Try this delicious South Indian rice dish, it's a specialty from Karnataka state combining rice together with dal, vegetables and spices. Bisi Bhele Bhath (BBB) is a complete vegetarian one-pot meal. I have included my special home made BBB masala (spice mix).

Bisi Bhele Bhath (BBB) is a delicious one-pot dish combining rice, dal & vegetables all simmered together until perfectly tender. This tasty dish is a personal favorite & originates from the South Indian state of Karnataka. Making your own BBB masala is simple & so worth the extra little effort.

Exotic red rice from Bhutan adds a wonderful nutty taste & slightly chewy texture to this simple pulao. Tawa pulao is a classic rice dish made using special "pav bhaji" masala. This tasty dish is very popular & enjoyed as part of Mumbai's vibrant street food, so try making it for dinner tonight!

Made with freshly grated sugar pumpkin, this seasonal dessert is a perfect way to celebrate the holidays & the fall season. Try my warm & comforting Pumpkin Halva, it's a heavenly Indian dessert. You could also enjoy this dessert all year round by making Carrot Halva or Gajjar Halva.

Okra is a vegetable the most people either love or hate - mainly because of its gummy texture. But if cooked properly, the gumminess can truly be avoided & you're left with slightly crisp okra. My delicious Bhendi Masala will definitely have your family and friends asking for more.

A delicious and healthy flatbread that contains no oil or butter. It is also a gluten free flatbread for those unable to eat wheat. In Maharashtra, bhakri is traditionally eaten with pitla ("besan polenta").

My Besana Chi Vadi is a heavenly dessert made using gram flour or chickpea flour (besan) mixed with sugar, butter & warm spices. This is one of my favorite recipes & it literally does really melt in your mouth! It's simple to make so definitely do give it a try :-)

A truly delicious and heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth dessert made from chickpea flour (besan) - talk about a low carb dessert! Besan Ladoo is popular throughout India and a personal favorite of mine. But I must warn you, it's hard to stop at just one :-)

Two delicious recipes in one post! My tasty Bengali Style Mussels and Bengali Chili Crabs are a yummy seafood treat for the whole family. Bengali cuisine makes the most from the locally fresh & abundant seafood caught directly - right from the Indian Ocean.

This hearty dish hails from the north western state of Bengal and features tasty red lentils tempered with my home made Bengali 5 spice masala known as "panch phoran". This simple dish is typical comfort food and represents the delicious vegetarian fare found in Bengali cuisine.