For my final BM post for the year, I made a sweet treat. Keeping with the theme of the week, here’s a steamed date pudding that is absolutely decadent and delicious. I steamed the pudding in Instant pot but it can also be baked in the oven like a cake. Steamed Desserts: I wanted to make steamed pudding for this week. But I didn’t have a recipe or didn’t really know what steamed pudding was....
Dals/lentils are one of the staple recipes of India. As I mentioned in my Cholar dal post, each and every state have their signature dal recipe. I have been posting simple dal recipes from the different Indian States and today I am going to share how I prepared this dal in the Instant Pot. How It All Began I haven’t traveled much in India, and all the traveling that I did was in and around South India....
I always make a big batch of idli-dosa batter during the weekend, and I can’t imagine my weekdays without idli dosa batter. Having idli-dosa batter gives me a peace of mind; seriously, I am not kidding. You can whip up idli, dosa, uthappam, paniyaram, and what not? But I miss making idli dosa batter on some weekends, and I started experimenting with some instant idli recipes. This ragi idli won unanimously, and this has become our favorite idli recipe these days, even when I have an idli dosa batter....
Thoran – a simple dry curry/stir-fry with coconut flavors, is an integral part of Kerala cuisine. There are different kinds of dry curries in Kerala cuisine like upperi, mezhukkupuratti, and thoran. All these dry curries are similar but with subtle differences, and the preparation varies with the region. Thoran And when it comes to thoran, we grind the coconut and some spices and stir-fry it with the veggies. We usually don’t add water while grinding the coconut mix for thoran....
Keto Brown Butter Roasted Nuts (2 Ways) – Super quick, delicious, brown-butter roasted mixed nuts like pecans, cashews, almonds, dry cherries (unsweetened) with all-spice, ginger, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Can be made 2 ways salty or sweet. Perfect holiday appetizer that pleases everyone from host to guests or Keto Edible Holiday gift. As holiday approaches, so do my quest to find that perfect snack that everyone can enjoy and is super easy to make....
Rich, creamy, and only slightly sweetened, these key lime pie bars are perfectly tart, enough to make your mouth pucker just thinking about them. Fans of my lemon bars will love these tart treats (and perhaps even more they’ll love how easy these bars are to make in comparison). Served on a crumbly, perfectly sweetened graham cracker crust, today’s recipe is obviously inspired by my key lime pie, but look closely at the ingredients (which I highlight below) and you’ll see that there are some noteworthy differences....
I usually don’t share the recipe on Wednesday but this Kuttu ka Dosa – Healthy Buckwheat Crepes recipe is especially being shared on the auspicious occasion of ‘Navratri’ (meaning nine nights). Most of the fast food comprises of fresh fruits/ milk/ yogurt and a lot of fried dishes made using: Buckwheat: known as Kuttu in India Water Chestnut Flour: known as (Singhada) Echinochloa colonaFlour: known as (Sama ka chawal)....
About Lamb Lettuce Wraps Unique: Lamb lettuce wraps are super easy to make and a fun switch up from the typical Asian-inspired lettuce and chicken wrap. Which I also love! If you’re not into lamb, try sweet and sour shrimp lettuce wraps. Flavorful: I use ground lamb for these wraps, seasoned with onion, garlic, and a touch of cinnamon. Cinnamon is widely used in Middle Eastern savory dishes. You’ll also find it in this chicken kofta recipe....
The next recipe that I am going to post is the Lemon Cheese Danish with Eggless lemon curd. Now you know why I posted the lemon curd recipe yesterday. I prepared this cheese Danish as a semi-homemade recipe with store bought puff pastry . So that makes it as a five ingredient recipe. Yes, all you need is puff pastry, cream cheese, sugar or condensed milk, lemon curd and some flour for dusting....
Ice creams are our family favorite summer treat. I love making them at home, so we can enjoy some unusual flavors like this fresh peach ice cream. Gelato vs Ice cream Gelato is the Italian word for Ice cream. The difference between the two is that gelato has much less air incorporated because it is churned much slower. Also gelato uses more milk than cream, so it has less fat than ice cream....
When we talk about Indian paneer curries, we can’t skip matar paneer. It is equally famous as the paneer butter masala or the paneer makhani. And you will find this dish in most of the restaurant menus as well. So what’s matar paneer Matar means green peas, and paneer is the Indian cottage cheese. Matar paneer is a delicious gravy in which peas and cottage cheese is simmered in a spicy and creamy onion-tomato masala....
Theme: Methi Dishes Dish: Methi Pulusu For the final day of this week’s blogging marathon, I had another recipe in mind. But then I saw this pulusu/ stew being made with methi (menthikura) on a Telugu cooking show and I thought it was an interesting way to cook with methi. So scrapped my previous idea and made this dish instead. Pulusu or tangy stew is typically made with veggies like pumpkin, okra, bottlegourd, onion etc....
Khandvi vs Dhokla If you notice, the ingredients of khandvi and dhokla are pretty much the same except that we use yogurt for Khandvi. But the cooking process is completely different. We prepare the khandvi mix with besan and yogurt. I and Khandvi have had a lot of Neeya Naana (literally it means you or me in Tamil, actually it’s the title of the popular Tamil debate show) moments. Even after all the khandvi research, somehow I screwed it up every time....
Every time I mention to someone that I have this little recipe website of mine, people always ask for easy recipes. Well luckily for them (and you…and me, actually!), Rachel Cooks is full of easy recipes! I like to cook, but I also don’t really like to cook. Do you know what I’m saying? I enjoy creating and developing recipes and I really enjoy eating, but on a Thursday evening when I’ve been flying around all day and I’m exhausted?...
The last recipe as part of the festival recipe theme is the kosambari or kosamalli. We usually make this for all the festivals, and it is mandatory during, Rama Navami and Ugadi along with bevu bella. To be honest, you can make this salad any time of the year irrespective of the festivals. In kannada, we call this as hesaru bele kosambari. All you need is some soaked moong dal, veggies of choice and salt, and some lime juice....
How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, an hour (or more if you want) to chill Equipment you’ll need: mixer, small serving dishes Servings: 8 I’m excited to partner with Bonne Maman to bring you this fun and easy recipe to celebrate Mother’s Day. Truth is, being a mom is the best (and hardest) thing in the world. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Even in moments like this....
Today’s recipe is a blast from the past! These Nutella Swirl Blondies are one of the first dessert recipes I ever shared on Sugar Spun Run, and I don’t mean from back in 2015 (which I consider to be when I really got serious about sharing recipes here) I mean from alllll the way back in 2012. Scroll down to the very bottom of the post to catch a glimpse of one of my first ever food photos… taken outside with my iPhone in the late evening sun 🙈....
Easy Rice Recipe I want to thank my mom for sharing this easy peasy rice recipe. I remember carrying it on my lunch box, and now the onion rice saga continues. And I still take it on my lunch box so does my husband and my son. We all love this simple rice that it needs only minimal spices and ingredients. The fennel seeds add all the magic and flavor to this rice....
Theme: Traditional Dishes Dish: Palli Paakam/ Palli Chikki/ Peanut Fudge I have another traditional sweet that my mom made during her recent visit. Chikki is one of those dishes I stay away because of my lack of experience with sugar/ jaggery syrup consistency. I always end up with the wrong consistency and thereby messing up the dish. My mom also makes cashew chikki in similar way. Hopefully I will learn to make these two soon because my husband likes these chikkis a lot....
