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For The Love Of Sandwich Everyone, be it young or old, gender no bias, loves a sandwich. You go anywhere in the world; sandwiches are one of the most popular snacks that are sold on streets to the most avant garde restaurants anybody can dream of. Such is the popularity. A sandwich is easy to prepare, thus makes for a quick grab on the go! There are countless edible things that you can stuff between breads of different kinds and make the most scrumptious sandwiches....

About Eggless Banana Bread Banana bread is an all-time personal family favorite. When I find myself pressed for time, which happens often, I throw this quick recipe together with overripe bananas and other pantry staples. It’s no surprise that this vegan banana bread is one of the most popular baking recipes on my blog, alongside my mouthwatering Banana Cake and Chocolate Cake recipes. About 9 years ago, I started to get requests for an eggless version of the classic banana bread recipe....

There are many variations of making stuffed brinjals all over India. In Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra, some ingredients used for making this preparation are similar – specifically desiccated coconut, sesame seeds and peanuts. In Maharashtra this eggplant dish variant is called Bharli vangi and in Andhra this variant is known as Gutti vankaya kura. Brinjal is a favorite veggie in the household. Thus I have shared many Brinjal recipes on the website like:...

I don’t want to tell you this because I don’t want it to be true, but we said goodbye to my beloved Cookie last week. Her smile and spunk lit up my days for over thirteen years and I miss her terribly. Thirteen years! I am the luckiest, and what I would give for more. Cookie was my sidekick, my frontman, my best friend, my real-life teddy bear, my soul pup....

About Garlic Naan Garlic Naan bread is Indian leavened flatbread made with all-purpose flour and spiced with garlic. At restaurants, plain naan bread is usually brushed with garlic butter and served. However, in my recipe, garlic is infused into the bread dough instead and I also top the naan bread with garlic butter. The result is double dose of garlic deliciousness! Garlic is a great addition to the naan dough. It gives so much flavor and taste to the otherwise plain yeasted dough....

I hope you had a fun-filled weekend. I’m imagining that you started off with a long brunch, followed by a bicycle ride, then happy hour, and dinner, and maybe more cocktails. That’s how your Saturday went, right? No laundry, or homework? I worked all weekend, like I did last weekend, and the weekend before. My cookbook manuscript is due at the end of the month, and I’m so pleased with how it’s shaping up....

One of the things we love most about basil pesto is its versatility. Pesto can be placed with any of your favourite savoury meals to give it a nice, fresh kick of flavour! This recipe is eons better than any store-bought pesto, using only 5 ingredients and a food processor. PESTO RECIPE Many, many years ago, there once lived an extremely lazy young girl that would only buy bottled pesto....

A delicious 4-ingredient honey garlic butter sauce is baked with a whole side of salmon, wrapped in foil, baked and broiled (or grilled) for that extra golden, crispy, caramelised and flakey finish! The BEST Salmon In Foil IS RIGHT HERE! So simple with minimal mess to clean up! Honey AND garlic butter all mixed together is one thing, but smearing it on a good side of salmon is something else!...

Grilled pizza is so fun to make! I love grilling pizzas on hot days because I don’t have to crank up the oven to high heat. Grilled pizza makes dinnertime feel like an event, and it’s simple enough to manage on a weeknight. Grilled pizza is especially doable when you start with my Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, which comes together in a flash—no rising time required—and grills beautifully....

If there was ever a contest for the easiest Instant Pot Dinner, this recipe for Instant Pot Salsa Chicken would win hands down! The only prep I do is open a packet of taco seasoning and a jar of salsa, and the Instant pot does the rest. This Salsa Chicken recipe is my go-to weeknight dinner. It’s a quick and easy recipe for a mild and extremely flavorful shredded chicken that can be used for tacos, quesadillas, burritos, soups or salads....

When I first purchased the Instant Pot, I honestly had no idea what I was doing. It was a new kitchen appliance on the market that seemed to offer convenience. And they were certainly right! Ever since I purchased my Instant Pot (and many more!), I have never looked back. It is an electric pressure cooker that allows me to get nutritious and delicious food for my family on the table in half the time or effort....

Kalakand has been my favorite sweet since childhood. It has a creamy, slightly grainy texture that just melts in your mouth. What is Kalakand? Kalakand is a rich and creamy Indian sweet traditionally prepared by simmering fresh milk until it thickens and turns into soft milk solids called khoya or mawa. Then, it’s sweetened with sugar and flavored with cardamom. It is popular throughout north India, especially during special celebrations like Diwali and Holi....

Traditionally kancheepuram idlis are steamed in a bamboo basket which is lined with the leaves of the bauhinia plant. This plant is also known as kachnar in Hindi and mandharai in the Tamil language. The plant is also known as mountain ebony in English. Steaming idlis in mandharai leaves give it a very distinct taste and flavor. mandharai leaves are not easily available where we live. So the next best option for me was to use plantain leaves....

The sabzi is flavorful and has a nice taste and meaty texture of the cooked kathal. For those who do not know – kathal is the Hindi name for raw unripe jackfruit. Along with mangoes and some berries, jackfruit is also an Indian summer fruit. While we eat ripe jackfruit just plain, with unripe jackfruit I make a few recipes like kathal pulao, Kathal Biryani, Kathal Curry and Jackfruit Payasam....

Well hello! I’m in a tizzy with good news this morning and can’t wait to share with you all. There’s excitement in air, too. Can you feel it? Summer might be winding down, but I just spied a pumpkin at the store and I’m looking forward to all the fun activities that fall brings. Before I get ahead of myself, I thought we’d better make good use of those glorious end-of-summer bell peppers....

Browned butter skillet cookie? YES! A low carb, dairy free, gluten free with a VEGAN option KETO indulgent Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie. KETO (LOW CARB) Providing you with indulgent low carb dessert recipes (like these Low Carb Zucchini Brownies or this chocolate mousse) has been AWESOME! Because a low carb lifestyle shouldn’t mean we can’t enjoy indulgence…right? I mean, we can’t live on salads and meat forever. We need cookies, and cakes, and cheesecakes....

Low Carb Twist on a Classic Gin Tonic About a year ago, I had to switch to a low carb (carbohydrate) diet and I was bummed that I wouldn’t be able to enjoy my favorite cocktail. Since carbs suddenly became precious, I didn’t want to exhaust my daily allowance in drinks:-) Well, they say that necessity is the mother of all new cocktails (if I may twist the phrase a bit)....

About Luchi An interesting fact about the origin of Luchi is that it is believed to have reached India with the Portuguese. They brought along the ways to process refined flour (maida) and used it to bake their breads back then. However, unable to do so, Bengalis kneaded doughs of maida, rolled into flatbreads and then fried till they puffed up. Since this special poori is made of maida, it is white in color....

What is Salsa ‘Salsa’ technically means ‘sauce’ in Spanish, but the category as a whole refers to raw or cooked Mexican sauces, dips or condiments in general. It is interesting to know that salsa and tortilla chips is an ideal combination popular in Mexican-American restaurants, but not in Mexico. The origin of Salsa can be traced back to the Aztecs in the 1500s, but it wasn’t until the 1980s when it was popularized as a table dip at many Mexican restaurants in the US....

About Mawa Cake As the name suggests Mawa is the key ingredient in a mawa cake. Wondering what is Mawa? Mawa is basically dried milk solids and also called as ‘khoya’ in Hindi. In our cooking school, we would call it evaporated milk, as all the liquids and moisture is evaporated, by continuously simmering the milk for a few hours, till you just get the milk solids remaining in the pan....