This is Indian restaurant style cooking. But not like you think. It’s not what’s going on at your local takeaway. This is about making the absolute best curry you can. Don’t let the simplicity of the recipe fool you. The ingredients may be humble. But there is big flavour here. Really big. It will surprise you. In a good way. Hotel style is a new way to make Indian restaurant curries If you already cook Indian restaurant style forget what you know....

on Nov 23, 2021 These noods are addictive guys so beware. They might be gone within five minutes of coming out of the deep fryer. But they are so good on everything!! Use them as a crunchy topping on manchow soup, hot and sour soup or even a wonton soup, or as a mix in when you toss together a crunchy chinese chicken salad for lunch. Or make your favorite chinese dish and use these as a base instead of regular noodles....

on Feb 19, 2024 Cheese is one of those ingredients you’ll find in most homes. It is the secret to instantly alleviate a boring dish and make everything insanely better. Right from cheese pav bhaji to a cheesy, garlicky kulcha or even momos and soups, you simply cannot go wrong with adding a bit of cheese. But one question that I often get asked is, “How to store cheese” in order to keep it fresh for longer?...

Before it exploded with violence in the 1980s, Kashmir, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan, was known for being a paradise on earth. This valley nestled in the gorgeous Himalayas was a popular haunt for honeymooners and tourists local and foreign, and a backdrop for many of Bollywood’s extravagant movies. There was a time when, it seemed, no Hindi movie could be made without at least a duet by the “heroine” and the “hero” cavorting around on Kashmir’s snowy slopes, bouffant hairdos and all....

There’s not a lot of sauce though. Just a spoonful per serving. Leaves you wanting more. Lemon thyme chicken is fast enough for a weeknight but flashy enough for the weekend.

Makhani gravy is a foundational sauce. Think French mother sauces. Just like hotel gravy. A step on the path to a finished dish. The right tool for the job. This one is for butter chicken. Or anywhere you want to bring big, spiced tomato flavour to your dish. Makhani gravy is the other gravy in just about every Indian restaurant Here’s something I bet you didn’t know. Just about every Indian restaurant runs with two base gravies....

on Jun 27, 2017, Updated Apr 16, 2024 I insist that this mango cilantro salad dressing jar should be a permanent fixture in your refrigerator for every mango season day in your life. Because you’ll want to pour it on everything and eat it out of the jar at the same time. I have made this mango cilantro dressing about 156 times in the last 3 weeks, and it was wiped clean before i could take pictures....

One of my favorite places in Mexico is the charming town of Morelia where we once spent a few days doing almost nothing. Nothing, except taking lazy strolls on streets dotted with devout Mexicans and students. Morelia is packed with beautiful churches and colleges, and if you’re not inclined to one or attending the other, the only thing you can pretty much do is walk around and eat. Luckily, Morelia has some surprisingly trendy restaurants and many of these are vegan friendly....

on Apr 27, 2020, Updated Nov 09, 2023 Gosh I have so much to tell you guys! I’m just back from the most exciting and memorable road trip at the cutest homestay, I curated a list of my favorite places to eat on Explocity and my best friends are here to spend ONE WHOLE WEEK with me. Plus this orange pound cake which we devoured in exactly seven minutes. What’s better than some good company, a trip with countless memories made and a lovely dessert?...

If you want to build a menu around the tomatillo salsa (to make it worth your while) consider serving some nachos. Just substitute the tomatillo salsa for red salsa. You could make tortilla soup and spoon in a bit of the salsa as a garnish. Lots of possibilities.

You might also love these recipes for vegan keema samosa, baked samosas with a chickpea filling, and easy samosa puff pastry squares. Almost anyone in the world can recognize a samosa with its uniquely chubby, tri-cornered, cone shape. And it’s probably a rare person whose mouth wouldn’t water at the thought of eating one. The potato and pea stuffed pastry pockets are most often identified with Indian cuisine, but versions of samosa exist across many global cuisines, including in the Horn of Africa (sambusa), in the Middle East (sambousek) and in central Asia (samsa)....

on Jul 30, 2017, Updated Oct 05, 2021 I have to be honest, I can eat Chinese for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Especially Indian Chinese, which is always packed with flavor and so easy to make! I tried these soya hara bhara kebabs which were such a hit. Then there is this soya manchurian which will make you forget that these were actually made with soya chunks. What I love about this recipe is that the soya chunks add a nice, meaty texture which is sometimes even better than vegetarian manchurian balls....

When I am short on time and need a fabulous and even decadent curry that everyone will love, I turn to this Sri Lankan Eggplant Curry. This is an extraordinarily flavorful dish, with spices like turmeric, mustard, coriander and cumin flavoring a creamy coconut sauce. Floating in that sauce are tender, juicy bits of perfectly cooked eggplant. Heaven. It’s a particularly wonderful dish to make and eat during this season because, with a bowl of rice, it screams comfort food....

on Jul 11, 2022 Stir-Frying is my go-to cooking method for busy nights! Stir frying is an Asian cooking technique that involves food cooked in some sort of fat, over high heat and for a short duration. The best part of stir frying is that it is incredibly versatile. There is probably a stir fry recipe out there for most proteins and vegetables! The trick is to get the temperature and cut of vegetables and meat just right to ensure it cooks perfectly!...

on Nov 12, 2020, Updated Dec 16, 2020 Making tandoori paneer tikka in the oven at home is serious business guys. And I’ve made sure this recipe is fool proof before I decided to share it here. Because you guys deserve only the best and nothing else! Honestly, I was a little nervous because tandoori paneer tikka has quite the God like status in our house. We are picky about our tikkas and we don’t like to mess around....

on Jun 14, 2019, Updated Oct 20, 2020 Vegetable korma curry is one of those back-pocket recipes that always shines at the table. It’s hearty, it’s wholesome, and it’s absolutely delicious! It makes for the perfect weeknight dinner on the days I want something delicious and filling, but don’t want to cook up too many things. And the best part? The kids love it too! This curry usually tends to be a bit heavy with all the cream and nuts, but i just love topping it off with a dash of fresh cream and cream and freshly chopped coriander to keep things light....

You might also like these recipes for vegan Oreo cake, vegan chocolate orange bundt cake and vegan chocolate cupcakes. This vegan chocolate cake recipe is so good that you might not want to share! Which is a shame because it makes a great birthday cake or just a great cake to enjoy at any time, because who doesn’t love chocolate? Why you’ll love this recipe The cake has a soft and fluffy crumb that literally melts in your mouth....

You might also like these recipes for whole wheat vegan pancakes and vegan brownies. I enjoy decadence occasionally, and what’s not to love when that decadence comes in the addictive avatar of chocolate? I dreamed up these vegan Double Chocolate Pancakes for my little boy who, I think, can never have enough chocolate. And if there are sprinkles on top of it, even better. But that doesn’t mean the adult kids in your home won’t love them....

For a stronger bedtime drink that will help you sleep better try this golden milk spice mix. The first sign of the sniffles would send my mom scurrying not to the medicine cabinet but to the kitchen, to cook up some turmeric milk or haldi ka doodh. It was the best medicine a kid could ask for –warm, soothing, sweet and infused with the aroma of spices. Now, in my home, I often stir up this healing vegan turmeric milk, alongside others like masala chai and matcha green tea latte, for my family during cold and flu season....

You might also like these reader favorite recipes for vegan pot pie and vegan mushroom pot pie. After falling in love with everything Irish – and especially Irish food – since my trip to that gorgeous country, I’d been dying to make a vegan Guinness Pie and devour it. So I did, and now I have one more favorite family dinner that I know I’ll be making again and again....