Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup (250 mL) medium or coarse bulgur 1 can (19oz) drained and rinsed chickpeas 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 cup (250 mL) diced English cucumbers 1 cup (250 mL) minced fresh Italian parsley 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped green onions 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh mint [...]
Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/3 cup parsley 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1/3 cup parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 bay leaf 1 cup basmati [...]
Why worry about a beer belly when you can have beer mussels instead? With a unique all-India boozey brunch making its last pit-stop in Mumbai, you can get a real kick from the variety of brew-based dishes local chefs have whipped up. After tasting sessions in Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkatta, chef Karen Anand, who’s been [...]
Champurrado is a Chocolate Drink famous in Mexico. Atole is nothing but a cornstarch based drink. Chilled and servedUsually served warm (although I prefer it chilled)with a plate of Polvorenes con Canela would be a complete bliss. I love this combo and so would you when you try this one. A v simple recipe which hardly takes [...]
This has happened so many times that by now I should have learnt my lessons (which I probably might not!) So what am I talking about here? Well listen to this. Has it happened to you that after creating something, you were so pleased at having “invented” something only to soon realize that it already [...]
Just like Halloween is unthinkable without Pumpkins, so is an Indian festivalwithout this Kheer. “Kheer” in Hindi denotes sweet pudding commonly referring to Rice Pudding. Although there exists myriad varieties, this rice pudding rules the roost. You might even call it the King of the Indian sweet puddings. Any celebration, any traditional function and what more, even [...]
Kheer / Rice Pudding Recipe Kheer is the greatest rice pudding in the world, an international dessert combining three cooking traditions: India, the Middle East and the West. Can you think of a dessert that is truly international? One contender would be bread pudding, which turns up in various guises (shahi pudding etc. all over the [...]
It is a measure of how much eating out habits in India have changed that whereas when I first wrote about truffles, readers were bemused, these days truffles crop up on menu after menu. It is, I guess, also a measure of how much more we are prepared to spend on restaurant meals compared to [...]
Even if you are on a new-year health kick, a bread and butter pudding is a great thing to have in the freezer for your comfort food emergency. You can prepare this food with any plain or sweet bread. Most bread and butter pudding recipes involve a very simple custard — a combination of milk, cream, [...]
Nothing says the holidays like Turtles! Try this new twist on a family favourite that includes some tasty popcorn. You can even put some in a holiday tin to give as a gift. Ingredients 1 bag (2.9 ounces) (11 cups popped) butter flavoured microwave popcorn PAM Original No-Stick Cooking Spray Pecan halves (63 pecan halves) [...]
