In our family, we do have some differences when it comes to food preferences…but there is one thing that we all have in common and that’s our love for seafood! Oh boy, I am so glad that our kids have both developed a palate for fish just like my husband and I. We love our seafood in […]
Fusion cuisine
Happy Holi! : Puran Puffs (Sweet Lentil stuffed Puff Pastry)
Holi Hain! The mention of Holi makes my heart feel so happy. And warm. The warm feeling you get when you think of fun things that you used to do on Holi like fooling around with friends, playing pranks on strangers (only when I was a teenager 🙂 ), throwing tons of water and color […]
Lentil and Cranberry soup (Cranberry Rasam)
Rasam is a restorative and rejuvenating lentil soup with lots of black pepper, garlic and fresh cilantro. It is generally eaten with some good old white rice. I have posted the recipe of Tomato rasam here before. Why cranberries in a rasam, you may ask? Well, necessity is the mother of invention and of improvisation:) […]
Spicy Baked Fish || Tandoori Cod|| Baked Fish Indian Style
Fish is a great choice for dinner – takes less time to cook and it’s a healthier option than meat. Pan fried fish meaning shallow frying in a pan using not too much oil is what is very common in my house and the husband is undoubtedly the expert! Poor me therefore only prefers to bake. […]
Pasta with vegetables in a creamy peanut sauce
When you have young children at home, you have no choice but to be innovative and come up with interesting twists to existing dishes just to entice them and basically make them feel as if you are creating this ‘restaurant style’ dish just for them! This weekend we decided to finally start our ‘spring cleaning’ […]
Fish Tacos with a spicy Harissa Mayo
Who does not like a good taco, right? As for me, any mention of Mexican food and I just immediately begin to feel hungry even if I just had a meal.! Mexican food … yes me always ready 🙂 Same is true with the rest of my family. The kids absolutely love both Bean […]
Easy and ‘Oh so Delicious!’ Mango Pie || ‘No Bake’ Mango Pie || Mango Pie with whipped cream
UPDATE: This recipe was originally posted in 2015 when our family was still eating gluten. I have in the past two years modified the crust recipe and now make it using dates and shredded coconut crust as in this recipe. Mango Pie was one of the first desserts I learnt to make after moving to […]
Hot and Spicy Chicken noodle soup
Hot and Spicy Chicken noodle soup Not many people I am sure associate ‘hot and spicy’ with chicken noodle soup. Chicken noodle soup is really one comfort food that is perfect on a cold, frigid night. Last week when I decided to make this for dinner, I thought ‘Why not kick this up a notch’? […]