Category Archive: Entree

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… Read More

Tofu & Pepper Stir Fry in Mango Sauce - Mango Madness Month

This entree dish for the Mango Madness Month was a bit of a challenge although at the end I was very happy with the way this dish turned out. My initial fear was… Read More

Leeks & Mushroom Risotto

A simple recipe for a simple (and a bit lonely) evening. Times when you are alone on Saturday evening (maybe because your husband is travelling) and don’t feel like cooking too much…..but still, since its… Read More

Mesir Wat or Ethiopian Red Lentils

Ethiopian food, in a lot of ways is very similar to Indian food. Most of the Ethiopian & Indian dishes (stews and lentils) are very similar in the way they are prepared. A… Read More

Potato Curry

Potato Curry is a staple in any Indian house - we all have our special go to recipes which came from our mothers or aunts. This one is a simple recipe that tastes… Read More

Gumbo

Here’s a vegetarian version of a dish that is mostly done with meat and seafood. Very rarely you will find a vegetarian gumbo. Its a shame for vegetarians like me because this dish… Read More

Vegetable Sizzler (Shashlyk)

Vegetable Shashlyk or more commonly know as sizzler in India is an arrangement of rice, vegetables or meat on a hot iron plate lined with a bed of cabbage leaves. Usually, when you order it… Read More

Frittata

An easy breezy recipe to start the new year. Technically I should have posted it before the new years eve, because this recipe for many reasons is perfect for mornings with a hangover….like 1st January -… Read More

Polenta with Grilled Vegetables

I cooked with polenta for the first time and thought that the dish turned out pretty decent. The texture & flavor of the cooked polenta itself was very similar to a dish that is… Read More

Moroccan Tagine

I have had tagine at a few places and the best one I had was in some restaurant in Chicago at a very odd hour. It was something like two in the morning,… Read More