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Falafel

Falafel, the classic Middle Eastern and Mediterranean recipe that is enjoyed as street food. Falafel is often served as a sandwich, stuffed in pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and tahini. As an appetizer, it can be served on a salad or with hummus and tahini. What makes the best falafel? Tons of herbs and a…

Rava Upma

Upma is to south India what bread and butter is to the rest of the world. Who can question the versatility of the upma, the one thing you can rustle up in a moment when guests suddenly arrive? After all, soft crumbly upma is the ultimate comfort food. Food that is ideal when you are…

Pineapple Cake with Vanilla frosting

Pineapple Cake with vanilla frosting, a cake which every one as a kid has enjoyed. This flavor combination holds a special place in my heart and I have a special liking for this simple cake. It gives summery vibes but I still would not deny eating this in winter. If you and your family also…

Chocolate Walnut Brownie

Brownies, the favorite of all which originated in America, have now made place all across the globe. A chocolate brownie is a square or rectangular chocolate baked confection. Brownies come in a variety of forms and may be either fudgy or cakey, depending on their density. A brownie batter is little dense than cake batter…

Sambar Powder (Masala)

Sambar Powder is one key ingredient to be added in sambar. This is fine ground powder made using a number of roasted spices and lentils. Some ingredients like cumin, black pepper and use of different lentils in this powder varies from state to state. Nowadays there are many brands of sambar powder available in the…

Carrot & Orange Cake

Everyone has a favorite flavor of cake, ok not everyone, nearly everyone. Some like chocolate cake, some like the plain vanilla flavor cake. I prefer eating cake with some fibrous vegetables added. The Advantages of adding fibrous vegetables to cake are many. It allows the cake to be moist and fluffy but also add little nutritional value to it….

Jamun (Java Plum) Ice cream

Who doesn’t love ice cream to kick off the summer? Do you love ice cream as much as I do? If you can’t go a day, a week, or even a month without the delicious flavors of ice cream, then I know how you feel. Well, I was craving some natural fruit flavor infused ice…

Zucchini Chocolate Muffins

Muffins, I call it a miniature of cake. The single serve portion of cake to satisfy your sweet tooth craving. Surprisingly once served as a side dish, with no sweet or only natural sweetener has now become a go to option of desserts for many. Isn’t this the first thing which comes to mind for…

Smoked Grilled Potato

No matter which part of the world you are in, you must have come across one or other Asian restaurant selling tandoor cooked food. Variety of tandoor cooked food is countless ranging from numerous vegetarian to non vegetarian options. In Asian restaurants, some varieties of flat breads are also cooked on tandoor and the taste…

Coconut Chutney

Chutney refers to a number of sauces native to the Indian subcontinent, forming an integral part of the Indian cuisines. Chutneys are made from fruits, vegetables, herbs, sugar, spices etc. It provides balance to an array of dishes to make it taste better and elevate the overall flavor profile. If you are from Northern region…

Spaghetti Alfredo

There are certain recipes that are essential to have in your recipe box and one of them has to be Spaghetti Alfredo. Who doesn’t love Pasta? I love Pasta, whether it is Alfredo or Arrabiata or classic Aglio e Olio (garlic pasta), it is all time favorite. Spaghetti is plural form of the Italian word…

Sambar

Sambar, a South Indian lentil-based vegetable stew, consumed with boiled rice or fermented rice Idlis, Dosa (rice pancake) is a complete dish in itself. Sambar is high in protein, full of fibers, with antioxidant punch, easy to digest, and great for weight loss. Sambar has different versions in southern states. Few add jaggery to it,…

Vada Pav

Vada Pav, an Indian style burger, is famous street food from Maharashtra, India. It is believed to be invented by Mumbai native ‘Ashok Vaidya’ in 1960s who started with first stall opposite Dadar station in Mumbai. It is very economical, filling and easily accessible all across state. This food is one of my favorite food…

Handi Paneer

Paneer(Cottage Cheese), a popular and loved source of protein for vegetarians. Usually vegetarians going out for lunch or dinner order a paneer dish namely Paneer Butter Masala or Shahi Paneer or may be Kadhai Paneer. The paneer dish I prepared today was Handi Paneer and it tastes little different from usual paneer dishes which sounds…

Eggless Pancakes

Pancakes, the American classic. Breakfast and brunch would just be incomplete without a stack of pancakes served with syrup, honey, with all your favorite seasoned fruits and some whipped cream. I always wanted to recreate the taste and flavor of pancakes served at IHOP without using eggs. This recipe is for all the pancake lovers…

Moradabadi Dal

Moong dal (Split Washed Green Gram), the most healthy dal but always tagged as most boring dal. Even I had same perception about this dal before marriage. To be honest, before marriage I had no clue that a dish named this even existed. On one of my marriage ceremony hosted by my husband’s family, my…

Mango Summer Salad

Do you know Mango is the national fruit of India and Pakistan, and national tree of Bangladesh? Yes, it is! India produces over 40% of mangoes in the world with over 1500 varieties and exports to many countries. Maharashtra, an Indian state, produces the best variety in the world called Alphonsos Mango. Being born and…

Banana Walnut Bread

Thinking of Banana Bread brings the best of memories of the twists and turns of the Hawaiian island’s famed Road to Hana. Maui’s Road to Hana is famed for twisting roads, secluded beaches and banana bread stands. The loaves sold there are moist and sweet, with sizable chunk of banana and usually sold at reasonable…

Dal Makhni

Dal makhani is a popular dish which originated from Punjab region of India. This dish however is now very popular and found in most of the restaurants/Dhabas all across India Dal refers to lentils(specifically whole urad dal and Kidney beans) and makhani translates to buttery. This Dish was traditionally slow cooked for hours and had…

Makhana (Fox Nuts) Bhel

Bhelpuri is a savoury snack that originates from India and is enjoyed by people as a famous street food. It is called by different names across the subcontinent, in Bengal called as Jhalmuri while in Karnataka called as Churmuri. One may find it at roadside tracks on food stalls all across India. Typically this is…