Expériences Culinaires

﷽ 🌾 One Pot Tuna Rice (Biryani Flavour) One pot tuna rice served with Cucumber kimchi, salad, dates pickle and Pappadam A quick and flavour-packed one-pot meal I love making on busy or lazy days. It has all the aroma of biryani but comes together effortlessly in under 30 minutes. Perfect to enjoy with raita, salad, pickle, or pappadam. 📝 Ingredients For cooking: 2 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp ghee Whole spices: 1 bay leaf 2–3 green cardamoms 1 black cardamom 4–5 cloves 1 cinnamon stick Few fennel & cumin seeds Few black peppercorns Fresh ingredients: 2 onions 1 tbsp ginger 1 tbsp garlic 1–2 green chillies (adjust to spice level) 1 tomato A handful of mint & coriander leaves Parsley for garnish Salt & pepper to taste Juice of 1 lime Spices: ½ tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp cumin powder ¾ tsp fennel powder 1 tsp meat masala 1½–2 tsp garam masala Main ingredients: 2 cans tuna fish (drained) 2 cups ba...

﷽ 🌼 Chia Pudding in Mango Yoghurt (Lassi Style) with Fruits & Walnuts I’ve been wanting to try chia seeds for quite some time — I’ve heard so much about their health benefits! But honestly, I was a bit skeptical about the taste and texture at first. To my surprise, chia seeds don’t really have a flavour of their own — they just take on the taste of whatever you mix them with, which makes them super versatile. 🥭 What I Made Chia Pudding in Mango Yoghurt (or Lassi) with Fresh Fruits & Walnuts Ingredients: Chia seeds – soaked overnight in water and kept refrigerated Mango – I used frozen Alphonso mango pulp Yoghurt A little milk Honey or sugar (as preferred) Fresh fruits – banana, strawberry, and blueberries Crushed walnuts Method: 1️⃣ Soak chia seeds in water overnight and refrigerate. 2️⃣ Blend mango with yoghurt, a little milk, and honey/sugar to taste. 3️⃣ Pour the mango-yoghurt mixture into a bowl and stir in the soaked chia. 4️⃣ Top with c...

﷽ How I Made White Lime Pickle This is my first attempt at making white lime pickle, which requires careful steps and patience. Key Points: The jar must be sterilized and completely dry. There should be no water in the ingredients. Limes and other ingredients should be washed thoroughly and dried completely. Traditional Method( How my mother make): Wash and dry the limes. Cut each lime into 4–6 pieces keeping the ends intact, Stuff generously with salt and black seeds and close. Add to the jar with garlic and bird eye chilies( Kanthari molak). Close the jar tightly and shake and mix and leave it to pickle for a month. Do not open the lid for a month just shake occasionally. The natural juice of the lime comes out over time. How I made (Faster, 2 Weeks): I blanched the limes to speed up the process. Ingredients: 10 ripe limes Handful of bird eye chilies Garlic pods Salt Black seeds Vinegar Water (for blanching the limes) Method: Prepare the jar : Sterilize an airtight glass or ceramic...

﷽ Chicken Dum Biryani 🍗 Kozhikode-Style Chicken Dum Biryani Kozhikode (Malabar- Kuttichira style) biryani is all about fragrance, richness, and balance. What makes it unique is that raw marinated chicken is layered at the bottom of the pot and cooked gently on dum with Kaima/Jeerakasala rice on top. The flavors of ghee, saffron, fried onions, nuts, and spices slowly infuse the rice, making it soft yet aromatic. Best served with onion raita, mint chutney, date pickles, pappadam, and sulaimani tea - Cardamom spiced black tea. 🥘 Ingredients 4 Onion thinly sliced Juice of 2 limes  2 Tomatoes For chicken marinade: 700 g whole chicken (cut into 8–10 pieces) 1 clove garlic 1 large piece ginger 1–2 green chillies (adjust to taste) ⅓ cup yoghurt Salt & pepper (to taste) ½ tsp turmeric 1 tsp garam masala ¾ tsp fennel powder 1–2 tsp chilli powder (optional) 2 tbsp mint leaves (finely chopped) 4 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped) For rice: 2½ cups Kaima/Jeerakasala rice 1½-2 Litres ...

 ﷽ Simit Golden, chewy Turkish-style bread rings coated in seeds. This is My first attempt at making the Simit!  The shaping needs some practice, but I’m so happy with how they turned out. 🌿 I coated them with a mix of sesame, black seeds, and sunflower seeds, and swapped grape molasses with pomegranate molasses. 🥯❤️ I used the recipe by turkishfoodtravel   Recipe: Ingredients For Dough 200 ml Lukewarm water 1 tbsp Active dry yeast 1½ tbsp Sugar 200 ml Lukewarm milk ¼ cup Oil 1 Egg 2 tsp Salt 5–6 cups All-purpose flour (as needed) For Coating & Sauce 2 tbsp  molasses (I used pomegranate) ½ cup Water ½–1 cup Mixed seeds (sesame, sunflower, black seeds) Method 1. Activate Yeast In a bowl, mix lukewarm water, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit until frothy.(5-10 minutes) 2. Make Dough Add milk, oil, and egg to the yeast mixture. Gradually add flour and salt. Knead (by hand or stand mixer) into a soft, smooth, and non-sticky dough. 3. First Rise Cover and let the do...