Category RECIPES

Easy Butter Chicken Recipe

A white bowl filled with creamy butter chicken garnished with fresh coriander, served next to warm naan bread on a wooden table.

This is the butter chicken to start with if you’ve never made it: one pan, everyday spices, and about 45 minutes on the stove once the chicken has marinated. The chicken stays juicy, while the tomato sauce turns creamy, buttery,…

Leivasupp Recipe

A comforting bowl of cold Leivasupp topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream

What Is Leivasupp? Leivasupp means “bread soup” in Estonian. In Estonian cooking it is a dessert, not a starter or a main course. Estonian recipe sources describe it as a classic Estonian dessert. The dish makes sense in a country…

Albanian Petulla Recipe

Freshly fried golden Albanian petulla served on a ceramic plate with feta cheese, honey, and jam on the side.

Jump to Recipe↓ Petulla are Albania’s version of fried dough, a thick batter dropped into hot oil until it puffs up golden and crisp outside, soft and slightly chewy inside. This Albanian petulla recipe covers a yeasted batter, the consistency…

Tatar Peremech: Taste, Origins & Recipe

Golden brown peremech meat pies on a white ceramic plate, with one split open to reveal steam and juicy ground meat inside.

Jump to Recipe ↓ Tatar peremech is a small fried meat pie from Russia’s Volga Tatar and Bashkir kitchens. What sets it apart from every other stuffed pastry is a small open “window” at the top, left there on purpose,…

Echpochmak Recipe

Freshly baked golden brown echpochmak meat pies served on a round plate, with one pie cut open showing the potato and beef filling.

Echpochmak is a triangular baked pastry associated with Tatar cuisine. It is commonly filled with meat, potatoes, and onion, then baked in dough with a small opening at the top in many versions. This recipe uses beef. Other versions may…