Prawn Do Pyaza: Prawns cooked in Onion Sauce

    Today we have succulent prawns nestled in a sauce cooked with plenty of onions. Do Pyaza are typically the Indian dishes where either meat, vegetables or seafood is cooked with plenty of onions.       Growing up, Do Pyaza was a fancy term that was reserved for orders in the restaurants. Chicken or mutton coated in the rich aromatic sauce brings back nostalgia. Flaky parathas or naan accompanied them or sometimes… […]

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Bengali Mishti Pulao: Bengali Style Pilaf with Cashews and Raisins

    The sound of “Mishti Pulao” takes me back to this little girl dining on this tiny table and chair, set by the family dining table just where the door opens. It is Christmas lunch. The family has gathered around the table. Crisp winter air blows in through the door, making the food scents even more tantalizing. Grandma shuffles back and forth from the kitchen, warming up food and bringing them to the table. This little… […]

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Skillet Roasted Chicken with Ginger and Soy

      What I have today is a recipe inspired by the memory of my aunt – a skillet roasted chicken, stuffed with fried onions and made rich with lovely caramelized hue and flavors. There is nostalgia, fun times and also a bucket full of somberness all nestled together. All these feelings are each a component of this recipe as much as it a part of our lives.     My Mamoni who was only second to my Maa, is no more…. […]

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Rajasthani Red Chicken Curry

Featured in the Babble Family Kitchen. Laal Maas or Red/Fiery Hot Meat Curry, is another well known authentic Rajasthani dish. Traditionally goat meat/lamb is used to cook the Laal Maas, and is served with maize or millet flatbreads which are soft but crusty and smeared with a generous amount of butter. Since there are not many in my family who would appreciate lamb, I decided to play safe with the chicken, without changing any of the other… […]

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Balti Chicken, A Review & some Appreciations

Recipe: BALTI CHICKEN Balti is the name of a style of food popular in the Northern part of the Indian Subcontinent & now very popular in England too. It is been told that “balti” dishes had been introduced to England by the people of Pakistan. The name ‘Balti’ for food has nothing to do with an ethnic group living in India and Pakistan who are also called Balti. These Balti people are Tibetan Muslims. The food… […]

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