Fried Quails – Crunch & Munch
- 16
- May
- 2017

On the other day, I was thinking…why do I like ‘Home Cooking’, despite of the fact, that I am the one who cooks all the time! There is some variety of reasons to it. Number one: Cooking is like writing…I can be spontaneous as much as I want, after all…who is going to read, but […]

Other Names Spicy Indian Style Quails. Kaadai Chukka Varuval. Masala Kaadai. Kaadai Thokku. Meet me, No, the proper expression would be this “Meat me“! Then, you’ll learn a true love story of me, towards Food. Lol. There is no sincere love than the love of food. – George Bernard Shaw. The above adage is one […]
Quail Tomato Curry – Hot Food Lover:)
- 29
- April
- 2011

Kaadai Thakkali Kuzhambu: Other Names: Kaadai Curry. Fiery hot Quail Curry. Hot and Spicy Quail Curry. Kaadai Thakkali Masala. Ingredients: Quails 1 pound(Cage free bird/ peasant bird)Garlic 2 whole head, peeled and gratedCountry Tomatoes large 3-6 (made into puree)Dry Red Chilies 10-15 (Roasted and Powdered)Turmeric 1/4 spoonLemon 1 large fruit Mustard seeds 1 spoonCumin seeds […]
Grilled Quails – Tandoored Quails/ Kaadai Tandoori
- 11
- July
- 2010

Tandoored Quails: Ingredients: Spices to be Toasted & Powdered: CinnamonClovesCardamomPeppercornsCoriander seedsTymol seedsChironjiSaffron Use only a pinch of above spice blend. Other Ingredients: Black SaltRegular SaltChili powder Kashmiri chili powder Red food color Turmeric Lemon juice Yogurts (hung)Ginger-garlic pasteOnion pasteMint paste Few cubes of butter/ghee for bastingChaat masala to garnish. About 1-2 spoons of above ingredients […]
Quail in Country Style Curry
- 26
- June
- 2009

Quail Curry: Kaadai Thanni Kuzhambu. Quail / Pheasant bird Curry. Ingredients: Quail – 2 (cut into small pieces)Green chilies 3 slicedOnion 1 gratedGinger 2″ juliennedGarlic 6 cloves juliennedTomatoes 2 crushedSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonPepper powder 1 spoonSesame oil few spoonCumin seedsCurry leavesCilantro to garnish. Method: In a wide vessel, heat oil. Add cumin,chilies and […]

Quail Pakoda: Kaadai Pakoda. Kaadai Pakora. Deep fried Quails. Fried Quails. I love this tender birds! They are gamier in taste, low in calories, better than chicken, low fat/thin skin…pretty fast in getting cooked! What else do we want!! Hmmm today I deep fried it, just for a variation! They turned out super crispy! Ingredients: […]
Quail Biriyani
- 02
- March
- 2009

Quail Biriyani: Kaadai Biriyani. Peasant bird & spicy rice dish. Food and culture go hand in hand and leaves its own print in history. India has layers of history still not erased. The country has witnessed more than a dozen of invaders and with every invader came a different culture and a new cuisine!! Arab […]

Close-up!:)Quail RoastQuails Pan RoastQuails Raw MeatQuails in Wild Quails Roast: The Quail is called ‘Bater’ in Hindi. We call it has ‘kaadai’ or ‘Goudhari’ in Tamil. (Ofcource both are entirely different species )Quail is a small type of bird that belongs to the Pheasant family. There are two species of quail in India; the black-breasted […]

Neer Kozhi Milagu Perattal: Quail Pepper Fry. Quail Pepper Roast. Water Fowl Pepper Fry. Neer Kozhi – Water Hen/fowl. Its a variety of hen, a water fowl actually. I am not sure about its Zoological name. Its a game bird, very small….and has very slender legs. Much like miniature Kokku(crane). Its hunted for its meat. […]
Kaadai Masala – Hotel Ponnusamy Style
- 19
- March
- 2008

Kaadai Masala:(Chettinad Style)Hotel Ponnusamy Style Kaadai Masala. Quail Chettinad. Quail Chettinad Masala. Game bird/fowl in Feiry Hot Masala. Ingredients: Quils/Game Birds/ Kaadai – 4 or 6 Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon bay leaf 1 Sesame oil 1/4 cup. To be fried in Little Oil and Wet-Ground Coarsely: Purple Onion 1 Ginger 2″ Garlic 3-4 cloves […]
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