India is full of cultural diversity, and different festivals celebrated throughout the year. Even for the tourist the best time to visit India is during celebrations. That’s because not only they get to know about the tradition but also the delicious cuisine cooked at that time.
Different states of the nation known for its unique cuisines whose aroma will bring water into everyone’s mouth. There are vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian cuisines made on every festival. Also, apart from spicy cuisines, there are sweet dishes which are irresistibly good and one cannot say no to them.
We have already discussed the Indian best festival season vegetarian foods recipe…
So, let us see what the non vegetarian recipes famous in different states that one will find in the festival dinner table are.
Indian Non-Veg Recipes List You Must Try in Festival
- Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani with Raita Recipe
Hyderabad is the best place to have biryani but if you want to cook it on this festive dinner, here is the recipe. First of all, marinate the chicken overnight. For that prepare mixture of curd, lemon juice, green chillies, ginger-garlic paste along with turmeric, red chillies, biryani masala powder, and mint leaves. Do you want to know Hyderabadi biriyani recipe?
For cooking rice, take a bowl, add enough water and keep it to boiling. Put spices and mint in the boiling water. Now add rice, cook it for four minutes, turn off the flame and drain all the water. In a pan, add oil and put marinated chicken for a while. Apply ghee on the chicken and add the cooked rice. After fifteen to twenty minutes the biryani is ready to serve.
- Goan Prawn Curry with Tawa Pulao Recipe
The delicious Prawn curry from goa is a must-try non veg dish whenever you are in Goa. However, one can even try it at the festive dinner since prawns are everyone’s favourite. To make prawn curry, first of all, make a paste of all the spices used. The list includes green chillies, red chillies, coriander, cumin seeds, black pepper, cloves, ginger.
Make sure to mix the prawn with turmeric powder and salt and keep them aside. Put oil in a pot and add sliced onions. After turning light brown, put the spices paste and cook for a while. Add the Prawns and a few minutes later add coconut milk. Cook it on low flame for some time.
To make Mumbai style Tawa Pulao, cook peas and carrot pieces in the oven for four minutes. In a heated pan, add butter and later cumin seeds. After sizzling of the seeds, add ginger garlic paste and chopped green chillies. Sauté chopped onion and later add tomato along with capsicum cut pieces. Pour some water and let the tomato get cooked. Add turmeric, red, and garam masala. Mix everything and after the tomatoes get cooked add peas along with carrot pieces. After a while, put the rice and mix everything gently. In the end, squeeze a lemon over it.
- Rajasthani Red Mutton with Plain Paratha Recipe
The Red mutton or Laal Maas is Rajasthan authentic cuisine quite famous all over the nation. As the name is, it is red meat or lamb cooked in lots of spices. To make this Rajasthani cuisine at your home follow the simple steps. At first prepare a thick mixture from curd, turmeric, coriander, red chilli powder along with the ginger-garlic paste.
Now put the pressure cooker on the flame and add some ghee into it. Put cinnamon along with black cardamom and after a minute add the onion. Sprinkle some salt and fry the onion till light brown. Add the mutton pieces and cook it. Pour the mixture prepared initially and sometime later put on the cooker lids. Let it cook for fifteen to twenty minutes.
- Bengali Doi Rohu Fish Curry with Plain Biryani Recipe
If it is about non veg dishes, Bengal’s Rohu Fish curry has to be there. It has a blend of spices with curd that gives it spicy, rich flavour. The first step is to marinate the fish. For that slice down Rohu fish into pieces and put them into a bowl. Apply a paste of turmeric, salt, mustard oil, and chilli powder.
In another bowl make a paste of curd with turmeric and chilli powder. In a heated pan add mustard oil and fry the fish pieces. Once browned, remove them onto a plate. Again, add some mustard oil in a pan and add bay leaf, cumin seeds, Cassia, Cloves, and Green cardamoms. Sauté them well, add onion paste and stir it until transparent. Now add garlic ginger paste and mix it well. After a while, add curd paste and put down the flame to medium level. After fifteen minutes, put the fish pieces into it, and mix it well. In the end, turn off the flame and squeeze a lemon over it.
For Plain Biryani soak the basmati rice for fifteen minutes. Add ghee on a pan and put whole spices. Now sauté chopped onions and then add ginger-garlic paste. Add diced tomatoes and green chillies. Add two cups of water for boiling. Add the soaked rice and sprinkled salt. Mix a spoon full of lemon juice and wait till the rice gets cooked.
- Butter Chicken with Amritsari Naan Recipe
Butter Chicken is indeed every non-vegetarian love. To make this rich, creamy dish, first of all, marinate the chicken pieces. For that prepare the mixture of curd, salt, ginger-garlic paste, and red chilli powder. Mix chicken pieces in it and marinate it overnight. Heat a pan and add butter in it. Add cumin seeds, chopped onions and cook until transparent. Add ginger-garlic paste and later tomato puree. Put in all the spices, salt and prepare for some time. Now add chicken pieces and cook for ten minutes. Add a generous amount of cream into it and cook for eight minutes. It is ready to serve. For a vegetarian person, paneer butter masala can be best option to compete..
For making Amritsari Naan, mix refined flour, a pinch of baking soda, curd, soda, and sugar to prepare a dough. Keep aside for an hour while covering it. Make small balls of the dough and roll it. After rolling it for a few inches apply oil on its surface and fold it to a semicircle. Repeat it to make a quarter circle and cook it on heated Tawa.
- Steamed Hilsa Fish with Jeera Rice Recipe
The authentic Bengali steamed Hilsa fish dish is delicious and well-known. If you are looking to prepare something quick for the dinner feast, here is the Hilsa fish dish for you. Cut Hilsa fish into pieces and clean it thoroughly. Apply the paste prepared of mustard seeds, fresh coconut, green chillies, ginger, turmeric, and salt. Mix yoghurt also into the paste. Now place the fish pieces into it and apply it well. Close the lid tightly and put it into the cooker after adding a glass and half water. After two-three vessels, remove it from the flame.
You can have steamed Hilsa fish with plain rice or jeera rice. Soak the Basmati rice into the water for half an hour. Add ghee in a heated pan then put bay leaves, clove pieces, cinnamon stick, and cumin seeds. Put the soaked rice into it and sauté it for two minutes. Finally put three cups of water, salt and let the water get soaked into the rice.
For sweets in this Christmas what will be the best other than cake? So here is a vintage pink cake recipe for you and also red velvet cake recipe
So, these are the few delicious non-vegetarian dishes to go for in this festive season dinner option. Impresses your family and friends with these tastiest no vegetarian dishes and get tons of appreciation.
