These Jamaican red beans and rice are so delicious. With buttery red kidney beans and creamy coconut rice it will always be a favorite in my household! Traditional preparations cook the beans from dry and prepare the coconut milk from scratch, but with a couple easy and pantry friendly substitutions you have a recipe that …
Chiles
Enjoy this homemade cilantro chutney alongside any Indian meal! It’s delicious with snacks like samosas and pakoras, and great with any dal, subzi, or curry. I’ve always loved cilantro chutney. It’s spicy, fresh tasting, herbaceous, citrusy, gingery, and garlicky. And it’s often a touch creamy and sour to balance all those flavors out. It’s probably …
These crowd pleasing kale pakoras make for a great appetizer, snack, or can even be enjoyed as a light meal! Serve them with chutney or ketchup. They also happen to be naturally gluten free and vegan! This recipe was sponsored by Nature’s Greens. Growing up, pakoras were a frequent and favorite treat. Crispy, savory, with juicy …
With this easy homemade hot sauce you may never have to buy hot sauce again! Well, that’s probably not true but you will get to enjoy the most delicious hot sauce, and one that tastes even better for having made it yourself! Homemade hot sauce is a fun and delicious project to tackle when you …
These stir fried spicy sichuan noodles with eggplant are cooked up with tofu for a delicious and filling meal! This easy recipe is also quick to make, and adaptable to the veggies, noodles, and protein you have on hand. It always comes out so flavorful and addictively good! Today’s noodles are inspired by traditional sichuan …
Baingan bharta is a delicious Indian eggplant dish that’s easy to make and super flavorful! This recipe is better than any restaurant version (I may be biased but it really is just *that* good). Enjoy with basmati rice and/or any Indian flatbread. Baingan bharta is a smoky roasted eggplant Indian subzi (vegetable dish). It has …
You need to make this dumpling dipping sauce for the next time you serve up some dumplings! Whether you’re cooking them from frozen, or making them from scratch, your dumplings deserve the spicy, flavorful sauce that is this homemade dipping sauce! This spicy dipping sauce is loaded with flavor. It’s spicy, salty, gingery, and garlicky, …
Meet the fiery red pepper paste hailing from North Africa that will alight your tastebuds and spice up your recipes. This homemade Tunisian harissa has deliciously bold and complex flavors, and is adaptable to suit your tastes. Harissa is a chile paste made from sun-dried peppers and a few other ingredients. It can be a …
Harissa roasted Brussels sprouts make for a mouth watering side dish. Oven roasting sprouts brings out their best flavor and texture, and pairs beautifully with the North African chile paste. Brussels sprouts go on repeat in our house every fall and winter. Tossing them in harissa before roasting is possibly my favorite way to enjoy …
Cauliflower moilee curry is a vegetable filled version of a classic South Indian coconut curry. This mouth watering curry is perfect paired with rice for a delicious and nutritious meal that happens to be vegan and gluten free! Moilee curry is a delicious coconut based curry from Kerala. It’s typically made with fish, but the …