Hot & Spicy Rice(Arabian rice)

Ingredients

Rice (Soak) 250 gm
Garam masala powder ½ tsp
Oil 3tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Green chilies 3 strips
Yellow color few drops
chili garlic sauce1tb,chilli sauce 2tb ,ketchup 1tb mix all this is sauce for topping

Method

Heat oil, adds soaked rice, and fry for a minute. Add salt, all spice powder, and 1. ¼ cup water. Cover and cook till rice water dries out. Remove 1 cup rice in a bowl. Add yellow color; add to the remaining white rice.don't mix just put them in middle . Add in green chilies. Leave on DAM for 10 minutes. Mix well before serving. Serve in a platter, top with shots. Drizzle with sauce and serve immediately

I served it with chicken spicy wings :)

Moussaka

There r 5 layers in moussaka i-e eggplants,red sauce,mince filling,white sauce and then mozzarella cheese.
Here is the recipe..

 first layer:

2 large eggplants (washed n cut in to round thin slices)
olive oil for frying

heat plenty of olive oil in a pan (not for deep fry but use good amount of oil) n fry eggplant slices until done.remove n transfer to an absorbent paper.
u can also bake or grill the eggplant slices but i like the fried ones :D
second layer:
red sauce
i used bottled pasta sauce   any other you can use.....or use your homemade red sauce.

mince filling:

400 gm beef or mutton mince or u can also use chicken mince
1 large onion chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
oil
2 tomatoes,chopped
red chilli powder to taste
turmeric 1/4 tsp
 coriander powder 1 tsp
cumin powder 1/2 tsp
 salt
1 tsp vinegar

heat oil in a pan...saute onions till transparent.add ginger garlic paste.fry for few sec....add mince n fry on high heat until no pink shows....add tomatoes n all other spices.keep frying on high heat until all water dries out n u have a dry mince filling.

third layer:

white sauce
make white sauce by whisking butter,flour,salt n pepper with milk n set aside.make little thick consistency white sauce.

4th layer or top layer:

  mozzarella cheese (grated)

How to assemble:

preheat your oven to 180 degree with the upper griller on.take a baking dish...rectangle or round or oval.grease it with olive oil or normal oil.layer fried eggplant slices in the way to cover all the bottom of the dish.then spread some red sauce all over it.dun spread too much sauces.then layer with mince filling.then spread white sauce all over the mince filling.now repeat the layers once again in the same manner which is egg plants,red sauce,mince n white sauce.now on the top...sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese all over the top.sprinkle with dried oregano.put a fried piece of egg plant in the middle on the top if desired to give it a beautiful look.....n bake for about 15 min or until cheese starts bubbling n golden from top.

Chicken Mandi

Ingredients:
 
whole chicken with skin
salt & pepper
vinegar
ginger garlic paste (fresh)
parsley
lemon juice
coarse black pepper
olive oil

Method:
 
marinate the chicken in the above ingredients over night now heat your oven at 220C for 15 mins and then lower the heat to 180C and place a washed cleaned can in the cavity of the chicken and bake it while it sits on the can. this way the chicken turns out soooo juicy and skin so crispy.. in between cooking keep pouring the juice over the chicken for more flavor :) bake it for 1 and half hour if you have a medium chicken

its usually served with a sauce and the rice has some veggies and raisin in it. but since mine is a not a traditional recipe I didn't make it :)

enjoy hot

Lebanese Kabab

Ingredients:
 
Beef Boti: 1/2 kg
Garlic Paste: 1 1/2 tablespoons
Ginger Paste: 1 1/2 tablespoons
Salt: 1/4 teaspoon
Black Pepper Powder: 1/2 teaspoon
Sugar: 1/2 teaspoon
Soya Sauce: 1/4 cup
Potato: 3, medium to large size
Spaghetti: 1/4 cup (broken to 1"-1.5" in size, uncooked)
Egg: 1-2 (for dipping the Kabab)
Bread Crumbs: 2 cups (for coating the Kabab)
Oil for deep frying

Additional seasoning: (IF REQUIRED)
 
 Salt: 1/4 teaspoon or to taste
Black Pepper Powder: 1/2 teaspoon or to taste
Soya Sauce: 3-4 tablespoons or to taste

Method:
 
 In a bowl put beef Boti, garlic paste, ginger paste, salt, black pepper powder, sugar and soya sauce. Mix roughly with hands and now fill enough water, covering the Boti. Boil on high flame and when water starts boiling, reduce to low and boil till Boti is thoroughly cooked. It should be so well boiled that you can easily mash the meat with hands.

Once you reach this point, increase heat n reduce water till only around 2 tablespoons of water is left. Remove from heat. Let it cool a bit. Now finally shred the meat with hands in the same cooking pot.

In another pot, boil potatoes till well done. Mash and keep aside.

In another bowl, boil spaghetti with salt and 1 tablespoon oil. When cooked, drain out water and run tap water on spaghetti so that they don't get sticky.

Now add mashed potato in the shredded meat and mix well with hands. Now add the boiled spaghetti and combine all the 3 things well. Taste the mixture and IF REQUIRED, then add additional seasoning or adjust seasonings according to your taste.

Now give desired shapes to kebab(I prefer these to be on oval shape). Normally I end up making 24-26 Kebab in 1/2 kg meat.

Beat egg with a pinch of salt n black pepper in a bowl. In a plate, put bread crumbs. Now dip these Kebab in egg and then coat it well with bread crumbs.

Heat oil in a deep wok and deep fry them on medium flame till golden brown. Serve hot with ketchup.

NOTE:
 You can freeze them after coating them in bread crumbs and whenever required, just heat oil for deep frying and fry them without thawing them. Make sure to keep them covered when freezing

IRAQI RICE

Ingredients:

1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 onion,chopped
3 garlic cloves,chopped
1/2 kg fresh mince meat
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cumin powder
1/8 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder

RICE INGREDIENTS
 
1/4 cup rose water
1/4 tsp saffron powder
1 tbsp butter
2 1/2 cup water
1/2 chicken stock
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup rice
1/8 cup raisins

RECIPE
 
1.Sauté onion, garlic, mince meat in oil then add the remaining ingredients and leave on medium heat for (20 min)
2.For Rice: (a) Soak saffron in rose water and let aside.
(b) Boil water with butter,chicken cube and salt in a saucepan.
(c) Add rice, raisins and leave on gentle heat for (30 min) until 90% done
3. Place in layers of meat mixture and rice and repeat process. Pour soaked saffron with water on the top of the rice and leave on low heat for (20 min).
4.You can serve with white onion n yogurt or anything you prefer.
Hope Inshallah you like it.