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Dharwad Pedha (Sweetened Paneer Cheese)

Dharwad Pedha (Sweetened Paneer Cheese)

Dharwad pedha is a unique variety of peda (milk sweet) famous all over India. There are majorly 30 different ways to make pedha/khova sweets from milk, and Dharwad peda is one of its kind. It has received Government accreditation as…

Deep Fried Chickpea Dough Balls (Chyueeam)

Deep Fried Chickpea Dough Balls (Chyueeam)

Cheyeeam are deep-fried balls of ground chickpeas. Ingredients ½ kg kadalai paruppu (Bengal gram, small brown chickpeas) ½ kg vellam (jaggery, unrefined palm sugar) 10 elackai (cardamom pods) ½ kg maida mavu (refined wheat flour) Water Salt, to taste 1…

Chickpea Flour Dessert (Mysore Pak)

Chickpea Flour Dessert (Mysore Pak)

Ingredients 1 cup gram flour (besan) 2–3 cups ghee, melted 2 ½ cups sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom (elachi) Water Procedure Roast the gram flour in a small amount of ghee. Combine the sugar, cardamom, and a splash of water…

Chicken Madras

Chicken Madras

This is a recipe for a chicken madras. It is a popular curry in the UK. Ingredients 4 chicken breasts, diced 2 large onions, finely chopped 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 jar of tomato puree, mixed with an equal…

Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

Ingredients 2 cups rice (preferably Basmati) 500 g (1 lb) chicken 6 tablespoons oil 300 ml (10 oz) yoghurt 3 cloves of garlic, crushed and chopped 1.5 cm ginger, peeled and sliced 5 large onions, chopped ½ cup tomatoes, puréed…

Beef Muchomo (Ugandan Beef Skewers)

Beef Muchomo (Ugandan Beef Skewers)

Beef muchomo is a Ugandan street food, but it can be made at home for any backyard get-together. The inside is very tender and it tastes delicious when eaten with skewered onions. Ingredients Oil 1 medium-size lemon, juiced Salt to…

Basic Chai

Basic Chai

Traditional chai has numerous variations, depending on which region it is brewed. This is a simple recipe with milk, sugar, and spices. Ingredients Cardamom Cinnamon Ginger, grated 2 spoons tea leaves ½ cup milk Sugar to taste Procedure Bring 1…

Arisa (Malaysian Blended Chicken)

Arisa (Malaysian Blended Chicken)

Arisa is a unique dish only found in state of Johor, Malaysia. It is very rare nowadays, normally only served to royalty and social elites of Johor at formal functions and celebrations. This rarity reflects its passing as an oral…