Tofu Peanut Stir Fry
This simple and quick vegetarian stir fry has a flavorful, spicy glaze and an addictive crunch. Tofu, peanuts and some greens – makes a perfect side with some noodles or rice for a satisfying healthy...
View ArticlePoppy Seed Crusted Tomato and Onion Tart
Summer sneaked out alright, but the tomatoes did not. Not here. That is why I love Texas. While we simmer in the summer heat, the fall is the time to really be outside and enjoy, more like what you...
View ArticleBhaja Muger Dal/Roasted Mung Soup
This recipe is a plain, simple comfort food; the kind which takes me back home right when I start heating up my skillet. The warm aroma stirs up the nostalgia, which hangs in thick clusters. Little...
View ArticleJalapeno Cranberry Skillet Corn Bread
A sweet and savory corn bread just in time for Thanksgiving! The holiday festivities are just around the corner. In fact it is already in the air. The dark and the spooky of the Halloween was tucked...
View ArticleSpiced Walnut Date and Chocolate Cookies
These are not the everyday kind of cookies. No wheat flour, no egg, no butter and absolutely no sugar – and they still taste morish and delicious. Rustic, wholesome and mind it, with a crumbly...
View ArticleMedu Vada: Savory Lentil Fritters
While the wind howled and screeched outside one day, whistling into our home through the fireplace and window panes, we stayed home munching on these crispy, golden Vadas. The winter is in no...
View ArticleThe Everyday Moong Dal
Dal has always been the classic comfort food. This is my everyday Dal. A warm fragrant bowl with a drizzle of lemon juice soothes and coddles like old socks when I am sick in bed. The hissing of...
View ArticleGarlic and Herb Crescent Rolls
Another bread baking success story. Warm, flaky and soft rolls; laced with herb and butter to perfection. One late afternoon when we sat tight at home, just lazing around with no intention to...
View ArticleTetor Dal: Lentils with Bitter Melon
I have a bitter-sweet relationship with this recipe. “Bitter” already appears in the post title, but why sweet? It has to do more with my emotions than the taste. This is one of those recipes which...
View ArticleAlmond and Cranberry Cookies
These cookies are what dreams are made of. Almonds, orange blossom water and cardamom: ….they devise a heady combination and in my mind, they compose a realm of a blissful holiday in the...
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