Whats your best dish?

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i always bhoonafy besan, then add it in blender with yogurt, when blended add water and cook...never had that raw besan taste or besan smell.

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revenge .....served cold :)

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based on the frequency of farmaaishein and recipe-asks, i'd say daal, chowmein, and chicken burgers. :)

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Biryani, Nihari, Lebanese Kebabs, and a lot of vegetables!! Above all, Shahi/Degi Qorma. I have been told, one can’t differentiate between the Qorma I cook and the one that is cooked by professionals for huge occasions. In fact, sometimes people mistake of it and ask while eating, degh ka pakwaya hay… and then my FIL proudly says, “nahin bhaee, hamari bahu ke hath ka hay, in jesa Qorma koi nahin pakata” , that just makes me feel like :blush:

When I was away from my hubby. I used to make sure to send about 8 to 10 Packed Tins of my Qorma to my hubby whenever anyone visiting. Wo kehtay thay, kuch nahin bhejna bas Qormay ke dibbay bhejna :wub: I especially used to cook him for Chicken leg pieces :cb: That’s what he only eats in a Chicken :hehe:

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which begs the question: recipe, pretty please?

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Guppans plzzz post recipesss
Waitng waitngg

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Sounds special qorma :chilly: Do share the recipe, I will be the first one to try it. :slight_smile:

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and, i’ll be the first one to taste it! :smiley:

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Ohh , are you going to try it too? :D

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Chicken Qorma and Pakorra Karrhi

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I'd say I'm pretty good at chicken/gosht ki biryani, roast dinner, spag bol and chapli kabab... oh god I'm feeling hungry...

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:blush: Thanks ladies. To be very true, What makes it special is, “I” cook it. Whether you believe it or not, plenty of people have asked me for the recipe in my real life, inquiring about the “special” ingredients I use, but there is certainly nothing especial that I use which turns it tasty and really delicious. I just don’t know but you know a famous term used for it, “hath ka taste”, so maybe its all about that.

Ladies, who took the recipe and experimented, usually said, “you might have missed some ingredient telling me, it didn’t turn out as delicious as you cook” Lol… & that really pisses me off. Ek to batao ooper se suno bhi :smack:

Anyways, phir bhi, on requests from both of you, here goes the recipe :slight_smile:

Chicken- 1-1/2 kg
Onions 6 big Onions, thinly sliced
Ghee 2 standard cups

(Always use Ghee for best results)

Melt ghee in Degchi, add onions, fry them until golden brown, take them aside on a newspaper (yes, newspaper works best), Keep it in, where there is a lot of air (if not, then in freezer for about 10 minutes), crush it by hands!! BY HANDS!!

Take yogurt about half KG or a bit less. (Sweetest Yogurt works best. If your yogurt is not sweet, add half cup milk in it and stir, it will help)
Add,

2 tspn Red pepper
1 Tspn Pisa dhanya
1 tspn salt (or to taste)
1/2 tspn Turmeric powder
1/2 Tspn, chaat masala
Pinch of Garam Masala (ground)
Sabut garam masala, 5 cloves, 8 black pepper, 2 black cardamom, 8 to 10 green cardamom, Jaefal Javetri, tspn, 1 bay leaf, 1 leveled tbsp sufaid zeera
Ginger Garlic paste, 1 tspn each
Mix all ingredients in Yogurt, well.

Heat the ghee, (in which you fried onions), pour the paste in it and bhoonify it until the masala is separated from Ghee. Add chicken, bhoono it for 5 to 8 minutes. Lower the flame and cover the lid. Let it tender. Keep checking after every 5 minutes for water. If requires, add some. (usually doesn’t require). When about 80% done, add onion, higher the flame a bit, adjust the consistency, I usually let it remain a little thick. Shouldn’t be formed in a gravy/salan. Thats how the Korma is. Add Kewra water. Give dum for 5 to 10 minutes on the lowest flame. Now serve it with the Sheermaals.

You can use peeled almonds (as whole or as a paste too, I usually don’t because I don’t like to eat them in Korma.

TIP: When cooking Chicken, (for any food), let it drain for about 20 minutes after you wash it. Using Chicken straightaway after washing it, results in chicken leaving a lot of water, which sometimes, messes with your dish and makes your chicken overly tender.

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Chicken 65
Biryani
Pasta
Chicken pot pie
Baked chicken parm
Desserts: basbosa ....everyone loves this one

I'm not an expert in desi food yet.

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Thanks but we don’t have ghee here. Can I use butter or olive oil?

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Why not? I buy Dalda Ghee here. Easily available on Pakistani Shops. Well, I'm afraid you wont be able to get "that" taste with butter. Olive Oil..... no!! not for Korma. I haven't tried at least, so I won't suggest something that I haven't tried personally :/

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There are a couple of recipes for Chicken 65, which one do you follow? I remember it is made both in curry & fried form? :@:

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Fried form. Then I make a sauce with it. This is the one everyone seems to like a lot. I haven't tried the curry form though.

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i make LASAGNA and Stir Fry the Bestest! :)

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please share your recipe… followed by a pic if possible :blush:

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humko kiya pata :snooty: