Tag Archives: Green Chilli

Bhuna Murgh – Slow Cooked Chicken with Spices

A traditional & (sometimes) time-consuming dish like this is a must in my house at least once a week..mostly middle of the week.The week usually starts on a very low note with soups,salads, lentils-rice etc thanks to our upset stomachs … Continue reading

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Corn-Peanut Fritters With Mango-Mint Chutney

Raise your hands if you LOVE fried food.I do..with all my heart..Imagine how fun life would be if it was not so good to be slim.If your mom told you as a teenager to get fat [read voluptuous] else she … Continue reading

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Caribbean Spinach & Coconut Milk Soup

Update 06/19/2011 This recipe was successfully tried by Dale Mackey.See her post here. Thanks so much! P is a big time movie buff.So much so that he watches a movie every alternate day..sometimes daily too..or maybe two in a day.Needless … Continue reading

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Bharwaan Tamatar-Indian Style Stuffed Tomatoes

Living in Las Vegas is so much fun.I call it my second home.A city,I personally feel everyone should see once in their lifetime for it’s a different ball game altogether when it comes to defying the meaning of entertainment.The first … Continue reading

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Keeme Ke Kofte-Mutton Meatballs Curry

Given a choice,I prefer brothy, spice laden curries over the thick,sweetish,creamy ones.I like to sip the spiced broth which hits the back of tongue.Spices which do a happy dance in your mouth and leave behind a “gimme me more” feeling.There … Continue reading

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Khatte Chole Aur Bhature

As kids,we were always pestered to eat food with spoon.But we were a rowdy lot and never listened.How could we? When the elders ate food with fingers and preached table etiquettes for kids, it was contradicting. Like many cultures of the … Continue reading

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Chicken Dopiaza-Spicy Chicken Curry With Pearl Onions

Did you send your entry to Culinary Smackdown Battle-Mango Desserts?Please see details of the ongoing event here. Hurry..just a week more to go, contest ends 28th April 2011, Pacific time. Before my family starts presuming that I have turned vegetarian again,its high … Continue reading

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Cauliflower & Peas With Mint,Ginger & Yogurt

It is always a pleasure to cook meals with poignant memories.Memories which make you plunge into years when you saw curries being simmered on low heat and flat breads fluffing up on stove top.For me,recipe books do not matter, what … Continue reading

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Keema Matar- Ground Lamb & Peas With Spices

Growing up, I always saw that men in my family were better at cooking non vegetarian food than women.They took their time in selecting the meat pieces,cleaning it,sometimes even carving it and then cooking it with all the patience in … Continue reading

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Indian Tomato Soup With Chilli Cheddar Puff Sticks

It like reliving my mom’s life.My father used to call her midway to home and she used to put the soup pot on the stove top so that it is ready until he reached home.A piping hot bowl of soup … Continue reading

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