Here are few standard recipes for some dishes. You can make lots of variation by changing the proportion of the spices or substituting the ingredients. You can add different vegetables in some dishes, replace meat with eggs etc. For additional flavors & taste you can add any of these Panchforon, Methi, Lemon or Orange rinds, Pineapple etc

Meat Rezala


Heat 4 large spoonful of oil, add Chopped Onion (2 cups), Ginger Paste(2 tsp.), Garlic Paste(3 tsp.) Cardamon(10), few sticks of Cinnamon, few Bay leaf (3) Clove (6) and fry, add small pieces of MEAT (2 lb.) and cook until golden/ brown. Add Zeera Powder(1 tsp.). Dhanya Powder (2 tsp.), Haldi (1 tsp.), Chilli Powder (1/2 tsp.), Paprika Powder (1 tsp.), Salt (3 tsp.) and optional Garam masala powder (1 tsp.), and fry the whole mix for at least 5 minutes. Add small amount of boiling water if the spices stick to the bottom; simmer for 30/40 minutes on low heat; (add boiling water to get the consistency you like) Add salt & chili to your taste. (1 chopped Tomato can be added too)

For Chicken Bhuna fry spices first with onion, then add chicken pieces.

Use the recipe above but add few Elachi, few sticks of Darchini, few Tejpata (bay leaf), half cup of Yogurt, 1 tsp. Sugar and 10 green chilies.

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