First off, Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were filled with great food and good cheer. We got back from Kolkata last week and are finally back in the groove. As far as India trips go this was a pretty tough one. But I took two kids under 5 halfway around the world –…
In just over a week, on the 26th of December, we are leaving for Kolkata. Part of me feels slightly insane for attempting this trip with a four year old and one year old in tow. The flights alone are a killer. Fifteen hours direct to Dubai, and almost eight hour layover and then another…
Some of you may have noticed that there is a new tab at the top of this blog called shop my favorites. I realized that I should introduce this new, and hopefully exciting, feature of Samosa Junkie. Basically, I have partnered with Amazon to create a special store just for readers of this blog. In…
My parents came to visit in earlier this month which is always a treat. Food wise, it always means I try and extract a new recipe from my mom (in this case palak paneer – coming soon!) and we go out for one adults-only nice dinner. The cuisine varies but wherever we go it must…
While Indian cuisine has certainly become more mainstream in the past decade, generally most restaurants stick to the usual tried and tested North Indian heavy menu. I’m talking about, of course, chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, dal makhani, and other usual suspects that are delicious but by no means represent the breadth of Indian cuisine. …
When my husband and I first decided to move to California, it was a decision filled with mixed emotions for me. I was pregnant and going to be VERY pregnant when the move was actually happening plus I was leaving behind a lot of dear friends. Not to mention all the logistics of selling our…
Last weekend, my husband and I finally got a chance to rent The Lunchbox. This can best be described as an art film from India. The critics in the US have loved it. Check out rotten tomatoes if you don’t believe me. Personally, I totally dug the film. First of all, there is SO much…
One of things that I love about the food scene in the Bay is the crop of Indian dhabas (translation – food shacks or total dives) all over the city. These are places where the spice level is eye opening and food is generally served on styrofoam plates. Two of my favorites are Shalimar and…
Earlier this month my baby girl turned 1. I can hardly believe a whole year has gone by since she arrived. We certainly can’t imagine life without her. In honor of the occasion we decided to have a party. At home. This is the first time we have had a large gathering at our abode…
Since moving to slightly south of San Francisco 8 months ago, my husband and I have been searching for our go-to Indian place. The restaurant we head to when that itch for desi food strikes and nothing but a spread that I would never have the time to make at home will do. We have…