Ingredients: For the Salsa Roja: Dried Ancho Chilies (2 chilies) Dried Chipotle Chilies (4-6 chilies) Dried Cascabel Chiles (2 chilies) Dired Pasilla Chilies (1-2 chilies) Onions (2 medium; peeled and chopped) Plum Tomatoes (2; halved) Garlic (3 cloves; peeled) Dried Oregano Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) For Ground Beef Filling: Ground Beef (1-2 pounds)…
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Bourbon Pecan Pie
Ingredients: For Pie Crust: All-purpose flour (2 1/4 cups) Salt (1 1/4 teaspoon) Sugar(1 tablespoon) Unsalted Chilled Butter (1 cup) Ice Water (1/2 cup) Pie Filling: Pecans (2 1/2 cups; roughly chopped) Eggs (3) Maple Syrup (1/4 cup) Light Corn Syrup (1 cup) Salt (3/4 teaspoon) Dark Brown Sugar (3/4 cup) Vanilla Extract (1 tablespoon)…
Breakfast Pizza
Pizza for breakfast? Why Not? Boston’s moving day finally got done a week back and after having moved thrice in less than a year; this was the first time I didn’t have to move houses and I can’t thank enough to the lords for this blessing! But that being said you have friends who are…
Pizza (Without Yeast)
Since the beginning of quarantine that one commodity that’s been very difficult to find in Boston is YEAST!!! The whole of Boston decided to start baking banana breads and Focaccia and at this time my craving for pizza was getting worse by the day. So I had to find a way to make pizza without…
Maqluba
Ingredients: Chicken (2 pounds; whole chicken cut into pieces) Onions (2 onions; one finely chopped and the second one cut into circles) Green Bell Pepper (1; chopped) Garlic (1 tablespoon; minced) Green onions (2-3; diced) Red Bell Pepper Eggplant (1) Tomato (1; cut into circles) Cauliflower (cut the florets in half) Potatoes (1-2 medium size…
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Ingredients: Butternut Squash (1/2 cut into 1/2 inch cubes) Onion (Diced) Garlic (4 cloves) Brown sugar (1 tablespoon) Ricotta Cheese (1/4 cup) Flour (2 cups) Eggs (4) Sage (10 leaves) Butter (3 tablespoons) Lemon juice (1 tablespoon) Parmesan Cheese Olive oil Direction: In a baking sheet, place the butternut squash, onion and garlic. Drizzle olive…
Mantu (Afghani Dumpings)
Ingredients: Flour (2 cups) Egg (1) Minced Pork (1 lb; you can use any meat and if you’re looking for vegetarian options use finely chopped mushrooms or leeks) Onion (1 large finely chopped) Chili (1-2 finely chopped) Cilantro (finely chopped) Split chickpea (Chana dal; 1 cup) Tomato paste (1 tablespoon) Turmeric powder (1 teaspoon) Cumin…
Chicken Dum Biryani
Ingredients: Chicken (2 – 3 lbs with bone or boneless skinless thighs) Basmati Rice (3 cups) Onions (5 large thinly sliced) Tomatoes (2 diced) Mint Cashew nuts (optional 20 – 30) Raisins (optional 20 – 30) Saffron (a pinch optional) Milk (3-4 tablespoons optional) Ginger-Garlic paste (2 tablespoons) Chili Powder (2 tablespoons) Coriander Powder (2…
Kerala Halwa
Ingredients: Wheat flour (1 1/2 cup) Corn flour (2 1/2 tbsp) Jaggery (400 grams/ 1 lb) Coconut milk (2 1/2 cups) Cashew nuts Cardamom powder (1 tbsp or as per taste) Ghee (3 tbsp) (You can substitute ghee with coconut oil or use both as per your preference) Direction: In a bowl add the wheat…
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…
The Ghee Spot 