On his way home, the mister bought some mushrooms, deposited them on the kitchen counter and announced that (a) he would like them cooked without onions, and (b) in curry form. Gasp! That is enough to put most Indian wives in panic mode. What does he really want? I could always use grated onions or…
Lemon Rice & Cauliflower Curry With Coconut Milk – Guest Blogging At Simplyvegetarian777
Hey all, I am popping in real quick to let you know that I am blogging at Sonal’s simplyvegetarian777 today. She is doing a monthly guest post series to introduce other blogger friends and today is my turn. Yay! Thanks a bunch Sonal, for this delightful opportunity! I am virtually serving Sonal some delicious lemon…
Khao Soi – Thai Noodles With Spicy Chicken Curry Sauce
I have often written about my love for Oriental and South Asian cuisine. But I find most of the fare offered at Chinese or Thai restaurants here to be similar in taste and texture. I think this may be because they are catering to a foreign palate. Similar to how most curries in some Indian…
Mushroom Peas Masala
I love mushrooms and always find ways to incorporate them in our meals. Be it in egg burji (spicy Indian scrambled eggs), curries, stir fries, pasta or even in vegetable biryani. They have such a unique and hearty, sort of meaty, flavor. And mushrooms are so easy to cook too. Mushroom peas masala is an easy weeknight…
Brazilian Lemonade With Coconut Milk
I might a be a little late posting a lemonade recipe, as summer is giving way to fall, though it doesn’t seem that way in Texas. Still, better late than never, right? I pinned this recipe for Brazilian lemonade (it is made using limes, actually), but just now got around to making it. What was I…
Thai Red Chicken Curry
I love Thai food. I find some of the flavors to be quite similar to South Indian cuisine with the copious amounts of red chilies, ginger and coconut milk used in both. But the soy sauce, fish sauce and lemongrass give it a more oriental touch. It is a unique blend of flavors. I came…
Chicken Korma
Korma is a South Asian curry made with vegetables or meat, simmered in a creamy sauce made of yogurt, cream, cashew nut/almond paste or coconut milk. It is more like a stew than a curry. As any Indian will tell you, there is no set rules to making a particular curry. Each household has their…
Vegetable Stew With Coconut Milk
This is a simple and mild vegetable curry prepared in Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu, where coconuts are found in abundance and form an integral part of everyday diet. In parts of Kerala where I grew up, this is known as “ishtoo” in the local dialect, ishtoo being a play on the English word “stew”. It…
