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This is one of my childhood favorites you can say. According to Wikipedia the word “Dolma” is of Turkish origin meaning ” something stuffed” .In Middle Eastern and Greek cuisine, Dolma is a recipe in which the grape leaves are stuffed with lemon flavored rice and meat. In this recipe the pointed gourds are stuffed …
This is a mild spicy light aromatic mutton gravy without onion and garlic prepared with whole spices. The color is lent by saffron soaked milk ,turmeric is not added. The yakhni gravy was said to have been introduced by Mughal ruler Akbar in India. They are also popular in Greek and Turkish cuisines, but in …
Mutton can be considered as the meat from lamb, old sheep and in India predominantly male goats. Mutton chops are cut from the rib,hip, and shoulder areas. Breast of lamb can be cooked in an oven or even crumb fried. In this post I am going to share the recipe of Mutton chops cooked in …
Bengalis are notorious mutton lovers. By mutton we really mean male goat’s meat. Its been a old culture and tradition to sacrifice male goat in front the Goddess Kali and the offering is distributed to the devotees to be cooked. According to research goat meat contributes to 65% of red meat consumed worldwide.It is popular …
This is a homemade typical Sunday lunch mutton curry relished with rice dominant with flavors of coriander. I thrown in a paste of coriander and green chili paste and the curry tasted amazing . I did follow only my instinct while cooking this and no predefined recipes as such . I added the whole garlic …
I am so proud to be part of this awesome community #wildasperagustable which allows me to try dishes from the kitchens all over the world. This time it was the turn of German cuisine. I was completely ignorant of this cusisine I should admit, but there are some great blogs on German food and lifestyles …
I had contemplated preparing this dish long back but as mutton or male goat’s meat is prepared only during festivals, my family likes to relish only on traditional preparations. The color is fab and the flavors and texture are unique, retaining the aroma of meat. The whole spices enhance the flavors of the spinach …
In a Bong family mutton curry is the favorite dish to relish during the special holiday weekends and during festivals. This is a unique preparation based on the flavor of black pepper and lime . The fragrance of lime which is also called (Gondhoraj lebu ) in Bengali and black pepper paired with each other …
Bohri Khichda which is consumed during the holy month of Ramadan , is an amalgamation of flavors from the Hyderabad-i halem in which the broken wheat is cooked with meat and lentils and made a paste later and the traditional vegetarian khichdi cooked in every Gujarati household.Traditionally the process is quite long intensive ,but nowadays the cooking process is shortened by using tools like pressure cooker. The final dish was aromatic delicious and infused with intricate flavors of spices which will compel you to ask for more. It was Finger-licking good.
sui mai ,traditionally called shāomài is a flower shaped dumpling with an open top.I had these in Hongkong and the filling consisted of ground pork .The casing is thin and soft like wantons. They are popular in Chinese as well as in Japanese cuisine.I steamed these dumplings in a bamboo steamer purchased from Hongkong itself.Instead of …
Through out the year the Bengali community who hail from East and West Bengal celebrate festivals like any other Indian community and we call it “Baro mashe tero parbon” ,which means that the community celebrates 13 festivals in 12 months of the year.The cooked meat of a male goat called “khashi” form the center …
This is a traditional recipe, which is prepared by the Christian community of West Bengal, India. The preparation for this grand dish begins 15 days before Christmas when the leg of a male goat or lamb is marinated in a rich sauce and then sealed in a clay pot. The sealed clay pot is then …
This is a special bengali style mutton curry recipe cooked in special occasions .In older days this dish was cooked without onion and garlic and the mutton used was the meat of a male goat (Patha)sacrificed in front of the Goddess Kali.Yes animal sacrifice in front of God was predominant among the community which was …
[social_share style=”bar” align=”horizontal” heading_align=”inline” text=”” heading=”” facebook=”1″ twitter=”1″ google_plus=”1″ linkedin=”1″ pinterest=”1″ link=”” /] This is originally a recipe from Hyderabad but Dolma word is derived from the turkish word “dolmak” which means stuffed .Dolma refers to a family of stuffed vegetable dishes common in the Middle East.Dolma recipe is also common in Bengal where the …
This is another mutton dish which is a part of Mughlai cuisine in Bengal .The dish is characterized by a light soupy whitish rich gravy due to the addition of white poppy seeds paste and cashew nuts paste .The mutton needs to be marinated and should be a melt into mouth kind in the dish.You …
Nothing can go wrong with a lamb curry cooked this traditional Bong way.The pieces of lamb mutton melting in the mouth and a spicy not so oily or greasy gravy with the flavor of green chilies and a sharp zing of mustard oil fills your whole house and your neighbor’s homes also with a aroma …
It is inspired from Kashmiri dish “Mutton Roghan Josh” which is very popular across the world.The original authentic recipe from Kahmir does not have onion,ginger ,garlic and mint leaves but I included them for an added flavour.The dish came out to be awesome.For the first time, I cooked mutton on slow flame for about one …
Papaya is a magic vegetable which can be consumed in both ripe and green unripe form.But unlike the ripe papaya which can be consumed as a fruit,the unripe papaya needs to be cooked.It has a collection of enzymes papain and chymopapain which can improve your digestion converts proteins into essential amino acids, cleanses the colon.It …
