Eid Recipes

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Rawa Malpua Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 Litre Milk
• ¼ Cup Maida
• ¼ Cup Rawa
• Ghee
• Sugar
• Water

Method

• Boil the milk till it reduces to ½ its quantity.
• Roast the rawa till light brown.
• Add rawa and maida to the boiled milk without any lumps.
• The mixture should be in smooth pouring consistency.
• Fry in heated ghee by pouring the batter in circular movements forming small pan cakes.
• Ensure that it does not become very crispy and hard.
• Make sugar syrup of 1 thread consistency.
• Dip the malpuras in the syrup and lay out on a plate.

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Tabuli Recipe


Ingredients

• ½ Cup Bulgur
• 2 Bunches Parsley
• 2 Chopped Tomatoes
• 1 Minced Onion
• 1 Tsp Dry Mint
• ¼ Cup Olive Oil
• ¼ Cup Lemon Juice
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Soak bulgur in enough fresh water for about 15 minutes.
• Drain the water.
• Mix all Ingredients: in a large cooking bowl and add oil.
• Chill the mixture in the refrigerator.

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Haleem Recipe

Ingredients

• 200 Gms Dried Yellow Split Peas
• 150 Gms Lentils
• 80 Gms Oat Meal
• 750 Gm Chopped Lamb
• 2 Tbsp Maiezana
• 4 Tsp Cumin Seeds
• 3 Onions
• 5 Tsp Garam Masala
• 3 Tsp Ajinomoto
• Lemon
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 Bunch Coriander Leaves

Method

• Soak the split peas in water for 4 hours.
• Cook the split peas, lentils and salt for 30 minutes.
• Cut the lamb into cubes and mix with salt, pepper, maiezena and ajinomoto.
• Fry the onion in heated oil.
• Add lamb cubes and fry well.
• Add masala powder and cumin powder.
• Add this spiced lamb cubes to the dal.
• Add more water and cook for 30 minutes in a Pressure Cooker.
• Add oats diluted in a glass of water.
• Bring to the boil until it becomes thick soup.

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Badami Gosht Recipe

Ingredients

• 1½ Lb Lean Cubed Lamb
• ½ Cup Ground Almonds
• 1 ½ Cup Coconut Milk
• 1 ¼ Cup Yogurt
• 5 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks
• 6 Garlic Cloves
• 4 Red Chilies
• 1 Tbsp Cardamom Seeds
• 2 Chopped Onions
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 1½ Inch Fresh Ginger
• 1 Tsp Saffron Threads
• 1 Tsp Chili Powder
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Fry cinnamon, cloves and cardamom in heated oil.
• Add onion, sauté until soft, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic and ginger and fry.
• Add lamb cubes and fry until brown.
• Whisk yogurt, saffron mixture, salt and chili powder together and add to lamb cubes.
• Grind almonds with enough water to form a thick paste.
• Add paste and whole chilies to lamb cubes, stir well and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
• Add coconut milk, cover and cook for 35-40 minutes on low flame.

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Shami Kabab Recipe

Ingredients

• ½ Kg Minced Meat
• 2 Tbsp Channa Dal
• 1 Tsp Cumin And Coriander Powder
• 1 Tsp Garam Masala
• 6 Garlic Flakes
• 2 Pieces Cinnamon
• 3 Cloves
• 1 Piece Ginger
• 2 Cardamoms
• 6 Pepper Seeds
• 2 Tsp Chili Powder
• 1 Bunch Coriander Leaves
• 1 Egg
• Lemon
• 2 Onions
• Oil for Frying
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Wash and soak channa dal in water for 30 minutes.
• Wash and drain the minced meat.
• Mix the chana dal, whole spices, a cup of water and salt to taste. Cook well.
• Remove from the fire and add ginger, garlic, pepper, chili powder, coriander, and cumin powder.
• Grind the mixture into a fine paste and knead into dough.
• Add the chopped coriander leaves, lime juice and salt to taste.
• Make lemon sized balls of the dough, flatten the balls and stuff these with a little onion mixture.
• Dip the stuffed kebabs in the beaten eggs.
• Shallow fry in heated oil till cooked.

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Mutton Korma Recipe

Ingredients

• ½ Kg Boneless Mutton
• ½ Cup Oil
• ½ Tbsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Cup Chopped Onions
• ½ Cup Poppy Seeds
• 1 Cup Grated Coconut
• 1 Tbsp Ginger
• 1 Tbsp Garlic
• 1 Tbsp Coriander seeds
• ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 6 Cloves
• 2 Cardamoms
• 4 Cinnamon Sticks
• 1 Tsp Nutmeg Powder
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Roast cloves, cardamom, nutmeg powder, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, poppy seeds and cinnamon sticks
• Grind these into a fine paste along with coconut.
• Fry bay leaves and chopped onions in heated oil and sauté.
• Add ginger and garlic paste.
• Add boneless mutton and stir.
• Add the prepared masala, turmeric and red chili powder.
• Pour some water, add salt to taste and boil till the mutton is tender.

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Mrouziya Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds Lamp Chunks
• 2 Cups Water
• 2 Tsp Ras El Hanout
• ¼ Cup Honey
• ¼ Cup Olive Oil
• ½ Cup Whole Blanched Almonds, Toasted
• ¼ Cup Raisins

Method

• Preheat oven to 345 degrees.
• Coat the lamb with Ras El Hanout spice.
• Place spiced lamb in a 5-quart pot with an appropriate lid.
• To the pot, add the water, honey and olive oil.
• Bake in the oven for about 2 hours until the meat tenderizes.
• Remove the meat from the pot and remove extra oil.
• Add fried raisins, toasted almonds and cook for 2 minutes.

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Nawabi Biryani Recipe

Ingredients

• 300 Gms Basmati Rice
• ½ Kg Mutton
• 4 Sliced Onions
• ½ Tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• ¼ Cup Milk With Saffron
• 2 Tsp Garam Masala
• 4 Red Chilies
• 1" Piece Cinnamon
• ½ Cup Curd
• 3 Cardamoms
• 6 Pepper
• 4 Cloves
• 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
• ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 Bunch Coriander Leaves
• 6 Apricots
• 1 Cup Dry Fruits
• Ghee as Required

Method

• Fry dry fruits and apricots in little ghee along with little salt to taste.
• Fry sliced onions separately in heated oil and add red chilies.
• Grind onions and red chilies to a fine paste.
• Mix the mutton pieces with curd, ginger-garlic paste, onion paste, turmeric powder and salt.
• Heat ghee in Cooker and add marinated mutton.
• Cook the mutton well in the Cooker.
• In another pan, heat ghee, add the whole spices and fry well.
• Add the washed rice to this spice mixture and fry for 5 minutes.
• Add salt, warm water and cook the rice.
• Remove and spread out to cool.
• In a thick bottomed vessel, apply ghee and add the cooked mutton.
• Sprinkle little garam masala powder.
• Cover with a layer of rice, followed by a melted ghee.
• Add saffron milk.
• Add the fried nuts, cover tightly and keep on dum for 15-20 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.