Thalassery is a town on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in Kerela. The biryani is named after this place and is also the most popular and best-served biryani throughout Kerela. Let me tell you what is so special about this biryani and how it […]

In this recipe mutton is slow cooked in a blend of spices and finally garnished with freshness of grated coconut, ideal to be served with simple dal and steamed rice or goes well with roti or paratha. I sometimes feel that in our busy and […]

Mexican rice is a complete meal on its own with the goodness of vegetables,and rice all cooked in one single pot with Mexican spices. Ideal dish for your weeknight dinner, when you crave for some rice which requires no curry or side dish. In case […]

There are two versions of this biryani- Kachi Biryani (raw meat) and Pakki Biryani (precooked meat). This recipe is about the Kachche gosht ki biryani but for those who are making it for the first time, it is better to start with the chicken. The […]

Grilled chicken cooked in mildly spiced tomato and cream based sauce and butter. A very popular North Indian curry served with naan or rice which makes an ideal main course dish. Butter Chicken is a tomato-based, mildly spiced gravy cooked with lots and lots of […]

Chicken Pulao is a simple one-pot dish, a quick-fix meal for lunch or dinner. All you need with this is a simple Cucumber & Yogurt Raita. Tip for this recipe: whenever I sort out the chicken pieces to be frozen, I pull out 3 to […]

Chicken 65 Biryani is a special kind of biryani where the cooked rice is layered with chicken 65 masala and other spices, and dum cooked with perfection. Chicken 65 Biryani is different from regular biryani. If you see the whole process it will look lengthy, […]

  Meat Spaghetti with Red Sauce is an Italian style pasta where meat mince is cooked in tomato based sauce and the combined with pasta. If you have any queries regarding the recipe, do mention them in the comments section and I shall get back […]

  Peri-Peri Chicken is the Afro-Portuguese dish where chicken is marinated in a special blend of spices and grilled to perfection and again coated with the peri-peri style sauce. If you have any queries regarding the recipe, do mention them in the comments section and […]

  A Chinese-inspired restaurant style of preparing vegetable fried. It is quick and easy to make with ingredients in hand. Serve hot with your favorite Chinese gravy.   A restaurant style of preparing vegetable fried in an Indo Chinese spices. If you have any queries […]

  Lamb Chops marinated in chili paste and grilled to perfection can be served as dinner. If you have any queries regarding the recipe, do mention them in the comments section and I shall get back to you. Kindly give feedback in the comment section […]

  A very easy and quick method of preparing a restaurant-style mutton kadhai with no frying of onion and tomatoes is involved and everything gets cooked in a single pot. If you have any queries regarding the recipe, do mention them in the comments section […]

Dan Dan Noodles is a P.F Changs copycat recipe. A complete meal in its own and an ideal dish for a quick dinner. If you have any queries regarding the recipe, do mention them in the comments section and I shall get back to you. […]

Prawn Pulao is my mom’s recipe for making the most delicious prawn flavored rice with aromatic spices which gets ready in no time. If you have any queries regarding the recipe, do mention them in the comments section and I shall get back to you. […]

  A simple dry preparation of mutton to go with the other main dishes. The difference here is that I have not used any whole spices which we normally do when we cook mutton. Just a change from the usual mutton gravy with a hint […]

  Chicken Tikka Masala is popular North Indian style curry where grilled chicken tikka pieces and cooked with a creamy Mughlai style curry. It can be served hot with Naan. Tips: Give close attention while frying the onion. Over fried onion will give a bitter […]

Let me share some historical background of biryani which will justify as to why the recipe is so lengthy. This dish originated in Persia and that’s how it gets its name from a Persian word ‘birian’ which means ‘fried before cooking’. It might have entered […]

Kheema Paratha or Anda Paratha, you name it anything… is a street food mostly found in Hyderabad or Bangalore especially during the holy month of Ramadan. It is a wholesome dish with a combination of carbohydrates, proteins, and calcium. You can call it a complete […]

Tawa Mutton is a super easy dish where pre-cooked mutton is sauted in special tawa masala to be served hot with roti or naan. You can simply enjoy this mutton curry as a side dish with dal and steamed rice.   How to make tawa […]

What comes to your mind whenever you hear the word “Tikka”. Well for me it’s that smokey flavor, grilled and charred meat pieces in vibrant red color sometimes green or white, a comfort food kind of thing. The dish originates in South Asia and is […]