Creamy Egg Scramble with Cilantro-Mint Pico de Gallo & Spicy Crema

Creamy Egg Scramble with Cilantro-Mint Pico de Gallo & Spicy Crema

Want some eggs? Want to make them fast but not skimp out on the flavor? Check it (this serves 1 person): Creamy Egg Scramble: 3-4 jumbo egg whites 1/2 small red onion – chopped 1 jalapeno – chopped 1 tsp chili powder salt black pepper pinch of ground cumin 2-3 tbsp reduced fat shredded Mexican …

Crispy Mexican Hash Browns

Crispy Mexican Hash Browns

Crispy Mexican Hashbrowns: 5 Idaho potatoes – cleaned, peeled, dried 1 serrano pepper – minced 2 stalks scallions – minced 1-2 tsp no salt/low sodium Mexican seasoning 1 tsp dried Oregano 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp chili powder pinch of cumin powder salt black pepper 2 tbsp heavy cream PAM Original Flavor 1. Grate …

Eggplant Rollatini with Spinach Pesto

Eggplant Rollatini with Spinach Pesto

This past Christmas we decided to relax at home and I cooked up a vegetarian Italian feast! I decided to make Eggplant Rollatini as the main dish, but of course with a twist. I first made a homemade marinara sauce using San Marzano crushed tomatoes the night before. I spiced up the traditional ricotta filling …

Spicy Veggie Quesadilla with Roasted Pepper Crema

Spicy Veggie Quesadilla with Roasted Pepper Crema

It was Mexican night at the Naik household this past weekend! We wanted something simple yet satisfying, and of course I just worked with ingredients that we already had on hand – was not about to venture out in the freezing cold for some nachos ya know. We decided on Quesadillas since we had a …

Open Faced Paneer Sandwich with Avocado Cream & Pomegranate

Open Faced Paneer Sandwich with Avocado Cream & Pomegranate

        We had a little family gathering this weekend, and instead of making the usual appetizers, I decided to create something with food/ingredients that we already had in the house. The day before my mom had made an Indo-Chinese paneer manchurian, and we had tons of leftover. I also noticed that we …

Tofu 65

Tofu 65

There is a classic Indian dish from South India called Chicken 65. What is it and why is it called Chicken 65 you ask? Well, its traditionally made with spicy Kashmiri chilies, curry leaves, and lots of mustard seeds and with young chicken that’s about 65 days old – I KNOW it’s terrible and I’m …

Toasted Spice Marinade

Toasted Spice Marinade

  I’m sure you all know by now that I love summer and love BBQ’ing. I feel like people assume BBQ’s are only meant for hamburgers, hotdogs, and meat, but little do they know that BBQ’ed veggies taste amazing in the summer. I’m always trying to come up with new marinades, so this time for …

Indian Stuffed Capsicum

Indian Stuffed Capsicum

My friend recently asked me for a ‘Stuffed Pepper’ recipe, and I actually haven’t made Stuffed Peppers in a while. I asked him what kind he prefers – Indian? Mexican? Italian? Mediterranean? and of course the answer was as I suspected – Indian. There is a classic recipe for Indian Stuffed Capsicums that you’ll see …

Vegetarian Tofu Banh Mi

Vegetarian Tofu Banh Mi

I’ve been recently introduced to the wonderful Vietnamese sandwich – Banh Mi. Its a classic Vietnamese sandwich thats traditionally made with pulled pork, vinegary and crisp veggies, and a spicy jalapeño spread. I’ve tried the seitan and tofu versions of this sandwich from two different popular Vietnamese sandwich joints in NYC. I loved both. My …

Indian Bombay Sandwich

Indian Bombay Sandwich

There is a classic street-food in India called the Bombay Sandwich. Its pretty much the vegetarians sub, filled with yummy refreshing ingredients, such as cool cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, potato, Indian spices and spicy coriander-chili chutney. I really like this sandwich and find it to be healthy, hearty, and filling. I decided to recreate this sandwich, …