Lamb Karahi

Karahi is a delicious traditional Pakistani dish. 

Meat is cooked in a spicy batter in a wok called"karahi"

Lamb -1/2 Kg (marinate with papaya)

Tomatoes – 4 (sliced into 4)

Green Chilies – 6

Garlic paste – 1 Tablespoon

Ginger paste – 1 Tablespoon

Red chili flakes – 1 tea spoon

Garam masala – 1 teas spoon

Salt – according to taste

Cumin – 1 teas spoon

Dry Coriander -  1 tea spoon

Ground black pepper – 1 tea spoon

Oil to cook – ½ cup

Heat oil in a wok (called Karahi in sub-continent). Fry meat, tomatoes and green chilies for 15 min. This step adds the peculiar taste to Karahi. Remove the excess oil later.

After removing the excss oil, add garlic, ginger, red chili, garam masala, salt, cumin, dry coriander, ground black pepper to the meat. Add 1 glass of water to cook thoroughly. (You can try with chicken and other meats; add water accordingly like no need for chicken)

Cook over low flame until meat is tender.

Now add some green chili, sprinkle fresh coriander and serve with Pita bread, or Naan.

Instant Tandori Chicken

Chicken -1 kg

Garlic - 3 cloves

Mix the following spices in yogurt to make a batter;

CHAT MASALA - 1,2 tsp

Red chili flakes- 1tsp

Salt – According to taste

Turmeric powder - ½ tsp

Ajwain - 1/2 tsp

Yogurt - 200 grams

Pre-cook chicken in microwave for 8 min (add some water to chicken and cook in microwave)

Heat oil in a pan, now add chopped garlic.

Add chicken

Add the Spice batter.

Cover the pan and let meat cook in steam.

Serve with spicy crispy Fries.

Potato Salad

Following are easy and simple salad recipes. Make to compliment your main course.

Potatoes

Salt & pepper to tatse

Chopped parsley

Sour cream and double cream

Chopped Green onion

• Wrap big washed potato in silver foil, put in oven, a gas mark 6, for ½ an hr.

When cooked, quart it. Sprinkle with pepper + salt + chopped parslay + sour cream

• Mix peeled baked potatoes, add chopped green onion. Add sliced olives. Sprinkle black pepper and salt. Dab with double cream .