FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinYummlyBufferemailPrintWho doesn’t love Biryani ? we have seen enough debates on which one’s the best Biryani. Well I personally love Mutton Biryani…
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The festivals are arriving and this is the time when some particular religious communities quit eating Onion and Garlic. As India is a multi cultural country, hence their are certain casts who never intake onion garlic, such as Jainism. In Jain community the intake of Onion and Garlic is strictly prohibited, or anything that grows beneath the soil is not acceptable to eat. I have been to Rajasthan a couple of times and as my ancestors belong to Jaipur and Ajmer, i have closely observed food that i cooked without onion and garlic. Being a Muslim it was a challenge…
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Chicken Alu Bukhara is a delicacy that comes from the Nizam province. The dish is also majorly cooked in various parts of Awadh and also loved in Pakistan. Usually the delicacy is prepared with goat meat aka Alu Bukhara Gosht. But now with the passage of time, Indian plums got a while new look when cooked with Chicken. The golden colored curry is not just aromatic but also rich in it’s flavors. There is very minimum use of red chili powder hence, green chilies give the flavor here. The use of plums or Alu Bukhara makes the chicken curry absolutely…
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Pepe Chingri is a very popular Bengali Prawn curry made with green papaya and comes from the coastal region of West Bengal. Green papaya or Raw papaya cooked in a simple yet delectable curry is teemed up with prawns or chingri to make an amazing dish that is enjoyed with hot steamed rice. The consistency of the curry here is little thin and a bit spicy as well. The process is quick and hardly requires a handful of ingredients that is easily available at our kitchen pantry. I have always seen my mother cooking pepe chingri at home, but as…
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Cholar Dal is Bengal gram lentils cooked in coconut and spices. Slightly sweet in flavor and very aromatic because of usage of pure ghee, this dal is cooked in a very typical way by monitoring carefully as it shoud not get mashed completely. The very famous lentil dish from West Bengal, that is served with hot and fluffy luchi specially on the occasion of Jamai Shosti, where the Son-in-Law is served this along with many other delicacies in the platter. Chana Dal usually takes more time to cook as compared to other lentils, hence you can opt for the pressure…
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Ever since i took up the fruit drink/cold drink challenge, life seems to be more fun in kitchen these days. Every minute i keep thinking something new that i can recreate through these fruity drinks. I am simply loving this recipe developer inside me. In continuation to my fruit drink recipe development challenge, today on my blog is Sweet Rice aka Zarda. Zarda is a typical sweet rice dessert from Mughal cuisine, that is often made in Muslim homes specially when there is Biryani in the menu. Saffron colored sweet rice loaded with lots of fried nuts and dry fruits…
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The most popular one pot meal cooked in Muslim homes almost every weekend is Tahri. Now Tahri can be cooked with various ingredients. It is basically spiced rice cooked along with various vegetables. If you do not have an option of adding vegetables, a simple Aloo Tahri is also loved by all. Teamed up with veg raita, salad and some pickles, Vegetable Tahri is something that is loved by both children as well as the adults in the family. I have grown up eating Tahri almost every weekend, also there were times, when my mother just felt too lazy to…
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Pakistani Bhuna Gosht is a mutton preparation very popular in Pakistan. Mutton pieces slow cooked in whole spices and chopped onion, ginger garlic is later fried (bhuna) with lots of ghee and garnished with coriander. Pakistani Bhuna Gosht is one such succulent dish that is best enjoyed with Rumali Roti or Naan. The mutton pieces when cooked slowly with whole spices, leaves an aromatic flavor and extremely juicy mutton that makes you crave for more. Normally Bhuna Gosht is prepared with minced onion, ginger and garlic, but here in this Pakistani version of Bhuna Gosht, the onions are fine sliced…
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