Rasika: Flavors of India

Eggplant and potatoes are significant players in Indian cuisine. They are used liberally and are omnipresent in the market. My...

There is an art to combining flavours. It brings the perfect balance of the essential flavours: sweet, sour, spice, salt, and umami....

Appetizers are the most critical part of the meal. It sets the tone for the evening and always has to be outstanding. This appetizer is...

Every culture has a special dish with rice, paella for the Spanish, risotto for the Italians, fried rice for most of Asia, pilafs for the...

Pâté derives from the French word "patette" which means paste. It was originally used to describe any paste filling used in pastries....

I tend to be a very pedantic cook, and when I want to cook a recipe I research the authentic version of the dish. This is one of those...

To understand what a "korma" is, we need to first delve into the history of what it is NOT. When Indians traveled abroad, mainly UK and...

This is a creamy, wonderful dish with lots of flavor. I have always loved creamed spinach, and the Western versions are bland to me. This...

It is mango season again, and I love the piles of mangoes in the stores and markets. The vendors vie to showcase the different varietals...

I grew up in Mumbai loving this street food, we would drive down late at night past Haji Ali to Sardar's for a loaded buttery plate of...

Sometimes you come across a recipe that you have to make, and this recipe is one of those. I want to digress and talk about mace, a very...

This ice cream defines decadent. It is essentially a rabdi (thickened Indian cream) with mango puree. I have modified the recipe a bit to...