Tag: Garlic

Roasted (and Herb Marinated) Garlic

Roasted (and Herb Marinated) Garlic

  I am re-posting this from the archives, with some changes. Last weekend we had our home smelling of roasted garlic, olive oil and rosemary.  

Orange Chicken

Orange Chicken

    These crispy, batter fried chicken smothered in a tangy, sweet orange sauce is probably one of the most popular dishes in the “American Chinese” cuisine. I am not exactly sure about how original this dish is or how closely it defines the Chinese cuisine, but 

Fennel Flavored Chicken Curry

Fennel Flavored Chicken Curry

    Yet another Chicken Curry. This time the usual one, but redolent with the aroma of fennel. The tiny fennel seeds waved the wands and transformed an everyday chicken curry to something quite fascinating. As I write this post, the air in my home 

Pasta with Basil Pesto, Pine Nuts and Cherry Tomatoes

Pasta with Basil Pesto, Pine Nuts and Cherry Tomatoes

    I have  my home and my hands perfumed with basil. I have savored every moment of growing it, nurturing, harvesting and cooking with it. There is nothing more satisfying than having pasta tossed with the inexplicably fragrant and sweet fresh basil pesto. Little 

Robibar-er Murgi-r Jhol: Sunday afternoon Chicken Curry

Robibar-er Murgi-r Jhol: Sunday afternoon Chicken Curry

  We had Chicken Curry for dinner… In a very Bengali way… chicken with potatoes, cooked and marinated with mustard oil,  garnished with fresh cilantro from the back yard! The kind is usually termed as the Robibar er Murgir Jhol (Sunday Chicken Curry) as it