This popular Mizo dish is made of steamed vegetables along with pork, spinach and bamboo shoot, and spiced with local herbs. Though it’s mostly prepared with pork sauce (made out of pork and mustard), it can be made with butter as well to make a vegetarian dish. Bai is one of the most easily available…

Puran poli is a classic Maharashtrian delicacy. It is a pan-griddled bread stuffed with split yellow gram. It has various regional names like paruppu poli in Tamil, Holige or obbattu in Kannada, ubbati in Konkani. The taste also varies from region to region. It is sweet and is circular like a parantha. It is a…

Lasagne originated in Italy, in the region of Emilia-Romagna. July 29th is National Lasagna Day. Traditionally, the dough was prepared in Southern Italy with semolina and water and in the northern regions, where semolina was not available, with flour and eggs. Originally, in Italy, the word “lasagna” did not refer to a food (in fact, today, the food is still spelled “lasagne” as the plural form). The…

Ratatouille is a common vegetable stew that originated from southern France. There is traditionally no particular cooking method for the ratatouille. Famous French chefs like Roger Vergé or Gui Gedda recommend lightly frying each vegetable separately to give them a crispy and toasty flavor. In the Pixar film, Ratatouille, right at the climax, the little…

Menemen is a Turkish specialty breakfast. Unlike Pakistani food, Turkish food isn’t heavily spiced but flavored with herbs and light seasonings. Somehow, it comes together divinely. I looked online and found that I’m not the only one obsessed with menemen. There are hundreds of recipes available from people like me who tried it and just couldn’t get over…

The burger that spawned the house that Ray built, McDonald’s Hamburger is a simple grilled hamburger patty seasoned with salt and pepper sandwiched in a plain soft, toasted bun with ketchup, mustard, a sprinkling diced onions, and a couple of pickle slices for 89 cents. It’s not much in size according to today’s standards but…

The beautiful and colourful kolams that decorate the floors of our shopping malls remind us that Deepavali is just around the corner. To get into the spirit of the festival of lights, the blogging crew decided to indulge in one of Malaysia’s favourite Indian meals – banana leaf rice. After all, if there’s one thing…

This popular Thai beef salad is not just an appetizer but also a delicious dish as part of any meal. Using fairly common ingredients, this Thai recipe is quick and easy with little clean up. Grill good quality beef, thinly slice, toss with our Thai-style dressing and serve with fresh vegetables on a hot summer…

The list of ingredients in this chinese hot and sour soup with ramen is simple – chillies, ginger, garlic, celery, carrots, mushrooms, tofu, chicken, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar and ramen of course. These are things that are probably already in your pantry so its a quick and easy soup to make which is ready in…