Experiments in Cooking
I bought ground lamb intending to make rista again, but decided to cook up a recipe for kofta curry instead. Meatball mix: Half an onion, crushed two garlic cloves, ground lamb, spices, salt, and olive oil. Ground spice mix: cumin, cilantro, fenugreek, cinnamon and black […]
I like to vary my Indian cooking across different regions/states of India. Having eaten some delicious Mangalorean food cooked by my friend V, I decided I had to make this Mangalorean “Kori Gassi” (chicken curry) . The recipe comes from my favorite Indian recipe book: […]
[This is part 2 of the Turkey Two Ways recipe.] The evening after I made turkey keema patties, I was super achy from working out and getting a chiropractic adjustment, so I wasn’t looking forward to the tow hour cooking ritual I had planned. Instead, […]
[This is part one of two recipes using the same spiced keema turkey.] In the theme of my Detox eating plan, I picked up some ground turkey to make myself basic patties. As soon as I got home and started prepping lunch, I knew that […]
This was one of those spontaneous meals where you fish things out of the fridge and try to figure out what to cook. Easy and delicious, it only took us 45 minutes to make Rista. I followed the recipe from my 660 Curries book. Luckily […]
This recipe is from the cookbook “660 Curries” by Raghavan Iyer. It is an Indian Cookbook that I use for many of my meals. It showcases the regional flavors of various Indian states, and their accompanying spice mix recipes that make each dish unique Since […]
There is a time and a place for a well made batch of masala oats, cooked lovingly with onions, spices, and veggies. Other days, you want a kitchen hack. This is one of those days. There is nothing that inspires laziness in me quite like […]
The process started in the morning, soaking 1/2 lb of beans in 4 cups of water, with 1 tsp baking soda (optional). The soaking itself is optional – you can simply pressure cook for 60 minutes instead of 40. Oil seasoned with cumin. Garlic bits […]
Pongal is a festival celebrated in Southern India to mark the beginning of Spring and the growing season. It coincides with when the Sun enters the constellation corresponding to Capricornus in the Tamil astrological calendar. Like most Indian festivals, there is a special food for […]
Poha is the comfort food of my undergrad days spent in Northwestern India. It was something I hadn’t tasted till then, which suddenly become my breakfast staple for the four years I spent in Rajasthan. Poha is flattened rice that can be cooked quickly, and […]