You can pair this simple cabbage salad with basically anything – from summery dishes to hearty soups and roasts. With no cooking involved, you get a crunchy cabbage salad recipe mixed with a deliciously tangy dressing. There’s no easier side dish for impressing friends and family. Ingredients Cabbage: I like to use a blend of green and red cabbage for color and flavor, though you can experiment with whatever kind you have available....

This Indian Style Creamed Spinach is very similar to Palak Paneer, but without the paneer(cottage cheese). I have made this recipe dairy-free by using full-fat coconut milk, but by using heavy cream or cream cheese, the dish tastes more heavenly. The consistency of Creamed spinach can vary a lot. You can make it thicker or thinner cream sauce based on personal preference. I highly recommend not using thin coconut milk as it will water the dish....

Mar 02, 2019 This vegan south Indian tomato chutney is easy to make with basic pantry ingredients. Even though I didn’t grew up eating South Indian food, I love it a lot – like a LOT and we eat it at least once a week. Earlier when we would feel like eating South Indian, we mostly go out as I am was not as comfortable making dosa (rice lentil crepe)/idlis (steamed rice lentil cake) at home as I am in making rotis and parathas....

Apr 15, 2021, Updated May 11, 2022 These are lightly spiced, pan-fried, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and also vegan. I remember my house help back in India would make these delicious veg cutlets for our Sunday breakfast sometimes. The breakfast on Sunday was always supposed to be special or something different so at times it would be samosa, sometimes kulcha matar, chole bhature and sometimes veg cutlets....

Mar 19, 2019, Updated May 07, 2023 This soft and moist cake is easy to make with basic pantry essentials. Some days I just crave for a slice of cake with my chai. You know the simple kind of cake, without any frosting? I love these kind of cakes, without any frills. So the other day when I had a craving, I ended up making this Almond Cardamom Cake. Bonus, it’s vegan!...

Jan 11, 2017, Updated Jan 02, 2018 Yesterday I was watching a video by Rujuta Diwekar, the famous nutritionist from India who firmly believes in the theory that you should eat local and you should also eat what you grew up eating. I kind of agree with her theory because honestly my body feels so much better when I stick to my dal, roti, rice and sabzi (veggies), basically what I grew up eating....

Jan 27, 2024 When I was a kid, soups at my home were mostly restricted to a simple tomato soup. That’s one soup which my mom made for us during winters. I used to like tomato soup but I was also very fond of sweet corn soup and hot and sour soup. I would always order either of these soups when we went to Indo Chinese restaurants. When I was a kid, I would buy these “Knorr” soup packets that we would get at stores and make these soups at home....

Jan 25, 2020 These dishes are not only packed with flavors but are also easy to make. I remember the first time I tasted tofu some 8 years back. I didn’t like it at all. It was a new taste for my taste buds and one that I didn’t warm up to for years. It has taken me years to like tofu and it has also made me realize that tofu can be wonderful if seasoned well....

Jun 10, 2016, Updated Jan 02, 2018 I hope you guys are not getting tired of my mango recipes, I promise I will take a break (or I will try!!) after this one. However this recipe is different because it’s not made using ripe mangoes in stead it’s made with raw mangoes. Aam Panna (aam=mango in hindi) is a summer drink which is made in India during summer months to beat the heat....

Oct 12, 2014, Updated Jan 02, 2018 It has been a busy weekend. Yesterday was Karvachauth, a festival widely celebrated in northern Indian where wives fast without water for the long life of their husbands. The fast is broken once the moon comes out. Prayers are offered to the moon and then husband make their wives drink water and break the fast. Very romantic, isn’t it? I totally think it’s a very sweet and romantic festival but all those feelings evaporate into thin air when I see these dessert pics on my blog and elsewhere!...

Sep 26, 2016, Updated May 07, 2023 Apples!! Fall is more or less synonyms with apples. You can’t possibly ignore them at this time of the year. I have been munching on them nonstop. There are so many varieties to choose from. Honestly speaking, I am still not familiar with all the different types of apples. The simple reason is because we never had this much to choose from back home and so for me it was like a totally new thing....

Jan 15, 2016, Updated Jan 02, 2018 I have recently come to this conclusion – that how happy I feel is directly proportional to the amount of sunshine we get! I am not kidding, I have been feeling not too great this entire week and yesterday the sun was out, it was so nice and bright and I was chirpy and happy throughout the day. It’s amazing how much a single day of sunshine can uplift your mood especially when it rains constantly throughout the week....

Sep 30, 2022 Almond flour is one of my favorite ingredients in the kitchen during the festive season. You can use it in so many ways to make quick mithais from burfi to ladoos. One of my favorite things to make with almond flour is halwa. It really cuts short the whole process of making badam halwa and makes it so easy and yet tastes so good. It is also my go to dessert when I am running out of time and have to make a quick dessert for a party....

Oct 28, 2021, Updated Dec 29, 2021 I am excited to share yet another dessert made with almond flour with you all. This is an easy badam halwa recipe which comes together rather quickly in the Instant Pot. Before I was introduced to almond flour, the only way I knew to make badam halwa was to first soak the almonds, then remove the skin, grind them and then cook it with ghee to make halwa....

Cornmeal is a rougher flour made from grinding dried corn. It can come in a variety of textures, flavors, and colors and is used as a flour substitute to make everything from porridge to tortillas. So, what can I substitute for cornmeal, I hear you ask? Below are the best options. Things to consider when substituting With cornmeal substitutes, what you choose comes down to two important factors: Ranging from the most to least similar to traditional corn meal, based on similarity to in terms of both flavor and texture:...

Jun 24, 2016, Updated Jan 02, 2018 I come from a country where rice is always on the table. The food in north India might be very different from the one in south, which again might be very different from the one in east but if there’s one thing that’s common – it’s rice. Throughout the country, you will find rice in different forms and varieties but always a part of everyday lunch and dinner....

Jan 30, 2020, Updated May 23, 2023 If you love Indian food, then you must have come across the green cilantro chutney. Indian meals (especially snacks and appetizers) are often incomplete without a side of this chutney. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information on my Affiliate and Advertising Policy, please click here. Chutneys and achars (pickles) are an integral part of Indian food. In my home, there was always some sort of chutney on the table for our lunch....

Jun 19, 2018, Updated Oct 23, 2018 This chickpea and potato curry is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and is best served with rice. This post is sponsored by Circulon. All opinions expressed are my own. As the rush of a new week begins, we all look forward to easy and quick recipes. We all like to eat better (well most of the time) but struggle with the time constraints. And I get that, because in spite of being a food blogger, I struggle with this too....

For many years, I, like many UK dwellers, kind of assumed that American biscuits and British scones were the same thing (whoops!). However, while they are similar in ingredients and look, some key differences – largely the “lamination” step – help make these homemade biscuits truly fluffy, flaky, and delicious. And don’t worry if you saw the word lamination and panicked. This homemade biscuit recipe requires just 6 simple pantry staples and about 15 minutes of hands-on prep....

Okay, I may be doing this whole baking thing a little backward. After posting recipes for New York-style bagels, Greek pita, American soft pretzels, and Turkish simit (bagels), here is the ultimate beginner’s easy no-knead bread recipe! This easy Dutch oven bread is a must-try for everyone who’s been wanting to take the bread-baking plunge! I’ve been experimenting a lot more with no-knead options recently. Just last month, I shared a recipe for no-knead rosemary focaccia....