While going through the traditional eastern cuisine, you might have come across an ingredient named “ghee.” And if you are intrigued about it, then you are here for all the right reasons. You are about to get some quick facts about ghee and how you can replace it with vegan and non-vegan alternatives. I am…
Ever since my love for Middle Eastern food heightened, my fondness for the pomegranate molasses also increased. I always wondered why this molasses is loved so much and widely enjoyed in Middle Eastern cuisine. And when I used this sweet and savory molasses in the roasted chickpeas salad, I was amazed. Trust me! I tried…
Mustard powder is the ground of dried up mustard seeds, which have several uses in cooking. Its color, aroma and taste make it a good ingredient to spice up food. Imagine you are making a sauce, a spice rub, or cooking a brine, and the recipe calls for the mustard powder, but you don’t have…
Cayenne pepper powder is a commonly used spice in every household, and the chances are that you may run out of cayenne powder while cooking some soup and stew in your kitchen. In such a scenario, you can count on other alternatives to replace the cayenne pepper powder in your recipe. The aim is to…
Water chestnuts are known for their mellow sweet taste and crunchiness. This Asian grown water tuber is widely confused as nuts, though it is an altogether different vegetable. Water chestnuts are widely used in Asian cuisines, especially in Chinese food. In fact, China is a major cultivation center of water chestnuts. Available in fresh, canned,…
Tarragon vinegar is known for its bitter-sweet, liquorice-like flavor and this unique taste makes this vinegar a widely popular ingredient in French Cuisine. The tarragon vinegar is basically extracted from the lesser-known “Estragon”, or commonly known tarragon Plant. The plant leaves are processed to extract the vinegar, and the taste can range from mild…
