It’s perfect for those hot summer nights. The ones where you just don’t really feel like heating up the kitchen. It’s so easy to make a Vietnamese noodle salad There’s almost nothing to making a Vietnamese noodle salad bowl. Prepare some rice noodles. Chop some vegetables. A few herbs. Some marinated pork. And a simple sauce to bring it all together. It’s not zero work. Picking up the phone is zero work....

on May 01, 2019, Updated Aug 23, 2020 Okay so what’s the deal with smoothies? Do they have to have dairy or some kind of plant milk? I’m thinking blended, smooth, cold, refreshing works as smoothie too. Which is exactly what this recipe is. And why its so perfect for summer! There is really nothing for me to do here today, except convince you that this watermelon lime smoothie cum slushie will change every day life for you....

Roasted garlic and some good old fashioned smoke pushes it way over the top. This is pulled pork Mexican style. If you are thinking about a taco party it’s not easy to do better than this. Seriously. I smile when I make this. Because I know everyone will love it. Because I know I will love it. Cochinita pibil – easy and delicious And because it’s almost impossible to screw up....

These recipes span the globe, from a French Cassoulet to a Cuban Black Bean Stew, from a Lebanese Chickpea Stew to an Ethiopian Lentil Stew, from a Caribbean Black Eyed Peas Stew to a Louisiana Fricassee, from an Italian Pasta e Fagioli to a vegan Irish “Lamb” Stew, from a Goan Feijoada to a Moroccan Chickpea Stew. You will also find here cozy favorites, like a vegan “Beef” Stew and a mindblowingly tasty Indian Vegan Butter “Chicken....

All of the recipes in this post are filling and delicious. I am not including any recipes that call for fresh veggies (except potatoes, sweet potatoes or cabbage). In the few recipes where a veggie or fresh herb garnish is called for, you can make do with frozen or canned veggies or without, and with a dry herb. I also have a pantry list for you, but before that, here are some ideas for cooking from your pantry:...

on Dec 18, 2017, Updated Sep 26, 2019 If you’d asked me a few years ago if I was a morning person, my answer would have been a resounding NO. Couple of years down and I’m a true I-love-mornings convert because I realised how awesome morning can be. Mornings are the time in my day which are stress free, noise free and basically my own before the craziness of the day begins....

I have a really easy but delicious snack for you today that you simply will not be able to stop gorging on: Aloo Tikki, an Indian-style veggie patty made, at its most basic, with a mash of potatoes and spices and then tossed on a skillet to crisp up. It’s a bit like eating the stuffing inside a samosa, made golden and even more divine! Aloo Tikki is a popular street food around India but you can easily make it at home, and it takes all of 10 minutes to put the ingredients together....

Serve the dal with basmati rice or roti for a comforting, nourishing Indian meal. Amaranth greens are one of my favorite summer veggies. When the sun hammers down, causing other leafies like spinach and lettuce to bolt, amaranth, with its beautiful, garnet-red leaves (or green leaves with pink hearts), thrives alongside other tropical greens like malabar spinach. It’s nature telling us, these are the greens I want you to eat right now!...

on Mar 15, 2022, Updated Jul 03, 2024 I am a sucker for Indo-Chinese recipes! American chopsuey is one of my childhood favorites. I just love the gravy, which, combined with crunchy noodles, hits all the right notes – sweet, salty, tangy, crunchy. In China, a chop suey is a simple vegetable stir fry with sauce. When this came to India, it was Indianised and served with crispy fried noodles – a genius addition that takes this stir fry to another level....

on Jan 28, 2021, Updated Jul 03, 2024 When the laze kicks in, there is NOTHING that will motivate me to pick my butt off the couch and get cooking. And then there’s that instant urge to order takeout. You’ve felt this too? Same pinch. HOWEVER. I make an exception once in a while because this veg stir fry recipe is a colourful saviour in disguise! You can make this vegetarian stir fry in less than 20 minutes flat and you’ll never order takeout again....

People raved. It became a house favourite. It was pretty good. But this is better. Much better. Beef rogan josh is slow food You can’t rush this rogan josh. No way. Homestyle curries take time. Beef takes time. But it’s time that makes it all come together. This is no different than any other beef stew. You need to go slow. This is a braise. And braising cannot be rushed....

Back in the sixties, Julia Child first showed us how to roast a chicken on the French Chef. I sometimes wonder what life would be like if she hadn’t come along. Would we all still be eating jello with marshmallows in it? The most important thing to consider when roasting a chicken is… the chicken. Aiir chilled, grain fed bird at a minimum. They are easy to come by these days....

You might also like other Konkani recipes like Malabar spinach curry, vegan Goan feijoada and watermelon rind dosa. Along India’s Konkan region, which runs halfway down the country’s southwestern coast, a daily meal would likely include rice and fish curry or dal. If it’s dal, it would be dalitoy. Dalitoy is a rushed cook’s best friend and it is one of my favorite dals, probably because I grew up eating it with some regularity in my family whose members belong to Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka - the three states that are also home to the Konkan coast....

This easy tomato compote is so versatile, you can make it with whatever tomato you have on hand, from cherry tomatoes to heirloom varieties or just your regular supermarket tomato. It’s a great way to enjoy one of summer’s most abundant offerings now but you’d be smart to make some extra and stash it away for the winter. The compote is ridiculously easy to make: just gather your ingredients in a pot and let them cook over a low flame for several hours....

Have the ingredients on hand. Chop a couple red peppers. Crush some garlic. Boil some pasta. That’s about it. Fry it up, toss the pasta in the cream sauce and serve. In a little more time than it takes to make a peanut butter sandwich, dinner is on the table. Fettuccine with creole andouille cream sauce is better than a peanut butter sandwich though. I promise. There’s a bit of wisdom in this recipe that you should seriously consider applying whenever you make pasta....

on Jan 07, 2020, Updated Nov 23, 2022 Lets talk about this creamy vegetarian soup today because it is just as delicious as any meaty chicken soup you’ve had in your life. This soup is the perfect blend of light and easy when you want a quick, hearty meal. Its loaded with fresh winter veggies and makes those cold evenings so warm and cozy! This creamy vegetable soup is the real deal because it’s made entirely from scratch and has a velvety mouthful that is hard to beat....

There’s no real guideline other than that. That’s why it’s so different from restaurant to restaurant. Kind of like balti in the UK. Bhuna is the mystery curry I think bhuna varies so much in restaurants because technically it’s not a dish. It’s a way of cooking. By definition spices are gently fried and then meat is added. The whole thing is left to stew in it’s own juices. At the end, you wind up really big flavours and not a lot of sauce....

When you live with a dog, you soon start to see the world through his eyes. A dog’s world is rich– infinitely richer than our human one. We only appreciate the familiar and we are held back by our inhibitions and all those pesky little things like behaving ourselves in public. A dog, with no such irritants in the way, launches full-scale into appreciating everything he encounters on that hallowed daily ritual called the Walk....

You might also like to make these recipes for Indian breakfasts, including rava upma, besan chilla and sabudana khichdi. The fragrance of Kande Pohe cooking is enough of an incentive to make this recipe. The round, black mustard seeds, popping in hot oil along with fresh, green curry leaves, onions, ginger and chopped chili peppers, smell so good, they will bring friends and family running to the breakfast table. But just wait until they – and you – get a taste of this classic Indian breakfast....

I love lamb curries. I like chicken curries too but a good lamb curry is hard to beat. Something about the richness of the lamb against the spices. It all comes together beautifully. And lamb saag delivers. Some people think they don’t like lamb. I guess some really don’t like it but my guess is most haven’t experienced how good lamb can be. Lamb saag is a good place to start....