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October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by the5citystory

Saag story – This is the happy Saag story.

Traditionally thickened with corn flour or makkai atta, greens mashed with a traditional masher called mathni and slow cooked on an earthen pot for hours

Egg Muffins – Guest feature on The Saffron Bowl

July 23, 2021

Spicy, crispy Chinese style eggplants in garlic & black-bean sauce

June 28, 2021

Chicken Biryani

May 29, 2021

Breakfast from the sea – Mas Huni; a flavourful Maldivian breakfast

May 21, 2021

How to make Wontons with chilli oil

March 23, 2021

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 by the5citystory

Asian Styled Baked Salmon

Asian Baked Salmon

Bulgur rice/ Bulgur pilaf

November 13, 2021

Spicy, crispy Chinese style eggplants in garlic & black-bean sauce

June 28, 2021

Chicken Biryani

May 29, 2021

How to make melt in your mouth chilli garlic butter prawns

April 1, 2021

How to make Wontons with chilli oil

March 23, 2021

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 by the5citystory

Meen Pollichathu – A Kerala fish delicacy

Typically made with Karimeen (Pearl spot fish), this is a dish that highlights all the local flavours of Kerala – the amazing quality and freshness

Bulgur rice/ Bulgur pilaf

November 13, 2021

Spicy, crispy Chinese style eggplants in garlic & black-bean sauce

June 28, 2021

Chicken Biryani

May 29, 2021

How to make melt in your mouth chilli garlic butter prawns

April 1, 2021

How to make Wontons with chilli oil

March 23, 2021

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 by the5citystory

Spicing up the Sheperds pie..

A baked meat-pie dish topped with creamy mashed potatoes. It’s been called Cottage pie as well, which actually pre-dates Sheperds pie by a century! Cottage

Mango Tiramisu

June 6, 2023

Bulgur rice/ Bulgur pilaf

November 13, 2021

Spicy, crispy Chinese style eggplants in garlic & black-bean sauce

June 28, 2021

Chicken Biryani

May 29, 2021

How to make melt in your mouth chilli garlic butter prawns

April 1, 2021

September 5, 2020October 4, 2020 by the5citystory

Ela Ada – A Kerala delicacy

Ela Ada – Kerala sweet rice parcels with coconut & jaggery filling steamed in banana leaves

Egg Muffins – Guest feature on The Saffron Bowl

July 23, 2021

Chicken Biryani

May 29, 2021

Breakfast from the sea – Mas Huni; a flavourful Maldivian breakfast

May 21, 2021

A super quick mutton curry along with Jeera Rice

November 4, 2020

Meen Pollichathu – A Kerala fish delicacy

October 8, 2020

August 28, 2020October 10, 2020 by the5citystory

Ready in 10 – Thai Basil Chicken

We used to visit this restaurant called Thai Basil in Singapore and one of our favourite dishes to order was the Thai Basil Chicken. It

Bulgur rice/ Bulgur pilaf

November 13, 2021

Spicy, crispy Chinese style eggplants in garlic & black-bean sauce

June 28, 2021

Chicken Biryani

May 29, 2021

How to make melt in your mouth chilli garlic butter prawns

April 1, 2021

How to make Wontons with chilli oil

March 23, 2021

August 24, 2020March 23, 2021 by the5citystory

8 great tips for the best Mutton Biryani everytime

You know the thing I hate the most when I eat a biryani ? Biting into a clove or a cardamom in between the beautiful

Bulgur rice/ Bulgur pilaf

November 13, 2021

Spicy, crispy Chinese style eggplants in garlic & black-bean sauce

June 28, 2021

Chicken Biryani

May 29, 2021

How to make melt in your mouth chilli garlic butter prawns

April 1, 2021

How to make Wontons with chilli oil

March 23, 2021

August 19, 2020October 4, 2020 by the5citystory

The dancing daal

It’s called the “Kuthipodichu parippu” loosely translated – coarsely mashed/ground daal or lentils. When we were kids we used to call this the “Kuchipudi daal”