Main Course

Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) leaf stem stir fry in butter

Servings: 2 Preparation time: 1 minutes. Cooking time: 6-7 minutes. Total time: 8 minutes. Staying in Japan for two and half years; we found new flavour and fell in love too for them. As we enjoyed ‘Nihon Ryori (Japanese food)’, fruits and vegetables available there, Wasabi stem is one of them. Wasabi, often use in […]

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Kachari Masoor Dal (Red Lentil Fritters)

Servings: 4 Soaking time: 2 hours. Preparation time: 3-4 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes(each batch). Total time: 11 minutes. The recipe of “Kachari Masoor Dal” reminds me the familiar sight of the street food vendor or Chatwala of my hometown, each bite tingling my taste buds and  takes my thoughts back to those streets. This

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Mung (Green gram) Masoor (Red lentil) Dal

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 4-5 minutes. Boiling time: 20 minutes. Seasoning time: 5 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. This is the Pakistani style of cooking, they prefer to cook food without using pressure cooker till the date. In traditional Pakistani cooking, dal is often prepared using slow-cooking methods, similar to those by our great-grandmothers. Mung

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Spinach Corn Sandwich

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 8-10 minutes. Total time: 20 minutes. A smile appeared on my face when my husband agreed to go to Hanamasa (shop) to fetch spinach for the sandwich, because I prefer to eat sandwich in breakfast on weekend. Mostly I prepared the fillings in advance so that if

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Apple Lassi (curd/yogurt based drink)

Servings:  Preparation time: 2 minutes. Blending  time: 2 minutes. Total time: 4 minutes. Daily intake of apple boosts metabolism, improves health of heart, bones, teeth and skin. It helps to relieve constipation and diarrhoea too; above all it boosts brain power. This wonderful fruit contains ‘vitamin B Complex’, beta carotene and many more vitamins and

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