Ingredients: Tilapia : 1 ( whole and cleaned) Ginger Paste: 1 tsp Garlic Paste : 1 tsp Vegetable Oil :3 tbsp Vinegar : 4 tbsp Salt : 2 pinch For the sauce: Minced Garlic: 2 tsp Oyster Sauce : 2 tbsp Soy Sauce : 3 tbsp Fish Sauce: 2 tsp Hot Sauce/Chill Sauce/Chilli Paste : … More Asian Style Baked Tilapia
“Kala Chicken” is the name my family and friends chose to give to my signature chicken dish. I tried a bit more finesse, “Chicken in Oyster Sauce” or “Chicken with Fried Onion” but “Kala Chicken” is what stuck. Unfortunately. To be fair, the dish is a little “Kala”, but it is also my most popular … More Kala Chicken
The other day, I had my first guests over, after moving into the new time zone. The “dawat” as we call a party in Bengali was important to me because a) the guests were very special and b) it was the first time I was cooking from scratch all by myself. I wanted to go … More Baklava Shondesh
One of the highlights of moving to Toronto was discovering how beautiful the season fall is in this part of the world. I loved everything about it – the drastic color change of trees from not just to orange as I had previously thought, but red, yellow, pink and everything in between; the smell of … More Celebrating Fall: Apple Almond Crumble Cake
Growing up, my parents never had to “advertise” spinach and all its myriad of health benefits to me. I loved it from the very beginning. In Bangladesh, it is mostly cooked by itself in oil with onion and garlic and green chilli, what is known as ” শাক” (Shak) in Bengali. It tastes great and … More Spinach & Shrimp in Garlic Butter
