Cardamom Cookies
What is it about a plate piled high with cookies that is so hard to resist? I certainly can’t resist. Apparently neither can my family, who ate four bags worth of cookies in two days when I brought...
View ArticleWeeknight Veggies
This will be the first year we are not traveling to India, so we decided to treat ourselves to a full week in my home town of Santa Cruz. Our week long excursion was full of local sight seeing....
View ArticleChole
This is a nostalgic dish for me. It’s one of the first dishes Hubby cooked for me when we were in college together and it was also one of the first he taught me how to cook. Chole is a famous Punjabi...
View ArticleIndian Chai
There is nothing better than a true cup of Indian Chai, and what can be better than being able to make it in the comfort of your own kitchen. Those who are chai obsessed (like Hubby and me) are VERY...
View ArticleChapatis: Indian Flatbreads
We are Punjabis – I happily include myself in this statement – and because we are Punjabis, we eat chapatis. Chapatis (pronounced chah-PAH-tees) are flat breads made from whole wheat flour, water and a...
View ArticleMalai Kofta
It would be honest to say this is the most exciting post for me so far. Malai Kofta is a vegetarian dumpling dish made with the best curry sauce you will ever taste. It is also my all-time favorite...
View ArticleCardamom chai
Most Indian foodies have one item that is their favorite treat. For me and well, I think it’s safe to say for many of the other Indian foodies out there, it’s chai. The luxurious scent of Indian tea...
View ArticleMummy-ji’s Palak Paneer Video
One of the best things about making these videos with Mummy-ji is that it has given us something to connect over. As I’m still struggling to learn Hindi, Mummy-ji and I cannot say much to each other....
View ArticleAloo Gobi Video
Our first full cooking video with Mummy-ji is here. This was one of the first recipes we made together, potatoes and cauliflower known as aloo gobi in Hindi. It is one of Hubby’s childhood favorites...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Kheer
I am all for effortless cooking. I thoroughly enjoy becoming a good cook and taking my time to meander my way through a new recipe. I also adore a recipe I can whip together in a minute or easily walk...
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