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Bengali Chicken Chaap/Chanp

Dhanya Samuel — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:50:24 +0000

It is a well-known fact that India has a highly varied culinary scene which means that a lifetime might not be enough to experience and understand all the different cuisines that make up this vast country. My knowledge of Bengali cuisine is very rudimentary; it would be right to say that this is my first...

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Bhuna Murgh/Chicken

Dhanya Samuel — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:52:32 +0000

Cooking is a form of self-discovery for me. Every time I prepare a dish, even if it is something that I have made innumerable number of times, I try to find a piece of me within the dish, a memory, a friend, a conversation, anything that allows me to form a personal bond with the...

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Aamras Murgh (Chicken in Mango Yoghurt Gravy)

Dhanya Samuel — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 22:45:33 +0000

I came across this recipe in the Femina magazine, a premier Indian beauty and lifestyle magazine. In my teens, I used to gape at the beautiful women adorning the pages of Femina but today, it is the food section that gets my first attention. The combination of raw or ripe mango with seafood is pretty...

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Tomato Chilli Chicken

Dhanya Samuel — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:34:04 +0000

A simple, everyday dish, this Tomato Chilli Chicken is easy peasy to make and a great one to start with if you are new to Indian cuisine. This dish is an adaptation of a long-standing, frequently-prepared chicken dish in my home. Ever since I can remember, my mum used to prepare this chicken dish which...

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Chicken Chukka Varuval

Dhanya Samuel — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:51:09 +0000

Chukka or sukka usually refers to a South Indian meat dish (mostly mutton but these days, you can find all kinds of meat being used) that is prepared using a myriad of spices and aromatics. The meat is cooked on low fire so that the spices get to do its work. A spicy, flavoursome preparation...

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