Glossary K

- Kubez (Bread) : Kubez is one of the staple food of the Arabs that refers to a flat, unleavened bread that accompanies almost every dish.

Kairi Murg refers to a chicken dish made of chunks of chicken meat cooked with raw mangoes, garlic, ginger and small amount of ground chili. Kairi Murg is a very common dish in the Deccan and one of Hyderabadis favorite dishes. Deccan refers to the Deccan Plateau, a large plateau in India which makes up the majority its southern part.

Kharuf Mahshi, baby lamb stuffed with rice, nuts and raisins, rubbed outside with a paste of onion crushed with cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and browned all over in bubbling sawn, clarified cow or goat butter, before roasting. Kharuf Mahshi is mostly served and eaten during a Saudi Arabian feast.

Karnemelk is the Dutch word which literally means "churned milk" or "buttermilk" which has a thin substance and taste sour. Anyone who will try drinking Karnemelk the first time will be surpirse by its taste compared to a normal milk, but it is said to be a very healthy drink.

Kisel refers to Russian fruity, smooth and creamy dessert made from fruit or berry juice and starch. Kisel is a berry dessert drink; a fruit dessert using pureed berries. Kisel is one of the oldest dessert on record that comes out as a sort of thickened fruit mixture, or jelly. It can be served by itself or mixed with milk as perfect dessert after a hearty meal and it is also perfect for summer parties.The berries which can be used to prepare Kisel are strawberries, blackberries, or rasperries or the mixture of the three. Other popular flavors for Kisel are apple, rhubarb and apricot. Fruits that are used can be fresh or dried. The usual procedure is to puree the fruit and thicken slightly with a potato starch.

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Kolac refers to small cake made of white flour with an indentation on the surface for a filling of poppy seeds, plum jam, or sweetened farmer cheese ; a round flat yeast bun with a dimpled hollow that is filled with jams, usually Povidla. Kolac is the singular form of Kolace/Koláce, a popular sweet from Czech Republic.