Hi! I’m Preeti Nayak, mom, this website's author, photographer & editor. My husband, Rajeev Naik, and I contentedly run this website together.
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Here at The Yummy Delights, we share easy family-friendly recipes. Our recipes are tried and tested, taste delicious and you can trust that they work.
It's been 20+ years of experience in practical Indian cooking, I started this blog to share easy family-friendly recipes.
The recipes on this site are posted with step-by-step pictorial guides and videos so that you can make them easily at home.
Early Life
I am originally a South Indian, from Karnataka, raised in North India. Due to my father's job, my family relocated to North India. Therefore, I grew up enjoying both North Indian & South Indian cuisines.
Since childhood, I have loved experimenting with new recipes from different recipe books and magazines. I loved watching Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Show Khana Khazaana.
I got married to Rajeev Naik and settled in Goa, India. He is my planning partner, the food stylist, & a great motivator to keep going on.
After marriage, I learned a lot about daily South Indian cooking, especially Mangalorean cooking from my mother and mother-in-law. Some popular Mangalorean recipes shared on the website are Chicken Ghee Roast, Chicken Sukka, etc.
Professional Background
The path to where I am today wasn't a straight line, but it's a delicious journey nonetheless! My background might surprise you – I started my career with a Master's in Business Education (major in marketing) and spent four years climbing the corporate ladder.
When I got married and relocated to Goa, a whole new world of flavors opened up. There, I found myself teaching at the Heritage Institute of Hotel and Tourism. It was a prestigious role, but a nagging question kept popping up: "Why am I here?"
Honestly, this role as a lecturer offered the flexibility in work timings I craved, allowing me to dedicate more time to my family. Being around the hospitality world turned out to be an awesome surprise! I got to see how giant hotel kitchens work, learned all about how food gets made in big batches, and even got to explore a ton of cool cookbooks.
Even cooler than the textbooks, the best lessons came from our staff birthday parties! We'd all pitch in to celebrate birthdays, with my friends and I assisting our amazing chefs (some with over 20 years of experience in the industry!). They were incredible at turning everyday ingredients into delicious party dishes. Those gatherings were like secret cooking classes, where we helped out the chefs and learned tons of secret tips to make restaurant-style meals at home.
Starting The Yummy Delights
Hanging out with all these cool people made me totally love cooking and want to share what I learned. One day, my elder daughter Shreya encouraged me to start a YouTube channel. My hubby and my niece, Vaishnavi, supported me with this decision.
I started making YouTube Videos for The Yummy Delights, with the first video being released on 20 Nov 2017, which marked the beginning of my career as a YouTuber.
With every passing day, my enthusiasm kept on growing, which led to me starting this website in April 2018. On The Yummy Delights, I am sharing my favorite restaurant-style recipes, cooking tricks, and maybe even some secret tips from those pro chefs.
What You Will Find On The Yummy Delights
My goal is to provide you with some of the BEST Indian and UK curry house recipes available online. I love every single recipe that I have shared on our website.
UK curry house recipes
- Chicken Pathia
- Dishoom's Chicken Ruby Curry
- Madras Chicken Curry
- Chicken Balti
- Chicken Tikka Masala
- Chicken Chasni
Indian Recipes
From simple everyday chicken curry to restaurant-style chicken curry or Hyderabadi Biryani, we have everything on this website. Some of the popular Indian recipes on this site are:
- Bhuna Chicken Masala
- Dahi Chicken
- Kolhapuri Chicken Curry
- Hyderabadi Chicken Masala
- Andhra Chicken Fry
- Dhaba Style Paneer Masala
My love for cooking wasn't ignited by a single trip but by the incredible flavors from all over the world! Other popular International cuisines on this site are American Recipes, Mexican Recipes, and Mediterranean Recipes.
- Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake
- Black Pepper Chicken Stir Fry
- Mediterranean Chicken Stew
- Lemon Garlic Chicken
- Garlic Butter Chicken Bites
What you can expect from us
Here, we make difficult recipes seem effortless. You’ll find every little detail about the recipe with step-by-step photos and a recipe video. Besides that, the measurements of ingredients, timings, and the necessary steps to be taken while making the recipe are discussed in detail.
In our posts, we share recipes to prepare homemade seasonings for the dish, to avoid store-bought seasonings, masala, sauces & food colors. But if you prefer a store-bought seasoning, the recipes are posted with that option too.
My experience has taught me one thing-“Practice makes perfect”. Every day, I keep learning and growing, improving myself a little bit more than what I was yesterday.
I hope that my recipes will inspire you to learn something new.
Contact Us
If you have any queries or suggestions, please feel free to write to [email protected]
THANK YOU!