Category Archive: Appetizer

Wholewheat Focaccia with Pesto & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

I am a HUGE bread lover! So is my dad and so is my sister…its somewhat genetic. I go to restaurants that serve complimentary bread with dips and oil and embarrassingly so wipe out… Continue reading

Butter & Sugar {leftover} Baguettes

What do you do when you have heaps of leftover bread from a party. Friday was my husband’s birthday and we threw a big party at home. I baked him a cake -… Continue reading

Irish Soda Bread with Muesli

Yet another successful bread making day! A simple and quick recipe that does not need tricky proofing or laborious kneading. Its as easy as putting a scone batter together. You knead the bread… Continue reading

Noon Barbari (Persian Bread) & Nazkhatun (Eggplant dip)

I have been meaning to make this bread and this dip for sometime now. In March I had visited my parents in Kuwait and we ate nazkhatun at a Persian restaurant. It was… Continue reading

Spicy Tofu Balls

I recently went to a restaurant with some of my friends and there was a dish with prawns that was ordered on our table which looked beautiful (NO, I am not a stickler about… Continue reading

The Street Food Project: Grilled corn-on-the-cob {bhutta}

A snack from Northern part of India and one of my favorites — bhutta or a grilled corn-on-the-cob. It is so yummy and healthy. It costs Rs. 20 (roughly 35 Cents) and is ready… Continue reading

Tapioca Pearls & Potato Cakes with Tomato Chutney

Its been a while since I’ve done an Indian recipe here. So today’s post is this vegan, Indian recipe for a delicious appetizer. More commonly known as sabudana vada, this is a street food which… Continue reading

Homemade Ricotta Cheese

This was my very first experience with cheese-making at home. Ricotta is definitely one of the simpler cheeses to make. In fact, growing up in an Indian household I was always surrounded by… Continue reading

Guest Post - Naan + Za’atar Pizza

Hello all, today’s post is a guest post on This American Bite. I am guest posting on Yosef’s blog for the second time now - he was sweet enough to invite me for… Continue reading

Mango Crostini - Mango Madness Month

Call me crazy, but I grew up eating mangoes on toast for breakfast during the summers every year. My family has this thing for pairing sweet and savory flavors together - not everybody… Continue reading