So continuing my Asian food high, I bring to you Vegetarian Fried Rice! The secret to an amazing fried rice is to use butter instead of oil. It takes fried rice from excellent to oh my god that is brilliant! I enjoyed this with sesame chicken last week (also on my blog) and the combination…
Orange Chicken
When I joined my husband in the US, we had orange chicken for dinner on the first day. It was lip-smacking, fantabulous! It was a small Chinese takeaway around the corner from where we live. The food was so good that I have tried to recreate some of it in my kitchen ever since. The orange…
Oven Roasted Green Beans
Green beans are loaded with fiber, copper, calcium, iron, and vitamins. With all those benefits, it is no wonder that they make a popular side dish to many meals. They can be cooked in multiple ways but I tend to enjoy green beans that are crispy and well seasoned. This recipe fulfilled both those requests. I…
Sesame Chicken
When I was in India, my family used to enjoy Indo-Chinese cuisine almost every week. We used to order in from a hole in the wall kind of place, where the food was so addictive. Our standard menu for years included the Indian version of Sesame Chicken. Yesterday, I wanted to replicate that dish and bring…
Asian Cucumber Salad
I eat Asian food a lot! Morning…mid day….afternoon….midnight….it tastes good anytime of the day. I had a lot of extra mini cucumbers in my fridge the other day and was wondering what to do with it. Fast forward 10 minutes and BAM! I had a crunchy, Asian-inspired salad that was so on point. I’m going…
Asian Minced Meat & Noodles
I’m an Asian Food Addict and one of the top ingredients I love is noodles. Noodles in the form of pho, pad thai, soba, ramen, instant, pasta etcetera. It’s all goooood! Take noodles and add some spiced minced meat, and you got yourself a winning combo. We were bowled over by how simple and yummy this…
Coconut Cabbage Poriyal
Cabbage is considered a superfood because of its wealth of nutrients and disease-fighting powers. I started cooking with cabbage a year ago and it opened up a whole array of dishes. One of my loved childhood recipes is coconut cabbage poriyal a.k.a sauteed cabbage with coconut. It’s a popular South Indian dish that goes hand in hand with…
Kerala Shrimp Fry
Kerala has long been known as a spice haven and is referred to as the “Garden of Spices”. It was the largest spice exporter in the world for a long time, going all the way back to 3000 BC. This made it one of the busiest trading ports in the world. When Columbus set sail…
Gobi Mattar Curry
Gobi Mattar Curry is a spiced onion gravy as the base with the addition of cauliflower and peas. I could devour gobi mattar with some rotis in a matter of minutes! It tastes nourishing and homely. I took my regular gobi mattar recipe and made a small change. I added Ghee! I have always loved…
Creamy Paneer Bhurji Curry
An alternative to scrambled eggs, paneer bhurji is made from crumbled paneer sauteed in Indian spices. It is enjoyed in many North Indian households as a breakfast dish as it makes a tasty, quick and filling meal. Most paneer bhurji recipes are dry (no gravy) but I wanted some gravy and winged a different recipe. This…
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