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Onion Pakora {Spiced Onion Fritters}
Onion pakora is a popular tea time snack made by deep-frying onion slices in a gluten-free and vegan chickpea flour batter. There is no dearth of tea time snacks in Indian cuisine. These snacks can be an entire cuisine category on their own. From the bhajjis and vadas of South India to pakore and chaat…
Whole Roasted Chicken {Seasoned With Sumac And Piri Piri Sauce}
Many people who cook will fondly recollect time spent cooking with their mothers since childhood. But me, not so much really. Of course, like most children, I may have been excited at the prospect of playing with flour and dough and in general, being more of a nuisance than help. I have to thank my…
Spicy Chicken Tacos {With Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde}
Who doesn’t love taco night? Whether you like a simple one-ingredient taco or over-stuffed tacos with a bit of everything, I have just the thing for you. For me, a good taco has two stars. Firstly, perfectly seasoned and cooked meat and then, a killer salsa sauce to complement it. Once you have these two…
Balti Style Chicken {Chicken Cooked In A Spicy Masala}
Do you know what Balti cuisine is? I did not, till recently. It is believed to have originated around Baltistan, north of Pakistan and Kashmir, and migrated to Birmingham, where it enjoys a sort of cult status. I found a bunch of Balti style recipes in a new cookbook I got. Having never heard of…
Red Wine-Braised Chicken And Mushrooms {Almost Coq Au Vin}
I thought lady winter had forgotten all about us Texans. I was wrong. She just decided to pay us a late visit. Winters are hard, no doubt, even in this time and age when our homes are automatically heated with the flip of a button and our bodies are hugged by the warmth of fabric….
Chicken & Peas Pasta With Creamy Tomato Sauce
I love Alfredo sauce, the mister is a marinara guy, while Boy is content with extra cheesy macaroni. This always puts me in a quandary when making pasta. It’s not that I have anything personal against tomatoes. But a few overly sour encounters put me off marinara for good. Or so I thought. Then it…
Cabbage & Onion Fritters (Bajji or Pakoda)
Pakoda or pakora are a fried Indian tea-time snack. In South India, they are most commonly known as bajjis. Just about anything can be made into bajjis or pakoda. Most commonly potatoes, cauliflower florets, onions, paneer, etc are used. Back home, my mom makes a mean cabbage and onion pakoda. These are my most favorite…
