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pasta and vegetables from last week, sorry the pic aint that good:
Daal that was served with white rice and roti:
Biryani taht was finger licking good:
Ira, could you plz share your biryani recipe. IT looks soooo good. thanks
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Same, what do you mean by recipe? Do you want exact ingredients or just the way i make it? I cant help you with ingredients, since i eyeball everything and after several times of ruining it, i know what i need to do more or less of.
Some tips:
1) Make sure there is enough masala of tomato and onion (gravy) in the salan. This is very crucial in my opinion.
2)This time i used Banne Nawab's masala and just a bit of Shaan's. I think that made a huge difference.
3) I also add lemon juice to the salan.
4) make sure you dum enough the rice. I usually just bake mine. In the begining my dam wasnt too good and the biryani wouldnt turn out good. Then my Ammi gave me a tip. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Layer the biryani in a foil tray and cover tightly with foil. Make sure there is no way for the steam to escape. Now turn the oven down to 350 and cook/dum for 45-60+ mins, whatever is required in your case. This time around i baked for 1 hour and 15 mins but i think it depends on how liquidy your salan is and how much more time the rice needed to cook.
5) Biryani is done when there is no water in the salan/rice, the rice is well cooked but not mushy and the masala is dryish.
Edit: 6) I also like to add lots of fresh chopped pudina to the layers.
Hope this helps.
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^^IRA everything looks yummy..!!
Its been quite a while i made biryani myself...i want to make it now...hehehe
I have never heard of Banne nawab masala....is it like shan's or is it sth that comes in a bottle..because i have seen those too....
I can smell some thing burning … 
Presentation is great but I can’t decide on taste without trying 
Good job done 
wow … looks really amazing and yummy 
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shums very nice ..
ira i also use BN's masalay,,they r pretty good,and i love there manchurian and beaf chilli masala,, great job girls keepit up,khush rahu
^^IRA everything looks yummy..!! Its been quite a while i made biryani myself...i want to make it now...hehehe I have never heard of Banne nawab masala....is it like shan's or is it sth that comes in a bottle..because i have seen those too....
Chipsy, Bane nawabs masala also comes in a packet. On there is shows a recipe for hyderabadi dum biryani but i dont like it so instead i used the masala for regular style biryani. They are a bit more expensive than Shan's.
shums very nice .. ira i also use BN's masalay,,they r pretty good,and i love there manchurian and beaf chilli masala,, great job girls keepit up,khush rahu
Married NY, i havent tried other masalas by them. Now i am curious.
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thanks Ira, i want to know kitni dair tuk rice app nai boil kiya hai...chawal ko dum dai nai sai pheley. oven mein dum mein first time try karoon gi...sounds excellent idea of dumming. i didn't think of that.
chawal bhi khila khila hai :)
and i object 
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^LOL
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u girls have got some yumilicious stuff here .
u girls have got some yumilicious stuff here .
Namaan Baji deserves special mention :D
Mashallah…very nice looking and should be delicious… :k: 
Your biryani looks so crispy…
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Anyone have a recipe for Spicy Shrimp Vindaloo (Tried & tested). in NY, there is this small bengali restaruant called Curry in a Hurry...i LOVE their shrimp vindaloo...no idea how to make it though :(
Only you can understand my feelings … meri piyari behan 
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^^ lol @ you two…
Wow!! all that food loks amazing…
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Ira, when can I come over?
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Thank you Zabardast and Namaan.
Ahmadjee: You dont need an invite. You can come on in anytime as long as you bring Misbah.
Same: Sorry i cant help you with the boiling time either :( I just test the rice and it should be ALMOST cooked but not quite. You know what i mean? Sorry, i try to learn from my mistakes so if one time i boil alot, next time i will do it less.
Also rice can stay seperated if you put just enough oil. If its too less, the grains will be sticky and mushy. If too much, my husband will complain :D