When it comes to Indian cooking / cooking with spices, I rarely (ok, up until this weekend, never) buy premixed spices. I always add my own quantities of each spice to whatever I’m making. I learnt from my mom and she would also cook this way, meaning she wont use a briyani mix that you [...]
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This is very old recipe of mine – I learnt how to make it in high school. It was taught to me by my home economics teacher – you generally get taught flop proof recipes, so I can assure you, its not difficult and chances are, it wont flop.
I stopped making Chicken a la King [...]
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I made the following curry and rice decided to mix it together and let it steam in the oven for 30 minutes – for a better flavour. It makes a huge difference than if the curry was eaten the usual way. I think it can be called an akhni. The best description of akhni I [...]
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The best description for “akhni” I can provide is that it is like a breyani without the lentils. Just like breyani, it cooks in the oven for a bit and is served with raita.
After my first attempt at making prawns, I decided to make a seafood paella. I chose my prawns and while it was [...]
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