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The name ‘Biryani’ is derived from the Persian word bery?(n) (?????) which means “fried” or “roasted”. There are many kinds of biryanis. Popular of them are mutton dum biryani, chicken dum biryani, vegetable biryani, etc. Today iam going to make much popular biryani, that is ’samarkandhi biryani’. The name itself bring lot of memories to my mind. Whenever there is a festival, function or any celebration my sweet home gets filled with mesmerizing aroma of spices used in making the dish. It is an all time favourite recipe for me. When i statred to learn cooking this is the first recipe i tried to struggle with, that’s why it is so dear to me.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 kg Basmati Rice
• 2 kg Lamb
• 75 g Ginger-Garlic paste
• 500 g hung Curd
• 10 Green chillies, chopped
• 9 tbsp Lemon juice
• 5…

An perfect evening snack for me. Having a hot cup of coffee in hand and basket full of samosas and pakoda’s in front of you, slight drizzle of rain view from a window and watching Tom and Jerry cartoon show with your loved one’s, what on earth can any one wish for in life!

INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE SAMOSA BATTER:

• 2 cups Maida
• 5 tsp Ghee
• 1 pinch Baking soda
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste

FOR THE FILLING:

• 1 cup shelled Peas, coarsely crushed
• 1/2 cup Beans and Carrots, finely chopped
• 3 tsp Oil
• 1 tsp roasted Jeera powder
• 1/4 tsp Jeera seeds
• 1 Green chilli, finely chopped
• salt to taste</span…

Jalebi is a fried sweet made from maida flour, commonly prepared in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Jalebi is thought to have originated in the north of India, but most likely it originated in Punjab. The Persian word for Jalebi is “zoolbiah,” while it is called “jeri” in Nepal, derived from jangiri, and the Mogul Emperor Jahangir. It is made by deep-frying batter in a pretzel shape, instead of the funnel cake shape common in the U.S., then soaked in syrup. Jalebis are bright orange or yellow in colour, but are also available in white.

It can be served warm or cold. It has a somewhat chewy texture with a crystallized sugary exterior coating. The sugars get partly fermented which adds flavor to the dish.
A similar sweet is “Emarti”, which is red-orange in colour and sweeter in taste, made in Uttar Pradesh. Jalebis in Orissa are also sometimes made of chhena.

Jalebi is one of the most popular sweets in India and …