By Reena Shimoga
Home Chef, Traveller, Reader, Blogger, Visual Storyteller and YouTuber, Reena was born and brought up in India. She moved to Canada in the year 2000 and now lives in Ontario with her husband and two children. She has a Masters in Social Work, but has many years of experience working in the area of Human Resources.She loves cooking and all of the recipes posted here are tried and tested in her own kitchen and shared with friends and families around the world.
Rogan josh is a red curry dish from the state of Kashmir in India. However, it is now a signature feature in most Indian restaurants and cuisines under the lamb category. This dish originated in Persia (present day Iran). Eventually, …
Gujarati Kadhi is a traditional sweet and tangy preparation. The most common way of making this is to blend yogurt, besan and spices, and serve it with a traditional rice dish called Khichdi. The rice dish Khichdi is the Gujarati …
Tiramisu in Italian means “pick me up”. This is an all time favourite Italian dessert made with ladyfingers (Savoiardi), coffee, mascarpone and eggs. Sometimes, a few drops of liquor such as Marsala wine, brandy or rum is added to the …
Sambar is a type vegetarian stew made with lentils and vegetables. This dish is from South India. Sambar can be made with lentils and a single vegetable or with a mix of vegetables. In Kerala, sambar is made with mixed …
The long runner beans is also called Chinese long beans or yard long beans. It is commonly found in the Indian sub continent. In Kerala, it is known as Achinga Payar or Valli Payar. Here is a very easy-to-prepare dish …
Here is a recipe for Indian Gujarati Style Okra with Potatoes. This is a family favourite and we make it in our place at least once a week. It goes very well with Indian whole wheat breads like phulkas and …
Dragon Paneer is an Indo-Chinese recipe. It is popularly served as an appetizer or also as an accompaniment with fried rice or noodle dishes.
Bread rolls are really the Indian version of the popular potato croquettes. They are a common and popular tea time snack in Gujarat. It brings me memories of my university days. We never liked what was usually in the hostels, …
Besan Ke Ladoo is an Indian sweet recipe. It is made with chickpea flour, sugar and ghee. Like many other Indian sweets, these sweet treats are high in calories.
The American muffins are not anything like the English muffins (which are in fact a type of leavened bread), and are one of the easiest snacks/desserts/breakfast to put together.