Masala Chili is the best kind of fusion food, paying homage to the original but clearly introducing exciting new flavors, making it great gateway food to Indian cuisine and also just good eats! I have used an affiliate link to Amazon, but the rest of the links are uncompensated, companies that I love. I was…
Beef with Green Masala: Regional Indian Cooking Reviewed
Beef with Green Masala uses bright cilantro and fiery peppers to create a complex and herbaceous masala paste that perfectly complements the umami of red meat. A copy of Regional Indian Cooking was sent to me by the publishers for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items…
Instant Pot Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto): Review and Giveaway of Instant Indian
Instant Pot Bengali Khichuri (Red Lentil Risotto) is super easy and delicious Indian comfort food that comes together quickly thanks to the pressure cooker function. A copy of Instant Indian was sent to me in exchange for an honest review; please read through to the end for giveaway details. Affiliate links have been used to…
Mahi Mahi with Stewed Spiced Peaches
Mahi Mahi with Stewed Spiced Peaches is an easy, delicious and surprisingly fast dinner to make during peach season. Remember how I said the cough was gone? Not so fast, my friends! (And if you are a college football fan, feel free to imagine Lee Corso on ESPN’s College Gameday; if you are not just…
Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (Ground Meat Curry)
Bengali Inspired Summer Kheema (ground meat curry) is a delicious one pot dish that celebrates the bounty of the mid-late summer harvest. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. People, if it is not one thing it is another lately. The cough is mostly gone, still waiting on the results…
Indian Black Rice Salad with Peaches and Cucumbers
Indian Black Rice Salad with Peaches and Cucumbers is a fun and different twist on grain salads, perfect for summer when peaches are at their prime. Uh… maybe you were expecting a cookie. Somehow we dropped the ball for June 2018 and no Creative Cookie Exchange ended up happening. But hey it is the first…
Indian Stir Fry of Chicken with Asparagus and Snow Pea Pods
Indian Stir Fry of Chicken with Asparagus and Snow Pea Pods is a fast and delicious dish that makes glorious use of spring produce. In case my posting speed has not made it clear, we are still in the weeds! We are using the kitchen, by which I mean cooking in it, but that just…
Indian Shrimp Stir Fried with Tindora
Indian Shrimp Stir Fried with Tindora is a delicious and refreshing stir fry that makes use of my new favorite vegetable, tindora (also called Dondakaya, Scarlet gourd, Ivy gourd, Kovakka, Tendli and Tondi). Affiliate links have been used to link to items being discussed. The more enthusiastic I am about cooking (or baking), the more…
Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot
Chai Soaked Chana Masala Rice Pot is a delicious and easy one pot meal that is both familiar and unique at the same time, thanks to the chai black tea it is infused with. Adagio Tea sent me some teas to play with last fall, and and their masala chai black tea was perfect for this…