Food glorious food!!

I had my first taste of koshari at this restaurant here in Muscat called Kusharina. With pasta and tomatoes, chickpeas what was not to like?? Maybe it is my Middle-eastern upbringing but I love anything that has chickpeas and tomatoes in it :) Today as I stepped into the kitchen with the intent of making pasta, I realized that we didn't really have enough for everyone. Then I noticed the can of chickpeas staring at me and the packs of tomato puree and the bottle of masoor dal and suddenly my brain put all that randomness together and brought back this little memory of koshari tucked away deep deep deep deep deep inside!! Lunch was decided! Looked at the internet for some recipes and realized I pretty much had everything so that was that. All you need is: Crispy Onions: 2 large onion, sliced into really thin rings(I found slicing them into rings worked way better than regular chopped slices) For Tomato Sauce Cooking oil (I used olive) 1 small onion, slice...

My late grandmother lived most part of her childhood in Burma.I have very few memories of her.But the one thing I do remember is that she was an amazing cook and genes probably play a massive role in this because my dad is as well.There is a saying in our house that when my dad throws things in a pot,it automatically turns into the most delicious food.My grandmother's cooking style was supposedly heavily influenced by Burmese cuisine and khao suey was something she used to make very often.It went on to become dad's comfort food when she was gone and there was this one week when he made it three times in a row and we began to call it Hatrick!He no longer bothers with the 'frills' associated with khao suey anymore,it's just the noodles and gravy and on some occasions crunchy garlic.But from what I remember it used to be a feast,a celebration of sorts so I decided to try and get the 'joie de vivre' if you please,of khao suey,one weekend at home.The kids fo...