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Oregano marinated chicken breast with mole de Xico
Xico is a small town in the Veracruz state of Mexico known for its coffee plantations and exceptional cuisine, including moles. Tourists...

kzafarullah
Oct 8, 20234 min read


Honey caramel ice cream
Sometimes, recipes pop from great, simple ingredients. This is one of those recipes. This is decadent ice cream, but the flavours are...

kzafarullah
Oct 6, 20232 min read


Turkish vegetable stew (Sebze güvee)
Turkish cuisine is known for its kebabs and meze, but is also renowned for its beautiful, slow-braised stews. These dishes are derived...

kzafarullah
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Burmese tofu kebat
A Kebat is a stir-fried dish usually served at home. Its origins are clouded in mystery, and some theories claim it is a Muslim dish that...

kzafarullah
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Tamil egg biryani
I consider biryanis as the king of all rice dishes from around the world. Layers of rice with a "korma" folded in, these dishes pack...

kzafarullah
Sep 30, 20232 min read


Semi-dry okra curry (Bhendi Sagale)
Okra is loved across India and is often cooked as a stir-fry or in curries. Indian okra is never slimy, unlike some Creole and African...

kzafarullah
Sep 29, 20232 min read


Pounded chilli and lime chutney (Thecha)
While I was in college in Mumbai, one of my friends would bring this cutney in her unch box every day and I would swoop down on it. The...

kzafarullah
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Thai-style roasted root vegetable casserole
Many Thai curries tend to be elaborate, with fussy, intricate curry pastes, a lengthy list of ingredients, and complex flavours. This...

kzafarullah
Sep 26, 20232 min read


Saffron pudding (Zerde)
Zer comes from the Persian word "zerd" which means gold or yellow. The dish gets its colour from the large amounts of saffron, though in...

kzafarullah
Sep 24, 20232 min read


Ginger chilli mushrooms with soba noodles and a miso broth
Japanese cuisine has reached the top echelon in haute cuisine. Elegant, mild and delicious, it is amongst the fastest-growing cuisines in...

kzafarullah
Sep 23, 20233 min read


Spinach and Gruyere gözleme
Turkish cuisine is filled with several savoury pastry dishes. The traditional thin pastry dough is called yufka and is extremely thin and...

kzafarullah
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Deviled Thai million-year eggs (Kai Palow)
These eggs go by many names, million-year, 1000-year or 100-year eggs. The folklore behind these eggs is from about 600 years ago during...

kzafarullah
Sep 3, 20232 min read


Soy-braised tofu (Dubu jorim)
The history of tofu goes back more than 4,000 years. Soybeans were first discovered on the Manchurian peninsula in today's Korea. It is...

kzafarullah
Sep 1, 20232 min read


Creamy cashew chutney (Kaju chutney)
Cashew nuts grow abundantly in Kerala, they are large and have a lovely flavour. My parents used to live in Cochin and every time they...

kzafarullah
Aug 29, 20232 min read


Lemon rice (Elumichampazha sadam)
Rice as a one-pot meal is common in South India, and there are several variations on this theme. The dishes vary from light lemon rice to...

kzafarullah
Aug 28, 20232 min read


Olive oil fried eggs with za'taar
Za'atar is a Levantine cuisine mix of herbs and spices, including marjoram, sumac, thyme, sesame seeds, and others. It is used as a...

kzafarullah
Aug 27, 20231 min read


Indonesian stir-fried vegetables (Oseng oseng sayuran)
Wok stir-fries come in many forms across Asia, and Indonesian cuisine has its fair share. I wanted to try this recipe because of how the...

kzafarullah
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Dragonfruit, seaweed, togarashi
Pre-desserts adapt your palate to go from savoury to the dessert section of a coursed dinner. They are always sweet, but also spicy...

kzafarullah
Aug 23, 20231 min read


Spicy mango popsicle (Paletas de mango con chile)
When we think of ice cream, we naturally think of Italian gelatos. However, travelling in Mexico made me realize that it is a culture...

kzafarullah
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Bucatini timbale with grilled eggplants (Timballo de bucatini alle melanzane)
A timbale is a small baking dish or mould called a ramekin that is used to bake dishes and is usually served on the table. The dish is...

kzafarullah
Aug 20, 20232 min read
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