Not a huge shocker. It’s spiced, deep fried chicken bites. Not good enough? Toss those morsels of chicken with some more spice and crispy fried curry leaves. Still not good enough? Serve it up with bits of shallot, green chili and cilantro. Still not good enough? I can’t help you. Sorry. Chicken 65 is the ultimate Indian party snack But this is the ultimate Indian nosh. You could serve it on greens....
I love creamy Mediterranean dips and make them over and over, like this black bean hummus, edamame hummus, vegan labneh and baba ganoush. Here’s another hummus recipe to add to that delicious list: my Roasted Eggplant Hummus with Za’atar. I have made this recipe so many times now, I can make it blindfolded, although probably not a great idea, that. It does take a little more work than making your plain old hummus in that you have to roast the eggplants, but all I do is cut a large eggplant in half, put it cut side down on a foil-lined baking sheet, and pop it in my toaster oven for 30 minutes at 450 degrees....
This garlicky roasted asparagus and potatoes recipe is a reader favorite and a super simple one that takes minutes to put together. And it goes fabulously with just about any main dish. You get to enjoy two of spring’s best veggie offerings – baby potatoes and asparagus– in all their glory, with minimum effort on your part. And like most roasted potato dishes (like these amazing Greek lemon potatoes) this side dish pairs nicely with nearly any entree....
This Indian style Golden Beet Carrot Slaw is a recipe I put together in a hurry when we want a nutritious side to complete a simple Indian meal of dal and rice, or a summertime meal of veggie burgers.Most of the prep in this recipe happens in the food processor, although if you don’t have one, you can certainly grate the beets and carrots by hand. Factor in another 5-10 minutes of cooking time, if that’s the case....
on Mar 12, 2018, Updated Aug 25, 2020 It’s time to bring out the salad bowls! It’s starting to get pretty hot around here and salads are the only things I can even attempt to eat in the afternoon. With a big bowl of yogurt! Is that a weird combination? I’m just happy it works. It keeps me going at the hottest time of the day and doesn’t make me too hot....
Vindaloo is a Goan dish. Goa, if you haven’t heard of it, is a city on the west coast of India. Interesting thing about Goa. That’s where the Portuguese landed when the came. Who cares you ask? I do. You should too if you like Indian food. The Portuguese brought chili to India. They brought potatoes as well but chili was the big one. Before the Portuguese the Indian’s had pepper....
on Aug 24, 2022, Updated Oct 06, 2023 If there’s one breakfast dish that’s universally popular throughout India, then it has to be poha. Be it Maharashtra’s kanda poha, Indori poha or Avalakki from down south, you’d most likely find a variant of this simple and nutritious breakfast item in almost every state. And for good reason! Poha, also known as flattened rice, is a quick, easy and healthy breakfast recipe that can be put together in a jiffy and requires only a handful of ingredients....
I’ve been a fan of cajun bbq shrimp for most of my life. It was my favourite ways to eat shrimp. Until now. Now it’s tied with Korean BBQ shrimp. I knew Korean BBQ shrimp was going to be good. Just wasn’t quite ready for how good. I had all sorts of words running through my head when I tasted it for the first time. Words like ridiculous. Unbelievable. Stupid delicious....
A hot cup of tea is one of life’s simple pleasures. And if you want to intensify that pleasure, make yourself a cup of masala tea. The tea is perfectly spiced with the warmth of spices like cinnamon, ginger, cloves and cardamom from a homemade chai masala that takes all of five minutes to put together. Chai can be had any time, but it makes a particularly potent wake-up drink....
on Jul 08, 2017, Updated Apr 07, 2021 Say hiiiii to my favorite salad these days – Mexican Prawn Avocado Taco Salad. Taco seasoning is my favorite go to seasoning of all times. I always always have a pack lying around, and if I run out, I just make my own. Because its so essential in our lives. We love mexican food and even if it’s not a full blown mexican meal, I find a way to sneak in the flavors in some way or the other....
on Dec 21, 2023 I’ve been living in Bangalore for 10 years and one of the things that this city has given me is my love for Bise Bele Bath. This is a traditional dish prepared here in Karnataka, which, when translated means “hot lentil rice dish”. It’s got that signature creamy thickness that you get when cooking grains and lentils together in the same pot, and tangy, South Indian flavours from the use of tamarind and Bise Bele Bath masala....
You might also like these recipes for navratan pulao and vegetable korma. A Navratan Korma is what Indians call a “shahi” dish: a food so sumptuous that it is fit for royalty. In this recipe, cashews and raisins melt into a luxurious, silky, creamy white sauce that coats perfectly cooked and tender cauliflower, carrots, green beans and potatoes. It’s a dish you might imagine yourself eating at a fine restaurant or in a palatial dining room with that extinct species called an Indian maharaja....
Make every curry a great one The internet is full of recipes written by people that have never had Indian food. Recipes that tell you adding a bit of curry powder to some chicken is a curry. I started researching this after trying one or two of them just to see what would come out the other side. Was not pretty… I’m not being nice here. That’s true. I’m sorry. I really hope that doesn’t stop you from reading on....
on Jun 01, 2016, Updated Aug 28, 2020 This is the most beautiful one pan frittata I’ve seen and I looove the fact that it’s a take on the Indian Masala Omelette! I’ve been super busy this week because we are moving houses and that comes with making sure everything’s packed, all the bills are paid, all the right people have been told, blah blah. Cooking has been the last thing on my mind, more like sitting in the middle of a pile of clothes wondering if I’m ever going to wear that blue shirt which has been lying untouched in my wardrobe for 5 years now....
on Jan 29, 2020, Updated Aug 18, 2020 ‘No way,’ I said when I tried these the first time. Cheese overload. Flavour overload. And so easy. These pepperoni cheese bombs are everything right now. We’ve made them four times in the last ten days. Our excuse: recipe testing teehee. Don’t tell anyone. And basically eaten five of them at 1 in the night. Here’s how these go: Make the softest dough where my breakthrough ingredient is adding an egg Let it proof and rise and do its thingAnd then you just take some dough, flatten it out, and stuff it with mozzarella and pepperoniLet them rise a bit again and then just bake!...
Happy new year! The world may look the same, but the turning of the calendar is so full of possibilities and hope, isn’t it? And we could all do with some good luck in 2022, so here’s a simple but delicious Pomegranate Pilaf you can cook up in a jiffy and savor at leisure. Pomegranates are a delicious fruit to eat no doubt, and this is the best time of year to eat them, when they are in season....
The Ghost of the Banyan Tree The story was that the Ghost lived in the 100-year-old banyan tree that stood just behind Building No. 13 in J. P. Nagar. At night he or she (for no one had actually seen the Ghost) would come out and hang around the domed water tank that sat like a giant cement idli smack-dab between the parallel roads leading into the housing society. Now and then the Ghost would scare some unsuspecting passer-by by placing an unseen hand on his or her shoulder and then exploding into a hollow, cackling laugh that echoed around the neighborhood, especially on windy monsoon nights....
on Sep 05, 2018, Updated Aug 24, 2020 I’m taking you back in time today. To an appetizer that still feels very adult-ish and grown up and I can’t even believe I’m actually writing a recipe for it. Because I’ve had this only a few times in life, and I still remember the whole thing crystal clear. It was my sisters favorite and we would always compete for the last prawn....
New potatoes are in season in spring and I can’t think of a better way to eat them than in this delicious and super easy dish of roasted rosemary potatoes. The potatoes bake up crunchy and golden on the outside but are soft and creamy on the inside. The rosemary and garlic infuse the potatoes through and through, making every bite a purely delightful gastronomic experience. Make these at dinner today–you’re family will thank you for it!...
on Oct 19, 2021 Another Chinese take out favourite and with that I’m hitting a trilogy with veg manchurian, dragon chicken and now salt and pepper chicken. I swear I didn’t plan this, but I’m glad it happened. Because you can never have enough Chinese food! If you love this moreish dish, you are going to love making it at home even more. Its fast, easy, gives you crispy chicken and takes less than 30 minutes to put it together....
