Recipe: Russian Borscht
Ingredients:Three cups of chicken stock (for non vegetarians) or plain water (for vegetarians)– 1 cabbage – 4 potatoes – 2 beetroots – 2 carrots – Tomato paste – 1 small onion – 5 garlic bubblets – Parsley or dill – A cup of sour cream –... read more »
An Egyptian feast in Kolkata
Theirs are traditions as rich and old as ours and their love for peppy Bollywood numbers is as Indian as it gets. And not only that, Cairo girls Hannah Sameh, 20, Lobna Hatem, 20, and Marise Assad, 23, who are in town for a month, just love tandoori parathas, biryani and chicken rolls and are... read more »
Recipe: Gosht Dum Biryani
Dinkar Sardesai, executive chef of Rama International, Aurangabad shares the authentic recipe of Gosht Dum Biryani. Ingredients 1 kg Lamb meat 600 gm Basmati rice 100 gm Ghee 5 gm Clove 2 gm Cardomom seeds 3 gm Cinnamon 75gm Ginger garlic paste 4 nos Green chillies 1 tsp Kewra water 1 gm... read more »
Recipe: Creamy white beans
Preparation time: 10 minsCooking time: 30 minsServes: 2Ingredients :Onion 1, halved and slicedOlive oilChorizo 50g.chopped into chunksChicken stock 200mlCooked white beans 200gSpinach 100gCream 50mlSalt to tasteFreshly ground black pepper to tasteCrusty bread to serveMethod:-Clean the spinach.... read more »
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