Calcutta Biryani
May 12, 2023
When I was in Calcutta, now known as Kolkota, my friend Bipasha Ghosh, who is Bengali, recommended we take a
When I was in Calcutta, now known as Kolkota, my friend Bipasha Ghosh, who is Bengali, recommended we take a
The Muslims from the northern part of Kerala are known as Moplahs and they are mostly descendants of Arab traders
This Emirati biryani is different from most of the Indian and Pakistani ones in that it is made with a
When I visited Indonesia to research recipes for this book, I had tremendous help from William Wongso, the country’s foremost
Mashbuss, makbuss, or kabsah are different names for more or less the same rice and meat (or fish or seafood
This shrimp mashbuss is quite different from the Saudi version, fresher in taste and simpler to make. The shrimp in
I am fortunate to count Aisha al-Tamimi, Qatar’s best-known celebrity chef, as one of my great friends in Doha. She
Kabsa is the national dish of Saudi Arabia, prepared at all kinds of gatherings, from simple family meals to special
The first time I went to the United Arab Emirates, I had the incredible fortune of being invited on a
Here is another recipe that I learned to make with Aisha al-Tamimi, my great friend and Qatari celebrity chef extraordinaire.