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Hyderabadi Cuisine is way beyond Biryanis

Edit The Times of India 04 Mar 2016
Legend goes that the Nizam of Hyderabad had 49 types of Biryanis cooked in his kitchen which churned out delicacies that were an amalgamation of Turkish, Mughlai and Arabic influences blended with native Telugu and Maratha culinary traditions ... The Lucknowi Biryani or the Awadhi Biryani is cooked mostly in northern India ... The use of mutton, with a mix of spicy rice, aromatic seasonings and clay pot cooking is what makes it unique....

Basic Clay Pot Beans - Frijoles a la Olla

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Slow cooking beans in a clay pot is a very traditional technique ... I have an unglazed clay pot from Peru and for a long time I was afraid to cook with it - I was worried that it would crack. South American cooks put their unglazed clay pots directly on the stove, while most North American cookbooks about clay pot cooking tend to focus more on baking with clay pots....

Djaj Souiri (Essaouira Style) - Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Lemon and Eggs

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
This is Paula Wolfert's recipe for Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Lemon and Eggs, which appears in both Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking and The Food of Morocco ... 30 minutes Cook Time ... Prepare and Cook the Chicken ... Once you hear the tagine simmering, leave it to cook, undisturbed, until the chicken tests tender, about an hour ... Cook the onion, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes, until lightly caramelized....

Japanese spirit informs food at Single Thread Farms

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 16 Jan 2016
For their new space in a building owned by the Seghesio wine family near Healdsburg Plaza, the couple is also bringing kaiseki — elaborate multicourse meals crafted as art — and donabe — rustic clay pot cooking — ......

This year's new cookbooks: 27 of our favorites

Edit The Los Angeles Times 04 Dec 2015
We have more time to cook over the holidays, and reason to, or we give the books as gifts — to our friends, family or to ourselves ... This is not to say there's nothing here for more experienced cooks ... Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking" by Naoko Takei Moore and Kyle Connaughton (Ten Speed Press, $35) ... Clay pots go back as far as the 8th century, and the technology has stood because these pots are so functional....

Gift idea: This beautiful Japanese pot steams, stews and stands in for a fridge

Edit The Los Angeles Times 01 Dec 2015
Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking” by Naoko Takei Moore and Kyle Connaughton ... The earthenware cooking vessels she brings in are made by Nagatani-en, a family firm founded in 1832 ... Without the ceramic steamer grate, you can use this pot just like a regular donabe for cooking soups and stews, hot pots or braised dishes....

Better quality will encourage more to 'buy Chinese'

Edit China Daily 11 Sep 2015
I never thought choosing an electric rice cooker could be so complicated, until I tried buying one recently in Sapporo, in a Bic Camera store, the Japanese consumer electronics retail chain. I had to choose a material for the inner cooking bowl. copper, iron, stainless steel, or ceramic. Then which variety of rice I wanted to cook. chewy, tender and soft, or ever traditional clay-pot-cooked. The choices seemed endless ... ....

Make Paula Wolfert's sizzling shrimp dish for dinner tonight

Edit Sun Sentinel 10 Sep 2015
Adapted from "Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking" by Paula Wolfert ... She also recommends using a heat diffuser for slow, steady cooking (especially if using an electric or ceramic stove top). Aleppo pepper can generally be found in Middle Eastern markets and cooking stores, as well as online ... Continue to cook until the garlic sizzles and just turns golden, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally....

Hottest biryanis this Eid: Dum, Hyderabadi and Kabsa Laham

Edit The Times of India 18 Jul 2015
Dum biryani is prepared using the age-old slow cooking method also known as dumpukht (dum meaning `breathe in' and pukht meaning `to cook').The rice, meat and spices are placed in the handi with a little water ... The dish is known to have two types, depending on the cooking method ... It is boiled in a manchatti, or clay pot and cooked intensely with a cover of banana leaves. " The clay pot remains hot till the time it is served....

Wheel of fortune

Edit The Hindu 08 Jun 2015
Nobody uses clay pots to store water anymore ... There is a renaissance of sorts going on in the State’s homegrown food industry, with a move towards clay pot cooking and the usage of ethnic millets to replace starchy rice-based dishes in eateries ... Of course, it’s not easy working with clay pots – they are quite prone to cracking or ......

Fish Curry without Oil

Edit The Siasat Daily 28 May 2015
May 28.. Ingredients ... Clay pot to cook. 1 big onion ... Heat the clay pot. Pour the fish in the clay pot and add chopped onion and tomatoes ... ....

Will The World Eat Less Water? CRAFTSMANSHIP magazine reports on drought-friendly cuisine that may soon seem as familiar and fashionable as kale and heirloom tomatoes

Edit PR Newswire 01 May 2015
"We're going to have to change what's for dinner," Craig McNamara, a farmer who heads California's state agriculture board, tells the magazine ... "But, at least for adventurous cooks and eaters, the news isn't all terrible." ... Beef is much "thirstier" than eggs ... The focus on dry-climate cuisine continues with a look at clay-pot cooking, which is common in native American cultures in the Southwest as well as North Africa ...   ... ....

Video tip: Fresh or frozen shrimp -- which is better? (and a recipe)

Edit The Los Angeles Times 09 Apr 2015
Cooking is fun — at least it should be! No matter how long you’ve been in the kitchen, there is always something new to learn, whether it’s a simple twist on an old technique, or a handy tip to save time and energy ... Adapted from "Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking" by Paula Wolfert ... She also recommends using a heat diffuser for slow, steady cooking (especially if using an electric or ceramic stove top)....
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