Massaman curry held the top 1 spot at CNNGo’s World’s 50 most delicious foods 2010 so I suggest if you haven’t tried it you should give it a go. Massaman curry is a southern Thai dish with Muslim origin, it is usually made with beef cooked with coconut milk, cashews, potatoes, spices and Massaman curry … Continue reading »
Now this dish is for the brave who would dare to take one of the hottest dishes in the Philippines. Bicol Express originated from Bicol which is a Southern Luzon province which is popular for its chillies and coconuts, the chillies grown here in are called “siling labuyo” or Birds Eye chilli which on my … Continue reading »
Labong is a Tagalog word for Bamboo Shoots, an edible part of the bamboo which is used in different Asian dishes. These shoot or sprout for those who do not know, are the new bamboo stems that just came out from the ground. You will know and see this if you have bamboo tree at … Continue reading »
Rogan Josh is a type of lamb curry which is slowly cooked with an array of spices, the most important spice to be included is the “Kashmir peppers” as it gives that distinct red colour to this dish while keeping it milder compared to other Indian curries. Rogan Josh came from the word Rogan which … Continue reading »
Who does not love Thai dishes, they are flavourful, spicy and some are relatively easy to make. Just look at this dish the flavour combination is just something to drool for. Just imagine the flavours of creamy coconut cream, fresh and sour hints of tamarind and lemon grass, sweet raw sugar, and hot chillies in … Continue reading »
Red Curry is a popular Thai curry paste which consists of garlic, shallots, dried red chillies, lemongrass, galangal, peppercorns, shrimp paste, salt, kaffir lime peel, coriander root, coriander seeds and cumin seeds. It is traditionally made with a mortar and pestle which in turn releases the ingredients natural oils while it being pounded. It is … Continue reading »
Phanaeng, panaeng or penang curry is a type of mild Thai curry that is made out of dried chilli peppers, coriander, cumin, galangal, lemongrass, garlic, and salt. The name came from a Malaysian island called Penang which is near Thailand. Traditionally this curry mix is used in a popular dish called beef phanaeng where beef … Continue reading »
Last weekend I was checking all of my posts for any popular Filipino dishes that I might have missed and to my surprise after 300 plus posts I don’t have a chicken curry. This chicken curry recipe definitely had originated from the famous Indian curry dish which can be seen from the spices used but … Continue reading »
Butter chicken or Murgh Makhani as they called it India is a popular Indian dish that originated from the province of Punjab. This wonderful dish is made out of chicken cooked in a creamy sauce; butter chicken is usually served with naan, paratha, roti, and/or steamed basmati rice. The first time I tried this dish was … Continue reading »
Curry is one of the best dishes you will ever have especially if you love different mix of spices, just imagine mixing that with different types of seafood it will surely be an explosion of different flavours in every bite. If you read my blog posts then I guess you already noticed that I love … Continue reading »
If you had noticed Beef Curry is in 3 of my categories, Indian, Filipino and Japanese. Why? Indian because of the word curry which was derived from the Tamil word “khari” which means spices. Curry is a description of any food which used a lot of spices and more commonly have been closely linked to … Continue reading »
Chicken tikka masala “Britain’s true national dish”, yes that’s right, it gained that title as it is the most popular dish in British dining tables. It’s that popular that Britain exports this dishes to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh which I find is a bit odd. This popular dish is a type of curry which is … Continue reading »
Before I was afraid of trying out Indian dishes as for me most of the curries are not pleasing to the eyes and evey curry dish I encounter looks too spicy. During that time I initially judge what I eat by the looks of it, if it doesnt look nice I wont dare to try … Continue reading »
Most of the curry dishes are red or orange in color but this is different it has this greenish tint that came from blended mixture of green chillies, lemongrass, garlic, galangal, shrimp paste, kaffir lime peel, coriander, cumin, turmeric and pepper which is then pounded using a mortar and pestle to create this green paste. … Continue reading »
