Updated Jan 07, 2018 I’m excited to share with you my first city guide – Lisbon! I’ve been meaning to do these for a while, since I got home from my 5-months overseas travels of Sydney, Chiang Mai and Bali last year. But you know how it goes. I got home, got sidetracked with other projects…and then somehow (excitedly) took off to a new country. So I’ve started my city guides with my recent trip to Lisbon, but I promise to work backwards to the other guides very soon (psst – let me know in the comments which one you’d like me to do next)....

About Methi Chole I have to admit that the way I am fond of the plethora of seasonal fresh greens that India offers is not the same with my family. My family has a great liking for chickpeas, but not for greens. Since, I enjoy both these ingredients, I always try to find ways to include them in my diet. The wholesome combination of fenugreek leaves and chickpeas in this Methi Chole recipe is a result of my love for both these healthy ingredients....

These lava cakes are rich and decadent, with cakey outsides and irresistibly gooey chocolate centers. They’re like a warm mug of hot chocolate in romantic dessert form. These molten chocolate lava cakes look and taste impressive, but they’re pretty quick and easy to make. You don’t need any special equipment—no mixer, just a couple of bowls and a whisk. Unlike most lava cakes, you don’t even need ramekins to make this recipe....

Mother’s Day Menu Breakfast or Brunch! Mother’s Day starts with an incredible breakfast or brunch! Here are some of our favourites! Pancakes Look no further because a steaming stack of perfectly soft, best fluffy pancakes are right here! Full of tips and tricks to help you make the best pancakes…ever! MORE PANCAKE RECIPES HERE! Cheesy Bacon And Egg Hash (Breakfast Skillet) Not just a breakfast recipe! This breakfast skillet is one of those breakfast for dinner recipes, when you need something quick, filling and absolutely incredibly delicious....

When craving a Chicken Parmigiana and no time to make it, I opt for this quick version, smothered in tomato sauce and topped with melted mozzarella cheese. If you don’t have the time to make a restaurant quality dinner but you’re craving those flavours, this recipe is for you! Mozzarella Chicken In Tomato Sauce always wins! With this version, I skip the crumbing process — so I can’t really call this a parmigiana — but it makes for a killer lower carb and gluten free version!...

About Manchurian-Style Recipes Indo-Chinese cuisine is one of my all-time favorite food fusions. For centuries, Indian and Chinese cultures have mingled along the Silk Road via Tibet, but this culinary tradition began in earnest when a large population of Chinese people relocated to Calcutta around 250 years ago. The combination of local Indian spices and produce with Chinese cooking techniques has taken the world by storm in recent years, resulting in the proliferation of Desi-Chini restaurants in India, Bangladesh, America, the U....

Ok well not really, but that pretty much sums it up well. Remember those French Toast Banana Fritters I made a while ago? My answer to fritter addiction dilemmas, without the fat content. They exploded all over my Instagram account, with pages and pages still using them for their own shout-outs. Well, I’ve been wanting to remake them for a while when a friend of mine over in Instagram world suggested this....

More on Oats Khichdi There are many ways I use Oats in our everyday food. This Oats Khichdi is one such recipe. Some more Indian recipes that we like with oats are Oats Dosa and Oats idli. These are some of our family favorite recipes made with oats. So on ocassions I prepare this recipe and give a skip to the regular Moong Dal Khichdi. I always add some veggies in it for some more nutrition....

About Overnight Oats Overnight oats are a no-cook recipe. Mix oats and water/milk/yogurt together, refrigerate the night before and serve as breakfast in the morning. This recipe is great for folks who do not have time for elaborate breakfasts in the morning. I came across overnight oats a few years ago and decided to give it a try. I was so impressed! In fact, I enjoyed it more than cooked Oats Porridge....

About Pineapple Pachadi Pineapple Pachadi is a deliciously sweet-sour Kerala dish made with pineapple, coconut, mustard seeds, and curd. While they may look somewhat similar, the flavor of pineapple pachadi is very different from regular Pineapple Raita. Both kichadi and pachadi side dishes are made for the Onam Sadya feast. Various fruits and vegetables are used to make kichadi or pachadi. The flavor of pineapple pachadi is complex. While pineapple does lend its sweetish aroma and flavor, there is also some pungency from the ground mustard seeds, and a bit of heat and spiciness coming from the green chilies....

What is Pinni Pinni is a traditional sweet from Punjab, a state in North India. Made with whole wheat flour or atta, dry fruits and nuts, sugar, ghee (clarified butter) and optional edible gum (gond in Hindi), it is one of those desserts or sweets that is perfect for the winters. A typical Atta Pinni Recipe includes a well roasted golden atta mixture that is shaped into oblong or round balls and stored in air-tight jars....

If there were ever a creamy potato dish worth making, it is this one. It’s similar to scalloped potatoes, but better, in my opinion. It comes together simply and beautifully, with no roux required. This potatoes au gratin recipe is actually known as gratin dauphinois in France. Gratin dauphinois hails from the Dauphiné region in southeastern France, which is nestled next to Italy. Gratin dauphinois features thinly sliced rounds of potatoes cooked in cream, sometimes with cheese but often without....

About Oats Idli This oatmeal idli recipe, made with your choice of oats, is another favorite oats recipe of mine. Similar to my Rava Idli Recipe, this oats idli recipe includes rava (sooji, semolina or cream of wheat) in the batter, as well as oats of course. Perfect for when you’re in a time crunch, oats idli is an instant version unlike the traditional South Indian Idli Recipe that is made with time-intensive method of soaking rice & lentils, grinding them and fermenting....

Ragi or nachni or finger millet is a healthy grain and should be included in the food that we make. Being very rich in calcium it is excellent for kids and women. I have got a lot of requests to add ragi recipes. So will add them one by one. Usually I just add some ragi flour in the everyday roti dough I make and thats how we include ragi in our diet....

About Red Chutney The classic spicy and tangy Red Chutney for dosa is made with main ingredients like roasted Bengal gram (chana dal), garlic, tamarind and dried red chilies with a bit of coconut. Another version that I make at home is this Red Chilli Chutney which has plenty of coconut in it and has a unique taste and flavor. This Red Chutney is also a raw chutney recipe – meaning that nothing is cooked here....

Pop quiz! What is a “pulse,” in food terms? Pulses are the edible seeds of legumes, including lentils, chickpeas, dry peas and beans. I’ve been a big fan of pulses ever since I stopped eating meat. All of a sudden, I was craving them and cooking them all the time. I shouldn’t have been surprised. Pulses are packed with protein, fiber and iron. Did you know that one half-cup serving of cooked lentils has twice as many antioxidants as blueberries and twice as much protein as quinoa?...

Absolutely incredible: Roasted Mushrooms look beautiful, taste amazing and create their own sauce when cooked in the oven, mixing through the flavours in this glaze to create the best, quick and easy, balsamic roasted mushroom recipe! Vegetarian, low carb and KETO approved! A complete meal in itself, if you haven’t tried our roasted mushrooms yet, make sure you include them in your 2020 menu plans! BEST ROASTED MUSHROOMS There is no doubt you will love everything about this recipe: from the savoury flavour to how versatile it is....

About Rough Puff Pastry After receiving lots of requests for a puff pastry recipe, I decided to give it a go. I tried making traditional puff pastry in the conventional French manner, but a.) the recipe always took several hours, and b.) something would almost always go wrong. Since I love to share easy, foolproof recipes with my readers, I settled on this simplified “rough puff” pastry method. If you follow along with my step-by-step instructions, you’ll get a gorgeously flaky dough every time!...

Few months back, when I had made baked samosas, I had also made this samosa chana chaat. One of the batch of the samosas, I had air fried and it were these samosas that I had used. Thus having a healthy chaat recipe. Healthy also as the samosa crust was made from whole wheat flour. To make this tasty samosa chaat, you will need of course samosas. You can either Make the samosa at home or get them from the halwai....

About This Seviyan Kheer The Hindi word Seviyan means vermicelli in the English language and called Semiya in South India. Kheer is a pudding like dish made with milk but not as thick as the western puddings and has a flowing consistency. There are many varieties of vermicelli aka semiya available in the market. In the North Indian recipe of seviyan kheer, typically and almost always whole wheat vermicelli is used....