This eggplant stir fry is inspired by my favorite eggplant dish at PF Chang’s Chinese Bistro. The eggplant is cooked in a spicy sauce, and is perfect, melt in your mouth tender. I have tried to re-create the dish at home as much as I could. It was a perfect combination to the fried rice … [Read more…]
I wanted to make a very different chicken dish this weekend, and tried this ‘Spring Onion Chicken’ recipe from vahrevah.com.. It sure was a very different tasting recipe, but delicious nonetheless. The chef had used Indian spring onions where the bulbs are pretty big and resemble pearl onions. But, I have used the tender scallions … [Read more…]
I don’t usually cook sea food at home. It makes rare appearances in my kitchen. But I know that my husband loves fish fry and my brother was also visiting me and requested I make fish fry for him. Now the votes were 2 to 1 and I had to oblige. We usually make fish … [Read more…]
I had tasted these potatoes when I had gone for a dinner at a friend’s house. They were kind of cute looking and I had wanted to get my hands on these ever since. I spotted these ‘Teeny Tiny Potatoes'(thats what they were labeled) at Trader Joes the other day and decided to try the … [Read more…]
Kathari mochai poriyal is a dry curry of dried beans and eggplant. It is a typical farmers dish as dried beans are economical and readily available throughout the year. Eggplant is commonly grown in villages and is added to a lot of dishes for flavor. My mom’s version of this dish is accentuated with a … [Read more…]
A very simple and easy dish to make, this side dish goes well with plain rice, with mixed rice varieties and also with rotis as a dry curry. For a person who loves to cook, I hate doing the dishes. I would cook for a crowd with gusto, provided I don’t have to clean up … [Read more…]