Discover and Share the Best World Cuisines
Orange peel is a rich source of Vitamin C. It contains even more Vitamin C than the fleshy part of the orange. Here’s a comparison: Orange peel: 1 tablespoon (6 grams) of orange peel provides 14% of the Daily Value (DV) of Vitamin C. Orange flesh: The inner fruit of …
How to make Giardiniera (Italian Pickled Vegetables) Giardiniera is Italian for. ” from the garden”. It is also called Sottaceti – “under vinegar” commonly denoting pickled foods.
Szechuan Sauce (Stir-fry Sauce) This Szechuan Sauce (stir-fry sauce) can be stored and used to add a kick to your regular stir-fries. Its great to add flavor and heat to fried rice or noodles. It may also be used in soups and stews, in marinades, or added to milder sauces …
How to Caramelize Onions for Burgers Caramelized Onions can be a sweet and savory, rich, flavor-enhancing powerhouse to your dishes. Burgers, in particular, are phenomenally enhanced in experience with a layer of this delicious stuff! They can be added to melts, grilled sandwiches, dips, pizza, salads, rice dishes, noodles, and …
Homemade Peri Peri Sauce Peri-Peri sauce is a complex and versatile condiment that will take your palate on a journey. I am going to share how to make a good Peri Peri sauce at home. Tones of sour, sweet, salty, and spicy all at the same time. Also known as …
Momo Chutney (Momo Sauce) Momo is a type of dumpling, which is popular throughout most of the Indian subcontinent. Originating from Tibet and also Nepal, these dumplings are usually steamed but can be served fried also. The Momo or dumpling itself is usually not spicy and combines traditional east Asian cooking …
Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Pickle This sweet and spicy Pineapple Pickle is a Kerala Speciality. It is spicy, tangy and savory. This version is not the jammy thick type, but more typical Kerala Pickle style. Use very sweet and ripe Pineapples for best flavor and texture.
Garlic Mayonnaise Garlic Mayonnaise is a condiment/sauce that goes with so many snacks and savories. It is so very easy to make, and versatile. Use it on your fries, in your Meditteranean wraps and sandwiches, with rice, with grilled chicken or fish! So many choices! In this recipe, we make Garlic …
Mango Pickle ( using slightly ripened green mangoes ) Mango season, usually means mango lassi, mango ice cream, and mango pickle at my place. This is a recipe taught to me by my mom, and everyone loves it! Of course, this can also be made with green mango and it …
Turkish Roasted Eggplant in Yogurt (Yogurtlu Patlican Kozleme / Koz Patlican) Many cuisines, feature eggplant in salads and dips. The Levantine Baba Ganoush or mutabbal, might be more popular. However, roasted eggplant is used in lots of cuisines. In Turkey, one such preparation is very similar to Mutabbal, but is …
Green Chutney / Coriander Chutney This is, in my book, hands down the best Green Chutney recipe. I have tried it so many ways.. and I have a simpler version here for Green Chutney. In this recipe, however, we added a few ingredients, and it is just so insanely good. My …
Middle Eastern Salsa – Salata Hara There are many varieties of Salsa or Chutney across the Middle East and North Africa like Zahawig, Harissa and Daqqoos. They are served as a side to many types of meat and rice dishes. Quite a wonderful accompaniment, actually. Today we are looking at …
Date and Mango Pickle – I let out my mom’s secret recipe.. Hope you will all love it as much as everyone in my family. If you love hot and sweet pickles, this one is unique and quite special. Anyone who tries it always asks for the recipe and everyone …
Ever wondered How to make Mayonnaise? It is so unbelievably easy to make the perfect Mayonnaise at home. You don’t have to buy it ever! Homemade Mayonnaise is so much fresher and creamier and yes tastier than your favourite brand (For me, that would be Hellman’s). Here we take a look …
Potato and Egg Bajji – A very quick and easy snack. I love to make Bajji’s ( Pakora’s) when everyone is around at tea time. If you have some potato, egg and chickpea flour (besan) at home, you can make these in 20 minutes. I also came up with this …
Instant Garlic Sauce is always a handy recipe! I have shared the Arabian Garlic Sauce Recipe earlier ( Toom). Check that out as well. It tastes exactly like the garlic sauce availble with fried chicken or in shawarmas. It does however, take some practice and a bit more time and …
Middle Eastern Garlic Sauce – Toom : Hard to kick the addiction. Growing up in the Middle East, we always loved our toom. Do you know that it comes with fried chicken, or rottiserie chicken there. It makes anything taste better and yummier! Many people in the Gulf refer to …
Asian Black Pepper Beef with Curry Leaves This Asian Black Pepper Beef with Curry leaves has a lovely aromatic sauce that can be poured over rice or noodles. The combination of butter, curry leaves, onion and bell peppers flavors the tender beef in such subtle but effective tones. At our place …
Charmoula | Coriander Parsley Dressing/Marinade Charmoula ( شرمولة) is a North African Herbal Marinade, an all purpose dressing used a lot in Tunisia and Morocco. It is often used for seafood but works with meats as well as vegetables. When you are looking for a different kind of marinade, something less …