I grew up in Mumbai having this street snack, one of my favourites, but it was nowhere as refined as this recipe. It was cheap white...

The curry leaf is omnipresent in most Indian dishes. However, it is used a few leaves at a time, adding a mild flavour. This curry is all...

This is the last of the heavy cold weather salads we enjoyed a few weeks ago and I am just getting around to posting it. I have been...

I am not generally a person who will order mackerel in a restaurant. I have never known why, but I like the fish's flavours. It is an...

A good side dish is always welcome. It completes the main course and should be a dish that folks reach for repeatedly. This is that side....

This is the beginning of fresh and light salads for this season on this blog. We already have quite a few on this blog from the last...

Dal is omnipresent on the Indian table, there must literally be hundreds of recipes for dals depending on the region of the country and...

A lawar salad is the most essential dish in Balinese culture. Some form of this salad is made almost every day, but it is the highlight...

Sometimes a salad is super easy and super good. This salad is about the essence of great spring flavors, tender asparagus, and fresh peas...

Occasionally when I want to spend the day, or sometimes a couple of days in the kitchen, this is the cookbook that comes out. Each recipe...

Everyone in our home seems to be getting into the kitchen for a turn at the stove. Our maid has seen me cook for a few months now and so...

Avocado toast is a single dish that gained popularity, especially with millennials, so rapidly that it drove the price of avocados up...

Let’s start by defining a  ragout versus a ragu . After all, we pronounce them the same. A ragu is a slow-cooked Italian pasta sauce that...

Occasionally, I come across a side that takes over the dinner table. Beautiful, packed with flavours and fun, this dish is what everyone...

I visited Bali about 20 years ago and fell in love with the island, the art, the culture, and the food. At the time, it was still a...

I do like to spend time in the kitchen creating the perfect meal. This recipe is one I was saving for that perfect day. This is a complex...

For me, a salad should pop with flavours and be unique and different. For years, I refused to eat a salad because of the boring wedge or...

The city of Hyderabad is flooded with carts selling fresh green chickpeas during the month of January. This seasonal crop is in high...

Kibbeh is a characteristic dish across the Middle East. Every country has its unique version, one they are proud of and love. Kibbeh is...

Every culture in the world has a rice kanji, or gruel variation, it is one of the most basic dishes on the planet. Simple and nutritious,...