Sheekh Kebabs

By  November 08, 2014  
Kebabs were not my specialty and I kept trying different recipes each time I made them but was never ever happy with the outcome. The kind of flavour and taste that came to my mind did not in any way match the recipes I found.   The rich taste of the ground meat should be in perfect harmony with the spice bland, the subtle flavour of the whole spices playing in the...
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Bitter gourd masala

By  November 08, 2014  
Ingredients: Bitter gourds - 3 - 4 or 2 cups slicedOnions sliced - 1 cup or 1 largeMustard seeds - 1/4 tspCurry leaves - a fewDried red chilies - 2 smallGreen chilies - 2 smallGinger garlic paste - 1 tspTurmeric powder - 1/4 tspCumin powder - 1/4 tspRed Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)Lemon juice - 1 tspBrown sugar - 1/2 tspVegetable oil - 2 tbsCilantro - 2 tbsMethod: 1....
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Butter Chicken, My Style!

By  November 08, 2014  
The origins of Murgh Makhani or Butter Chicken can be traced back to a man named Kundan Lal Gujral who opened a restaurant called Moti Mahal in Daryaganj, Old Delhi after fleeing from Peshawar in Pakistan during the partition in 1947. This is the man who first created the famous Tandoori chicken by trying to cook chicken in the tandoor (locally used for baking naans) and placed...
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