Chicken Biryani and chilled Raita! This ones for you, Anisa Arif :) I met Anisa on CaL. I didnt know she was the Spice Girl ;) The owner of Zaiqa The Spice Store. When I was in India on holidays, she got in touch and told me that she would like me to try her spice mixes. I got busy and could not respond to her request. But she is one determined lady! She followed it up and finally sent me some of her hot sellers. After coming back also, I was busy and could not try any of the interesting spices. But today, I said enough is enough. And the result was so delicious, that we just couldnt say ENOUGH :p Anisa, as I have often mentioned, I was a die hard fan of Shan Masalas, especially their Biryani mix. Notice the past tense? Yes, WAS! Your spice was BETTER than any brand I have used till date. When I used to make with Shan, I had to use almost the whole pack to get the flavour right. But your masala, itna khaalis tha that I had to use only 5 tbsp. That too turned out a bit too much. I should have followed the instructions on the pack ;) And I did too, in fact, just made two changes. One was this putting an extra tbsp of masala. Other was adding 1/2 c curd as the recipe called for 5 tomatoes, but I had only 2. The flavours were perfect. Just the right mix to give a well balanced taste. I went through the list of ingredients, and was surprised to see that this fantastic taste was the result of just a few basic spices. That itself shows how well it has been blended. The colour and fragrance it lent the dish, too were amazing. My whole house was mehkaoing with the lovely aroma :) And the dish, its here for you all to see and drool over :p Well you have converted me. But where and how will I get my hands on this, here?? :( Nainsaafi!! Thanks dear friend! Am so excited about trying all the other packs :D Will let you know how they turn out. But for now, Jazakullah Khair! All interested, can check out the full range on facebook/ZaiqaTheSpiceStore Or zaiqathespicestore
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 00:25:37 +0000
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