Madurai Egg Curry

Madurai Egg Curry

After dodging the bullet for 2+ years, which included us living in NYC in the middle of the pandemic, me and my husband got COVID in July of 2022 :/ We decided to inform our neighbors in case we needed any emergency help, as we 

Vanga-Batatyachi bhaji

Vanga-Batatyachi bhaji

This CKP-style eggplant and potato bhaji is my Mother-in-law’s recipe. It uses her signature Vaatan (spice paste) that she uses in a lot of her cooking. She always has a jar of this in her fridge! It’s the same one she uses in prawn khichadi 

Ramen

Ramen

I have been into trying different types of Ramen at home for a while now, this is one of them that I have been able to replicate multiple times and I think is perfected enough and ready to be shared with you 🙂 My first 

Narali Bhat

Narali Bhat

You will Need: 1 cup Basmati rice (old) 1 cup fresh shredded coconut 1.5 cups jaggery (or you can also use 1/2 cup sugar+1 cup jaggery, do this especially if yourjaggery is too dark/ strong) 2-3 cardaom pods 2-3 whole cloves dry fruits (raisins and 

Mutton sukka

Mutton sukka

Rustic Maharashtrian sukka style Goat curry or masala. Please leave a comment here with your feedback if you try it 🙂 If you want to avoi red meat you can try my vegan version of this dish here This dish is traditionally made in rural 

Jackfruit Sukka

Jackfruit Sukka

Rustic Maharashtrian sukka style curry or masala. This dish is typically made with red meat, mainly goat, but IMHO, it tastes even better with raw jackfruit 😛 And here’s the recipe! Please leave a comment here with your feedback if you try it 🙂 This 

Veg Biryani

Veg Biryani

When people ask if I am vegetarian, I say “given a choice, yes”. Firstly, I am a food scientist, so I have always kept an open mind when it comes to eating meat, rather tasting everything. Being able to taste everything is very important and 

Tomato soup

Tomato soup

I am not a fan of Sheet pan meals as I feel they almost never taste as good as something that’s grilled or roasted on a pan and tend to use more oil and time than sautéing. But this soup recipe is one for which 

Truffled Mushroom Risotto

Truffled Mushroom Risotto

If I made a list of my soul foods, most of them are rice based! Risottos did not make it on the list until recently though. I fell in love with Rositto, when I started frequenting Chafa cafe in Koregaon Park, Pune (India). We lived 

Undhiyu

Undhiyu

For years I have been wanting to try my hand at making this Gujarati delicacy. It is a bit intimidating but the extreme urge to have this finally took over the fear and I started researching. I found two very helpful recipes on Youtube –