Irresistable Irani Samosas

I recently found out that Hyderabad placed #3 in Lonely Planet's list of Top 10 cities to visit in 2013. So, in honor of my birthplace and its 15 minutes of fame, I've decided to add a baked twist to a Hyderabadi fried favorite, the Irani samosa.

These little onion-filled cocktail samosas are all over Hyderabad, from train stations to movie theaters and tea shops. They are so good to eat, but so very bad for you. So, I got the idea for baked Irani samosas with a cilantro goat cheese dip.

My version uses wonton wrappers, which means they become just as crispy in the oven as they would if fried. And the coolness of the goat cheese dip really adds another dimension to the sweet and spicy onion filling.

While I do admit that biting into a real, deep-fried irani samosa with oil dripping down your face brings out a Paul Deen-esque excitement...these baked ones are a very close second.

For Recipe (Click Read More)

Pumpkin Lux Lassi

Pumpkin is one of those things that people either love or love to hate. I'm glad I'm in the former boat because the explosion of pumpkin this Fall is absurd: from Pringles to Poptarts to perfume. You might be thinking there is nothing possibly left that could be pumpkin-fied. Well, you, my friend, are wrong.
That's right folks, it's time for some spiked pumpkin lassi.

I had the idea for this recipe while sipping on some regular mango lassi. My usual experimentation logic is that if two things are the same color, they can be substituted for each other. If I were you, I wouldn't take this advice to heart, BUT it's how I stumbled upon this wonderful recipe. All you need is yogurt, honey, a can of pumpkin and some spices!...oh and some Kahlua.

For Recipe (Click Read More)

Street Food Sliders

One of my favorite street foods in the whole world is pav bhaji. This is a take on the old favorite: Pav bhaji sliders with a sweet and spicy Indian slaw. It's street food, fanci-fied.

For Recipe (Click Read More)