Last night was about simple American comfort food. Tomato soup with no fuss grilled cheese sandwiches. And finally my husband likes a homemade tomato soup! He normally only likes ones like Campbells, none of these nice chunky tomato soups. So I tried … Continue reading
Ever since I made channa masala chaat a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been thinking about making the masala puri that my husband, Tejas had mentioned. I finally got around to it last night. Masala puri is a common street … Continue reading
Updated 7/7/14: I updated this recipe using 1 cup of dried beans or 2 cans rinsed. Also, I added a new picture! Think Indian version of American chili. Kidney beans, onions & tomatoes, Indian spices…served with boondi raita (yogurt with … Continue reading
Updated 1/6/13: Tonight we had hot and sour soup as our main dish. I used canned straw mushrooms this time. The recipe makes 2 big bowls or 4 small bowls. __________________________________________________________________ I love leftovers! I’m sitting at my desk eating … Continue reading
My husband has started taking some of my food pictures. He is so much better at it than I am! I thought this one was particularly good. You can make these Chinese Pan Fried Noodles with soft noodles or you … Continue reading
Yesterday, my husband, Tejas, and I went on a couples meetup to the The Grilled Cheese Invitational. So much fun! But afterwards, we needed something light for dinner. So I made up some of Tejas’s recipe for aloo mutter. 1 tablespoon … Continue reading
I am so excited. I found a new chaat that I love, channa masala chaat! I woke up wanting all the chaat topping but on something hot. But not on samosas because I wasn’t feeling potatoes and I wasn’t really … Continue reading
Update 2/15/13: I updated the sauce for the enoki mushrooms the other day and I really like how they turned out! Definitely better than my original recipe. I don’t know where to get yuzu, so I used orange juice and … Continue reading
On my first visit to India, my mother in law showed me how to make the most delicious baingan bharta. Baingan bharta is an eggplant curry. There are different ways to initially cook the eggplant. I roast it in the … Continue reading
It is so hot suddenly! Perfect time for a light salad. This started out as a falafel salad, but the falafel we had in the freezer tasted like the freezer and suddenly toasted sunflower seeds and raisins sounded so good, … Continue reading