A soup from the land of Tuscany! Minestra di Pasta e Ceci alla Toscana stands for Chickpea with Pasta soup from Tuscany. The pasta used here is a specific type from this region called tagliatelle, but if not available can be substituted with spaghetti as well. Here’s the recipe for Read more…
Do you love Paneer as much as I do? Then read along for this quick recipe of Paneer Jalfrezi that can be made in 15 mins along with just 5 minutes of prep work. And if you are new to the world of Paneer – Paneer is cottage cheese or Read more…
The most commonly asked recipe during my cooking workshops are Palak Paneer or what most people know as Saag Paneer. I want to give you all a new twist to the same recipe but with chickpeas – making it healthier and vegan friendly too. Presenting Palak Chole or Spinach Chickpea Read more…
Cold, windy, not yet rainy spring in the Netherlands calls for a spicy, healing Rasam. There are million ways of making a rasam but this is my favorite one for the season – Pepper Rasam or also called Milagu Rasam in Tamil. Now that we are all quarantined for good, Read more…
Kerala, known as the God’s own country maybe should also be known as the God’s own food country. It has some of the rest recipes which are not well known outside India but I am a huge huge fan of everything that is cooked there. I have travelled to Kerala, Read more…
Italian food is simple, easy to cook most of the times but such complex flavors achieved with minimum ingredients. What Khichdi is to Indian – a comfort food is Risotto to Northern Italians. Last year February during my visit to Milano, I remember having Risotto atleast for 1 meal a Read more…
By now you must be aware that I am a huge huge pan of fritters and especially the ones that can be done easily and shallow fried. I recently got some fresh zucchini from a local farm and decided to treat them with love. Zucchini is one such vegetable which Read more…
Have leftover rice in your fridge? Do you always make a quick fried rice or nasi with it? Turmeric Lemon Rice would be a great variation with that pot of leftover rice sitting in your fridge right now. Well if you don’t have leftover rice, you can still try this Read more…
Who else finds cauliflower smells like fart? I do! And I try and mask the flavor always. These Tandoori Cauliflower Fritters are great in doing that job! Have I peaked your interest in it already? The current situation in the Netherlands has demanded us all to be on house arrest, Read more…
Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian – middle eastern sweet cake. Basically Egyptian Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut soaked in syrup. This dessert is popular in all Arab cuisines and many other cuisines all over the middle east. Each country has their Read more…
