Dahi Bara Aloo Dum – The Quintessential Street Food of Odisha

The millennium city of Cuttack is famous for various reasons – silver filigree work, Historical Barabati fort, Famous Barabati stadium among others. Besides this, Cuttack is famous for one more thing and that is the ‘Dahibara-aloodum’.The name itself conjures up thousands of memories and for anyone who’s everbeen to Cuttack or hails from the same, needs no intro to this legendary street food – Dahi Bara Aloo Dum and Guguni, mostly known as “Dahi Bara Aloo Dum”. “Aloo dum Dahi bara”, A wholesome meal in itself is said to be the staple food of Cutkis, a name synonymous with the…

1st BLOG ANNIVERSARY- CHOCOLATE MUD PIE

Finally my baby has turned 1……yes amazing…..Culinary Xpress has completed one year on this day…24th August,2015. It seems a dream….the year long journey has been wonderful. It is rather incredible to believe that, only one year ago, I embark on this blogging journey, extending my forays into the world of food by learning about technology which is alien to me like CSS and html coding, embracing a new medium through which I could share my love of cooking and photography and, most important of all, embracing a whole new community out there who are just as passionate as I am…

Sabudana Vada Slider- A Maharastrian Delight

Indian streets are well famous for its tasty food items, Every Indian city has its own specialty of all time favorite snacks. Delhi is famous for its tasty street foods either Indian or Chinese with Indian flavor, North East Indian cuisines are also considered to one of the best food such as Naga cuisines, Assam Laksa, bamboo shot, momos, they are cheap and taste really good. During my travel outside, I always makes it a point to taste these street food delicacies and whenever I have the opportunity to try these at home, I try to replicate the dish ,…

Idli Muffin

Idli Muffins

South Indian cuisine is almost synonymous with idli which is not only easy to make but also extremely healthy and easy to digest. In fact, when stranded on a highway with nothing to eat, we wouldn’t hesitate to walk into a roadside hotel and buy a few idlis, as it is steamed, and therefore quite safe to eat anywhere. No longer just a South Indian favorite, Idlis are loved and can be found just about anywhere in India. To give the normal idli a twist I sometimes steam the idlis in muffins mould and gave it a healthy vegetable toppings…

Chicken Shawarma – A Lebanese Gourmet dish

Chicken Shawarma is a popular gourmet dish that one can get at Middle Eastern restaurants. Marinated chicken chunks are mounted on a large rotating skewer and then roasted slowly to perfection against a gas burning grill. Due to the unavailability of such industrial roasters at homes, Chicken Shawarma has typically remained a restaurant dish. However by learning a few tricks you can bring the beautiful flavor of Chicken Shawarma to your home without the need of such roasters. The basic concept is to have a nice marination that mimics a good chicken shawarma flavor and then grill the chicken in…