Bell Pepper Pilaf Eating a Rainbow

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Bell Pepper Pilaf: Capsicum Pilaf. Kudai Milagai Pulav. Simla Mirchi Pulav. Hot peppers, Chili peppers, Jalapenos, Habanero and Bell peppers (except that of black pepper) all the chili varieties comes under Solanacea family. They belong to the genus Capsicum. Though the term ‘Capsicum’ is meant for only ‘Bell Peppers’(heat-less species) in British English, all the […]

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Pilaf of Pearls Awadh Nawabi Biriyani

Moti Biryani:(Mughalai Style) Pearl Biryani, Moti Biryani, Moti Pilaf, Pearl Pilaf. Awadh or Lucnowi Biryani. Its quite hard for me to define what exactly is ‘Mughali Cuisine’. The The Timurid mongols revolutionized Indian cuisine! The Muslim invaders like Turks, Arabs, Persians and Afghans introduced feasting culture to India.India’s finest cuisine developed from, the 15th Century […]

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Mung Khitchedi

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Mung Kitchedi: Maharastrian Mung Kitchedi. Green gram Kitchedi. Ingredients: Bay leavesCumin 1 spoonGreen chili 3 slittedGarlic 6 cloves slicedOnion 1 large slicedRice 1 cupGreen gram 1/4 cupButter 2 cubesCilantro leaves few. Method: Soak rice and lentils few hours ahead. Melt butter, throw in the spices. Then add chilies, garlic and onion. Fry for 2 minutes. […]

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Chettinad Chicken Biriyani

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Chettinad Biriyani: Hmmm, can’t help it…yet another biriyani recipe from my Kitchen!:) Though all the biriyani recipe sound the same, one small teeny deviation…make them special. Yep, that goes to this HOT, hot, Super Hot Chettinad Biriyani. Ingredients: Spices: Cinnamon 1 stickCloves 5Black cardamom 3Green cardamom 3Nutmeg 1 crushedBirinji flower 1Marati mokku 1Green chilies 6 […]

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Stuffed Eggs

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Stuffed Eggs: Cheesey Rice stuffed Eggs. Cheesy rice balls. Eggs are essential part of my pantry! When I run out of the vegetables…its an easy solution! I fixed this recipe with left over rice, One could possibly come up with freshly prepared ones, of course! The idea is simple, I love eggs…hmmm, very scared to […]

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Saffron Chicken Pilaf

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Saffron Chicken Pulav: Saffron Chicken Pilaf. Cornish Hen Pilaf. Saffron Pilaf with Meat. Its been a while, I posted anything meat…my friends started asking me, whether I became a ‘vegetarian’ or what?? That’s ridiculous, how can I become a vegetarian!! My friend Balaji used to tease me…’If I come by with one whole fried chicken […]

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Methi Kitchedi

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Fenugreek Greens Kitchedi: Methi Kitchedi. Vendhiya Keerai Pongal/Pulav. Menthilu Annam. Greens Kitchedi. Greens-Rice Kitchedi. When it comes to gardening, I am a lazy goose. Though planting and sowing sounds all nice…its not so easy to maintain a plant for a whole year!! So, I prefer tender greens likes this…which grows pretty fast. Just matter of […]

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15 Minutes Cooking

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Masala Pongal Milagu Pongal Gothumai KitchediWhen it comes to solo cooking, we’ll always end up making a quick crock pot meal or a stir-fry for an accompainment! Generally such menu will be simple and easy to flip in minutes. Most of my dinner menus are all cooked under 15 minutes!! So here, I have listed […]

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Ambur Vaniyambadi style Mutton Biriyani

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Vaniyambadi Mutton Biriyani: India’s finest cuisine developed after Mughal rule(14-16th Century), they took basic Indian cooking to art level! Since Mughal empire was widely spread, one could see biriyani recipe where they had strong foothold. Even now…several 100s of years after…local and outside influences fused together to create a unique style. To name a few […]

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Birinji Rice Infused with Lemon Stalk

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Coconut Birinji:(Version 2) Coconut Biriyani, Thengai Biriyani. Thenga Biriyani. Coconut Birinji Rice with Lemon stalk. Coconut Pulav. Thengai Saadham. Lemon Stalk infused Rice dish. My friend Mercy, who is from Philippines runs an International market…here at Oxford! She used to complain about, how locals never buy vegetables from her and that she will have to […]

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