Indian food may seem daunting to make at home, but it is actually one of the easiest as long as you have the right ingredients on hand. If not, pre-made mixes in your local grocery store (like how I used here) would totally help. Since my first few tries at masala in general (which really…
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Shout out to my Asian Mom for doing what distant Asian Moms do – send their kids food care packages. This particular box of goodies contained a packet of Butter Chicken seasoning from this company Shan. Not sure if my local grocery store has it, but it’s something worth looking for. Definitely helpful if your spice…
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Clearly this is one of our favorite Thai restaurants in Astoria (see previous post here). We’ve probably ordered most of their menu by now, so here is a new batch of some of our go-to dishes. New noodle dishes, curries, and appetizers – all equally delicious. There’s an option for just roti bread on the…
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Enter: Another great Thai restaurant in Astoria! (See my other fave San Aroy). I’ve thought Prik Thai to be on the pricier side when ordering online during normal evening hours, but I found that they have amazing lunch specials if you can catch them then. For $7.95, each lunch dish gets an option for meat…
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For the past few months, Stephen and I have been ordering Indian food from different local restaurants, trying to find our favorite. Well, I think we finally found it at Yaar Indian Restaurant, off the Ditmars train stop in Astoria. We typically start with the basics such as Tikka Masala and Samosas to judge the…
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