Celebrating Passion for Food
A quintessential Goan fish curry that features very prominently in Goan cuisine. Hooman is a most common curry prepared in a Goan kitchen and is paired with different types of fish- Prawns, Pomfret, Lady Fish etc. being some of the common variants of this dish.
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Folks, it’s that time of the year when Celebration is in the air. For next few months until year end India will embrace fun frolic and festivities, which will be part of our daily life.
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Finally rains have arrived in Pune ushering in much sought respite to the Punekars (term used to describe the residents of Pune). Every morning, we are greeted with the sights of darkened skies and imminent downpour that makes the ritual of morning tea more delightful.
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This recipe has been adapted from a Maharashtrian non vegetarian cookbook authored by Aditya Mehendale titled “Rare Gems: A Non veg gourmet collection from Maharashtra”. True to its title this book features hundreds of recipes from every nook and corner of Maharashtra- some that are widely known, others less acclaimed but prepared often in a Maharashtrian household.
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Quite frequently, a recipe request that we often come across in the comment section of this website and on our YouTube channel is for a one-pot meal. Often, our viewers and readers are on lookout for such recipes that are not only quick to make but filling as well.
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Food is no longer an object of sustenance that would appeal only to gustatory perception. Advent of social networking platforms like Twitter and Instagram has rapidly altered the scene so much so that visual delight that food must offer has attained far greater significance now.
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It has been sometime since we have ventured into cuisine from the land of Nawabs. Biryani, though popularly identified as a rich food that emanated out from food habits that boasts of richness and subtlety of Nawabi cuisine, it is equally popular among the commoners.
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Friends, if I have to describe today’s recipe, I would say it is succulent, flavorful, enriching, and satiating and it indeed is Prawns (Jhinga) Biryani.
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We came across this recipe in one of my favorite cook-books-‘Rare Gems: A Non-Vegetarian Gourmet Collection from Maharashtra’- by Aditya Mehendale. The book documents, non-veg delicacies of different Maharashtrian communities, some well-known recipes and also some lesser known recipes that are known only to these communities.
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Diwali mornings, every year similar scenes would be played out in our one room kitchen home. Mom would cajole me, threaten me and finally forcefully drag me out of bed. I would be required to find my way to bathroom and get ready before Mom lights up the house with clay diyas. I would trudge across laboriously taking a slight detour and make my way to kitchen instead. I would find it on the corner of a table kept in a large vessel, tightly covered.
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