Nadi's Culinary Journey

Ramadan is just around the corner and hope you all might have started preparing for it both physically and mentally. Me slowly started doing it, but not so much excitement and feel of Ramadan as we have back home. How about your Iftar menu plan?? I know you all might have book marked bunch of recipes already and still looking for something more exciting recipes….right??? So I thought to do a…

Kerala style Mutton Kurma (Mutton in coconut and cashew gravy)

Mutton/lamb Korma is one of the most popular side dish in India, but the method and style of preparation varies from home to home. Coconut and cashew gravy makes this dish so rich and aromatic spices gives so much flavor at the same time.

Like other curries, we don’t use red chili in the kurma. Green chili and black pepper gives the hot kick and you can adjust them as you prefer.This recipe is…

Vatrushka Recipe (Sweet cheese and apricot filled buns)

Vatrushka is cheese topped buns, one of the most popular breakfast item here in Tashkent. Every cafes and bakery section of super market you can see them here. One among the snack/breakfast item they prepare using farmers cheese (tvorog). I have already shared some of the russian/uzbek recipes with farmers cheese.  Vatrushka is like cheesecake in soft and fluffy buns…..aren’t that sounds…

Thenga aracha chemmeen curry (Malabar style Prawn curry)

Prawn curry made with thick and yellow coconut sauce – a perfect Kerala delicacy, with Kannur’s own pathil (rice pancake) is all we want to feel homely. That creaminess of coconut, aromatic spices and kick of red & green chilies at the same time – do I need to say more??? Ehh the next day, the earthen pot in which prepared this chemmeen curry I licked as washed  😉 Yea it enhances the taste as it…

Egg and cheese breakfast roll

Breakfast without egg…..I feel like incomplete!!! And anything with cheese – written my name on it. Further more, make a head breakfast!!! yes please…. nothing makes me happier than that. Easy and super delicious egg and cheese rolls have everything I said above.  Fluffy scrambled egg and melted cheese with delicious french sauce – bechamel sauce (white sauce) is a pure bliss. Rolled them in…

Make this delicious & cute “Mini red velvet cake” for your love and get loved even more on this #valentines-day! They are simply melt in your mouth!!

Red and velvety, classic chocolate cake will attract anyone with its look and most delicious taste. White chocolaty, creamy and cheesy frosting pair very well with these beautiful spongy cake. Believe me, they will simply melt in your mouth!! Even though I have a very big sweet tooth, cake is not my thing. I hardly finish one serving of cake at a time. Hubby also usually won’t go beyond a piece…

Soup is there on my menu at least twice or thrice in a week especially during these winter days. We really need a bowl of soup to warm ourselves up.Butternut squash is in season and this soup comes very often now a days on our dinner table.  Even without adding any cream or dairy, this soup is really velvety and creamy, highly satisfying and healthy too. Roasted butternut enhance the flavor for…

#whitechocolate #cranberry #muffins are perfect on these #wintery evenings with a cup of tea!

Jan already half way through….can you believe it?! I am so late for the first post for the year 2018 huh?!! But glad that I showed up 1st month itself. Our unexpected and unplanned short holiday trip, then its hangover took these while for me to back on track again.Hope you all had wonderful holidays!Here I am with our current favorite, white chocolate and cranberry muffins. I was feeling to Bake…

Salads holds its place on any festive/party table at any time of the year….Isn’t?? The salad got its name from the yellow spring flower called “mimosa”. This is popular in all former soviet states and can be prepared with pretty common ingredients available in every kitchen.  The colorful and unique looking salad – mimosa attracted me when we were invited by an Uzbek friend. I always used to…

Holiday baking is already started, and these classic french dessert – eclairs for sure will attract all those sweet tooths.  They are made out of choux dough and filled with custard and topped with chocolate ganache. Eclairs are one of my favorite pastry and I enjoy making and indulging in it. Usually I used to prepare them with vanilla custard and this time I have used my favorite ever, most…

#hazelnutpraline #custard/ #pastrycream. Delicious #pudding by its own or pair with any pastry

Custard or pastry cream is the most decadent and easiest pudding you can ever make….do you agree??  Vanilla custard with fruits salad is the pudding mostly made during my childhood. More than the fruits, our eyes would be on those pastry creams and we used to enjoy every bit of it. At that time they are made with the custard powder we can get ready from the super markets. I think still back home…

Its pumpkin pumkin everywhere now!! How can someone resist experiment with these nutritious goodies?!! I love and love anything with pumpkin, being it  sweet or Savory. Pumpkin pie is not something which I was grown up with or my childhood favorite, but its in my current favorite list and will be there forever from now on!!!  The flaky crust and smooth and luscious filling is simply amazing. Made…

250Dollar #crispy #cookies from #NeimanMarcus, enjoy with your Evening #CupofTeaorCoffee

Are you a cookie person??? Which type of cookies are your favorite?? I am a crispy, crunchy cookie person. And this 250 dollar cookies from Neiman Marcus really hooked me!! You might be thinking why  250 dollar cookie??!! Yea there is a story behind this cookie recipe. You might have read about this cookie in internet. Here is the story in short…. A woman visited “Neiman-Marcus Cafe” in Dallas…

#Uzbeksoup #mastava - #nutritious & tasty #soup perfect on these #Fall and #winter season!

Simply comforting and filling soup, perfect on these fall and winter season. In Uzbekistan, they call this soup – Mastava. The rice and meat soup is a whole meal by its own. Super easy to prepare, very delicious and nutritious too. You have carbs from rice, protein from meat and all other nutrients from vegetables. The temperature is coming down here and we are all set to welcome another winter…

#whitechocolate #cheesecake with #lemoncurd topping.A melt in ur mouth dessert perfect anytime

Dessert is always my week area and I may avoid my main meal to dig in to the dessert and fill my belly with those deliciousness. Cheesecake is always in my top favorite desserts, love those creamy lusciousness with mildly sweet crust. Have you checked my absolutely delicious Dulce De Leche Cheesecake. Do you know why I love this white chocolate cheesecake soo much??!!They are so incredibly…

Incredibly delicious and #refreshing lemon curd recipe to top with ur #scones #cheesecake etc

Hello friends…. I am back after a small break with a very delicious and easy recipe – Lemon Curd from scratch. Was on vacation and couldn’t be active and look after my blog. This recipe was prepared and thought to post a month back, but you know how the situation will be when you go back home for vacation??!! Mind was not at all up for blogging from there! Hope now on I will be able to post…

A perfect side for your #summer time favorite #barbecuing. #strawberries and #apple #slaw

Summer here means lots and lots of barbecuing & partying and this hearty slaw is a perfect side with them. Super crisp and crunch salad with sweet and tangy at the same time. This coleslaw is soo tasty and highly satisfying.  This colorful slaw is very healthy too. Coated with simple vinegar dressing and those bright colors will catch anyone’s eyes and so satisfying as well. Those lovely…