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 Cauliflower Salad with pickled onion and cilantro dressing
This Tandoori Cauliflower Salad is jam packed with flavor, textures, and utter deliciousness. Made with cauliflower marinated in yogurt and spices baked in the oven till crispy and tossed with fresh veggies, pickled onions, and cilantro dressing. The most well-known tandoori dishes in America are tandoori chicken, chicken tikka and naan. In India the tandoor (Indian clay oven) is used to cook a variety of dishes from meat to fish to vegetables such as cauliflower. The key to tandoori ...
Authentic Butter Chicken/ Murgh Makhani
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a creamy spiced tomato sauce Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani is a rich and creamy dish that's very popular in North India. The preparation starts with marinating the chicken with yogurt, spices, and ginger garlic paste. The marinated chicken is then grilled and combined with an aromatic creamy buttery sauce. Butter Chicken is on the menu at almost all Indian Restaurants, so chances are you've already had it at some point in your life. My issue with ...
30-minute Coconut Shrimp Curry
Food cravings are a funny thing. Some cravings are just sudden urges that come out of nowhere and if you don't give into it they will die out quickly. Then there are cravings that have you yearning for a particular food or dish that continues to consume you till you give into it. A month back I had one of those cravings for a coconut shrimp curry that I just couldn’t shake off. I searched the web for what seemed like hours for a coconut shrimp curry recipe that would satisfy my craving. My ...
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 ...
Sautéed green beans with toasted almonds
Sautéed green beans with toasted almonds are my favorite way to eat string beans. Green beans taste pretty bland on their own, but when you sauté it with a little garlic, chili flakes, lemon zest they taste damn delicious. The recipe I am sharing with you today is my take on a classic French green bean dish. Green beans are packed with nutrients, they are rich in protein and fiber. Another interesting fact about green beans is that scientifically they are classified as a fruit and not ...
Mom’s Simple Chicken curry
Growing up my parents, who are phenomenal cooks, fed us all kinds of delicious food, especially mouthwatering Indian food. The house was always filled with the aroma of Indian spices. Since I lived there, my senses were immune to these smells, but my friends would often tell me that coming over to my house would make them instantly crave chicken curry. Speaking about curry, I often hear this phrase “I love curry”. The word curry in India translates to any dish with sauce. We always use a ...
Simple garlicky Dal
Dal (lentil stew) to me is like a good bowl of chicken soup to others. It is just comfort in a bowl. To be honest I was not always a fan of it. While growing up my parents use to make lentils and rice at least once a week for dinner. On those days I would magically lose my appetite. I appreciated the goodness of lentils only when I got older. I like my parents make it at least once a week for dinner and it is seriously one of my favorite things to eat. There are many different types of lentils ...