Our homes are supposed to be our safe haven, the place we go to escape the dangers of the world. Even young children think first of going home when they’re frightened or in danger. So with such high expectations for…
Category: Kitchen Korner
Find mouthwatering delectable recipes from all over the world. These recipes are my own interpretations which have a very high taste quotient without compromising the health ingredient.
Piri Piri slow cooked chicken
Lately, I have been enthralled with two blogs. Partly because I have been experimenting with different ways tp present the same ingredients to satiate the increasingly diverse palate of my foodie family, and partly because I am amazed at the…
Fish tacos with mini pitas
Summer and vacations go hand in hand. Throw into the pit the eternal search for quick, filling, healthy meals and you realize that you are a lot more creative, though not very original, than you realized. These fish tacos…
Sweet and Sour chicken roast – Instant Pot recipe
Monday morning, I got a call from our local CVS Pharmacy to tell us that United Airlines found my son’s lost baggage and they are ready to ship it to us. You read that right. CVS Pharmacy. Lost baggage. A big…
Instant pot! The time saver personified – Creamy Tomato Soup
Few months back, a wave crashed into the kitchen gadget world. It’s called Instant Pot. It is an upgraded, electronic version of pressure cooker. I pressure cook a lot of food. High pressure cooking is good for health, but…
Lettuce wrap revisited
Have you watched the new Spider-man movie? It’s called Spider Man – Homecoming. It’s a fresh take on a very old story retold many times over in many different formats. For a change, the character is played by a…
Happy 2017! Back with Lazeez Biriyani to celebrate the new year!
Bonjour! Wish you all a glorious 2017 It’s been a long hiatus. I have missed all of you, and I have missed blogging. Where have you been? You ask. I have been away doing something wonderful, kind of answering…
Demise of a Car
The heavy machine coughed. And died. An almost brand new, adored, metallic four-wheeler that is cherished because it’s forever on a diet – meaning her gas mileage is low, low. However, being a sedan, she comes with many challenges to…
Dhaba style keema
The dusty roads of India might make you think twice about stopping at the road side eateries that punctuate the bustling landscape. These small road side eateries are known as ‘dhabba’. Don’t get fooled by their unsophisticated veneer. More often…
Aloo Matar and a sweet tooth
Have you ever visited the blog ‘Go bake yourself‘? Chances are you have. Hence you possibly know Uru, the force behind that crazy amazing blog is the ‘sweetest’ girl in our blogosphere.You don’t? No way. You HAVE to check her…
Life is new and old
Life, has been busy. As in good busy. I have been up to something awesome last few months (hence these prolonged absences) and now I am almost there.I have learnt so much in the last few months. At some…
Fruity Matcha shake
I have learned so much from my fellow bloggers who have become inspirations as well as friends that I often think of, miss and learn from everyday. I also have resigned myself to the fact that I am not…
Kaffir Lime salmon
My grandmother was a chef par excellence. However, as is the norm with most Indian grandmas, she didn’t pass on any recipes. That is the weirdest thing about history of Indian cooking. Few, if any, ever handed down recipes in written…
Aloo Chorchori with Nigella
As a youngster, I found train stations to be magical places. The screaming engines, swishing smoke chimneys that rose out of the beasts that pulled the beautiful red, blue, green bogies, beats of footsteps as people jogged, ran, walked, limped to…
Buying eggplant and Baingan Bharta
Every stood in front of an eggplant display in a grocery store with no idea which one to pick? Happens ALL the time. Even with years of experience, you might pick up what you think is a good one,…