Growing up in India, I was always so fortunate to be surrounded by phenomenal cooks – from my grandmothers to my aunts and so many others in between. However, out of all I learned from, the ones who influenced me the most were my mother and Maya. Maya was just one of those people who [...]
This was one of my most favorite dishes in Turkey. It is such a simple combination of a few ingedients that creates a dip that really is quite spectacular. I got this basic recipe from Binnur’s Turkish Cookbook. You can also find more Turkish recipes at her site at http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2006/06/muhammara.php. The only thing that I added [...]
I just love eggplant in Middle Eastern food. When I went to Turkey I just could not get enough of the way they brought life into eggplants, which on it own is a pretty boring vegetable. There are many variations on this dish in all kinds of Middle Eastern cuisine. It is called Kashk o Bademjan, Imam Biyaldi and there are many [...]
