Chicken Tikka Masala
A couple of days back I was having a debate with my friend if Chicken tikka masala had its origins from India or from the UK? To my...
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The Yum's of Saint Petersburg, Russia
We stopped around the corner in a by-lane from the main Nevsky Prospect (one of the main streets in St. Petersburg), trying to orient the...
Lemon Rice
Lemon rice is one of my favourite rice preparations. The hint of lemon along with the dals (pulses) used for tempering make it simply...
10 Tips to Get You Cooking Chinese Like a Pro
As Ken Hom went along his cooking demonstration at the Emirates Literature Festival 2013, I picked up these 10 top tips he mentions that...
Yakhni Pulao (Meat-flavoured and spiced rice)
I was always intrigued by the name 'Yakhni Pulao' whether I saw it on television, in recipe books, on restaurant menus or online. It was...
Steamed Dahi Vadas (lentil dumplings in spiced yoghurt)
Who doesn't like things fried, right? They are crispy and oh so yummy! But, but, but....they aren't good for your butt :) That's right....
Lebanese Cuisine by Anissa Helou
Anissa Helou’s book ‘Lebanese Cuisine’ claims to be one of the ‘most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject’. I couldn’t...
Antonio Carluccio – A Recipe For Life
A Recipe for life is an autobiography on one of the most famous Italian cooks known – Antonio Carluccio. Antonio particularly calls...
Willie’s Chocolate Bible – Chocolate Heaven in Recipes and Stories
This is the most quintessential book you could ever own when it comes to everything based on CHOCOLATE! And I really do mean everything....
South Indian Chicken Stew Infused with Lemongrass
Sometimes just that one ingredient or cooking technique is enough to whip up an old-time dish into some dish totally snazzy in taste!...
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