There were two things I forgot to get at the market after coming home from India: cheddar cheese and Prego spaghetti sauce. These are our go to ingredients for something quick and easy. The good thing is I had bought … Continue reading
I’m back!!! It has been a whole month since I’ve posted, but I have a good excuse. I was in Bangalore, India for a few weeks spending time with family and eating my way through all the various places my … Continue reading
This last week we’ve been winding down the cooking and trying to eat up all the extra stuff in the fridge because we leave for India this Wednesday. I’m so excited! The only new thing I cooked this week was … Continue reading
This yellow rice is a perfect accompaniment to Cape Malay vegetable curry. Most recipes I have seen online don’t include sauteed onions, but I think they are essential! The yellow comes from the use of turmeric. This will serve 8 … Continue reading
For our honeymoon, Tejas and I went to South Africa and the highlight of food on the trip for me was this Cape Malay curry they served at a restaurant on the Cape Town Waterfront. It was tomato based, sweet, … Continue reading
Here is a great Cape Malay spice mix to use in Cape Malay curries and other dishes. It is adapted from this recipe on food.com. I only made 1/3 of batch of the original recipe and reduced the amount of … Continue reading
We had a little appetizer potluck at work this week and I thought I’d make my mom’s curried cheese ball. The cheese ball is really simple to make and is a little spicy and sweet. My mom usually uses Major … Continue reading
This Marathi eggplant is a quick version of stuff eggplant or bharli vangi. I became a huge fan of Marathi food because of the use of goda masala which is a super flavorful masala that includes sesame seeds, coconut and … Continue reading
I found a new way to do tofu. Maybe the only way to do tofu! In the past, cooking tofu used to always go something like this: cut into pieces, wrap with a towel and put between two plates, top … Continue reading
Wow. I wasn’t expecting to post the soup I made the other night. Every once in a while, especially if my husband isn’t home for dinner, I just throw some vegetables into a pot with some broth and have a … Continue reading