Five Spiced Glazed Roast Chicken
The Building Blocks: Five Spice Powder: Marination: Putting it all together:
Jalapeno and Garlic Chicken Sandwich Spread
The Building Blocks: For Shredded Chicken: For Spread: Putting it all together:
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Pocket Bread Pizza
A little technical to cook, but its amazing how a slight change in cooking technique can create an entirely new dish. The trickiest part of this whole process is just the pouring of the egg batter into the centre portion of the bread without spilling it everywhere. The trick here is to pour 1 tbsp…
Barbeque Pulled Pork Burgers
Juicy, sloppy and packed with mouthful of happiness on every bite. I mean who doesn’t love a juicy pulled pork that just oozes out of the bread and trickles down the side of your mouth with every bite. Super easy to make, wouldn’t call it healthier than a fried chicken patty but definitely tastier, and…
Bhut Jolokia Chilli Oil
A fan favorite. Chilli oil goes with literally everything and anything. My favorite would definitely be combining it as a dip with momos. Drizzle some oil over your favorite momos and oolala, momos are suddenly transformed to gourmet food. Very very simple to make, hardly takes 10 mins. You can store in a glass container…
Kingfish Tikka Curry (without Coconut milk)
The Building Blocks: Putting it all Together:
Hawaiian Chicken
The Building Blocks: Chicken: Coconut Rice Putting it all Together:
Loaded Vietnamese Chicken Pho
“Made Pho for each other” ~ secret gourmet The Building Blocks: Broth: Noodle: Toppings: Putting it all Together: BROTH: Noodles and toppings: Assembling:
Dhaba Style Chicken Curry
For those who have travelled extensively on the highways in India, they would have surely relished some of the finger licking, nose flaring, spicy but tempting curries that are served on most highway dhabas. Even though each bite gets tears in your eyes and makes your nose runny from the generous amount of spiciness, you…
Pork Pandi Curry
The dish is a local favorite and can be popularly found in the town of Coorg which is located in Madikeri district, Karnataka, India. Coorg is known as the coffee plantation hub of India and is also famous for its spices, in particular whole black pepper corns. I got a lot of suggestions to try…
South Indian Prawn Biryani
The Building Blocks: 500gms prawns deveined 2-3 green chilies 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoon ghee 3-4 whole cloves 7-9 whole black peppercorns 2 bay leaves 1 inch piece of cinnamon stick 4 green cardamoms 1 cup chopped onions 1…
Thai Steamed Sesame Chicken
Who says healthy has to be boring? This little sweet but flavor packed steamed chicken is the dish that you have been missing out on. It uses very basic ingredients and total prep plus cook time should not take more than 30 mins. Infused with Thai flavors which comes from the steaming of lemon grass…
South Indian Ginger Chicken Curry
The Building Blocks: Marination 750gms curry cut chicken 8 garlic pods 1/2 inch ginger 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds (Jeera) 1 tsp whole black peppercorns (saboot kali mirch) 1 tsp fennels seeds (saunf) 1 whole star aniseed 3 fresh green chillies 5 dry red chillies (soaked in warm…
Honey & Chilly Crispy Chicken
Most of us have been / are fans of the Crispy Honey and Chilly Potato and take no shame in indulging in that sweet and spicy fried goodie. I actually love the way spicy and sweet flavors combine to get the taste buds dancing and hence i had to give this combination a try with…
Spicy Crock Pot Chicken Pulao
This is a dish which is usually cooked at our house on a lazy Saturday Lunch. But just coz you are lazy, doesn’t mean the food has to be boring. This simple dish can be easily cooked up in 20-25 mins with the least amount of skills. (as long as you follow the instructions :p)…
Coffee and Rum Whole Roast Chicken
Yeah you read that right, incase you were double checking.. Coffee!! and Rum!! in Chicken??!! oh yesss.. thats definitely a knock you right off your butt recipe there. You’ll be surprised how well the coffee and rum come together to give this beautiful flavor to the chicken which is evenly balanced with some fresh orange…
White Mutton Curry Stew (Non Coconut Based)
Rustic, hearty, buttery and just a delicious bowl of comfort food. Extremely simple to make and is the best dish if you want to avoid the spices. The gravy gets its beautiful white color from the use of fresh curd, cashews and lightly frying the onions. If the onions are cooked on a high flame,…
Strawberry Milkshake
Spring Season not only brings beautiful flowers and lush flaura but it also brings to the market, the delectable strawberry. I usually love to buy my strawberries straight from the farm, allowing me to handpick my own choice of organic strawberries which are sweeter and not spoilt. The milkshake is very simple to make and…
Mutton Dahi Kebabs
You must be wondering what is the difference between this and a seekh kebab apart from the shape. Probably blaming my lack of skills for this oval shaped dish discovery :-p But trust me, this is way different than a seekh kebab. Both in terms of the ingredients that go into it and also the…
Sarso ka Saag and Makki ki Roti
Not living in the Northern Part of the country, I really miss out on experiencing real winters down south-west. I absolutely love the snow, the chilling air, the layers and layers of woolen clothes and stylish jackets and best of all, warming up the cold hands and feet next to a heater / fire. But…
Malabar Prawn Curry
The Building Blocks: For the Curry: 500gms prawns (deveined) 2 medium sized onions (puree) 1 large tomato (puree) 1/2 cup tamarind pulp puree 12-15 fresh curry leaves 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rye) 2 Dry red chillies 1/4 tsp hing 1/2 tsp turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder 1 tsp garlic paste 2 cups Coconut…
Coconut Chicken Curry
I love experimenting with coconut milk. Though most widely used in Seafood curries or South East Asian curries, I like to bring that sweet, creamy texture to other dishes as well. I have earlier tried this curry version with mutton (goat) meat and it turned out absolutely stellar. Same ingredients, just a different cooking style.…
Hyderabadi Mirchi ka Saalan
Hyderabadi Biryani is incomplete without a side of lip smacking, spicy and masaledar saalan. This spicy, tangy gravy is prepared with big Kashmiri Green chillies which are often also used in making Pakodas (you stuff them with aaloo and coat them in gramflour/besan) These chillies carry a slight amount of heat and great flavor. Another…
Hariyali Chicken Drumsticks
This is an all time favorite barbeque chicken recipe. Friends and family have both loved this recipe for its simple preparation, fresh ingredients and yet brilliant taste.It is very easy to make with hardly 3 core ingredients and the result is lip smacking.So now the next time you plan to fire up a barbeque I…
Mayo Chicken and Lettuce Roll Ups
A very simple and interesting way to eat a wrap. This dish is a reminder of how some basic plating skills can help shape different dishes 😀 Make a simple roll, slice it up and serve it upright and voila, you have a new dish. The beauty of this dish is that you can play…
South Indian Green Mutton Curry
A very different and relatively easy recipe to make. The mixture of 3 different kind of fresh leaves i.e. coriander, curry and mint when combined together add such a different flavor that you’ll be surprised that these 3 go so well together. The curry is not very spice heavy and relies on the flavor coming…
Moroccan Dukkah Chicken Stew
My fascination for trying out new recipes has pushed me to the far depths of the Instagram feed…. okay enough of my dramatic mad scientist talk. I came across this very interesting recipe while scrolling through my feed and I just had to recreate this in my kitchen. I have never heard of such a…
Chicken in Creamy Mushroom Sauce with Sautéed Veggies
When eating healthy is on my mind but I also want it to be wholesome and delicious, this is usually my go to meal. Its the most well balanced meal you could take off your stove with the richness of proteins from the chicken, the fibers and carbs from the veggies, low fat content and…
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings
“There is nothing that chicken wings can’t fix” ~ Secret Gourmet In another edition of my all time favorite, the people’s champion, loved by all… ccchiken wingss!!! I bring to you another lip smacking recipe that will make you keep reaching out for another wing. Its not sweet or heavily sauced like traditional texas style…
Loaded Chicken Ramen
“The more noise you make while eating ramen, the more delicious it becomes” ~ Secret Gourmet Ramen has recently been a craze and has caught up a lot in the list of exotic dishes. Most of us might have seen Ramen being consumed in Japanese Anime movies / tv shows during our childhood days and…
Roasted Bell Peppers Stuffed with Bacon, Chicken and Cheese
This is one of my experimental dishes which I just happened to pull a Dr. Frankenstein on. Firstly I apologize for the basic photography as I was waay to hungry to eat this and just randomly clicked in a hurry :p The inspiration for this dish came from my mom actually who makes these roasted…
Walnut and Raisins Banana Bread
“Happiness is the smell of freshly baked bread” ~ Secret Gourmet We often wonder what to do when we buy too many bananas and then once we are fed up of eating them, they just lie there on the shelf, ripening away, till you don’t feel like eating it anymore. Well, the solution is simple,…
Coconut Mutton Curry
Growing up in North India and living that kind of culture had always made me wonder what would it be like to try Mutton Curry with Coconut Milk as the Northern Mutton Curries do not use coconut or coconut milk as a ingredient. I have a particular soft spot for coconut milk as I really…
Limonana – The Frozen Mint Lemonade
“The best brain freeze you’ll ever have” ~ Secret Gourmet Another addition to my summer drinks collection and a very unique one. Most of you may probably have never heard of this drink before or had a chance to relish it. I also came across this heat killer drink during my visit to Hampi, a…
Aam Panna (Green Mango Drink)
“Summers are for Mangoes and the Nostalgia it brings” ~ Secret Gourmet Usually when we hear Aam Panna, the drink resonates with old summer holidays when you are relaxing at home and your dear mum brings all of you a refreshing cool drink of sweet and tangy aam panna. As we sip on that refreshing…
South Indian Tomato Chilly Chutney
A tangy, mildly spicy Chutney that will surely make you want to skip that Sambar and just indulge in every bite with this. With slight hints of Garlic and the magic of that tempering, this chutney is the perfect partner to the Coconut Chutney. The use of coconut oil enhances the flavor and adds that…
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