Dawna in the Kitchen

Naan is so delicious when one has it in a restaurant, I always thought it would be difficult to make. It turns out, however, that it's ...

Khichdi (aka Khichri, and a number of other variations, खिचड़ी in Hindi) is a rice-and-pulse dish from India that is not only a vegetarian ...

This is my version of the famous northern Indian vegetarian curry featuring peas ( matar or mutter , amongst other spellings) and fresh ch...

A few weeks ago, we received a care package that contained two tins of hot-smoked wild fish from my home province of British Columbia: one ...

There are a lot of origin stories about Chicken Tikka Masala, and a lot of claims to ownership. As far as I can tell, there's no way to...

You can use a variety of different lentils to make this - the version shown here is made using whole urad dal (aka black gram), which is tr...

I confess that I'd hoped that these would be more colourful than they turned out - my masala blend was months old, which I suspect was t...

The most shocking thing about this dish is how quick and easy it is. The second most shocking thing is how delicious it is. The only reaso...

My generalized dislike of green peas is almost legendary in my family, even though by age 10 or so I had conceded that peas in the context ...

I first posted about butter chicken a few years ago (see link ). Butter chicken is probably the single most popular dish in Indian restaura...

It's bento time again! This is a big bento box for a big appetite. It's sleek, matte black, and has a built in storage compartment...

What do you do when you unexpectedly have much more milk left in the fridge than you anticipated? Well, if you're not prone to sitting d...

Of course, eggs aren't just breakfast food , or the glue that keeps your cakes and meatloaves from crumbling helplessly as you attempt t...

I am a sucker for Indian food (downright amazing, given my earlier fear of curry ). I particularly like to experiment with hitherto unknown ...

Some like it hot. Good thing, too, because sometimes, at the end of a long day when one is a little bit tired but relentlessly pushing on wi...

I'm a big fan of the spice rack. My particular model was built for me by my father, after listening to me complain about how I could nev...

For my 101st post, I am posting my entry to Meena's " From My Rasoi - Winter " blogging event. I've chosen an original r...

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't make quesadillas out of leftover aloo gobi. Because you totally can. I used to make pizza...

Fortnightly update! The main Always in the Kitchen website has a new recipe : Spinach & Chicken Curry - a variation on Saag Paneer. Ve...