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N ihari – A C lassic P akistani D ish There are a few Pakistani recipes that can stand on their own. That don’t need a second fiddle, a side, anything else really except the garnishes that accompany it. Biryani is one such dish, but if I am to be honest than my favourite one dish meal is Nihari. With it’s strong spices, beautifully tender meat, the sourness of the lemon, that bright leafy cilantro. If I had a last meal request it would be Nihari.  I shared my recipe for Dum Ka Keema here recently and said that it was one of my bucket list foods, one of the dishes that I wanted to be able to make well from scratch. Nihari is another such dish. There are several masala brands that sell a Nihari spice mix and while I enjoy it immensely there is something eminently satisfying about homemade. The flavour is decidedly different, earthier, more robust. However if you like that particularly flavour but want a homemade base then feel free to add a tablespoon or so of it into your “ta...

M UTTON K ORMA R ECIPE S HAHI, H OW T O M AKE M UTTON K ORMA Mutton korma recipe  is a shahi recipe made with mutton and nutty paste and is full of rich and creamy ingredients. This mutton korma goes very well with pulao recipes or even with plain cooked rice. I like to make many korma recipes be it with vegetables or non vegetarian and this non veg mutton korma is absolutely delicious and lip smacking one!!! This recipe is perfect to be made during festivals or any gatherings or any ceremonies or during occasions. This kind of recipe is usually made in hyderabad or lucknow or in pakistan. This recipe takes in many ingredients and it has to be made with patience. I like to make mutton with a combination of aloo or potatoes and I must say the combo of aloo and mutton is the best… I try most of the mutton recipes including potato and this mutton korma is made by adding potatoes… The recipe takes in ingredients such as desiccated coconut, cashews, almonds, yogurt, onions, chironji/ch...

C HICKEN D UM B IRYANI R ECIPE / R ESTAURANT S TYLE C HICKEN B IRYANI R ECIPE I have made so many types of biryani, but i would say that dum biryani is the real one and has the real taste to it. I love pressure cooker biryani and one pot biryani as well but nothing can beat a dum biryani when it is properly made..I have few dum biryani recipes in my blog. The cool part in making dum biryani is, when you are dumming the biryani, your house will be smelling like heaven. And also when you open the biryani it is just heaven. Can’t describe it in words..You can check out my other simple  veg biryani  and  non veg biryani  as well.. Past saturday my uncles family visited us, my cousin demanded me to cook lunch for him. So i decided to try a biryani since there is nothing more special than dum biryani. I made biryani, chicken 65, raita, biryani brinjal as well. They loved the meal and enjoyed it to the core.. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out fo...