Quick and easy Asian boil side dishes recipes

Garlic Ginger Green Beans

These are an excellent, healthy side dish to any grilled meat. I highly recommend them with the Chinese BBQ chicken recipe below, but honestly…

Japanese Spinach Salad, Ohitashi

This is a delicious way to consume large quantities of one of the healthiest foods on the planet...spinach! I…

Butter Basmati Rice

Okay - so I know this is a painfully easy recipe, but it's amazing how much you can dress up rice with just a couple of touches. I make this for my…

Sesame Noodles

Sesame Noodles can be found on just about every Chinese menu these days and for good reason, Sesame Noodles are wonderfully addicting just by…

Simmered Cabbage and Shitake Mushrooms (Yasai no Fukumeni)

This combination is truly fantastic. Of course you have to like both ingredients..but if you do you'll love…

How to make Cottage cheese at home

Paneer or cottage cheese is a great ingredient in many dishes like gravies, rice and desserts.When made freshly…

mango sidedish

This is a very common sweet n sour dish and is prepared very frequently in most south indian households throughout the mango season.

Black-Eyed Peas with Cumin

I had a craving for Black-Eyed peas this week so threw this together on the fly. It worked out really well. The chilli gives a kick but the small…

Fish Molee

Pulisseri: Marrow -Yogurt soup/curry

"Oru nalla pulisseri undengil pinne kari onnum venda". I have heard ammachi say that a million times. Her…

Khatta Meetha Chatpata Chole

Sharing with you a tongue tickling recipe which gives you a mixed taste... sweet, sour, spicy to make it an aromatic accompaniment :p Olive oil…

Chinese Broccoli (gai lan)

Excellent side dish to any meal. No bitter taste and a little crunch.

Okra (lady fingers) with yougurt curry..

To avoid sliminess, okra pods are often stir-fried with little salt and turmeric until it turns little Brown…

Kerala Style Mabazhapuliserry