Mutton Dum Biryani is a flavourful biryani cooked with layers of rice and meat and cooked in dum. This is my usual go to recipe when I want to make a quick biryani but yet flavourful. I have cooked the meat in the pressure cooker to reduce the cook timings. The most important step in…
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Chana Masala
This is my all-time favourite Chana Masala Curry. I always end up making this at least once in a week or once in two weeks. My husband loves this dish, he says it’s like eating chicken curry. Chana Masala is an Indian dish and is a regular dish prepared in North India. This curry is…
Goan Pork Sausage Curry
Goan pork sausage curry is a spicy, tangy curry and is best eaten with boiled rice. I first had Goan sausages in Bangalore. It was given to us by my cousin. My dad didn’t know what to do with it. So he ended up frying up these sausages. Let me tell you the minute we…
Brinjal/Eggplant Biryani
This biryani is made using brinjals or eggplants. I first saw this recipe on a cooking show and I remember jotting down the recipe in some random newspaper. But Knowing me I obviously just forgot about it and the newspaper was thrown out somewhere. Last week I bought these small eggplants from my nearest supermarket…
Kerala Kadala Curry
Kadala curry is made from black chickpeas or Kala channa. It is usually served with puttu (steamed rice cake with coconut layers) as breakfast in Kerala. You can also serve this curry with boiled rice and vegetables on the side. Chickpeas are high in protein, fibres and minerals. A cup of chickpeas provides 1/3 of…
Egg Biryani
Egg biryani is a flavourful dish made with fragrant basmati rice and layered with spicy egg masala. I love making biryani even though its a lengthy process. The aroma of the biryani fills the entire home and everyone in my house becomes hungry even before the dish is ready. Usually, biryanis are done on special…
Soya Chunks Curry
Soya chunks is also known as meal maker or soya nuggets. It has high protein content and is considered as a rich protein food to the vegetarians in India. Soya chunks is widely used in Indian cooking. It tastes like meat, hence it is used as an alternative in traditional meat dishes. Soya chunks is…
Mackerel fish curry
This is my all-time favorite curry. It is a tomato-based gravy which is spicy and slightly tangy with a hint of coconut. You can also make this curry with sardines. Do not use any other fish for this recipe. Mackerels and Sardines require a certain amount of tanginess. Hence this tomato gravy complements the fish…
Malabar Chicken Biryani
This is a rice-based dish blended with spices and chicken. It is also called Thalassery Biryani, originated from Kerala. Malabar Chicken Biryani is different from the rest of the biryani as it uses khaima/jeerakasala rice. It is a short-grained rice and is much flavorful than the basmati rice. Biryani is probably the most popular dish…
Foxtail Millet Bisi Bele Bath
Bisi Bele Bath is a traditional dish of south India which involves the use of rice, lentils, and spicy masala. I have used Foxtail millet instead of rice, as millets are rich in fiber and are much healthy when compared with rice. Read more about the benefits of millets over here. I have used moong…
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