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For our Holi brunch, I had prepared Delhi style Dahi Bhalla chaat and it literally transported me to heaven. Love, love dahi bhalla! The flavors of Indian street food are mesmerizingly addictive and very hard to resist. One bite into a dahi bhalla and you will experience an explosion of a diversity of flavors in your mouth. Its undescribable! Down South, we make Perugu Garelu (Andhra) and Thayir Vada (Tamil Nadu) where the vadas are soaked in beaten curd and tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves while the North Indian Dahi Vada and Dahi Bhalla are topped with a colorful array of delicious contrasting flavored chutneys, spice powders and garnishes like sev....

Its time to blog now and today’s recipe is a simple lady’s finger curry where tender lady’s fingers are cooked in dahi (curds). It’s a recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor’s Low Fat Vegetarian Cookbook, simple to make, tasty, low in calories and goes well both with steamed white rice and chapatis. 1 Peel the ginger and make a paste of pepper corns and ginger. Keep aside. Whisk the curds and keep aside....

To many, dondakaya is an unusual vegetable, not very common, unlike in our parts of India where its pretty popular. You will find extremities with regard to the popularity of dondakaya, where one either hates this vegetable or just loves it. I, for one love this vegetable and prepare it regularly at home and why not, its available in abundance, fresh, cheap, healthy and tasty. I have looked up the internet and came up with the common names by which Ivy Gourds are known in other languages as well as some interesting information about this vegetable....

Today I’m demystifying the difference between dutch-process and natural cocoa powder. Like the baking powder vs. baking soda head-scratcher, the difference between these two types of unsweetened cocoa powders is beyond confusing. When I first began, most explanations I saw on the internet left me even more puzzled than when I started reading. So, let me break things down for you in regular terms. There are two types of unsweetened cocoa powder: dutch-processed and natural....

I originally published this recipe in 2016 and have since added new photos and more helpful success tips. If you love my salted caramel apple pie, you’re in for a real treat today! We’re making a simple apple galette that’s exactly 97% easier than pie (I did the math ;)). My galette crust, which is both flaky and buttery, makes a cozy bed for the warm and tender apple slices, which get tucked in nice and snug....

One hour from start-to-finish (and half of that’s in the oven) and you can be serving up a big meaty-cheesy dish of lasagne, with enough for second helpings. Because we all want second helpings when it comes to lasagne right? Serve it with a big salad (I LOVE sliced red onions, crisp lettuce and some crunchy sliced radishes in my side salad) and some buttery garlic bread. Ah. Dinner heaven....

Look at that colour! You’d think I’d added half a bottle of food colouring and a mountain of sugar – but this whole tin of sorbet only contains 4 tablespoons of honey for sweetness. The honey is added to counteract the tartness of the rhubarb. The rest of the sweetness comes from beautifully ripe, sweet strawberries. I do kind of like my sorbet to have a bit of a zing to it, so it also includes a squeeze of fresh lime juice....

Those of you who have been following my blog for sometime will know how much our family loves eggs. 🙂 I prepared Egg roast in typical Kerala style along with Vegetable stew to go with Appam. This egg roast recipe comes straight from the kitchen of a Keralite home cook par excellence. I happened to relish it at a friend’s home during a visit to Kerala last year. His mother served Nadan (traditional home style) egg roast over a bed of pure white lacy appams which was polished off the plate in minutes....

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The clean-up is so minimal with this recipe that it makes me want to cook it even more often. Eat it as a stand-alone dish, or serve it with rice to make an even more well-rounded dish. Fish en Papillote | Air Fryer Parchment Fish Obviously, you can choose the veggies that are cooked with this, but keep in mind that sturdier vegetables like broccoli may not cook in the amount of time the fish needs to cook....

Totally moreish, these nachos make the best vegetarian party dish! I have a lot of room in my heart for the traditional chilli-topped nachos (Chris makes an amazing version with slow cooked beef and pork). However, sometimes, I just want a plateful without having to wait for a few hours whilst the chilli-con-carne cooks. Usually, I’d serve up some nachos with salsa and guacamole for a quick-fix, but it’s not quite the same as having a star topping with lots of salty-garlicky flavour....

This delicious and flavorful ginger, garlic and chili shrimp is a dish that appeals to kids and adults alike. In this quick and easy recipe — adapted from The Splendid Table’s How To Eat Supper by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift — jumbo shrimp are bathed in a brine flavored with salt, sugar and chili powder, and then sautéed with loads of fresh ginger and garlic. It’s a delicious and flavorful shrimp dish that appeals to kids and adults alike....

Why is this my FIRST gnocchi recipe on the blog? 😳 It’s so quick and easy to serve up a lip-smacking dinner using store-bough gnocchi. I love that it can take BIG flavours like chorizo and harissa and soak them all up. I took inspiration from my ravioli sauce recipe (which uses store-bought ravioli) with the tangy, creamy sauce, but decided to go with harissa to give it a bit of heat and coconut milk to give it that creamyness....

But before we go too far down this path, you need to understand what Indian-Chinese cooking is, and what Gobi Manchurian is really about. What Is Indian-Chinese Food? Indian-Chinese food is like nothing you’ve ever had before. Not in India and definitely not in China. I can say this from having eaten extensively in both countries. Really if Indian food and Chinese food had a baby who was determined to be as different from its parents as possible–while still carrying their genes–you’d have Indian-Chinese food....

Remember when I taught you how to make homemade glazed doughnuts? I said they were the best homemade doughnuts I’d ever had. Eating my words right now. And more maple bacon doughnuts, too. Why You’ll Love These Maple Bacon Doughnuts Straightforward homemade dough Soft, bakery-style taste and flavor Perfect at-home weekend project Most of the time spent is waiting for the dough to rise and oil to heat! Sweet maple glaze & salty bacon...

Stir fries are such a great way to use up the veggies in the fridge and get dinner on the table in ultra-quick time. The first thing the kids ask when the get home from school is ‘Can I have a snaaaaack?’. Then we’ve got three options: This stir fry is great when you’re in super-quick mode, and will have everyone happy and satisfied in no time. I’ll often cook up a pan of boiled rice to go with a stir fry (I get the rice going, and then the challenge is to get the rest of the stir fry done by the time the rice is ready)....

The way I make Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake: 1 cup of shredded chicken breasts boiled in 2 tsp of ginger-garlic paste 1/2 tin sweet corn (cream style) – approx 3/4th cup 2 cups boiled pasta 1 boiled mashed potato 3-4 green chillis chopped 2-3 tbsps grated cheese 1/2 tsp black pepper pwd 1/2 tsp mustard pwd 1 egg (beaten) 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves 1/2 tsp oregano or italian seasoning(optional) salt For the white sauce: 1 cup milk 1 tbsp butter 1 1/2 tbsp flour 1 1/2 tbsps grated cheese Prepare the white sauce first....

Look into the pinwheel cookies… you are getting hungry… very hungry… Have you ever made pinwheel cookies before? I have a recipe for these slice-and-bake style cookies in Sally’s Cookie Addiction, but this one is very slightly different. (Though the end result is the same!) The main difference is that I use cocoa powder + milk for the chocolate dough today, instead of melted chocolate. I find the chocolate dough more pliable this way, and it’s easier to roll up with the vanilla dough to make that characteristic swirl....

What Makes Jamaican Peas and Rice So Good? Fast. Ready to eat in under 30 minutes. Easy. A simple pour and cook Instant Pot recipe. Authentic Tasting. Though the method of cooking isn’t authentic, all of the flavors are.Vegetarian. A fantastic vegetarian main course. Why Do Jamaicans Call It Rice and Peas? This is a common question for people who are unfamiliar with Jamaican cuisine. There are no “peas” in this recipe....

How do you make Instant Pot Matar Paneer? Traditionally Matar Paneer is made by sautéing the onion/tomato mixture for what feels like forever. But I’m lazy/efficient so I let the pressure cooker do all the work for me. It seems odd to just throw veggies in there and walk away–but welcome to cooking Urvashi style. For this recipe, you can either buy the paneer ready-made at Indian grocery stores where it is typically in the frozen section, or you can make it yourself using this very easy pressure cooker paneer recipe....