pan-roasted brussel sprouts
Crispy outer leaves, and softer, but still crunchy centres, spiced with turmeric, cumin and mustard seeds, hoti bund gobhi sabzi is a wonderful way to prepare Brussel sprouts.
hyderabadi
Whilst Hyderabadi cuisine was influenced by the Mughals, Arabic, Persian and Turkish influences can be seen. The cuisine also borrowed greatly from neighbouring local food cultures. Hyderabadi cuisine is sometimes called Deccan cuisine, referring to its ancient name.
Hyderabadi recipes feature meat more so than most of the other regional cuisines and rice is a staple. The British fixation with “curry and rice” may well be attributed to cooks coming from this region to cook in Raj households.
It is a diverse cuisine, with delicate dishes from the Nizam era, very similar to the food of the Nizams of Lucknow. The meat dishes tend to quite robust and there is a wide range between these two.
claypot chicken
Chicken, marinated overnight, then baked in a sealed pot. A favourite of the Raj, claypot chicken, or murgh dum pukht is a great entertaining dish because everything is done the night before.
coconut chutney
Getti chutni is a simple versatile chutney to go with most South Indian foods. It is most commonly served with idli, vada or dosa.
Hyderabadi mixed dal
This delicious, nourishing dish of mixed dal is a family favourite and is so healthy. Called keoti dal, it is from Hyderabad and is quite robustly spiced.
lamb saag
This Hyderabadi dish of lamb, cooked with leafy green vegetables, or saag gosht, is a restaurant and home-cooked favourite. Spiced lamb, covered with clinging greens, lamb saag could be cooked with almost any leafy vegetable.
rasam masala
Rasam masala is a spice mix used to flavour the thin soups served as the second course in a traditional south Indian meal.
egglant pickle
This eggplant pickle, brinjal ka achaar, is deliciously hot and spicy. Great to serve with dal.
vegetable pulao
Our family vegetable pulao recipe. Typical of the Hyderabadi cuisine, sabzi pulao is a one-pot rice dish deserving of centre stage at a family gathering.
