About This Ginger Tea Ginger tea is very popular in India and is a favorite chai of many Indians other than Masala Chai. It is known as Adrak chai or Adrak wali chai in India. As ginger is called as ‘adrak’ in Hindi language. Tea is made in most Indian homes. Generally it is made with dairy milk. For vegan you can opt to use cashew milk, soy milk, almond milk or oats milk to make vegan ginger tea....
Why Herbal Tea Since we live in times where we eat, drink and breathe toxins into our bodies at a constant pace, it is very important that we get into a habit of consuming Herbal Tea. Not just this, we should also include herbs in our day-to-day food as these help in detoxifying our system. The best way to source these herbs is to grow your own herb garden at home....
It’s freezing cold outside, and has been for days. All I want to eat is cozy comfort food like this vegetarian chili recipe. It’s my favorite, and leftovers taste even better the next day. This chili is perfect for watching football games with a crowd, since it’s a hearty meatless option that carnivores will enjoy. Plus, it can be vegan and gluten free if you choose your toppings carefully. This chili will satisfy everyone....
Let’s talk about buttermilk for a minute. Buttermilk in baked goods yields wonderfully fluffy, light and tangy results. You’ve seen me use buttermilk in muffin and pancake recipes, and I’m super excited to share a simple cake recipe that calls for buttermilk later this week. So, what is buttermilk? Traditionally, buttermilk was the fermented liquid leftover after churning cream into butter. These days, store-bought buttermilk is typically made from milk with added lactic bacteria, which produce lactic acid....
Today, I’m sharing a super simple tutorial on how to make your own powdered sugar. Your powdered sugar will be ready in just a few minutes! You’ll just need a reliable blender or food processor. You may know this sugar as confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar, but I grew up calling it “powdered sugar.” My grandmother makes the best frosting with it. Powdered sugar has a not-so-great reputation because it’s typically made out of refined sugar, which is then mixed with corn starch to prevent caking....
The last few months of intense cookbook-ing have been a complete blur, but I know that someone mentioned kale guacamole somewhere along the way. I think my friend Colleen said Whole Foods offers it? I love kale, and I love avocados, so I couldn’t resist the temptation to remix a classic. After trying kale guacamole, I can report that I’m a big fan. It’s extra fresh and green, thanks to the kale, which mostly disappears into the guacamole but adds a nutrition boost along the way....
About Kahwa Kahwa is one of my favorite ways to have Green Tea. I have no shame admitting I am addicted to it! Every evening and even sometimes after lunch, I make myself a cup of kahwa chai. It refreshes, rejuvenates, relaxes, soothes, calms and makes you feel good. These are the effects of saffron and green tea doing their work. I have also made kahwa chai with the premade kahwa tea available in the market....
Lauki happens to be one of those veggies that I often use in the summers. Lauki is also called as bottle gourd, opo squash, calabash and long melon in English. It is also known as dudhi or doodhi or sorakaya in few Indian languages. Paratha and rotis are made almost every working day at home (except weekends). Thus I make different varieties or types of paratha. The lauki paratha is again a family recipe and one which we make with lauki on occasions....
THE Christmas cookie of choice to have out with a glass of milk (or hot cocoa) for when Santa comes around delivering gifts, these M&M Cookies are irresistibly soft, buttery and melt-in-your-mouth with perfect soft centres. M&M COOKIES The best cookies that most of the general population prefer are soft, slightly chewy with crispy, buttery edges and melty chocolate chips (like our popular chocolate chip cookies recipe). The best part about this Christmas cookies recipe is that you don’t need any weird ingredients or chilling time....
Top this petite dessert with fresh berries, homemade berry compote, salted caramel, or your favorite cake topping, and enjoy! One of the things that makes cheesecake great is its incredibly moist texture. That perfect cheesecake texture can sometimes be difficult to achieve in the oven due to the dry heat. That’s where the instant pot comes in handy! Since the instant pot is, by nature, a steam-cooking environment, the cheesecake comes out perfectly moist every time....
Veggie based kurma is made at times at home. While we like to have korma with chapatis or pooris, I also serve it with steamed rice. Till now I have only posted the South Indian varieties of kurma. I do plan to add the North Indian varieties too. The mushroom kurma recipe is adapted from the Mushroom peas curry, I had posted four years back. The mushroom peas curry recipe is adapted from Jigg’s Kalra book “Prashad – cooking with masters”....
What is Nevri or Neureos Nevri is the Goan version of the Maharashtrian karanji and the North Indian gujiya. both Karanji and Gujiya have different fillings and so the taste changes. In karanjis poppy seeds, dry fruits and desiccated coconut are added. While in gujiyas, khoya, sugar and dry fruits are added as a stuffing. Whereas in the Goan nevris, fresh coconut and jaggery is added. Hence the Goan nevris have some moistness in the filling due to the use of fresh coconut and jaggery....
About No Yeast Pizza Dough I had received many requests for a foolproof pizza dough recipe that doesn’t require any yeast. While doughs with yeast are delicious, it can be a difficult ingredient to come by – and as it turns out, it isn’t at all necessary to make perfect pizza! After many experiments with various combinations of flour, baking soda and powder, and other ingredients, I can confidently say I have discovered the right blend for the best pizza dough....
Oh. These. Just. Completed. Me. With Mother’s Day coming up….I’m pretty sure these will complete every mum out there too. Soft and fluffy pillows of sweet dough smothered with a beautiful strawberry syrup, rolled up and covered in the most perfect cream cheese/buttermilk frosting. And the best part? No yeast. No waiting around. No rising time. No heart attacks and elevated stress levels watching your dough like a hawk. No covering and refrigerating....
About Omapodi Making the South Indian style sev called Omapodi is very easy and really does not need you to have much of an expertise in cooking. This is one of those common regional type of sev which is usually prepared as a festive treat during Diwali. Apart from carom seeds or omam, which impart the typical flavor in it, other ingredients that you would need in this Omapodi recipe are gram flour, rice flour, some spice powders, seasonings and oil to deep-fry....
Broccoli has never tasted better. Truly, I have never been this excited about broccoli, and I’m a big broccoli fan! Broccoli florets are roasted until they’re irresistibly caramelized and crackly on the edges, with golden, bubbling Parmesan on top. A drizzle of tangy balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of lemon zest rounds it out. This delicious side dish recipe looks sophisticated and it’s easy to make, too. The only hard part about making this recipe is not eating it all straight off the pan!...
About This Pineapple Smoothie I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of tropical flavors. This tasty vegan pineapple smoothie delivers big time with bright, sweet pineapple, lusciously creamy coconut milk, and a dusting of cinnamon for a bit of intrigue. Making smoothies from fruits is not only quick but healthy as well. Unlike extracted juices where the fiber is discarded, smoothies have fiber in them and are thus good for the gut, too....
More on Potato Fry My potato fry recipe is one of those dishes that you can easily prepare for a quick lunch or dinner option. The recipe is super simple to prepare that any novice cook can make it easily. The recipe comes in handy when you don’t have any other veggie other than potatoes in your pantry and want to cook a quick yet tasty dish. The dish has the North Indian flavors in it....
About Ragi Mudde Ragi Mudde is a simple but wholesome healthy food of soft balls made with two basic ingredients – finger millet flour and water. Finger millet is called as Ragi in Kannada, Mandua in Hindi, Nachni in Marathi and Ragulu in Telugu. The word “Mudde” means lump in Kannada language. If you have ever before attempted to make this hearty peasant food before, you may have had the unfortunate result of an undercooked or floury tasting ball at the end....
YES! ICE CREAM! I would honestly have about a billion brain freezes for scoffing it down my throat! But that doesn’t matter because it’s bloody good! Don’t mind me. I’m pretending its over 40 degrees celsius over here…enjoying the hell out of this Frozen Yogurt, while possibly freezing my lips shut. This isn’t just any frozen yogurt people. This is cookie dough made into a frozen yogurt…swirled with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese slash Cheesecake....
