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Product Review: Rajah Tandoori Masala (Used with Tofu and Chicken)
Product Review: Rajah Tandoori Masala I’ve tried 3 or 4 other brands of tandoori masala. So far the Rajah brand has been the easiest and tastiest. I picked it up at Patel Brothers in Jackson Heights Queens. It’s not necessary, unlike other brands to add yogurt and or butter. You simply add and rub on […]
Easy Omelette Recipe: The Green Monster! (Spinach and Bacon)
Green Monster omelette! It sounds like something from a B Movie or a pulp novel but it’s actually a delicious breakfast item . A couple years back on a brief visit to Maine, we went to a diner which served this variation of a regular omelette. The name is an homage to the 37 foot […]
Indian Mustard Greens Recipe (Gluten Free, Vegan)
Mustard greens never factored into my regular Bengali diet growing up. The leafy green king at home was generally spinach. Thanks to the many Punjabi owned restaurants in Manhattan and Queens I’ve now learned about the famous “sarson ka saag.” Mustard greens as the name implies are very sharp, almost horseradish-y in taste but satisfying, […]
Ghoogni, an easy Indian snack with chickpeas (Gluten Free, Vegan)
Ghoogi is something we’d eat often as children. It’s a healthy, inexpensive snack that’s vegan and gluten free to boot. Many people are familiar with Chana (Chole) Masala, the Punjabi cousin to Ghoogni. In restaurants it’s often served as a main dish with rice or kulcha naan bread. Ghoogni on the other hand is eaten […]
Happy Superbowl Sunday. What’s for Dinner?
Huzzah! I’m not a big fan of football in general but it’s difficult to not get excited for the Superbowl. It’s once a year. It’s the biggest TV event in the country. It’s the inevitable water cooler conversation tomorrow. But more important than all that is the food eaten before and during the game. As […]
Bengali Cholar Dal Recipe (Gluten Free, Vegan)
This Bengali dish reminds me of lunch with family. A common weekend lunch might include cholar dal, aloo torkari, tomato chutney and lucchis. The chana dal used in cholar dal is a little larger than most lentils and are occasionally referred to as “Bengal Gram” in recipes. They bear a strong resemblance to yellow split […]
Hodgson Mill Gluten Free Cornbread Mix Review
Not all cornbread mixes are gluten free which is super annoying. Generally cost prohibitive, it was a surprise to catch this Hodgson Mill’s Gluten Free Cornbread mix on sale for $2.99. The ingredients for this mix are simple: Corn Flour, Corn Meal, Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Baking Powder, Xanthan Gum, Flake Salt and Baking Soda. The […]
Shepherd’s Pie with Chinese 5 Spice (Gluten Free)
Shepherd’s Pie with Chinese 5 Spice (Non-traditional) Servings: ~4 Prep Time: 1.5 hours (1 hour to marinade meat) Shepherd’s Pie is a go to when in need of a cheap dinner. Traditionally it was made with yesterday’s leftover meat (beef, lamb or mutton) and topped with oven crusted mashed potatoes. With about a pound of […]
Pirate’s Booty Veggie Puffs Review (Gluten Free, Vegan)
These baked rice and corn based puffs are a welcome change of pace. They’re labelled gluten and transfat free. The veggie flavor is coated in veggie powders like spinach, cabbage, kale, parsley and carrot powder among others giving them a greenish shade. The crunch is moderate but respectable. It tastes like the sum of its […]
Kale Force 3000…This Time It’s Personal (Kale Drink Recipe)
Kale is always in the RoodonFood fridge. Occasionally cooked on the stove top, most gets thrown into daily drinks . Via books like Kris Carr’s, I’ve learned that the leaves are tasty in raw, drink form and nutritious too boot (B6, C, K among others). Health books often recommend expensive juicers. If you can afford […]
