There is nothing more amazing than the phenomenal tomatoes that are available here in the summer and early fall season. I love the vibrancy of flavors that fresh tomatoes bring to any dish and adding tons of garlic and basil makes them even more marvelous. Here is my friend Maria Paniccia’s outstanding yet simple stuffed [...]
My aunt Nisha is a fabulous cook. Everything she makes is outstanding and over the years I have kept a meticulous stash of her recipes. Her biryani is particularly terrific. She adds flavors to the dish by using fresh crushed mint and cilantro leaves that really take this dish to another level. You could use [...]
Here is another winning recipe from Urmila Aunty’s kitchen. This mushroom rice has a nice tangy taste that goes really well with the earthy flavors of the mushrooms.
One of my favorite parts of South Indian cuisine is all the rice dishes that are made with everything from tamarind, tomato to coconut. I just love them all. In Urmila aunty’s kitchen, they make a superb coconut rice which is really simple. Here is the recipe. COCONUT RICE Serves 4 INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp. oil 4 [...]
My mother’s friend Sweet Pasha serves a fabulous biryani! This recipe has been handed down from her royal background and has been perfected in her kitchen by her cooks Shakira and Govindamma. This recipe makes a huge amount of biryani – enough to feed an army! Please do turn your calorie counters off because there [...]
This is a recipe for a really yummy rice dish that I make when I’m in the mood for a tangy one pot meal. It goes really well with plain yogurt and spicy Indian pickles. I use Maya’s Tomato Onion Chutney recipe as a base for this recipe. You can use any kind of white [...]
Here is a really quick and yummy vegetable fried rice. You can make it with or without the egg and can use any kind of leftover rice. You can also add in any vegetables or meats of your choice. Vegetable Fried Rice Serves 6 Ingredients 4 cups cooked rice 4 eggs (optional) 1 [...]
My neighbor Violet makes this really simple rice dish which is to die for!!! Its so healthy, chock full of carrots and tastes so good. My kids can’t get enough of it. You can make it with chicken or skip the meat and make a veggie version using tofu. Here is my version of her [...]
Biryani is one of the yummiest one pot meals. There are so many kinds of and ways to make Biryani. Every Indian home has it’s signature recipe. Here is a very quick way that I make mine. I just combine rice and chicken curry in layers. You could actually do this with any chicken curry recipe. It is [...]
Here is a really great pilaf recipe. In Turkey this dish is called Cerkez Pilav. This dish could be eaten by itself or could be served with a host of dishes such as curries, kababs, cutlets-the possibilities are endless. I used Basmati rice to make this Pilaf and cooked most of it in the rice cooker just to make it easier. [...]
