All recipes from "Spice" from the blog "Awesome Cuisine" - page 2

Chettinad Chicken

This South Indian recipe skips the usual cream or tomato base entirely and builds flavor through tempered whole spices and a slow evaporation method that uses only salted water.

Stir Fried Mutton Podimas

This recipe pairs minced mutton with cooked chana dal, which soaks up the spiced meat juices without turning mushy.

Kathirikkai Rasam

This rasam is built on a roasted spice masala that includes copra and fenugreek, which gives the broth a toasted, warming depth you will not find in a regular tomato or pepper rasam.

Keema Khichdi

This is a layered rice and lamb dish cooked on dum, which means it steams gently in its own heat with the lid sealed tight.

Singapore Chicken Sambal

This Indo-Chinese style chicken gets a double treatment that keeps the coating crisp even after you toss it in the spicy tomato sambal.

Pulippu (Tamarind) Kootu

This tamarind and dal based kootu uses a double dose of lentils plus a roasted spice paste to create something thick enough to eat with rice but loose enough to act as a sauce.

This is a pressure cooker mutton curry built on two separate ground pastes that go in at different stages, which means you get both the deep roasted spice base and the fresh coconut sweetness without muddying either flavor.

Vazhaipoo Poriyal

This South Indian stir fry uses a two step cooking method that softens the astringent banana flower before tempering it with aromatic spices.

Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu

This coconut milk curry makes use of banana flower, an ingredient that takes patience to clean but repays you with a texture somewhere between mushroom and artichoke heart.

Capsicum Kairas

This is a peanut and capsicum curry thickened with roasted coconut and sesame, balanced by tamarind and jaggery.

Spice crusted Steak with Cucumber Salad

This recipe combines a quick spice crust technique with a marinated salad that does most of its work while the steak rests.

Mushroom Pulao

This version builds fragrance through whole spices before you add the rice, which means every grain picks up that warm, layered aroma.

Mutton Cutlet

These cutlets bring together minced mutton and mashed potatoes with a layered spice mix that includes cumin, coriander, and green chillies.

Kerala Chicken Stew

This stew uses a pressure cooker to par-cook the chicken and potatoes before they finish in the aromatic coconut milk sauce.

Lamb in Spicy Red Gravy

This recipe builds heat and depth by layering freshly ground whole spices with yogurt-marinated lamb, then simmering everything in a tomato-onion base until the meat turns tender.