These Bombay masala sandwiches are my family’s favorite sandwich. Since we all are fond of the typical Mumbai street food, I make them often at home. The potato masala or stuffing is made with boiled and mashed potatoes, which is then tempered with spices. Easy to make, especially if you have leftover boiled or mashed potatoes. The sandwiches are spiced up with a spicy green chutney and chaat masala or sandwich masala....
About Mushroom Pasta On some days I just don’t want to cook anything Indian, like lentil, curry and flatbreads. So instead, I make dishes that are not that commonly made in my home. This flavorful creamy mushroom pasta is one of those meals and I am happy and somewhat surprised, to say that it was a hit. This is a pasta dish you will be sure to enjoy. I say this from experience as my family members are not pasta lovers and yet loved this dish!...
Updated Dec 04, 2017 I was so fortunate to meet the lovely, intelligent and inspiring Jessica Sepel recently while she was in Los Angeles. Jessica is a heath blogger, nutritionist and wellness coach from Australia (though you might be a bit confused with her gorgeous South African accent!) Jessica and I sat down for some green juice (which is always a good idea with two wellness gals!) and chatted about health, life and travel....
A Decadent Breakfast Treat I love French toast. I really do. And my girls simply can’t get enough of it either. It’s basically like having dessert for breakfast, although this French toast recipe would make a wonderful dessert, too. Unlike my recipe for French Toast Casserole, where the bread soaks in the custard and bakes in the Instant Pot or Oven, Nutella French toast is easily prepared like a traditional French toast recipe....
A handed down recipe for a classic seafood Paella, one of the most popular dishes to come out of Spain! Complete with the toasty, crispy, golden crust on the bottom (Soccarat) and amazing traditional flavours, our authentic recipe is versatile so you can easily alter the recipe to suit your own tastes! Feel like a qualified chef when you’re done. Because WHO doesn’t love a GOOD PAELLA? Paella This paella recipe is being handed down for you from my mother, one of the best Paella cooks I know....
It’s a mouthwatering appetizer or snack baked in the Oven or AirFryer in under 30 minutes. Enjoy it with cilantro and tamarind chutney! I have a few samosa recipes on the blog, but I think this Samosa Pinwheels or Pinwheel samosa version is my favorite. It’s a light and crisp, baked puff pastry appetizer (or snack) recipe that takes a little help from the store and results in a crowd-pleasing dish....
Confession: I wanted to include this tangy broccoli slaw recipe in my epic salads roundup (it deserves to be in it), but the photos were so green and unappetizing that I couldn’t do it. All I could think when I looked at the post was, “Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!” Today, I’m re-sharing it with better photos and pushing it to the top of the blog in case you have overlooked it the past couple of years....
What is Roti The flatbread known as roti has many variations all over different regions of India. Whereas I call this particular type of roti, phulka, hubby just refers to them as roti. Toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe, phulka or roti. Either way is correct! That said, much like the word “bread” can mean everything from a slice of sandwich bread to a French baguette, roti is also a broad category of flatbreads. While all phulkas are rotis, not all rotis are phulkas....
Rum balls take less than 20 minutes to throw together OR even less if you get the kids involved! NO BAKING required and NO need to melt any CHOCOLATE! These little rich and decadent Chocolate Rum Balls are our very own quintessential Christmas treat in Australia, where chocolate and coconut meet condensed milk and crushed wafers or cookies! A hint of rum makes these the BEST treats to give as gifts OR serve to your guests!...
Our stuffing recipe is soft and buttery on the inside with crispy, golden edges and vibrant flavours. Onions, celery, garlic and herbs are sautéed in butter, tossed with bread and baked in a full flavoured stock. A classic stuffing is the quintessential Thanksgiving side dish. Easy to make for your holiday dinner table and unlike plenty of other stuffings out there, this recipe isn’t stodgy and overbearing. STUFFING RECIPE The perfect accompaniment to Crispy Turkey and Gravy, Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Apple Bacon Salad, Green Bean Casserole, Soft Dinner Rolls, and our Sweet Potato Casserole, this stuffing can carry both salty and sweet notes thanks to the combination of sausage and cranberries (which are optional) mixed throughout....
I make these shami kebab usually with chana dal (bengal gram) or whole black chickpeas (kala chana). The recipe posted here has been made with black chickpeas. If you have presoaked chickpeas handy, then making these kala chana kabab is a breeze. Now these veg shammi kabab are not melt in the mouth like the traditional version. That much I can tell you, but they are crispy and delicious. They are excellent as starters and even team up well with bread in a sandwich, with a bun in a burger and with Pita Bread too....
There’s nothing better than coming home to a home cooked meal, filling your house with rustic comfort food aromas with nothing else to do but serve and eat. Slow Cooker Beef Stew with sweet potatoes melting through the gravy creates a flavour so rich, you’ll be happy to have leftovers! BEEF STEW Tender, fall-apart chunks of beef with melt-in-your-mouth sweet potato and veggies in a rich and flavourful gravy that practically cooks itself!...
Prepare this refreshing pickled cucumber salad in less than 30 minutes and enjoy it with gochujang chicken, or top it on salads or rice bowls. This Spicy Cucumber Salad is a fresh and flavorful salad that combines crisp cucumbers with a fiery blend of spices. This dish is perfect if you want to add a little heat to your meal. It’s a spiced cucumber salad that’s the perfect accompaniment to most Asian-inspired meals....
I am so excited about the change in seasons. It’s warm outside! Daylight savings is back! Light is streaming through my windows and I’m having so much fun capturing the rays and shadows in photos. I thought we could celebrate with some sweet and spicy margaritas. I know, I know, I was just going on about detoxing, but grapefruit is in season and it’s bursting with vitamin C, so that counts for something, right?...
Would you look at that? I made Christmas-colored pasta, completely on accident. I’m on a perpetual roasted broccoli and red bell pepper kick, you see, and got a hankering for some hearty pasta. Here, freshly roasted broccoli and bell pepper collide with lots of delicious sautéed spinach, my favorite whole wheat linguine and some balsamic vinegar. Toss all that together with some magical reserved pasta water for a light, silky sauce, and we end up with high-contrast Christmas pasta....
These spring onion parathas are not stuffed like Aloo Paratha. Instead here the chopped spring onions are mixed with the whole wheat flour and then kneaded to a soft dough. Some spices are also added to the dough to make the paratha flavorful but these do not make the paratha spicy. If you like spicy food, then you can increase the amount of spices. Usually I buy spring onions to make Indo Chinese recipes like fried rice, veg noodles, spring roll, veg manchurian etc....
Bucketloads of flavour and juicy fall-off-the-bone meat is all you can really hope for when it comes to barbecue ribs! Thankfully, my oven baked barbecue ribs tick all of the boxes. We double down on the incredible flavour with an easy-to-make dry rub and a seasoned barbecue sauce mixture, so addictive it’ll be impossible to stop at one! Following in the footsteps of our Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs, these Sticky Oven Barbecue Ribs are finger licking good!...
I’ve been laying low since I got home after a month of being away. Hibernating, if you will. Reveling in the quiet and making coffee without worrying about waking someone. Making pancakes over and over. Spending lots of quality time with my dog Cookie, the pancake thief. It’s been lovely. My pancake endeavors have paid off, too. I realized the other day that I don’t have a basic pancake recipe on the blog, so here we are....
These roasted mixed nuts are completely irresistible. They’re a little sweet, a little spicy, and nice and toasty. These nuts will be a hit at your holiday parties, or a redeeming snack in between. I love to add fresh rosemary, so they taste like the holidays in the best way. This recipe is so versatile, too. You can easily change up the nuts and seasonings to suit your preferences. These photos show my favorite iteration, made with pecans, almonds and pepitas (pumpkin seeds)....
About Tandoori Aloo Tandoori Aloo or Tandoori Aloo Tikka is one of our favorite starter dishes which we order often in restaurants. So, I had to give it a shot and create a recipe that can be done at home also, with ease. With this recipe of mine, you will be able to make this dish in 2 ways, that is, grill in an oven and fry in a pan. Just like most of the other tikkas, this Tandoori Aloo recipe also uses curd (yogurt) as the main ingredient in its marinade....
