Orange chicken is an American Chinese dish. It is most commonly found at North American fast food restaurants consists of chopped, battered, and fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet orange-flavored chili sauce, which thickens or caramelizes to a glaze. It is most often found as a variation of General Tso’s chicken rather than the dish found in mainland China. ...
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Parsi Delight – Lagan nu Custard
Parsi Wedding Story Now, a Parsi wedding is no quiet ceremony. It is known to be an event much celebrated; a lavish affair and a Parsi delight altogether. The ceremony takes place with mirth and laughter in front of guests, or an Anjoman (assembly) that is arranged to bear witness to the special event. A Parsi wedding greatly relies on ...
Read More »Remembering School Days and Ice Golas
Now, who doesn’t like Ice Gola (Shaved Ice)? Ice gola was the thing to cool off with during the summers, when we would wait throughout the day in school, and get restless in the last period, for the bell to ring so that we could go out and have ice gola. That was part of our routine during the summers. ...
Read More »Mediherbs and Mushroom Spaghetti
Ingredients: Spaghetti Shredded Spinach Sauted Mushroom – 1/4 cup Sliced Onion – 1/2 cup Chopped Garlic – 2 tsp Chopped green chilli – 1 tsp Olive oil – 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese Mediherbs – 1 tsp Preparation: In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil, Add garlic, green chilli & onion. Let the garlic turn brown, then add mushrooms ...
Read More »Green Mango Chutney
It wouldn’t be surprising if you’d seen me talking at length before about how summertime is all about mangoes, all kinds of mangoes: ripe-unripe, Chausa, Himsagar, Alphonse; used in all sorts of dishes in all sorts of ways- well, not literally, you know- be it Dal (lentils), pickles, chutneys, curries, drinks, desserts…the point being, summertime means MANGOES here in Bengal ...
Read More »How to Make Goan Prawn Balchao
Are you in a mood for some tasty and lip-smacking food? Then try out Prawn Balchao. This delicious food recipe is from the state of Goa which is popular for its seafood delicacies. The Goan cuisine has a variety of prawn and other delightful seafood recipes. The use of exotic spices in this recipe gives it an irresistible flavor. The ...
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