Seeded tomato and avocado salad

Lycopene is recent new antioxidant found in quite a few red coloured fruits, but most famously in tomatoes. Along with all its potent antioxidant properties, it has also been evidenced to be an… Continue reading →

Mango memories

With summer approaching fast, I can’t help but think of mangoes. Growing up in India, it hard to escape the smell of ripening mangoes in summer. Plucking mangoes as games may be a… Continue reading →

Garlic…Lasuun

So, how many recipes do you see without Garlic…at least not many on this site! I love it…and secretly believe that it, coupled with ginger, are the magic ingredients that can make any… Continue reading →

Bell pepers…Shimla mirch

Fresh, juicy, coloured, tasty and my favourite…bell peppers…always to make a dish more appetising and interesting. Here is what they bring to your plate, other than just colour Bell pepper contains impressive list… Continue reading →

The everyday life saver, Potato

It doesn’t matter where you or where you are from, your kitchen will still have its stock of potatoes, piled away in a corner. There, it shall wait patiently, for its turn to… Continue reading →

Okra…Bhindi

Slim and slimy okra… This vegetable is a rich source of dietary fibre. The pods contain healthy amounts of vitamin A, and flavonoids and anti-oxidants such as beta carotenes, xanthin and lutein. It… Continue reading →

Bitter Gourd…Karela

Talk of bitterness and you cant escape thinking of bitter gourd. But as life will teach you, only by enveloping the bitterness can you make a clean start. Here is what the bitter… Continue reading →

Essentials of an Indian kitchen

This is for my Indian-by-choice British friend, James Hasson Remember the first time you entered a traditional Indian kitchen. If you are Indian, this memory would have lapsed to such remote corners to… Continue reading →