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 ...
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Smoky Sweet Potato Pattie
I am back! It has been ages since the last time I posted on the blog. A lot has changed, I became a mom to a sweet little girl. She has taken over my life and has filled it with a lot of joy. Motherhood has had its up and downs, but I am starting to get the hang of it and learning to balance. This blog is a passion of mine and I hope to continue finding time to share recipes with you all. These Smoky Sweet Potato Pattie were inspired by my husband. He is a complete carnivore and feeding him ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fenugreek Rice Pilaf (Methi Chawal)
I have been posting a lot of Indian recipes on the blog for a while now. It was unintentional at first as I was just sharing some of my favorite Indian dishes. Truthfully I don’t want this blog just to be about Indian food, but at the same time I do feel the need to share the array of traditional cuisines native to India. Most people who are not of Indian descent or have only tried Indian food in restaurants believe that Indian cuisine consist of just butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, saag ...
Parsi Chicken Cutlets
India is one of the most ethnically diverse country in the world. There are twenty-two official languages spoken in India and more than one thousand dialects. It is also a land of many religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and so many more. The way of dressing, the food, and the ethnicity also differs from region to region. There are many ethnic groups who migrated to India over the centuries, one such group is known as Parsee or Parsi. Parsis ...
Healthy chicken cauliflower fried rice
Hello! I am Surati I run this blog, I feel the need to re-introduce myself because I am pretty sure you might have forgotten about me. I haven’t posted anything for over a month and I would like to apologize for it. During my time away I have been cooking a lot but haven’t felt the desire to take photos, write a post, and jot down a precise recipe. I will be frank I have enjoyed my time away from the blog, but it’s time to return back to creating content like this easy recipe for Healthy chicken ...
Quick and tasty tomato cheese toast
Quick and tasty tomato cheese toast is a dish that I have been snacking on for years. It's my favorite snack toast to make and eat because it tastes a lot like a margherita pizza (my favorite), but way healthier. To make this tasty tomato cheese toast you need very basic ingredients such as juicy tomatoes, a few slices of your favorite cheese and bread, chili flakes and herbs. I can't believe I have waited this long to share this recipe, well better late than never. Before I share this ...
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 ...