Culinary Diaries: Pulao

Much has been debated & said about similar dishes known as Pilaf, Pilav, Pulao/Pulav, Palaw & so on. According to Wikipedia, Mahabharata (ancient Sanskrit epic) mentions rice and meat cooked together, and the word “pulao” or “pallao” is used to refer to the dish in ancient Sanskrit works. Afghan dish palaw is also made with Basmati (a…

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Culinary Diaries: Egg Bhurji (Indian version of scrambled eggs)

“Egg whites & yolks cooked together in butter with the addition of salt & pepper & served while eggs are slightly undercooked”, that’s the easiest summarization of a simple scrambled eggs recipe. Easy to cook & quite filling. Who invented scrambled eggs is yet a mystery to us. Although during Tudor times (16th century England)…

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Culinary Diaries: Fried Rice

Fried rice is a versatile dish varying in flavours from subtle to spicy. The origin of fried rice lies in basically the concept of utilizing the leftover cooked rice, meat & vegetables. It’s made by stir-frying cooked rice in a wok/kadhai or frying pan, along with some lard or oil, vegetables/meat or seafood or combination…

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