Aromatic basmati rice infused with a rich prawn stock and a vivacious scent of ceylon cinnamon, cloves and green cardamom all swaddle this luxurious take on a simple, mildly spiced pilaf. A pilaf is completely different from a biryani. The pilaf is a lightly spiced rice dish that is usually accompanied by gravy and other side…
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Crispy Baked Chicken Wings in Mango Chili Sauce
Just a warning …. Short recipe but long post. While the other half of the world is going nuts over the arrival of strawberries and rhubarb, in this part of the world things are looking up for mangoes, durians, longans, mangosteens, rambutans and many summer fruits that start appearing in the markets just about…
Mumbai-inspired Crispy Baked Potatoes with Avocado Chutney
A couple of weeks ago in early February, we took a short trip to Mumbai for my sister-in-law’s traditional wedding. Amidst the chaos of Indian wedding preparations, we managed to sneak out for a day to explore Mumbai’s city centre, around Colaba and Marine Drive. This was my husband’s first time to Mumbai and I…
Quadruple Salted Chocolate Loaf Cake
There is something quite poetical about this cake- the way the centre ruptures like an abundant cleavage is poetical because it speaks of its hidden sumptuousness and decadence that would only reveal itself when its cut open. And this is a special kind of chocolate poetry as it involves very minimal work – everything…
Trip to Mahurangi Oyster Farm + Recipe for Grilled Oysters with Thai Compound Butter
One of the best things we did in our year in New Zealand was to take a trip to Mahurangi Oysters Limited and sample freshly harvested oysters right at the farm itself. An exceptional experience that would raise your bivalve expectations forever! After this experience, you’d expect nothing less than the freshest, plumpest, juiciest…
Disco Ball Chocolate Cola Cake + Cupcakes & Curries turns 2 !
Super moist, chocolatey and addictive layer cake
An Unconventional Thanksgiving Feast for Two – Butterflied Roasted Chicken with Spiced Butter Rub + Sweet Potato Mash
It’s that time of the year again. My Pinterest feed is full of Thanksgiving and holiday ideas and recipes. I’ve read that a turkey roast is expected of any Thanksgiving meal. However, it still baffles me how anyone can get a Thanksgiving feast done on time as it takes days to defrost that giant bird…
Spiced Cottage Pie
It has to be an absolute crime that it’s mid-October and it still, for most parts of the week, feels like fall/winter! And if you’re recovering from a cold like me than you’d badly want some sunshine and blue skies. But this Spiced Cottage Pie will have to do for now. Not such a bad…
Salted Milk Caramel Fudge Brownies
I’m not quite sure when I ate the first brownie but it must have been from a bakery in my neighbourhood. I remember that I was not particularly pleased with its cakey, dry texture and weird tasting walnut. But then, later in my teens, I discovered the Betty Crocker brownie box mix and my…
