Recipes

Russian Salad
Recipes, Salads

Russian Salad

Russian Salad (Ensalada Rusa) was originally invented by Lucien Olivier for a Moscow restaurant called Hermitage in 1860s. It became very popular in Russia and It’s traditionally served on any Holiday, gatherings, birthday parties etc . It can be made with different ingredients, some recipes use meat varieties, pickles and onions too ,feel free to […]

Butter Chicken
Desi recipes, Recipes

Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is a kind of recipe which is signature in almost every Indian and Pakistani restaurant.  There are so many different ways to make butter chicken the key ingredient is butter, chicken and the tomato base/curry. My husband isn’t a big time fan of this but my kids absolute love this recipe. Its a […]

Continental Recipes, Recipes

Chicken Shawarma On The Rock

Chicken on the rocks (ˈCHikən ôn THē räkz) which is now served in almost every shawarma shop, is rice topped with chicken shawarma and special sauce. Shawarma bowls are another version of it served with different sauces and variety of toppings . The basic recipe which I use for my chicken in my shawarma wraps, […]

Tala Gosht , Fried meat, Hydrabadi tala gosht
Desi recipes, Recipes

Hyderabadi tala Gosht (Stir Fried Meat)

Hydrabadi Tala Gosht (Stirr fried meat) is something really simple to make with very few ingredients. Most of the Hyderabadi recipes which I have been sharing here, are been transferred to me by Mom who learned those recipes from My Dadi Ammi. This is certainly one of those dishes which I’ve been enjoying since my […]

Baking, Desserts

Pinwheel Biscuits

I was browsing my old diaries and came across this recipe. I learned these biscuits as a beginner baker at my baking school. We are more into cookies these days but the biscuits have something English into them. They are perfectly sweetened bakery style biscuits which can last long if kept in air tight containers.  […]

sheer khurma
Desi recipes, Desserts

Sheer Khurma (Nani Ammi special)

Sheer Sheer Khurma is a rich vermicelli pudding made with milk, lots of nuts, dates and sugar. The dish literally means milk with dates. Its often made during Eid.Eid festivities are kind of incomplete until and unless you have Sheer Khurma! I learned two different versions of it, one from my Mom and another one […]

Continental Recipes

Sesame Chicken

Sesame chicken is one of those kinds of dishes which makes everyone happy at the table. It is not overly spicy so the kids enjoy it equally. It can be made with prawns and with or without a variety of vegetables. I like it with spring/green onion, bell pepper and a little bit of shallot  […]