Hope you guys are enjoying your summer. It’s the season to be outdoors and enjoy your family and friends over a cookout or barbecue. Such gatherings also call for plenty of side dishes or potluck friendly dishes. When we lived in Alabama, a bowl of […]
As I have mentioned before, Indian cuisine – flavors, methods, textures, colors and aromas, all vary from one region to another in India. There is a strong influence of locally available produce, grains, meats and seafood on what people cook and eat in any part […]
Quinoa (said keen-wah) is a gluten free, protein packed grain that belongs to the amaranth family. It comes in a few different colors and cooks just like rice but with a deeper, nutty flavor. I was introduced to quinoa by our wonderful neighbor. I don’t […]
Sweet potatoes are not some vegetable I grew up eating..well if you consider trying sweet potato chaat from a street cart in India once in a blue moon..you can call it the food of my childhood..just kidding. The more I read and understand about the […]
Me and ghee have been in a twisted love story of sorts. Growing up I hated ghee..I don’t know what it was – may be something about the smell that came when my mom would simmer butter (made by churning cream that collected in a […]
Sooji (Rava) Hulva Any happy occasion in our family calls for some homemade dessert. Often times its the warm and comforting hulva, a sweet concoction of traditional Indian flavors. Dr. A is often given the honors to make hulva for us as both the kids […]
