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Chicken Tikka Masala
A couple of days back I was having a debate with my friend if Chicken tikka masala had its origins from India or from the UK? To my...
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The Yum's of Saint Petersburg, Russia
We stopped around the corner in a by-lane from the main Nevsky Prospect (one of the main streets in St. Petersburg), trying to orient the...
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Lemon Rice
Lemon rice is one of my favourite rice preparations. The hint of lemon along with the dals (pulses) used for tempering make it simply...
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10 Tips to Get You Cooking Chinese Like a Pro
As Ken Hom went along his cooking demonstration at the Emirates Literature Festival 2013, I picked up these 10 top tips he mentions that...
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Yakhni Pulao (Meat-flavoured and spiced rice)
I was always intrigued by the name 'Yakhni Pulao' whether I saw it on television, in recipe books, on restaurant menus or online. It was...
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Steamed Dahi Vadas (lentil dumplings in spiced yoghurt)
Who doesn't like things fried, right? They are crispy and oh so yummy! But, but, but....they aren't good for your butt :) That's right....
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Lebanese Cuisine by Anissa Helou
Anissa Helou’s book ‘Lebanese Cuisine’ claims to be one of the ‘most comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject’. I couldn’t...
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Antonio Carluccio – A Recipe For Life
A Recipe for life is an autobiography on one of the most famous Italian cooks known – Antonio Carluccio. Antonio particularly calls...
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Willie’s Chocolate Bible – Chocolate Heaven in Recipes and Stories
This is the most quintessential book you could ever own when it comes to everything based on CHOCOLATE! And I really do mean everything....
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South Indian Chicken Stew Infused with Lemongrass
Sometimes just that one ingredient or cooking technique is enough to whip up an old-time dish into some dish totally snazzy in taste!...
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