Tag: vegetarian side dish

Shorshe Sheem: Hyacinth Beans cooked with Mustard Paste

Shorshe Sheem: Hyacinth Beans cooked with Mustard Paste

    Hyacinth beans transports me back to my childhood – of a huge family garden that  adorned the front of our home and of the beautiful deep purple pink flowers. They sparked up one corner of our lush green patch. The home that belonged to 

Mushroom Sriracha Stir Fry

Mushroom Sriracha Stir Fry

    A fun side dish, with a fabulous, spicy kick and cooked with only three ingredients in less than fifteen minutes. I wish all recipes were this way.  

Achari Baingan: Eggplant with Pickling Spices

Achari Baingan: Eggplant with Pickling Spices

    This recipe is built on the basics spices that make the north Indian pickles. The eggplants are not pickled; they are cooked in a very distinctly aromatic sauce – bold, and finger licking good.  

Stir Fried Ivy Gourd with Onion

Stir Fried Ivy Gourd with Onion

    Are you familiar with Ivy gourds? I know it is quite common in India and probably in a lot of other Asian countries and it goes by many names.  

Harissa Stuffed Eggplants

Harissa Stuffed Eggplants

Spice stuffed eggplants. What more can I say? There are some vegetables we would not mind having every day of the year and eggplant is one of them. There are so many ways to cook them, and every one of them is delicious beyond words.