Basil Seeds and Coconut Water Drink – Bonda Sharbat

Coconut water Drink Recipe

Cooking is an art and patience a virtue… Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing – love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an artist – not perhaps in the representational style of a Dutch master, but rather more like Gauguin, the naïve, or Van Gogh, the impressionist. Plates or pictures of sunshine taste of happiness and love. ~ Keith Floyd The featured blogger for the month of May on Spiceroots is Shireen who writes …

Friday Summer Fun – Cantaloupe Apple Smoothie

Here is a short and sweet Method to have to this incredibly delicious drink. 1 C  peeled and cut cantaloupe 1/4 C Apple juice ( store bought no sugar one works well) Honey to taste Crushed ice Blend everything together, pour, sip, close your eyes and let your mind take a flight! Have a Happy Friday.  

How to make Indian Chai

It is 6:45 am. The battle is on. In my kitchen that is. And I manage to pull the pillow back on my head and go back to the most precious minutes of the morning sleep. There is something incredibly satisfying about waking up 10 minutes earlier than your set alarm clock time and going back to catching the most satisfying zz’s. But the battle is on. In my kitchen that is. The pounding of the metal on the floor, the clash of metal against metal, and oh wait.. Was that stone pounding! Whoa!  And now a bang! No.. The …

Kehwa – Kashmiri Green Tea

Kashmiri Kahwa

Whether you are the Diva or the high priestess or the nymph, the time you have with your cup of tea is pure magic. Adding another magical recipe to your secret weapon stash would be nice.. won’t it?

Mango Lassi

This recipe is dedicated to my friend Jen, who insanely loves Indian food.  It always used to make me happy to cook a meal for her, because she savors every bite and takes her time to enjoy the ingredients. When I explained the process making a mango lassi to Jen, she could not believe it was this simple. You can make it as thick as you want or leave it slightly creamy or make it thin.  A well made mango lassi is great drink for a hot summer day or to serve with spicy appetizers. It is also a great …