This is a perfect soup for the winter months. The roasted garlic and the pepper are particularly warming. The cauliflower and potato lend a rich test.Its important hence to season

IFC Fried chickens abound beyound the Kentucky variety. So far we have had KFC which was Korean fried chicken and our friend Chef Kato at Sumi in chicago makes the

What is Heeng Heeng is a very curious spice in the india spice box. My german friends were revolted by its sulphurous odor when they tried to take a whiff.

About Ghee and Chicken We recently had subtly spiced kababs called makrana kababs at A restaurant called Marrakesh in Pune. We were literally bowled over by the subtle flavors and

The Dilli Chaat Flavors Recently on our trip in Pune we were lucky to sample some Dilli Chaat flavors when we ate at a restaurant called Dilli Chaat Darbar. Above

What is Fruit Chaat Fruits are supposed to be ripe and sweet. But just like salads in the west can have fruits in a savory complement, similar thing is also

What are Chakolya In Maharashtra lentils are cooked and made into a dal called amti, served with rice as a staple meal. However sometimes instead of rice and chapati (bread)

What is Metkut? Metkut is a Spice mix from Maharashtra and is unique in the sense that it uses some roasted chic pea dal, urad dal,rice and also wheat in

Season of Squashes Squashes are found in bounty as the fall season comes along in October and November. Butternut squash is one of our favorite kinds to turn into a

Khajur Pista Mithai uses just two ingredients. Dates are called khajur in India and the recipe uses a paste of dates along with pistachio butter. It is holiday season in

Badam, rose water and ricotta cake is inspired by very popular persian cakes called cake yazdi or mawa cakes available in the irani cafes in India. What are Mawa Cakes

Besan Vadi or Pithala Vadi is made from Besan cooked with water. Besan is chic pea flour and in Westen states of india it is mixed with water and cooked