Banarasi Dum Aloo is a potato curry made with baby potatoes which are simmered in a rich gravy . The curry is from Banarasi kitchen . While working on the last mega marathon where I cooked all rice recipes under the theme Biryani Pulao Khichadi Festival, I did a basic rice series , where I…
Lebanese Pickle / Shawarma Pickle is a Arabic pickle which is served with most Arabic dishes . It is a slightly tangy and slightly sweet pickle and goes well with most cuisines too . Lebanese Pickle is quick to prepare , once the veggies are chopped you just need 5-7 minutes and you are done…
Lasuni Kadhi is a Indian chickpea and yogurt curry which is dominantly flavoured with garlic . This Curry belongs to the Saurashtra region of Gujrat. The Saurashtra region of Gujrat uses lot of garlic and red chilly . Few years back on my trip to Rajkot we were in a restaurant where our friends ordered…
Mutanjan is a sweet colourful rice from Pakistan . It is a festive dessert rice which is served on auspicious occasions like weddings and Eid . The rice dates back to the Mughal Era and was a personal favourite of the Emperor Shahajan . I am posting Mutanjan Sweet Rice for the last day of…
Thai Coconut Curry Rice is a flavourful rice with a twist to the original Thai Fried Rice. The aromatic jasmine rice is cooked with the red curry paste and rich creamy coconut milk. As soon as we talk of Thai Food , the Thai Curries with some freshly steamed scented Jasmine rice come to the…
Wild Rice with Grilled veggies is a earthy and rustic flavored meal which is nutritious as well as delicious . The rice is a mix of three colours. I got these rice while I was on my trip to Canary Islands . The rice was a mix of tri coloured rice . White rice…
Maklouba is a traditional Arabic rice which is flipped and served upside down . The rice is layered with meat and vegetables , though this is a vegetarian version . Maklouba is also spelled and called as Maaluba, magluba, maqlouba, Maqlooba. The word Maqluba translates literally as “upside-down” in Arabic . The rice is cooked…
Cheesy Baked Rice with Vegetables is a fantastic baked one pot meal with rice , vegetables be’chamel sauce and cheese . It is a perfect winter treat . This is the fourth week of the Biryani , Pulao ,Khichadi Festival and this week I shall be posting Rice varieties from overseas . It was very…
Bharwan Mirch ki Biryani is a delicious and unique Rajasthani Biryani made with stuffed bhavnagari green chillies . It was on one of my travels that we were in Kota , a city in Rajasthan . Kota is one of three largest cities of Rajasthan. Apart from the several monuments that reflect the glory of…
Khichadi is a porridge kind of mish mash prepared with rice and lentils . Here rice can be replaced with other grains too . It is pure comfort food! For a Khichadi rice and lentils are simmered till mushy, seasoned with turmeric and salt, and fed to infants to introduce them to adult food .…