Nov 25

Ingredients

1 kg chicken pieces or fillets
200g natural yoghurt
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated finely
1 tbsp garlic, grated finely
1 tbsp tandoori paste
½ tsp tandoori food colouring (optional)
2 tsp cumin seeds, ground
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp garam masala
½ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Mint sauce and roti to serve

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Nov 15
Mantu
by Darly

Ingredients

1 packet (40 pieces) Shanghai wonton skins
Natural yoghurt or dhal to serve
¼ cup parsley, chopped

Filling

¼ cup vegetable oil or ghee
500g lean lamb mince
4 brown onions, finely chopped
2 tsp garlic, finely chopped
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp chilli powder

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Sep 9
Haleem
by Darly

How to make Pakistani Haleem, a video recipe from SBS Food Safari show.

Ingredients

½ cup wheat grain, crushed and soaked in water for 1 ½ hours
1 kg beef or lamb (on the bone)
½ cup each of channa dhal, urud dhal, mung dhal and barley soaked overnight and drained
2 tbsp garlic, crushed to a paste
2 tbsp ginger, crushed to a paste
10 cups of water
2 tbsp ghee
Saffron colour (optional)
¼ tsp ground fenugreek
Salt to taste
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp chaat masala (tangy spice blend)
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp garam masala
2 onions, peeled, sliced and fried in ½ cup of vegetable oil

Seasoning and Garnish
Chaat masala
Fresh coriander leaves
Green chilli, finely chopped
Julienned ginger
Sliced lemon

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Jun 12
Sindhi Biryani
by Darly

A video recipe from SBS Food Safari show, how to make Pakistani Sindhi Biryani.

Ingredients

1kg goat meat, boneless and cut into large cubes
500g basmati rice
100g natural yoghurt
3 medium tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
Vegetable oil
3 medium potatoes, boiled until tender and cut in half
3 medium onions, thinly sliced
3 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
1 tbsp garlic, minced
10 cloves
5-6 green cardamom pods plus 8 to cook rice
4-5 cinnamon quills
1 tablespoon dried red chilli powder
½ tbsp turmeric
½ tbsp paprika
5 bay leaves
1 tbsp coriander powder
2 heaped tsp cumin powder
2 tsp cumin seeds
8 to 10 dried plums
1 tbsp salt
8 -10 black peppercorns, ground
2-3 black cardamom pods
3 long green chillies, whole, plus 1 finely sliced
1 bunch coriander, chopped
1 bunch mint, chopped
1 tbsp saffron, soaked briefly in milk
25g each of sultanas, slivered almonds, walnuts and cashew nuts
Fried onion rings, to garnish

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Jun 3
Carrot Halwa
by Darly

How to make Pakistani Carrot Halwa from SBS Food safari show.

Ingredients

1kg carrots, grated
100g ghee plus 1 tbsp extra
200g sugar
7 cardamom pods, crushed and seeds reserved
10 natural almonds, slivered, plus extra to garnish
10 pistachio nuts, slivered, plus extra to garnish
4 tbsp milk powder
1 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp cream

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