Chicken Biryani

I aint no amreekan

Glad kuch to bana

Ophy

So why oh why do you use a cup to measure? whats wrong with ounces or grams woman????

alvena

try getting the finest variety of self raising flour...maida is fine flour!

Chicken Biryani

Ophy, I can never measure things right with grams and all

Ophy

so when a recipe calls for maida which is just flour, does it mean plain flour? or self raising flour.

plain= no raising additives (biscuits and samosa pastry)

self raising- plenty of raising additives etc (used to sponge cakes etc)

sumal03

Cb i have the same story as Ophy....my jamuns turned so hard after few minutes. They did swell and absorbed sheera though but were hard. I have already tried two times and used measuring cup and spoons, but same thing
Plz Plz tell me the trick to make keep them soft.

Chicken Biryani

Sumal, add a bit more oil in the mixture ... also remember if its not crumbly and turned into a paste , it will make the jamuns hard ... and when you are forming the balls dont press the mixture too much ... use a light hand , just to fillthe cracks up ....

Ophy

Sumal, my mixture was sticky doughy. i added more fresh milk, this made them perfect. try doing what i did. i added the oil, sooji a bit of milk mixed it and let it rest for a few minutes, then go back and crumble the mixture so it resembles fine breadcrumbs and then add fresh milk to make it into a sticky dough. roll into small balls gently and fry on low heat. they tend to double in size if made well.

good luck.