cloves, 3 cardamon)
Yogurt - 1 cup
coconut milk 1/4 cup
Ghee - 1 tblsp
Oil - 1 tblsp
lemon 1/2
Salt - as per taste


Method
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1. Marinate the chicken with yogurt, garam masala powder, salt, chilly powder and turmeric powder.
2. Fill a deep pot with water and bring it to a boil. When the water boils, add salt and little oil in the water and put the pasta/vermicili in.
3. Let the vermicili/pasta/macroni cook until it is 75% done. (It should have a bite to it.). At this stage drain the water completely and keep aside.
4. In the meantime, heat another pan with little oil and ghee. Add some whole garam masala to it.
5. Saute the onions nicely till it turns golden brown. Next add the green chillies and ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell vanishes.
6. Add the chopped tomatoes and let it cook till the tomatoes become nice and mushy.
7. Add chopped mint leaves, cilantro and saute for a minute.
8. Next add the marinated chicken, cover and let it cook in the marinated liquid until the chicken is completely cooked.
9. Check for salt and add the partially cooked vermicili/macroni to this. Gently toss the masala with the vermicili
10. Cover it tightly with a lid and reduce the flame to the lowest setting and let it stay for 15 minutes. You can also put this in the oven.
11. Garnish with chopped cilantro, and serve with raita.

Hosh-ruba Paasta

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Ingredients
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1 pack Pasta

1 cup large shrimps

3 cups Vegetables-onions, peas, brocolli, capsicum, carrot,

1 tsp. Garlic(paste)

1 tsp. Cumin Seeds

1 tsp. Green Chili Paste

½ cup Butter

1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil

½ tsp. Turmeric Powder

Spring Onion for garnishing

Salt to taste


Directions
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Boil pasta as per instructions on the packet.
Cut all vegetables in long pieces....
In a vessel, put oil and fry all the veg on high flame for 2 minutes add a pinch of salt to taste and keep asideI.
In a pan put butter....add cumin seeds fry for 1 minute.
add green chilli and garlic paste..fry for 1 minute. Optionally add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder for colour.
Add pasta and vegetables. add salt to taste.
Garnish with finely chopped greens of green onions and serve hot.