Author Archives: Rabia

Sep1

Shahi Chicken Pulao – 1st attempt

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I’m terrible at making rice. So, of course, the first rice recipe I blog about is this heavyweight. There are a wide variety of ways of making Shahi Pulao and Chicken Pulao – though not together. Truthfully, I got a little overwhelmed with my options. I like to think of this initial attempt as learning the method of making pulao. Thank my lucky stars that it turned out quite good. The rice was subtley sweet. The chicken had flavor, but I believe it can be improved.

Keep in mind: I don’t like sweet chicken, so I nixed the sugar in this recipe. If you must, a teaspoon of sugar is added after the cashews & raisins and before the onions. Therefore, caramelizing the onions. Yup, not gonna happen. Here’s what I did instead. Read the rest of this entry →

Aug21

Roasted Salsa

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Really not much to say about this. I like a chunky salsa so I prepared this by hand trusting to my questionable knife skills. If you’re not comfortable with blades there’s always the food processor. You can also vary the texture if you want a smooth salsa.

Note: I have never made salsa before, therefore this is a true experiment. I spent 30 min scrolling through the internet and I ‘borrowed’ from several recipes and put them together.

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