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Fried Fish with Coriander/Cilantro Sauce

This is one of my favourite masalas. It is fresh coriander based and it is very simple and quick to make. But the result is this aromatic, slightly tangy, fresh, simply delicious fish fry. My mouth is watering while just describing it to you. Adjust amount of green chilies according to your tolerance for spiciness and you can use either white vinegar or lime/lemon juice for sourness. I fried rawas this time, but any white fish will do. Serve it with either fresh salad or rice, as a starter or part of the main course.

Shallow-Fried Masala Fish

Shallow-Fried Masala Fish

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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

This South Indian style fried fish is very aromatic and flavourful, slightly tangy, with a nice kick from chillies and garnished with sweet caramelized onions. It goes well together in a meal with curries with gravy or can be served by itself with plain r…

Fried Zucchini Flowers

Fried Zucchini Flowers

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes

There have been books written on the zucchini blossom. The forerunner of the ever-burgeoning mottled cylinder, is edible. More than edible, it's delicious in an Earth Mother kind of way. That which some just chuck away as waste, can in fact become a de…

Simple Fried Eggplant

Simple Fried Eggplant

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

This fried eggplant is so simple, but yet a very delicious side dish. It's a little bit crispy on the outside, but very soft and juicy inside. It is a Bengali way of preparation.

Chicken Stew with Coconut Milk (Kerala style)

Chicken Stew with Coconut Milk (Kerala style)

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

This chicken stew with an aromatic coconut milk gravy is a great comfort food. This recipe is from Kerala, a state in India, where they use a lot of both fresh coconut and coconut milk in their cooking. Creamy coconut milk makes this stew very soothing, c…

Cucumber and Roasted Peanut Salad

Cucumber and Roasted Peanut Salad

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes

This salad is very easy to make yet is so flavorful with roasted cumin and black mustard seeds that add nutty taste once you bite into one. Crunchy peanuts add a nice contrast to fresh and juicy cucumber that was marinated with lime juice and little bit o…

Bengali Fish Stew with Mustard

Bengali Fish Stew with Mustard

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

I love the taste of this traditional Bengali river fish stew with mustard served over steamed rice. It's very simple to make and it doesn't require many ingredients. When this stew is served outside Bengal, it usually has a thicker gravy to which onions,…

Pan seared porkchops

Pan seared porkchops

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes

This is a simple way of fixing pork chops. They are tasty and can be fixed in a number of ways. You can add sauces to them like barbecue, berry vinaigrette, of tomato sauce. I chose to just put salt on mine. I made a few with barbecue sauce, and one with…

Smoked Eggplant & Yogurt Dip

Smoked Eggplant & Yogurt Dip

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Raita is a yogurt based sauce or dip. Usually, raita is very simple with either some cumin or some mint and cucumber, or pineapple pieces, etc. But this is a very flavorful raita with smoked eggplant, garlic and ginger. I had it first along with a very de…

Ricotta-Spinach Stuffed Eggplants

Ricotta-Spinach Stuffed Eggplants

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

This ricotta and spinach stuffed eggplant was inspired by Moussaka-filled Eggplants. It can be served as a vegetarian starter or main dish. Ricotta cheese can be substituted with cottage cheese or paneer.

Tomato Vegetable Soup

Tomato Vegetable Soup

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

For a 5 year old a mystery is magic! That is how it was for me that beautiful sunny morning when my parents woke me from my sleep and announced that something was waiting for me and all I had to do was to find what was hidden somewhere in the house, What…

Polpette di Tonno - Tuna cakes

Polpette di Tonno - Tuna cakes

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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes

We have been enjoying crab cakes for quite a while now, thanks to our New England friends. In the Veneto region of Italy polpette di tonno, or tuna cakes, have been around forever, but are sadly so undiscovered in the United States. Polpette di tonno are…

Shrimp & pumpkin in coconut milk

Shrimp & pumpkin in coconut milk

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

This is a Kerala (a South Indian state) recipe called Konju Pulungari. Konju means shrimp and pulungari is a curry with coconut milk and something sour, either vinegar or tamarind. Pumpkin is a festival vegetable in South India. This dish is originally ma…

Barbecueing Meat the Sicilian Way

Barbecueing Meat the Sicilian Way

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Summer days are great barbecue days. Are American barbecuers spoiled? Having lived almost 40 years in the USA. I include myself in this picture. For the average American household barbecuing with coals seems to be too much trouble. It seems that 63…

Chorizo Pulao

Chorizo Pulao

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes

This is a Goan style pulao - an aromatic dish made out of rice that is first browned in oil and then cooked with spices and vegetables. This particular pulao is very popular in Goa and is traditionally made using spicy Goan sausage, which can be replaced…

Fried Zucchini

Fried Zucchini

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Sicilians eat very little dark meat. Sicily is an arid island, we don’t have much in the way of pastures. Cows are raised primarily for lactation, and production of cheese. Most meat is imported, except for chicken, goat, rabbit and some other wild gam…

Spinach Bites--My Mom's Little Trick with Spinach

Spinach Bites--My Mom's Little Trick with Spinach

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Prep Time: 25 Minutes
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Easy Way to Eat more Greens!

Pork Vindaloo & Coconut Rice

Pork Vindaloo & Coconut Rice

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes

“Vindaloo” is derived from the Portugese word “Vinha De Alhos” i.e. from the 2 main ingredients in it, which were "Vinho", meaning wine or wine vinegar, and "Alhos", meaning garlic. It was originally a vinegar and garlic based watery stew made wit…

Mexican Salsa ~ Salsa Fresca ~ Pico de Gallo

Mexican Salsa ~ Salsa Fresca ~ Pico de Gallo

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Salsa means sauce in Spanish. Mexico is a very diverse country in which the many regions yield a big variety of dishes and salsas. Every family has their favorite recipes,their favorite type of salsas they like most, but one thing is for sure; in Mexican…

Enchiladas Rojas

Enchiladas Rojas

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

If you have Mexican friends or married into a Mexican family you know that to us pretty much all of life's events give us cause for a celebration. Parties for everything, food is an absolute must, singing and dancing and party until the sun comes up (lite…

Crockpot Meatball Chili

Crockpot Meatball Chili

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes

My husband really loves to bite into chewy food, including oatmeal raisin cookies and thick slabs of ham. A few years ago, I wanted to improve my chili recipe to give it more "biteable" substance. So I tried substituting meat balls for crumbly ground beef…

Oven Baked Coconut Shrimp

Oven Baked Coconut Shrimp

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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

These oven baked coconut shrimp can be served either as a starter or as a main dish. It takes a bit longer time to make it, but most of its prep time is just marinating. While baking in the oven, it gets a little crispy on the outside, but stays juicy ins…

FUNGHI SECCI RISOTTO

FUNGHI SECCI RISOTTO

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Prep Time: 60 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

This is a famous dish from the Italian Cuisine, that is very easy and quick to make. It is just delicious!

Mango Scallop Salad

Mango Scallop Salad

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

This is a light, quick dish that\'s perfect for warm spring nights (or cool ones!). It\'s super healthy, having only 1 tsp. butter and an avocado for fat.

Recipe for Pav Bhaji Pizza

Recipe for Pav Bhaji Pizza

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes

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Classic Ragu' Bolognese

Classic Ragu' Bolognese

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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Anyone who cares about what they eat knows that Ragu is not the sauce that comes out of a jar. This is the classic Italian meat sauce. It can be served with fresh tagliatelle egg pasta, or spaghetti. This is also the same sauce that is used to make a trad…