North Indian

Chicken Tikka

Here I share the delicious recipe for preparing restaurant style Chicken Tikka one of most popular dishes of India that can be served as a starter.  It is prepared by marinating chicken chunks in special spices and then grilled on skewers. Chicken Tikka can also be made into Chicken Tikka Masala, where the […]

Daal Makhani

Daal Makhani is one of the most popular dal recipes of India, especially to the Punjabi cuisine. Its spicy & rich mixed lentil curry, generally made with lots of butter and cream and is a great accompaniment to Roti or Chapatti. The dish tastes even better the following day after reheating…

Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is a North Indian delicacy, originated from Punjabi cuisine. Butter chicken has got a cross-continental acceptance among food lovers due to its mildly spiced rich masala mix. It is typically served with Indian breads like Chapati, Roti or Naan, and even goes great with rice varieties. Here I share the step […]

Beans-chana masala

A tasty blend of Kabuli chana (white kadala) and cut beans prepared with coconut masala……. The typical consistency of this preparation is a thick gravy, making it ideal for going as a side dish with typical Indian breads and for boiled rice.

Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle

Sweet and Sour Mango Pickle recipes are typical north-Indian side dish recipes that goes well with Roti, chapatti or Paratha. The recipe here is prepared out of semi-ripe sour mangos (hence no added tamarind and less added sweet), seasoned with sweet and spices. This preserve flavoured with chillies, mustard seeds, chilli […]

Chakli (Boiled Urad Dal Murukku)

Here is another traditional festival snack recipe known to be “Chakli”  in Hindi, which is a soft Murukku version prepared with “Boiled Urud Dal”. Unlike the traditional Murukku recipe the dough here is prepared with cooked and pasted Urud-Dal (ഉഴുന്ന്), which gives majority of the taste to it. The rice […]