Click here to like! Chicken satay is always on the table when Mayur and I eat Thai food! This simple barbecue dish is famous all over Asia, be it Singapore, Thailand or Malaysia. However, did you know that this dish is actually Indonesian? Just like the famous Kebabs of India which have Middle Eastern roots,Continue reading “Chicken Satay”
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Satay Sauce
Click here to like! My love affair with Thai food is an old one… But the paste and curries of Thai cuisine particularly peek my interest. If you walk down a market in Thailand, among all the chaos, you will find pockets of fragrances. Follow your nose to the aroma of freshly ground spices andContinue reading “Satay Sauce”
Mirsaanga Ros-Goan Chili Curry
Click here to like! When outsiders think of Goan cuisine, they mostly think of fish curry, and rice. However, our cuisine has some hidden treasures which, unfortunately, even some Goans have forgotten about. This chili curry or mirsaanga ros is one such gem! Vegetarian food was cooked on almost half the days of the weekContinue reading “Mirsaanga Ros-Goan Chili Curry”
Mix Bhaaji Pao
Click here to like! If you have been to Goa and have not tried the quintessential Goan breakfast, bhaaji pao, you are missing out! Bhaaji pao is a mix of two bhaajis (vegetable curry). One made with potatoes called paatal bataat bhaaji and the other made with white peas called chonyachi bhaaji. Both the curriesContinue reading “Mix Bhaaji Pao”
Quick Palak Paneer
Click here to like! Palak paneer is an age old favorite in every Indian household. It is quite popular in the western countries as well and is mostly served in the restaurants as saag paneer. It is a delicious curry made with paneer/Indian cottage cheese cooked in a spinach gravy. It goes perfectly with aContinue reading “Quick Palak Paneer”
Rajma
Click here to like! If you are from the north of India, rajma-chawal is soul food! I had this dish in Bangalore for the first time and fell in love with it! It is a mildly spiced curry in which the red kidney beans are cooked and simmered. Hot rajma over chawal is pure bliss!Continue reading “Rajma”
Kadi
Click here to like! Every time I take a sip of this amazing kokum drink, I am transported back to my maternal grandma’s dining table. My mom is the oldest of 9 siblings. So you can imagine my grandma’s house filled with 15 grandkids during the summer holidays. As we sat for a meal inContinue reading “Kadi”
Plantain Kadi
Click here to like! When the cold weather hits, you crave nothing more than soul food, food that gives you the feeling of warmth and familiarity. One of my favorite food is kadi chawal. Even though I am not a Punjabi or a Gujarathi there is something about this simple meal that makes you feelContinue reading “Plantain Kadi”
Chicken Xacuti
Click here to like! Chicken Xacuti is every Goan’s go to soul food. Chicken Xacuti takes me back to my living room couch where my brother and I would watch Tom and Jerry, Charlie Chaplin and Mowgli on a Sunday morning. No fighting for the remote back then because there was only one channel, theContinue reading “Chicken Xacuti”
Himachali Mutton Rara
Click here to like! Himachal Pradesh is a scenic north-eastern state in India. The cuisine of this land was unknown to me until I made some Himachali friends. With a unique blend of spices their mouth-watering cuisine is definitely unexplored by the rest of India. There is lot that we are missing out on! HereContinue reading “Himachali Mutton Rara”
Brinjal Kadai Fry
Click here to like! Brinjal/Eggplant is a vegetable with no flavor. Hence, it serves as a great means for cooking because it acts like a sponge! You can add any combinations of spices and it will soak the flavors to produce something absolutely mouth-watering. Brinjal kadai fry is a way that I like to useContinue reading “Brinjal Kadai Fry”
Gongura Potatoes
Click here to like! I love working with new ingredients! New vegetables and fruits that I come across excite me and evoke my creativity in the kitchen. I was introduced to Gongura when I came to USA. It is a well known vegetable used in Andhra cooking. They use the leaves to make pickle, muttonContinue reading “Gongura Potatoes”
Kaju Tonak
Click here to like! Cashews are knows as “kaju” in Konkani. The cashew has a fleshy juicy top which is the actual fruit called the “cashew apple”. The seed at the bottom is the cashew nut that most of us are familiar with. In the summer time in Goa, you will find raw cashew nutsContinue reading “Kaju Tonak”
Kofta Curry
Click here to like! If you want to impress your guests with restaurant style food, here is a great recipe for you! My husband and I both love kheema. So I keep looking for different recipes to make with kheema. Koftas are small flavorful bite sized meatballs. I love the mild fragrant flavor of thisContinue reading “Kofta Curry”
Chicken Sukka
Click here to like! Chicken Sukka was one of my favorite dishes to eat as a take out meal. Even though this dish finds its roots in Mangalore, many Goans have come to love it! In Margao, near Fatorda Stadium, there is a famous restaurant called Sharda which serves, in my opinion, one of theContinue reading “Chicken Sukka”
Tisryaache Sukhe
Click here to like! Tisryo or clams are a delicacy that is unfortunately becoming rare these days in Goa secondary to overfishing. I remember my mom telling me stories of her summer holidays when she would go, along with her siblings, to harvest clams by the Sal River in Assolna. She still mentions how differentContinue reading “Tisryaache Sukhe”