Category Archives: RECIPES

Fish Kababs

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In an attempt to cut back on red meat, I have increased our fish consumption but I don’t often get fresh fish at our local super market and buying it at organic stores or specialty fish vendors makes it very expensive. Our family is also a bit spoiled from the experience of living in the Philippines and Indonesia where...
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Classic Biryani

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This is probably one of the most complicated recipes that I use (takes 2-3 hours to work through it) but if you follow the steps carefully, I assure you that the Biryani will come out as good as that in any restaurant.  Biryani is not difficult to make, it’s just that there are a few too many steps to...
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Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad

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I grew up in India where we used to buy our vegetables from local vendors on a daily basis.  Most of the vegetables that were sold by these vendors were extremely fresh and often were harvested the very same day as they were cooked.  We used to personally know each of the fruit and vegetable sellers and each day...
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Warm Herbed Chevre Salad

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This salad always reminds me of the summer that I spent in southern France.  I spent every day there, walking for hours in the sweltering heat and then I’d return to my hotel  ( which, like most mid-priced hotels in Europe had no air conditioning) and so the only things I felt like eating for lunch were large salads....
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Seenkh Kababs

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The word for skewers in  colloquial Hindi is Seenkh (Urdu speakers use the word Seekh) and so literally translated, these are skewered Kababs.  Variants of this Kabab are popular in Afghanistan, Iran, the entire Arab belt and even Central Asian countries. Each of them has their signature ground meat Kababs grilled on a charcoal fire. I am a bit...
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