Cooking with Thas

Kale Egg Rice or Kale Scrambled Eggs

Now, this is a very healthy and nutritious dish… Last week, while grocery shopping I piled up more green veggies on my cart than anything else. Kale, spinach, lettuce, swiss chard etc were my healthy picks. Every time I look… »

Coconut Rice – Healthy Gluten Free Recipe

An easy to prepare and delicious rice made with rosematta rice and coconut milk… This is my mom’s speciality rice and is quite popular in my family. In South India, coconut rice is very common and there are several ways… »

King Fish Biryani – South Indian Style

No Kidding! I love King fish biryani more than chicken or mutton biryani… First, let’s talk a bit about King fish as it is quite unheard of in North America. King fish is a sea fish that is found in the Indian… »

Eggplant Rice

Eggplant Rice with toasted sesame seeds… Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables. I love how it gets mushy and tender when cooked. Lately, I’ve been obsessed with grilling eggplants. So this time I wanted to try something different and… »

Kashmiri Biryani-How to Make

Eid is just around the corner and I wanted to share this special biryani of Kashmir… Eid celebration is literally incomplete without biryani. Biryani has always been the main attraction of Eid in my family. When I was with my… »

Stuffed Baked Banana Peppers

I stuffed the banana peppers, I baked ‘em and I gobbled ‘em… This stuffed, baked banana peppers was one of the main attractions from my kitchen that happened last weekend. I usually make banana pepper fritters which is a common… »

Tomato Dosa

Even the hard core non-veggie falls for this veggie delicacy of south India…
If you are in south India and if you haven’t tried Dosa, you sure is missing the most popular veggie delight. »

Browned Spicy Almond Chicken

A successful sunday cooking experimentation which made my day worthy… Whenever I get into the kitchen to whip up lunch or dinner, I feel like I am a novice in cooking. I cannot think of a single day when I… »

Cooked Rice Water

Tired and exhausted? I am going to show you the cheapest and the healthiest instant-energy-boost drink that you can make at home… Had I not been down with the flu I wouldn’t have remembered this drink, which my mom used… »