I followed this recipe from the cookbook, but added the spaghetti to give the dish some volume. Mushrooms are not native to the Arab world and are a new introduction to their cuisine brought about by modern infrastructure. This salad, though, plays with traditional flavours with modern ingredients. The salad is wonderful and light. I chose to use oyster mushrooms; they are now easily available in India, and I love their subtle flavour. They add an earthiness to the salad that

This is a light summer salad perfectly paired with roasted meats. The richness of the fatty meats is cut by this light salad, which also adds a wonderful crunch. This salad is also wonderful on the mezze table, its lightness cutting through the richer dishes and small fried plates. The freshness of the cucumbers is balanced by the basil's earthiness, and the dish finishes with a pop of tartness from the lime juice. It is a wonderful summer cooling dish. The Turkish Cookbook i

Zucchini is a vegetable that has entered the new vegetarian table in India. It is seen quite a bit, but mainly as a filler vegetable, something to add to create volume. The subtle flavour of this vegetable is yet to be fully appreciated. This is a simple soup, but one that highlights the sweetness of zucchini. The large amount of basil complements the zucchini and peas wonderfully, lifting the soup from being boring. The final accent of salty feta cheese and lime zest makes t