About

Hi,
I'm Shreya, an artistic and creative food enthusiast. I have loved food since forever! My food philosophy is very simple and clear,

The journey of your dish starts from the nose travels to your eyes and then finally into your mouth

Every part of a dish is therefore essential to truly enjoy it. I believe food is more than just feeding your tummy, its also feeding your mind and your soul. Although I cooked a bit during most of my adulthood, I truly started cooking regularly and religiously only after I got married and moved to a different country with my husband.

Moving out of India has made me crave for the flavours back home. The spices in the food and the simple yet elegant preparations I enjoyed back there were no longer easy to get. I truly felt homesick because of this and to comfort myself I started to research, learn and create various dishes. At that moment I did not imagine starting kandykurries and sharing my creations and recipes with the world.

Being raised in India I was always surrounded by flavours, spices and a lot of what I consider comfort food. You will find a lot of these here. I remember standing in the kitchen and watching my mom prepare some amazing curries and I always wondered how the flavours emerged from those amazing dishes. The aroma of spices combined with the fragrance of fresh garlic, ginger, onion and chillies that came from the kitchen invoked a sense of happiness in me. I imagine that's what inspired me to start cooking like this.

My husband and I are both foodies and have always tried every new dish/flavour we could. We try different restaurants and cuisines a lot and watch YouTube/Instagram videos about food and recipes all the time. Our love for food is something that cannot be explained and its this passion for amazing flavours that inspired and motivated me to start kandykurries.

I also believe a lot in colour therapy. For instance, bright colours will always cheer you up, but dull colors cannot help lift up those spirits. So with every dish I try to make a healthy colourful plate.

Healthy & Colourful plate + Good food = Happy life & Awesome day.

With kandykurries, my goal is to help you create simple recipes while adding a little twist of my own and taking you on a journey of some amazing flavours. All the recipes and dishes here are created and photographed by me. My purpose is to create food for the soul, show everyone how meaningful every dish is to me and share my love for food with the rest of the world. Hope you all enjoy creating and munching on the recipes here as much as me.

Cheers!!!

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Turkish Bread with Za'atar Spice and Baba Ghanoush Dip

I came across Turkish bread for the first time after I moved to the Netherlands and I bought it from a Turkish shop near my place. Absolutely fell in love with it! The softness and flavours were just amazing and right then I decided I am going to try making my own batch. This is absolutely lovely and versatile; you can pair it with anything. You can make a bruschetta, pair it with some shrimp salad or have it with some dip like hummus and baba ghanoush. I paired mine with some creamy baba ghanoush and a generous garnish of za'atar spices. The best part about creating this dish was that it was so simple and easy to make. In my head I had inflated the difficulty too much and was expecting some really hard and tricky process to it, but it turned out to be so simple! Not to forget the excitement I got when it came out as amazing as I was expecting. SOFT, FLUFFY AND DELIUCIOUS! So, read on to know how I made this amazing bread with a simple and fool proof method. ...

Malvani Lamb Curry

Malvani masala has been one of my all time favourites and I have used this spice blend in lot of my recipes. This time I decided to make some lamb curry with it and it came out amazing. This comforting, spicy, flavourful lamb is very simple to prepare with some basic ingredients like onion, tomato, ginger & garlic paste and of course the star ingredient that brings life to the recipe is some home made malvani spice mix. The tender juicy lamb curry is just perfect when paired with some hot steamy rice or chapatis. There is nothing more comforting than this on your lunch table. Simply amazing! Press Enter and insert Image https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFZQWxj4XD/ SERVES: 3-4 PREP TIME: 20 mins COOK TIME: 1 hr ...

Puttu with Kadala Curry

Puttu is a staple breakfast dish in south India popular in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. "Puttu" means portioned in Malayalam. It is a very filling and hearty breakfast dish made with rice flour mixed with salt water and typically steamed in a puttu steamer with coconut shavings in between. Sometimes a bit of jaggery powder is also added to make it a bit sweet. My husband loves to eat puttu with elaichi bananas or other small bananas; mixing it with the puttu. I came across this dish after I got married into a Malayali household and got exposed to a lot of Kerala recipes and dishes. My mother-in-law makes really amazing puttu and Kadala curry. So, after I moved here to the Netherlands I wanted to give this a try. I didn't have a puttu steamer, so I asked my mother-in-law and she gave me the idea to steam it inside a coconut shell which is also a popular traditional method of cooking. It was totally worth all the effort and to be honest it was really ...

Mackerel Curry

I recently discovered this recipe on my usual inspiration hunt online and decided to give it a try. During my grocery run at the city centre before, I decided to have a look at the fresh fish store and got some amazing looking mackerel filets. I had not decided on the recipe at that moment, but then I happened to have everything at home for this recipe and things simply fell into place. Normally I am into masaledar, spicy and coconutty fish curries but this time I did not have any coconut milk at home and I was also feeling a bit lazy with my cooking. This recipe was an absolute delight for my mood with an amazing tangy, sour flavour of tamarind and vinegar and a slight sweetness of jaggery. Quick and simple! Totally worth it and definitely recommended. Press Enter and insert Image https://www.instagram.com/p/CI276lADeR5/ ...

Roasted Eggplant with Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

Eggplant is one of those vegetables that prepared wonderfully can make you fall in love with it, but then anything less than perfect makes you just hate it. They are a great substitute for meat and personally, I love to experiment with it, prepare it in different styles and try out new recipes. Being married to a meat lover, it's quite an undertaking to prepare a vegetarian meal that he would love 😕😕. Recently I got my hands on some fresh eggplants that were exactly what I needed for the recipe I had on my list for a while. Since eggplant is the hero of this dish, it is important to make sure you choose the best one for the recipe. I t's important to pick out the right size and kind. Bigger may not be always better as they might have a lot of seeds in them and tend to have a spongy interior. There is also a trace of bitterness in them that require salting to remove. So , look for ones with smooth, shiny skin that are uniformly colored and feel...

Shimplya - Malvani Masala (Mussels Curry)

I have had this recipe on my bucket list for a long time. When I saw these fresh mussels in the store, I immediately knew what my next dinner meal would look like 😁😁. Malvani shimplya is definitely one of my favourites. This style of cooking mussels is simply the best. When I moved to the Netherlands, I carried some of my favourite spice mixes with me including this Maharashtrian malvani masala. Malvan is basically a town in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and this masala is curated from that region. I am a hard core fan of these masalas and anything cooked in these spices are on my list of favourites. So you can only imagine my excitement when I got my hands on these awesome fresh mussels. The aroma of the spices and the mussels that filled my kitchen when I was cooking them simply took me on a trip of Konkan Maharashtra. I one hundred percent recommend this dish. Mussels + Malvani spices = "Heaven" Pre...

Kadai Mushroom Masala

This is what I call a simple, heart warming comfort dish. I love mushrooms and I have experimented with this, fleshy spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, in a lot in different ways. This version, in the form of a tangy, spicy dish is simply amazing and it lifts me up every time. Hope you also like this recipe and give it a try. ...

Pumpkin Carrot Soup

Well, I was sitting by my window today, having my daily dose of caffeine and listening to my favorite Kishore da song when I saw this beautiful sunset in front of me. Right in that moment, I knew I had to create it on my plate. So I just closed my eyes for a mental picture and this is what I saw. This soup is truly a bowl fill of warmth, taste and comfort. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 😊😊. ...

Spaghetti in Baba Ganoush Sauce

Baba Ganoush is a beautiful creamy sauce made of smoked egg plant, tahini, garlic, olive oil and spices blended together. I had come across this sauce recipe when I was looking for some inspiration online and wanted to experiment combining it with some spaghetti. So I got a nice fresh egg plant and along with all the other ingredients, I was all set to make the sauce. As a typical desi cook I had serious doubts about bringing this recipe to life. The only time I have used an egg plant is to make baingan barta. So, with an inquisitive mind and excitement I finally gave it a go. 😁😁😁 ...

Simple Egg Curry Masala

The tangyness of the curry and crispness and softness of the egg mixed with spices can only make one close their eyes and say 😋😋😋 View this post on Instagram A post shared by soulfood with shreya (@kandykurries) on Mar 27, 2020 at 2:48pm PDT Making this dish was truly a soulful experience because it's what food is to me. The recipe of this dish is as simple as it looks all you need is the following ingredients: 4 boiled eggs 1½ roughly chopped onions 1 medium finely chopped 🍅 4 garlic cloves few curry leaves (optional) 2 green chillies finely chopped 1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric) 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 spoon garam masala 1/2 spoon dhaiya (coriander) powder 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds) some finely chopped coriander salt as per your taste 1. Fry the boiled eggs: Take a kadai (pan) and add 2 spoon oil in it. Once the oil is heated add 1/2 teaspoon haldi. Now slit the boiled eggs into halves and add it to the kadai and ...

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