Shadi Recipes

SHADI

Steps:

• Mix equal parts of lemonade and beer.
• serve over ice.

SHADI'S ONE-POT TURMERIC CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Put the water, chicken breasts, onion, garlic, turmeric, salt, and pepper in a 4-quart pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from pot and set aside.
• Rinse rice in a sieve under running water a few times to get rid of excess starch.
• Add rice and carrot to the broth in the pot. Bring to a simmer; reduce heat to medium-low; and simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, shred chicken using two forks.
• Once rice is cooked, fluff it using a fork. Gently mix in shredded chicken and drizzle with lemon juice. Taste and add more salt as needed. Sprinkle with parsley.

SHADI'S SOUP-E MAHICHEH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 4-quart Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add onion; cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute more. Add lamb shank and sear until lightly browned on all sides, about 6 minutes total.
• Add the water, turmeric, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until lamb is almost cooked, about 40 minutes.
• Add carrot, lentils, and rice. Cover and cook 20 minutes more. Stir in spinach, parsley, and cilantro. Cook over medium-low heat 10 minutes more.
• Remove lamb shank and let cool slightly. Separate meat from bone, shred it into medium pieces, and return it to the soup.
• Season with salt and additional black pepper as needed. Add lemon juice just before serving.

SHAHI KORMA

Steps:

• Put the garlic, ginger, almonds, and 6 tablespoons water in a blender and blend until you have a paste.
• Heat the oil in a wide, heavy, preferable non-stick pot or wok over a medium-high heat.
• When hot. put in just enough meat pieces so they lie, uncrowded in a single layer.
• Brown the meat pieces on all sides, then remove them with a slotted spoon and put them in a bowl.
• Brown all the meat this way.
• Put the cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon into the hot oil.
• Within seconds the cloves will expand.
• Now put in the onions.
• Stir and fry the onions until they turn a brownish color.
• Turn the heat down to medium.
• Put in the paste from the blender as well as the coriander, cumin, and cayenne.
• Stir and fry this mixture for 3-4 minutes or until it too has browned somewhat.
• Now put in the meat cubes as well as any liquid that might have accumulated in the meat bowl, the salt, the cream, and rest of the water or broth (a bit more for beef).
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, turn heat to low and simmer lamb for 1 hour and beef for 2 hours.
• Stir frequently during this cooking period.
• Skim off any fat that floats to the top.
• Sprinkle in the garam masala and mix.