On the love of life and love of food.
Lemon Pickle or Nimbu Ka Achaar recipe is a quick and easy way of making the traditional spicy and tangy Indian condiment with very few ingredients easily available in our kitchen. It is a popular pickle recipe made with lemons cut into pieces and mixed with red chili powder, salt, turmeric, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, …
Dahi Puri Recipe is sweet, sour, tangy, spicy and crispy chaat with so many flavors and taste bursting in the mouth. These puris are stuffed with spicy potato filling and then topped with sweet and chilled curd along with chutneys and sev. Dahi Puri is also known as Dahi Batata Puri Chaat, Dahi Puri chaat …
Whether you’re on vacation or just making drinks at home, don’t neglect the Virgin Pina Colada. It is one of the world’s most popular summer cocktails which is made with pineapple and coconut milk (or cream) as main ingredient. This delicious tropical treat tastes refreshing and sweet. Virgin Pina Colada is quick and easy to …
Restaurant Style Missi Roti is one of the most popular North Indian flatbreads which combines the goodness of whole wheat flour and gram flour (chickpea flour). The addition of roasted crushed cumin and coriander seeds along with the finely chopped onions, dry fenugreek leaves adds nice flavor and texture to the roti. Missi Roti or …
Caramel Makhana or Gur Makhana or Caramel Foxnut is sweet with just the right balance of crunch from the foxnut and sweetness from the jaggery. This super easy recipe for Caramel Makhana takes 10 minutes from start to finish! With a thin, crispy, even coating of glazed caramel on every piece with some sesame seeds …
Makhana Raita or Phool Makhana Raita is an easy healthy raita recipe made with fox nut (puffed lotus seed), yogurt/curd, and mild spices. It is a light & delicious curd recipe combined with the health benefits of fox nuts. This is also the perfect recipe if you are fasting during Navratri. I was unaware of …
Black Bean Quinoa Salad is a quick and easy salad recipe where quinoa pairs with black beans and loaded with fresh vegetables and tossed in a spicy olive oil-lime dressing. It’s loaded with a complete source of plant-based protein which makes this the perfect lunchbox or weekday meal and is naturally gluten-free. If you’ve never …
Murmura Ladoo (Laddu) is a simple, crispy, crunchy, 2-ingredient traditional ladoo recipe made with crispy puffed rice and molten jaggery. Murmura Ladoo is also known as Puffed Rice Ladoo, Lai Ke laddu, Puri unde, Pori urundai etc. This is usually prepared during Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan. Makar Sankranti is celebrated under different names in various …
Soya Kathi Roll recipe is a delicious lip smacking dish where chatpata masaledar soya chunks/soya nuggets is cooked with crunchy onions, capsicum, cabbage and carrot juliennes along with sauces and spices then rolled in crispy paratha to make a wrap. Finding new twists for your regular lunch/tiffin recipes seems like a challenging task. This Soya Kathi …
Ram Ladoo or Ram Laddu or Moong Dal Pakode Chaat are fried moong dal pakoda or vadas served with green chutney, sweet-tangy tamarind chutney, juicy grated radish drizzled with some whisked sweet curd and chaat masala. Ladoos/Laddus are normally sweet in taste, but Ram Laddus are salty and sour crisply fried dal fritters which is …
Sirke Wala Pyaz or Sirke Wale Pyaaz or Pickled onion or Restaurant style Vinegar Onion are small red onions or shallots simply immersed in a mixture of white vinegar, salt, and allowed to marinate. Additional spices can be added to customize the mixture to match your taste. In the recipe below, I used my favorite …
Kulkuls or kalkals are special sweet curled eggless cookies which are made on special occasions like Christmas. Specially prepared by Indian Catholics (Mangaloreans, Goans and East Indians), but nowadays its very famous and loved all over India. In India Christmas is incomplete with these Kulkuls and Fruit Cake. These lovely little curls cookie dough is …
Bathua Paratha or Bathua-Aloo paratha or Chenopodium (Lamb’s Quarter) Flatbread is a delicious and nutritious stuffed Paratha made from boiled bathua leaves, boiled potato, onion, ginger, chili and flavored with basic Indian spices. Bathua paratha is a healthy variation of paratha. It is a quick and delicious breakfast/lunch/dinner option which you can serve it with …
Bathua Raita recipe or Bathua ka Raita is a quick, easy, nutritious, refreshing recipe made from leafy green Bathua (Chenopodium Leaves) and curd, tempered with mild spices. It is a light & delicious curd recipe combined with the health benefits of Bathua that is relished mainly during winters. Winters are here in full bloom and …
Broccoli Paratha is a fiber and protein-rich flatbread stuffed with a mild spicy filling made with grated broccoli, onion, ginger, chili, and basic Indian spices. It is a great breakfast, lunch, or dinner option for kids and adults. Nutritious paratha that one can enjoy with even with plain curd/yogurt and any pickle or chutney of …
Dry Fruit Chikki or Mixed Nuts Chikki is loaded with dry fruits, healthy seeds, and jaggery. Its just another variation of peanut chikki. It makes a perfectly natural and homemade energy bar. Chikki is a staple in Indian homes and one of my personal favorite and commonly eaten during winters and festivals like Lohri and Makar …
