As the name suggests, this is a staple for the Vietnamese people. No meal is complete in Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi without the ubiquitous spring roll. There are basically two versions.
Watermelon is my favourite fruit. As a family, we used to have a lot of watermelon particularly for breakfast. It’s much later that I chanced upon this interesting combination.
This delicious dish is both healthy and tasty. Ideally, the croquette is best had with mustard sauce (Kasundi) although some may find it quite strong and pungent. However, that is the traditional combination.
This an excellent option for vegetarians. One can have it as starters or as part of the main-course. I first had the Dahi Kebab in a restaurant in Gurgaon. What struck me as intriguing was the concept of a Kebab made of Dahi
A Vietnamese classic. It was love at first eat for me. After we moved out of Vietnam, I was determined to take the Banh Xeo with me in my kitchen. It’s really an oriental savoury pan cake.
All of us have grown up loving the sweet taste of Mango and the savoury mango pickles. In Vietnam I discovered the joys of the raw mango salad. Never imagined something so exuberant could be made from the boring raw mango.