We can call ourselves great cooks but when it comes to a mothers cooking, no-one can beat it. There is something very comforting about a mothers cooking, the reason being, the secret ingredients are always love & compassion they feed to their families. The love they add to a meal, is what makes it so…
Category: Asian Food
Shahi Saffron Roast Biryani
The Indo-Persian centers of the Mughal Empires, created cosmic ripples in the South Asian gastromomical world. It was as if, the Persians and Mughals came together to concoct a cuisine spiced & flavoured with everything extravagant, romantic, splendour & luxury dining using enchanting ingredients like cardamom, saffron, dry fruits, dried flowers, exotic herbs & intriguing…
~ Smoked Dhaba Karhai ~
“Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed. I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself” (Delia Smith) and Pakistani cuisine even though is the lesser known in the culinary world, is one of the most complex and diverse cuisines of Asian heritage and cultures. It is a melting pot of…
~JalFarezi~
“Britain is no longer totally a white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips, it’s curry” (Marianne Jean-Baptiste). In Britain Indian curries have found a very special place. The very famous Brick Lane in Tower Hamlets in East London painted a new…
~Crushed Black Pepper Chicken~
Curries are a world of wonder because they hold so many diverse flavours. Over the past few months where I have really committed to my blog, I learned something new about myself; my love of Curries. I always thought of myself as a lover of food in general and nothing in specific because for me…
~Tandoori Curry Leaves Biryani~
“Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything” (Julia Child). I always encourage people to make home-cooked meals. There is just so much to it than just food, it’s moments created with ones you love, it’s curiosity that awakens and kindle the explorer inside of you, it’s memories being embedded in food…
~Japanese Teppanyaki~
Japanese cuisine is very much influenced by the seasonal change and geography. To the most of us Japanese food may seem somewhat bland and eccentric, but the freshness, balance of flavours and presentation of food as well as textures are of paramount significance. The Japanese cuisine is evidently very much different in many ways from…
~BBQ Tandoori Naan Pizza with Mango Chutney and Smoked Cheese~
Yes! we have all had it all, in all its forms and diversity; pizza rolls, pizza pie, pizza pasta, pizza bagel, bread pizza, thick crusted pizza, thin crusted pizza, cheese stuffed crust pizza, kebab stuffed crust pizza, deep pan and sheet pan and from countless flavours in various food culture frames, who knew pizza would…
~Chicken Ginger Curry~
“India has a certain magic because of the colonial relationship” (Lizzie Collingham). I love my histories “the magical, marvellous food on our plate, this sustenance that we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey. It leaves a footprint. It leaves a legacy. To eat with reckless abandon, without conscience, without knowledge; folks,…
~Grilled Tikka Boti Curry~
“I think music, in my opinion, is not about motivation in the way — it’s a running base. It’s art. And my whole philosophy of music is different. It’s almost like cooking and serving to people, seeing them smile and enjoying the Food really” (A.R.Rahman) and I couldn’t agree more. When you cook and serve…