I took a cooking class in Mumbai in December 2022, and one of the recipes I learned was this delicious and easy Chicken Pulao. I developed it and modified it to cook comfortably in my Instant Pot. While you can easily make this recipe on the stovetop or finish it in the oven, the Instant …
Thai Green Curry Chicken
Thai green curry is a popular dish in Thai cuisine. It is a spicy and flavorful curry made with green curry paste, coconut milk, and a variety of vegetables and proteins. Thai curries are a popular type of cuisine that are known for their rich and flavorful taste. They are typically made with a curry …
Bo La Lot
Bo La Lot is a popular Vietnamese street food dish that consists of seasoned and grilled beef wrapped in betel leaves. The name “Bo La Lot” roughly translates to “beef wrapped in betel leaves” in English. The beef used in this dish is usually marinated in a mixture of lemongrass, garlic, sugar, fish sauce, and …
Prawn Chilli Fry Toast
Prawn toast is a popular Chinese appetizer that is typically made with a mixture of minced prawns, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil, which is then spread onto slices of bread, and coated in sesame seeds before being deep-fried until golden brown. The result is a crispy, savory, and slightly sweet snack that is …
Head on Prawn Curry
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 …
Indonesian Grilled Chicken – Ayam Bakar
This recipe is so unique! Chicken is first poached in a spiced liquid and then grilled! “Ayam bakar” is Indonesian for “grilled chicken.” It is a popular dish in Indonesian cuisine that typically consists of marinated chicken that is grilled over charcoal or wood fire. The marinade often includes a mixture of spices such as …
Beef Rendang
Beef chunks are seasoned with salt, pepper, chilli, cumin, coriander, clove & cinnamon powder & some nutmeg and this is sealed in some coconut oil with star anise and bay leaves on all sides. Shallots, Garlic, dry Chillies, Macadamia or Candle nuts, Ginger, red Chillies and Lime leaves are processed together and this is added …
Green Chilli Shrimp | Indo Chinese Recipe
I love Hakka Chinese & this recipe came out of my experimenting with various recipes. A fragrant mixture of Chilli, Coriander, Ginger, Garlic and Pepper are pounded together and beautiful Tiger shrimp is also pounded. Mushrooms are added to the Shrimp, together with some sliced smaller pieces of Shrimp, Soya sauce and some of that …
Dhokla Wreath
A Khaman Dhokla recipe is enhanced with Chutney & spices, and poured in a creme caramel mold. It’s then covered and steamed & once cooled, it’s flipped over. The result is a beautiful round wreath. To decorate, the wreath is drizzled with green chutney sauce and a tadka is poured over before serving. Typically, Khaman …
Jujubes
Jujubes are made out of sugar, water, lemon, gelatin and flavourings.Its poured into a greased container. Once set its cut into cubes and then rolled in sugar a few times and stored in a dry air tight container. My grandmother always made these as part of her Christmas platter or kuswar, and it wasn’t until …