Making your own yogurt at home can seem daunting. But once you’ve made yogurt in the Instant Pot, you’ll never look back. Not only does it take very little time to prep, but it’s creamier, smoother, and less tangy than store-bought yogurt. You know exactly what went into it, plus, you can sweeten it to suit your tastes. Choose between the traditional boiling technique or make your Instapot yogurt using the cold start method....
It was one of those celebratory dinners…one of those experimental things that works and you want to kiss yourself. Pico De Gallo…how I love thou. This was incredible. Juicy, sweet and soy’d up Korean beef strips wedged into the most perfect flour tortillas I could find…with a crisp and fresh Kale ‘Slaw and creamy greek yogurt (or sour crew,)…one of the best flavour combinations I’ve had in a long time....
About Kozhukattai Although different types of modak can be associated with Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the most quintessential ones offered to Lord Ganesha will always be the traditional steamed Modak from the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The method and process of making the Kozhukattai is also similar as that of this typical modak. However, the one thing that makes the Kozhukattai (or Kolukattai) recipe distinct than its counterpart is the stuffing....
An eggless version of kalkal was requested by a few readers. So sharing this recipe. The eggless kalkal tastes as good as the kalkal made with eggs. Its difficult to make out the difference between eggless kalkal and one made with eggs. I can tell as I have had both types of kalkal. At home we mostly make eggless version of kalkal. Here I am sharing my mom’s recipe which is quick and easy....
Well hello! My friend Matt is in town and brunch awaits, so I’m going to make this quick. We made these super simple and refreshing mojitos last night before we hit the town. Today, I bring you a simple twist on a classic mojito from The Forest Feast by Erin Gleeson. I’ve been meaning to tell you about this cookbook for a while. The book’s subtitle, Simple Vegetarian Recipes from My Cabin in the Woods, sums it up pretty perfectly....
This loaded up chicken salad is not just any boring salad. With a crazy good lemon herb dressing slathered on the chicken as a marinade for intense flavour, this meal-in-a-salad is delicious to the extreme! Minimal ingredients means it’s a quick to throw together salad to have on the table in no time! Best Chicken Salad Recipe For Dinner Or lunch really! This site is the wrong place to be looking for rabbit salads consisting of celery sticks on 2 lettuce leaves....
These were our dessert. Chilled out and so creamy, a perfect end to a meal on a perfect summery, sunny day! Long story short? Of course! That’s always the best way. Two really, really ripe mangoes were calling out to me. I’d had them in the fridge and was thinking of smoothies, but smoothies szshmoothies, when you can have a parfait. And what better than cheesecake? Because I was going down the yellow brick road of mango cheesecake, and smoothies, and I kinda just threw my arms in the air and made both....
About Masala Bread So, what exactly is this Masala Bread? Simply put, the Hindi word ‘masala’ when used in a dish, means a ‘spiced mixture.’ In this particular recipe, the masala is a spicy onion-tomato mixture. And when you toss some bread cubes in it, you get the Bread Masala ready in a matter of minutes. Most of the time that goes into making this Masala Bread is in sautéing the onion-tomato mixture....
What is Moong Dal Lentils, and mung beans in particular, are a staple in Indian cuisine. They are commonly pressure cooked to become wonderfully tender, and served as saucy main dishes with roti, paratha or steamed rice. Moong dal here refers to skinned and split mung beans also known as petite yellow lentils. They originally are greenish in color, but have a yellow color once the husks are removed. Photo of hulled and split mung lentils below....
About Paneer Toast Since you are here, before beginning with this recipe, you must check out the Paneer Sandwich recipe as well. If you’re a lover of paneer and sandwiches, this post is really going to make you smile, cheek to cheek. You’ll get to know 2 ways to make a mouth-watering sandwich with cottage cheese. Don’t miss it. Now, back to the Paneer Toast. I also call it an open sandwich since it is made that way....
Are you familiar with delicata squash? Delicata squash is considered a winter squash along with its cousins, which include butternut squash, spaghetti squash, and acorn squash. Delicata has a thinner skin and a smaller, more oblong shape, so it’s much easier to handle than the others. I love delicata squash for its cute scalloped edges and hearty texture. It tastes lightly sweet and earthy, like a cross between spaghetti squash and acorn squash....
More on Pickled Onions Vinegar in Hindi is ‘sirka’ and onion is ‘pyaaz.’ Thus, the Vinegar Onion or Pickled Onions in India is commonly referred to as Sirke Wale Pyaaz. This recipe is a quick way of preparing a batch of restaurant style Vinegar Onion or Pickled Red Onions at home. Pickled Onions, Onion Salad and Mint Chutney usually go hand in hand, and are served together at most of the Indian restaurants....
These are deep fried snacks made with a stuffing of chana dal+jaggery and coated with rice+urad dal batter (similar to dosa batter). During festival occasions in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana boorelu is prepared and offered as naivedyam to the deities. Since Ugadi festival is around the corner, sharing this recipe of poornam boorelu. There are many variations of boorelu recipe. basically, the stuffing here is the ‘pooran’ which we make while preparing Puran poli or Bobbatlu....
About Rasgulla While the origin story of this treat is hotly contested in some circles, I know rasgulla to be a famous Bengali sweet made from milk. To make rasgulla recipe, milk is curdled and drained of whey to make chenna, which is essentially a fresh cottage cheese. The chenna is then kneaded with some semolina(rava or suji) or all purpose flour (maida). Round balls are made from the kneaded chenna, which are then cooked in sugar syrup....
Here is a quick Rava laddu recipe, that’s easy to make on weeknights, and is ready to enjoy in less than 30 minutes! Every year during the weeks leading up to Diwali, my house smells like a giant Mithai ka Dabba (box of sweets), with the soothing aroma of fresh ghee, cardamom, and saffron 🙂 My friends and I make a variety of sweet and savory treats that we exchange with each other....
Late summer is full of irony. Here we are, when fresh produce is perhaps most abundant, and gardens are overflowing with ripe tomatoes, peppers and basil… and the last thing I want to do is cook dinner. If there’s ever a time to take advantage of shortcuts like pre-made flatbread, the time is now! These quick flatbreads are made with store-bought whole grain naan that I topped with homemade basil pesto, creamy feta and broccoli rabe tossed in olive oil and red pepper flakes....
I drove to northern Iowa for a wedding and back over the weekend. My brother and I zoomed past endless rows of tightly packed corn and soy, punctuated by classic white farm houses and red barns that looked like they had popped right out of our childhood story books. Our cousin got married in a small farming community on a lake. It was quaint and beautiful and the sunny weather could not have been more lovely....
About Sev Tamatar ki Sabji Translating the Gujarati Sev Tameta Nu Shaak in English would simply mean a delicious tomato (tameta) curry preparation with sev (tiny, crispy, fried, spiced gram flour vermicelli). The Gujarati word ‘nu’ means ‘of.’ So, put together, it becomes a curry of tomatoes and sev and thus Sev Tamatar ki Sabji in Hindi. Since the time I had started blogging, I had been getting a lot of requests to post the recipe of this particular Sev Tamatar Sabji....
Did you see this one coming? This recipe is a combination of my recipes for pico de gallo, refried beans and fried eggs (or scrambled, you choose) on top of a crispy baked corn tortilla. Need I say more? Ok, I’ll go on. I love Mexican cuisine and its endless variations on basic components. These vegetarian breakfast tostadas are such a fun breakfast option for weekends! They look impressive but each component is quite simple to make....
Why Sorak Curry Is A Winner Sorak Curry is a specialty of Goa and is a must during the monsoon season. Due to heavy rains, it is impossible to get fish. So, the locals make sorak and a side dish of dried fish or vegetables with it. What makes this curry even more amazing is the fact that it is naturally vegan. The ingredients used in it make for unique tasty curry for your vegan diets....
