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Classic BLT, but made it boujee! Pimped up my sandwich with pesto sunny side up, a mix of microgreens, lettuce, Arugula, some avocado for the creaminess, bacon for the crunch, sauteed spinach for the health - all combined perfectly on top a perfectly toasty sourdough ciabatta bread!

Feeling Crabby today? Me too! This Konkan delicacy is out of this world. Coconut based curry with some kokam to add the additional unique regional flavours. Man oh man. This crab turned out amazing.

Eat with rice, chapati, bhakri or my favourite neer dosa.

Veg manchurian gravy with a twist. I essentially combined two of my favorite indo-chinese recipes - hot and sour veggief and veg manchurian balls in the best ever gravy, if I may say so myself. The addition of different textures truly elevated the dish - giving some crunch, some additional flavours and smokiness.

Cooking food is therapeutic. Right before the food is ready to be served, is such a beautiful feeling as a chef. My baby, my creation is ready. It is literally "mehnat ka fal".
For me, cooking is the best most important part of life

Chill after a long week with a bowl of something spicy and make with this 30-minute Thai green prawn curry!

Avocado toast. Perfection.

Arbi Ke Patte Ke Pakode Recipe or colocasia leaf roll recipe. Often made in the rainy season – this delicacy is especially famous in the Northern and Western States of India. Almost like a pakoda, Patode is a very technical recipe and requires a “set hand”, so to say! It is definitely a test of a good cook.
A really important part for making patode is to roll up the leaves after lathering on the chickpea flour (besan). Once rolled up tightly, and filling in all the cervixes, you steam the roll for about 8 minutes.
This ensure cooking of the besan mix evenly and helps removing the after-taste of the arbi leaves. After steaming, cool the roll and cut into inch long rolls and shallow fry for a minute on both sides! And voila! – enjoy your perfect snack for a monsoon day!

Pic 1 or 2? I couldn't pick my favorite, so I posted both. Let me know which one do you like better!

Sundays in the monsoon season, definitely deserves some celebratory food! Today's speciality includes - Mutton Kosha!

Taking about 2-2.5 hours in total, this dish is a total treat and what a crowd pleaser! An iconic Bengali dish, this is my dad's recipe, made with a lot of love and guidance.

The word kosha is similar in meaning to bhuna, which involves slowly cooking a gravy over low flame for a very long time to get a rich, dark-brown gravy and melt-in-the-mouth mutton pieces.

I should inform you here that mutton is commonly used to refer to goat's meat.

Would be happy to do a tutorial for this legacy dish. Let me know if you want one!

Lemon garlic fish fry for the perfect monsoon-y weekend!!!
Basa fillet, fried to its crispy perfection. , Served with a hearty helping of fried rice to complete the meal.
If there is one food I could easily be happy eating all days of the weekend, it'll definitely include some crunch and texture. This fillet fish hits just the right spot.
Serve it with mint and coriander chutney or even some Chipotle mayonnaise for added flavourful bombs.
For mine, I just made some especially zingy burnt butter garlic lemon sauce and it was pretty epic, ngl.

Do try. Message below for the recipe. Happy Friday

Lazy days, lazy meals!
Pepperoni Baguette, perfectly toasty, perfectly delicious
Easy Spaghetti Aglio e Olio for some comfort food and added carbs!

Baked feta and herby bursting cherry tomatoes cook down into the most luxurious creamy sauce EVER for pasta! Inspired from the viral TikTok recipe, this baked feta pasta will quickly become a dinner regular! However, here I have added some White wine when cooking the tomatoes, some sautéed onions to add an extra depth of flavour. Keep the tomatoes to a minimum for extra creaminess.
Also, I used these beautiful Conchiglie pasta, which just act as the most delightful cups to scoop up the delectable sauce!

This easy veggie quesadillas recipe is 100% customizable with whatever veggies you happen to have on hand. It’s also on the healthier side, quick and easy to make, and SO delicious!
I used some refried beans, corn, red capsicum, mozzarella, avocadoes, capsicum, cheddar, onions, cilantro, tomatoes, jalapeno, and some chipotle in adobo for adding some spicyness!

Replace cheese with Vegan options for even healthier treats.

This easy apple strudel recipe is so so simple and oh so delicious! The sweet apples are flavoured with warm spices like nutmeg, cinnamon etc. The apples are cooked with a bit of sugar (for the caramalization) and raisins and walnuts are added in before filling the pie (i.e. the buttered up phyllo sheets)
Love me some easy baked pie

Pro Tip - I used .in Pumpkin Spice Mix as my spice mix. This turned out WONDERFUL!

Goan Pork Curry - The traditional Goan pork dish flavored with chilies, garlic and vinegar. It's spicy and tangy at the same time. Leaves your taste buds tingling for more. Serve with rice or my favorite - pav!

Tip - Kashmiri chile peppers give the dish a red color without overwhelming heat.

If breakfast experiments were encouraged, we'd end up with gems like these on the daily!
Changing my daily eats, by adding a pop of green! Pesto Omelette on a ciabatta bread with a feta, ricotta and baby spinach dip (home made, thankyou very much!). The feta is a particularly delightful addition in the omelette sandwich, given its saltiness as well as freshness (and WAY LESS GREASY)- a perfect substitute for cheddar!

Loaded with vibrant pesto, fresh tomatoes and mozzarella, these pesto pizzas scream summer.

To me, a good pesto pizza should have bold pesto flavor. I don’t want it to taste faintly of basil, garlic, Parmesan and olive oil—I want those flavors to bowl me over. The key is to spread a generous layer of pesto over the pizzas before baking, and then top them with more pesto when they come out of the oven. Not only do these pizzas taste very “pesto-y,” they also look gorgeous and feel a little more special than your typical pizza pie.

Super Spicy, Super tasty hakka noodles from the best place to eat noodles from!

The most delectable Pork, made by the lovely .
Delicious, fall off the bone, spicy and perfectly balanced! You're doing amazing buddy!

This popular and flavoured rice recipe made with cooked rice, finely chopped veggies and seasoning ingredients. It is a staple food to many south-east Asian countries, but in India, it is served as street food from Indo-Chinese cuisine. It tastes great when served with Manchurian gravy recipes

Made from Hung curd, flour, mild aromatic spices - Dahi ke Kabab are delicious snacks, particularly prevalent in Northern India.
Extremely delicate and melt in your mouth, these kababs are truly special and a perfect alternative for your vegetarian friends!
Word of caution - do not try to pan fry these - they are extremely delicate and will burst open. Shallow/deep fry for best results