You will need (for 3-4 people)
Pulau:
300gm rice (1 and a half cups), washed 2-3 times then soaked for half an hour.
On a small saucer, keep these spices ready:
1 level tbsp whole jeera/cumin
1/2 tsp whole pepper
2 sticks of cinammon
2 cloves
2 cardamom
Pulau:
300gm rice (1 and a half cups), washed 2-3 times then soaked for half an hour.
On a small saucer, keep these spices ready:
1 level tbsp whole jeera/cumin
1/2 tsp whole pepper
2 sticks of cinammon
2 cloves
2 cardamom
Also, you will need
2 onions, chopped
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin/coriander powder
1/2 tsp freshly ground roasted cumin powder
2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp garlic paste
a bit of chopped coriander
2 tomatoes, chopped with the peel on
2 tomatoes, peeled and liquidised
1 tbsp yoghurt
water or stock, warm (for every cup of rice, you will need 1 and quarter cups of water)
Ok, now we're all set to start cooking!
Take a pan and put it on your stove. Remember that the rice will double after cooking, you will need to have enough space in the pan. Turn on the heat and once the pan is hot, add the oil and butter.
Then add the spices you had placed on the saucer. Cumin, cardamon, cinnamon, pepper, cloves.
Once they splutter in the oil, add your chopped onions. Fry them until they are transluscent, stirring with a wooden spoon. Then add the turmeric and cumin/coriander powder.
Let these fry for a few minutes, then add the garlic paste and chopped tomato. Fry together for a couple of minutes, then add in the liquidised tomatoes and the yoghurt. Cook until the mixture thickens then add the stock/water and some salt. Let the stock simmer and taste for the salt. You should be able to feel the saltiness. If it feels just right, it means you have too little. Remember that the rice will need some salt too, so let the salt be enough that you can taste it to be a bit more than you would want. Not too much of course!
Once the water starts boiling, drain your rice (which should have been pre-soaked for about half an hour) and add this rice to the stock. Sprinkle a bit of coriander on this, and stir a little. Let this cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring now and then, then reduce the heat to medium and keep cooking it whilst covered until the water diminishes, giving it a stir every now and then to make sure all the rice is cooked evenly and perfectly.
Once you find there is very little water left in the rice, reduce the heat to the lowest point possible. Seal your pan by using a tight lid or wetting a kitchen towel and placing it over the pan then placing a lid on top of it.
Leave the rice to continue steaming on very low heat for a good 10 mins. Switch off, and serve with accompaniments of your choice! :)
For the bbq'd chicken, here is the recipe:
2 onions, chopped
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin/coriander powder
1/2 tsp freshly ground roasted cumin powder
2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp garlic paste
a bit of chopped coriander
2 tomatoes, chopped with the peel on
2 tomatoes, peeled and liquidised
1 tbsp yoghurt
water or stock, warm (for every cup of rice, you will need 1 and quarter cups of water)
Ok, now we're all set to start cooking!
Take a pan and put it on your stove. Remember that the rice will double after cooking, you will need to have enough space in the pan. Turn on the heat and once the pan is hot, add the oil and butter.
Then add the spices you had placed on the saucer. Cumin, cardamon, cinnamon, pepper, cloves.
Once they splutter in the oil, add your chopped onions. Fry them until they are transluscent, stirring with a wooden spoon. Then add the turmeric and cumin/coriander powder.
Let these fry for a few minutes, then add the garlic paste and chopped tomato. Fry together for a couple of minutes, then add in the liquidised tomatoes and the yoghurt. Cook until the mixture thickens then add the stock/water and some salt. Let the stock simmer and taste for the salt. You should be able to feel the saltiness. If it feels just right, it means you have too little. Remember that the rice will need some salt too, so let the salt be enough that you can taste it to be a bit more than you would want. Not too much of course!
Once the water starts boiling, drain your rice (which should have been pre-soaked for about half an hour) and add this rice to the stock. Sprinkle a bit of coriander on this, and stir a little. Let this cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring now and then, then reduce the heat to medium and keep cooking it whilst covered until the water diminishes, giving it a stir every now and then to make sure all the rice is cooked evenly and perfectly.
Once you find there is very little water left in the rice, reduce the heat to the lowest point possible. Seal your pan by using a tight lid or wetting a kitchen towel and placing it over the pan then placing a lid on top of it.
Leave the rice to continue steaming on very low heat for a good 10 mins. Switch off, and serve with accompaniments of your choice! :)
For the bbq'd chicken, here is the recipe:
500g boneless chicken breast, cut into even sized cubes
1 level tsp chilli powder
half tbsp ginger paste
half tbsp garlic paste
1 tsp tandoori masala
half tsp turmeric powder
half a lemon's juice
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp yoghurt
pinch of red or orange colouring (optional)
salt to taste (about 1 tsp)
Marinate the chicken cubes in the above ingredients preferably overnight or for at least 4 hours. Skewer them and grill until tender. You can dab a bit of oil on the pieces as they grill. Do not over-cook them, they should be ready within 10-15minutes. Make sure you turn the skewers several times during the grilling. Serve hot!!
Enjoy! :)
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