Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Feta and Fried Egg

Quinoa Salad with Cucumber, Feta and Fried Egg

    I got introduced to quinoa a couple of years back and have never looked back since then. I have never met a more versatile ingredient.  

Bengali Cholar Dal: Lentils with Coconut and Spices

Bengali Cholar Dal: Lentils with Coconut and Spices

    This is a very traditional Bengali recipe – simmered lentils with little bites of coconut, a hint of sweet and  redolent of spices. And there is no other way to have a bowlful but with Luchi or Kochuri/Kachori. But that is only with 

Stir-Fried Asparagus with Nigella and Nuts

Stir-Fried Asparagus with Nigella and Nuts

    The bunched spears of asparagus splendidly speak of spring.  They are at their best now – tender, fresh and slim.  

Black-Eyed Peas with Roasted Tomato Sauce

Black-Eyed Peas with Roasted Tomato Sauce

    This warm and fragrant pot of legume was our weeknight meal; quite flavorful, and also easy to make.  

Lehsuni Moong Dal: Garlic Flavored Yellow Moong

Lehsuni Moong Dal: Garlic Flavored Yellow Moong

    Of all the infinite ways that Dal is cooked in India, this happens to be just another one; hearty and laden with the warm, distinct aroma of garlic. Quite popular, mostly in the northern regions of India, the flavors here are deep and