Chicken Biryani – North Indian style

Briyani, is one of the most favorite dishes in my family. My brother loves it, my husband loves it and it is often the specialty of most of the women in our families. I love to make briyani, mostly because it is a one pot meal and it has always been my number one choice … [Read more…]

Muttai Kuzhambu(Eggs poached in a curry sauce)

This post is long pending…I seemed to have lost the photo of this one, in the midst of the tons of photos I have been taking recently, and this just slipped through. I made this to go with the Chicken Briyani a while back. It is made by poaching the eggs in a spicy and … [Read more…]

Pork Buffat

As I had mentioned before, pork is something that is new in my kitchen and still in the experimental phase. I had tried pork fry once before and I wanted to try something saucy. I have been reading Neelam Batra’s 1000 Indian Recipes, and it has a lot of great recipes, both traditional and those … [Read more…]

Celebrating Mom’s Chicken biryani

Whenever there is a celebration, be it Christmas or Easter, or whenever we have guests in our house, there is one dish my Mom always makes….Briyani. It became so customary, that if Mom makes something else, it is unacceptable. My brother when he was little used to ask: “how come every festival we have is … [Read more…]

Sirloin steak with Garlicky Mashed Potatoes

Steak?? Medium Rare?? Geez….I cannot imagine how an Indian could eat some meat that is pink in the center…But, to each their taste 🙂 I don’t eat meat, and so I don’t mind if its pink centered, or any other color. But, my husband loves it. Its something he discovered very recently, and he loves … [Read more…]

Bell Pepper Chicken Fry

Food blogging…this world of virtually connected foodies, is like a wonderland to me. I am so glad I discovered it. Nupur’s Blog Bites 2 – Adaptation event, got me thinking as to when I got introduced to this world. (imagine the concentric circles going round and round over my face like in old Indian movies … [Read more…]