Category Archives: Spices/Sauces

The Best Salsa Recipe

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Chef Ali’s Salsa – “Its like Merengue in your Mouth” AIYEE YAYEE YAYEEE!! Bursting with flavor and freshness, this salsa ROCKS with nachos, as an accompaniment to steaks, chops, fish filets, and even added by the tablespoon to your omelet … Continue reading

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The Best Homemade Tomato Sauce Recipe

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This tangy, spicy tomato sauce will make you say Arrivederci to those grocery store sauces! Make this one time and the grocery brands will never satisfy you again.

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The best Mint and Coriander Chutney Recipe

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This green chutney has been getting me lai—errr, compliments for years! Make this dip and watch your fried snacks come to life! You can also drizzle it on fish or use it as a marinade. It’s the real man’s ketchup! Continue reading

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How To Make a Hummus

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Start making this dip and you’ll give dirty looks to mayo, turn your nose up at tartar sauce and simply toss your margarine in the trash! Continue reading

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How To Make Your Own Garam Masala

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Garam Masala translates into “Warming Spices”. It should have been called “Party in Your Mouth”, but I guess Goa hadn’t put India on the rave party map back when this spice mix was invented. There are 1500 different ways to make it – start here and work your way up.
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