This easy Kung Pao Tofu recipe tastes restaurant-quality, but takes less than 30 minutes to make. Loaded with colorful vegetables and salty, sweet Kung Pao sauce, this meal is vibrant, spicy, and loaded with flavor. I love making this dish on weeknights for my family. We love the spicy, complex flavors and how filling this dish is. It’s absolutely delicious over rice or noodles. Fun Fact: Tofu was first made 2,000 years ago in China....
The Lovely Lychee Just like the ‘king of fruits’ Mango, India has many takers of the seasonal fruit lychee or litchi too. It is a sweet, fleshy and juicy tropical fruit native to the Fujian, Yunnan and Guangdong provinces of China. Other major producers of this yummy fruit are India, Madagascar, South Africa and a few more countries in Southeast Asia. Lychee fruit is nutrient dense and is perfect for summers....
About This Recipe This classic rice based recipe is sometimes known as Spanish Rice or Arroz Mexicano or Arroz Rojo (meaning red rice), and is traditionally served in Mexico as a main dish or side. It’s similar to the Portuguese version of Tomato Rice but includes more spices and tomato puree for an even zestier taste. I am a big fan of Mexican cuisine and quite familiar with Mexican recipes that are used across the world to make a number of meals....
Why Homemade Mixed Sprouts I wouldn’t lie about the fact that there was a time when even I used to regularly buy mixed bean sprouts or moong sprouts from the market. And most of the times, even after buying from the best of places, the sprouts would result in spoilage way before the expiry date. This was even when I was refrigerating them properly. It was quite a hassle as many a times I would plan a recipe creation using those sprouts and because of the decay I would not be able to use them and waste that much of time and effort....
Serve it alongside rice, roti or your favorite Indian bread, and enjoy this popular Indian comfort food. Who doesn’t love a hearty bowl of piping hot dal drizzled with a fresh sizzling tadka (tempering)! It’s one of the most popular comfort foods in northern Indian homes. Moong Dal, also called split mung beans, is a healthy and tasty yellow lentil curry that’s ready in under 30 minutes whether you make it in the Instant pot or stove....
What is Murukku The word Murukku is traditionally a Tamil word meaning ‘twisted.’ Hence, making it obvious that the shape this snack is round and spirally twisted. These are famous as a tea time snack down south and are also made in bulk quantities during many festivals. Not just Tamil Nadu, a Murukku Recipe is a chosen one in most of the households in other states of South India. For instance, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka....
About These Orange Muffins The orange muffins recipe is adapted from the Orange Cake Recipe that I had shared earlier. But I also decided to add a thin, orange-flavored chocolate glaze this time around. As a result, these tasty little treats are reminiscent of the chocolate oranges available around the winter holidays. They are utterly delightful! Eggless cakes, muffins, and cookies are often made at our home, as we have a serious sweet tooth....
About Panchmel Dal Panchmel dal is also called as Panchratna dal or dal panchmel. The word Panch means five and the Dal is for lentils in Hindi language. The 5 lentils that are used in the panchmel dal recipe are: Decades back I had first read about this recipe in the Times of India newspaper. The recipe in the newspaper was detailed by Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur. I adapted and tweaked this recipe to suit our taste buds and the results were a delicious, flavorful dal, that has been a favorite with my family for a long time....
About Paneer Biryani Recipe A traditional Paneer Biryani recipe is a slow cooked layered casserole of paneer cubes in a curd (yogurt) based gravy, fried onions and par-cooked rice flavored with spices, saffron or rose water. Any traditionally made biryani will have separate layers of the gravy and rice, utilizing the dum method of cooking. The rice and gravy layers are slow cooked and steamed in a tightly sealed pan or pot, where the steam is unable to escape....
About Paneer Patties This aloo paneer tikki is very simple, quick and has both paneer and potatoes. The potatoes are used as a binding ingredient. I also add some cornflour (cornstarch) to help in binding. In place of cornflour you can add rice flour, bread crumbs, tapioca flour. However if you want to make this paneer tikki for any Hindu fasting days then instead of cornflour use the flours that are used during the fasting period like arrowroot flour, buckwheat flour and amaranth flour....
Updated Aug 26, 2021 Just coming home from a long day at work? Didn’t have time to make a trip to the market? Staying home sick for the week? Say hello to your pantry. The humble items lining your shelves turn into key ingredients when it comes to quick and easy meals. Below is a list of pantry staples I always have stocked in my kitchen. These items have a fairly long shelf life and are versatile when it comes to whipping up recipes....
Rewind to yoga class one month ago. Before we got started, the instructor started off with a story about her recent experience at Starbucks. She ordered her drink (the “pink drink”) and was super friendly to the barista (I forgot the details). In turn, she got her drink for free! Treat others well and you will be treated will in return. Treat your body well and it will treat you well in return, she said....
What is Puffed Rice Rice grains (either white or brown), which have been roasted/cooked to make the grains puff up, result in what is known as puffed rice. It has many other names in Indian regional languages. For instance, murmura (Hindi), muri (Bengali), mamra (Gujarati), kurmura (Marathi), pori (Tamil and Malayalam), mandakki (Kannada) and borugulu (Telugu). Puffed rice also has a widespread use in Southeast Asia. In India, rice grains being puffed in large iron woks filled with hot sand is a familiar sight....
Many recipes can be made with ragi like bhakri or roti (flat breads), idli, vada, dosa, pudding, porridge, papad. Both ragi millet (the entire grain) or ragi flour can be used to make variety of recipes. Ragi is an ancient grain. Ragi or finger millet first originated in south africa and came to India in the hallur district of Karnataka around 2000 BCE. Now Karnataka is one of the top producers of ragi....
Since there is no gluten in amaranth flour, rolling the amaranth roti dough can be a bit tricky. I have shown two methods in the step by step photos below for rolling the roti. Choose whatever method suits you. I add mashed potatoes to the dough which helps to roll the roti easily. Another tip is to add bubbling hot water instead of potatoes. Mix very well with a spoon and cover the flour mixture....
Have you ever made hand pies? Or homemade pastries? These little raspberry-orange pies were my first experience. Driscoll’s challenged me to come up with a raspberry pie recipe, so I stepped up to the plate and spent a slow Sunday perfecting these babies. That day, I tested different whole grain flour combinations, experienced an epic coconut oil crust-shattering fail and popped raspberries when I just couldn’t resist. Finally, I was finally rewarded with perfectly golden, flaky crust wrapped around juicy raspberry-orange filling....
About This Rava Cake There are many ways rava cake is made. This recipe is a simple, easy and one bowl cake. There is no flour used in this cake. So you don’t have to worry about your cake becoming dense or doughy. This rava cake has a different texture and taste than cakes made with all purpose flour (maida) or whole wheat flavor. The rava cake is moist, slightly dense in texture and has a lovely aroma of coconut....
About Veg Sandwich This Veg Sandwich, also classically known as the Bombay Sandwich can be made in numerous ways. I mean, if you are in Mumbai city, you will find a different sandwich recipe at every street side stall or even eateries that serve it. However, the popular and tasty recipe of Veg Sandwich that I have shared here on my post, was one of my favorites during my college days....
Okay, so technically this is not as guacamole, BUT you’ll get all of the crucial guacamole flavours mixed through in this salad. Try this out on the most avid guac fan and they WILL fall in love with this! … Read More
Aussie meat pies at their best. Rich and boozed up. It occurred to me that I haven’t given you guys any slow cooker recipes. So..this is the first. I’ve made these many times over. There’s something about pies and children; they go hand-in-hand. And the best part is you can make them in a humbled muffin tin! There’s no need go out and buy a Pie Maker…although I have one that looks just like this: Pie Makers are a godsend for Summer Pies and avoiding any extra heat coming from ovens....
