Vegan fusion :

Quinoa Porridge (Upma)

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Quinoa's origins are truly ancient. It was one of the three staple foods, along with corn and potatoes, of the Inca civilization. Quinoa was known then, and still is known, with respect, as the mother of all grains. It is easy[...]

Watercress Potato Soup

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I love soups – all variety included. Recently when I visited my local grocery store, I saw some fresh watercress. The fresh watercress adds a beautiful color and taste to this soup.  I have kept it very simple unlike many other recipes[...]

Sublime @ Ft Lauderdale

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We were in Florida for a week, exploring the atlantic coast, the gulf coast and Key West, and were enjoying the savor of the different cuisines. We were traveling the Bourdain way ;-). The very first evening we landed in Miami,[...]

Dirty Cuban Portabella Caps

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From An Opera Singer in the Kitchen Happy Friday everyone! I am so glad it is the weekend. If you get a chance, visit Made in Kitchen's Blog to read my interview with them about my blog. I had so much fun answering VERY[...]

Blini and Bhaji tie the knot

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My first encounter with street-served Pao Bhaji was in Chennai, India. After a day long shopping spree in Spencer's Plaza, my pal and I were tired and starved to extinction (and who wouldn't in a mall like that?). One option was to just go to[...]

Dry Gobi Manchurian - No oil version

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Hi everybody Hope you all remember to post recipes from RAKS KITCHEN ending in 6 days, and we are going to run with an other blogger soon.. I keep making this manchurian now and then which is a healthy version from the deep fried one, I got this[...]

Indian Salsa ( Tomato Onion Chutney )

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We recently bought tortilla chips, i had coincidently prepared tomato onion chutney so when he asked for dip i immediately mixed fresh chopped onions and tomatoes to the chutney and served him with tortilla chips. He enjoyed it very[...]

Indian Lentil Dip- a Perfect Match for Rotilla!

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For all technical purposes, Indian rotis or chapatis are the same home made Mexican wheat tortillas . Last night I needed to fix a quick dinner with some leftover cooked lentil ( toor dhal) and thought of making a dip of it for my home[...]

The New Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook {Spicy Black Bean Enchiladas}

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I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine went by too quickly AS USUAL! Sometimes I just need one or more days to just make up for a long week. Would it NOT be nice to have the weekend be our work days and the week as our off days? Ha! I live[...]

Book Review: Asian Fusion~A Culinary Odyssey of Vegan Recipes by Chat Mingkwan

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I'm a huge fan of Chat Mingkwan's earlier book, Buddha's Table: Thai Feasting Vegetarian Style. Its pages are well-worn and separating from the spine, because it's been propped open with weights on my kitchen counter so often. I seemed to have[...]