When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you ‘left over’ rice,…..make Fried Rice! Vegetable fried rice is a great way to use up not only ‘left over’ rice but also ‘left over’ veggies that you have in the fridge. Whenever I do the groceries, my refrigerator gets filed with all kinds of […]
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Lemongrass and Chicken soup
I hope the title and the picture makes it very very clear …yes, you guessed it right – this one is all about the lemongrass!! Most men get fresh flowers for their wives. Mine gets me fresh lemongrass. And of course he also gets a hug and a kiss in return! My love affair with […]
Why we blog.. Indu's international Kitchen
Indu’s international Kitchen was featured on foodbod’s ‘Why we blog’ series. Elaine was so kind to introduce her readers to me and my blog. She is doing an awesome job by doing this series! thanks so much Elaine! http://foodbod.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/why-we-blog-indus-international-kitchen/
Plantain fritters (Pazham Pori) and a taste of Kerala
Today I wanted to post a simple recipe for Plantain fritters (called Pazham Pori in Malayalam, the local language of Kerala) made in the Keralan way! A perfect accompaniment to your late afternoon tea ! Oh yes, late afternoon tea as you can imagine is very common in Kerala with these local tea stalls (called chaaya […]
Cucumber Cilantro chutney sandwich roll up
Packing school lunches for my 7 year old daughter is one of my most challenging tasks for the day. Not only does she take too long to eat (mommy, there was no time to finish it!) or invariably things fall off from her lunch box on to the floor(mommy, I don’t know how but the […]
What foods should you eat more of ? : Focus on a ‘Healthy’ Plate
These days anywhere and everywhere you look you only come across articles that talk about ‘super foods’, ‘power foods’, ‘foods to help lose weight’, ’10 best foods’ ..so on and so forth. If you haven’t noticed it, then my friend you have not been looking! 🙂 I think all this is really positive…people are certainly […]
Valentine's Day Specials: Vegetable Patties with beets
Valentine’s day is just around the corner (just 1 day away actually!)but in fact in my house the celebrations start a week in advance since our wedding anniversary comes a week before Valentine’s Day. So for the past one week I have been busy doing one of three things in the kitchen: Baking sweet goodies, […]
Creamy Custardy Fruit Salad
Fruit salad Yummy Yummy! … Angie from The Novice Gardener is hosting Fiesta Friday 2 this week again and I decided to bring this custardy fruit salad to the party. This is a dessert that I make often and is fabulous for parties! The fruits make it a ‘healthy’ dessert and the creamy texture of it makes it always […]
Grilled Shrimp marinated in Harissa
I recently learned how to make ‘Harissa’ paste and I am in love with it! Harissa is a spicy and flavorful paste made out of red chillies,garlic,cumin,mint and other ingredients that is commonly used in North African cooking, mainly Moroccan, Algerian, and Tunisian cuisine. I made this paste using a recipe I found in the book, […]
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 […]
Asian style chicken with sticky sauce (Paleo, AIP)
Today being the auspicious Chinese New Year, I thought I will post a recipe for a Chicken dish that is a fusion of Indian and Chinese flavors! I also have an amusing story below to go with it (that is if you care to read 🙂 )…meanwhile I would like to wish everyone a very […]
'Home-made' Pizza night: 2 Healthy Veggie Pizzas delivered!
Gourmet style Pizzas at home from scratch and that too on a weeknight? Yes, it is possible and I don’t even have a stand-mixer!!! Once in a month we have home-made pizza nights. I used to until very recently get fresh pizza dough from the local bakery and then bake the pizza with different toppings […]