Last week as I walked down the vegetable aisle in the market, I saw a multitude of colors staring back at me. All different shapes and sizes that I have never dared cook with. I like to play it safe with vegetables – specially when I’m cooking Indian food. Spinach, Cauliflower,Beans, Okra, Potatoes, Brocolli and … More To beet or not to beet / Beetroot Thoran
I had fallen off the “eat clean and mindfully” bandwagon for most of last year. Since I became pregnant to be honest -I’ve been eating everything that came my way. My sweet baby turned 9 months old last week and I realized the excuse of eating for two isn’t valid anymore. You think I … More Green smoothie bowl for breakfast, because #Health
R and I have this terrible (or adorable depending on how you want to see it) routine of eating dessert together every night. It started out fairly harmless with a piece of dark chocolate while watching the late night news…which turned into “let’s go for a walk and get some Icecream”…which turned into “let’s … More Cravings / Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Chia seed pudding
Shakshouka (or Shakshuka or Chachouka) is a Tunisian staple of eggs in spiced tomato gravy. It is easy to see why its so popular for a quick dinner or brunch at home- 1) it can be made in a single dish (always a plus!) like a cast iron skillet or tajine. 2) It has hearty complex … More Shakshouka it up
I have been trying to get on the whole healthy lifestyle bandwagon for a while. For starters, we stopped adding any sugar in our morning tea or coffee and have increased our intake of fresh fruits and vegetables in all meals. We threw out the white sugar in our home last year and replaced it with … More Healthy Moist Dark Chocolate Tea Cake
We don’t usually cook red meat at home – in an endeavor to reduce eating it at all. Because, health and all that jazz. But sometimes you have to give in. This time it was because I was watching Anthony Bourdain’s travel food show on CNN and he was chomping down hot mutton curry while … More Spicy Kerala Mutton / Lamb Curry
I thought this salad felt like spring. It’s fresh, colorful and so full of hope! Each bite is filled with bursts of citrus fruit, creamy avocado, and a subtle pungent flavor that comes from mixing mustard with blue cheese. … More It’s Spring in my kitchen / Orange Avocado Salad
Growing up in Cochin, I always loved traditional Kerala cuisine. My grandfather was a Malayalee and married my grandmother (who is half Irani and half Rajput), and they settled in Cochin, where my mom’s family still lives. Both my sister and I were born there, and spent much of our formative years in Kerala. While we spoke mostly in Hindi at home, our taste buds were clearly Mallu. My mom cooked traditional fare at home, and we grew up on spicy coconut fish curries eaten with toran and boiled red rice. Even today, when I cook “Indian” food at home, it’s really south Indian. Mustard seeds, curry leaves and coconut find their way into our daily meals even when I am not trying to cook south Indian fare. … More Being part Malayalee (and proud of it) / Recipe : Traditional Malayalee Prawns Molee
one afternoon last week, I found myself, head in the fridge, thinking “what can I make today?”…I pulled out whatever was in the fridge and laid it out on the counter and wondered what could be made from left over mushrooms, a block of Parmesan and half a cup of cream. Not a very healthy meal by the looks of it? On rummaging through our kitchen cabinet I found a pack of tomato spinach fusilli we bought because it looked so colorful (see here!) and made a quick pasta in a mushroom cream based sauce. … More Fusili in Creamy Garlic Mushroom sauce
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