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  • Delicious Keema Alu | Ground Meat With Potatoes |

    Delicious Keema Alu | Ground Meat With Potatoes |

    Today's Recipe
Delicious Keema Alu | Ground Meat With Potatoes

    WHAT YOU NEED

    • Onion                                1 medium (chopped)
    • Ground/Minced Meat    250 Grams / 0.55 lbs ( we used goat ground meat)
    • Ginger/Garlic Paste        1 TBSP
    • Sunflower Oil                    1 Cup
    • Cilantro                              For Garnish
    • Dried Fenugreek Leaves  1 TSP
    • Tomatoes                            2 Organic ( sliced )
    • Green Peppers                   5
    • Potatoes                              3 small-medium sized cut in small chunks
    • Spices
      • Red Pepper                         1/2 TBSP or per taste or
      • Himalayan Salt                  per taste
      • Cumin Powder                   1 TBSP
      • Coriander Powder             1 TBSP
      • Turmeric                             1/2 TSP
      • Black Pepper                      1/2 TSP
      • Garam Masala                    1/2 Tsp
      • ( Blend of spices called garam masala available at any indian/pakistani grocery stores)

    Instructions

    1. Heat oil in pan
    2. Add onions fry for 5-10 min lightly brown
    3. Add ginger/garlic paste (Mix well )
    4. Add Minced Meat
    5. ( If Frozen Add 1 cup water and let it sit on low heat until tender for about 10 min and then move to step 6 )
    6. Fry for 5-10 min
    7. Add Cumin,Coriander,Turmeric, Red Pepper and Salt. Mix well.
    8. Add Tomatoes
    9. Fry for about 5 min
    10. Cover and leave on low heat for 10-15 min until tomatoes dissolve.
    11. Afterwards crush the large chunks of tomatoes lightly if any with spoon to help dissolve.
    12. Add green peppers and fry for 10-15 min.
    13. Add Potatoes
    14. Fry for 5 minutes
    15.  If you want gravy add 1 cup water at this point and let it sit on low heat for 10 min until potatoes are tender.
    16. If you dont want gravy lightly keep frying them until the potatoes are tender.
    17.  Once potatoes are tender
    18. Add dried fenugreek , cilantro , black pepper and garam masala.
    19. Mix well .
    20. Enjoy with fresh roti flat bread .

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  • Punjabi Yakhni Mutton Pulao | Eid ul Adha Special |

    Punjabi Yakhni Mutton Pulao | Eid ul Adha Special |

    Hello everyone , a very happy Eid-ul-Adha mubarak in advance from me. Today I am sharing this delicious recipe of Yakhni Pulao which is a must make in our home on all Eids. I hope you try and like it as well.

    WHAT YOU NEED

    2 Cups Of Rice  ( Pre-soak the basmati rice for at least 30 minutes )

    Preparing Yakhni

      • You will need
        • Mutton                                1.5 Lbs or around 1 Kg
        • Himalayan Salt                   1 Tsp
        • Fresh Ginger                      Small piece about 1 inch cut in half
        • Cumin Seeds                      1 Tsp
        • Whole Black Pepper           1 Tsp
        • Water                                  4 Cups
        • Use the information below to figure how much water you need.
          1 Cup Rice  3 Cup Water
          2 Cup Rice  4 Cup Water
          3 Cup Rice  5 Cup Water

    Instructions

    1. Add 4 cups of water to pot
    2. Add Meat
    3. Add Ginger, Whole Black Pepper, Cumin Seeds , Salt .
    4. Bring it to boil and leave it on medium heat for 20 min.
    5. After 20 minutes drain the Meat and keep Yakhni (broth) aside. You should have about 3 cups of Yakhni (broth) left.

    Preparing Pulao

    You will need

    • Onion                              1 Medium Sliced
    • Ginger/Garlic Paste         2 Tbsp
    • Oil                                    1/2 Cup
    • Garlic                               1 Bulb
    • Whole Coriander              2 Tbsp
    • Rice (Pre-Soaked)           2 Cups
    • Himalayan Salt                Per taste
    • Cumin Seeds                   1/2 Tsp more or as needed
    • Whole Black Pepper        1/2 Tsp more or as needed
    • Bay Leaves                      3-4 (optional)

    Instructions

    *Take your garlic and whole coriander add it to the blender with 1/2 cup water. Blend it well and drain the garlic/coriander water. Keep the water aside.

    1. Heat Oil
    2. Add Onions
    3. Fry till light brown ( golden brown if you prefer rice to get a darker color)
    4. Add Ginger/Garlic paste
    5. Add Meat
    6. Fry
    7. Add Bay leaves.
    8. Bring in your drained garlic/coriander water .
    9. Start adding little by little to the meat. Do not add all at once.
    10. When it evaporates add more and so on until you run out of it.
    11. Adding it a bit by bit will add an interesting aroma to the meat.
    12. Fry for about 10/15 min.
    13. Bring in your 3 CUPS of yakhni (broth) that you put aside earlier.
    14. Add it to the meat.
    15. Check for salt. add more if needed
    16. Add rice.
    17. Do a final check on salt.
    18.  Cover and cook on low heat for 15 min.
    19.  Enjoy with raita and other currys.

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  • Dinosaur Valley State Park, Texas

    Dinosaur Valley State Park, Texas

    Howdy Ya’ll? Well this past weekend we took a trip to the awesome Dinosaur Valley State Park. We had actually been planning since last year to go when we visited the Fossil Rim Wildlife with Azlan, but we just had so much to do in between we weren’t able to until now. My husband is leaving next week  and it had been a while since we had taken Azlan out so we decided to just go for a while and take a look at what all the hype was about. Its end of July and It was 100+ degrees and definitely a terrible idea to get out that day so we didn’t walk around a lot but we definitely plan to get out there again during the cooler months. Also, I think its not much of a place for toddlers , Azlan loves watching dinosaurs on television and did enjoy seeing the big dummies of dinosaurs but of course he is not into dinosaur footprints lol but my husband and I really enjoyed them. If you plan to go with kids I think its good for ages 4 and up where they ‘ll really be able to understand whats going on. There is a gift store as well , it has snacks, drinks and gift items for purchase. There is a separate picnic area with play area for kids.

    I hope you guys enjoyed this post, photographs and the video tour. I will definitely edit this post later on if we get the chance to go again.

    PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN SIZE FOR FASTER LOADING.

     

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  • Vixx Vesper Flat (Apartment) | Full Tour | Mechelen, Belgium

    Vixx Vesper Flat (Apartment) | Full Tour | Mechelen, Belgium

    Hey guys , Welcome back ! On our recent visit to Belgium which was absolutely wonderful by the way , we had the pleasure of staying at the Vixx Vesper Flat (Apartment) . We went for this because we were traveling with our 15 month old ( at the time) , looking for a family friendly place that is fully equipped with kitchen utensils etc.                     Our stay was an absolute breeze, the location is close to shopping and wonderful restaurants that are only few min away by walking. The housekeeping comes once a week and does a great job cleaning everything from floors , bedroom and kitchen. You do have to get your own bathroom / kitchen supplies such as dishwashing soap, regular soaps, shampoo etc that wasn’t included.

    I hope you guys enjoy the tour and photographs below

     

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  • Milk Tea | Punjabi Doodh Pati Chai |

    Milk Tea | Punjabi Doodh Pati Chai |

    Milk Tea Recipe

    • Whole Milk                             2/3 Cup
    • Half & Half Cream                 1/2 Cup
    • Sugar ( organic cane )           2 TBSP or per taste
    • Green Cardamom                  2 pieces
    • Teabag                                   1

    Directions

    1. Add Milk
    2. Add Teabag
    3. Add Sugar
    4. Add Cardamom
    5. Bring it to a boil
    6. Let it simmer on low heat for 5 until it changes color to your liking.
    7. Serve with cookies.
    8. Enjoy

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