A smooth, warm hummus, topped with a hearty paste of dried broad beans, is a popular Middle Eastern breakfast or lunch dish. Often served with warm pita and raw onion, this dish is deliciously low-cal and insanely satisfying. Adapted from Ottolenghi’s amazing Plenty, there isn’t a better recipe to observe. And if you’re in […] Read more…
Jack of All Traits
I have a thorough decade old weakness towards Thai food. If I had to choose one cuisine I had to eat every day for the rest of my life, Thai would be right up there. There is something insanely gratifying and comforting about the clean yet complex dishes, bursting with flavour, yet not feeling as […] Read more…
Monsoon Salad
There is little in the world half so wonderful as enjoying the Mumbai monsoon, the rain lashing against the grey Arabian Sea, and local chaat wallahs converting themselves into butta wallahs, dishing out mean masala and lemon doused corn on the cob. My serenade to the city’s prettiest season is this wonderfully hearty warming […] Read more…
Po-Tay-Toe / Po-Tah-Toe
Once you saw see an episode of Donna Hay’s Fast, Fresh & Simple, it’s very hard to get that out of your head. There’s something about the pastels and whites that are predominantly peeking out at you which give such a wonderfully clean look, emphasising the dish itself, not the dish you place it in. […] Read more…
Caeser Sald, with a Twist
Parmesan, Avocado, Mustard The city has been receiving the most amazing romaine the last few weeks, so good that a Caesar salad, with a twist, had to be made. I made this salad twice in 3 days, and I can make it again and again and again. The mustard and the avocado go […] Read more…
Mushrooms and New Potatoes on Sourdough
I see myself developing a weakness for exceptional bread. I chanced upon some to-die-for sourdough baguette and couldn’t think of anything else until I picked out a recipe to use it in. To be fair, if I hadn’t, I would have probably eaten it anyway, with some good ol’ olive oil and balsamic. […] Read more…
