FISH TIKKA TAWA PULAO

Tawa pulao is a street food of Mumbai usually made with vegetables and cooked rice with pav bhaji masala. I wanted to try it out with a twist and made it with fish tikka giving it biriyani masala flavour. It was a super hit and everyone relished it.
I am posting it in our A-Z Recipe Challenge as the alphabet of the month is - F 





Ingredients:
Boneless fish cubes ..... 500 gms
Cooked rice

CHICKEN KHICHDA / CHICKEN AND DAL KHICHDI

Chicken khichda is a very healthy one pot meal made with chicken, dal and rice cooked together with aromatic spices. This dish is cooked in many regions with a little variation according to their own taste. Hyderabadi chicken khichda is a bit spicier and broken wheat also is added to it while the Bangla Deshi Khichda has adapted Bengali flavours.
In this recipe I have used only yellow moong

KASHMIRI PULAO

Kashmiri pulao is a flavourful and rich dish cooked with dry fruits and flavoured with saffron and whole spices. It can be served with veg and non veg Kashmiri curries. 

Ingredients:
Basmati rice .... 1 cup
Cashewnuts .... few
Almonds ......... few
Walnuts .......... few
Raisins ........... 1 tbsp
Black cardamoms ... 1
Green cardamoms ... 4
Cloves ...................... 4
Cinnamon ........

HYDERABADI BAGARA KHANA / BAGARA CHAWAL

Bagara khana is a Hyderabadi rice speciality. Bagar means tempering. The rice is cooked just with the tempering of whole spices, onion and ginger garlic paste without the addition of vegetables or meats. It is paired with mutton or chicken dalcha and curries. This is very popular in all the weddings and functions apart from the traditional Biriyanis.




Ingredients:
Rice .............. 1 cup

KANBHO / KHATTO BHATH / SINDHI STYLE CURD RICE

Kanbho or khatto Bhath is the Sindhi version of curd rice. It is a traditional dish prepared usually on Shitala Satam (Satain / Thadri) when we eat the cold food prepared the previous day. This is just seasoned with crushed mustard which helps in fermenting the dish and gives the tangy flavour. I prepare it the way I have seen my grandma doing it, ie add lukewarm milk to the cooked rice

CHICKEN TIKKA BIRIYANI

Biriyani is a favourite meal of our family. I keep trying out many versions. Yesterday was hubby's birthday and I made chicken tikka biriyani for dinner. It is an extremely delicious variation. You can just relish it with a simple raita.




Ingredients:
Boneless chicken .... 250 gms (cut into big chunks)
Onion ...................... 2 cups (sliced)
Ginger ................... 2 inch piece

LEBANESE LENTIL RICE WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS / MUJADARA / MUJADARRAH / CHICKEN KEBAB

This is a protein packed dish of lentils and rice topped with caramelized onions and roasted almonds or pine nuts.  It is usually served with some plain yogurt. I always ended up ordering this dish in the Lebanese restaurants as it is somewhat like our pulao. I have served some chicken kebab as an accompaniment.

Ingredients:
Lentils ... 1 cup
Rice ...... 1 cup
Onions ... 1 large (sliced)