Edammame hummus

* 1/2 pound frozen shelled edamame (green soy beans), about 1 1/2 cups * 1/4 cup tahini * 1/4 cup water * 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest * 1 lemon (about 3 tablespoons), juiced * 1 clove garlic, smashed * 3/4 teaspooon kosher salt * 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (didn’t have it) * 1/4 [...]

Indian Food Cooking Lesson #1: Mutia and Roti

Chhayal and I recently had the pleasure of an informal cooking lesson, taught by Chhayal’s mom. The intuitive chef taught us how to make and cook two Indian dishes: mutia & roti. Mrs. Parikh was, I think, delighted that we were interested. She demonstrated steps, then watched us emulate. I totally enjoyed this. Learning these [...]

FAST SUPERFOOD! Sprouted Brown Rice

Thank you, Trader Joe’s, for creating this incredibly tasty, healthy, portable food… Sprouted Brown Rice, with sesame and seaweed in a ready to eat bowl! This is something you must try. Brown rice and sprouting foods are becoming increasingly popular because the health benefits are numerous – lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, boosting the immune [...]

Creamy Spinach Saag

So, we all know I am not a great cook. I like things healthy, fast and easy. Here is a recipe for a creamy spinach saag. Kind of like you get in an Indian Restaurant. I have no idea how to make the cheese (paneer) but I can ask my mom if you really want [...]

Enhanced Salad Dressing (hidden seaweed)

Here is part two in my ongoing sea vegetable series If you’ve seen my previous post “Eat Your (Sea) Vegetables!” you’ll understand the nutritional benefits of this stuff. So here I am to share another of my successful experiments in how to get seaweed into your daily food, without just sitting down to a plateful [...]

Mushroom Curry

It’s been quite sometime since I have tried this: – Sauté Jeeru (cumin), ginger, garlic, red chillies – add onion, cook until brown – add 1 tspn dhana jeeru (coriander power), 1/2 tspn lal marchu (red chili powder), 1/4 tspn harder (turmeric), salt to taste – add mushrooms till cooked, then add 1/4 cup chopped [...]

Eat your (Sea) Vegetables!

I’m imagining if my mom had said this to me as I was growing up… I could potentially be a walking miracle of minerals by now. Sea vegetables (seaweed) is staple in Japanese diets and is finally gaining popularity here in the US. It is about time we take advantage of it. You’ll see it [...]