Shahi Moti Biriyani / Pilaf of Pearls – Awadh Special
- 17
- April
- 2010
Pearl Biriyani:(Chicken Kofta Biriyani) Kofta Biriyani. Awadh Pearl Biriyani. Shahi Biriyani Badshahi. Shahi Kebab Biriyani. Needless to say that Mughalai Cuisine revolutionsed Indian cooking culture and eating habits. This speciality ‘Moti Biriyani’ is a little remembrance from the past…During Mughal rule, royal cooks kept experimenting a lot in the kitchen, many native recipes were improved […]
Kozhi Chukka Varuval – Seriously Good Chicken
- 13
- April
- 2010
Ingredients: Chicken (thighs, chunks) 1 cup Salt Green chilies 3 crushed Onion 1 small grated Mint – paste Yogurts – 1 cup Ginger-garlic paste 1 spoon Pepper powder (optional) Lemon juice Curry leaves, Sliced ginger to garnish Oil for shallow frying Methed Marinate the meat for couple of hours using all the ingredients mentioned above(except […]
Murg Dho Pyaaza – Going all Onions!
- 03
- March
- 2010
Murg Do Piyaaza: Chicken Do Piyaaza. Onion Chicken. Murg – Piyaz. Piyaz Murg. Vegetarian’s Please take a look here: Cauliflower Do Piyaz Ingredients: Chicken 1 cut into chunks/ I used cornish henWhite Onions 1 small gratedGinger 2″ size peeled and gratedGarlic 3-5 beads mincedSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonGhee 1/4 cup For Dressing: White […]
Chicken Drumsticks Fry – Eat Chicken Daily & Often:)
- 17
- February
- 2010
Wok Chicken Fry: There is nothing much to rant’, the caption pretty much explains my love for chicken:) Ingredients: Chicken 2-4 pieces Salt Turmeric 1/4 spoon Garlic 2-4 cloves minced Ginger 1″ grated Pepper powder to taste Curry leaves few Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Cumin 1/4 spoon Sesame oil few spoons. Method: Cut and clean […]
Beer Battered Ginger Chicken!!!
- 21
- January
- 2010
Ginger Chicken: Chicken Masala. Kozhi Varuval. Kozhi Porichadhu. Kodi Kura. There are zillion of ways to prepare a chicken, in my kitchen!!! Its hard to resist eating chicken, at least once every single day. I know, I know you are horrified on hearing the word ‘fried’! Yeah ‘lipophobia’ is a national epidemic we all share […]
Seekh Kebab – Food On The Stick!
- 14
- January
- 2010
Seekh Kebab:(Mughalai Style) India’s finest cuisine was developed from 15th to 19th Century, during Mughal rule. Who raised cooking to an art form. When many Mughal emperors did enjoy the food, they also kept their feasting frequency very less. King Akhar who was once a glutton, became a poor eater in his older age…he kept […]
Bird’s Nest Bonda – Jab Mein Choti Thi
- 11
- January
- 2010
Bird’s Nest Bonda: People always remind me with those articles, that talk about quick appetizers/snacks for an unexpected guests. Who is going to visit me after all? Okay, If you decide to show up at my house, without prior notice, well…expect a snack something like this! But still, I cannot argue over a snack that […]
Chicken Kofta Curry
- 07
- December
- 2009
Murg Kofta Curry: Chicken Kofta Curry. Chicken Vadai Kuzhambu?! (Now vegetarians don’t abscond away from my page’…I have one lying for y’ll too). I was totally jobless on the other day…had no possible goals for the evening. Long lying chicken breast was begging me to take care! I was fermenting this recipe in my mind […]
Tangdi Kebab
- 30
- November
- 2009
Tangdi Kebab: Tangdi Kabab. Tangdi K-bab. Tangdi Kawaab. Grilled Chicken Thighs. Grilled Chicken Legs. Tandoored Chicken Drumsticks. Chicken Drumstick Kebabs Tangdi(Chicken thighs) kebab is an exciting Restaurant special! Should I even mention that I like kebabs?! Hope my blog is quite obvious that I love chicken.:) If a boring mood sets in, I turn to […]
Pilaf of Pearls – Awadh Nawabi Biriyani
- 23
- November
- 2009
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 […]
