This easy chia jam is a delicious way to eat more berries on a regular basis. The recipe has been a long time coming. I received an unsettling call from the doctor’s office early last year. Don’t worry, I’m completely fine. I am, however, as neurotic as ever. I’m also a natural-born researcher, so I dove straight into the internet for more information. It’s better to do something than to do nothing, you know?...
Easy Lasagna Stuffed Burritos; now that’s an easy YES and the PERFECT combination, oh my goodness! Welcome to lazy persons lasagna 101. This is a recipe I created many years ago, when we’ve all been craving lasagna, but I haven’t have the time to layer, or wait around your oven for half an hour to an hour. This is a 10-15 minute lasagna, without the effort — or the pasta....
About Fruit Chaat Fruit chaat is a popular and addictive street food from North India and Pakistan. It is so easy to make and is typically served as a snack. Part of what makes fruit chaat unique is the addition of ground spice powders like, chaat masala, roasted cumin powder, red chili powder and black salt. My husband grew up in Delhi so I love asking him about street food. According to him, fruit chaat includes papaya, banana, oranges, pomegranates, grapes, apples, pineapples, boiled sweet potatoes and fried potatoes....
My dog Cookie always comes running when I pull out the vegetable peeler. I swear, she can hear it slice through the air before it even touches a carrot. Then she starts jumping up and down for carrot scraps. She can be very demanding. I’ve created an entitled little carrot beast, and I’m not sorry in the slightest. Cookie loved the development process for this carrot muffin recipe. It took me five tries to get them just right, so she got a lot of carrot scraps in the process....
About This Hot and Sour Soup Comforting Soup Recipes are wonderful to make whenever the weather turns crisp and chilly. A local favorite is this hot and sour soup from the popular Indo Chinese cuisine. It has just the right combination of spiciness and a great sour flavor, so each sip is satisfying but leaves you wanting more. Traditional hot and sour soup recipes typically are made with vinegar for the sourness, and include red or green chilies (or chili sauce) for heat....
Updated Dec 04, 2017 Happy New Year friends! We’ve just entered “Sweet 16” – the new moniker of 2016 I’ve seen floating around the interwebs. And I have to say, I kinda like it. There’s something pure, kind, playful and hopeful to it – all positive attributes to kick off a new year! But the beginning of a new year also spurs the need to set resolutions, goals and lofty ambitions....
Easy Make-Ahead Breakfast Breakfast cannot get any easier than this! These egg bites are great make-aheads for school mornings, or for a brunch gathering. These delicious and filling egg bites come together in 10 minutes of prep and 5 minutes of pressure cooking. Cooking these is a 1-2-3 process! Nutrition Packed & Low Carb Breakfast Growing up, omelet-sandwiches were a staple breakfast for me on school mornings. Sometimes, mom would add a variety of fine-diced vegetables and give us a veggie frittata for lunch too....
One of the fried snacks that is made during Diwali in South India is kara boondi. Making boondi is easy but does take some time. The time taken here is for frying the boondi. Frying other ingredients does not take much time. This kara boondi recipe is not too spicy as I do not add too much of chilli powder in it. However, for a more spicy taste you can add more chilli powder....
Updated Nov 22, 2021 Thanksgiving is over and that storage container of perfectly carved leftover turkey is waiting to be gobbled up. But after a night of heavy eating, you’re probably craving something different…maybe even lighter. So ditch the idea of reheating your previous Thanksgiving dinner plate as is, and opt for something far more exciting. Treat you leftover turkey like a simple meal prep ingredient and layer it onto a grain bowl with roasted butternut squash, avocado, and a dollop of cranberry sauce....
Just for your information:- In Hindi, the word ‘Sabut’ is used for lentils which are whole.The word ‘Dal’ or ‘Dahl’ is used for split lentils.The word ‘Dhuli’ is used for split and husked/skinned lentils. How to Cook, Buy and Store Lentils and Legumes Soaking: Some people have difficulty digesting these due to the phytic acid present in them. To make them easily digestible soak the lentils like chana dal, tuvar dal, masoor dal in water for an hour and legumes like white chickpeas, kidney beans, black chickpeas for 8 to 9 hours or overnight....
I love incorporating seasonal fruits in curries. It elevates the dish’s taste and adds a bright contrast of flavor. And if you’re a mango fan, you’ll love this curry! This chicken curry with mango combines my all-time favorite fruit and my family’s favorite Thai curry. It’s a sweet-spicy curry sauce with a unique umami factor, thanks to the addition of mango. And with this easy recipe, it’s ready in just 30 minutes in the Instant Pot....
More on this Methi Pulao This Methi pulao or pilaf is a one-pot nutritious meal with the goodness of fenugreek leaves (known as Methi in Hindi) and mix vegetables. I add carrot and peas in my methi pulao to balance the slight bitterness of methi and make it mild. The methi rice has a lovely aroma of the whole spices and the bitter-fragrant methi leaves. My favorite vegetables that I add at various times are potatoes, cauliflower, capsicum (bell pepper), eggplant, baby corn, broccoli and zucchini....
More on Mixture Recipe What is commonly known as Chivda in the northern and western parts of India, is the Mixture in southern India. And just like there are many varieties of a chivda recipe, similar is the case with a Mixture Recipe too. In this post, I have shared the popular and loved South Indian Mixture, popular from Madras (Chennai). Two of the main ingredients of this one is omapodi (plain sev) and boondi....
More on Mushroom Tikka You know these tandoori style mushrooms are so good that once one of my non-vegetarian friends also went gaga over it. More so because the texture was meat like as many a times mushrooms do give that appearance. So, I can say that this Mushroom Tikka recipe is surely going to be a star for the vegetarians. I have adapted this recipe of Mushroom Tikka from the Amritsari Fish which is a famous seafood starter in almost all Punjabi/North Indian restaurants and dhabas (roadside eateries)....
About Oats Kheer This Oats Kheer easily qualifies as your dessert or a breakfast cum oatmeal. Basically, if you are bored of consuming oats the same old way, I would suggest to use it in the form of this amazing kheer along with just a few more basic ingredients. I have also shared this sweet recipe of Oats Kheer since I have been getting a lot of requests for recipes with oats....
Hi. My name is Karina, and I love food. All food. But good, traditional dishes win me over every.single.time. Like….let’s see now… the Tortellini with Chunky Beef Sauce; the Pumpkin Ricotta Lasagna from a few weeks back — and that beautiful Cannelloni stuffed with Turkey and Sweet Potato. I know it’s probably pretty obvious that my upbringing has a strong, Italian influence (that would be the Uruguayan part), but my mother (being the Colombian part) has always altered some things to suit her cooking style, and then my New York/Australian upbringing crashes down on everything and intermingles it with my Czech husbands tastes, and somehow I’ve created food that suits everyone and ‘no complains....
About Paneer 65 Recipe Clearly, the name of this paneer starter snack is quite unusual. So, what exactly does the number in Paneer 65 mean or refer to? There are many theories behind this concept. Some say that the name originated at a restaurant in Hyderabad, India, where the spiced fried chicken was the 65th dish on a menu. Others insist that the first recipe had 65 types of spices, while still many insist that the snack was invented in the year 1965....
More on Pav Bhaji Masala Speak of Mumbai and you cannot let go without mentioning the most popular Pav Bhaji served on the streets here. It is basically a buttery, spiced mashed vegetable mix cooked with a typical spice powder called the Pav Bhaji Masala, and served with butter toasted pavs or dinner rolls. Delicious from the word go! This strong and fragrant homemade Pav Bhaji Masala recipe is going to make it all the more easier for you to prepare the pav bhaji, just like the ones available outside....
To conclude peach week, I considered making peach bellinis or peach sangria, but the idea of fresh mint and sweet peaches proved irresistible. So here’s another spin on a classic mojito: a peach mojito! This week has worn me out. I’ll be glad to get some rest and spend time with my friend once he gets back to town. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Thirsty? Check out the other refreshing drinks in my summer cocktail series: beautiful red bell, strawberry smash, rainier cherry mojito and watermelon cucumber cooler and cucumber caipiranha....
It’s that time of year. That time of year when American office workers start suffering from sugar overload due to all the irresistible holiday treats parading around the office. It’s also the time of year when I start experiencing grass-is-greener complex about working from home. While it is true that working at home is totally awesome, my December has been pitifully devoid of holiday treats. My nonexistent co-workers aren’t presenting tins of peppermint bark and fudge at every corner....
