Today I visited the Daryaganj Book Bazar and here are some pictures The entire corridor is full of books at...

Having grown up in Moradabad and Aligarh , the art of fine seekh kebabs was something I grew up with....

Sewain 1/2 kg Sugar 1/2 kg + little less than 1 cup of water Mawa/ khowa 1/4kg- brown till light...

Shri Digamber Jain Lal Mandir (Hindi: श्री दिगंबर जैन लाल मंदिर Śrī Digambar Jain Lāl Mandir) is the oldest and best-known Jain temple in Delhi, India. It...

Khichra - Broken wheat (or daliya) - 2 tbsp Chana dal - 2 tbsp Urad dal - 1 tbsp Masoor...

The Mughal ruler is usually portrayed as a calculating, warring ruler. But that is just part of the story. Rana...

In 1712 Lala Sukhlal halwai came to Delhi from Jaipur.He first started selking from the footpath then later bought a...

Safed Salan Meat cooked in milk 1 kg meat- breast and shoulder pc 200 gm ghee/ vegetable oil 6 pieces...

Ingredients: Fish- 1 kg; clean n remove the skin; cut into pieces;soak in some vinegar for an hour Make a...

PRAWN KORMA Ingredients: Prawns -750gm (soak in vinegar for an hour) Mix together: Dahi-1/2kg Ginger/Garlic paste- 11/2 tbsp each Dhaniya...

SMOKED SALMON ROLLS Ingredients: Smoked Salmon slices-1pkt Asparagus -steamed Lemon Caper Sauce: Mayonnaise- 2 tbsp Dahi - 2 tbsp Capers-...

put atta salt saunf ajwain kasuri methi ghee two eggs a bit of milk in a food processor In a...

Shami kababs 1/2 kg mutton mince ( mince should be dry) 1/2 cup chana dal 1/2 " ginger stick 1...

Tuna Roundels Ingredients: Tuna (preferably in brine n not oil)- 1 can Mayonnaise -enough to make a paste with the...

Quick Meetha Tukdra - Ingredients: Full cream milk - 11/2lts Condensed milk - 1 tin Bread - 8 slices Choti...

Ingredients 3 white fish fillets (200 g each) 1 tbsp olive oil pepper & salt 1 bunch fresh basil (15...

(Photo from net) Recipe for zard birinj from the Ain-i-Akbari by Akbar’s courtier Abu’l Fazl 10 seers of rice; 5...

Chicken mince 1/2 kg 2 finely very finely chopped onions, 5 cloves garlic finely chopped- almost a paste Take dhania...

1kg fine mince Salt &red chilli p to taste 125 gm cornflour or maida 250 gm chopped tomatoes ( very...

Take 250 gm parwal Scrape them well Make a side slit Boil with milk- enough to cover them. Milk should...

Bachpan mein Amma kahani sunati thi : Ek chidiya Badshah ka roz mazaq udaya karti thi. Badshah ko gussa aaya...

Ingredients 250 gm big green chillies, de seeded 1 1/2 kg onions sliced 150 gm tamarind, soaked in hot water,...

1/2 Kg meat (goat) 1 large onion chopped 1 tomato chopped (I'd peel it & then chop it - easiest...

The only known depiction of the Peacock Throne . Painting by Govardhan. It was commissioned in 1628 and completed around...

2015 Nauroz - Spring is here Or 3714 British Library Nauroz is an ancient Zoroastrian festival and believed to have...

Baghair subza na poshad kase mazar mara Ki qabr posh ghariban hamin gayah bas-ast (There cannot be any other curtain...