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Monday, July 24, 2017

Burmese Htamin Let Thoke - Hand-Tossed Noodle & Rice Salad

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Burmese Htamin Let Thoke Also known as Let Thoke Sone or A-Thoke, this carb-rich salad is a popular street food in Myanmar (formerly kno...
Saturday, July 22, 2017

Dilled Tilapia

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Dilled Tilapia The tilapia fillets that were defrosted today were too thin to withstand a gravy, so they were chopped into little cubes ...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Burmese Eggplant & Fried Anchovies in Coconut Sauce

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Khayun Thee Japanese eggplant are my favourite because they are practically seedless. It's only recently that this type of eggplant ...
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Muttar Keema Gobi - Shredded Cabbage with Minced Meat & Peas

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Shredded Cabbage with Minced Meat & Peas This is another dish inspired by Mum. She would take a whole cabbage, remove the core and s...
Friday, July 14, 2017

Effortless Balachaung

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Store-bought Balachaung Less than half a mile from our home, a tiny grocery store opened its doors a couple of years ago. It's stuc...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Adraki Gobi - Cauiflower in Ginger Sauce

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Adraki Gobi My sister and her daughter 'fast' one day every week. It's not a total fast, they just stick to vegetarian cuisi...
Saturday, June 10, 2017

Chicken Do Pyaza - Chicken in Onion Sauce

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Chicken Do Pyaza I modified my Butter Chicken recipe to create this Chicken Do Pyaza which translates to Chicken 2 Onions. It gets its ...

Meetha Sev - Sweet Vermicelli Dessert

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Meetha Sev This dessert reminds me of Khan, our cook in Bombay in the early 1970s. He was an excellent cook who went to the market early...
Friday, May 26, 2017

Easiest Potato Salad

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Potato Salad Summer's just around the corner which makes this the ideal time for backyard bargeques and picnics. Potato Salad is ...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Fish in Mustard Sauce - Maacher Sorshe Bata Jhaal

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Maacher Jhaal If time is of the essence and processing mustard seeds seems like a chore, the next best thing is to use Coleman's Mus...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Scrambled Eggs, Cabbage & Peas

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Scrambled Eggs, Cabbage & Peas Here's another dish that places Mum's presence front & center in my consciousness. I reme...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Thai Tom Yum Goong - Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup

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Thai Hot & Sour Soup Bowl of Tom Yum The inspiration for this soup came from a friend on Facebook asking for a Hot & Sour S...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

White Snapper Tel Jhaal - White Snapper in Hot Tomato Gravy

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White Snapper Steaks (Bone-In) I love bone-in fish which is so much tastier than fillets because the bones are where the flavour is conc...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Green Beans Alu Posto - Green Beans & Potatoes in White Poppy Seed Sauce

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Green Beans Alu Posto Green beans are plentiful at the market throughout the year. Make sure to pick up at least a pound because the...
Saturday, April 15, 2017

Butter Chicken Masala - Murgh Makhani

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Today's chicken dish was fast and easy. One and a half pounds of boneless chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces were browned an...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Eggplant & Sweet Potatoes in White Poppy Seed Sauce

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Misti Alu Begun Posto White poppy seed sauce ( posto ) is one of my favourite dressings to use on stir-fried vegetables. This type of sa...
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Monday, March 20, 2017

Singapore Egg Noodles with Shrimp

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Singapore Egg Noodles I generally make Singapore noodles with rice noodles, but egg noodles work just as well.  This is a one-dish meal...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Baked Apple Delight

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Baked Apple Delight The smell of porridge in the air meant that it was a weekend in winter or spring in Darjeeling. This resort town in ...
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Dal Makhani - Buttery Lentils

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Dal Makhani Dal Makhani which translates to Buttery Lentils is generally made with a lot of butter and cream. This is a lighter version...

Urad Dal

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Skinned Black Gram or Urad Dal Split Black Gram Whole Black Gram Here is an interesting excerpt on the benefits of consumi...
Saturday, March 04, 2017

Shrimp in Spicy Tomato Garlic Sauce

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Shrimp in Spicy Tomato Garlic Sauce Lee Kum Kee makes a great tomato-garlic sauce, but when that's not available it's quite easy...
Thursday, March 02, 2017

Oatmeal Pancakes

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Oatmeal Pancakes Craving something wholesome and delicious first thing in the morning generally leads me straight to a breakfast loaded ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Stir-Fried Cabbage with Shrimp & Peas

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Bandha Kopi Chingri Maach Shrimp adds a depth of flavour to any and all vegetables and pasta. Generally, I like to cook the cabbage to a...

Stir-Fried Bitter Melon & Potatoes

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Karola Alu Bhaja Bitter melon is a super food for diabetics and can be cooked in a variety of ways. Here I've simply stir-fried it w...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Mung Bean Lentils with Peas

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Koraishuti Diye Kacha Mooger Dal Lentils are an essential part of any Bengali meal. They're kind of boring on their own, so adding a...