Cooking for UpperCrust

Kimmy Cooks Best

She set the big screen on fire and now cooks up a storm in the kitchen. From a glamorous actress to a devoted homemaker, Kimmy Katkar Sheorey has come a long way. Sitting in on a thoroughly ravishing meal at the star´s beautiful home, MONIKA TRIVEDI was happy to experience a ´Kimmy original´.  

Brand New Spin

Glorious Grapes

One of the most valuable fruits that work as natural healers, grapes are delicious, highly nutritious and easily digestible. UpperCrust tells you more about these precious little gifts of nature

Flavouring With

Cumin The Ubiquitous Spice

Rasam from the south and jaljeera from the north. Cumin, or jeera, as it is known in India, is the spice that defines cultural flavours. A seducer of the taste buds and used in innumerable dishes, it is a wonder ingredient. LYLE MICHAEL uncovers the mystery behind the royal spice, with fascinating tales to tell    

Taste of India Biryani

The ´Muttony´ Taste Of India

In our previous issue, we offered our vegetarian readers 79 wonderful recipes. So it is only fair we follow this with some delectable non-vegetarian ones.

Now you may wonder at my gumption that in a health conscious world, I am actually offering 43 mutton recipes. For starters, let me tell you, I am a glutton for mutton. Mutton, mind you, not lamb, which is sheep meat, not goat meat. And I can tell the difference much like whiskey connoisseurs can tell you the age of the whiskey they are drinking. And no, I cannot tell the age of the goat, though I can tell whether or not it is ‘kid-gosht’.

Mutton eaters of the world (75%!), unite!! For I bring you good tidings. I have researched sufficiently to tell you that though mutton goes under the heading of ‘red meat’ which means danger, stay off or get killed by fat and cholesterol, it is not so. Not really.

Study the chart below and learn for yourself that it is actually better to eat mutton than chicken. Which you shouldn’t in the first place, because chicken really tastes like saw-dust would!

But mutton, ah, the aroma of a grilled chop, or kebabs frying. Unmatchable!

So, go on, turn the pages and whet your appetite, pick your recipes, enjoy your ´muttony´ meal. But please make an important note. Since mutton is low in fat, it makes cooking more of a challenge. It must be cooked slowly and at low temperatures, or it will dry out and become tough. The best ways to cook mutton is to roast it (in the oven, in a smoker, or on the grill) or by braising (cooking with added liquid such as water, wine, or milk). Marinating, of course, helps retain moisture and tenderises it as well.
-Farzana Behram Contractor