It seems like madeleines are all the rage right now. I’ve been sitting on this recipe for months and of course when I come back to post it,...

South Indian preparations of vegetables are often very simple in order to highlight the quality and freshness of the vegetables themselves....

Today is my mom's birthday, and what sweeter way to celebrate than with a cake made just to suit her palate.  My mom loves mango,...

I first made these cookies for my New Year’s Eve party at the very end of 2010. The menu for my party had a bit of an Indian slant, so I too...

My dad's birthday was a few weeks ago, and, as I do for everyone in my family, I make them a birthday cake.  In the case of my dad, I al...

One of my resolutions for this year is to actually use the cookbooks that are on my bookshelf instead of ignoring them and letting them coll...

Happy new year! I know I’ve been totally slacking on posting regularly, but I’ve come up with a few ideas to maximize my use of time, so ho...

Palak paneer is commonly called saag paneer despite the fact that there actually is a difference between the two. Technically, palak panee...

This is the first of three recipes that I'll be posting from 660 Curries . Don't forget to leave a comment by 9 pm on Sunday, May 1...

A few weeks ago, I received a copy of Raghavan Iyer’s book 660 Curries . As the title might imply, the book contains hundreds of recipes fo...

I love samosas, but it’s hard to find a good one in my neighborhood in Baltimore. Now, before you tell me that there is not just one, but ...

Now that it’s warming up, I’m returning to cooking with seasonal produce and doing so simply and minimally so as to let the vegetables shine...

I really did not like green beans when I was younger. My mom made them two ways: French cut ones with garam masala and chopped ones with...

Update (January 2011): Upon retiring his long-running Minimalist column, Mark Bittman selected his top 25 recipes and this was one of them....

I was kind of bored the other night and decided that I was going to make interesting cupcakes despite the fact that my beloved KitchenAid...

I’m leaving for the UK tonight, so I haven’t been eating proper food the past few days because of the necessary pre-vacation cleaning out o...

These cupcakes were also on the menu at my party a few weeks ago , and they are by far my favorite cupcake that I make. I’m pretty sure it’...

A few months ago, I made a version of a chaat that I had eaten last summer at my favorite North Indian restaurant in New York , Devi . I ...

I’m not feeling particularly inspired to write thoughtful prose, so I’ll just lay out the important details regarding what prompted me to ...