Kerala Chicken Stew or Ishtu as it is called in Kerala is a very mild but flavorful stew. It is made with coconut milk, a few spices, along with chicken and vegetables. It is a light yet hearty stew that is great to make for a weeknight dinner. Kerala cuisine is famous for coastal and seafood recipes which are mostly prepared with fresh grated coconut or with coconut milk. One such popular dish is this Kerala Chicken Stew which is cooked in coconut milk and mild spices. The ...
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Tandoori Chicken Tikka (easy summer dinner)
Tandoori Chicken Tikka is a popular North Indian dish consisting of succulent pieces of marinated chicken thighs that are skewered and then cooked in a tandoor. Chicken tikka is very easy to cook, it is healthy and makes for a perfect summer meal. What is a tandoor? Tandoor is a cylindrical shaped oven made of clay. Traditionally they are built into the ground with the top of the oven curving inward. Wood or charcoal is often used to build the fire at the bottom of the oven and the top of ...
Lentil and vegetable stew (Sai Bhaji)
Creating content for this blog is fun most of the time. I love experimenting with recipes (the kitchen clean up afterwards not so much.), taking photos, and editing photos. The part about blogging that I dread the most is writing; sometimes I know exactly what to write and then there are times (95% of the time) I am staring at the computer screen with a blank stare. I am not a writer, my grammar is not the best, and a lot times I wish I could hire a ghost writer to write my post. Any writers out ...
Sindhi Khatti Dal (sour lentil stew)
Sindhis are an ethnic group of people that hailed from Sindh (a province in present day Pakistan). During the partition of India and Pakistan, many Hindu and Sikh Sindhis chose to settle down in different regions of India in hopes of starting a new life. One of the largest Sindhi communities in India is in the city of Mumbai. My mom who is a Sindhi grew up in Mumbai. During my childhood days in India, I spent every summer vacation in Mumbai. My mom's side of the family all lives there, and ...
Aloo keema (Spiced ground turkey with potatoes & peas)
Aloo keema is a dish made of spiced minced lamb, simmered with potatoes and peas. Traditionally, it is made with minced lamb, but I use ground turkey. This is a dish I grew up eating; it’s a popular Indian meal and there are many variations of this dish. The recipe that I’m sharing with you today is my dad’s recipe for Aloo Keema and it’s absolutely scrumptious. The bond between a father and daughter is special one and it’s hard to describe this unique relationship in words. I ...
Quick 10-Minute Lemon Cauliflower rice
I am eternally grateful to the person who came up with the brilliant idea for cauliflower rice. I don't have what you call the skinny gene, so literally, I have to be watchful of everything I eat. If I am not, it's very easy for me to start expanding. Thank you for the genetics Mom and Dad. I still love you! That being said, I can't really afford to be eating rice all the time, even though I would love to. The other thing is my husband despises rice. He is an anomaly. He doesn't like ...