By now, you all know about my obsession with the Chinese food. So, most of the weekends, it is a safe bet to presume that for dinner, we will be having the fried-rice or the noodles, along with a spicy, tangy chinese stir-fry. 9 times out of ten, the star of these stir-fries is chicken,…
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Crunchy & Aromatic Basil Pesto Pasta!
Who doesn’t love Pasta? I will be forever thankful to Italy, for bringing these pretty shapes of awesomeness in our lives. I love all types of pasta- spaghetti, penne, tagliatelle, ravioli, carbonara, bolognese, pesto….all of it! My husband, on the other hand, who is the staunch lover of ‘ghar ka khana’ (home-cooked Indian food), is…
The Fragrant Mint & Sweetcorn Pilao Rice!
Back when we were children, those weren’t the days of dining at sprawling, high-end hotels or brunches at a four-star resort. Nowdays, when I see everyone checking into the Marriott or Leela or Westin on facebook, I smile on remembering the time when we would look at the Taj Palace Hotel of Mumbai from across the street during the…
Easy, Quick and Tasty Teriyaki Chicken!
Be it Indian curries or other Asian dishes, I am a huge fan of sweet sauces!
The luscious Malai-Kofta (Cottage-cheese and potato dumplings in a rich tomato sauce)
Malai kofta is easily the most sought after vegetarian dish in the Indian restaurants. This dish consists of deep-fried dumplings made of mashed potatoes and grated cottage cheese (koftas),served with a rich, creamy tomato gravy. Melt-in-the mouth koftas, served with chapattis and dunked in sweet,mildly spiced gravy makes for a delicious evening meal in itself.There…
Mumbai-special: Tasty Tomato Pilao
For many days, I was itching to try a new rice variation, other than your regular vegetable pilao, fried rice or the biryani ranges. I was scanning the internet for that perfect recipe all day and chanced upon this one about 10 minutes before I was supposed to kick-start dinner. When I read the recipe,…
Vibrant and healthy Vegetable Chowmein!
First my mum, and now my husband is waiting for the time when I will outgrow my fondness for noodles. I tell them that they are wasting their time because THAT IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. I love noodles sooo much that I am sure I will be munching away at them even when I…
The king of vegetarian Indian dishes- Palak-Paneer
‘Palak-paneer’ is most likely the prettiest of all the Indian dishes, as well as one of the most delicious ones. This main-course dish is a gift from north-India to the world and consists of soft cottage-cheese cubes in a mild, flavorsome spinach gravy. ‘Palak’ literally means spinach and ‘paneer’ literally means cottage-cheese. There are many ways of making…
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