These crisp, fluffy, and delicious donut-shaped lentil goodies, or Bara’s /Vada’s are a well-known treat in my household. Though nothing can beat the taste of home, Zainab Foods however, comes close to that kinda comfort. I tried out their “Bara Mix” and was surprised at how well it worked out and made fusion recipe with it! Check it out ;-)

As a single person I often struggle with portions and cook for a whole army. But lately am trying to focus on 1 or 2 portions of food. This Hungarian Chicken Paprikash (not-authentic) is something you can have for 1 or 2 days and I promise you won't get bored of it! It's full of flavour, has something comforting and is just so delicious. I served it with rice and sautéed Pak Choy.

This Peruvian style chicken (pulled chicken thighs) was on my to cook list for a long time now. Originally the marinade is used for a whole chicken but since I live on my own I like to keep it small and simple. Chicken thighs it is! And you know what, it was done and dusted in half an hour (ok don’t count the marinating time)!

This recipe probably belongs to the category: “stop listening to the voices in your head and just keep sharing what you love.” I’ve made this recipe many times and often thought of sharing it, but I also thought it’s too easy, we have a dozen of these already or it’s not interesting enough. Well, don’t let these stupid voices kill your pleasure in sharing something that you’re passionate about. Because this recipe brought me comfort on nights where I felt a bit alone and wanted to eat something while watching a movie. It gave me a good feeling at the end of the night and to me that’s also important to share. Try it out yourself!

This Japanese meal has my heart, because it combines a fried chicken cutlet with a delicious and fragrant cury sauce! And this sauce is extra special y’all because it’s made with Hindustani Masala which has a more intense flavour than the regular curry spices. Try it yourself and let me know what you think 😉

This comforting and easy Chicken Kheema dish is something I make when I want to eat a flavorful meal with chicken, and which is done is 20 minutes. Chicken mince cooks faster and the leftovers can be eaten on a bun, or you can even stuff it in the roti. Whichever way you prefer to eat it, it will be mind blown ;-)

In my second cooking video, I slightly modified the concept to stay closer to myself and share my favorite Surinamese and Asian dishes. But I will also show you which restaurants or trends I am inspired by, because in this series I want to Cook with LOBI (LOVE)!

Most of you know that I was born in Surinam and that my roots are in India and Nepal. My mother’s stories about her grandparents who came from India: how they lived, what they cooked and how they ate, captivated me from an early age. But it was only when we lived in the Netherlands, and I started cooking more that we started to enjoy the authentic Indian cuisine and created our favorite dishes, such as Chicken Tandoori, Biryani, Naan, Chutneys and many more. In this recipe, I teamed up with Xenos and created an easy Tandoori Chicken Burger for a midweek meal! Are you ready for this?