Malai Korma

Ingredients :

2 cups - Fresh cream (malai)
2 nos - Finely chopped onions
1 No - Finely chopped tomato
10 Flakes - Garlic
1 Inch - Peeled ginger
5 Nos - Split green chillies
1 Tbsp - Finely chopped coriander leaves
12 Nos - Sliced cashew nuts
1/4 Tsp - Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 Tsp - Ghee

Cooking Instructions :

- Grind ginger and garlic to a smooth paste.
- Heat ghee and fry cashew nuts. Drain and keep aside.
- Sauté onions in the same ghee till golden brown and add ginger-garlic paste, salt, green chillies and turmeric powder.
- Add tomatoes and sauté well till oil separates.
- Add fresh cream, stir and cook. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped coriander and fried cashew nuts.
- Serve hot with rotis

Hyderabad Rice Pulao

Ingredients :

2 Cups - Basmati Rice
3 Tbsp - Sunflower oil
1 No -Finely sliced onion
3 Nos - Finely chopped shallots
1 Clove - Crushed garlic
1 Tsp -Grated ginger
1/2 Tsp - Cayenne
2 Cups - Trimmed okra (ladies finger)
4 Cups - Chicken stock
1 Tsp - Lightly crushed saffron
1/3 Cup - Golden raisins
1 Tbsp - Lemon juice

To Garnish :
Toasted Almonds
1 Tsp - Chopped mint
1 Tsp - Chopped coriander

Cooking Instructions :

- Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown and keep aside.
- Reduce heat and cook shallots in the remaining oil until soft.
- Add garlic and ginger and sauté well. Stir in the rice, cayenne and okra.
- Pour in the chicken stock and add saffron.
- Bring to a boil and simmer over moderate heat for 15 minutes.
- Add raisins and stir in the lemon juice.
- Serve with garnish of fried onion, toasted almonds, mint and coriander.