My Very Own Damn Burger – Desi Style!
- 09
- January
- 2018
First of all ‘Burger’ is not for the faint heart, weak, vegetarian Indians! The very sound of the word Cheese Burger (a.k.a) Ham Burger is so unorthodox to many!! And, of course…we Desis (Indians…the East Indians, I mean) have invented a quite a number of options for ourselves! The meat is carefully replaced with aloo tikkis (potato […]
Malai Kheema Kofta Curry – Foodiful :)
- 30
- December
- 2017
A. K. makes good salad and vegetable stews. It’s all well and healthy. But, I don’t always want healthy meals, you see! Yeah…especially after a loooong day wrangling the little one. I want more along the lines of comfort food! Scratch that. I always want the Comfort Foods. Skip the leaves…add more meat, please. And, […]
Kheema Kofta Curry – Hyderabad Style
- 30
- December
- 2017
There are few dishes that you have to try. And, there are few dishes that you have to forget! To me…its not the taste, its not even the comfort, a food could provide! Its all about “my state of mind” that matters for a dish to taste better or yuck. So, if anyone bothers me […]
Mini Idly & Kheema Curry
- 08
- May
- 2017
Like many of my foodie friends (now known, and yet to meet one’s)…I am too, a self professed cook. My American friends think that…there are only three ingredients in Indian cooking…spices, chilies and tomatoes! Maybe…yes. But, I really don’t think that is enough…one needs passion. Cooking isn’t just about mixing ingredients…its magic, pure addiction…to the […]
Mutton Kheema Iddiyappam Biriyani
- 31
- July
- 2016
I can’t believe…2016 is half the way through. Layers of experience, myriad emotions brushed on me. With each year passing by…I am trying to capture the best moment of my life to seal it for eternal happiness. As though time is running out…and, of course the time is indeed running so fast. I have no […]
Qeema Kofta Shorba – A Little Bit Of More
- 06
- May
- 2011
Kheema Kofta Soup: Other Names: Mutton Kola Urundai Soup. Minced Meat Balls Soup. Mutton Keema Kofta Soup. Kaima Kofta Soup. Ingredients: For Kofta For Soup Oil few spoonsOnion 1 small bulbGreen chili 1Garlic 1″ gratedGarlic 1 clove mincedTomato 1 crushedMutton broth 4-6 cupsEgg 1 numberCilantro leaves fewPepper powder to taste Method: In a wide wok, […]
Kari Dosai – Madurai Style
- 30
- April
- 2011
Kothu Kari Dosai: Other Names: Kothu Kari Masal Dosai. Kari Dosai. Mutton Kheema Masal Dosa. Kaima Masal Dosai. Minced Meat Dosa. Minced Meat Stuffed Crepes. Ingredients: Dosa batter For Masala: Minced meat 1/4 kiloGreen chilies3 slicedOnions large 2Ginger-garlic paste 1 spoonTomato 1 crushedSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonGaram masala 1/4 spoonFennel seeds 1 spoonCurry leaves […]
Mughalai Moti Biriyani If I know my future precisely, I would prefer to have Biriyani as my last meal! I mean, its just an expression to say…how much I enjoy a particular dish! Maybe because, it was my first experiment recipe in the kitchen, at the age of 17…incidentally on a Ramzaan day:) I was […]
Keema Idly / Mini Idlies with Minced Meat – Taj Special
- 21
- December
- 2010
Keema Idly: I vividly remember this particular dish, that I have tasted from Taj Coromandel hotel, Chennai. When I was studying at Chennai…myself and my Dad used to dine out a lot. It was lot of fun’ to escape from the usual hostel food. I used to long for those Wednesdays…when Dad used to come […]
Meat Balls – Desi Touch
- 01
- January
- 2009
Ingredients 1 cup minced meat 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste salt to taste 1/2 tsp garam masala powder 1 tsp chili powder 3 green chilies, finely chopped 1 onion, grated few cilantro leaves few mint leaves oil for shallow frying Method Mix all the above mentioned ingredients together (except oil) and let this stand for couple […]
