Discover and Share the Best World Cuisines
Shana’s Fish Fry ROASTEE Sometimes there are those basic recipes that we know, eyes closed.. the ones we make regularly. It is amazing that with a few little additions, a few extra steps or simply cooking it slightly differently; the result obtained, is something totally different and brings with it, more variety to the table. …
Fried Chicken Masala Biryani – Our new Favourite For Eid al-Adha 2020, I wanted to make a different Biryani than I usually make. I have had so many requests for this type of Biryani. Fried Chicken Masala Biryani. Here, the chicken is marinated and fried 50 per cent before being cooked in the masala and layered in …
Crispy Potato Garlic Rings When we think of tea-time snacks, Potato is an extremely popular choice for crispy, crunchy munchies! These Crispy Potato Garlic Rings are so much fun to make. Have the kids join you for some good bonding experience and a truly tasty savoury snack.
One for All Chicken Curry All for one and One for All. This is my One for all Chicken Curry, that we love with just about anything. Y’know how there are some curries that suit rice, while others are better for Roti… This curry is, however, just so yummy and so good with anything. You can …
Inji Puli | Puli Inji Inji Puli or ‘Puli Inji’ is a delicious, sweet, hot and sour ginger chutney from the state of Kerala in India. Made with extra-finely chopped ginger, jaggery syrup, tamarind extract and green chillies along with some other simple spices. Truly a mouth lip-smacking condiment /accompaniment to serve alongside the main dish. Made …
Chicken Fried Rice – Restaurant Style Chicken Fried Rice Restaurant Style, is one of those recipes that always hits to spot. Simple to prepare and if you follow this recipe, you can make this favourite Fried rice at home. I have earlier shared the recipe for Indo-Chinese Chicken fried rice, where, the chicken is marinated …
Kannur Style Pathiri – Vaatti Pathiri Pathiri is a popular Muslim dish from Kerala. These are gluten-free flatbreads made of ground rice or rice flour. The version using Roasted Rice flour or Malabar pathiri which I have shared earlier is the most popular throughout Kerala. Pathiri is also called Pathil or Orotti in some areas.  It is …
Egg Omelette Curry – A simple breakfast curry Egg Omelette Curry is a different and very easy way to make an Egg curry, perfect for breakfast. This goes great with most Breakfast staples like Idiyappam, Puttu. Here, I have served it with Mani Puttu and it was a great combo! Do try!
Kannur Style Varutharacha Chicken Curry ‘Varutharacha’ refers to curries or gravies, where a spice blend is added to grated coconut and roasted together till the coconut is golden and crisp. This golden mixture is then pounded on stone or ground in a blender, to make a spice paste that forms the base of the Varutharacha Curry. …
Mongolian Chicken – Better than Takeout Mongolian Beef may be more popular and one of America’s favourite Chinese dishes. Slightly sweet, slightly hot, with a lip-smacking sauce; it’s quite addictive. It is just so delicious with steamed white rice. But today, I am sharing my recipe for Mongolian Chicken. Many of my readers prefer chicken over …
Simple Malabar Fish Fry | Tasty and Quick Whenever we have traditional rice meals at home, having some fried fish on the side is always a welcome addition. A regular Kerala every-day meal consists of Fish Curry or Veg Curry with lots of Vegetable side dishes, Pappadams, and the irresistible Fish Fry.  There are several ways …
Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Burger Buttermilk Crispy Chicken Burger. A favorite burger recreated from McDonald’s Singapore Signature Collection. So McDonald’s across the globe is not the same! We know for a fact that McDonald’s in the US and UK really are lacking where some countries have special and extra-special items on the Menu. I find it interesting …
Kabsa Spice Mix A wonderful homemade Kabsa Spice Mix to use in a variety of dishes, Not just Kabsa Rice. I will be sharing links to recipes using this Spice Mix on this Page. Also, scroll down to the bottom to see the basic guide on how to prepare Kabsa using any Kabsa Spice Mix.
Fish fi Har | Arabic Flame-Grilled Fish Fish fi Har | Arabic flame-grilled Fish is an easy preparation of stove-top BBQ fish. ‘fi Har’ is Arabic for ‘IN HOT ‘ referring to the heat from flames. Here the Arabic Kabsa Spice mix is used to marinate fish. The aromas that come from the finished dish are …
Fi har Series (Flame grilled Arabian Fusion Recipes) I am so pleased to be introducing this new series of recipes, called the ‘Fi Har’ series. ‘Fi har’ refers to flame-grilled recipes and fi har means ‘ in hot’ or in fire. The recipes have three things in common. They incorporate the Arabic Kabsa Spice Mix, …
Kebab fi Har – Flame grilled Potato Kebabs Kebab fi Har is a vegetarian snack recipe in my ‘fi Har’ Series of recipes. All Arabian fusion recipes, that incorporate authentic homemade Kabsa Spice Mix. Now you can make more with Kabsa Spice mix than Kabsa Rice!! These vegetarian Kebabs, are simple to make, melt in the mouth …
Salads and Sides for Biryani This post will be updated with various salads and sides for Biryani. We start with the basics. Onion Raita, Biryani Chutney, Challaas.
Potato Curry for Chapathi. Simple Recipe This is the most simple recipe for Potato Curry that goes really well with Chapathi, Roti etc… Â I dedicate this simple recipe to Sheeja. Sheeja was my helper and Zaira’s nanny back in 2007-2009 when Zaira was in playschool. Â We needed someone to look after Zaira when my husband and myself …
How to make Kerala Parotta at home (Soft Layered Paratha) The Paratta Wala may have some awesome tossing skills, that require practice, but here we see how to make Kerala Parotta at home, without the skill that comes only with practice. The word Parotta is generally used for the Malabar or Kerala parotta, the flaky, …
Kerala Thenga Aracha Meen Curry – Version 2 My earlier Kerala Thenga Aracha Meen Curry, (recipe here ) is quite popular. Here is Version 2 or what I call Red Thenga Aracha Meen Curry. This shows, how versatile the recipe is and can be catered to different tastes. In the previous version, a larger amount is made, …
