Why is celebration mostly associated with occasions, success, victory, etc and similar context? This was kind of a question posed by my little one Annie, while I was busy arranging a cake and few other stuff to celebrate one of our friend's sons success in his academics. When she asked for whom am I doing … Continue reading JOOJEH CHICKEN WINGS
All the strife in the world is of the mind. Breaking the mental barriers and give peace a chance, and what's better time than this holy month of Ramadan. Food knows no boundaries. Let's break the shackles, let's bring all those warring hearts to the dining table. We are what we eat; whoever said, very … Continue reading Chicken Musakhan Filo Rolls
KAABSA, the most popular or would rather say the national dish of Saudi Arabia. In simple terms if I have to say, it's a delicious slightly tangy tomato chicken Middle Eastern rice dish.One can find several variation of Kabsa preparation and widely eaten all over Saudi Arabia and other parts of the middle eastern countries … Continue reading CHICKEN KAABSA Middle Eastern Tomato Chicken Rice
"Bihu Axomor jatiya utsov. Bihu tineeta...etc. etc." This is how we used to start when tasked to write an essay on Bihu during our school days. Since I grew up in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, though read and wrote essays on Bihu, could hardly relate to the traditional celebrations of rural areas. As … Continue reading Chicken Roast with Black Sesame Chutney (Til Bata Roasted Chicken)
Your hunt for Tandoori chicken is over! You need not have to go anywhere out to have tandoori chicken. This is the most indulgent, lip-smacking and delicious restaurant style Tandoori chicken preparation that you can make at home. Eventually it has become my family's favorite. I always associate TANDOORI chicken to Bangalore, my college days. … Continue reading Oven Baked Easy TANDOORI CHICKEN
I was 20 then, quite addicted to the TV channel Discovery Travel and Living. I virtually explored different countries, culture, and cuisine through this channel. With a desire to visit the places shown in the show and dreaming about traveling the world, my first virtual experience of the place Morocco was through Discovery Travel and … Continue reading Moroccan Chicken Tajine with Dates and Dry Fruits
Ramadan Kareem! Ramadan is a month of fasting, prayers, spiritual purification. Long hours of fasting in this hot weather, makes it even more challenging. Hence, eating right, eating well and keeping your body hydrated becomes very important before and after breaking fast. Towards the end of Ramadan, people look forward to the Eid celebration and … Continue reading MALABAR CHICKEN BIRYANI
Happy Sunday friends! Past couple of weeks felt like as if I had been on an Italian holiday. Really, I mean it! As I went on winning the rounds in the MASTER CHEF ITALIAN contest, the more I explored and cooked various recipes from different regions of Italy in preparation for the tougher round. Cheese and … Continue reading Nawabi Chicken
There is a common feature of people in general who live abroad; that is to hang around in cafes, shopping malls, pubs and clubs. This is because as and when you land in a new country you barely know anyone. Sometimes when I think about it, it gives me a strange feeling, these group of people … Continue reading Penne Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Garlic Grilled Chicken
Being a bunch of hyperactive people that we are, the small but lively group from Assam in Bahrain, do get together quite often to, observe festivals of our motherland with fervour, attend and participate in events, go shopping, watch movies or simply talk and eat or eat and talk endlessly. We talk on all kinds … Continue reading Sweet Sour & Spicy Coke-Cola Chicken with black bean coriander garlic rice