Crispy Fried Fish

Over the weekend, I was looking to fry fish a little differently. My usual marination would be just turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and loads of freshly ground black pepper corns. I would not bother to see how much crushed black pepper I would throw in the marinate, as most of the black pepper and…

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Vishu

Vishu is the Malayalee New Year and is celebrated on the first day of the Malayalam month in Kerala. The ‘Vishu Kani’ is the most significant aspect of Vishu. The Malayalam word ‘kani’ means “that which is seen first”. It is believed, good things seen on the New Year day brings good luck and prosperity…

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Cutlets

There’s such a huge variety in making cutlets that you’ll be literally spoilt for choice. From plain potatoes, veggies (all kinds), tuna, egg (stay tuned for recipe….), paneer and the list goes on. Initially I used to get frustrated when the cutlets used to break when frying. Well, not completely disintegrate but it kinda used…

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Cupcakes

I usually have a hard time finding a baking recipe with metric measurements, as most measurements are in the U.S. cups or pounds. Recently I read somewhere that there is a slight difference between UK and US cups. Though the difference is very small, it doesn’t help a stickler like me. Oh, why can’t everyone…

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Shahi Paneer

Hi All, This dish was contributed by my dearest friend Sushma. She’s such a good cook and her father too! Whenever he comes to Dubai, he cooks up a storm for us and as usual I have a list for him. There is one particular chicken curry dish of his which I simply love. I…

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Soya Nuggets Masala

This recipe is from Madu, a Sri Lankan. I had asked her to make this dish for me, as previously I had tried making it twice and it never turned out right. Firstly Madu was not happy, cos the soya nuggets that we get here is not the same as the ones she would get…

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Cake Disaster

Yup, you read it right! And you’re probably wondering how and what went wrong and believe me, so am I…. ha ha ha. I have been baking consistently for about one and half years now. I always try out the easy cakes and even my Black Forest Cake turned out very well for a first…

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Muffins

I was about to start by writing “I love muffins”, but then I would probably write the same for cupcakes and cakes and for almost everything else! And is there any difference between cupcakes and muffins, other than size? Apparently you can have a muffin for breakfast but not a cupcake. I honestly don’t know…

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Creamy Chicken Masala

Today I wanted to make Pepper Chicken, but lo…. had run out of the whole black peppers and was feeling lazy to make a trip to the supermarket. So I made do with whatever was available at home and made Creamy Chicken Masala instead. This is a huge change from my usual heavy masalafied spicy…

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Aloo Karela

Aloo is potato and karela is bitter gourd. A simple recipe of my mum’s which she learned from her sister-in-law who is no longer with us. Here again, there are many ways in which you can make this dish. This is my mum’s version and mine will be slightly different as I would add tomatoes…

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