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Murgh Kairi Pulao (Chicken And Raw Mango Pilaf)

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The celebration of sour flavours in Hyderabadi food is the inspiration behind the recipe for kairi pulao in this post. The abundance of raw mangoes in summer is used to make sour khatti (sour) dal, chutneys, pickles, curries, raita, chicken and meat dishes and even a kairi mutton biryani. My recipe for kairi pulao is a lighter, summer-friendly, less spicy version of chicken and raw mango pulao (pilaf). It’s ideal…

May 27, 2022 By quichentell

Breakfast/ Desserts & Sweets/ Recipes

Whole Grain Chocolate Banana Bread

This recipe for whole grain chocolate banana bread is another step in my learning towards developing, baking and eating more whole grain foods. I don’t always succeed in this and recipes don’t always turn out the way I had visualised them. But every once in a while something works and that joy and satisfaction is what keeps me going further on this journey. Baking with barley flour Barley or jau…

May 18, 2022 By quichentell

Appetisers, Soups & Salads/ Recipes

Watermelon Tomato Salad

Watermelon tomato salad – cold, crunchy, sweet and somewhat sour with a whisper of spice, what could be better when the mercury is touching 43℃? I’m sure you’ve seen many versions of a watermelon tomato salad, this is my take on this hit summer salad. Pick your tomato A generous tomato harvest prompted me to make this salad. So I used the small, extremely juicy variety of tomatoes that grow…

May 10, 2022 By quichentell

Dips, Jams, Chutneys, Relishes and Preserves/ Recipes

Raw Mango Chutney Andhra Style

Raw mangoes are celebrated in Andhra cuisine. Mamidikaya nuvvulu pachadi or raw mango chutney Andhra style is a delicious example of that. A pachadi, in Telugu, refers to a chutney rather than a yoghurt-based dish, typical of the cuisine of Kerala. Sour, green mangoes grow profusely in Andhra Pradesh and are available for quite a few months unlike in North India, where they are seen only in summers. Besides raw mangoes,…

May 6, 2022 By quichentell

Recipes/ Seafood

Oven-Grilled Mackerel With Chermoula

Oven-Grilled Mackerel / www.quichentell.com

On hot days, a serving of oven-grilled mackerel makes for a light, nutritious meal. One that doesn’t demand long hours in the kitchen. What makes this dish for me, is the tangy and herbaceous chermoula, generally slathered over the fish. Teamed with a helping of garlic-fried spinach, this plate of oven-grilled mackerel leaves you feeling sated, not stuffed. How to make chermoula Chermoula is a North African marinade/condiment eaten mainly…

April 21, 2022 By quichentell

Desserts & Sweets/ Recipes

Lemon Sheet Pan Cake With Jowar (Sorghum)

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A lifelong lover of lemons, I baked a lemon sheet pan cake with sorghum or jowar (hindi). It was a happy surprise with its light, flaky crumb. And so here I am, sharing it with you. With the summer heat steadily rising, I crave tart, lemony flavours and skinny sweets. This lemon sheet pan cake fits the bill perfectly. Why you should bake with sorghum Sorghum or jowar as it…

April 11, 2022 By quichentell

Recipes/ Seafood

Indian Yellow Fish Curry

I’m happy to be finally sharing this Indian yellow fish curry recipe on the blog after life threw my routine off the rails for a few weeks. Now, you would think this to be a yellow fish curry from East Asia, and I wouldn’t blame you. In truth, I don’t know of any specific Indian yellow fish curry recipe, this one is just what I choose to call this curry.…

March 23, 2022 By quichentell

Appetisers, Soups & Salads/ Recipes/ Vegetables

Spinach And Corn Quiche

This spinach and corn quiche had to be made to use up some of the big batch of fresh, tender spinach from my garden. The rest went into a raw spinach salad and spinach pararthas. Whole wheat and olive oil quiche crust A quiche crust is meant to be a light and flaky shortcrust pastry made with cold butter and AP flour. Now, I love a flaky, buttery crust but…

February 7, 2022 By quichentell

Poultry & Meat/ Recipes

Ganth Gobhi Gosht (Kohlrabi Mutton Stew)

It’s unlikely that the term ‘kohlrabi recipes’ scores among your top searches on Google but I have one for you anyway. The variety and glut of beautiful seasonal vegetables has been inspiring me through the winter. We’re gorging on red and black carrots, peas, methi (fenugreek greens), radishes (both red and white), many leafy greens and of course, kohlrabi or ganth gobhi. This is one of the first kohlrabi recipes…

January 10, 2022 By quichentell

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Orange and Honey Loaf Cake

Breakfast, dessert or anytime snack, an orange and honey loaf cake can be all of those things. The citrus saga continues in my kitchen with this fragrant and satisfying tea loaf. If you, like me, enjoy everything about fresh oranges, you may want to save this recipe. Mix up your flours I baked this orange and honey loaf cake with a 50-50 mix of all-purpose flour and almond meal. The…

January 3, 2022 By quichentell

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