Samosa

Samosa recipe - just like you get from the very best Indian restaurants! Flaky pastry, moist spiced potato filling, NOT GREASY!

Lamb Kheema Samosa (Samosa Stuffed With Spiced Ground Lamb)

Crisp and flaky fried pastry encasing a savory spiced mixture of ground lamb.

Aloo Samosa (Samosa Stuffed With Spiced Potato and Peas)

How to make the classic South Asian snack at home.

Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango Recipe | Cook the Book

This particular plate, a cool starter or perfect spring lunch, marries ingredients that seemingly have nothing to do with one another, namely mango and eggplant. But when the eggplant is charred and mixed with the nutty soba noodles and the tangy dressing, the mango brings the dish together with its sweet bursts of fruitiness boosting the salty, sour qualities of the noodles.

Homemade Naan & Sanaa Dipping Sauces

The long-awaited recipes for Sanaa's naan dipping sauces are finally available! From the spicy Jalapeno Lime Pickle to the mild Cucumber Raita, you'll find a variety to please any palate. Along with an easy recipe for naan, create your own Sanaa bread service any time at home.

Tunisian Meatballs From 'One Good Dish'

My obsession with meatballs rivals only my long-held fixation with David Tanis's first cookbook. So I couldn't stand to cook through his new cookbook, One Good Dish, without trying his Tunisian meatballs.

Homemade Merguez Sausage

Merguez, a North African lamb sausage, is a powerhouse of spicy and earthy flavor, making it one of the tastiest sausages around. Our recipe tells you how to make it at home.

King of Falafel & Shawarma's Falafel from 'New York a la Cart'

I eat a lot of falafel. It can come from a cart, a restaurant, or even a deli case--I don't really discriminate. But I probably should be more picky because most of the falafel out there isn't great. So much of the falafel I find is either greasy and falling apart or dense and dry. But after making King of Falafel & Shawarma's falafel recipe in Alexandra Penfold and Siobhan Wallace's new cookbook, New York a la Cart, I may stop buying my falafel pre-made (unless of course I happen to be in Astor...

Onion bhaji

Onion bhaji is an Indian recipe of crispy, delicious fried onion fritters. They make a great snack or starter for your meal! Just serve them with some dipping sauce. 

Sweetbreads Sauté

You can sauté or pan-fry the sweetbreads with whatever flavors you like. This time, I used mustard seed and turmeric, sautéed with plenty of onions and chili peppers, for a vaguely Indian preparation that tasted nice with fragrant basmati on the side.