A Lithuanian Cooking in India

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In this blog, you'll find traditional and our own recipes all tested by me and my hubby, with whom I share a passion for cooking and improvising with ingredients. Indian, Asian, some fusion and Lithuanian dishes -- quick, easy and very delicious! =)

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'indian cuisine'

Jul 02

Prawn and pumpkin coconut milk curry (Konju Pulungari)

This is a Kerala dish called Konju Pulungari. "Konju" means prawns and "pulungari" is a curry with coconut milk and something sour, either vinegar or tamarind. Pumpkin is a festival vegetable in South India. This dish is originall (read full article)

Fish 'n' Seafood, indian cuisine, Kerala

Jan 08

Suji ka Halva - Semolina/Rava Halwa - Sheera

When it is made well, it is one of my favourite Indian sweets. It is very simple and easy to make, and if you have just a little bit of patience and follow a few instructions - success is guaranteed! Suji/rava means semolina, so you can find it under (read full article)

Dessert, indian cuisine, Maharashtran, Vegetarian

Jan 07

Kerala Fish Curry with Coconut

This is a traditional Kerala curry and one of my favourite Amuma's [Ranjit's grandmother], who is an excellent cook, dishes. It's gravy has a nice combination of hotness from red chilies and smoothness from fresh coconut. I could eat it everyday! Amu (read full article)

Fish 'n' Seafood, indian cuisine, Kerala

Oct 29

Goan Sausage Pulao

This is a Goan style pulao - a flavourful dish made out of rice that is first browned in oil and then cooked with spices, vegetables and hot Goan sausage. This particular pulao is very popular in Goa and is traditionally made using spicy Goan sausage (read full article)

Goan, indian cuisine, Pork

Oct 28

Sweet & Sour Mutton Chops with Raw Mango

This recipe got our attention because of its interesting combination of spices and flavours. I posted it first on my Lithuanian recipe blog, but then was asked to add a translation as well. Sweet&sour combination is more common in Chinese cuisine (read full article)

indian cuisine, Mutton

Oct 05

Chicken Biryani

Everyone loves good biryani - aromatic rice layered with soft and juicy chicken, mutton or vegetables. No wonder it's often served at different festivals and celebrations. Making biryani is quite a time consuming process so most of the time we end up (read full article)

Chicken, indian cuisine, Kerala

Oct 03

Shallow-Fried Masala Fish - Meen porichathu

While I love pretty much any Indian food, I find their fried fish to be something out of this world. I have actually heard people who had masala fried fish for the first time say that this is the best thing they have ever eaten! This South Indian sty (read full article)

Fish 'n' Seafood, indian cuisine

Sep 20

Spiked Kairi Panna - Green Mango Cocktail

The first time I tried Kairi Panna - a Maharashtran drink made out of raw mangoes - which was bought from a store, I was left very disappointed. Later I was offered a glass of homemade panna at a dinner party and hoping for the best, I took it. It wa (read full article)

drinks, indian cuisine, Maharashtran

Aug 18

Grilled Corn with Chilli and Lime

Juicy, crunchy, sweet & sour with a little kick and smokey flavour - it's a perfect snack or a side dish for a BBQ night. No, I didn't make this as firstly, we don't have where to do our own bbq right now and secondly, all I need is to step out o (read full article)

indian cuisine, snacks, Vegetarian

Apr 22

Egg Curry

We made egg curry for a quick dinner last night. It's creamy with coconut milk and cinnamon-cardamon-clove flavour leaves you feeling warm inside. It's great comfort food.You'll need:4 hard boiled eggs3 small onions3 tomatoes6 small garlic cloves1/4 (read full article)

eggs, indian cuisine

Apr 22

Fried Chicken Curry With Coconut Milk

Today's recipe is from "Essential Kerala Cookbook" by Vijayan Kannampilly. In Malayalam (the language of Kerala) it is called Thengapal chertha varutha kozhi kari :o) It is a green curry with scallions and coconut milk as a base. You'll nee (read full article)

Chicken, indian cuisine

Apr 22

Mutton Chops with Yogurt and Fresh Masala

After I started posting Indian recipes in Lithuanian, there was no time left for updating this recipe blog. But I have received some e-mails asking for a translation for one recipe or another, so it is time to try to catch up :o)These soft and very f (read full article)

indian cuisine, Mutton

Apr 22

Aloo Tikki - Potato Cutlets

"Aloo" means potato in Hindi. Aloo tikki is one of India's favourite chaats (snacks). It can be served as a starter at a dinner party or just as a snack by itself. Usually it's eaten with different chutneys (sauces) made out of tamarind, co (read full article)

indian cuisine, snacks, Starter, Vegetarian

Apr 22

Meen Fry - Fried Fish

This is a very easy AND very tasty fried fish recipe from Kerala. It has shallot onions for some sweetness and tamarind for sourness. We used fresh pomfret, but it can be substituted with any less bony white fish or even salmon.For 1 kg of fish we wi (read full article)

Fish 'n' Seafood, indian cuisine

Apr 22

Dal Shorba - Yellow Lentil Soup

This is a very simple yellow lentil soup with moong/mung dal. Soft dal, a touch of tartness of lime juice, fresh coriander and fried cumin seed - delicious! It's a great comfort food and just the sunny colour of this soup alone will cheer you up and (read full article)

indian cuisine, Soup, Vegetarian

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