Aloo Paratha

Ingredients: Wheat Flour (2 cups) Potatoes (4) Garlic (2 cloves) Green chilies (2 finely chopped) Garam Masala (1/2 tsp) Red chili powder (1 tsp) Chaat Masala (1/2 tsp) Lemon Juice (1/2 lemon) Coriander (chopped) Water (as required) Salt (to taste) Oil/Butter (as per preference) Directions: Mix wheat flour, salt and water and knead it to…

Chili Crab Meat Linguine with Watercress

Ingredients: Linguine (500 grams / 1 lb) Crab Meat (300 grams / 1/3 lb) Garlic (2 cloves) Red Chili (2-3 based on spice preference) Lemon (1) Parsley (1 handful chopped) Watercress (1 handful roughly torn) Salt (To Taste) Olive Oil (125 ml/ 4 oz) Directions: Put a large pot of water to boil for the…

Onion Bhajia

Ingredients: Onion (3 Large thinly sliced) Gram flour (1 1/2 cup) Green Chilies (4-5 thinly sliced) Turmeric Powder (1/2 tsp) Chili Powder (1 tsp) Cumin seeds (1 tsp) Salt (to taste) Oil (Sunflower/ Vegetable/ Canola) Mint leaves (optional) (2 tbsp finely chopped) Directions: In a deep pan add oil and let it heat. In a…

Spicy Braised Tofu – Dubu Jorim

Ingredients: Tofu (1 pack) Cooking Oil (3 tbsp) Sesame Oil (1 tsp)  Sesame Seeds (1 tsp) Garlic (1 clove minced) Onion (1 medium sized minced) Green onions (2 chopped) For the sauce, mix in a small bowl: Soy Sauce (1 tbsp) Salt (1 tsp) Sugar (1 tsp) Red chili flakes (1-2 tbsp to taste) Water…

Potato Bhajia

Ingredients: For Bhajiya: Gram Flour (2 cup) Chili Powder (1 tsp) Turmeric Powder (1 tsp) Cumin seeds (1 tsp) Salt Potato (Peeled & thinly sliced) Oil (Sunflower/ Vegetable/ Canola) For Mint Chutney: Mint Leaves (2 cups) Coriander Leaves (1 cup) Green Chilies (4-5) Ginger (1/2 inch) Lemon Juice (1 1/2 tbsp) Salt (To Taste) Directions:…

Dal Tadka

Ingredients: Toor Dal (1 cup) Chana Dal (1/4 cup) Masoor Dal (1/4 cup) Cumin seeds (3 tsp) Ginger (1 inch julienne) Onion (2 medium sized finely chopped) Fried Onion (3 tbsp) Tomato (2 medium sized chopped) Ginger (1 inch finely chopped) Garlic ( 2 tbsp finely chopped) Green Chilies (3-4 finely chopped) Turmeric Powder (2…

Chorizo Stuffed Squid with Yellow Rice and Salsa Verde

Ingredients: Tomatillos (1 pound, husk removed and cut in half) White onion (1 small, peeled and cut into quarters) Jalapeños (2, cut in half lengthwise, seeds and stem removed) Garlic (2 cloves) Olive oil Cilantro leaves ( ½ cup plus a few for garnish) Lime juice (2 tablespoons) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper…

Shrimp Masala

Ingredients: Shrimp (1 lb) Onion (2-3 medium-sized thinly sliced) Tomato (2 medium-sized chopped) Ginger Garlic Paste (1 1/2 tbsp) Coriander Powder (3 tbsp) Chili Powder (1 tbsp) Turmeric Powder (1 tsp) Asafoetida Powder (Hing) (1/4 tsp) Curry Leaves (1 Spring) Malabar Tamarind (2-3 piece) Cumin Seeds (1 tsp) Salt (To Taste) Directions: In a bowl,…

Spam Musubi

Ingredients: Spam (Luncheon meat) Jasmine Rice Rice Vinegar Soy Sauce Oyster Sauce Sugar Nori (Dried Seaweed) Directions: Take two cups of jasmine rice in a bowl and rinse the rice a couple of times. Bring two cups of water to boil and add the rice into it and cook till all the water is soaked…

Moru Curry (Yogurt curry)

Ingredients: Yogurt (32 oz) Onions (2 medium-sized thinly sliced) Ginger Garlic Paste (1 tbsp) Curry Leaves Dried Red Chilies (2-3) Mustard seeds (1 1/2 tsp) Red Chili Powder (1/2 tbsp) Turmeric Powder (1/2 tsp) Coriander Powder (1 tbsp) Asafoetida Powder (Hing) (1/4 tsp) Salt (To Taste) Directions: Add the yogurt into a blender and blend…