Schezwan Fried rice is a Chinese rice preparation made with hot and spicy schezwan chili paste. You can read all about that here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan

This recipe posted here is the slightly Indo-chinese and mostly Americanized version... made with authentic sichuan paste. Indo -Chinese type calls for schezwan sauce or ready made red chili paste.  Schezwan rice sold here in restaurants include little bit of bean paste and out of many I choose this "AA brand Sichuan Hot pot paste" which worked quite well for this preparation. Also inorder for the rice to look brownish red choice of soy sauce place a big part, so either use dark soy or Kecap manis. This is an Indonesian soy sauce which is a dark sweet soy syrup with molasses.

You  may choose any brand dark soy sauce and schezwan paste or sauce. My pick on those two are shown here...... hunt in your local Chinese stores.

Sichuan Fried Rice / Restaurant Style / Take out Style / Spicy Fried Rice / Schezwan Fried Rice / Chinese Fried Rice / Fried Rice / Stir-Fried

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Score: 10.0, Votes: 1

I'm a big seafood lover and occasionally visit Red Lobster to treat myself with some exceptionally tasty treats. They serve this fluffy buttery garlic biscuits which are out of this world. Its comes out straight from the oven and quite addictive. Craving lead me to browse online for a recipe replica and google was very favourable in offering thousand links. This one worked for me and it was soooooooooo good.

Cheddar Biscuits / Restaurant style / Bay Biscuits / Red Lobster Chain / Red Lobster Biscuits / Kids Snack / Dinner Biscuits

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Madurai region in Tamilnadu is known for its popular Vilambu Naidus cooking style who mostly dominate that area. No one can deny drooling over those Madurai Sri Muniyandi Vilas traditional menus.... Naatu Kozhi kuzhambu, Varutha kari, Samba arisi biryani. These items are typical homestyle traditional touch non-veg curries and gravies, served at the vilas which mostly known as a local mess. All these items are prepared with homegrown poultry, fresh veggies, fresh ground masala, tempered with sesame oil and traditonal spices. Here is my version of one such Naidu style Naatu Kozhi Kuzhambu which we enjoyed with mutton biryani.

Naatu Kozhi Kuzhambu / Cornish Game Hen / Cornish Rock cornish Hen / Country Style Chicken Gravy / Madurai Sri Muniyandi Vilas style / Kulambu / Kolambu / Gravy / Restaurant Style

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Score: 9.3, Votes: 9

Here's my version of semi-homemade Take out style Thai Red Chicken Curry. This instant version is soooo easy and satisfying that with use of right brand products, you can have a fulfilling restaurant quality curry in no time. Sometimes shortcuts are indeed justified...

Making fresh curry paste is time-consuming and never turns out that good.. moreover hunting for those Thai produce is very daunting. If found.. could cost you little over budget and storing those fresh produce is a hustle and definitely we are going to have wastage and spending too much on them is not worth, unless you're going to use everyday. So, after quite a lot of flops and wastage, I've  managed to identify the best of Thai Curry Paste and few other extras. Please try to look for those specific brands mentioned here or else forget the whole idea, as most of them are very pungent and end up in trash.

Gaeng Gai / Thai Chicken Curry / Thai Red Curry Sauce / Authentic Thai / Thai Curry Sauce / Curry Paste / Restaurant / Take-out Style / Asian Curry Sauce

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Score: 8.0, Votes: 1

Bonda is a simple deep fried dal dumpling, a tiffin item originating from Mysore, Karnataka and hence the name Mysore Bonda. This is mostly popular in restaurants often served as an evening tiffin item with Kaara Chutney and sambar. Here is a little peek of its secret...

Bonda / Plain Bonda / Mysore Bonda / Set Bonda / Evening Tiffin / Snack / Deep Fried / Fritter / Deep fried Dumpling / Lentil Batter / Restaurant Menu / Drive -in Woodlands Special

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Score: 9.3, Votes: 4

Silver Pomfret / Vavval, is a great fish for grilling or baking. Preparation takes less time, low calorie, healthy Indian appetizer to make any family meal sizzle.

Term Tandoori calls for use of a traditional tandoor oven or clay oven. Simple kumpati (kumbati / mann aduppu) which are popular in Indian kitchens can be used for grilling these to get smoky flavour. For those who live abroad with conventional ovens can use broil setting to get little bit of the smoky flavour. I did little bit of baking and then broiled to darken the sides.

Baked Pomfret / Broiled Pomfret / Grilled Pomfret / Tandoori / Pomfret Sukka / Vavval Meen / Vavva Fish / Silver Pomfret / Sizzler / Restaurant Style / Appetizer

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Score: 10.0, Votes: 2

For any good looking and tasting chutney, fresh ingredients are a must and its 100% true in the case of  Coconut Chutney varieties. Hotel chutney doesn't have any special magic ingredients except its made attractive with tricky presentations and prepared with right proportions. That doesn't mean we don't make good chutneys at home... its all our mind set and few more other aspects makes it more attractive. 

1. Timing - Served when you're really hungry and longing for some thing perfect.

2. Presentation - Served with great looking soft piping hot idlis, out of the world crispy vadas or cute shaped crispy dosas.

3. Portions - At home its always the same casserole (hot pack ) idlis with a bowl full of chutney. Whereas at restaurants they put up a small cup filled with khatti (thick) chutney, which makes you crave for more.  

4. Set up - Its your mind set, you're at a fancy place and that makes you feel you've been offered the best for the price paid.

5. Recipe - This is a weird myth which I came across.. not sure whether its true or not. Some hotels to cut down on the cost.. include root veggies like tapioca or tapioca flour added to the chutneys to increase the quantity and looks.

Hotel Chutney / Restaurant Style Chutney / White Thengai Chutney / Coconut Chutney / Khatti Chutney / Thin Chutney / Kobari Chutney

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Score: 7.0, Votes: 2