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Buckwheat noodles with mushrooms, bok choy, ginger, and scallions
This is a dish that highlights fresh vegetables in all their glory. This is a simple dish that uses everyday staples but produces a lovely result. The core of the dish is soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles, earthy and delicate. The vegetables add texture to the soft noodles, the bok choy crunch, and the mushrooms a bite. The sauces uplift the dish, adding freshness. I loved this dish fresh, but to be honest, I later had leftovers, being too lazy to reheat them, and it was bette

kzafarullah
Jun 292 min read
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Thai spicy quick-fried beans (Pat prik king)
I am beginning to enjoy the heat of the wok, wok hei. Working in these extreme temperatures is an art form, and one so few do well. This is a lovely stir-fry, the beans blistered and yet retaining the essential crunch. The standard coconut milk does not dilute the fiery red curry paste, but it is bold and stunning. The lemongrass, chilli, galangal, and palm sugar undergo Maillard reactions. Finally, the kaffir lime leaves add a citrusy tone, lightening the dish. This is a lov

kzafarullah
Jun 262 min read
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Melon-ginger sorbet
It is hot in Gurgoan, really hot. I have been striving to cool down, and sorbets are one way I have found to keep cool. One of the main reasons I bought my own ice cream maker a few years ago was to be able to make low-sugar ice creams and sorbets. I was getting frustrated by commercial ice creams that load their products with excessive sugar, so I wanted to move past that. The world of ice creams is large and complex. This is my attempt to break this world down as I picture

kzafarullah
Apr 303 min read
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