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 …
Spicy Sri Lankan Chicken Curry
This Sri Lankan curry is spicy and intense and is perfect used on it’s own but I also like to use it in a Kothu roti. In this recipe, chicken is sautéed with onions chilies, curry leaves, ginger & garlic and spices and submerged in pureed tomato. I’ve traveled to the tip of India to …
Godamba Roti
These paper thin Sri Lankan flatbreads are made with white flour. It gets it’s elasticity from it’s soaking in oil. Once soaked, the roti is stretched by either flipping, stretching or stacking them one on top of the other and rolling. Follow the video to learn the tips and tricks to make this in your …
Mango Margarita with a Tajin spice rim
Summer is here! I repeat! Summer is here and Mango is in season. Time to sweeten up the old classic Margarita with some golden yellow pulp – but that’s not all, this will be served with a Tajin rim. If you’re not sure what Tajin is it’s a Mexican spice blend that you can use …
Mango Sheera – Sheero – Aam Sooji Halwa
Sheera or Sheero is a very simple Semolina dessert made by cooking it in Ghee, Milk and sugar. It’s also known as Sooji Halwa. You can also make this vegan by using a vegetable based Ghee and a Milk substitute. You can make this Sheera quite plain or as in this recipe enhance it with …
Cashew Chikki – Nut Brittle
As far as Chikki’s go, and there are many types, this one is King. This chikki is similar to the type made by Maganlals in Lonavla. I’ve craved this for so long but had no idea is was so easy to make. We visited India last year and bought some delicious Cashews from the Mapusa …
Bombay Karachi Halwa
This Halwa is known by several names – Bombay, Karachi, Rubber or Corn flour Halwa. I’m not a huge fan of sweets, but could never resist the taste of this rubbery treat. When I was in boarding school in Panchgani, I have a distinct memory of biting into a piece out in the yard and …
Crispy Beef
Hakka Chinese is always a fave in our household. One of the items my sons love to order is Crispy Beef however, one order is never enough. After developing this recipe for a while this comes pretty close. Beef is sliced very thin, marinated and then fried twice to get it nice and crispy. It’s …