Narali Bhaat
If you notice coconut is used extensively in Maharashtrian cooking, especially in the costal cooking. Same three ingredients, fresh coconut, Jaggery and rice are used to create a variety of desserts. Modak You take the rice flour, fresh coconut and jaggery, with a little bit…
Pulled Jackfruit Taco with Sugarcane tortilla
As you know I love cooking with what’s in season, go visit the local markets, pick up some produce, get some inspiration, bring it back to the kitchen and make something fun. This time when I visited India in Summer, although it was ultra blistering…
Dahi Sabudana- tapioca pearls with spiced yogurt
Spring/summer is here. The rain gods have been kind and hence all the mountains around where I live are still green. Near my home there is a barn and they bring out their sheep for grazing at this time, with the rolling hills, and the…
Til-Gul Babka Jewish Indian bread
Nothing is more appetizing than the smell of freshly made bread. Be it the fresh roti that is made right on the stove top or a loaf of bread baked in the oven.. it calls everyone to the kitchen and around the dining table. I…
Pakatali Poori- Saffron- Lemon flavored bread
I not only love to cook and learn new foods, but also love to learn about the ‘Old foods’. I feel in this era of instant and quick foods, we are missing out on some incredible dishes. We dont know how to use certain ingredients…
Savory butternut squash
I have been making an effort to eat local and eat what is in season. To help with this initiative, I only shop at the farmer’s market as much as I can. The only exceptions are curry leaves and mango. My kids sometimes complain that…
Cilantro pesto-Dhaniya chutney
Do you know anyone who has the ability to just brighten up the room the minute they enter in. It is their smile, genuine nice attitude or even the way they crack jokes, they just makes the situation nicer. I cherish such friends, very thankful…
Simple Buttermilk Spinach curry
As you learn more and more about Indian cuisine, you will notice that not only every region has its own cuisine and delicacies but also different food is made at different occasions.t is believed that different food bring in different qualities to your body and…
Kolhapuri chicken- A fiery treat
Kolhapuri chicken rassa- a fiery treat that you can not stop eating. I like to eat it with Jowar Bhakri, raw onion and raw methi & white butter ( makhhan). Recipe: 2 chicken breast- chopped 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1/4 tsp lime juice 4 tbsp…
Sabudana Khichadi- a typical Indian Breakfast
Sabudana ( Tapioca) looks like tiny white pearls, made from roots of the cassava plant, it is very common in Indian cooking. It is a younger cousin of the Boba tea/Tapioca tea. Typically it is eaten during fasting, but also eaten as a common breakfast…
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