Khatti Daal
While the rest of India has their quintessential daal and roti, you will find a hyderabadi relishing the favourite comfort food – khatti daal and chawal. This daal serves not …
Hyderabadi Pooriyan
A special occasion dessert, these pooris or sweet empanadas are a social affair. Ladies love to gather, knead the dough and make the fillings. When it’s time to assemble, the …
Gosht ka Achaar (Pickled Meat)
Indian style of pickling (achaar) is fiery, spicy, and undeniably delicious. It involves sun drying the desired item and then frying in plenty of oil, salt, chili powder and other …
Kababchini Gosht
Whether you choose team allspice or cassia buds or cubeb for the english translation of kababchini, you will not go wrong with this dish. It’s a small round ‘tailed’ pepper …
Ramadan Special Daal and Fruit Salad
This salad was born out of the true Ramadan tradition of giving. In Hyderabad, we make a simple boiled daal which is had for iftaar along with fruits and other …
Sweet potato & Apricot cheesecake
Though the fall / winter season is over, I can have those winter special desserts anytime. Ofcourse, it’s dessert, after all! Here’s one of my fav recipe, my first win …
MMU Recipe Challenge – Healthy Brownies
Fudgy or Cakey? Move over that debate…. Now we are talking of healthy or delicious? I say why not both! When I was invited by Raya of MuslimMommyUSA for a recipe …
Marag (Lamb and nuts stew)
A classic example of Arabic inspired dishes in Hyderabadi cuisine, Marag is a totally delectable, spicy and creamy stew of lamb cooked with herbs and spices till fall-off-the-bone soft and thickened with roasted nuts paste and dairy.