While Popeye was a favourite cartoon for my son, spinach surely wasn’t and I have always tried different ways to get him to have spinach without just swallowing it down with eyes closed. My experiments led me to this combination and after trying many versions, this recipe is the one that hit...
A lot of my recipes have come from dishes we have discovered during our travels and this is one such recipe. During our early days in Vietnam, we visited Cambodia with friends and the Fish Amok was one of the first amongst many new dishes we had tried on that trip. We loved the Amok so much that...
This is a variant of the Thai Shrimp Cake. The recipe is quite simple with few ingredients. The texture is soft from inside, while the outside is crisp and crunchy. Like all prawn dishes, this is a winner. If you are serving this at a party, you may prepare the shrimp cake mixture a few hours...
When we were growing up the Bael Sharbat was a common drink during the summer months. All age groups had it starting from my Grandparents to us kids. The drink was meant to cool the system down in intense heat. It acted like an internal cooling agent. While I grew up in the East of the country...
I am always on the lookout for interesting starters to serve my vegetarian guests. A few weeks back we had a evening party at our place where I had opted for the services of a caterer to do a few vegetarian dishes for me. I was blown away by the Malai Broccoli they made which was appreciated by...
The Udon is a thick wheat flour noodle which is popular in Japan. Although the Udon originated in Japan, it is now quite popular across several countries including India. This soft textured noodles is an interesting option compared to our traditional noodles. The dish is quite simple and easy to...
