Yogurt

Whenever someone mentions Middle Eastern cuisine, the first thing that comes to mind is hummus. My first encounter of hummus wasn’t pleasant – I remember picking up a small tub from Tesco UK and found it incredibly bland and grainy. Needless to say, hummus never made it to my favourite-things-to-eat-list.…

Banana leaf rice. It is a typical dish in South Indian Cuisine comprising white rice with an assortment of vegetables, papadum and curries on a banana leaf. The leaf isn’t there just for aroma or presentation; the steam of the rice is said to release the coating on the banana…