Discover and Share the Best World Cuisines
Indomie Noodle Special – turning your Instant Noodles into a complete meal! Okay, so we all rely on noodles as a quick fix every now and then, when you simply don’t have time to cook anything else and are hungry! Instant Noodles have a huge aisle in most Asian supermarkets. I love to try different brands …
Shakshuka – Poached Eggs in Spiced Sauce – great for breakfast/ brunch, snack, dinner… If you have never heard of Shakshuka, the first thing you’re probably wondering is, ” What kind of name is that? Sounds weird! ” The dish refers to something, all mixed up or a delicious dish, from several dialects. However, I …
Veg Biryani – Vegetable Biryani, is one of the most overlooked recipes. So many recipes out there produce bland and tasteless rice dishes. So many incorporate unnecessary steps, because after all it is a Biryani and needs to be labour intensive! Veg Biryani is an extremely useful recipe to have. It goes well with any …
Watermelon Punch | Summer Drinks even when it’s not summer! Yes, it’s already getting warmer, and it’s just March! Singapore has been relatively cooler in the past six months. The past few days, however, have been a little warmer. I know as soon as I wake up if it’s going to be a hot one. …
Buko Salad – Filipino Fruit Salad – An absolutely delicious dessert from the Philipines. Now we all get that undeniable sweet dessert craving every now and then don’t we? A couple of years ago, my friend Macy, told me about this delicious fruit salad popular in the Philipines and brought by the Filipino communities all …
Quick Tomato Garlic Rice is great when you want to make flavoured rice and simple side. It is super easy to make with very few ingredients. Nice with both Vegetarian and Non-VEG side dishes and a quick Raita. Check out my Creamy Carrot Raita recipe. My sister made this for us when we spent the …
Half Boiled Eggs – Breakfast Loved by an entire Nation! A typical Singapore-style breakfast at a KOPITIAM (coffee shop) often consists of soft-boiled eggs, along with kaya toast and a cup of kopi (coffee) or teh(tea).
Potato and Egg Bajji – A very quick and easy snack. I love to make Bajji’s ( Pakora’s) when everyone is around at tea time. If you have some potato, egg and chickpea flour (besan) at home, you can make these in 20 minutes. I also came up with this instant sauce, after tasting something …
‘ Thenga Kothu Beef Fry ‘ or Malabar Beef Fry ( with coconut bits ) is a specialty in Kerala roadside eateries. Just the thought of it brings back nostalgic drool to anyone who knows Kerala Food. Here, I am sharing an extremely simple Malabar version, using two special ingredients, fenugreek seeds, and pandan leaves. …
Kerala Style Rasam Recipe from Jayamma Chechi Rasam is a spicy tamarind-based soup, that is often served as a drink – along with rice. It may be poured over the rice as well. It’s great if you have a cold. There are so many varieties of Rasam, using different souring agents, spices and vegetables. Today …
Instant Garlic Sauce is always a handy recipe! I have shared the Arabian Garlic Sauce Recipe earlier ( Toom). Check that out as well. It tastes exactly like the garlic sauce availble with fried chicken or in shawarmas. It does however, take some practice and a bit more time and patience. In this instant version, …
Spicy Al Faham Chicken – for the love of a good Bbq Al Faham is the name given to a type of bbq, popular in the Middle East. Usually, chicken is flattened to tenderize – it can be boneless with simple pantry ingredients as my recipe here. However, bone-in bbq is pretty awesome with this …
Black Rice Salad – Discovering the forbidden. Venere Rice or Venus Black Rice is a variety of Italian whole-grain and aromatic rice. Named after the goddess of Love, Venus: It is a medium-grain Italian rice that is known for its natural ebony and rust coloured grains and its pleasing aroma. The aroma while cooking is …
Easy Kerala Chicken Fry – A Family Favorite. Traditional Kerala cuisine is not to be missed. The coconut available in Kerala is the tastiest in the world and it is used generously. Bursting with flavors and rife with textures, the classic recipes from this southern state on the western coast of India have a huge …
Fattoush is one of my favorite salads to whip up as a quick side or many times in fact as a healthy snack. It is known as the Peasant Salad, because farmers of north Lebanon, used to throw in whatever was the harvest of that season and made large amounts to feed large families. Fattoush …
Another one of those Indo-European fusion recipes. ‘ White sauce pasta ‘ is extremely popular in India. The white sauce is a basic bechamel, the classic French sauce, which is added to a simple mixture of sauteed vegetables. The texture of penne pasta is especially pleasing in this dish. A dash of Italian seasoning, a …
Kothu Parotta is a popular Street snack, in parts of South India and Srilanka. ‘Kothu’ means minced or chopped. This is a stir-fry, made with savoury scrambled egg and chopped up / torn pieces of parotta (paratha) which is the popular layered and fried flatbread You can hear the signature clacking noise in the evenings …
Here is a Fried Prawn Starter recipe from the houseboats and backwater resorts of Kerala. It’s fast, simple and fun to make! It’s delightful to be served as starters at parties or on your friendly game night. They can of course, also be served as a side with your meal. The prawns are peeled …
Dahi Aloo Chana Chaat is another delicious and extra quick starter/salad, that can enhance any meal and dinner menu. Think of it as the Indian version of the Western potato salad, with the added goodness of chickpeas and crunchiness is supplied by the red onion and the tasty, crispy Aloo Bhujia. Aloo Bhujia is crispy, …
Fresh Aloe Vera Summer Salad Aloe Vera Salad – A cooling fresh salad for the hot summer days. This is my brunch after my long morning walk! This salad wakes you up, refreshes you and cools you down. It is a great picnic salad or post workout salad. Aloe Vera facilitates digestion and helps to …