Rifka’s kitchen

For Biryani Masala  Ingredients: ❣️ 1 Star anise ❣️ 1  mace ❣️ 1 inch Cinnamon stick ❣️ 4    cardamom pods ❣️ 4 cloves ❣️ 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds ❣️ 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds ❣️ 1 teaspoon pepper corns ❣️ 2 teaspoons coriander seeds For Chicken Biryani, Ingredients: ❤️ 2 Tablespoons Ghee (Clarified Butter)  ❤️ 2 Tablespoons Oil ❤️ 2 bay leaves  ❤️ 1 inch Cinnamon Stick ❤️ 200 g Onion  ❤️ 2 Tablespoons Ginger Garlic paste ❤️ 3 green Chilies ❤️ 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder ❤️ 1-2 Tablespoons Red Chili Powder ❤️ 150g Tomato ❤️ 1/2 cup Yogurt / Curd ❤️ Handfull coriander and Mint leaves ❤️ 500g Chicken  ❤️ 2 cups Basmati rice  ❤️ 3 cups Water ❤️ Salt to Taste Method: 1️⃣ To make biryani masala grind cinnamon,star anise, mace, cloves, cardamom,    fennel seeds, cumin seeds, pepper corns, coriander seeds into a fine powder.You can also dry roast the ingredients and then grind. 2️⃣ In a rice cooker on a stove top heat equal quantities ...

  South Indian   THAYIR VADAI WITH LEFT OVER VADA: Ingredients : 🌹 yogurt - 500 - ml 🌹 Finely chopped coriander leaves  🌹 Grated carrots (Optional) 🌹 2 green chilies chopped  🌹 Sugar 1/2 teaspoon 🌹 Salt For Tempering: 🌹 Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp 🌹 Urad dhal    1/2 teaspoon  🌹 Oil 1/2 teaspoon  🌹 Curry leaves 1 sprig Method  1️⃣ Take the Left over vadas and put in cold water which has added 1/2 teaspoons salt,Leave it to soak for 5 minutes. 2️⃣ Now Take them out of water and squeeze the water and keep it aside.  3️⃣ For the Yogurt add cumin    powder,green chilli,coriander leaves ,Sugar,Salt and blend it.or whisk it. 4️⃣ Heat the oil in a kadhai ,add mustard seeds,curry leaves, Mix this to the yoghurt mix. Place the vada in a tray and pour the curd mixture evenly all over the vadas and cover them completely. 🌹🌹 Serving - place the Vada in a deep dish.pour the curd mixture all over the vadas and cover completely. 🌹🌹 Spr...

CRISPY PAPER DOSAI:(Restaurant Style) 🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞 Ingredients: 🌹1 cup raw rice Or Basmati Rice 🌹1/2 cup urad dhal 🌹1/2 cup channa dhal 🌹2 teaspoons Fenugreek seeds 🌹Salt 🌹2 Cups Water 🌹Ghee/ oil Method: 1️⃣Soak the raw rice,with Fenugreek Seeds.Seperately Soak the urad dal and channa dal  for 5-6 hours or Overnight. 2️⃣Grind both separately into a smooth batter adding sufficient water when grinding. 3️⃣Mix both Nicely and Keep it in warm place for fermentation for 10 to 12 hours for fermentation. Batter will be double in size. 4️⃣Add Salt before making the Dosai. 🌹Heat a iron pan or non stick pan ,when it is hot, pour 1 and half ladle full of batter in the center of the pan  and immediately make a thin circle.when it is half cooked  Pour few drops of oil or ghee around Dosai And cook it till crispy. #sharingwithlove #blogger #mypassion

SEMOLINA/RAVA/SOOJI KESARI: Ingredients: 🌹1 cup Sooji / Rava / Semolina 🌹1 cup Sugar 🌹4 -5 tablespoons  Ghee or Butter  🌹Cashew nuts  🌹 Raisins 🌹pinch of Orange food color or Kesari Powder  🌹2 cups Milk (If you want use Water) Method  1️⃣Add little Ghee in a pan and roast cashews first,once it turn golden add the raisins and roast until they are ballooned, do not burn them (they will taste bitter if burnt). Transfer this to a plate. 2️⃣Add the Semolina to a pan and roast it nicely until you get a nice aroma and golden color.It will take around 8-10 minutes.when it obtains golden color remove the pan from Fire. 3️⃣Add the Milk to a pan. 4️⃣Add the Orange color,Sugar and  Roasted Semolina,Mix well.Switch onthe Fire.keep on stirring to prevent lumps once you get a lump free mixture cook until all the water is absorbed by the rawa 5️⃣ Once all the water absorbed by the Semolina Add the ghee or butter and the Fried Raisins and Cashews nuts.Mix w...

Sweet boondi Laddu: Ingredients: ❤️2 cups Gram flour  ❤️1 1/2 cup water ❤️Pinch of Salt ❤️1 tsp Cardamom powder ❤️3-4 tablespoons Ghee ❤️Green and red coloring  Yellow coloring or Kesari Powder  ❤️100g Chopped cashew nuts (optional) ❤️50g Sultana (plums)(optional) For the Sugar Syrup: ❤️2 cup Sugar ❤️1 1/2 cup water  Method : 1️⃣Add the Gram flour to a bowl.add Salt,Kesari Powder. 2️⃣Heat the ghee and add to the Gram flour immediately and Add water and whisk it well without forming any lumps which should be in dosa batter consistency. To check the consistency, pour a ladle of batter on the boondhi ladle, If it drops as perfect rounds, boondhi batter is in correct consistency. If you want you can add yellow food colour.  3️⃣In separate bowl add green and red color and keep it aside. 4️⃣In a saucepan add sugar and water, let it boil till you get the correct consistency. If you pour this sugar syrup from a ladle it should be poured like a silky thread ( very near t...

Butter Chicken:(Murg Makhini) 🍗🍲🍗🍲🍗🍲🍗🍲🍗🍲 Butter Chicken or Murg Makhini is a classic one pot Indian recipe.It’s among the best known Indian foods all over the world.   Ingredients: 🍗500g Chicken Boneless(cut into small pieces) 🍗4 tablespoons Oil or  Butter  🍗2 Green Chillies 🍗 1 Medium onion sliced 🍗1 tablespoons coriander powder  🍗8-10 Cashew nuts. 🍗1 -2 teaspoon Chilli powder  🍗1/2 teaspoons Sugar 🍗1 Onion 🍗Salt to taste 🍗1 teaspoon Cumin seeds 🍗2 teaspoons Ginger and garlic paste 🍗200g Tomato 🍗1 teaspoon  Kasturi methi ( if you don’t have don’t add) 🍗Coriander leaves for garnishing( optional) Method: 1.Cut the chicken into Small pieces. 2.Rub it with 1 teaspoon ginger and garlic paste ,1 teaspoon Coriander powder,1 teaspoon Chilli powder,salt. 3.Add the Oil to a pan and Shallow fry the chicken ,then transfer into a plate and keep it aside. 4.In this same oil add the cumin seeds,ginger and garlic paste,Onions stir fry it for 2-3 m...

I’m sharing with you all an Instant version of Naan Bread (Roti) recipe.This Instant Naan Roti recipe is basically a simple,quick,easy  and fail-proof flat - bread, this recipe needs no long hours of waiting for the dough to prove and rise.it needs just about 30 minutes for the dough to get ready and start making Naan out of it.you can achieve similar results of restaurant quality Naan bread using a skillet made in stove top in very less time. You’ll love how soft ,pliable this Naan turns out.It tastes absolutely delicious ❤️❤️ 🌺🌸🌺🌺🌸🌺🌺🌸 Ingredients: 🌹750g Flour 🌹2  teaspoons Instant yeast  🌹2  cups of warm Milk 🌹3  teaspoons Oil 🌹1  teaspoon Salt (add to your taste) 🌹2  teaspoons Sugar 🌹8 tablespoons yoghurt  🌹Warm water to knead Method:  1.Put everything into a bowl ,add Milk little by little ,Add warm water if needed. 2.knead it to a Soft dough. 3.Leave it to rise for 30 Minutes . 4.Dust with flour and roll it thinly. 5.Heat...

THIS IS A SNACK YOU CAN MAKE WITH LEFT OVER COOKED RICE,I TRIED THIS TODAY AND IT IS VERY EASY AND TASTY TOO.I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL.ENJOY... ingredients: 1 cup cooked rice 1|4 cup gram flour 1|4 cup cornflour chilly powder1 teaspoon or to your taste salt to taste lemon juice 1|2 teaspoon onions 1 ginger and garlic paste 1 teaspoon what ever vegetable you have 1 cup (CARROT ,CABBAGE,LEEKS)or any mixed vegetables. method: 1. mash the rice nicely with your fingers. 2.add vegetables ,ginger and garlc paste,onions,curyleaves to the rice mix it. 3. sprinkle little water and add the gram flour and corn flour mix well. 4. fry in hot oil like pakoda or dip in flour paste and fry or flatten it and add little oil to a frying pan and make as patties. 5. serve with tomato sauce.

INGREDIENTS: 4 naan.(ready to be baked naans OR used pitta bread instead) 3 tbsp low -fat youghurt. 1 1/2 tsp garam masala. 1 tsp chili powder. 1 tsp salt. 3 tbsp lemon juice. 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander. 1 green chili chopped. 450g(31/4) cups chicken, skinned-boned 3 cubed. 1 tbsp vegetable oil(optional). 8 onion rings. 2 tomato quartered. 1/2 white cabbage shredded. GARNISH: lemon wadges. 2 small tomato halved. mixed salad leaves. fresh coriander. METHOD: 1. cut into the middle of each naan to make a pocket,then set aside. 2. mix together the yougurt,garam masala,chili powder,salt,lemon juice,fresh coriander and green chilies,pour the marinade over the chicken pieces and leave to marinate for about half an hour. 3. after one hour preheat the grill to very hot.then lower the heat to medium.place the chicken in a flam proof dish and grill for 15-20 minutes,until tender and cooked through.turning the chicken pieces at least twice,if wished,baste with the oi...

FISH BIRIYANI INGREDIENTS 600g king fish mix together then rub into fish: 1 tbsp turmeric powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp water shallow fry marinated fish till cooked but not crispy. grind to a paste: 8 green chillies 4 cloves garlic 1 pc ginger about size of small piece walnut add to paste: 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp tumeric powder 1 tsp chilli powder 1 small bunch chopped coriander leaves 2 sprig mint leaves(discard stalk) ingredients for frying: 1 onion -slice fine 3 cardamons 4 cloves 1 stick cinnamon 2 heaped tbsp ghee 2 tomatoes-sliced 1/2 cup water 2 tsp salt 10 cashew nuts 10 almonds- soak and blanch METHOD heat ghee,add ingredients for frying.when onions are brown, add ground ingredients.when fragnant,add tomatoes,fry,add water,stir,add almondand cashew paste,stir,add salt.when boiling, add fish and simmer to allow fish to absorb mixture.when mixture is thick,turn off heat. INGREDIENTS FOR COOKING RICE 600g basmati rice-clean wash then drain ...

Fish in skewers 🐟🧅🍋🌹🐠❤️🐟🧅🍋🌹🐠 Ingredients; 🌸Fish Fillet 1 kg 🌸3 teaspoons Chillie powder   🌸1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder  🌸1 teaspoon cummin powder   🌸2 teaspoons coriander powder  🌸2 teaspoon ginger and garlic paste  🌸Salt to taste  🌸3-4 tablespoons lime or lemon juice  🌸4 tablespoons curd or plain yogurt  🌸Olive oil 1 tablespoon  Method: 1. Cut the fish into cubes, marinate with all the other ingredients and keep it aside for 1/2 an hour. For baking: 🌸Wooden or metal Skewers 🌸Onions cut into cubes cubes 🌸Red ,yellow and green bell peppers cut into cubes . 🌹🌹soak the wooden  skewers in water for one hour so that it won’t burn in the grill. 🌹🌹insert the fish cubes,then onion,bell peppers alternately how you like.brush with oil on top 🌹🌹bake at 220• for 8-10 minutes each sides.

6 Bread Slices 2 eggs beaten  1/2 cup milk  2 tablespoons sugar A pinch of salt Butter Method: Beat the eggs and add the milk ,sugar and salt beat well. Keep a pan on fire add butter 1/2 teaspoon, When the butter melts,Dip the bread in the egg mix and place it in the pan. Cook both sides, add more butter if you want. Serve with fruits and maple syrup. It tastes Awesome with beef or chicken curry and dhal curry.

For the Tart dough: Ingredients: 🌺2 cups all purpose flour 🌺1/2 teaspoon Salt 🌺1 Egg 🌺3 tablespoons Butter 🌺Water to knead the dough  Method: Add the flour,salt ,butter ,egg to a bowl and mix well .add water little by little and knead it to a soft and smooth dough. Leave it to rest for 30 minutes. Roll the dough and cut rounds with a cookie cutter. Place them on a well greased cup cake tray. Bake at 180c for 20 minutes. While the tart is baking make the semolina mix. Ingredients: 🌺4 cups water 🌺1.5 cups sugar 🌺Half cup oil 🌺5 cardamom pods 🌺1 cup semolina  Method: 1.Boil the water,when it starts to boil add the sugar,mix it. 2.Let the sugar dissolve completely. 3.keep the sugar syrup aside. 4.Take a separate pan. 5.Add the oil. 6.Add the cardamoms. 7.Add the semolina and fry it in oil for 8 minutes.( medium flame) 8.Reduce the flame and add half of the sugar syrup.keep in mixing.add all the remaining sugar syrup. 9.Mix it until thickens. 10.Leave the semolina to set ...