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Delicious Trifle- Vanilla cake topped with custard, fruits and nuts, finally topped with Gulab Jamun… Hope everyone had a wonderful Eid celebration with family and friends. We in deed had a great time with our friends and family. I cannot think of Eid celebration without Biryani, so I made my favorite Fried Chicken biryani (with some …
Mandi, a traditional dish of Yemen made either with chicken or lamb… Mandi is now popular among other Arab countries as well. Traditionally, the meat is slow cooked in a tandoor which makes the meat extremely tender and delicious, and served over aromatic rice. I’ve tasted Mandi at an International food festival in my city, since then …
Chilled pistachios and saffron flavored milk tastes phenomenal and is perfect to enjoy on a hot day… I go nuts for all kind of nuts and I have a special craze for pistachios. My most favorite aromatic spice is Saffron, any dish with a hint of saffron in it becomes my favorite. I add saffron …
Kabsa is the national dish of Saudi Arabia, it’s a rice-based dish made by combining rice and meat (chicken, lamb, camel, beef, etc)… While browsing through my Picasa album, I came across the pictures for Chicken Kabsa. I’d made this last year for Eid. For Eid, biryani is an unavoidable dish in my family. However, …
Easy, flavorful one pot meal that can be made ahead of time… Hope everyone is staying calm and safe in Boston, Middle East and India. My heart goes out to all the innocent victims in Boston. Natural calamities are hard to avoid (though nowadays most are the impact of human activities) But the destruction and …