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    GOAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH CAFREAL

    GOAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH CAFREAL

    Cafreal is an enchanting Goan Portuguese dish traditionally made by cooking chicken in a tangy marinade of cilantro, garlic, green chiles, and spices. I’ve replaced the chicken with roasted squash, which works well with cafreal’s fierce little kick. The sauce can be...
    BUTTERNUT SQUASH SEEKH KEBABS

    BUTTERNUT SQUASH SEEKH KEBABS

    These are lovely sweet and smoky squash lollipops. Don’t worry if they brown or blacken while cooking: this is where the good flavors lurk. These are great served in chapatis (see here) with salad, and cucumber and mint raita (here). To make proper seekh kebabs you’ll...
    PUNJABI POTATO CURRY

    PUNJABI POTATO CURRY

    Every state in India has its own potato curry. We Gujaratis have our own “batata nu shaak,” but I’ll happily move it to one side to make room for a plate of Punjabi “dum aloo.” In this dish, baby new potatoes are fried until they color, then mixed with a happy...
    ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE MADRAS

    ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE MADRAS

    You don’t have to use baby vegetables for this dish. I use them because they’re sweet and beautiful, but you could use larger roots and cut them down to size. Serves 4 2¼ pounds mix of baby carrots, parsnips, turnips, and potatoes canola oil 2 teaspoons ground cumin...