Asakusa is one of the most popular areas for visitors to Tokyo! Centred around the famous Sensoji temple and Nakamise shopping street with its colourful stalls, this is a great place to just walk around to absorb the vibe, watch Japanese snacks being made by hand (and try them!) and enjoy the traditional atmosphere. Even though we’ve visited Asakusa dozens of times, we still go back every time we visit Tokyo – just because we love it!...

Sandwiches are always super it at my place. Both the kids love it and happy to eat this for breakfast and dinner too. Also they love to make sandwiches for lunch boxes too. We have lots of varieties of sandwich recipes in Jeyashris kitchen. Mostly, kids prefer sandwich with cheese or Mayonnaise. Most of the times I add cheese but sometimes I either run out of it or for health reasons I avoid it....

Welcome to Day 16 of the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon, where I’m sharing 30 salads in a row through to Christmas Eve. Something different to the usual sugar-loaded baking countdowns!! Today, we’re cauliflowering: Roasted Cauliflower Salad I first shared this Cauliflower Salad way back when I started this website in 2014. It’s a recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi, from his wildly popular cookbook Jerusalem which I recently admitted I was embarrassed to rate as my #1 cookbook because it’s soooooo obvious....

What inspired me to make this quick paleo hot cocoa? Well, yesterday I decided to go to the grocery store in the pouring rain. Most of you probably make a mental note of where you park when you walk into a grocery store – especially in the rain. Not me. By the time I finally got back home, I was sopping wet – from my head down to my toes....

Affogato When was your last affogato? It’s my go-to dessert at restaurants. Even if I claim I’m too full, affogato doesn’t count as it’s practically liquid, right? It’s like having a glass of water! (Yes, really, that’s how my mind works – don’t judge me!😂) For those new to affogato, it’s a traditional Italian coffee-dessert where hot espresso is poured over gelato or ice cream, with the option of adding a splash of liquor....

This is the sort of dish that posh modern Asian restaurants charge a small fortune for. And it’s on the table in 15 minutes! If you haven’t tried an Asian steak before, you’re missing out! Here in Australia, Asian steaks are often a signature dish at modern Asian restaurants. A small piece of high quality, juicy, super tasty Aussie beef steak served with a sauce loaded with umami*, Asian style steak sauces have become all the rage in the culinary world – with good reason....

*If adding condensed milk don’t add sugar. Else add4-5 tblsp of sugar. Method: Add ghee in a pan and add in the broken cashews, when it turns brown take it out and keep aside. In the same pan add poha and fry for few minutes tillit turns slightly brown. Switch off the flame and let it cool. Pulse it once in a mixer (do not over do). Add it to the pan and add milk....

“These are great food-on-the-go!” These little morsels came about when I was having a bunch of friends over for brunch. I am insanely obsessed with french toast (as regular readers will know from the number of french toast creations I’ve posted!). But you can’t really make it for more than 4 people at a time because you need to stand at the stove making batch after batch. A great option to make french toast for a crowd is french toast casserole, where you layer pieces of bread and egg mixture in a casserole dish and bake it up, then spoon it out like a casserole....

I have been thinking to post a chat item for a long time but somehow I couldn’t make both chutneys at the same time. One day when I was having a casual talk with my friend she was talking about this sukha bhel which she made in a jiffy and enjoyed the snack while watching her favorite movie. I loved this idea and made this according to my own taste I served this on top of plain crackers and kids loved this snack....

Bisi bele bath is a one-pot sambar rice from Karnataka state. I have posted my version of the Tamil Nadu style bisi bele bath recipe and also the restaurant-style Sambar sadam recipe. I have tasted Karnataka style bisi bele bhath , also called bisi bele huli annam in my friend’s places and restaurants a few times. Somehow I personally don’t like the flavor of cinnamon and cloves in sambar rice....

Living in West Virginia has made me adventurous. If you told me a few years ago that I’d be willingly jumping into river water, hiking through mountains, and biking on trails, I’d tell you that you were certifiable. I was never an “outdoorsy” type of girl – I was more of a “let me get my hair, makeup, and nails done and go out clubbing” type of girl. Truthfully, I still love the hair/nails part, but now, I also don’t mind getting a little dirty....

I tasted this simple tasty broken wheat porridge in Chennai last year. It’s a straightforward recipe but the seasoning|tadka elevated the taste to a different level. In this peak summer, you can make this one when you feel like not having a hot breakfast or do not want to spend a long time in the kitchen. I posted a broken wheat sweet porridge with apple and cinnamon in Jeyashri’s kitchen many years back....

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Beans aloo sabzi Gajar matar sabzi Method: Δ

Now that the weather is warming up, iced coffee is my morning drink of choice. To be specific, this cardamom spiced iced coffee made with cold brew. This drink is so simple to make that I feel silly calling it a recipe – it’s more of an “assembly” of different ingredients. Okay, that’s sort of the same thing I guess but calling it an assembly of ingredients makes me feel less silly....

Carrot 1 cup (grated) Coconut 1/4 cup Jaggery 1/2 cup Cardamom powder 2 pinches Maida | all purpose flour 1 cup Sesame oil 3 tblsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Salt a pinch Ghee 1-2 tblsp Video on how to make poli In a bowl add flour, turmeric powder and salt. Add little water and knead it into a smooth dough. Smear 2 tblsp of oil on this and cover it and keep it aside....

Don’t be fooled by recipes claiming to be “better than take out” that call for nothing more than soy sauce for flavour. It takes more than that for an authentic chicken fried rice – just ask your friendly local Chinese restaurant!! Chicken Fried Rice After Monday’s simple yet-myth-busting How To Cook Rice post, I thought I’d follow up with a quick ‘n easy recipe today. Using rice of course. My “House Special” chicken fried rice!...

CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD – MY MOST MADE ASIAN SALAD! This is my most made faux Asian salad. It’s “faux” because it’s in no way authentic Chinese and that’s totally ok. I love it anyway because it’s so delish, and it’s a good way to make me inhale large volumes of fresh greens. THE ASIAN SALAD DRESSING The Asian salad dressing I use in this salad is based on a recipe by David Chang of Momofuku....

While the Western world goes bonkers over the vision of a glistening baked ham ready for carving, the Chinese are rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of the ham bone. Because this recipe is not just something I made up – though I wouldn’t blame you for thinking so. Chinese Ham Bone Rice Soup is a “thing”. It’s called “Congee” in Chinese, and it’s the source of much discussion over who gets the ham bone from our own Christmas ham – or a pact to use it for a Family Meal – as well as smug announcements when one is able to secure extra leftover ham bones....

Anyway, there was always at least one, usually two, little coconut candies in every box, and when I would get to those, there was no taking just one bite. The combination of chocolate with coconut is my very favorite, which is why I’ve made these little chocolate coconut butter cups. They are dangerously delicious and straightforward to make. There are just three ingredients in this recipe: chocolate, coconut butter, and coconut flakes....