Black Bean sliders

Black Bean sliders

I created this recipe to recreate my favorite – SMASH burger’s black bean burger. You will need: for the patty: 1 can of black beans 1/4 red bellpepper (or any other color is fine, I like the flavor that the red one brings the most 

Vegan Pad Thai

Vegan Pad Thai

Being able to make plans on the fly and doing  a quick vacation in Thailand was one of the best luxuries that came with living in India. I miss that the most ever since I moved back to the US. Not to mention even more 

Tawa Pulav

Tawa Pulav

Tawa means griddle/ skillet and pulav is a rice pilaf with veggies and spices Traditionally, tawa pulav is a restaurant/ street speciality in restaurants that make Pav bhaji and is made on the same griddle as the pav bhaji. In fact the recipe needs a 

Shahi Paneer

Shahi Paneer

Mild spicy lightly sweet, creamy onion gravy with chunks of cottage cheese and dry fruits and raisins Whenever I make the gravy for this dish, I love to make extra gravy, because I am not going to lie, its a bit of work. But the 

Palak Paneer gnocchi

Palak Paneer gnocchi

You can follow @nypoonam on Instagram to find a video of this recipe and many other eclectic and carefully curated recipes. You can find the video link for the gnocchi recipe here. Gnocchi is a go-to when deciding what to order in an italian restaurant. 

Mediterranean  Chicken Kebabs

Mediterranean Chicken Kebabs

Is it even July 4th weekend if you don’t grill? Well, the weather this year on the east coast hasn’t been exactly favorable for grilling. This delicious chicken kebab recipe won’t let you miss the barbecue experience, even if you just make it in the 

Mysore Dosa Chutney

Mysore Dosa Chutney

Udupi restaurants menus can be daunting. One they are very prolific and two everything lip-smacking-ly delicious! The uthapa, the sandwiches, idli-wada, cutlets and of course the 100 different dosas! How does one even.. So, when in doubt (read every single time) I end up ordering 

Methi Matar Malai

Methi Matar Malai

Literally translated fenugreek, peas and cream. This is a classic North Indian dish. The sweet green peas perfectly balance the slightly butter umami flavor of the methi (fenugreek) leaves. Although this normally is the second or third dish you order at a restaurant as a 

Sambar

Sambar

My favorite kind of Sambar is the one you get in Udupi restaurants. Which probably isn’t the authentic south Indian Sambar, but I am conditioned to like that better having grow up in Pune. This sambar has very little dal in it. Its more like 

Dal Bukhara

Dal Bukhara

Punjabi delicacy – patiently slow cooked whole urad dal This is a beautifully simple dish, minimal ingredients, very little preparation and its oh so flavor. Dal Bukhara is slightly different from Dal Makhani, although both use black whole lentils, Dal makhani has red kidney beans