Every year I start the food prep for Ramadan at least a week before. That usually includes prepping and finalizing the make ahead items like samosas and chicken rolls and stocking up the pantry with Ramadan specific foods so that I don’t have to run to the grocery store at the last minute. I don’t […]
Mint or Pudina Chutney is a super refreshing and amazing for digestion. This cutney is soo versatile that it can be perfectly paired with almost any dish. This specific recipe is a replica of the one which accompanies the street foods of Pakistan. This recipe calls for an addition of cilantro or coriander which brightens the flavor. The lemons […]
South Asian cuisine is incomplete without some kind of sauce. There are soo many sauces (chutneys) like chilli, mint, cilantro but my favorite is the Tamarind Sauce also known as Imli ki Chutney. Tamarind Sauce Recipe is one of the many hand-me-down recipes which has been in my husband’s family for generations. It is tangy, sweet and salty at […]
Last night I got into an argument with my 9-year-old. “All my friends are fasting and I am the only one who is not…..Tomorrow I will fast!!”. The Ramzaan environment in his school is pretty much the same as mine growing up back in Pakistan. His school is a global village with people from countries like Pakistan, India, […]