Paneer is crumbled and spiced, then formed into nuggets, then coated in a corn starch before deep frying and then coated with a classic 65 masala. It’s crunchy from the outside and chewy from the inside! Chicken 65 is an all time favorite in my house. I had a slab of Paneer that I forgot …
Pani Puri or Golgappa
Pani Puri, also known as Gol Gappa or Puchka is a popular street food snack where crispy little puris are stuffed with a filling and then filled with a sweet chutney and finished off with a spicy water made with coriander and other spices. The result is a burst of flavors in your mouth in …
Chicken Cafreal Kebabs
Meat on a stick!!!!! What’s not to love!!! Chicken Cafreal is an old favorite! Beloved to Goa on the Konkan coast of India is the iconic Chicken Cafreal. Not much has been documented about this recipe made with whole roasted and ground spices like Peppercorns, Cloves, Cumin seeds, Cinnamon and Poppy seeds, Vinegar, Green Chillies, …
Goan style Brisket
Brisket is marinated Goan style, then seared and slow cooked for hours with onions and chillies, once cooked its stored overnight in the fridge…. Then skimmed for excess fat and oven roasted with onions and potatoes. The brisket just falls apart and the gravy is delicious. Perfect to serve as a main or even in …
Indian Short Ribs
Beef short ribs are marinated with salt, ginger and garlic paste, mustard oil, spices, green chilli and simply cooked on a nice hot BBQ. This cut of meat was introduced to us by a good friend Pamela Vasandani so many years ago. I remember eating it for the first time, fascinated how thinly the meat …
Blackcurrant & Pistachio Ice Cream
If you don’t have an ice cream machine, go out and get one! These little miraculous machines can make small quantities of delicious creamy ice cream and you can take a basic vanilla ice cream and turn into pretty much anything. With a slew of Blackcurrants in my backyard, I decided to enhance this ice …
Blackcurrant Mojito
Inspired by a great blackcurrant syrup I made together with Mint, I’m going to be treating my friends to this great Blackcurrant Mojito! Cheers to a great summer – well a strange summer. With COVID-19 all around, we are gathering in small groups. But life is always a reason to celebrate and I love to …
Blackcurrant Syrup
My obsession with Blackcurrants is an old one. You can check out the Jam recipe hereAlso check out my Blackurrant & Pistachio Cookies here Blackcurrants are one of the most delicious berries I’ve ever tasted. Every year I make and bottle jam and this is enjoyed year round. This year because of the cold spring …
Sev Puri Cones
Your local chaatwalla bhaiya ji can move over. Sev Puri dough is wrapped onto cones and fried till crispy and then stuffed with a chatpata Potato filling, with Chutney and topped with crispy Sev. If you’re familiar with Indian street food – Sev Puri is a crispy flour disk, topped with a spicy potato mixture …
Chicken Kothu Roti
Kothu roti is literally one of my new favorites! I ordered it last year from a take away restaurant as I had heard one of my friends refer to this dish often and fell instantly in love. Through my research and development with this recipe, I learned that although this is a very easy dish …