on Nov 25, 2015, Updated May 21, 2021 I’m on a roll guys! Giving you one curry after another, so tell me when you get bored. And if you haven’t tried Mangalorean food yet, you are right in time! I won’t blame you because I hadn’t either, till I met Denver. And now I’m hooked. The first time I had kori rotti or kori gassi with rotti, I was expecting a light, coconutty curry, but man, this one’s so spicy and addictive....
Love a good tagine? So do we! Try this vegan lentil sweet potato tagine and this vegan jackfruit tagine next. I am always amazed by how many different foods I can make with the same ingredients in my pantry when I cook globally. Indian cooks use an abundance of spices and legumes as do Ethiopian cooks and Moroccan cooks. But a chana masala is dramatically different in flavor from a Moroccan chickpea stew flavored with harissa, and an Indian dal tastes nothing like an Ethiopian lentil stew....
You might also like these recipes for chickpea rice, turmeric rice and chickpea curry. Outside India, when people think of chickpeas in association with Indian food, often the only recipe that comes to mind is Chana Masala, a spicy, tangy dish popularized by Indian restaurants and food blogs. But in my childhood home in Maharashtra along India’s west coast, my Maharashtrian mom, and later my Goan stepmom, rarely, if ever, made Chana Masala, which is a north Indian dish....
on Nov 27, 2019, Updated Oct 05, 2021 I made this chinese hot and sour soup with ramen a couple of days ago, and I can tell you that it is easily one of the best things I have ever made! This recipe is an interesting twist between how hot and sour soup is made in India and the authentic way of doing it. But I also went ahead and added some ramen which is essentially Japanese....
on Mar 08, 2018, Updated Aug 25, 2020 “If you do not have a good wine to use, it is far better to omit it, for a poor one can spoil a simple dish and utterly debase a noble one.” – by Julia Child I don’t doubt anything that Julia Child says, and I’m definitely with her on this one. There is nothing as fancy as opening a bottle of wine while you are whipping up a meal, pouring some into a glass and adding a splash to your dish while its simmering on the stove....
Baingan masala. Eggplant curry. Brinjal bhaji. Aubergine curry. It goes by many names. Doesn’t matter what you call it. It’s sure to satisfy. I worked hard coming up with this one. Took me forever. They make it at my local Indian restaurant. But they wouldn’t give me any tips. Not a single one. So I kept tinkering. And I finally got it. Baingan masala not baingan bhaji That was my problem....
My favorite restaurant, which serves Ethiopian and Eritrean food, has some amazing vegetarian and vegan dishes on the menu. My favorite among these is shiro wot (or shiro wat), a silky ground-chickpea stew that’s spicy, aromatic and beyond delicious. I love whole chickpeas in stews like this Lebanese chickpea stew, and I remember the first time I ordered shiro it was just because I was curious to see what a stew made with chickpea flour would taste like....
on Apr 01, 2024 We’ve spoken about how I’m trying to incorporate more millets in my diet and this by far is my favourite recipe. In fact now that I think about it, Ragi or Finger Millet has by far been my most used millet. Because its so easy to incorporate – I use it to make ragi crepes, pancakes, cake and even ragi soup. And today I have this delicious Instant Ragi Dosa for you – a super healthy, hearty breakfast that takes minutes to put together....
on Dec 09, 2021 This recipe is essentially a simple vanilla cake, infused with mawa, flavoured with cardamom, and topped off with nuts. It’s a Parsi delicacy and a favourite tea-time indulgence. You wouldn’t usually find these at most outlets other than the Iranian cafes & bakeries across Mumbai and Pune. It’s so good, I would go looking for this every time I visited! I’ve put together a super easy & simple eggless mawa cake recipe, to make this downright amazing dessert at home....
You might also like these recipes for masala khichdi, Instant Pot moong sprouts khichdi and sabudana khichdi. I love cooking with sorghum because of the immense health benefits this little seed packs–it is heart healthy, has lots of good protein, and it can ward off a whole host of illnesses. In this very, very tasty Jowar Khichdi sorghum gets the starring role it deserves and it doesn’t let you down....
It’s not fancy. It’s not flashy. And it’s not like the curry you get in restaurants. It’s just good. I think so anyway. Hopefully you agree. This is eastern Indian cooking. The flavours I grew up eating. My comfort food. When I was a kid this was just called chicken curry. I didn’t even know if was called murgir jhol. India is a country with an incredibly diverse culinary culture with strong regional differences....
I am in love. With this onion poppy seed roll. So yes, it’s a bread roll, and it’s really just a thing, and that too a thing I will demolish in a few bites, but so what? This is true love. Why else did I bake up so many versions of this roll in the past week and still stay enamored? And I don’t really have words to describe how amazing they are, these rolls....
For more delicious green bean recipes, try garlic green beans, Trinidadian green beans and a classic but vegan green bean casserole. Most Indian food aficionados are familiar with delicious south Indian foods like dosa, idli and sambar. But step off the beaten path and you will be rewarded with dishes that are lesser known but just as delicious, like chickpea sundal, Chettinad mushrooms and this green beans paruppu usili. When I ate paruppu usili for the first time in my Tamil mother-in-law’s home, I was smitten....
on Oct 18, 2022, Updated Sep 16, 2024 Potato Curry is my go-to dish when I need something quick, easy and delicious! This rasedar aloo sabzi is no different. It is a simple curry in which potatoes are cooked with tomatoes and only one spice – there is nothing simpler or faster than this! Since this potato curry recipe is made without any onion and garlic, it is also called sattvic aloo....
Few foods match up to the utter simplicity and deliciousness of a classic Indian potato masala, with a tempering of mustard seeds and a touch of ginger, garlic and turmeric. The potatoes, cooked to the point where they mash easily, acquire a crispy, golden char at the bottom of the pan. Squirt on a dash of lemon juice and you have the tastiest food on the planet, all vegan. Despite the name, there is not much masala in a potato masala....
on Aug 29, 2022 It’s not a festive spread without a plate of piping hot puran polis, am I right? With Ganesh Chaturthi right around the corner, I wanted to share all my tips and tricks to making the softest, most fragrant puran polis for you to add to your festive menus! Puran means stuffing and poli means roti, and this dish is essentially roti stuffed with a sweet lentil mixture....
It really should be popular. I think it’s only on two Indian restaurant menus in town. The two best restaurants. But still. Just not enough South Indian restaurants around. Not yet anyway. But it’s coming. And it’s about time. More restaurants need to serve sambar – seriously I know. I rant about the world needing Indian restaurants to mix it up a lot. But it does. And if we don’t ask for it we won’t ever get it....
on Nov 16, 2016, Updated Jul 10, 2020 I know I promised you pictures of our Raipur trip, but I’ve just been a wee bit lazy, and those are still sitting in my hard drive,waiting to be posted. But I couldn’t and wouldn’t deprive you of a good recipe, and when you combine Indian style potatoes and eggs, you’ve really got yourself a winner! This is another one of those recipes which is perfect for your Cast Iron Skillet if you own one....
on Aug 28, 2024 If you like this recipe, check out my Green Banana Muffins, Chocolate Ragi Pancakes, and other Kid-Friendly Recipes. My kids don’t ask me if they can have pancakes. They ask me if they can have GREEN pancakes – that’s how good these Spinach Banana Pancakes are! Make them once and your kids will want these again and again. The batter comes together in the blender so it’s perfect for those rushed mornings, and you’ve probably got all the ingredients in your kitchen right now....
on Aug 05, 2020, Updated Aug 15, 2020 I love caramel custard! But I’m not a big fan of that eggy aftertaste that can remain sometimes if its not made well. So I came up with a 100% vegan caramel custard recipe. It turned out so rich and creamy, sets well, and doesn’t have that aftertaste! I’d say this is my newfound love in eggless recipes. Second only to the Intense Eggless Chocolate Mousse of course!...
