Jhinga Makhani is a very popular Indian curry where Jhinga or Shrimp is cooked in a well balanced buttery gravy. I learned how to make this gravy from the very talented Sanjay Thumma of vahrehvah.com. This base gravy is so delicious that you can use this to also make fish, crab or even chicken. Onions, …
Mutton Xacuti (Shacuti) is a flavorful and aromatic dish from the coastal state of Goa in India. It is made with tender pieces of mutton (goat meat) cooked in a rich and spicy sauce made with coconut, roasted spices, and dried red chilies. The dish is known for its complex flavors and is typically served …
Paya is a dish made with trotters (the feet of cows, goats, or sheep) cooked slowly to create a rich, flavorful broth. It’s a popular dish in South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines, where it’s often enjoyed as a hearty and nourishing meal, especially during colder months. The trotters are simmered with spices and sometimes …
Red Chillies and Spices and the base for this fiery red sour and spicy curry. Everything is blended together with Water & Vinegar and then added to a pot over sautéed Onion, Pureed Tomatoes and Tamarind are added together with some Salt & Kokum petals.Shrimp is added in and cooked in the velvety gravy. Prawn …
I love this recipe since it basically marries a Chicken Curry with a Dhal recipe. You can also make the same recipe with Lamb or Mutton instead of Chicken. In this recipe I will use a combination of Toor and Masoor Dhal – Toor dal, also known as split pigeon peas, is a popular variety …
In this Sri Lankan Mutton Curry, the meat is marinated in Spices, and cooked with Onion, Curry & Pandan leaves and more spices. It’s slow cooked for a long time, stewing with a little water and its own liquid.The gravy is reduced and finally Coconut Milk is added and allowed to cook off again.The result …
This luscious Chicken Curry is made special with the addition of fried Chillies and Curry leaves. I love this recipe as it yields a lovely green gravy, perfect to eat with Rice, Rotis, Idlis or Sannas. It’s a simple homestyle recipe that is also amazing to serve at parties and gatherings.
It may surprise you, if you’ve never seen this before, that the heads of Prawn or Shrimp actually contain a lot of flavour. My mom used to always toss in the heads to cook a curry and then remove them before serving. I’d catch her later with a bowl of these heads sucking all the …
Nihari has long been a favourite in my household. I didn’t grow up eating it, but my husband did and I decided to learn how to make it. Of course like many popular recipes, each family has their own way of preparing Nihari. Traditionally this is slow cooked overnight and in the olden days the …
Typically when we think of Chilli Chicken, we think of the Chinese or Indo Chinese version, and while that is absolutely delicious, this recipe is very different. With it’s roots in Andhra Pradesh, this recipe uses the green chilli as it’s base. Andhra Pradesh is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It …
