Category Archive for "RECIPES"

Tex-Mex Egg Rolls with Creamy Avocado Dipping Sauce

08May

I try to cook healthy as often as possible – which means the general rule is NO FRYING!!! But then again, the devil in me comes out every now and then and I am tempted to eat some crunchy fried foods and that is when I resort to making egg rolls. Some weeks ago I had posted my recipe...

Warm Polenta and Heirloom Tomato Salad

Posted by Shabnam

5 Comments

05May

Over the last 3 days my brain had been on over-drive trying to figure out how best to utilize the left-over bounty of Curry Leaves so generously given to me by a friend. In India, a dish that contains Curry Leaves as an essential ingredient is called Khaman Dhokla (a savory steamed cake made from a lentil batter). I...

Vermicelli Salad with Curry Leaves

Posted by Shabnam

4 Comments

03May

I love the flavor of curry leaves (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_Tree) but during my first few years in the US, I could not find any fresh curry leaves to cook with. Some South-Asian stores used to carry dried curry leaves but every time I used them, I could barely discern their flavor in the dish. About a decade ago, the local Indian...

Bihari Kabab

Posted by Shabnam

15 Comments

01May

When I first tasted these kababs at my in-laws’ place some 23+ years ago, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. They were clearly the tastiest thing I had ever eaten! I had not even heard of this kind of a kabab before I ate them at my in-laws house in Bihar and I am sure that...

Brussels-sprouts with Pickled (Sushi) Ginger

Posted by Shabnam

2 Comments

28Apr

Yes, I know this seems like an odd combination – Brussels-sprouts and sushi ginger but believe me, it is a match made in heaven. I can’t take credit for it though, the combination was thought of by some chef in Minneapolis. My sister ate it in a restaurant in downtown Minneapolis and told me all about how divine it...

Category Archives: RECIPES

Tex-Mex Egg Rolls with Creamy Avocado Dipping Sauce

Warm Polenta and Heirloom Tomato Salad

Vermicelli Salad with Curry Leaves

Bihari Kabab

Brussels-sprouts with Pickled (Sushi) Ginger

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