A Khaman Dhokla recipe is enhanced with Chutney & spices, and poured in a creme caramel mold. It’s then covered and steamed & once cooled, it’s flipped over. The result is a beautiful round wreath. To decorate, the wreath is drizzled with green chutney sauce and a tadka is poured over before serving. Typically, Khaman …
Jujubes
Jujubes are made out of sugar, water, lemon, gelatin and flavourings.Its poured into a greased container. Once set its cut into cubes and then rolled in sugar a few times and stored in a dry air tight container. My grandmother always made these as part of her Christmas platter or kuswar, and it wasn’t until …
Eggless Kul Kuls
Kul Kuls are my favorite sweet treat over the holidays. It’s fair to say that it doesn’t feel quite like Christmas, unless I make a batch of these crispy deep fried dough springs. This recipe is adapted from my Aunty Celie’s recipe that I prepared a few years ago. The recipe is pretty much the …
Lamb Masala
Onions are caramelized with green Chillies in Oil and Ghee to make the perfect base for this Lamb curry. The Lamb is then added and lightly browned with Ginger & Garlic paste. A spice blend is made and water is added and this is poured over the meat Dried fenugreek or Kasuri Methi is added …
Goan Beef Steak
This recipe tries to replicate the Longuinho’s, Colva, Goa. This simple minute steak is marinated very simply and then fried. It’s served with a steak sauce, french fries and vegetables. I remember my vacations in Goa, staying in the resort and often ordering this simple meal at night. I don’t have access to the original …
Slow cooked Nihari – Meat Stew
Nihari has long been a favourite in my household. I didn’t grow up eating it, but my husband did and I decided to learn how to make it. Of course like many popular recipes, each family has their own way of preparing Nihari. Traditionally this is slow cooked overnight and in the olden days the …
Butternut Squash & Crab Soup | Pressure Cooker Instant Pot recipe
Onions, Veggies, Butternut squash are pressure cooked together with Crab.The Crab meat is reserves and the Veggies are cooled and then pureed. The soup is enhanced with Worcestershire & Hot sauces and salt & pepper, fresh parsley, butter and all the crab meat.
Schezwan Turkey | Asian inspired Roast Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Turkey
I like changing up flavors when it comes to cooking up my Thanksgiving Turkey every year – this year I decided to go Indo Chinese or Hakka with this Schezwan Turkey. I paired it with Fried Rice & an Asian inspired Turkey gravy! I was almost NOT going to film a Thanksgiving Turkey this year …
Fried Deviled Eggs – Air fryer version
I love Deviled Eggs – they are the perfect snack or treat, perfect for entertaining and great to take to a potluck. I’ve been making fried deviled eggs for a while, but I decided to give it a shot in the air fryer. The results are astounding, perfectly cripsy and non greasy. Also, they can …
Goan Beef Cutlet Pao
Cutlet Pao is famous in Goa where you can find this on street stalls and beach shacks. The concept is simple – thinly sliced Beef is marinated in a green chutney, then dredged in egg and breadcrumbs and shallow fried. It’s served on crispy bread with butter or Mayonnaise, some green Chutney, Tomato, a special …