This Broccoli Fish in Sweet Spicy Sauce is my super quick recipe when I need a meal ready in 20 minutes and it’s also one of the comfort food recipes, we have grown up eating in Delhi. Fried Fish Chili Fish or Sweet-Spicy Fish (aka. Broccoli Fish in Sweet Spicy Sauce ) And this particular version is available in India or the neighboring countries. Ingredients for Broccoli Fish in Sweet Spicy Sauce 1 lb Tilapia Fillet – cut into bite-size pieces 2 Cups Broccoli – cut into bite-size pieces 2 Medium Onion – cut into bite-size pieces 1 Tsp Ginger Paste 1 Tsp Garlic Paste 2 Tbsp Schezwan Sauce 2 Tbsp Honey 3 Tbsp Cup Soy Sauce 1/2 Cup Oil – for shallow frying the fish 3 Tbsp Oil – for making the recipe Salt to taste 1/2 Tsp White Pepper Powder – Optional 1 Tbsp CornStarch – Optional – to thicken the sauce 1/2 Cup Water – for the sauce...

Here comes my steamed cabbage poriyal with coconut in a simple coconut oil tempering. A recipe with minimal ingredients that can be a side for your rice or that can be a salad too. I love cabbage, be it cabbage paruppu usili or cabbage kootu or simple cabbage poriyal. This cabbage poriyal pretty much goes with any dish like sambhar or kaara kuzhambu or vathal kuzhambu as I mentioned above....

How long it takes: 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: pot, large bowl Servings: 4 as main dish Like ranch pasta salad and summer pasta salad, this recipe is easy to scale up for a party but it’s also great for a light weeknight dinner or meal prep lunch. The cooked chicken and pasta can be made in advance, then the salad can be assembled right before serving so it’s fresh and every element is at its best!...

Sourdough Chocolate Muffins We have a growing number of sourdough fans around here lately (yay)! After sharing sourdough pancakes, sourdough brownies, sourdough cookies, and more, lots of you have asked how to incorporate your sourdough discard into even more recipes, like my double chocolate muffins. After some tweaking, we came up with the most irresistible, moist, and chocolatey chocolate sourdough muffins there ever were! Why You’ll Love This Recipe Decadent chocolate flavor....

Chia seeds help to thicken the oats to make the creamiest grød. Serve with cardamom flavored berries for a tasty morning treat. Top with your favorite toppings like chopped nuts, fruit and customize this oat bowl to your liking. About the recipe I love oats and can have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I use them in quite a few different recipes like this quinoa oats idli, oats khichdi and this tomato dosa with oats....

Indian sweets/ desserts are usually very rich and decadent. Like this Bengali malpua, gulab jamun cake and churme ka ladoo. Here, I have a date and nut burfi recipe that has no added sugar. This is a quick and easy to make dessert that needs about 15~20 minutes of hands on time. Recipe is adapted from Sanjeev Kapoor’s Sweet temptations cookbook. This recipe uses dates, dried figs and your choice of mixed nuts....

Quick & Easy Dill Dip Recipe Despite its simple and unassuming appearance, dill dip is a party food staple in my family. It’s simply not a party unless someone’s bringing dill dip (my dad might not even show up if there’s not a guarantee there will be some there). While it may not be as flashy as buffalo chicken dip and taco dip, it’s every bit as satisfying and takes just minutes to make from start to finish....

I am writing a review on a festival day strange huh?As they say “Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum” (“The commencement of Thai month paves the way for new opportunities”). So thought why not start with a book review that too about weight loss. Before getting into the review, here are some pongal recipes/archives… Enjoy Click the image for the recipe.. [soliloquy id=”4420″] When I read about this book in Good Reads, I added it to my “want to read” shelf right away and also found the physical copy of this book at amazon and added it to my cart....

A Sweet Treat That’s Safe to Eat My edible cookie dough recipe will curb all of your cookie dough cravings and spare you from the bacteria that’s in the raw stuff. We’ll be using heat treated flour and leaving out the eggs for a safe snack that tastes and feels JUST like the real thing! I know, you’ve probably had your fair share of “unsafe” cookie dough and may be wondering, “Why the separate recipe?...

These Eggless Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins are an awesome combination of zucchini and cinnamon. ” Who thought zucchini will taste so good in muffins “ !!! Perfect as anytime kids snack or even an on the go breakfast. Super easy to make and can be kept in the fridge upto 3 days. Eggless Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins Serves: 12 Serving Suggestion: Serve freshly with Coffee OR Tea (Taste GREAT with Citrus Teas) Tools: 1 Large Bowl for mixing wet ingredients 1 Medium Bowl for sifting dry ingredients 12 Muffin Paper Cups 1 Muffin Tray for baking – (Mine can bake 12 muffins together, you may use the one’s you have) Ingredients for Eggless Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins : 1½ cups All-Purpose Flour 1 Tsp Baking Soda 1 Tsp Baking Powder ½ Tsp Salt 1½ Tsp Cinnamon Powder ½ Cup Grated Zucchini ¾ Cup White Sugar 1/3 Cup Melted Butter OR 1/3 Cup Olive Oil (Or Any Flavorless Oil)...

Gingerbread cookies and Christmas are inseparable. Like many other Christmas traditions, the origin of this classic Christmas cookie lies ages ago. These Christmas cookies are heavily spiced with flavors like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Sometimes this might be overpowering for kids and when I was looking for an alternative with a subtle flavor, I came across this healthy “carrot oatmeal cookie” in the Hill Physicians monthly health plan book. I tried it right away and the flavors were super awesome....

Every year during the winter holiday break, we (kiddo and I) bake some cookies or cakes, and this year, we baked this delicious, soft, moist oreo cake. And sharing the same on New Year’s day seemed perfect. :-) I am wishing you all a safe and healthy new year. I adapted the vegan paan cake recipe of mine and modified the ingredients slightly. I used regular milk instead of plant-based milk as it’s not a vegan cake....

You guys, I am so excited about this recipe. This is hands-down my favorite salad. I was going to split it up and give you the dressing recipe first, and then follow with the salad in a different post but the truth of the matter is: How long it takes: about an hour Equipment you’ll need: baking sheet, large bowl, small bowl or jar Servings: 10 a) You need both in your life, stat....

A Classic, Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe Not to be confused with gingerbread cookies, this old-fashioned gingerbread cake is a perfectly spiced holiday staple and has been in my family for decades. It originated from the same source as my favorite angel food cake: my mom’s well-worn Good Housekeeping cookbook. I knew that I wanted to share a gingerbread recipe for the holidays, but not just any recipe, I wanted it to be this one....

Don’t we all love easy recipes that we can prepare in less than 30 minutes? I love rasam, and so does kiddo. We both can live only on rasam rice. Its the most comforting meal for us. All I need is rasam rice with some pickle or thokku or with sutta appalam/roasted papad for a hearty and filling meal. :-) We typically make paruppu rasam or dal rasam, but you need cooked toor dal for that....

Today we are tackling Soft Pretzels! You and I, together, we’ve got this. For when you really want one of those salty, chewy, mall-style pretzels but you don’t want to change out of your comfy pants and actually go to the mall. Side note, does anyone actually go to the mall anymore? Or are we all just shopping online now? Or am I the only who doesn’t leave my house for fear of being asked by an associate if they can help me with anything?...

These homemade sweet potato chips are super easy and were one of the first things I wanted to make after I got my mandoline. I love that they get nice and crispy without deep-frying. And they literally only take minutes to make. How long it takes: 5 minutes to prep, 3 to 4 minutes to cook each batch Equipment you’ll need: mandoline, box grater, or very sharp knife, parchment paper, microwave oven Servings: 2 (or more) I was pleasantly surprised by how great they turn out....

Butternut Squash Recipes: I love cooking fresh seasonal produce. One of my favorite fall produce is butternut squash. Even though it is available throughout the year, you get the best ones from fall through winter. I love to add butternut squash in my soups, stews, and South Indian curries and gravies also. You can find quite a few butternut squash recipes on my blog, and here they are: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Vegan Butternut Squash Coconut Milk Soup Olan – Cowpeas and Squash Stew Grilled Butternut Squash...

The silky texture of this puréed cauliflower potato soup makes it seem like you’re enjoying an ultra-rich splurge. It tastes like a creamy bisque, laden with heavy cream and cheese. You’ll be pleasantly surprised when you find that there isn’t a bit of heavy cream or butter in the ingredient list, and only a mere half cup of shredded cheese. The taste is there but not the fat. How long it takes: 45 minutes Equipment you’ll need: Instant Pot pressure cooker Servings: makes 7 cups And to make it even better, cauliflower is low in carbs, super nutritious, and very popular right now....

A) It’s so easy to make in an instant pot/pressure cooker B) It’s absolutely healthy and refreshingly delicious. Ingredients for Instant Pot Chipotle Lentil Soup (topped with Zoodles): Lentils Quinoa Zoodles or Zucchini Noodles Spices Vegetable Broth After a completely BINGED holiday season (which started Oct and lasted Dec), we have increased the intake of plant proteins + veggies in our meal. It not only gives us the needed energy along with benefits to go through the day but also helps us feel full yet light....