IshitaUnblogged

A culinary travel blog

  • Home
  • About
  • Press & Media
  • Published Work
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
  • Press & Media
  • Published Work
  • Contact

No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt!

  • Homemade Awadhi Biryani
    Recipes

    Perfecting the legendary Kolkata Biryani at home

    May 26, 2020 /

    The potato in Kolkata Biryani is my favourite part of the dish. In this Awadhi style of cooking, the dum pukht technique allows the the aromatic juices from the mutton to ooze into the fine grains of rice. They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. It’s certainly true in my case, but if I were to be specific about the kind of food, it would be Biryani and Mughlai food. Not any Biryani, but the Awadhi/Lucknowy style Mutton Biryani that we grew up eating in Kolkata. The Bearded Biker’s love for Awadhi Biryani made us hop into Lucknow for an evening, only to eat. His…

    read more
    IshitaUnblogged 6 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Thai Green Papaya Salad made at home

    Thai Papaya Salad Recipe – Also reminiscing the Floating Market in Global Village

    April 1, 2020
    Rasgulla Macapuno - a fusion dessert with popular Bengali sweet Rasgulla and Filipino favourite Macapuno

    Rasgulla Macapuno – When a Filipina Turns into a Bong

    May 7, 2012

    Payesh or Rice Pudding For My Birthday | Power of Gratitude Messages

    March 25, 2015
  • Kolkata

    Shiraz Golden Restaurant, Dubai | From Lucknow To Kolkata And To Dubai!

    March 18, 2012 /

    The Shiraz Nostalgia Amongst all the golden memories of my college days in Kolkata, the one thing that consistently churns up is Shiraz Golden Restaurant in Circus Avenue, Park Circus (left). All our random parties or any special party during any festival, for example Holi, Diwali or even Durga Puja was necessarily powered by Mutton Biriyani, Chicken Chaap and Firni (an Indian Dessert made with milk and powdered rice) from Shiraz. Each one of us would be handed over one packet of Mutton Biriyani and one piece from the Chicken Chaap to start with… and would end up with forever licking the spoons that scooped out the mildly aromatic Firni…

    read more
    IshitaUnblogged 34 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Purple Haze Yoghurt With Purple M&Ms

    Purple Haze Yoghurt With Purple M&Ms

    March 24, 2012
    Gujia

    Bengali Sweets That Came By Parcel!

    April 18, 2012
    A Tale of 2 Cities And Gurer Naru/Coconut Jaggery Truffle

    A Tale of 2 Cities & Naru/Coconut Jaggery Truffles | A Dubai Expat’s Summer Story!

    July 11, 2012
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.
 

Loading Comments...