Ingredients: Jackfruit (4 lbs) Onion (1; sliced) Garlic (2-3 cloves; finely chopped) Cumin Powder (1 tablespoon) Chili Powder (1/2 tablespoon) Paprika Powder (1 teaspoon) Dijon Mustard (1 teaspoon; you can use regular mustard) Coconut Amino (1 tablespoon; you can use Worcestershire sauce) Vegetable Stock (2 cups; like always if times are tough use water) Black Pepper (1 teaspoon) Salt (to taste) Brown Sugar (if using raw jackfruit; 2 tablespoons) BBQ Sauce (optional; to taste) Notes: 1. It’s best to use raw jackfruit/semi-ripe ones. 2. Jackfruit usuaully gives out a sap especially the raw o ..read more

Ingredients: Butternut Squash (1; peeled and cut into cubes) Thyme (3-4 springs plus more for garnish) Garlic (4-5 cloves; peeled) Arboria Rice (2 cups) Chicken Stock/Vegetable Stock (6 cups) Onion (1; finely chopped) White Wine (1/2 cup) Saffron (a pinch) Grated Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup) Shaved Parmesan Cheese (for garnish) Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Olive Oil Directions: Preheat the oven to 400oF/200oC. Place the diced butternut squash and garlic on a baking tray and drizzle olive oil over it. Season with salt and pepper. Pluck the thyme leaves from the stem and drizzle them over t ..read more

Ingredients: For the Salsa Roja: Dried Ancho Chilies (2 chilies) Dried Chipotle Chilies (4-6 chilies) Dried Cascabel Chiles (2 chilies) Dired Pasilla Chilies (1-2 chilies) Onions (2 medium; peeled and chopped) Plum Tomatoes (2; halved) Garlic (3 cloves; peeled) Dried Oregano Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) For Ground Beef Filling: Ground Beef (1-2 pounds) Onion (1 medium; finely chopped) Garlic (2-3; peeled and finely chopped) Adobo seasoning Oregano Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) For Queso: Butter (3 tablespoons) Flour (3 tablespoons) Whole Milk (2 cups) Mexican Blend Cheese (8 oun ..read more

Ingredients: Spinach (2 cups) Wheat Flour (2 cups) Salt (to taste) Water (as required) Oil (as required) Directions: Rinse the spinach thoroughly. In a saucepan, bring water to a boil and add some salt. Add the spinach and cook for 2- 3 minutes and then strain out the spinach leaves and put it over an ice bath to stop it from cooking any further. Take the spinach out and put it in a blender and blend it to a fine paste. In a large bowl, add the wheat flour and season it with some salt. Add the spinach paste and start mixing it together, and knead it into a dough. If the dough is dry, add so ..read more

Ingredients: Tamarind Water (2 cups; check notes) Potato (2 medium sized; diced) Onion (1-2 medium sized; diced) Drumsticks (2; sliced to 2 inch thinkness; check notes) Tomato (2-3 medium sized; diced) Carrot (1; diced) Beans (6; cut into 1 inch pieces) Ivy Gourd (aka. Tendli; 6-7 cut into halves; optional) Eggplant (1-2 small; diced; optional) Golden Cucumber (Kanivellari; 1 small peeled and diced; optional) Toor Dal (1 cup) Green Chilies (4; slit into halves) Curry Leaves (1 spring) Mustard Seeds (1 tablespoon) Dried Red Chilies (2-3) Sambar Masala (3 heaping tablespoons) Hing (a pinch) Tu ..read more

Ingredients: White Rice (2 cups) Urad Dal (1 1/2 cups) Sabudhana (Tapioca pearls; handful) Salt (to taste) Note: For every cup of rice you have to use 3/4 cup of urad dal. Directions: Rinse the rice and sabudhana a few times and then soak them both together in water for 6-8 hours. Do the same with Urad dal, rinse it a few times and then soak it in water for 6-8 hours. Drain out the water from the rice and sabudhana and then add it to a blender jar. Add water as required to grind it. Do not add all the water at the same time. Add 1-2 tablespoons at a time. The rice batter will be a little gr ..read more

Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (2 pounds; boneless skinless cut into bite size pieces) Yellow Onion (1 onin; thinly sliced) Lemongrass (2 sticks) Turmeric root (1 inch piece) Ginger (1 inch piece) Garlic (4-5 cloves) Green onions (2-3) Red Chilies (2) Sesame oil (1 teaspoon) Fish Sauce (1 tablespoon) Soy Sauce (1 tablespoon) Chicken Stock (1 cup) Sugar (1/2 tablespoon) Basil Leaves (handful; thinly sliced) Cornstarch (1 tablespoon) Water (2-3 tablespoons) Salt (to taste) Directions: Roughly chop the turmeric root, ginger, and garlic cloves and add them to a mortar. Bash the lemongrass with the ..read more

Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (preferred, I fried the chicken for waffles so used 6 pieces of skinless and boneless) Buttermilk (2 cups) Dried Rosemary (1/2 teaspoon) Dried Thyeme (1/2 teaspoon) Garlic Powder (1/2 teaspoon) Chili Powder (2 teaspoons) Salt (1 teaspoon) Black Pepper (1 teaspoon) Vegetable Oil/Peanut Oil (2 litre or 1/2 gallon) Seasoned Flour: Flour (2 cups) Salt (1 teapsoon) Black Pepper (1 teaspoon) Garlic Powder (1 teaspoon) Chili Powder (2 teaspoons) Buttermilk (2-3 tablespoons) Directions: Rinse the chicken a few times and place it in a large bowl. Season the chicken wit ..read more

Ingredients: All-purpose flour (2 cups) Milk (1 3/4 cups) Eggs (2) Vegetable Oil (1/2 cup) Sugar (1 tablespoon) Baking Powder (5 teaspoons) Salt (1/4 teaspoon) Vanilla Extract (1/2 teaspoon) Directions: Preheat the waffle iron. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then add in the milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract, and whisk till everything is homogenous. Gradually add 1/2 cup (2 cups in all) of flour at a time and whisk till it is fully incorporated and no lumps remain. If your waffle iron is not non-stick spray some oil and then pour the mix onto the waffle i ..read more

Ingredients: Pineapple (2 cups; finely chopped) Coconut (1 cup; shreded) Green Chilies (3-4; depending on spiciness) Cumin Seeds (1 tablespoon) Mustard Seeds (1/2 teaspoon) Curry Leaves (couple of leaves) Yogurt (1 1/2 cup) Turmeric Powder (1/2 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 teaspoon) Salt (to taste) Sugar (optional; to taste) Water (1/2 cup) Coconut Oil (2 tablespoons) For Tempering: Shallots (4-5; finely sliced) Dried Red Chilies (2) Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon) Curry Leaves (1 spring) Coconut Oil (2 tablespoons) Directions: In a pressure cooker, add the chopped pineapple along with any of its ..read more