This snack is perfect for the monsoon or winter season and pairs wonderfully with tomato ketchup or coconut chutney. When I crave something hot on a cold or rainy day, pakoras and bhajiyas are my go-to comfort food. My absolute favorites are onion pakoda, zucchini pakoda, spinach corn pakoda, and aloo pakora, but I also love sweet corn pakoras. Today, I am sharing Indian-style corn fritters made with sweet corn kernels, onions, gram flour, and spices....

Oct 16, 2024 When I went to Spain, I ate patatas bravas almost every day. Not because it was my favorite, but because it was one vegetarian option that was on the menu of every restaurant we went to! These Indian style patatas bravas swap the deep fried potatoes with air fried ones and the tomato bravas sauce for a curry leaf infused sour cream dip. You can easily deep fry the potatoes but I prefer the ease of air frying them....

I have an admission to make – other than this sweet potato breakfast hash (which technically uses broccolini) and a vegan bechamel pasta bake, I don’t have any broccoli recipes on this blog. It’s not even that I don’t like broccoli – so I don’t know what’s taken so long. Although, I’ll admit that it did take a while to find a broccoli salad I loved enough to want to share....

During my childhood days, we stayed right next to a National Highway. Dhaba food was gaining a lot of popularity back in those days. Food served in these dhabas, was generally wholesome and full of rustic flavors. Roti, curry, dal tadka & masala rice, used to be our regular order. One day, one of my friends ordered dal palak instead of the regular dhabha style dal fry, and this is how I got introduced to this wonderful dal palak recipe....

As a healthy smoothie lover, I always have several types of fruit in my kitchen. On those times I don’t get around to using it all (or freezing it for later), a healthy homemade fruit salad has become my go-to to avoid waste. It helps that it takes minutes to throw together, too, and is endlessly adaptable to what fruits you have available. This time, I’ve combined simple but delicious fresh fruits like pineapple, kiwi, grapes, and several types of berries in the best sweet and tangy yet light honey lime dressing for fruit salad....

When we lived in Bangalore, Dominos Pizza was our favorite go-to place for Pizzas. My husband and I almost went there every week. Our favorite dishes were stuffed garlic bread, pizzas, and choco lava cake. After I moved to the USA, we looked for similar stuffed garlic bread on the Domino menu. But, unfortunately, we could not find it on their menu. So I decided to make this dish at my home....

This is probably blasphemy to admit, but it was only really recently that I realized that spice blends are such an amazing time and effort saver. When you make certain dishes as much as I do, it just makes sense to have the blend on hand. Yes, it probably only saves a minute or two maximum. Still, without having to grab each of the individual spices and measure them out, everything seems just a little easier – especially on nights where making a meal from scratch feels a little daunting....

When fresh peaches are in season, I always tend to have a glut in my pantry – and I’m always trying to find new ways to use them. Like other soft fruits, they lose their freshness and taste quickly. So the more varied ways I can put them into dishes, the less fruit I waste. This peach crumble recipe is quick and easy; perfect for a last-minute dessert with friends or something sweet to enjoy on a summer’s day....

Dec 03, 2020, Updated May 07, 2023 Made with only few pantry ingredients, these are so much better when homemade. I cannot have my chai plain, I mean I always need some munchies along with. Whether it’s chivda, cookies or rusks. These eggless cake rusks are my current favorite, I just cannot stop eating them! Many years ago, I had posted this cake rusk recipe on the blog, which is still quite loved and so many of you have made them....

Last week I shared a recipe for eggs in purgatory, a breakfast dish where eggs are baked in a rich tomato sauce and served for breakfast. This week I’m going for something creamier (and even simpler!). These French baked eggs (aka shirred eggs or “Œufs cocotte”) combine eggs, cream, and cheese in ramekins for a fool-proof, simple breakfast/brunch dish. If you want to serve up something rich, creamy, decadent, and – as a bonus – that seems like it took effort but is pretty much effortless, then this oven-baked eggs recipe is going to be your new favorite....

Jun 28, 2022 I love biting into sweet juicy corn this time of the year. Every weekend we go to the farmer’s market and come home with these sweet corn during summer. Our most favorite way to eat is the Indian way- by roasting it directly on heat and slathering it with lemon, chaat masala and chili powder. Other than that, I also love adding fresh corn to my guacamole and salads....

What is a Fruit Chaat? Fruit chaat is a spicy, tangy fruit salad popular in India and Pakistan. It is made with fresh fruits, lemon juice, mint leaves, chaat masala, and other spices. It is typically eaten with meals during Ramadan Iftar. This is a great fruit salad for summer. It is also great for serving on Hindu fasting days or Navratri. For Vrat-friendly fruit chaat, just skip chaat masala and replace black salt with sendha namak (rock salt)....

If you’re looking for the ultimate, diet-friendly, fudgy grain-free brownies, then look no further. These peanut butter banana brownies contain just 5 ingredients, require just one bowl, and less than 10 minutes of hands-on prep! You can even swap out the peanut butter for a nut-free version too! Obviously, since they are flour-free brownies, the texture IS different from your regular brownies: there’s no cakey texture or crisp crust. Instead, using mashed bananas combined with cacao powder yields super dense, moist, fudgy brownies that you never knew you needed in your life – until now, that is!...

Every year I love to make a batch of Christmas Gingerbread cookies and this year I made a giant gingerbread house. Unfortunately, there are always a few cookies that break and can’t be used. This healthy Christmas ice cream recipe is a great way to use leftovers and make a banana based gingerbread & salted caramel ice cream. Not to mention that it’s a genuinely easy Christmas dessert recipe....

I used store-bought Alfredo sauce in this recipe, but you can easily prepare the sauce at home. Ingredients for Fettuccini Alfredo Firstly, gather all the ingredients required to make the pasta. Fettuccine noodles - can substitute linguine pasta or spaghetti pasta Alfredo sauce - I have used store-bought classic creamy alfredo sauce from Traders Joe’s. You can prepare the sauce at home as well. Broccoli - I steamed broccoli before adding it to the pasta....

Jan 10, 2019 Now that you have onion tomato masala all frozen and ready to go, you make Indian meals in 30 minutes or less! If you love all the Instant Pot vegetarian/vegan recipes that I share on the blog, please join me on this Facebook Group – Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes. The group shares/features vegetarian instant pot recipes and ideas from all around the web! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links....

Jul 23, 2021 I grew up eating kathal (that’s what we call jackfruit in Hindi) mainly in 2 ways- kathal ki sabzi which was basically jackfruit cooked with spices, onion, tomatoes and my mom’s famous jackfruit and chana dal kebabs. There was also an occasional pulao but more or less these were the 2 most common things that mom made with jackfruit. Sarvesh on the other hand didn’t eat jackfruit at all....

Feb 16, 2019 This simple recipe gets done in minutes and goes so well with a side of bread. You only need a handful of ingredients to make this Jeera Aloo. We are talking potatoes again! What do I do? I can’t help it because there are just too many Indian potato recipes and when I make them I feel like sharing them on the blog too especially if it’s as easy as this jeera aloo....

Mar 26, 2015, Updated Jan 02, 2018 I jinxed it, I mean I jinxed the weather. For the last few weeks I have been happily posting about how sunny and wonderful it has been in Seattle but the weather changed as soon as spring officially started! Crazy right? It has been raining non stop, it’s grey, dark and so annoying. And this kind of weather obviously calls for a comforting soup like this Mediterranean Lentil Soup with Kale....

A little bit sweet and a little bit savory, Japanese miso eggplant – aka nasu dengaku – is the easiest way to bring plenty of umami flavors to a humble vegetable. With perfectly cooked, tender eggplant and a delicious miso glaze to top it all off, there’s no easier dish to make for vegan and vegetarian friends that delivers on taste. And the best part? It only needs seven pantry-staple ingredients....