Category: Non Vegetarian

Chicken Pulao

When growing up, one pot meat and rice dish was always Biryani and one pot vegetables and rice dish was Pulao or Bagara.   Back then, I did not acquire a taste for mutton and hence, it was always Chicken Biryani.  My aunts used to prepare Chicken Pulao but for some reason, it was never… more

Chicken Puff Rolls for Click

I made these rolls couple of weeks ago.  These are the same Chicken Puff Rolls I mentioned last week, in my Cilantro Pesto Pinwheels post. I wanted to send this is to Sunday Snacks event, but I changed my mind.  This recipe needs to be modified a little, before I can share it with you… more

Grilled Salmon

Grilled salmon

Cooking salmon at home has always been a challenge for me and it is always a disaster. I tried cooking it as a curry, tried baking it and grilling it. No matter how I cook it, it always ends up in the trash. It is always bland no matter how much spice I add to… more

Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani

mutton biryani, goat biryani, lamb biryani

As I mentioned in my earlier posts, Biryani can be cooked in two ways. One is the raw meat method in which the rice and the meat is cooked together in layers, and the other is cooked meat method in which pre-cooked meat and rice are cooked together in layers. I follow the raw meat… more

Chicken Shorva

chicken shorva, chicken curry, kodi shorva, kodi pulusu

I started drafting this post awhile ago and never got to finish it. I was stuck at describing what a shorva is. Many people are not aware of it and even back home, some of my friends didn’t know what it is, until i described it. Once i described it, some called it khorma and… more

Chicken Pakoda / Chicken Fritters

Chicken Fritters, chicken pakoda, chicken pakora

Chicken pakoda is my entry to the Hot and Spicy Pakora Contest hosted by A perfect bite…  I am reposting this recipe for the event. Total time: 30 minutes Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Serves: 3-4 Ingredients: 1 lb chicken cut into small pieces (boned or boneless) 1 ½ tsp Ginger Garlic… more

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoor Chicken

Who says we need a barbeque grill for enjoying grilled food? I don’t have a patio nor a barbeque grill. But I enjoy grilled food anytime of the year, whenever I am in mood for some grilled food. I use my oven to grill my meats and vegetables and sometimes I do it on the… more

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

chicken biryani, chicken dum biryani, hyderabad chicken biryani, hyderabadi chicken dum biryani

Biryani is one of the most popular dishes in Hyderabad, India. To make Hyderabadi Biryani, the meat and the rice are cooked in an air tight pot on very low flame, so that the rice is cooked in the flavors of meat and gets the aroma of the meat. The meat gets the direct heat… more

Chicken Kebabs

chicken kebab

Total Time: 30 minutes Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 10 – 15 minutes Yields: 20 Ingredients: 1 lb Ground Chicken Chop or Grind 1 Small Onion 8 – 10 Green Chillies ½ cup chopped Cilantro 10 Mint leaves 1 tsp Garam Masala 1 – 1 ½ tsp Chili Powder 2 tsp Coriander Powder 1… more

Mutton Shorva

mutton shorva, lamb curry, goat curry,

Total Time: 45 minutes Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 – 5 Ingredients: To boil the meat 2 lbs Goat meat 1 ½ tsp Chili Powder 1 ½ tsp Coriander Powder Salt to taste 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste 6 tbsp Oil ¼ cup Mint chopped (opt) 4 Cardamoms 3 Cloves… more