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It’s a quick and easy avocado yogurt dip for fresh cut veggies, flatbread, paratha, crispy snacks, curries, and biryani. My family and I are big fans of avocado. I don’t know if it’s because we live in California or because of their ultra-creamy consistency, but we enjoy avocados every chance we get. This homemade dip celebrates my California roots, and is equally balanced with robust Indian spices. The inspiration for this fusion recipe came from this Avocado dressing....

Um. Cream. Caramel. Banana slices….and – ummm. More caramel. Is there anything wrong with having dessert for breakfast? Or breakfast for dessert? I don’t really know, but this was my dinner. Yeah, I know right? What a dinner. Sticky caramel sauce I had to share with my kids, because with so much caramel oozing out of my kitchen, I was a bit scared. Scared to be alone with it and end up licking the base of the hot saucepan – it....

Rasam Is one of the easiest dish you can make and does not take a lot of time. Usually I make rasam to go as a side dish with rice and accompany a side vegetable dry dish with this combo. I have shared many rasam varieties and the ones made with vegetables or fruits are listed below: Drumstick rasamTamarind rasamTomato rasam This beetroot rasam is a healthy and easy recipe to prepare....

Enjoy these with Pico de Gallo, Guacamole, or restaurant-style Salsa. I love one-pan meals! They are fast to make, mostly come together in 30 minutes, the family loves them, and the biggest plus, there is only one pan to clean later! Many readers request easier one-pot-one-pan recipes, so today I’m sharing one of my go-to recipes. This simple recipe is a true family favorite. It’s perfect for weeknights and kids love these cheesy quesadillas for school lunch (mommy experience talking)....

How about some pancakes? Like, right now? These are the easiest pancakes I’ve ever made because they come together in the blender! Now you can enjoy pancakes on a weekday morning. Plus, these pancakes are made with healthy whole grains—oats—and other wholesome ingredients. They’ll actually keep you full until lunchtime. While they are not decadent buttermilk pancakes, they’re entirely delicious in their own right. More reasons to love this recipe: These pancakes are the perfect use for a lone over-ripe banana, and they’re enjoyed by kids and adults alike....

Take creamy avocados to a different level with this Bruschetta Stuffed Avocados recipe. Stuffed Avocados Once you stuff avocados with filling (like this Caprese stuffed avocado recipe), you will never eat them plain again! They tick all our fast and easy recipe boxes: Simple to make ✔ Ready in less than 10 minutes ✔ Taste incredible ✔ Filling thanks to all of the healthy avocado fats! ✔ You have all loved our Caprese stuffed avocados and have been asking us for another alternative recipe....

What are Buffalo Chicken Wings Buffalo Chicken Wings get their name from their place of origin. They were invented in 1964 at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York by a sports bar owner Teressa Bellissimo. Since then, they are often called Buffalo Wings or Hot Wings. Chicken wings are prepared by cutting the wing in three parts- drumette, flat wing, and flapper. The flapper is discarded and the drumette and flats are used for this dish....

What is Calzone A Calzone can be simply described as an Italian style folded stuffed bread that is made with a leavened pizza dough. For this reason, it is also often referred to as a ‘turnover’ or more popularly as Pizza Pockets or Calzone Pocket. The fillings can be made with veggies, cheese, herbs, spices, meats, egg, etc. Traditionally, large or even smaller Pizza Pockets are baked. But there are many variations like the ‘panzerotti,’ that can be fried too....

This chana dal khichdi is unlike the other Indian khichdi varieties which have a thin or medium porridge-like consistency. By the way, Khichdi is a term used for one-pot dishes that are made with cereals, lentils and vegetables. In this recipe, the rice grains as well as chana dal lentils are separate and this gives the khichdi a pulav like texture. This is the specialty of this recipe. This is such a simple recipe and uses just two spice ingredients besides the rice and chana dal aka bengal gram....

Chana Dal is a commonly used lentil in the Indian Cuisine. There are many recipes we make with it. These fried fritters are one of the favorite tea time snacks at home. Though this pakoda recipe may look similar to the South Indian Dal Vada recipe. But actually they are different. These chana dal pakora have a different taste, flavor and texture. The taste is different as no curry leaves are used here....

A homemade easy to make Chicken Noodle Soup perfect for any day of the week! With the broth AND the soup made from scratch in under an hour, you will be craving this often! Healthy, low calorie, filling with incredible flavours! Chicken Noodle Soup This is one recipe that we cook so often because it’s the best and most delicious way to get our veggies in with no one complaining....

About Chocolate Milkshake 10 minutes flat, and you’ll be done with this delightful Chocolate Milkshake! I have been wanting to share the recipe of this particular chocolate flavored milkshake since long. So, I finally decided to try the recipe and document it here – both in the text-image and video formats. You can refer to this Chocolate Milkshake Recipe as a choco milkshake recipe too, which is a huge hit with all age groups....

This recipe comes to you just in time for Thanksgiving. Pumpkin Cheesecake I asked over 440,000 of my Instagram followers which dessert I should bake you all, and over 70% of the polls preferred pumpkin cheesecake to pumpkin pie! Believe me when I say I’m complaining! In fact > confession > hand to heart > I’m sitting here eating another slice while typing this post out! With or without the bourbon spiked whipped cream (hello fat pants), and chocolate curls made so easy with a vegetable peeler and a block of chocolate....

Today, I’m sharing everything you need to know about Moscow mules. Ready?! Moscow mules are delightfully fizzy drinks made with fiery ginger beer, vodka and fresh lime. Moscow mules are refreshing on hot summer days, sure, but they’re also holiday-appropriate thanks to the strong ginger flavor. They strike that elusive balance between spicy, sweet and strong, and I’d sip one any day. Bonus: Moscow mules are super easy to make....

Our Crispy Pork Carnitas (Mexican Slow Cooked Pulled Pork) is SO tender and juicy on the inside, while remaining deliciously crisp and golden on the edges, giving you the best of both worlds. This dish will be PERFECT for your Cinco De Mayo parties! PORK CARNITAS Carnitas are so versatile, you can fill any burrito, taco, quesadilla or use it as a topping for nachos! Include them in a salad like this Chipotle Carnitas Salad, or serve them with the typical onion/cilantro topping typically seen served in Mexican food trucks, or a good Guacamole or Pico De Gallo....

What is Dahi ke Kabab ‘Dahi’ is the Hindi word for curd or yogurt. And in reference to this recipe, kabab or kebab are patties that are pan fried or shallow fried. So essentially these are spiced and savory patties made with yogurt. Dahi kabab is a restaurant favorite that can be made in different ways. I received so many requests to make it so here is my fail-proof traditional dahi kabab recipe and it’s probably a lot easier to make than you think....

I just walked into my closet, tugged on the little string that dangles from the ceiling for light and counted fourteen pairs of boots. Fourteen pairs. That’s twenty-eight individual boots. Most are black, a few pairs have heels, one pair of riding boots covers my knees, and all but the rain boots are made of leather. Needless to say, I love boots. They are my footwear of choice in the cold weather months and I will never have enough of them....

Have you made this salad before, by chance? I pulled this recipe from the archives and updated the photos to catch your eye. This stunner just might steal the show at your Thanksgiving feast, and for good reason. Glittering pomegranate arils and golden roasted delicata squash taste just as good as they look. Delicata squash is a lovely winter squash. It’s unique because its skin is so, well, delicate that you don’t need to peel it before roasting....

Spaghetti Bolognese is my favorite dish to order at any Italian restaurant. And now, it’s my kids’s favorite too. Whenever we try out a new Italian restaurant in town, we order their Bolognese and see if it lives up to ‘our’ standards 🙂 That’s how we judge it. But, did you know that Spaghetti is not the traditional pasta to serve with Bolognese? The first time I visited Florence, Italy, some 20 years ago, I ordered Spaghetti Bolognese at a restaurant near Galleria dell’ Accademia ....

Where have pinto beans been all my life? I dismissed them after a couple of lackluster Mexican restaurant meals, but I’ve recently realized pinto beans in their full glory. They’re creamy and rich, and mix in beautifully with scrambled eggs, soup, rice and more. Pinto beans make the best refried beans, since they’re so buttery. I recently crossed the refried black beans recipe with my pinto beer beans (both available in my cookbook) and ended up with these outrageously delicious refried beans....