What's For Dinner #114 - the 1st Quarter Century Edition - January 2025

[Saregama]

Momos — 2 kinds: chicken, paneer & veggies, 3 sauces (momo chutney, Szechuan sauce, soy-based dumpling sauce)

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Kheema Biryani — layers of kheema, potato, rice, and caramelized onions.

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BIRYANI — the real deal, travesties, and other tales

Kheema Biryani I started making Kheema Pulao, but then went a bit extra and made biryani instead. Started with leftover Kheema Aloo, from which I separated the potato and amped up the spicing in the ground mutton (ie goat). Then birista — caramelized fried onions, started stovetop and finished in the microwave. Par-boiled rice in the microwave, drained and rinsed, then added salt and ghee and kewda / kewra water (screw pine / orange blossom). Layered the kheema, potatoes, cilantro, rice, an…