Indian Sweet & Sour Butternut Squash – Sooo Delicious

Peeled, Cubed Butternut SquashGently Stewed Indian Sweet & Sour Butternut Squash

So delicious, so tender, so succulent. The flavors perfectly balanced. Savory from fresh ginger, onions, fenugreek, red chili powder and turmeric. Sweet from palm sugar, and tart from fresh lime juice. Well-flavored, light and satisfying Indian Sweet & Sour Continue reading Indian Sweet & Sour Butternut Squash – Sooo Delicious

Kitchari – Indian Spiced Mung Bean Brown Rice Vegetable Stew

Indian Spiced Mung Bean Brown Rice Vegetable Stew--Kitchari

Kitchari – A One-Pot Meal for Chilly Spring Days

A flavorful and satisfying one-pot meal served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. When it’s cold outside a steaming bowl is particularly comforting and delicious. With nine plus inches of snow in a recent forecast, the time was right for a bowl Continue reading Kitchari – Indian Spiced Mung Bean Brown Rice Vegetable Stew

Shrimp Biryani – Oven-Baked Indian Spicy Rice with Shrimp

Shrimp Biryani – Oven-Baked Indian Spicy Rice with Shrimp

Shrimp Biryani – Enjoy an Indian Feast for Your Next Celebration

Shrimp Biryani (pronounced bir-ee-ah-nee) along with my other favorite recipes for Saag Paneer and Cilantro Mint Chutney were the inspiration for teaching A Taste of India Cooking Classes. While perfecting this recipe, we so enjoyed the Shrimp Biryani, made with aromatic basmati rice, Continue reading Shrimp Biryani – Oven-Baked Indian Spicy Rice with Shrimp

Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious

Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious
Green Mango Kachumber Salad with 
Amazingly Healthy Raw, Green, Unripe Mangoes

Mmm, ever since my first bite of a ripe, juicy, golden fleshed, sweet and delicious mango, I wondered where they had been all my life. Now, all these years later, I’ve tasted and reveled at my first bite of a hard, unripe, pale fleshed, sour and crisp green mango. Continue reading Green Mango Kachumber Salad – A Little Sour, A Little Sweet, A Little Spiced, A Lot Refreshing and Delicious

Coconut Ladoo – Celebratory Indian Sweets Made with All Things Coconut

Coconut Ladoo – Celebratory Indian Sweets Made with All Things Coconut

Coconut Ladoo – Dried Coconut, Coconut Palm Sugar, Coconut Milk, Coconut Oil and the Queen of Spices, Cardamom

Coconut Ladoo consistently make the list of India’s Top Ten Sweets. The first known coconut ladoo date back at least 3-4000 years. These early versions were packed for travelers and warriors as a symbol of good luck for their expeditions. Continue reading Coconut Ladoo – Celebratory Indian Sweets Made with All Things Coconut

Cilantro Mint Chutney with Chili & Lime

Cilantro Mint Chutney with Chili and LimeCilantro Mint Chutney –
This Tart-Sweet & Spicy Condiment Makes the Meal

London, 1969. Eating lunch at Le Cordon Bleu Restaurant on Marylebone Lane, across the street from their cooking school, I enjoyed Cilantro Mint Chutney for the very first time. It came on a condiment stand with my order of “curry” for lunch. I thought it was mine to enjoy. Though Continue reading Cilantro Mint Chutney with Chili & Lime

Palak Paneer – Indian Creamed Spinach with Fresh Cheese

Palak Paneer . . . Indian Creamed Spinach with Fresh Cheese

Palak Paneer aka Saag Paneer

Mildly spiced and silken spinach with crisp, golden cubes of the fresh Indian cheese known as paneer has made Palak Paneer aka Saag Paneer, one of the most popular Indian dishes in the U.S. The rich flavor and luxurious texture Continue reading Palak Paneer – Indian Creamed Spinach with Fresh Cheese