Traditional Indian and Vegetarian Cooking. Modern Brooklyn Kitchen.

Farmer’s Market Vegetable Tian

It’s summertime which means I can literally start feeding my farmer’s market obsession. What’s popular in your farmer’s market right now? Ours is full of golden, yellow squashes, green zucchinis and pearly white onions. And juicy red tomatoes. My crisper was pretty full before Surya and I [and my dear friend Jason who I [...]

Read the full recipe →

Key Ingredients – Really Juicy Tomatoes

Have you ever made a dish once, had it turn out perfect and then made it again following the same steps with still good – but not great – results? Sometimes I chalk this up to kitchen karma. But really it may be the quality of the ingredients you’re using. When I was recipe testing [...]

Read the full recipe →

Simple Peanut Sauce

A great simple sauce uses pantry ready ingredients that you’re bound to always have on and imparts a deliciousness with layered flavors that masks it simplicity. We all have a few of these up our sleeves. Sometimes they are so simple though that I forget them. There’s a great sweet and sour Indo-Chinese sauce we’ve [...]

Read the full recipe →

Key Ingredients – Indian Chilies

Many of my recipes call for “green chilies.” Green chilies used in Indian cooking are small, heat packed chilies. They are about the 2 inches to 3 inches in length. Unless we go to the Indian grocery store though, these chilies can be tough to come by. What do you substitute for these green chilies? [...]

Read the full recipe →

Paneer Makhani Recipe

As promised, here’s the paneer makhani recipe that I shared at yesterday’s New York Times Cafeteria. Their team did a great job of recreating the recipe. It was a lot of fun to step into their kitchen to be greeted with the smells of an Indian home kitchen with packages of authentic Indian spices littering [...]

Read the full recipe →

Paneer Makhani Burrito

I’m hosting a chef’s table in the New York Times Cafeteria today featuring a Paneer Makhani Burrito…unfortunately you have to work in the building to come up and enjoy a taste. If you do work in the building, please swing by and say hello! And check back tomorrow for a very easy paneer makhani recipe [...]

Read the full recipe →

Indian Falafel – Squash Kofta

When you see Kofta on an Indian restaurant menu, it is usually for Malai Kofta. Malai Kofta is a decadent affair – a deep fried cheese dumpling in a creamy tomato sauce. I wanted something healthier and fresher. I also wanted to use up a bottle gourd squash in my fridge. Then last Sunday, [...]