Chicken Mumtaz is a rich and flavorful Indian dish known for its creamy, mildly spiced, and aromatic gravy. It’s said to have been inspired by Mughlai cuisine and is often associated with royal flavors, using ingredients like cream, nuts, and aromatic spices. The exact historical origins of Chicken Mumtaz are somewhat murky, as it doesn’t …
Payasam is a traditional South Indian dessert, especially popular in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It’s a sweet pudding usually made with milk, sugar or jaggery, and a base ingredient like rice, vermicelli, lentils, or sago (sabudana). It’s flavored with cardamom, garnished with ghee-fried cashews and raisins, and often served during festivals and celebrations. In this …
Achari Kheema – A Spicy, Tangy Twist on Minced Meat Magic 🍋🌶️ If you’re craving bold flavors and a serious punch of spice, Achari Kheema is your new best friend. This dish brings together the rich, savory depth of minced meat with the zesty, lip-smacking tang of Indian pickling spices—think fennel, nigella, mustard seeds, and …
Making a beautiful round and crispy dosa made with a lentil and rice paste is immensely satisfying. Although it’s fairly easy to make it can be finicky till you get the hang of it, go get started and make your Dosa and all the trimmings today! These days, Dosa & Idli batter is available in …
This simple Potato filling or Aloo Batata Batayachi Bhaji is lightly spiced and perfect to stuff a Dosa or a Batatawada/ Bonda, and also great on it’s own or as a side dish with Roti or Puri! Batata Bhaji is a traditional Maharashtrian-style dry potato sabzi (stir-fry) made with boiled potatoes, tempered with mustard seeds, …
The Chicken in the center of this Vada is a real surprise. A Vada batter is prepared and the Chicken rings are dipped in the spiced batter and deep fried! Chicken vada is a delicious twist on the traditional South Indian vada, where minced chicken is mixed with spices, herbs, and lentils, then deep-fried to …
Moong Dal Vada (or Moong Dal Pakora) is a crispy, deep-fried Indian snack made from soaked and ground moong dal (split green gram). It is a popular street food, especially during monsoon season, and is best enjoyed with green chutney or tamarind chutney.
Maddur Vada is a crispy and savory deep-fried snack from Karnataka, India, specifically from the town of Maddur, located between Bengaluru and Mysuru. It’s a unique vada that differs from the usual Medu Vada because it doesn’t require soaking and grinding lentils. Instead, it’s made using rice flour, semolina (rava), all-purpose flour (maida), and spices, …
Beef stew is a hearty and comforting dish made with tender chunks of beef, vegetables, and a rich, flavorful broth. My version is spiced up with green Chillies & Curry leaves and warm comforting spices like Chilli Powder, Turmeric & Cumin with a hefty dose of crushed black Peppercorns. I’m using stewing beef in this …
I’ve been making this very simple Tandoori Chicken Cutlet kebabs for over 25 years. They are so simple to prepare and a great crowd pleaser! The ingredients in this recipe are super simple, add Tandoori Masala and some other basic ingredients to ground Chicken, mix, cook and enjoy! Tandoori chicken is a popular Indian dish …
