Masala Trail Mix

Summer time is synonymous with hiking and camping for us. We have not begun to camp or hike yet, but will soon start. I would like give it a kick start with Hari Nayak’s Masala Trail Mix. I have tried this recipe twice and have loved it.
I own a copy of his cookbook and I [...]

Vegetable Cutlets and on live TV

With the TV show host Tina Macua from CBS13/CW31, before the broadcast. Tina is a very lively anchor full of energy, and fun to work with. Here is the link to the TV website.
When CBS13/CW31 sent me an email that they would be interested in having me do a TV segment, I was [...]

Chilly Idli

How do I know that we are back to normal, We start craving for spicy food. Yeah we just need a reason right? We had leftover idlis from last night that was sitting in the fridge. I wanted something crispy and I know R will like anything spicy, so decided to make chilly idli that [...]

Healthy Spring Rolls

I was introduced to Vietnamese spring rolls by one of my colleagues. I was hooked! I bought these spring roll wrappers 7 years ago thinking they were the one for deep frying and was sadly diasspointed. But you know what, they taste like rice papad if you deep fry them. Sprinle with chaat masala and [...]

Pani Puri – Indian Crack?

We had loads of fun in our cooking class this month. The class was about Indian street food. what better then Pani Puri and Aloo tikki right? We also made Kaara pori (churmura).

I thought it was an acquired taste, but trust me when I say everyone loved it. The students made everything from scratch [...]

Protein Laden Paniyaram

When I started giving cooking classes, I arranged different lentils in a glass to showcase the different lentil we use in our cooking..now what do I with them? So this was my brainwave last week.

Black eyed peas – 2 tbspMasoor dhal – 2 tbspYellow Moong Dhal – 2 tbspChanna Dhal – 2 tbspGreen moong [...]

Fried Plantains and A Review

While we were in San Francisco last weekend, it was a photo shoot session for Rajesh and a culinary adventure for me . We both did our most favorite things.
We both enjoy each other’s hobbies which is great. We went to quite a few restaurants, but we will review those we liked the most. [...]

Hara Bara Kebabs

Inspired by Indira’s Hara kababs, I tried my hand at these with a twist and I was very happy with the outcome.
When I was in Mumbai recently I saw this on the menu and every time I wanted to order it, the guy would go,”time lagega“(it takes time to make it). I would go nah [...]

Live on NBC’s KCRA3

Shankari was on NBC’s local channel today, and demonstrated chicken kofta during the afternoon news broadcast, live from the KCRA 3 studio in Sacramento.

Happy Diwali!

From Center – Coconut Burfi, Chakli, Thick Sev (omapodi),Ribbon Bakoda, Kaju Kathli, Badam Halwa rolled into bite Size pieces
Diwali always brings nostalgic memories of childhood, as a child I always wanted to know how much fireworks I could buy, if I can burst some as my older sisters always got a better share of them, [...]

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