Potato and garbanzo beans are people favorites. You can cook them any way you want and people still relish it. Yesterday for dinner, I made this one pot dish with potato and garbanzo (Aloo Chana) and it turned out to be really easy to make, especially if you use a pressure cooker (you can also … More Easy Potato-Garbanzo one pot dish
Payasam is the name for a sweet dish we prepare in Kerala, India. Traditionally payasam is made out of rice flakes (called Ada) or jaggery, lentils and sometimes vermicelli or banana. It is prepared with milk and sugar and the preparation time takes about 25-30 minutes. The only fruits we make payasam with are banana … More Mango Payasam
In the last 24 hours, two friends have had conversations with me about coconut. Being a South Indian, I use a lot of coconut in my cooking, be it grated coconut (fresh/frozen) or coconut milk. One of my friends accused me of putting too much coconut in everything. The other friend wanted to know how … More Red Kidney bean/Rajma sundal
I have made chilli paneer frankies and homemade dosas before. Today, I integrated both these together and made dosa stuffed with chilli cheese paneer. You can find the recipe for chilli paneer here and the recipe for homemade dosas here. Method Roll the batter on the dosa pan and brown both sides of the batter. Sprinkle … More Chilli cheese paneer stuffed dosa
There are many different ways of cooking paneer and the bhurji style is the easiest version. The preparation is very similar to scrambled eggs, but you optionally add more spices to the bhurji. I made some paneer bhurji last night and it took me less than 15 minutes. Paneer Bhurji Serves 2 Ingredients Paneer- 1.5 … More Paneer bhurji
Happy July 4th weekend everyone! The long weekend is one of those times when you binge eat and then panic about how to lose all those pounds. Exactly how I feel right now! I got around with a couple of friends for a cookout dinner party on July 4th night, since it’s so much fun … More Tilapia piccata
Phirni is an Indian dessert which is easy to make and super tasty. You can easily whip it up for an after dinner dessert. Phirni essentially means rice pudding, but you can flavor it differently to add a bit more taste. I personally love kesari phirni ‘saffron rice pudding’ the best. The saffron lends a … More Phirni
Garbanzo beans is one of the most versatile beans ever. It can be used in Mexican, Spanish, Mediterranean, Indian cuisine and one still loves to eat more of those healthy, protein rich beans. S really likes black beans and cooks them in a Mexican/Indian style really well. However, my favorite remains the garbanzo or chick … More Punjabi style garbanzo beans/ Pindi Chole
I’ve been getting a bit bored of cooking Indian food daily. I mean, Indian food is awesome and I really do like eating it on a daily basis, but it can get a bit monotonous. Sometimes you don’t want that spiciness and flavor, like the other day when I wanted to cook some blander food. … More An Italian affair
I love Middle Eastern cuisine. Apart from being healthy, it also tastes very good, especially when the name sounds so good such as Shakshouka or Shakshuka. There is a certain ring to this word, like you feel this dish cannot go wrong, and you are right. This dish, apparently of Tunisian origin and quite popular … More Shakshouka
of coconut gratings, mustard seeds, and spice route 