Another easy and most used in Indian cooking is Ghee or clarified butter. If we buy it in the store it is pretty expensive. I make it with unsalted butter in the microwave for seven or eight minutes maximum. You could use it to spread it on Roti or even season the lentils and cook...

Here’s another interesting street food from Burma, highly recommended as it is a nice change from the usual food. Other than the assembly of all the ingredients it is pretty simple but gives an impression of a festive and elaborate feast. You could grind the lentils and leave them in the freezer and thaw it...

Let’s talk about street food from Burma. YUM!! is the word. Recently one of our relatives visited us and their wife, Rama showed me this amazingly easy recipe. In addition to the simplicity of the recipe, it is also very healthy and covers all essential nutrients. As far as the toppings are concerned you can...

When you have guests over who would only eat non-vegetarian food and you are a vegetarian or you really do not know how to cook anything nonvegetarian, then this recipe is perfect. It is easy and quick. I love it because of its taste and also of course does not take any extra effort. Try...

Tinda or baby pumpkin is the member of the squash family. It is considered a very boring vegetable, but people like my sister loves it. She can eat this any time of the day. It is similar to zucchini and is about 5-8 cm in diameter. Very popular in Indian and Pakistani cuisine and is...

No Indian meal is complete without a dessert. When we talk about dessert Gulab Jamun is number one on the list. Although there are different stories on the origin of this sumptuous dessert, some stories say it is an accidental creation by the Mughul Emperor Shah Jahan’s personal chef and some people believe it is...

Tomato chutney is usually an accompaniment with the Toor Dal (Yellow pigeon pea split) and rice. In our house, it is a Sunday special light food. Since it is a very easy meal to make, it is a perfect lunch to make on a lazy Sunday. You can adjust the spices according to your taste.

There are a lot of recipes to make Poha, every region has its own way to make Poha. As you know by now, I believe in the simplicity of the recipe and of course, a recipe that can be made in a hurry, this is a good one. I usually don’t like to start cooking...

Tamarind comes from a fruit bearing tree. The pod looks like a pea pod. Tamarind has a lot of antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties. It is available in a lot of different forms, you can get a concentrated tamarind paste or its raw form. Usually when I have left over rice I make this dish,...

This is a high protein roll with paneer or if you want to add chicken strips instead of paneer that works too. This is a street food originated in Kolkata. Over the years it has seen a lot of variations, so the bottom-line is there is no hard and fast rule what should be filled...