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General Tso’s chicken is one of my favourite orders when I’m at a Chinese restaurants, in addition to Kung Pao Chicken (I’ve a lot of favourites in Chinese cuisine ). The name sounds like its recipe passed on by generations of an ancient dynasty in China. However, that’s not the story. General Tso’s chicken is […]
I’ve always wanted to experiment lamb in my Chinese cooking. In a way I prefer chicken and prawns when it comes to Chinese. The concept of lamb stir fry tickled my thoughts and here is what happened. I decided to make a stir fry with vegetables and lamb. I used lots of vegetables to enhance […]
Cukzy picks a recipe by Tarla Dalal as a tribute to the great chef. Tarla Dalal passed away on 6th November 2013 at the age of 77. She was in the culinary world for 40 years and made her mark with more than 100 cook books and television shows. She was awarded the Padma Shri […]
One of the dishes that is on “I love” menu of non-vegetarians is grilled chicken. After chicken tandoori, and BBQ chicken, here is the Arabic and Lebanese grilled chicken – straight from the Middle East. Ingredients: 4 pieces of chicken (breast or leg quarters with skin) 1/2 cup of lemon juice 1 cup of red […]
You have chicken or mutton curry left from last night’s meal. Or you may have planned to cook chicken curry at noon so you wouldn’t have to cook in the evening, but not enough is left after lunch. What do you do? Cooking afresh for dinner is a good option, but it’s going to leave […]
We almost always have curries leftover, many a times with just a few pieces of meat (chicken/mutton). Its “boring” to have the same thing next day at noon, especially when its not fresh. Here are some ways we can spice up the chicken/mutton curry the next day to add a ‘freshness’ to it and enjoy […]
Chef Jawad introduces us to a unique way with fruits. Fruits are generally used in desserts. But here is a recipe where fruits are a stuffing for spring rolls – Fruit Spring Rolls. I was a little surprised when Jawad mailed me this recipe . But then, that’s what he always does as the star […]
Spring rolls are one of children’s favourite snacks, a simple-to-make and delicious-to-eat starter, and a common serve during Ramadan. I’ve written the method for preparing the spring roll wrappers as well. You can try adding different ingredients to the stuffing and exploring new flavours, because there are very few chances for a disaster. In this […]
Who says seekh kebabs can’t be vegetarian? Vegetarians can enjoy a delicious version of veg-seekh kebabs. Grill on coal fire gives it the authentic seekh kebab touch. Ingredients: 250 gms french beans, chopped 250 gms carrots, chopped 150 gms paneer, crumbled 2 boiled potatoes, mashed 2 gms besan (gram flour/chickpeas) 1 teaspoon garam masala powder […]
This dish can be one of your best bets to get your non-veg family members to eat vegetarian food during iftaar – without complaining. In fact, they’re going to enjoy it. You can serve these cheese dinner rolls during snack time or as appetisers. You can replace the thyme with flavours or herbs of your […]