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This Vegan Cauliflower Curry is a rich, filling, comforting meal prepared with few ingredients. It’s an excellent weeknight dinner because it’s ready in no time. We often make this curry when I get fresh cauliflower from the grocery store. I usually serve it on top of basmati rice, with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. I also like making my favorite Indian Cauliflower Potato Curry ( Aloo Gobi) in my Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker....

Indian curries are an assortment of food items that are often prepared with a sauce or gravy and frequently include a combination of spices and herbs. Bread or rice is frequently served alongside them. There’s a never-ending list of curries, from shahi paneer to dal tadka, paneer masala, and more. These curries are delicious in taste and very healthy as they contain Indian spices, pulses, and protein-rich ingredients. The best part?...

If you are looking for a healthy side dish for your next meal, try these Instant Pot Green Beans, they are crispy-tender and so delicious. I am sure you won’t be making green beans any other way. Green Beans (or string beans) vegetable are low in calories, rich in fiber, full of antioxidants, and high in vitamins K, C, and A. They have several other health benefits. These are so easy and quick to make and take only 15 minutes....

Jul 25, 2019, Updated Sep 15, 2019 Makes an easy and quick weeknight meal which gets done 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 would feature vegetarian instant pot recipes from all around the web! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information on my Affiliate and Advertising Policy, please click here....

Mar 31, 2020, Updated May 22, 2023 Veggies are tossed in a creamy sauce made with adobo sauce, cream & honey! So flavorful, easy and done in one-pot! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information on my Affiliate and Advertising Policy, please click here. There’s no escaping carbs these days, isn’t it? I have been living on comfort food Rice, pasta, roti, paratha, in short give me all the carbs!...

Aug 03, 2017, Updated Mar 24, 2019 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 would feature vegetarian instant pot recipes from all around the web! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information on my Affiliate and Advertising Policy, please click here. See I told you guys, I love Asian food and fried rice is right up there in my list of favorite things....

Mar 21, 2019 This easy salad makes a great snack or lunch! This recipe is also oil-free, sugar-free, vegan and gluten-free. While the white chickpeas have become so popular everywhere, the smaller black counterpart, the black chickpeas aka kala chana lag behind. In India, we used to eat kala chana (kala=black) quite often. Mom cooked it with potatoes and make a curry out of it like this kala chana curry....

Oct 31, 2020, Updated Nov 11, 2020 This popular Indian sweet are my favorite and highly addictive! Gulab jamun and it’s cousin Kala Jamun are one of the most popular Indian sweets. I remember as a child either of these were always there at every birthday party that I went to. And same was the case with weddings. My personal favorite used to be warm kala jamun with vanilla ice cream and that too during winters in Delhi....

What is Kani salad? Kani salad, also called kanikama salad or surimi salad, is a Japanese-style salad made primarily from kanikama – aka imitation crab sticks. This simple crab stick salad is popularly combined with fresh veggies like cucumber and carrot, all slices/shredded julienne-style, and served in a Japanese mayo-based dressing (mild or spicy) as a popular sushi restaurant/Japanese steakhouse side dish. Just like an easy tuna salad recipe, the best kani salad recipe relies only on a handful of simple and fairly inexpensive pantry ingredients....

What is Khichdi (Khichari)? Khichdi is a delicious one-pot dish from Indian cuisine made of rice and lentils. It is nutritious, wholesome, and easy to digest. Khichdi is also known by other names khichadi, Khichri, Khichri, or khichuri. It is light on the tummy and easy to digest hence, when someone is ill or recovering, doctors recommend khichdi to patients. In India, Plain moong dal khichdi is considered one of the first solid foods that babies eat....

If you’re on the hunt for an easy weeknight dinner that not only the whole family will love but is easy to throw together with inexpensive, common pantry ingredients, you’ve found it. Million dollar chicken casserole is a family staple (great for potlucks, too!) that’s creamy, flavorful, hearty, and super satisfying – and so easy to prepare! With a filling of cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream of chicken soup, it’s no wonder this casserole is super luxurious and creamy....

Jul 20, 2023 Food always makes me nostalgic, there are so many memories, festivals, celebrations associated with food. One of my favorite childhood memories is going to my nani’s (grandma) village during winters and picking fresh peas from the farm to make nimona. I still remember how sweet those freshly picked green peas used to taste. Nani would make chura matar (a breakfast dish made with poha and peas) or nimona with them....

Jul 08, 2015, Updated Jan 02, 2018 And we are on to popsicle #2 and there are Oreos involved this time around! Who doesn’t love Oreos? kids, adults everyone I know can’t have enough of this chocolate sandwich cookie and that’s why I thought that Oreo Popsicles would be the perfect recipe to share with you guys on this ongoing “frozen treats” week on Cook With Manali. Unlike the previous popsicle recipe, this one isn’t healthy....

Sep 07, 2014, Updated Apr 13, 2021 Chocolate and peanut butter are my two absolute favorite flavors and I have combined them countless number of times like recently in my Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola. They just go so well together that I cannot resist the temptation of combining them whenever and wherever possible. The recent addition to this list is this rich and creamy peanut butter cream cheese frosting which I used to frost a chocolate cake!...

Mar 02, 2015, Updated Sep 22, 2019 What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say Peanut Butter? I always think of chocolate first because peanut butter and chocolate are like meant for each other. I can never get tired of this combination. I remember I was so excited to see what my mystery ingredient when I got my package. And as soon as I opened it, I saw a huge bottle of Sriracha Sauce!...

When the weather draws in and the nights get longer, a baked potato is a comforting and versatile choice. Making them in the oven is quick and compliments any meal – with the exception, perhaps, of breakfast! In just a few minutes, you can learn how to make oven-baked potatoes, along with tips on selecting the right potato for the task. How to bake a potato Baking potatoes in oven starts with the oven itself....

Pickled turnips are like the pickled cabbage of the Middle East—beautiful pink pickles (naturally colored) with a delicious tangy pickled flavor that combines beautifully with a wide variety of dishes. Plus, they are so simple to prepare – make the pickling brine, slice turnips and beets, combine, and let them sit in a dark place until they’re ready to enjoy. Watch how I make pink pickles How to make pickled turnips First, make sure to sterilize and dry all the jars and tools....

Jan 28, 2015, Updated May 07, 2023 You knew this was coming, didn’t you? I mean how could I have a Valentine’s Day dessert series on my blog without Red Velvet Cupcakes! They are almost synonyms with 14th February and considering I didn’t have the recipe on my blog till now, this was inevitable. These are one of my favorite cupcakes and technically I should have shared this on my blog long back....

Feb 25, 2021 This khichdi is extremely simple and yet so flavorful. I love my sabudana khichdi with yogurt on the side. Sabudana Khichdi is often made during the fasting season in India. It’s usually flavored with peanuts, chilies, cumin and curry leaves. I used to wait for Navratri so that I could eat this khichdi along with sabudana kheer (which was also made often during the fasting season). This khichdi doesn’t use a lot of spices and that’s because it’s often made during the fasting season and a lot of spices are prohibited to be eaten during that time....

I have made this easy biryani just with only soya chunks, but you can add other vegetables to the biryani. Considering the health benefits it offers, I try to include it in our diet often. You can prepare many dishes using soya chunks like pulao, curry, fried rice, kurma, nuggets, etc. Soya Chunks do not have a flavor of their own. However, it tends to absorb the flavors well. Today, I am sharing with you an easy method to prepare Soya Chunks/Meal maker biryani using the Instant Pot pressure cooker....