Dinesh and I spent an extremely pleasurable 5 days with Prama and Ranji Bhandari at their very beautiful home in Delhi. Prama aunty is a brilliant cook and i made her share some of her secret recipes with me… We shared many meals amidst sparkling conversation and super tasty food and one of the things [...]

Cut up a packet of (preferably firm) tofu (about 200 gms) into approximately 1-inch cubes. On a tray (I used a cutting board) spread out 3-4 tablespoons of sesame seeds. Put the tofu pieces on the seeds and gently press each piece, so that the seeds get stuck to the tofu piece. Coat the tofu [...]

For whipping the cream, you need to prepare a bit: First get yourself some nice (whipping) cream and put it in the fridge, not the freezer, so that its very cold but not frozen, few hours is enough. Don’t use the Amul fresh cream that you get in the tetra pack. This method doesn’t work [...]

1 packet of mushrooms washed and roughly cut into chunky pieces 1 big carrot peeled and grated 1 clove of garlic finely chopped 2-3 dried red chillies (optional) A small quantity of any left over veggie you want to add … I used a small zucchini piece that was waiting it’s turn in the fridge [...]

A really quick and easy dip… 1 packet tofu (100 gms) roughly cut into small pieces, use cold tofu from the fridge 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons of Soya Sauce 1 tablespoon of Balsamic Vinegar 1 teaspoon of Dhania Jeera powder 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped Salt and pepper to taste Juice of [...]

No blog by a parsi who loves to cook (and eat) will ever be complete without his recipe of Dhansakh! And since today is Parsi New Year, here is a fantastic recipe for all of you… cook and enjoy with friends, family and loved ones! A quintessential Parsi speciality! Made for lazy Sunday dinners, and [...]

Its pronounced Lazanya, please dont ask me why its spelled that way, i just know how to cook it Lasagna is basically flat pasta which is sandwiched with red and/or white sauce and various veggies. Click for the recipe for white sauce. For the Red Sauce: Chop 10 medium sized tomatoes. In a heavy bottomed [...]

You can use any type of pasta for this meal. I prefer spaghetti (long thin pasta) or penne (short fat tubes) Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package and set aside. Chop into medium sized chunky pieces 1 big brocolli, a small handful of french beans, 5-8 asparagus Thinly slice 1 medium [...]

Spaghetti, penne, fettuccine, etc are all classified under pasta and are mostly just different shapes… A surprising number of people i know do really terrible things to pasta… They overcook it, sometimes even pressure cook it! Here is the way i love to make my pasta, it doesn’t matter which one i am using, more [...]

For all you people wanting an Indian recipe … here it is! No cheese, no cream, no olive oil either It’s very tasty, and bcoz of the pineapple in it has an utterly unique flavour 1 packet of nutrella (soya) nuggets boiled for 15-20 minutes with salt. Drain away the water and squeeze dry (careful [...]