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I have prepared this dish in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT There are many names for Bottle Gourd. In some other Indian languages, it’s also called lauki, dudhi, ghiya, sorekai, sorakaya. They are also known as Cucuzza, Calabash, Opo Squash in other countries. In South India, Kheer is also known as Payasam, wherein most household’s sugar is replaced with Jaggery. Looking for easy 10-minute dessert recipes then check Pineapple dessert, Mango Rasayana, Milk powder burfi....

We usually make Paddu at home using Dosa batter. But when we don’t have the batter and still crave the delicious paniyaram/paddu, try this Instant Breakfast dish prepared using fine rava/rave, plain yogurt, and tempering without fermenting batter. Serve with coconut chutney, sambar, or chutney powder, and enjoy this instant paniyaram hot. How to Make Instant Rava Paddu Preparing Paddu/Paniyaram Batter In a mixing bowl, add rava/semolina, curd, water, and mix well without forming any lumps to make a thick batter....

Indian food is known for being spicy, rich, and full of varied flavors! When we hear these terms used to describe Indian cuisine, our minds often conjure up an extensive platter of Punjabi fare. Punjabi cuisine offers a variety of chole (chickpea) dishes, including pindi chole, chana masala, chole kulche, and more. Today, I am sharing a brand-new dish that will delight your taste buds: Punjabi-style Kala Chana Curry. Kala chana curry is a quick and easy supper meal that is hearty, warming, and delicious!...

It is made at least once every week in most Kerala homes. Kadala means ‘chickpeas.’ Also known as Kala chana, whole Bengal gram. The chickpeas used in this recipe are brown chickpeas, which are different from white chickpeas(garbanzo beans). Brown chickpeas take longer to cook, so I highly recommend soaking overnight or at least 6-8 hours before preparing this dish. Traditional Kerala style, Kadala Curry is spicy and has extra liquid, as it is mainly enjoyed with puttu or appams, or rice....

Oct 16, 2013, Updated Jul 03, 2015 Kulfi is an Indian dessert made by boiling milk till it thickens and then adding sugar and other flavors to it. The most common ingredients added to the kulfi are saffron, cardamom, pistachios, almonds, rose water etc. The dessert comes in many flavors and these days we even get chocolate and paan kulfi! Is kulfi like ice cream? I would say not really....

What comes to mind when you think of a quick and nutritious snack? Well, there are many things to try, but if you ask me about that, it is dhokla. Light, easy, and healthy, this snack can be enjoyed without guilt. Whether you’re hungry, on a diet, or have unexpected visitors at your house, dhokla is the one item you can eat anytime! There are two popular varieties - dhokla and khaman....

Sep 11, 2020 Baby eggplants are cooked with some pickling spices like fennel, nigella and tossed in a sweet and sour curry based made with tamarind and jaggery. I adore eggplants and can eat them all the time and in all forms. Bharta is of course one of my absolute favorites but these days I like making them in different ways each time. Last time I got baby eggplants, I made this Dahi Baingan which you guys absolutely loved....

Mar 02, 2021, Updated Apr 20, 2022 Cook the cauliflower in air-fryer or on a skillet and enjoy with some rice or noodles. I love everything sweet and spicy and Asian inspired dishes which have these flavors are some of my favorites. It’s no secret that I love the kung pao sauce, I have shared recipes in the past using the same sauce like kung pao tofu and kung pao chickpeas and you guys seem to love them just as much....

Oct 12, 2021 I really crave a salty snack with my evening chai and homemade namkeens are my favorite. I often make a batch of my roasted poha chivda and this makhana namkeen to enjoy with my cuppa chai. With the days getting colder, my frequency of coffee and chai goes up. And if I don’t have a healthy-ish snack on hands, then I end up eating all the cookies with my chai....

Apr 15, 2016, Updated Apr 24, 2018 Oh I am so excited to share today’s recipe because I really believe that I have finally found the perfect recipe for everyone’s favorite malai kulfi! For those still unaware, kulfi is a very popular dessert in India and Pakistan. It’s our version of ice cream, basically milk is cooked till it gets really thick & reduced to almost 1/3rd of it’s original volume....

There are a lot of health benefits of methi leaves, it is rich in iron, vitamin, and calcium. Moreover, it also helps to reduce bad cholesterol and improves liver and heart health. Today I am sharing Karnataka Style Methi Pulao or Menthya Bath, which is very similar to the Karnataka Style Vegetable Pulao recipe. Coconut-based fresh masala ground paste is used in this recipe. Sharing my mom’s style menthya bath recipe, which she regularly used to make for my lunchbox or dinner....

Dec 08, 2016, Updated May 07, 2023 Have you guys ever tried Mexican Hot Chocolate? It’s actually one of my favorite because I love the little kick that it has from the spices. Very recently, I had one at a restaurant and it had a maple chili whipped cream on top. So good it was! Since then it has been on my mind to create something with the same flavors....

Mar 15, 2015, Updated May 07, 2023 I am trying to squeeze in one last minute dessert idea for St. Patrick’s Day. Actually I didn’t share any dessert recipe for this festival other than the mint chocolate chip ice cream and so I thought I should make something for you guys especially because desserts are the best part about this holiday or any holiday if you ask me! 😀 Have you guys tried mint oreos?...

Jan 07, 2020, Updated May 27, 2023 This is an easy to make candy recipe that you can try at home during winters. It’s the Indian version of nut brittle. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information on my Affiliate and Advertising Policy, please click here. I shared my love affair with chikki in this post of peanut chikki that I shared a year back. So, I don’t want to repeat myself again but just want to remind you guys that I love chikki, like with all my heart....

Oct 26, 2015, Updated May 07, 2023 These No Bake OREO Cheesecake Parfait are the perfect treat for your Halloween Party! So easy, cute and spooky! Boo! It’s the Halloween week! I had so many things planned for you guys for Halloween but unfortunately I was able to execute only a few. What do I say, I have been crazy busy. Less than a month to go to India means lots of shopping, plus the house stuff still takes most of the weekend....

What is Pesarattu? Pesarattu is an authentic breakfast recipe from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Traditionally the mung beans are soaked and blended to form a smooth batter along with ginger, fresh green chili, and cumin for flavoring and evenly spread on a medium-hot skillet. The batter doesn’t need fermentation like the dosa batter. They are typically served with ginger chutney and upma. For the same recipe, I have added lots of spinach , and some rice to make the dosa crispy and healthy dish....

The recipe I am sharing today – Aloo Moringa or Alu Moringa Sabzi (Potato and Moringa leaves) is a simple, and mildly spiced stir fry. It is prepared in the same way as aloo methi, a popular Indian side dish usually prepared in winter. Moringa greens or drumstick tree leaves (‘Nugeekayi soppu’ in Kannada, Murunga Keerai in Tamil) is a superfood rich in antioxidants, beta-carotene, iron, calcium, and protein. You can make a number of recipes with it like moringa paratha, moringa dal, moringa chutney, moringa raita, and many more....

Oct 02, 2014, Updated May 07, 2023 Keeping in tune with the fall recipes, here’s next – Pumpkin Biscotti. I had no idea what biscotti were until I moved to USA but after having them I realized they are very similar to what we call “rusk” in India. In fact I have cake rusk recipe on my blog, just like biscotti they are also crisp, crunchy, baked twice and perfect for tea/coffee time....

Dec 02, 2016, Updated Jan 02, 2018 I cook and bake so much for the blog and you may assume that I eat a fancy breakfast everyday, but the truth is that on most days my breakfast is simply some yogurt with granola. I want something quick in the morning and that’s why yogurt and granola often comes to my rescue. It’s not that I don’t cook a nice breakfast, I do, but that’s mostly for weekends....

Aug 25, 2021 Remember I shared these paneer schezwan momos last week? Well, after making those momos I still had leftover schezwan sauce and I just had to make some noodles. These schezwan noodles are easy, quick and have so much flavor, thanks to my homemade schezwan sauce. If you have some sauce ready to go, then these get done in no time. The sauce has so much flavor on it’s own so you don’t need to add tons of other seasonings here....