Gobi Pepper Fry

Gobi Pepper Fry is an awesome deep fried cauliflower dish. I ate this yummy dish at a Dhaba in my India trip last year. This was my husband's favorite dish during his college days. He asked me to recreate it at home and hence I tried my hands on it. It turned out pretty good with an awesome flavor induced by peppercorns. Cauliflower is one vegetable I enjoy deep fried. In this recipe the cauliflower...

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Takka Kadi (Buttermilk Soup)

Takka Kadi is a Konkani dish made using buttermilk. The sour buttermilk is seasoned with aromatic spices and other ingredients roasted in ghee and then flavored with cilantro. This tastes somewhat similar to Phannna Taak. You can drink as it is or pair it with rice and a spicy curry. This dish is very simple and requires only few basic ingredients. It takes only 5-10 minutes of your time and...

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Homemade Ginger- Garlic Paste

Ginger Garlic Paste comes handy when you cook North Indian dishes on a daily basis. Until few months back, I never made ginger garlic paste in bulk. I would always use fresh grated ginger and garlic in my dishes. But I made this paste once in bulk, for my husband so that it will be of some help when I am away from home. After that even I got used to using it and use it regularly and quite happy...

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Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soup

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Soup is a recent try in my kitchen. Few months back I came across this recipe and wanted to give it a try in the Fall season. I tried making it few days back with variations to suit our taste buds. It turned out very yummy and hence I made it again so that I can share the recipe. Do try making it and you will be surprised as to how sweet potato pairs so well with...

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Batate Thoy (Potato Soup)

Batate Thoy is a simple Konkani dish which makes a good accompaniment to rice. Few days back, I mentioned about this dish to my mother. She told me the recipe for it and it matched with the recipe I read in a cook book written by Jaya V Shenoy. She told me that her mother used to make it regularly. But I don't remember my mother making it. So I tried it and it did turn out tasty. The...

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Refried Beans

Refried Beans is a staple of Mexican Cuisine. The beans (Pinto or Black beans) are cooked until soft and then mashed and seasoned. The process of making it is very simple and requires only few ingredients. I always cook a big batch of beans in a pressure cooker to lessen the cooking time and then freeze the refried beans for future use. This way I have it on hand all the time. I use it in my tacos,...

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Black Bean Stuffed Poblano Peppers

Black Bean Stuffed Poblano Peppers is one of our recent favorite Mexican dish. Few months back I came across this recipe and tried it by making variations to suit our taste buds. We liked it with our first bite and hence wanted to share the recipe from many days. Making this demands little effort but trust me its worth! Do try and let me know how they turned out for you.  Ingredients: Poblano...

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