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.
Chowder is a thick soup. Although it is often made with seafood, it can be made with only vegetables. Here is my easy version of Chowder made with leeks, canned mushroom soup and frozen corn. This is a vegetarian recipe. …
“Dum Aloo” is a popular potato dish from Kashmir. . It is made using a slow-cook method called “dum” or “dumpukht” which is similar to the modern day crock pot or slow cooker recipes. The Mughals brought this technique to …
Tandoor is a type of clay oven. Tandoori dishes are quite popular in the Indian sub continent. The trick for a tandoori dish lies in it’s marinade. Cooking cauliflower in an oven is more prevalent these days in the absence …
Carrot Halwa is probably the easiest Indian dessert or sweet dish recipe. The word halwa or sometimes spelt halva originates from the Arabic word meaning “sweet”. It is usually a sweet dish which is either flour based or nuts and…
Cassava or Tapioca is a long tuberous root. It is also known as Yuca is is very high in starch content. It is rich in dietary fibre and is found in plenty in the tropical regions of the world. This …
Sweet Bell Pepper With Feta Cheese is a summertime favourite salad recipe. Bell Peppers, fennel bulb, grape tomatoes and olives in a balsamic dressing topped with fresh feta cheese.
Here is a Chicken Stew recipe from my home state of Kerala. This delicious stew is often served with Kerala style pal appams.
Okra also known as lady fingers is a popular vegetable in South Asian cuisine. One popular recipe in North India is crispy fried okras. This recipe is called “Kurkuri Bhindi”. It is a deep fried recipe where the okra is …
Chicken Jalfrezi is a popular chicken dish and it has its origin tied to eastern state in India. The word “jhal” comes from Bengali language and it means spicy. The word “frezi” (Parhezi) comes from Urdu language and it means …
Spinach Rice is a healthy rice recipe which looks great too. Here is my version.