To say I have a sweet tooth would be an understatement. In reality all my teeth are sweet. I plan my meals around desserts. I have never ordered appetizers in restaurants because I always save room and money for desserts. But I take no responsibility for this affliction. A 1907 issue of The Journal of Tropical…
I have been getting a lot of requests for onion-less sauces lately. Apparently, people really hate to cook with onions. I get it. Adding onions to a recipe (especially Indian) has two major draw backs. Firstly, onion based sauces demand constant attention, because stepping away from the stove for even 5 minutes could mean the death of a sauce….
List of things to carry while traveling to the US from India I know I haven’t been very frequent here these past couple of months, but I have legit reasons for that. We are relocating to NYC for good!!! We have been really busy packing, moving, house hunting, and gawking Pinterest for home decor ideas….
On Friday June 26th, the Supreme Court of United States ruled same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, a landmark decision that sweeps away state bans on gay unions in 13 states. Yesterday, marriage equality became a law of the American land, and with that the world became a little better place to live. To learn…
Saffron Phirni with mango and blueberries (rice pudding) recipe Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 45-55 mins Serves: 8-10 Level: average difficulty Ingredients: 1 liter milk 1 can evaporated milk 1 can condensed milk 1 cup sugar (or to taste) 4-5 cardamoms 3/4 cup rice flour or powdered rice…
How to make the best bhapa Ilish? Probashe (overseas) when it rains and floods like monsoons in Kolkata, complete with the smell of damp kadam phool (possibly imaginary) and numerous potholes that developed on the roads overnight, and you discover kola pata (banana leaves!!!) in your local grocery for the first time ever in the history of not-living-in-India, and you…
What is “chilli chicken”? The Indian Chili chicken or Chilli chicken is an Indo-Chinese dish––crispy batter fried nuggets of chicken cooked in soy sauce flavored with garlic and ginger and a whole lot of fresh Thai green chilies. It can be either dry chilli chicken to be had as an appetizer or hors d’oeuvres, or…
Shrimp mango ceviche recipe Level: easy Preparation time: 10 mins Serves: 5-6 Ingredients: 1/2 lb cooked shrimp 1 jalapeño, seeded and diced a few dashes of hot sauce 1/4 cup chopped green onions 2 medium tomatoes, diced 1 small cucumber, diced 1 small red onion, chopped 1 lime, juiced 1 mango, peeled…
I made this spinach and oatmeal pancake quite by accident several years ago, and to this day it remains my most favorite oatmeal pancake recipe. I do not like to eat sugary breakfasts because they make me feel bloated all day. Plus, spiking blood sugar early in the day makes me crave more sugar throughout…
I am going to keep this short, because I don’t believe anyone will be reading my story when they could be eating this fish. This fish, pomphret, is my most favorite fish in the whole world. It beats prawns, salmon, and hilsa for me. For those of you who are not familiar with pomphret, it is…