This rich recipe is super simple. A special blend of Yogurt, Ginger & Garlic paste, spices & salt to taste is mixed and kept aside. Onions, Onion seeds (Kalonji), Curry leaves & Chillies are sauteed and Chicken is added to the pot. Spices are added and mixed to coat the Chicken and finally the prepared …
Deconstructed Falafel Salad
Now that I got your attention, I do hope you will try this incredible recipe. This recipe was created quite by accident, I was recipe testing my Falafel recipe for the blog and channel and I had a little left over that was not quite enough to form a whole Falafel. I didn’t want to …
Falafel
I have to admit, I was never a big Falafel fan growing up in the United Arab Emirates. With the abundance of Lamb, Chicken & Beef Kebabs, the Falafel simply couldn’t compete. I have a strong feeling though that recipe will delight meat lovers and vegetarians alike. And, this recipe is also vegan and gluten …
Pepper Chicken
Pepper is the star in this quick Indo Chinese recipe. On the Hakka Chinese menu, this features prominently with Chilli Chicken and Garlic Chicken. Of course we love our black Pepper and this features a lot of it!
Sri Lankan Love Cake
I tried this cake for the first time at New Year’s Eve and was blown away. The cake is made with 100% semolina, no flour and special ingredients like cashews, pumpkin preserve, rose water, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, lime zest and vanilla. You can tell why this is really special! I learned how to make this …
Boneless Lamb – Airfryer Raan
This hunk of boneless lamb is going to be marinated, then seared quickly before adding to my air fryer and cooked with some potatoes. In India, this preparation of meat is called Raan. Typically we either cook it over a spit, in the oven or wrapped in foil over a BBQ. With my new Ninja …
Beef Chettinad
The name Chettinad Chicken conjures up a vision of intense flavours of spices and coconut. This recipe for this dish that hails from Tamil Nadu in India. Beef is enrobed in a wonderful combination of dried chillies and spices, curry leaves and grated coconut and is shallow fried in coconut oil. This version will yield …
Mutton Kolhapuri – Tambda Rassa
There are so many kinds of Mutton curry. This recipe hails from Maharastra and is a typical spicy curry from the region of Kolhapur. Kolhapuri cusine is largely influenced by its landscape & crops. It consists of a mixed population – Marathis, Gujratis, Brahmins, Marwadis and Muslims. Although a vast majority are vegetarian, some in …
Chilli Prawns Stir Fry – Hakka Chinese style
Prawns or Shrimp are marinated in a batter. Then deep-fried and kept aside. Garlic, Ginger, Chillies, Onion and green pepper are sauted with some tomato, tofu, soya, chilli sauce and vinegar and a corn starch slurry holds it all together. The prawns or shrimp and then tossed in and then finished off with some chopped …
Cheese Cracker Stars
Cheese is smooshed together with butter, hot sauce, pepper and flour to make a simple dough that will yield a tasty and crunchy cracker. This delicious cracker is then topped with cream Cheese, deli Meat, Parsley and a Cheese star for the ultimate canape! Please note that I forgot to poke holes in the cracker …