Aromatic Garlic Peanuts

The football season is back. The American Football season, that is. Yes the one where the game is played less with feet and more with the body and yet called foot ball. Jokes apart, this is a season of high emotions, lots of friends, gallons of beer, and a whole range of finger foods.  Peanuts go well with most of the liquor or liquor based drinks and beer. And this spicy combination is finger licking good – The garlic is almost buttery, the nuts salty and fiery. Recipe adapted from: Big small Plates Serves 4 Plan: 1 cup plain raw …

Chicken 65

“Food is not about impressing people. It’s about making them feel comfortable.” –          Ina Garten, ‘The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook’ “Food is not about impressing people, it’s about making them feel comfortable.” Ina Garten And comfortable they do feel with this fiery dish. The crescendo of the stir frying chilies, curry leaves and garlic is always a conversation stopper; and not in a bad sort of way.  It just moves people, the way musical crescendos do and then like any great piece of music, it reaches the climax. The spicy aroma of chicken 65 drifts about, people gather around and the party begins. Compliments galore, …

Gol Gappe/ Pani Puri/ gupchup/phuchka

Panipuri : The mouthwatering, spice water based street snack that the female species of India just can not live without. It would be safe to say that men like it too, but you won’t  find a group of men hanging out to have pani puri.  They do however join in if we, the women ask them to have a couple or two of these wonder globes of spice water.

Tandoori Cauliflower

  I love having summer backyard grilling parties. Having a bunch of friends over for a day enjoying cold beverages, hot off the grill food and each other’s company is an idyllic way to spend a summer weekend. Specially in Colorado, where the summer always appears to be short though we have more than 300 days of sunshine. While meats are the highlights of BBQ parties, I love having a few options for my vegetarian friends. This Tandoori cauliflower dish is one such option. If you don’t add in the yogurt it will be a good option for a vegan …

Minty Mushrooms

My love for Mushrooms is legendary and My SO’s hate for them was legendary. Then I created this Hot minty mushrooms recipe, inspired by Pizza Hut, India.  They made some delicious mushrooms with herbs and garlic and I knew if I added in some heat, it will be just the perfect appetizer. Now the guy who used to hate any mushroom dish “requests” for these  hot minty mushrooms every now and then. That is quite a legendary turnaround! isn’t it? This is aromatic, because of the mint and It is oh so hot, because of the green chillies and its …