Mexican Lime Chicken is marinated Chicken breasts in lime juice, lime zest, coriander, paprika and grilled either in oven or stove stop grill pan. Mexican Lime Chicken can be served as a starter or a side dish to lovely weekend meal and also a great option to serve in your brunch parties. Mexican inspired recipe is simple yet very appetizing. Lime juice and zest when teemed up with coriander and paprika gives an amazing aroma and flavor to the chicken keeping it juicy and soft. In my family, we love to have chicken specially in our weekend meals. Roasted/Grilled chicken…
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Who doesn’t like potato? Well I myself love potatoes a lot and same is my son. Infact there are times when I don’t find anything fancy in the pantry i opt cooking some potatoes. The most humble vegetables / root that blends with almost every dish, curry, or any other vegetable. There are around thousands of recipes made using potatoes all across the world, in fact I feel where nothing grows, grow a potato. Whether its fries, chips, any Indian or International curry, a pie, sweet or savory…potatoes are just a perfect savior to all cooks in the kitchen. Recently…
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SHAKSHUKA …. in Israel Shakshuka means Breakfast. Baked eggs on a spicy bed of tomatoes and peppers is a famous Middle Eastern Breakfast. This delicious breakfast is healthy and keeps your tummy fill the whole day. Loaded with the goodness of veggies and eggs is a rich source of protien and vitamins. Shakshuka is normaly baked but can also be made on a stove top. The egg whites spread on the bed of tomato sauce and gives a foamy, cushion texture with runny yolks. I personally don’t like runny yolks hence, i chose to bake it a little more than…
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Gratin is a widespread culinary technique in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg and/or butter.Gratin originated in French cuisine and is usually prepared in a shallow dish of some kind. A gratin is baked or cooked under an overhead grill or broiler to form a golden crust on top and is traditionally served in its baking dish. Cauliflower Au Gratin in one of the best casserole recipe, because it’s not just creamy and cheesy but the crispy crust adds a lot of flavor and a perfect bite and crunch. The white…
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Sri Lankan cuisine has influences from colonial powers, foreign traders, and Southern India. Key ingredients are rice, coconut, and spices reflecting the island’s history as a spice producer and trading post over several centuries. Sri-Lankan cuisine centers around boiled or steamed rice served with a curry of egg, fish, chicken, beef, mutton, or goat, along with other curries made with vegetables, lentils, or fruit. Dishes are accompanied by pickled fruit or vegetables, chutneys, and sambols, especially coconut sambol, a paste of ground coconut mixed with chili peppers, dried Maldive fish, and lime juice. Source : Wikipedia
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CHEFS ACROSS BOUNDARIES is a group of budding chefs who willingly came together to explore the cuisines of India and across the globe. From past many months the group has been conducting monthly challenges based on both National n International cuisines hosted by the members. After last month’s amazing Japanese show down hosted by me, this month’s theme challenge was DUTCH CUISINE, set by the very talented and my dearest friend Sindhu Sriram of http://www.neemandturmeric.blogspot.in/ I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sindhu for letting me explore the world of Dutch Cuisines, believe me it was an amazing…
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A true foodie is one who is open to eat anything and almost everything edible. One such foodie is my sister. Since childhood me and my sister has been the biggest food hogger in our family. Living in a metro for years often allows one to eat and explore new cuisines which is normally not so common at home. One of them is Gratin, which is a widespread culinary technique in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg and/or butter. Gratin originated in French cuisine and is usually prepared in a shallow…
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Dorayaki(どら焼き, どらやき, 銅鑼焼き, ドラ焼き) is a type of Japanese confection, а red-bean pancake which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet Azuki red bean paste. Dorayaki are similar to Imagawayaki, but the latter are cooked with the batter completely surrounding the bean paste filling and are often served hot. The original Dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape was invented in 1914 by Usagiya in the Ueno district of Tokyo. In Japanese, dora means “gong”, and because of the similarity of the shapes, this is probably the origin of the…
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The monthly challenge set at Chef Across Boundaries was hosted by me for the month of June. After going through a wonderful experience of exploring Brazilian food last month, this month i decide to go for JAPANESE CUISINE. The only Japanese food i knew till date was Sushi. Wanted to explore more hence did a bit research before i could actually decide to go for it. Through internet research i came to know that Japanese cuisine (和食, washoku) offers an abundance of gastronomical delights with a boundless variety of regional and seasonal dishes as well as international cuisine. The Japanese…
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Pilaf, also known as pilav, pilau, pulao, palaw, plov, polov, polo, and polu, is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth. In some cases, the rice may also attain its brown color by being stirred with pieces of cooked onion, as well as a mix of spices. Depending on the local cuisine, it may also contain meat, fish, vegetables, and (dried) fruits. Pilaf and similar dishes are common to Balkan, Middle Eastern, Caucasian, Central and South Asian, East African, Indian, Latin American and Caribbean cuisines. It is a staple food and a national dish in Afghan,…
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‘Chefs Across Boundaries’ is a group of Chefs who set up challenges every month to encourage the participants to innovate, think out of the box and explore the culinary world. It is an initiative started by a handful of food bloggers and food enthusiasts who have taken up the challenge to explore unique and traditional recipes with a motive to expand culinary knowledge as well as to promote the hidden gems which are yet to make an impact in the culinary world. The monthly challenge at ‘Chefs Across Boundaries’ this month is the Brazilian Cuisine. The challenge was set up…
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Falafel is a Lebanese deep fried balls or patties made from white chickpeas/kabuli chana and/or fava beans. they are usually stuffed in pita bread with tahini, hummus or a vegetable salad or a assortment of veggies. Falafel is a common dish eaten throughout the Middle East. The fritters are now found around the world as a replacement for meat and as a form of street food. When chickpeas are used, they are not cooked prior to use (cooking the chickpeas will cause the falafel to fall apart, requiring adding some flour to use as a binder). Instead they are soaked…
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