About Chakli Also known as Chakri – or Murukku in South India, traditional chakli are lovely, light and crunchy spirals of fried dough. They are commonly enjoyed as a Diwali Snack, and are a great balance to the Diwali Sweets typically made before badi Diwali (big Diwali). Filled with lots of savory spices, chakri can be made mild or spicy, depending on your preference. They also make for a nice tea time snack....
Chettinad Urlai Roast, Potato Roast, Chettinad Potato Roast. Chettinad style urlai roast recipe is made with baby potatoes and a fragrant dry roasted fresh chettinad masala. Perfect side dish for rasam saadam / rasam rice. This recipe came into being because of my mom. My mom has a habit. She would cut out a printed recipe or a food tip from a magazine she comes across and would save it and give it to me when I go home for vacation....
These Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas are a weeknight staple in my home. Made with shredded chicken, tortillas, salsa verde sauce, cheese, and sour cream, it’s a comforting meal at the end of a long day, and elegant enough to serve to guests. Many times I prepare the sauce and shredded chicken over the weekend, so all I have to do before dinner is to stuff and wrap the tortillas, top them with the sauce and cheese, and bake until hot and bubbly....
These wraps bring back so many fond memories for me. Growing up, almost every other weekend my dad would drag us all for a long drive. There was no agenda or destination in mind, we would just go with the flow:) Nine out of ten times, our drives would end with dinner at this extremely popular, hole-in-a-wall restaurant, called Nizam’s Kathi Kebab in CP (Connaught Place, New Delhi). Dad and I would get their special- Single-Chicken, Single-Egg Kathi roll....
Reset with this healthy beet salad recipe featuring superfoods like carrot, quinoa, spinach, edamame and avocado. This salad is as flavorful and nutritious as its bold colors would suggest. This beet salad is tender, crisp and irresistible! The light apple cider, lime and herb dressing brings it all together. Yesterday was not my day. I stayed up too late the night before (will I ever learn?). I ate lasagna for breakfast, forgot several important items on my grocery list, and fell over in yoga class....
Chicken Francese, also know as Chicken Francaise, is a popular recipe found in many restaurants in the United States. Originally developed in America by Italian immigrants, Francese is just as good as Piccata, while the flavours in a traditional Francese are absolutely incredible. Now they are EVEN BETTER by adding a kick of garlic and a splash of cream to the sauce! As with all of my recipes, I can’t help but add my own twist to dishes....
ZOODLES You don’t need to spend your whole entire pay check on a Zoodle maker. However, if you don’t have one..or can’t find one, you can make fettuccini style ribbons with a normal vegetable peeler. With minimal ingredients, a beautifully rich and creamy sauce is ready in less that 10 minutes with the extra addition of extra sun-dried tomatoes, a tonne of parmesan, red chilli flakes and dried basil....
Fill your ovens with other important things this Thanksgiving and let your slow cooker take on most of the work! This Turkey couldn’t be ANY EASIER, JUCIER, and I’m going to say it — MOIST. SLOW COOKER TURKEY Slow cooking turkey GUARANTEES juicy and succulent meat! Now, while I WISH that a slow cooker can magically create a crispy, golden browned skin like this one, your broiler will take care of that for the last 10-20 minutes this turkey needs to get all golden browned....
My Mom’s Easy Bhindi Recipe Bhindi Masala, or Bhindi Fry, is stir-fried or lightly sautéed okra that is prepped and sliced into bite-size pieces, then cooked over high heat with Indian spices. Bhindi, pronounced ‘bin-dee’, is a fairly common and loved side dish in Indian cuisine. The unique quality of this green vegetable is its slimy yet silky texture once cooked, which is why people either love or hate it. As for me, I like okra ONLY when it’s crisp and roasted....
If you’re in the market for an awkward experience, try editing mushroom risotto pictures on an airplane. I caught the sweet older gentleman in the window seat eyeing my screen while I zoomed in and out on ambiguous brown mush. I hunched over and tried to use my hair as a shield. Didn’t work. I hope he likes risotto? This dish may not be a looker, but good gracious, it’s delicious....
Full of fresh, bright ingredients, our Chickpea Tomato Salad is healthy, filling and super addictive. Whether you’re enjoying on its own or alongside some grilled meat, you will love this salad! CHICKPEA TOMATO SALAD As vibrant as our Avocado Feta Cucumber Salad, and as fresh as our Pomegranate Cobb Salad, this Chickpea Tomato Salad is right up there as one of our absolute favourites! Fresh and filling, who doesn’t love a versatile salad?...
Are you familiar with esquites? Also known as elote en vaso, esquites are an experience you’ll remember. Esquites are Mexican street corn (elote) cut off the cob, served in salad form. Esquites are creamy, tangy, spicy, sweet and savory all at once. In other words, they’re completely irresistible. This elote recipe was the best recipe to come off our grill last summer, and I’m excited to share this stovetop variation with you....
Let’s hit restart with my favorite broccoli salad recipe! It will become your new favorite, too. This is the best broccoli salad I’ve ever had. Why? It’s crisp, crunchy and fresh, which is exactly what I want broccoli salad to be. It’s also seriously addictive, thanks to the sweet-and-savory combination of freshly toasted sunflower seeds, dried cranberries and cheddar cheese. I borrowed the honey-mustard vinaigrette from my Brussels sprout slaw, and it plays up raw broccoli’s best features....
Deliciously cheesy scalloped potatoes are full of garlic flavour and parmesan cheese! Soft and tender potatoes smothered and enveloped in a thick and creamy garlic sauce, layered with mozzarella cheese for a cheesy string then crisped with your oven broiler or grill to get a crispy, cheesy top layer. SCALLOPED POTATOES There are scalloped potatoes…and then there are SCALLOPED POTATOES. The kind that are so addictive, you can eat maybe half the pan in one sitting, because in that moment, meat becomes overrated....
Best Potato Salad Recipe Potato salad would have to one the most popular side dish along with easy creamy mashed potatoes, crispy garlic roasted potatoes and the most incredible garlic butter parmesan smashed potatoes. Give me ALLLL the carbs! Most potato salad recipes are coated in a luscious mayo dressing (like this potato salad with bacon and dill pickles). This potato salad needs NO MAYO or sour cream! Tips To Make Potato Salad As with all potato salad recipes, potatoes are boiled in salted water first until fork tender....
These gorgeous little ruby red plums are extra sweet because they were hand-picked by friends. Jordan and her husband have an enormous plum tree in their front yard, which hasn’t yielded much fruit in years’ past, but this year is different. This year, the tree’s limbs are drooping under the weight of ripening plums. Walking along the sidewalk to their front porch is like walking through a purple polka-dotted candy land....
After consuming all of the chips and salsa in Austin, Texas, the unfortunate state of my midsection practically dictated that I be more kind to myself. So, I took a week off from drinking and dragged myself back to yoga. I’ve also been eating at home and filling up on lots of fresh vegetables. I’m feeling more balanced by the day. I’ve never put much stock in detox diets or cleansing juice fasts, but I found myself googling “detoxifying foods” the other day....
Today’s recipe blends sweet nostalgia and the taste of tradition! My mother-in-law used to make gujiya from scratch every Holi and Diwali, and this is my tribute to her family-famous recipe. It’s a bit more work than my baked Gujiya recipe that so many of you enjoy, but I promise, it’s worth it! A crispy exterior and sweet, aromatic filling make it a delightful addition to any dessert spread. Gujiya is made by preparing a flaky pastry dough, which is then filled with a mixture of sweetened khoya, coconut, nuts, and aromatic spices like cardamom....
Why You Will Love This Punjabi Rajma Chawal Rajma Chawal is super common in any or all Punjabi households. Not just Punjab, it is also a much-loved dish in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu in Northern India. You can also check this Himachali-style Rajma Madra Recipe made without onion and garlic. On weekends, Rajma Chawal or Dal Makhani or Chole Recipe or Punjabi Kadhi Pakora is kind of a must in any Punjabi home, mine included....
Today is all about how to cut ginger. And we are covering every shape and size - peel, slice, julienne, chop, mince, grate and How to Make Ginger Paste. If you want to learn how to store ginger root the correct way to make it last longer, checkout this informative guide on How to Store Ginger. Let’s get started! How to Clean Ginger When shopping for ginger, make sure to purchase ginger that is firm, heavy for it’s size and the peel is smooth and shiny with no signs of wrinkles (it’s okay if the root end is a bit dry)....
