Thursday, August 14, 2025

Perfect Hyderabadi Potato mudha koora

Perfect Hyderabadi Potato mudha kura


Ingredients

Potatoes - 2 cups cubed 


Oil - 3-4 tbsp

Green chilies - 2 slit 

Onion - 1 cup finely chopped

Curry leaves - few 

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp 

Kashmir red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Tomato - 1/2 cup chopped fine

Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp

Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp ( crush to powder)

Cilantro - 1/4 cup

Water - 1.5 cup 


Dry Spices:

Cinnamon - 1 inch

Cardamon - 2

Green cardamom - 2




Method :

  1. Heat oil in a pan and dry spices and let it splutter
  2. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves and fry till onions turn light golden brown
  3. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
  4. Now turmeric, red chili powder, salt, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix well.
  5. Now add tomato, and cook tomato for 5 mins on low flame, and then it starts to leave oil to sides
  6. Now add potato chunks and cook on low flame for 5 mins
  7. Now add water and cook on medium flame for 5 mins until potatoes are cooked nicely
  8. Now add Garam masala, kasuri methi and cilantro and mix well for a min and cook on low flame for 5 mins.
  9. Switch off the flame and Now serve with hot rice.
  

Monday, August 11, 2025

Perfect Mutton kheema

 

 1st set Ingredients

Mutton kheema - 2 lbs

Oil - 3-4 tbsp

Onion - 1 big (chopped fine)

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp 

Kashmir red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp ( crush to powder)

Meat masala - 1/2 tsp

Cilantro - 1/4 cup

Green chilies - 2 slit 

Curry leaves - few (optional)


Grind to a powder:

Green Cardamom - 3

Cloves - 4

Cinnamon - 1 inch

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp


Spices:

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

meat Masala - 1/2 tsp


Method :

  1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add onion, fry till onions turn light golden brown.
  2. Now add mutton kheema and cook until oil is all oozing out.
  3. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
  4. Now add turmeric, 2 red chili powder's, salt and mix well.
  5. Now add ground powder and cook well for 2 mins.
  6. Now add 1.5 cups water and close the lid and cook for 2 whistles and switch off the flame. leave it for until pressure is gone.
  7. Once pressure is off, switch on the flame
  8. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder and Kasurimethi and meat masala and mix well for a min.
  9. Cook on low flame for 15 mins
  10. switch off and serve with hot rice.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Perfect Mutton Korma

 1st set Ingredients

Mutton - 2 lbs

Oil - 3-4 tbsp

Onion - 1 big (chopped fine)

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Tomato - 2 big round ones (chopped fine)

Green chilies - 2 slit 

Curry leaves - few 

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp 

Kashmir red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp ( crush to powder)

Cilantro - 1/4 cup

Boiled potatoes - check notes to cook them


2nd set - grind to a fine paste

Cashews - 1 tbsp

Melon seeds - 1 tbsp

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

water - 1/2 cup


Dry masala:

Green Cardamom - 5

Cloves - 5

Cinnamon - 1 inch


Spices:

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

meat Masala - 1/2 tsp


Water - 1 cup 


Notes - Boiled Aloo prep:

Heat oil in a pan, add 4 potatoes ( cut into 1/2 pieces), red chili powder, salt, turmeric and mix well

Now add 1/2 cup water and close the lid on low flame for 5 mins.

Potatoes should cook 3/4th .

If needed add little more water and cook covered.



Method :

  1. Heat oil in a pan and Dry masala's and let it splutter
  2. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves and fry till onions turn light golden brown
  3. Now add mutton and cook until oil is all oozing out.
  4. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
  5. Now add tomato, turmeric, 2 red chili powder's, salt and mix well.
  6. Once tomato is cooked and when it starts to leave oil to sides
  7. Now add cashew melon poppy paste and cover and cook for 3 mins
  8. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder and meat masala and mix well for a min.
  9. Now add kasuri methi and and mix well for a min.
  10. Now add 1 cup water, and cook for 2 whistles and switch off the flame. leave it for until pressure is gone.
  11. Now add boiled potato chunks, cilantro and cook on low flame for 5 mins.
  12. switch off and serve with hot rice.