Salad is universal. Every country, every region of the world has their own recipe for a traditional salad. Kachumber is an Indian style salad where onions, tomatoes and coriander are mixed together with cumin powder, salt, chili, and lemon juice. It is an added condiment to Indian cuisine and meant to freshen the palate between … Continue reading “Challah for Masala” – Israeli Kachumber Salad
Latkes are a traditional potato & onion pancake that is common in Jewish cuisine and usually eaten with apple sauce and sour cream. Samosas are a traditional Indian snack item where a mashed potato and pea mixture is seasoned with lots of Indian spices and then put into a dough shell that is fried. Samosa … Continue reading “Challah for Masala” – Samosa Latkes
This recipe is a fusion between a traditional Jewish Brisket recipe and an Indian Tikka Masala dish. The brisket in this recipe is coated with an Indian-spices dry rub and then put in the slow-cooker for 6-7 hours until it is tender. The juices from the meat are mixed into the Indian seasonings from the … Continue reading “Challah for Masala” – Brisket Tikka Masala (Slow Cooker Recipe)
Here is my own spin on a very comment “Indian Street Food” that most people in my community have regularly. It is a really colorful and fresh salad with puffed rice, gram noodles and loads of chutney (tamarind, mint, garlic, yogurt). It is sweet, savory, crunchy, colorful and full of amazing different textures and flavors … Continue reading Bhel Chat (Puffed Rice and Gram Noodle Salad)
One of my family’s favorite meals to have here at our house is “Aloo Gobi” or a Cauliflower and Potato Curry. It’s really flavorful, hearty and tasty! Plus, I add peas into the curry to give it a bit of natural sweetness and more texture. The added green color from the peas makes the dish … Continue reading Cauliflower Curry (with Potatoes & Peas)
Bread is so important in almost every cuisine imaginable! There are so many different shapes, sizes, flavors, types and textures that make the world bread go around and around… Wheat Roti is one of the most basic and traditional Indian breads out there. Most households have this on a daily basis with their curries and … Continue reading Wheat Roti (Traditional Indian Flat Bread)
Here is a really delicious cocktail I had the opportunity to make at a recent cooking demo at COOK-Philly. With the blazing heat this summer, this was a perfect “cooling” accompaniment to all the dishes served at the demo. INDIAN SUMMER BOURBON COCKTAIL Servings: 1 cocktail Ingredients: 2 oz. good quality bourbon ΒΌ oz. limoncello … Continue reading Indian Summer Bourbon Cocktail
