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Chili Garlic Sauce – One sauce, many uses

March 2, 2021 By Asha Shivakumar

Chili garlic sauce- you will skip all other sauces for this. Easy to make and so versatile that you’ll be making it on repeat. Spicy and flavorful. A MUST MAKE!

Back in the Eighties Indo-chinese was all the rage in India. Indian-Chinese cuisine originated in India and is a uniquely South Asian phenomenon, drastically different from the Cantonese Chinese cuisine available in the U.S. When Chinese settlers immigrated to a city, Kolkatta..they set up their own chinatown.

It all started with chicken manchurian which went viral, and it grew because of love of the merging of Chinese flavors with Indian heat. Then came the Vegetable Manchurian or Gobi (cauliflower) Manchurian, chili paneer, hakka noodles, idli chili and a ton more recipes that captured the hearts of Indians. The common sauce among all is the Homemade Chili garlic sauce….

Garlicky Creamy Coconut Milk Shrimp Pasta

May 14, 2019 By Asha Shivakumar

Garlic Coconut Milk Shrimp Pasta is made in just one pot and ready in 30 minutes! Fresh shrimp gets cooked with spices and gets topped on coconut milk pasta later. It will become a new favorite!

Say hello to your new favorite one pot meal, Coconut Milk Shrimp Pasta.s This seriously blew away our taste buds and became an instant favorite with the first bite.

Rewind to the time I despised shrimp and then loved it. Growing up I hated shrimp, then there was a stage I loved how my grandma made it and would eat it only that way. Now I’m plain allergic to seafood, sad, But I still cook it all the time with loads of love for my family….

Home made Rice Cake(Toppoki) Stir Fry with Asparagus and Tofu

May 7, 2019 By Asha Shivakumar

Korean spicy rice cakes, toppoki (Tteokbokki / Ddeokbokki,) is probably the most well-known Korean street snack in Korea. You can see mini vans or carts that sell it on the street very easily. Today I made easy Toppoki/Korean Rice Cake Stir Fry. There are many ways to make these spicy rice cakes, however today’s recipe is the most basic way of cooking it with minimalistic ingredients. So I am calling it “Easy Korean Spicy Rice Cakes!”.

While strolling the streets of San Francisco one day, we stepped into this hole in a wall place thinking we could have some ramen. What we were introduced was these korean rice cake smothered in sauce. We were addicted. Ordered a second serving and got to talk to the chef about how much I loved it. I was immediately reminded of something I grew up eating, called the Ammani Kozhukkatai. In Southern part of India we make rice cakes in the form of small balls, they are stir fried with simple tempering and enjoyed with some chutney. Made for special occasions, it’s exactly the same method that is used to make toppoki….

Easy and Quick Chicken Lo Mein – 15 Min. Dish

April 19, 2018 By Asha Shivakumar

This simple, easy and quick chicken lo mein requires only a few ingredients and just fifteen minutes. You’ll have a good, nutritious meal in no time.

Hello there!!

And today, I guess a fifteen-minute chicken lo mein it is!

I’ve had a huge list of dishes I wanted to cook, shoot, and share. The fancy ones that don’t take time, but great for parties and to entertain, also amazing for family.

My teen loves to cook and eat, and while I was gone for a few weeks to India, he cooked quite a few dishes from the blog. He cooked the quick EGG CURRY, there was a huge pot of ZESTY AUTUMN SOUP, and there was this easy FISH CURRY. What is common with all of these dishes are: they’re easy, filled with flavor, and packed with nutrition. And the teen will be going off to college soon. He’ll fly to the other end of America, NY. Knowing him, he’ll need homemade Indian few times a week, and that’ll only be possible if he cooks it….