Discover and Share the Best World Cuisines
Pasta with Soya Chunks Following my recent success with concocting a pretty darn good Soya Chunks Manchurian recipe, I decided to investigate further on how these little Soy Morsels can be incorporated into Main Courses. My sister told me that she makes it with Pasta and it’s quite well received. …
Chicken Tikka Biryani My family LOVES Chicken Tikka – ‘Tandoor style, boneless chicken skewers”. I make them quite regularly and they always come out great! I love making it because everyone is so happy to hear that we’re having ‘Tikka’ for dinner. So I pondered upon the idea of …
Sweet Mung Bean Dessert – Cherupayar Payasam Another classic dessert from Coastal India where coconut milk is used a lot in sweet desserts. The healthy Mung Beans are toasted before they are cooked in coconut milk. Enhanced with a hint of spice and sweetened by raw cane sugar. The …
How to Make Indian Tea with Milk Okay so if you are ‘Desi’ you can move on to my next post, because I know we all know how to make a cup of Chai! Living abroad all my life, I have had people from so many countries compliment my Indian …
Fish and Tapioca – Kappa Meen Curry ‘Kappayum Meenum’ (Kappa Meen Curry) – a true Keralite affair between the Cassava Root and the red hot (not too spicy) Fish Curry! The textures and combined flavors are deeply comforting. The soft but ‘al dente’ Tapioca preparation, smothered in a coconut gravy …
Shahi Tukda – Mughal Bread Pudding If you like North Indian / Mughal Sweet dishes this one is as simple as it gets. Soak your toasted bread or Rusk Slices in Reduced sweetened milk and top as desired. That Simple. The addition of the Saffron, Pistachio and Almonds is …
Upma – Quick Savory Semolina Breakfast Upma – Quick and Simple. I love Upma for breakfast. Wake up late for some reason, and just have to scatter to make breakfast sometimes? Upma is the perfect solution. For me personally, I can even have it plain. My husband however …
Makai Palak – Curried Corn with Spinach My brother had this Corn and Spinach Dish on a Flight once and described it to be a very tasty dish that seemed simple to make. I knew I had to find out what it was. I tried some variations on recipes that …
Kumbalanga Curry A simple Vegetarian Curry that is a daily regimen in many Kerala households. Healthy and very simple.
Kadai Murgh / Wok Cooked Chicken This Kadai Murgh Recipe was taught to me by my Pakistani Neighbour Asma. Also here’s my Favorite Other Kadai Chicken Recipe. This recipe calls for chili powder to taste – so you can make it as spicy as you like. You can also …
Ghee Rice / NeyChoru Ghee Rice or ‘Ney Choru’ is very easy to make and is one of those dishes that you can make for Sunday Lunches or Weeknight dinners very simply! In our house, we like our ghee rice with a good Country Style Chicken Curry or a Yummy …
Easy Tasty Lime Pickle – Indian Recipe for Lime or Lemon pickle There is something about a good pickle! The tartness combined with the spiciness, it just tickles your tongue! I love pickles as a side to most dal/lentil main dishes with rice. This lime pickle is so simple, you …
Sheermal Recipe Sheermal is a delicately rich saffron scented flatbread, made soft with the use of ghee (clarified butter). The use of the saffron makes it a Regal Item and it is great with most Tandoori Style Recipes. This dish comes from the Hyderabadi Nawabi cuisine, which is influenced …
Kadai Chicken Karahi or Kadai Chicken. This North Indian and Pakistani delicious dish is a staple at most restaurants that serves Indo Continental foods. Kadai Chicken comes in various styles, spicy with capsicum or light and creamy. My favorite is this DELICIOUS… Creamy Chicken Karahi, that uses yoghurt and cream …
Drumstick Leaf Dal Curry with Coconut Milk Healthy green drumstick leaves ( see health benefits) are incorporated into this simple Curried lentil dish. It is so tasty and simple. The hardest part would be picking the leaves off the stem, which takes some time. I just grab a basket and …
Kerala Beef Chilli Fry – Indo Chinese Lip Smacking Beef Fry, right in front of you. This beef fry was one of my dads creations and my mom helped me to recreate his recipe. Have I told you that my mom is the best cook I know? She’s awesome. My …
Green Pepper Corn Chicken Curry We visited the Hill Stations of India once, and at the Hotel there, they served a wonderfully different Green Chicken Curry. We were there for a few days and over that time I asked them what was in it. The chef came out and we …
Kerala Green Pepper Corn Sardine Curry – Pachakurumulagu Mathi Curry In Kerala, sardines are always available fresh from the sea and they are prepared in most households as a staple item. Sardine curry is very tasty. This particular curry is a special one. It uses a crushed paste made from …
Nadan Beef Curry is the traditional, home cooked beef curry of Kerala. Anything labeled ‘Nadan’ means that it is traditional and true to its provincial roots. This is a beef curry recipe that packs a tasty punch! Taught to me by my mother. Great, served with ghee rice and raita. Sure to …
Shrimp Curry with Coconut and Bilimbi Fruit Whenever I get this fruit known as bilimbi fruit or ‘irumban puli, I love to prepare fish or shrimp with it. I love the unique sour tone it adds. A change from using Gambooge, Tamarind, or Mango for seafood. Have you tried it? …