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…
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…
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…
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…
Habichuela con dulce, also known as sweet beans or sweet cream of beans is a Dominican dessert that is mostly made during Good Friday. Ingredients 4 cups soft-boiled red kidney beans ½ cup raisins 3 cups evaporated milk 2 cups…
Thalassery biriyani is a rice dish blended with Chicken and Spices. The recipe has a strong legacy of the Mughlai cuisine. This variant of biryani is an Indian cuisine and has originated from the Malabar region of South India. The…
Meat masala is a spice mix used in Keralan cuisine, typically as a marinade for various types of meat, especially mutton. Meat masala can either be rubbed onto pieces of meat as a dry powder mix, or combined with oil…
This coconut-flavoured vegetable stew is a famous dish of the South Indian coastal state of Kerala. It is often served with appam (rice pancakes). Though frequently made with chicken, this recipe is for the purely vegetable version of the stew.…
Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Recipes | Cuisine of South Africa | Confections A koeksister is a fritter, usually in the shape of a plait, that is dipped in a cold…
Feuerzangenbowle is a traditional German alcoholic drink, often part of a Christmas or New Year’s tradition. The name translates literally as “fire-tongs punch”. Pay attention to the preparation and don’t let drunks light the rum—it can cause nasty burns and…