Matar Kachori recipe – Indian pastry filled with spiced green peas
Matar Kachori is a deep fried Indian pastry, stuffed with spiced green peas. You can serve it for breakfast, appetizer or tea time snack. I prefer to have it with a cup of tea. I have posted some...
View ArticlePumpkin and green peas curry recipe – Spicy curry with pumpkin and green peas
When you only have less than 30 minutes to prepare lunch or dinner, pumpkin and green peas curry is a fast yet tasty and healthy dish to put on the table. Now days I am trying lots of recipes with...
View ArticleRawas (Indian salmon) masala with coconut curry – Fried fish with coconut sauce
When it comes to have fish for lunch or dinner, my preference goes to fried or grill fish but my husband is more into fish curries, as he finds it too dry to have just fried fish. To make us both...
View ArticlePaneer Jalfrezi recipe – Indian cottage cheese (paneer) with mixed vegetables...
I always liked the cottage cheese, capsicum, onion and tomatoes combination in salads. But, before coming in India, I would have never thought of a spicy, amazingly flavored curry dish with these...
View ArticleCauliflower pakoras recipe – Crispy deep fried cauliflower snack
Crunchy Indian-spiced pakoras with a steamy cup of tea…humm what a lovely treat. I know you might think is deep fried, fat and not so healthy, but once in a while with a cup of tea, nobody could...
View ArticleChicken biryani recipe – Hyderabadi-style chicken biryani recipe
Almost a month ago, our little girl turned two. We had many guests and I usually don’t cook large quantities, for large groups because of various reasons: I don’t have large enough pots, the planning...
View ArticleEasy lemon rice recipe – A delicious flavorful tangy lemon rice
Many people in the West think of rice as a simple side dish, or combined with some common vegetables and meat and that’s all. I even used to think the same. In fact, in my home country I was rarely...
View ArticleAvial recipe – Mixed vegetables stew with coconut and yogurt
Did I tell you about my lately addiction to coconut? Coconut oil, coconut milk or cream, coconut water, fresh coconut, body coconut cream, anything with coconut will do for me! In my country, coconut...
View ArticleLasooni Dal Recipe – Delicious lentils with garlic Indian dish
A couple of months ago we moved into a new apartment with no gas lines to the house. I have always cooked with a gas stove before moving into this apartment. Since we moved, I’m cooking on an...
View ArticleChicken pakora recipe – Indian masala chicken nuggets
Whenever I am craving fried crispy Indian snacks my mind goes to pakoras. Vegetable pakoras or meat pakoras, anyhow I like them. Pakoras are popular snacks in India specially during monsoon season...
View ArticleFried okra with black lentils and spices – A delicious fried okra recipe
Okra (Lady’s finger or Bhindi, as it is called in India) is a very popular vegetable in India and almost unknown in Europe. Before moving to India, for me okra was a very exotic vegetable to have,...
View ArticleStir fry beets and carrots paleo recipe – A delicious recipe of beets and...
This month my husband and I decided to take a meat break or reduce it from our diet and cook more veggies in different ways. In India, there is an endless variety of vegetable dishes, you can never...
View ArticleRoast elephant foot yam (suran) recipe – Simple and healthy roast yam paleo...
Again another vegetable I have never seen or tasted before coming in India, elephant foot yam (suran in Hindi) is a pretty huge funny looking vegetable that resembles the foot of an elephant and it...
View ArticleKerala style egg curry – Egg roast paleo recipe (Kerala mutta roast)
I simply love the flavor of this herb – curry leaf, I could use it in any Indian dish. If you are not familiar with curry leaf, well it’s an edible herb with an aromatic taste, similar to lemon grass...
View ArticlePalak paneer recipe – Spinach with Indian cottage cheese (paneer)
I have to share with you one of my favorite Indian healthy treat – Palak paneer (spinach gravy with Indian cottage cheese). Paneer is an Indian fresh, dry curd cheese, a primary source of proteins...
View ArticleEggplant, potatoes and green peas curry recipe – Aloo Baingan Matar ki sabji
Ok maybe this is not the best looking dish but it was for sure one of the tastiest and flavorful eggplant curry I’ve ever eaten. Eggplant, potatoes and green peas curry (Aloo Baingan Matar ki sabji)...
View ArticleCurried sweet potato soup with coconut milk – Sweet potatoes simmered in...
I think I really started liking sweet potatoes when my girl was a baby and I was trying to feed her sweet potato as often as possible, as the doctor recommended. Rich in dietary fiber, anti-oxidants,...
View ArticleGoan coconut chicken curry recipe
Goa memories are so dear to me, there is something magical and peaceful about Goa that I couldn’t find in other parts of India so far. Goa is the place where I first time went on a scooter ride, the...
View ArticleIndian gooseberry rice recipe (Amla rice)
I recently rediscovered gooseberries, after two decades. Gooseberries are not well known in my country, they are growing naturally in mountain regions, on hillsides or woods. I spent most of my...
View ArticleCrispy fried eggplant Bengali style – Baingan Bhaja recipe
There are so many new flavors to experience here in India, different types of cuisines, different ingredients (I still discover ingredients I have never heard of) or different cooking techniques. I...
View ArticleChicken Kofta Curry – Chicken meatballs in spicy tomato sauce
Except for vegetarians, who doesn’t like meatballs? Simple to make, different ways to play with ingredients as per taste, they are great quick snacks or appetizers and make excellent leftovers to...
View ArticleBatata poha recipe – Poha (rice flakes) with potatoes, onions and spices
I hope you all had a happy new year! It’s been more than a month since I left in my home country Romania to enjoy holidays and spend some time with my family here. One month with almost no Indian...
View ArticleMurgh Lasooni Recipe – Garlic chicken curry
I’m back from Romania since more than a month but I have been busy shifting to a new apartment. Chaos, visiting dozens apartments, dislikes and likes, frantically packing and unpacking, but finally...
View ArticlePalak Thoran / Cheera Thoran – Stir fried spinach with coconut
Probably the most difficult thing for me to deal with, in Mumbai, is the HEAT. Heat and humidity, ACs and fans, sweat, hands and feet bloated and continuous sticky skin feeling. I am living in Mumbai...
View ArticleMutton biryani recipe – Gosht biryani
Almost an year ago, I was hitting the “Publish” button for the first time. That time, when I started blogging, I wanted to share the enjoyment of cooking delicious Indian food with my family, friends...
View ArticleChicken coconut curry recipe – Chicken with coconut milk and spices
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you probably already know my love for coconut (oil, fresh coconut, water coconut, coconut milk…and all coconut!), this amazing fruit with such a large variety...
View ArticleVendakkai poriyal recipe – Okra (bhindi) stir fry recipe
The recipe I’m sharing today is Vendakkai poriyal – an everyday okra/lady fingers/bhindi stir fry South Indian dish. In Tamil, vendakkai means okra and poriyal is the Tamil word for fried or...
View ArticleChicken Reshmi Kabab Recipe
Kebabs (kababs/kebobs) are the most popular Indian appetizers. Part of Moghlai, Hyderabadi cuisines, kebab was introduced in India by Afghan, Turkish, Mughal and Persian armies who invaded India....
View ArticleMoong dal khilma recipe – Spicy green gram Rajasthani style
In India, lentils (dal) are an important part of daily food. Rich in protein, lentils are one of the main sources of protein for vegetarians, as it serves as a good alternative to meat. There are...
View ArticleRipe mango curry recipe Kerala style – Pazha manga curry
For a long time, I wanted to try this popular Kerala style mango curry. As I’ve already experienced the combination fruits with meat in the past (I had chicken with peach, fish with mango sauce,...
View ArticleTandoori chicken recipe – grilled chicken with spiced yogurt marinade
Tandoori chicken …yum! This dish makes me think of my first experience with Indian food and my love affair with butter chicken. In my country, I used to go to an Indian restaurant pretty often and...
View ArticleMedu vada recipe – South Indian crispy lentil doughnuts
Medu vada is a very tempting snack from South India, a gluten free little round shape snack, soft inside and crisp on the outside. It looks like a doughnut and is made with a spiced skinned black...
View ArticleChicken 65 recipe – Indian spicy deep fried chicken
I finally did it! Chicken 65, the popular spicy deep fried starter, from South India. You may wonder why is it called 65. There are many funny stories out there about the name of this dish: is it...
View ArticleEggplant pakora recipe – Baingan pakora/pakoda
It’s monsoon season in India and the classic Indian snack that people enjoy having it, with a cup of chai (Indian tea), is pakora. In India, you can find pakoras not only in the restaurants but also...
View ArticleCoconut rice recipe – How to make easy Indian coconut rice
Coconut rice makes a fantastic accompaniment to many Indian dishes but it also can go well as a side dish for some grilled or roasted meat. It is such a flavorful and easy recipe that anyone at home...
View ArticleIndian dessert: Rasgulla recipe – How to make spongy rasgulla
Rasgulla (ras means juice, gulla means round) is a simply amazing Indian dessert made with fresh homemade cottage cheese (chenna/paneer) kneaded and shaped into balls and cooked in sugar syrup. These...
View ArticleCabbage with coconut stir fry recipe – Cabbage Senagapappu Vepudu
If you are a fan of cabbage and looking for more ways to enjoy it, then the recipe I’m sharing today is definitely something different that you should try. It makes a nutritious accompaniment to rice...
View ArticleChicken with red lentils recipe – Murghi aur masoor dal
It’s been raining a lot this week and the yesterday I was in the mood for a hearty lentil soup made with chicken. While flipping through Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking cookbook, I came across this...
View ArticleCarrot halwa recipe – Indian dessert Gajar halwa
Except for carrot cake, I’d never thought of the carrot in terms of dessert. Until I moved to India and I had this Carrot halwa, also known as gajar ka halwa. Carrot halwa is a sort of carrot...
View ArticleMutton Shahi Korma recipe – Gosht Shahi Korma
Because it’s been a fabulous week for me and special events demand a special treatment, yesterday I spent some time preparing an amazing dish that I’m sharing with you today: Mutton Shahi Korma –...
View ArticleLasuni gobi recipe – Cauliflower with garlic
Cauliflower is not a very exciting vegetable for a lot of people, it doesn’t have much of taste and it needs additional flavors to make a tasty dish out of it. You need to know the right way to cook...
View ArticleTamarind king fish curry – king fish (surmai) in tamarind sauce
I’ve been meaning to share this tamarind king fish curry recipe for a while now. Since my husband recently bought some fresh king fish, yesterday I decided to make this tamarind curry and finally...
View ArticleBhindi masala gravy – Fried okra in a spicy tomato sauce
Okra also known as okro, ladies’ fingers, bhindi in India, bamia or bameeyah, has many nutritional benefits, its high in Vitamin C, low in calories, high in vitamin K and folate. It is excellent...
View ArticleChicken almond korma recipe – Chicken cooked in a spicy almond, tomatoes and...
I love the recipes that are using cashew nut or almond based tomato gravy to bring in the rich texture and a divine taste. And cashew nuts or almonds with chicken is just irresistible! Korma or kurma...
View ArticleBaingan bharta recipe – Smoky spiced mashed eggplant
Baingan Bharta – smoky and spicy mashed eggplant – is one of my favorite Indian style eggplant recipe. Roasted eggplant cooked in onion and tomato sauce and seasoned with aromatic Indian spices....
View ArticleCabbage thoran recipe – Kerala style stir fry cabbage with coconut
Cabbage thoran is a popular Kerala dish and my new favorite cabbage dish. Thoran, a dry vegetable dish is typically made by stir-frying vegetables with onions, mustard seeds, shredded coconut,...
View ArticleBeetroot cooked in almond based masala gravy
Beetroot is one of the healthiest veggies you can find. I am one of those people who would happily eat beetroot any time and any way – in salads, raw, simply boiled beetroot, pickled, stir fried,...
View ArticleBesan ladoo recipe – Sweet chickpea flour balls with cashews and almonds
Ladoo (laddu) is an Indian sweet, basically a ball shaped confection made from various ingredients and served especially during festival seasons. Besan ladoo (chickpea flour is called besan in Hindi)...
View ArticleKalmi Kabab recipe – How to make chicken kalmi kababs
Before going into the kalmi kabab recipe, I want to wish a Happy new year, to all my dear blog readers! I hope 2016 is a fantastic year for you all! Many thanks to everyone who has been a reader in...
View ArticleJeera Aloo recipe – Roast potatoes with cumin seeds
Happy Navratri to all of you celebrating across the globe! For those who don’t know about Navratri, it’s a 9 days festival happening in India and Nepal dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity...
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