Anjappar, a new kid on the block replaced a long standing french restaurant. It was bound to happen, I guess. One of the problems with an ethnic neighborhood is that it often crowds out other cuisines other than those of the ethnic community. Most people frequent this India row in Manhattan for Indian food, leaving the rest [...]
Cooking in Westchester
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Chicken Lo Mein on a Rainy Night
At the cost of an hour of my beauty’s sleep I start this post. For some reason, I am just a little restless tonight and call me crazy but writing on the blog calms me down. I have cooked down at least three weeks worth of chickpeas under the pretext of offering my friend Chitra [...]
Pasta Primavera House Style and a Mixed Day
Today was guaranteed to be a mixed bag kind of day, and as I get ready to sleep, ok scribble some lines and sleep, I try and resign myself to its inevitable mixed quality. Pasta, especially a spring time Pasta Primavera is what works for such mixed days. It is on days like this I [...]
Veggie/Fruit a Month ? Event Announcement
If you follow my blog, you know that I am a fan of eating with the seasons and one of veggies that will be making it’s way to the spring markets are the spring white turnips also known as japanese turnips. So, I am excited to announce that I will be the host of this [...]
Dong Chun Hong ? Korean Chinese Fusion in Flatiron
As a matter of speaking, this post is along the lines of decompressing after a busy week of sorts and also clearing out some old pictures that needed to be organized. It has taken me several visits to write about Dong Chun Hong, because for starters it took me some time to learn the name. [...]
Onion and Kale Fritters ? Mixed Up Piyanjee
I recently ended up as a part of a conversation somewhere in the facebook world on authenticity and after sort of supporting both sides of the arguement I am not really sure where I ended. Well, I am a Libra, I know when I was growing up following one’s zodiac was serious business. I will [...]
Chinatown Sweet and Sour Bok Choy and The Passionate Vegetable
I have been meaning to tell you all about this wonderful book, for the past week. I seriously have been getting all excited about, however, anytime I have been getting ready to write, I have been looking all over for the book. What does this tell you that I am a scatterbrain? Well, not [...]
Narkoler Naru ? Coconut and Jaggery Balls for Bengali New Year
Spring brings to the air a touch of color, freshness and the promise of beauty. Several parts of the world celebrate it with festivals like Easter and Purim. Well, while we celebrate all of that, come into mid- April (well almost), the celebrations vary by days, several parts of India, notably Tamil Nadu and [...]
Radish, Kale and Kabocha Stir Fry with Panchphoron
Looks like all my pleas to spring to finally come seems to have worked, it has arrive a little later, but it certainly is here in all its glory. It has been a spectacular week! As with everything, when the sun shines and the flowers bloom, you forget that the weather was cooler for a [...]
Guest Post and Giveaway -Fragrant and Creamy Coconut Shrimp Curry
It is this time of the year, that I again tend to get a sense of festivity. Much as I love Durga Puja, I have to confess I am generally partial to non-denominational festivals. I find them easier to share without any boundaries. In Spring, my favorite festival therefore is Bengali New Year, which we [...]
Spice Stuffed Baked Baby Eggplants ? Masala Dum Baigan
This recipe is called Bhabi’s baigan (older SIL’s eggplants) by my family. It was an accidental attempt to remake something that I had tasted when visiting my husband’s family in Northern India. I have gotten a better handle of their flavors these days, however interestingly enough this supposed recapture became quite a hit. It cooks for [...]
