Month: January 2013

Spanish Chicken Stew

Spanish Chicken Stew

This Spanish chicken stew is a special one by Chef Jawad Munshi. Among the many chicken stew recipes, this recipe stands out – simply because its a recipe by a professional, and experienced Chef. It’s delicious and gives a variety to your usual chicken recipes. […]

Fruit and Prawn Salad

Fruit and Prawn Salad

Ingredients: 1 piece firm ripe papaya 1 piece pink grapefruit 1 piece small firm ripe mango 1 piece large firm ripe banana 12 piece large cooked prawns shelled and deveined orange skin julienne to garnish Dressing 1 ½ tbs fresh lemon juice 1 tbs rice […]

Moroccan Chicken Tagine

Moroccan Chicken Tagine

When we hear Morocco, the first thing that comes to our minds is olive and couscous. Moroccan recipes use spices that are also used in many Indian recipes – cinnamon, cumin, paprika, turmeric, and ginger. Some of the famous Moroccan dishes are tagine, tanjia, and […]

Chicken with Thai Basil Sauce

Chicken with Thai Basil Sauce

  Ingredients: For the chicken: 4 chicken breasts 4 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp olive oil Salt to taste For the Sauce: 2 cloves Garlic 1 tbsp celery, chopped 5 – 10 Thai basil leaves (can be substituted with tulsi) 5 bird’s eye chilli 2 […]

Shish Tawook / Skewered Kebabs

Shish Tawook / Skewered Kebabs

Shish Tawook or Shish Taouk is a popular dish of Turkish and Arabic cuisine. Over time, Shish Tawook has gained popularity in other regions like India and Pakistan. As is in most grill and barbecue recipes, marination is important to make shish taouk. Ingredients: 4 […]

BBQ Lamb Chops

BBQ Lamb Chops

While the favourite meat on charcoals is lamb, the downside is the preparation time. To barbecue mutton – whether chops, boneless chunks, or steaks – the marination for over 4 to 6 hours is necessary and extremely important. Raw papaya is applied to mutton pieces […]

Barbecue Fish

Barbecue Fish

BBQ is a summer treat in the West and a festive treat in the East. Seafood is a delight when charcoal-grilled. You can use a variety of fish and prawns with the same recipe. Seer is the most preferred. Light the charcoals and get ready! […]

Baked Keema / Mince meat

Baked Keema / Mince meat

Here is one of the favourite recipes for keema or mince meat. Keema is a delicious and easy way with mutton. Since the meat is tender, it does not take long to cook. Dum ke Kabab is a popular breakfast dish in many regions and, […]

Prawn Masala

Prawn Masala

Prawn masala is quite popular Indian-style prawns recipe. Different regions have different methods of preparing prawns masala. An aromatic thick gravy, the star ingredient in prawns masala is the cumin powder. The tradition with my folks is prawns masala or fish fry or both with […]

Tandoori Pomfret Fry

Tandoori Pomfret Fry

Pomfret fish is one of the most popular seafood. Pomfret fry easily finds a place on my ‘Favourite Fish’ list, more so if it’s prepared the way my mother makes it. This pomfret recipe is one that I will cling on to and relish for […]