Chicken Koresh

Sunday with Marlena Spieler
You want a dish that has veggies, lentils and chicken? This is just the dish for you. You can make it completely vegetarian too. Marlena calls this is the Californian version of the Persian Koresh. In Persia Lamb is the meat of choice, but we use chicken in this dish.  This is [...]

Fish Cutlets

Sunday with Marlena Spieler
Marlena calls this Fish balls, but I call it cutlets. By whatever name you call it, this is a must try dish. While Rajesh loves fish, I did not eat fish until two years  ago. When we were in Goa, India, Rajesh ordered fish for himself. Being a coastal town, the fish [...]

Madras Shrimp Curry

Was a superhot hit at Shankari’s cooking class.
Shrimp – 1 lb de-veined and tail off
Garlic – 1 whole
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Chilly powder – 1 tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Red onion – 2
Oil – 2 tbsp
Curry leaves – 12 to 15
Salt – to taste

Clean the shrimp, de-vein and [...]

Rendang Chicken!

I just love most foods that originates from Malaysia, Thailand and the likes. My neighbor “K” is a malaysian and our conversations have been around food since Diwali (with me it is all the time). She had mentioned that it is their family tradition to make rendang chicken for Diwali and I [...]