Skip navigation Skip hierarchy
Sainsbury Archive Logo
Recipe book by Rafi Fernandez.

The Author 3
Introduction 4

Rice and Breads 17
Chawal or Sadam (Plain Boiled Rice)
Dosai (Fermented Pancakes)
Lamb Biryani
Dadhyodhana (Curd Rice)
Moong Kitchdi (Rice with split green grain, mung beans)
Poories (Deep-fried unleavened bread)
Idlis (Steamed rice cakes)
Chappatis
Nan Bread
Puliyodora (Tamarind rice)

Egg and Poultry Dishes 29
Kozhi Thali (Coorg-style chicken fry)
Ande Ka Kagina (Spicy scrambled eggs)
Ande Ka Salan (Egg Curry)
Kozhi Varuval (Tamil Nadu chicken)
Chicken Mulligatawny Anglo-Indian Style
Hamim Broath (Jewish-style stuffed chicken)
Murg-E-Mussalam (Stuffed Muslim chicken)
Murgh Ka Salan (Chicken curry)

Meat Dishes 39
Attu Erachi Chops (Madras-style lamb chops)
Kothu Erachi Kari (Tamil Nadu mince)
Seekh Kebabs (Skewered grilled kebabs)
Seekh Kebab Salan (Skewered grilled kebab curry)
Pasinday (Pan-cooked lamb kebabs)
Shami Kebabs (Minced meat kebabs)
Attu Erachi Kari (Madras meat curry)
Handi Mamsa Thali (Pork fry)
Sufeed Khurdi (White lamb curry)
Attiarichi Kari (Kerala meat curry)

Seafood Dishes 49
Macchli Mussalam (Muslim style fish)
Murrel Kari (Special mackerel curry)
Nandu Kari (Madras crab curry)
Chemmeen Kari (Kerala prawn curry)
Chemmeen Achar (Pickled prawns)
Macchli Aur Bhendi (Fish curry with okra)
Bhari Huvey Macchli (Stuffed fish)
Meen Moolee (Kerala fish in coconut milk)
Tali Meen (fish fry)
Farmaishi Macchli (Fish request)

Lentil Dishes 60
Usili (Cluster beans in lentil sauce)
Koshumbri (Green gram (mung beans) salad)
Saadi Dhal (Basic lentil curry)
Sambhar (Lentil curry with vegetables)
Sookhi Moong Dhal (Dry green gram)
Deccani Dalcha (Lentils cooked with meat)

Vegetables 68
Gucci Kari (Mushroom curry)
Tamatar Ka Cut (Tomato curry)
Kuttu (Tamil Nadu mixed vegetables)
Bagare Baingan (Richly-spiced aubergines)
Keerai (Spinach curry)
Aviyal (Mixed vegetables in yogurt)
Masala Bhendi (Spiced okra)
Imhasa (Jewish-style stuffed vegetables)

Accompaniments 78
Tali Katrikaya Pacchhadi (Fried aubergines in yogurt)
Hara Dhaniya Chutney (Fresh green coriander relish)
Alle Chutney (Ginger relish)
Thenga Chutney (Coconut relish)
Nimbu Achar (Lime pickle)
Alu Sag (Potato curry)
Mangai Achar (Mango pickle)
Kirakai Pudina Pacchhadi (Yogurt with cucumber and mint)
Kachoombar (Onion and tomato salad)

Sweets and Drinks 87
Seviyan Ka Muzzafer (Vermicelli pudding)
Mysore Pak (Gram flour sweet)
Pal Payasam (Rice pudding)
Faluda (Gelatine pudding)
Pazha Payasam (Banana milk pudding)
Aamb Ka Halwa (Mango bites)
Phal Mava (Indian fruit salad)
Mor (Savoury buttermilk)
Lassi Or Chans (Sweet buttermilk)

Index to Recipes 95