Grape Raita Wrap Makes 2 big sized wraps I am still in denial about the summer ending 😦 Luckily we still have some warm days when I enjoy sitting outside. And this wrap with the cool Grape Raita is perfect for such a day! I went to the grocery store just as they were unpacking boxes of... Continue Reading →
Samosa Triangle for the weekend party!
Samosa Triangle Serves 10 to 12 as an appetizer Picture having this fun appetizer- Samosa Triangle served while watching a Bollywood love triangle ! Just the thought of it is making me smile. I promise that the Samosa Triangle is much less complicated 🙂 The triangular samosas are a favorite snack of so many of... Continue Reading →
Avocado Chutney Wrap !
Serves 2 Do you just lo~~ve avocados like we do? Then this creamy, fluffy and delicious avocado chutney will bowl you over! I have to be honest- I was not sure how this experiment would turn out and my husband was the biggest skeptic:) But topping the wrap with dollops of this chutney, infused with garlic, green chili... Continue Reading →
Avocado Chutney Wrap !
Serves 2 Do you just lo~~ve avocados like we do? Then this creamy, fluffy and delicious avocado chutney will bowl you over! I have to be honest- I was not sure how this experiment would turn out and my husband was the biggest skeptic:) But topping the wrap with dollops of this chutney, infused with garlic, green chili... Continue Reading →
Rice Bowl with Fish Curry
Rice Bowl with Fish Curry Makes 3 rice bowls or if you are a fish curry and rice lover like me, serves 2 🙂 This is an easy and delectable week night meal that cooks in under 15 minutes ! My ancestors come from the coastal region of Western India where fish, coconut and rice... Continue Reading →
Kandamool- my root vegetable stew inspired by the global Rishis:)
Healthy Vegetarian and Vegan Stew that is simply out of this world! Kandamool Makes about 8 quarts Or, according to my children, serves an army 🙂 Talk about eating healthy! Traditionally the day after Ganesh Chaturthi is Rushi/Rishi Pancahmi - a day to remember the great Indian sages (Rishis) and eat like the Rishis did in... Continue Reading →
Pedha Modak , ready in 3 ,2,1….. and here they come !!!!!
Pedha Modak 5 ingredient , 6 minute Pedha Modak recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi ! Makes about 71 Pedha Modak with the mold that makes 5 at a time! Pedha is an Indian fudge like sweet which conjures up images of all things auspicious. They are offered to the Gods during festivals and other happy... Continue Reading →
Fruit Chaat – Fruit with a tangy ‘chaat dressing’
On hot summer days, fresh fruit chaat- juicy, cooling fruit cut and tossed with chaat masala, is a popular street food, especially in northern India. I am told that the word 'chaat' is derived from a Hindi word that means 'to taste' and also a word which means ' to eat noisily' And with the tangy, salty (most have rock salt and... Continue Reading →
Indian Spiced, Juicy Chicken Burgers with Mango and Red Pepper Chutney!
Chicken Burgers makes 4 quarter pounder burgers Do you have a family like mine who frequently reminds you of the idiom "one man's food is another man's poison ?" You know how one child's absolute favorite dinner has the other child scowling ? And then there are just a few foods that your whole family agrees they love!These delectable burgers are one... Continue Reading →
Oh! For the Love of Mango!
Mango and Red Pepper Chutney Makes 1 cup chutney Even for a foodie like me who loves all kinds of food, there are some foods that reach my soul and mangoes are certainly one of them! I know my grandmother and my mother loved them and my daughter does too...so may be this love of mangoes... Continue Reading →
