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Pickled Onions

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INGREDIENTS 4 Medium Size Onion 1 Cup vinegar 1/2 Cup water 2   tbsp sugar 1 t sp salt METHOD Cut red onions into rings    In a jar add vinegar,  water,  sugar and  salt, stir till the salt and sugar get dissolved. Add the cut onion rings in the jar, make sure the vinger/water is above the onion rings,  or else mould can grow. Keep aside for 2 days and then use . it can be stored for 10 days.

Chicken Byrani

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🍗 Goan Chicken Biryani (Serves 3–4) Ingredients For marination 500 g chicken (medium pieces) ½ cup thick curd (yogurt) 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp turmeric powder 2 tsp red chilli powder (Kashmiri preferred) 1 tsp garam masala Salt to taste Juice of ½ lemon For rice 2 cups basmati rice 4 cups water 2 cloves 2 cardamom 1 bay leaf Salt For biryani masala 3 tbsp oil + 2 tbsp ghee 2 large onions (thinly sliced) 2 tomatoes (chopped) 2 green chillies (slit) 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander powder ½ tsp black pepper powder ½ tsp nutmeg powder (optional but very Goan 👌) 1 tsp Goan or homemade masala (or garam masala) Fresh coriander & mint leaves 1 tbsp raisins (optional – Goan touch) 1 tbsp cashews (optional) Method Marinate chicken Mix all marination ingredients well. Rest for at least 1 hour (overnight = best flavour). Cook rice Parboil basmati rice with whole spices and salt. Rice...