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Zaiqa has Moved !!
2008-01-17 19:22:00
Hello Guys! Yes, i have now finally moved! I have been planning to do so since a long time. And i have finally done it. From now on, i will not be posting here, instead i will continue at Zaiqa. This is my home where you can find me blogging about all my recipes. You can find ...

Dahi Ki Kadi
2008-01-08 20:22:00
I miss my uncle a lot whenever i prepare this curry at my house. He loves this curry to no extent and would always pour some tablespoons of the gravy into his plate after he finished his meal to savour upon it in the end I always enjoyed seeing him doing so. It feels ...
More About: Yoghurt , Dahi , Kadi

Happy New Year 2008 !!
2008-01-03 20:47:00
Hi Everyone! Here’s wishing you all a very very Happy New Year 2008 ! I had started my blog as just a journal of my recipes the last year, and somehow i just got so hooked on to blogging, and i was getting appreciated and encouraged by so many. Now its almost 7 months since i started ...
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Lamb Organ Meat Curry
2007-12-29 22:01:00
We celebrated Eid Ul Adha, our festival on the 20th of Dec, and i had prepared this curry. This curry is loved by everyone, and is a traditional recipe for this Eid which is also otherwise called as Bakri Eid. We have it as a breakfast brunch with Parathas, on Eid after the sacrifice. And ...
More About: Meat , Beef , Curry , Lamb , Mutton

Hyderabadi Double Ka Meetha
2007-12-17 14:30:00
Double Ka Meetha is one of the traditional sweet dishes of Hyderabad ! Its is also my hubby’s favourite sweet dish. Once in a while i get a request from Ir, ‘Can you please prepare Double Ka Meetha on this coming weekend?!’,. ‘Sure! Why Not Dear’, i say in reply. So, this weekend it was ...
More About: Dessert , Double , Sweet , Sweets , Bread

Baingan Bhajiya/Eggplant Fritters
2007-12-13 20:00:00
Eggplants/Brinjal/Baingan are one of those vegetables which are often not much liked by many people. I too do not like this vegetable a lot. So, i prepare curries of this veggie very less in my house, which is again eaten in as less quantity as possible when prepared and served. My family members make faces ...
More About: Eggplant

Dum Gosht - Slow Cooked Lamb Curry
2007-12-11 18:08:00
I had prepared this dish for dinner yesterday at my house. It was sooo scrumptious. I had bought Madhur Jaffrey’s coobook on Indian cooking some days back, and it has really impressed me. The recipes are soo good. I will prepare and post the recipes from that book as and when i prepare them at my ...
More About: Beef , Curry , Lamb , Mutton , Slow

Me ?! Hmm, i?m..
2007-12-07 20:26:00
I was tagged sometime ago by lovely Jeena to write a few things about myself. This is the first time i was tagged for a Meme by someone. My first Meme !! But, i guess i’m not very good at describing myself. I tried hard.. and came up with this,. so here it goes.. I ...
More About: Personal

Creamy Almond Chicken
2007-12-04 00:18:00
Ah! The weather has finally changed and i subsequently got to see snow! .. snow for the first time in my life ! Earlier i was very afraid when it was becoming dark at 5:00 pm in the evening, i found it scary. I remember.. back in India, at 5:00 pm, children from every house would ...
More About: Poultry , Chicken , Curry , Almond , Cream

Tamatay Gosht - Lamb in Tomato Sauce
2007-11-16 17:03:00
As good as this curry looks, it tastes wonderful. You can prepare this curry along with Mitthi Dal and Plain White Rice and you will never forget this incredible combo which i learnt from my Lovely Mom ever! I use the left over, (if any!!) in between bread as sandwiches for lunch ...
More About: Beef , Curry , Lamb , Mutton , Tomato

Mitthi Dal
2007-11-16 16:21:00
I remember my childhood days when my dearest Mom would prepare Plain White Rice, Mitthi Dal and Tamatay Gosht.. Oh Yummy. I miss my Mom terribly whenever i prepare this combination in my house. This used to be a regular combo for the Sundays lunch in India, atleast two times a month, and we never ...

Noodle Basket
2007-11-09 19:09:00
I have been thinking of sending an entry to the Click Event from a loooong time. Click is a Theme-Based Food Photography Event. Its very interesting and i love it This month’s Theme is ‘Noodles’ and i clicked these Pictures with my Sony Ericsson Camera Phone for the Theme for this month. The other sizes of ...
More About: Basket , Bask

Green Chicken ?!
2007-11-05 23:13:00
I havent been a big fan of Spinach , either in salad or as curries since childhood, and my hubby also somehow falls into the same category. But because of its high nutrient value especially in the Iron content, i make it a point to regularly prepare and serve spinach in different forms each time. Out ...
More About: Green , Poultry , Chicken , Curry

Sheekh Kababs
2007-10-26 19:19:00
Kababs are one of the most delicious Non-Vegetarian dishes invented by someone sometime. I heard and read at a site that the first kababs were invented during the war times, when the animal was slaughtered, cut into pieces, and pierced by the only things they had along, sword ! and roasted it over fire. We ...
More About: Poultry , Beef , Lamb , Mutton , Shee

Craving for a Quick Prawn Snack?!
2007-10-22 18:20:00
Prawns ! and my mouth starts watering.. Yeah Believe me !! My loved ones know that I can have a bowl full of these prawns anytime when i find them lying in the freezer compartment and i feel like treating myself with a prawn snack. I prepare this recipe often as it is quick with minimal use of ...
More About: Seafood , Quick , Snack , Ravi , Ravin

Sheer korma - My Eid-Special Sweet Savory
2007-10-16 06:48:00
We celebrated Eid-Ul-Fitr, our festival after the month of fasting, on the 13th of Oct. It was my first Eid here and i enjoyed it On Eid i had prepared Chicken Biryani, Shee r Khorma and Cholay after having some breakfast. I prepared less items as i had a party to attend the night ...
More About: Sweet , Special , Savory , Korma

Rajma Pulao
2007-10-10 23:25:00
Pulao and Khorma is one combination i love to have. And this particualar combination of Rajma Pulao with Vegetable Khorma is my favourite. Try it once and you will love it. I had prepared it for dinner yesterday night after having Cabbage Pakodas for iftaar. I will be posting the recipe for the pakodas soon. During ...
More About: Pulao , Pula

Vegetable Khorma
2007-10-10 23:18:00
Khorma is one dish which we can have with Pulao, or Plain Rice, or Parathas or Naan. Its one ethnic rich recipe which even ‘vegetable haters’ will surely love to have. I love to have this dish with Rajma Pulao. I love the meal the day i have this combination. Its even great ...
More About: Vegetable , Side Dish