This is my sister’s recipe and I wanted to make it for guests staying with us last weekend, so I trialed it on Mr Mack the week before and it was an instant hit. It is a simple to follow recipe, with no exotic ingredients. If you stick to the recipe it will turn exactlyContinue reading “Prawn Biryani and Boondi Raita”
Category Archives: Curries
Lamb Kheema
This dish is a favorite in the Mack household and also with our friends. I have included the original recipe and also the short cut version. It goes well with breadrolls, chapatis, rotis or rice and will have your family coming back for second helpings. Ingredients: 400 gms lamb mince 1 can diced tomatoes (orContinue reading “Lamb Kheema”
Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani is something I order every time I go to a restaurant. The actual dish is a rich and creamy preparations with lots of butter and cream and prep time that makes my eyes water. It starts with washing the dal several times, soaking it for several hours and then washing it some moreContinue reading “Dal Makhani”
Mix Veg Curry
One more from my sister Div’s recipe collection. Ingredients: 1 Onion (thinly sliced) 1 Capsicum (thinly sliced ) 1 Carrot (thinly sliced) 1/2 cup Boiled Peas 1/2 cup Paneer 1 cup Tomato Puree Masala mix (1 tsp each -Coriander Powder, Red Chilly Powder, Cumin Powder, Turmeric Powder, Garlic Powder, Kasuri Methi) Whole Spices -2 Cardamom,Continue reading “Mix Veg Curry”
Chicken Sukka
Traditional South Indian Chicken dish, with roasted coconut and spices. Sukka mean dry so this is a dry preparation and is served with chapattis, rice roti or rice and dal. Here is the original recipe in my sister’s own words. It is a little involved and calls for a lot of whole spices but theContinue reading “Chicken Sukka”
Puli Munchi
Literally translated it means, Tamarind (Puli) Chilly (Munchi). This is the name of a sauce that is amazing personified. It is a specialty from the coastal city of Mangalore where I have my roots, and my sister has reached the Zen level in making this particular dish. Here is the recipe in her own wordsContinue reading “Puli Munchi”
Easy Lamb Curry
This recipe is one of those that actually turned out exactly how I imagined it would. Almost like I dreamed it into life…LOL. So this recipe continues the tradition of looking for shortcuts and and making substitutions without compromising on the taste, and let me tell you it tasted divine. Trust me, if I wasContinue reading “Easy Lamb Curry”
Spicy Scrambled Eggs (Bhurji)
This is a simple dish you can rustle up in 20 mins flat. Only three main ingredients needed and you will most definitely have them in your fridge/ pantry. I usually make this when I need to put together a meal in next to no time. It can be served with rice, bread, chapaties orContinue reading “Spicy Scrambled Eggs (Bhurji)”
Prawn Curry and Rice
This is a simple prawn curry with delicate flavours, recipe provided by Leela Akka. It takes about 45 minutes to prepare this curry and rice from scratch and it tastes fabulous. A confession I forgot to add chilli powder and it was only when we sat down to eat that I discovered it, but myContinue reading “Prawn Curry and Rice”
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