Black Pepper Recipes

Most cooks today don't appreciate the plentiful and inexpensive supply of a spice that was once so valuable and rare it was sometimes used as currency. Its merit was so high that many of the Europe...

Spicy Crispy Cumin-Lime Tindora

Tindora is not so easily available in North India, so I never tasted or tried it in India. I am talking about 3-4 year back, these days cold storage has made vegetables very accessible. Pace at which fo...

Grilled Lemon Herbs Lamb Skewers

We don't cook red meat very often. Since lamb is favorite variety of red meat of my husband, I often insist him to buy lamb loin meat for leaner cut - far less calories. Lamb Loin meat is great to add t...

Pan-Seared Cod Fillets with Citrus Sauce

Citrus and Fish are two ingredients that go perfect together. Like chef Robert Irvine says, "fish is no fish without a splash of lemon." Amazingly, one is low in fat (fish) and second help reduce fat (c...

Spinach and Rice Meatless Burgers

Have you ever had a delicious dish at a restaurant and so badly wished you could make it at home? Well, It happens with me often. I wanna make many of my favorite restaurant foods with same finesse at h...

Go-Green Mung Lentils, Cilantro-Jalapeno Breakfast Crepes

St. Patrick’s day is approaching and I thought to share with you my favorite breakfast for St. Patrick’s Day. Lentil Crepes with zesty jalapeno and fresh cilantro is my take on going green. These kid-friendly, gluten free and egg-free crepes are delicious and healthy way to start a good go-green morni...

Creole Lemon Okra

Okra is one of my favorite vegetable. Okra can be a great side or main course dish if prepared correctly. We often make okra curry stir fry, stuffed fried okra or okra pilafs at home but this recipe is...

Spiced Scallion Flat Bread

Indian Flat breads spiced, stuffed, fried or plain, all are staple breakfast breads in my home. As a child, I often used to wonder, how my mother rolls so good round flat breads. Now I know how :) But I...

Indian Matar Methi Malai

Matar (Green Peas) Methi (Fenugreek) Malai (Cream) is a comforting main course packed with goodness of greens and is very mild sweet and creamy. Indian Fenugreek leaves are bitter are very aromatic and...

Israeli Couscous Salad with Crunchy Celery and Sweet Grapes

My great grandma always made hand-rolled wholewheat and semolina pasta (small noodles like pasta) at home. Whenever I eat Israeli Couscous, it reminds me of those delicious noddles. We often ate that pa...

Spiced Chickpea Flat Bread

Spiced Chickpea Flat Bread is always served in all Indian weddings to accompany curries. However, this bread has so much flavor, you will enjoy it alone or with just some melted butter or pickle on the side. Even though this flat bread is specialty of North Indian State - Punjab, it is popular all ove...