Recently, my wife Alex and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary, and we decided to take something off of our bucket list: a trip on the legendary Orient Express! The first train crossed Europe in 1883, and now, a terrific… Read More ›
Food
Terrific Butter Chicken Recipe!
Originally posted on Cook With Reena!:
My today’s share the popular Butter Chicken, has an interesting history of its evolution. In India, Butter Chicken was popularized at Moti Mahal Restaurent in New Delhi which was opened by 3 Punjabis namely…
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