Ingredients 2 cups Basmati rice 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon ghee ¼ teaspoon whole cumin seeds ½ tablespoon ginger-garlic paste 4 green cardamom pods 1-inch cinnamon stick, broken into pieces 2 bay leaves 5 cloves 6 black peppercorns Salt…
This recipe is for charcoal-grilled squid, prawn, and fish kebabs in zhoug (a spicy dipping sauce that can be used in a variety of different ways). The original recipe called for octopus, but it’s been expanded with good results. Also,…
Ingredients Marinade Whole chicken, skinned and cut into medium pieces; ideally into 6 pieces if using baby chicken 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp garlic paste 1½ tsp coriander powder 1½ tsp cumin powder ½ tsp nutmeg powder (optional) 1…
Khichuri is a Bengali dish once considered comfort food for the poor but now a delicacy served warm in the monsoon rain. Like the similar khichdi, the core ingredients are rice and lentils, but different variations exist, some adding vegetables,…
Mjeddrah is a stout lentil and rice stew, a Lebanese staple. Ingredients ½ cup brown lentils, soaked an hour or more ½ cup onion, sliced A little chopped carrot, celery, etc. (optional) 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup long grain…
Chakarai pongal is a sweet and buttery porridge-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the Makar Sankranti festival that heralds the arrival of summer. The khara pongal variety differs only in the spices added, and the two…
Biryani is the royal dish amongst all the exotic rice dishes of India, and remains the dish to serve on all best and auspicious occasions. Ingredients 1 ea. (1.5 kg) whole chicken washed and jointed 2 cups masoor (whole black…
Gulab jamun is a popular Indian and Pakistani sweet dish comprised of fried milk balls in a sweet syrup flavoured with cardamom seeds and rosewater or saffron. It originates from Bengal and is pronounced “Gulab Jambuh” in regional languages such…
Cardamom bread is a sweet yeast bread of Scandinavian origin that is good served at breakfast, with coffee, or as a light dessert. Ingredients Procedure In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, salt and orange peel; whisk gently to distribute…
Modak is a deep fried Indian sweet that is almost exclusively prepared during the Ganesha Festival around August, when it is often given as an offering to Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Remover of Obstacles. Modak is reportedly his favorite sweet.…
Hyderabadi biryani is a popular variety of biryani. It is so named as it is seen mainly in the city of Hyderabad, India, where the dish emerged from the blending of mughlai and Andhra cuisines in the kitchen of the…
Masala chai is a spiced version of the typical Indian milk tea. As with much of Indian cuisine, the exact mix of dry spices varies greatly and is often handed down in families from one generation to the next. Ingredients…