By shriya on Jun 24, 2008 in Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées, Rice dishes | 14 Comments
Paella is a traditional spanish dish. But it tastes almost like Indian Briyani. The speciality of paella is its used to cook in a special paella pan which is a large, shallow, flat pan.
From Wikipedia,
Paella is a typical Valencian rice dish from Spain. The origin of the name paella is in the Valencian for frying […]
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By shriya on Jun 17, 2008 in Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrées, Mutton Dishes | 17 Comments
Our first ever Recipe contest went great and we really appreciate everybody for participating in it. We are now back to regular programming with this excellent Mutton Gravy recipe from my mother-in-law’s Kitchen. If you like spicy gravies with chapathis or parathas, then you have come to the right spot. This spicy […]
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By shriya on Feb 20, 2008 in Meat & Seafood Entrées | 6 Comments
This is yet another chicken dish . That will make a great side dish for Briyani or when you eat it with rice and chicken gravy . The spices and the curry leaves give it a great aroma and its very simple to make . It tastes excellent. I actually made this as […]
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By shriya on Feb 18, 2008 in Meat & Seafood Entrées | 10 Comments
Spicy Chicken Kuzhambu (curry) is another gem from my mom’s kitchen and one that takes me back to the days when I was a kid. My mom would make this for me if I had a cold or wasn’t feeling well. She seems to have that magic touch always and this morning I called her […]
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By shriya on Feb 8, 2008 in Meat & Seafood Entrées | 13 Comments
I am a big fan of Rachel Ray and love her 30 Minute Meals show a lot. She shows simple ways to make complex-looking entrees that too in 30 minutes. I love her cooking shows very much . If you have a very short time to make something nice, this Shrimp Spaghetti recipe will be […]
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By shriya on Jan 31, 2008 in Meat & Seafood Entrées | 12 Comments
We usually see fish made as a curry and meen (fish in English) kuzhambu is a favorite of many south Indians. I learnt this unique seafood recipe from my mom’s Kitchen and she tells me it’s a Chettinad specialty.
It is made with shredded fish instead of whole fish and it tastes […]
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By shriya on Jan 11, 2008 in Meat & Seafood Entrées | 7 Comments
Vindaloo is an Goan dish traditionally prepared with garlic, red wine and chili. Vindaloo roughly means in Portuguese - ‘ Wine,Vinegar and Garlic’. Vindaloo these days are usually made with potatoes leading us to think the aloo in vindaloo is the Hindi word for potatoes. In fact, I just found out the […]
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By shriya on Jan 5, 2008 in Meat & Seafood Entrées | 17 Comments
Today my husband and I were craving for something little spicy so I ended up making this pepper chicken gravy. My Mom used to make this for me and my sisters if we had a bit of cold. Pepper has this medicinal quality that helps fight the common cold.
The main flavors that stand out […]
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By shriya on Dec 23, 2007 in Meat & Seafood Entrées | 0 Comments
It’s a simple chicken side dish easy to prepare and goes well with Chicken Briyani.
Ingredients:
Chicken drumsticks :6
cloves : 2
Onion : 1
White Vinegar : 1tsp
Oil : 3tbsp
Yogurt : 2tbsp
Ginger and garlic paste : tbsp
Curry leaves : 6 to 8 springs
Green chili : 3(slit lengthwise)
Red chili powder : 2tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Salt : […]
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