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Rich Chicken Curry – North Indian Style

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Kappa Puzhingiyathu and Thayir Samanthi

Kappa puzhingiyathu is small, soft pieces of boiled tapioca and is usually paired with thayir sammanthi which may be described as curd chutney with a strong chili hit. It is probably the simplest of meals from Kerala, but is truly delicious. I have spent many a happy tea time at my mother’s house ea

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Hyderabadi Chicken Curry

This Hyderabadi Chicken curry is a hot and spicy chicken curry that lives upto the promise of everything that Hyderabadi cuisine offers. Haven’t I told you earlier that my mom and I have very different food habits? My mom likes non messy, dry curries like this chili chicken. I obviously like chicken

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Chicken Samosa

Samosas have a habit of running out just before I get hold of one. I went to this samosa stall near a mosque recently, hoping to lay my hands on the famed chicken samosas. But I was late by a few minutes and they had run out. As if to add insult to injury, the young stall keeper offered me vegetaria

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Dahi Ke Kebab

You know that kebabs are essentially grilled or roasted meat and vegetables. So, if I told you I was going to make kebabs out of curd, you would think I was loosing it. The soft texture of curd would make it a ridiculous choice of ingredient for a kebab, right? Or so I thought till I sampled these d

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Red Velvet Cake

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Homemade Naan (using yeast)

I have posted the recipe for naan on this space before. It uses baking powder and soda and turned out very good. But then I attempted naan that uses yeast as the leavening agent and I have never looked back. I have used this recipe several times, sometimes I apply some garlic butter on it, and sometimes I sprinkle some nigella seeds all over. Coriander and mint leaves are great toppings as well and so is a generous smear of good old Amul butter. However you want to have it, there is no denying that naan is one delicious bread. Soft, light and with some brown bits here and there, naan makes a great accompaniment to North Indian curries and gravies. But if you thought you could have hot, buttery naans only at dhabas, then you really need to try out this recipe. It is surprisingly easy and always yields good results.

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Tandoori Chicken with Coriander Dip

Hats off to Kundan Lal Gujral who decided to experiment with the food he served in his restaurant in pre independence Peshawer. He ended up cooking chicken in a hot tandoor or clay oven which was normally used to make bread at the time. (Now that is the kind of “innovation”, “pro-activeness” and “ou

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Naan and Tomato Chutney

I have tried making naan several times using recipes from the internet, cookbooks and cookery shows. But all my attempts flopped like SRK’s Ra One and I always ended up with tough, rubbery or partially cooked flour balls. Rolled up and thrown from my Bangalore home, I am sure they would’ve bounced all the way to the Depsang valley in Ladakh and pulled down the Chinese tents that so bothered our leaders and put our media into a frenzy. And we could have somehow blamed the Pakistanis for it. (The two birds with a single stone thing). But as a peace loving person, I want my naans to be just naans and decided to give it one last try. Verdict: Finally, these naans turned out to be good. They were soft, and blistered on top and made the perfect bread for curries and gravies.