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Naga Pickle

Heat Alert!!! Not for the faint hearted. A week in Newport California, on a holiday. This was a gift from my wife! Super super hot, you cannot survive a whiff let alone a taste. Amazing Naga Chilli pickle, always brings tears of joy! Again not for the faint hearted. A speck, a drop at a…

Smoke that…

As tourist in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, what did I get back for memory? T-shirt? Shells? I brought back a little bit of #PepperPalace to add to heat and try something different. Definitely recommend this for visitors who want to elevate their grills and add some spice literally into their lives.

Skill Builder @ Savory Kitchen

Onam Sadhya

Tastefully done. 16+ items put together by Navita and Ratheesh for Onam Sadya, a festival of Kerala. Thanks.

Pizza Dinner Half and Half

Dinner tonight – Sausage, Bunapi Champignions, Cherry Tomato, Pepper, Onions, Italian 6 Cheese blend. Got to give it a name now.

Mediterranean Evening

Had friends over for dinner and the cuisine was all Mediterranean. Thanks Subarna and Pawan for the lovely Lamb Chops.

Soya Brocolli Chilly

Here is a shake and toss vegetarian chinese chilly dish. Soya, brocolli…but do get creative. sweet corn, shrimp anything goes.

Matar Nimona

Matar Nimona is a vegetarian dish from Uttar Pradesh, India and is very simple to make. Just the different spice paste than tomato based gravys that we are so used to in Indian cuisine.

Mom’s Cauliflower Roast

Here is an all time favorite in our family, my Cauliflower Roast. Mom made it today and so did I though 7000 miles apart. Feels like we are together.

Savoury Suji Upma / Semolina Porridge

The simplest savoury breakfast in most Indian houses is the Suji Upma or Semolina Porridge. Easy to make, yet everything can go wrong. So here is our take on the right formula.

Fathers Day Special – Prawn Pulav

A simple meal can make your heart happy…right flavors in the right place. Fathers day lunch prawn pulao with raw mango salad and papapdums.

Biriyani

A framed picture of ingredients that go into Biriyani a delicacy across South Asia with variations across countries. This picture is framed and on a wall in a restaurant in San Jose.

Crab Thai Red Curry

Nothing better than a hot and flavorful Thai dish and that too with Crabs in it. Crabs in need all the respect you can give in the prep and how how you cook it. This recipe is based on Alaskan Snow Crabs which have softer shells, cook well when baked and are easier to eat.

Snacky Sunday Evening

Could not resist doing this. Missing India and the awesome food so a little Indian sweet shop opened its shutters – Kala Jamun and Chowmein Chops. Was thinking Samosa, but thats for another day.

Dhaba Paneer Curry

Now this was interesting. Getting flavors of the highways of India, Dhaba style. Almost there, used the wrong type of Tomatoes. Nevertheless works for tonight after all we are locked down!

Thai Chilly Crab

Tried out Thai Chilly Crab and it turned out great. So easy to make and cooks great. Baked the crab separately and then poached it well in a Thai Coconut and Wine sauce. Yummy Saturday Lockdown.

Lock Stock and Barrel – Lockdown Cooking

Stocked up on Crabs, Prawns, Bay Scallops, Tilapia and Salmon. Got a bag of Mesquite smoking chips, Asin Kecap, Rice Wine Vinegar, Sherry Cooking Wine and Zatarains breading mix. Lets see where we go with this. Time to experiment and try things we like and usually don’t make at home.

x Tikka Masala

Fabulous creamy Tikka Masala with protein of your choice. Why order out when you can make it restaurant style at home.

Salted Caramel Pie

Three layers of decadence or even two is good enough with this pie. My all time favorite. Something like the german silk cake. So the first layer is the pie base with either oreo cookies with cream in, powdered pressed and put in freezer fot 10 min. Have tried with Graham crackers and butter as…

One Pot Four Cheese Farfalle Rosa

Keeping it simple here and go with your gut as I did. Feel and taste your way through. Chop quarter of an onion, 3 green chillies – deseeded and chopped, 1 garlic clove chopped, quarter carrot chopped, 1 zucchini in small quarter pieces, shrimp. Cayenne pepper, Italian seasoning, salt to taste, Farfalle pasta, pasta sauce…

Thanksgiving 2019

Happy Thanksgiving! BK at it…Salted Bourbon Whiskey Caramel Pie. Thanks for visiting.

On the Bourbon trail – Louisville, Kentucky

Monday to Thursday, week after week. A way to unwind in between and debelop some new local tastes. Go to see if it sticks. Bourbon balls, Sauce, Glaze, Pizza, Spices, Coffee and the list goes on.

Mediterranean Din Din

Mediterranean Shwarma, baked Rainbow Trout with cherry pepper stuffed with Gorgonzola cheese and shrimp ceviche, crispy Gnocchi with basil pesto, garden pasta – Rotini in red, asparagus and mushrooms in smoked gouda sauce, brocolli and cauliflower gratin.

Flash Cooking and More

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