Latest Recipes

  • Amritsari Macchi is the fried fish I grew up eating at wedding receptions and milestone dinners, always piled on a platter with lemon wedges and mint chutney. My aunt used …

  • Neza Kebab is one of those recipes I stumbled upon during a potluck at my neighbor’s house five years ago. She had made these drumsticks in her oven, and the …

  • Shrimp Tacos became a regular in my home after a friend brought over leftover tortillas from a party and asked if I could make something interesting. I had shrimp in …

  • Peppermint Brownies came into my kitchen after a particularly chaotic December when I wanted something festive that did not involve rolling dough or piping frosting for an hour. I made …

  • Mutton Baffat showed up at a church potluck in Mangalore years ago, brought by an aunty who refused to share the full recipe until I asked three times. She finally …

  • Nendram Pazham Pradhaman is one of those desserts my grandmother made for Onam sadhya every year, and I still remember the smell of ghee and banana hitting the hot pan. …

  • Thengai Paal Mor Kozhambu is something my mother in law made on hot summer afternoons when no one wanted sambhar or heavy curries. She would grind the spice paste fresh …

  • Jasmine Fried Rice first showed up in my kitchen after a friend brought back a bag of jasmine rice from Thailand and I wanted to do something different with it. …

  • Chicken Salna showed up on my table after I kept ordering it with parotta at a local spot near my office. The gravy had this thick, pale brown coating that …

  • Kashmiri Mutton Biryani is the recipe I turn to when I want the house to smell like celebration. I first tasted this style of biryani at a neighbour’s Eid lunch …

  • Mangalore Bun is one of those breakfast treats I first tasted at a Udupi restaurant in Bangalore, where it came alongside a bowl of coconut chutney and potato sagu. I …