The Vodka Pani Puri recipe makes you crave one after the other. Ready in 15 minutes and feeds a big crowd (it can be prepped the night before and served the next day). Hey Everyone, as I mentioned in my previous post as well, ” Holi “, is one of the Biggest Indian Festival. It’s also known as Festival of Colors and is just around the corner, so I’m busy planning for our Holi party, food, and decoration....

These instant paddu or gunta ponganalu are crispy on the outside and soft inside. Serve with your favorite chutney or podi and enjoy. About the recipe South Indian breakfast traditionally consists of idli, dosa, upma etc. Idli batter is probably one item that is found in almost every South Indian kitchen/ refrigerator. Leftover batter is great to make a wide range of dishes for breakfast, snack or dinner. But when you run out of idli batter, then these instant paddu/ kara paniyaram are your friend....

‘Hello Sisters’…….Sisters!!!! Aghhhh, I just cannot get enough of the Hocus Pocus movie during Halloween and that inspired me to make this ‘Witches Blood Brew Cocktail’. The cocktail has a sweet-tart-salty taste, extremely addictive and easy to make! This version has alcohol but you can make it without one too. Every Halloween, I come up with a new recipe and this year, I sooooo wanted to do a drink. Something spooky, spectacular and easy....

This post contains helpful notes and tips to help you make the perfect dish. However, if you are in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” link above or the “Jump to” links below to get to the section you want. I love making simple dishes that are nourishing and tasty - like this bottle gourd recipe and this sauteed okra. I don’t believe in spending hours in the kitchen to make good food!...

Italian Anisette Cookies An Italian style Christmas cookie, these tender and pretty anise cookies are begging to join your Christmas cookie tray! They have a distinct anise flavor; if you’ve never had it before, it tastes like black licorice. Not everyone enjoys its potent taste, but if you do, you’ll love these cookies! These cookies are hearty, not chewy, and almost biscuit-like. They melt in your mouth (unless you over-bake them, make sure the bottoms are JUST barely light golden at most) and are just very unique....

Theme: BM Pair (Sujatha Ram) Dish: Apple-Orange Mocktail For the final day of this month’s marathon, I have a very simple mocktail from Sujatha’s blog. I hardly ever make juices at home, I’m just too lazy to make them. Because it takes quite a bit of effort to make these juices and takes mere seconds to finish them. Sigh!! Its better for everyone to just eat their fruits than drink them....

This is also the first recipe for which I cannot provide the properly decorated picture as it was gone/consumed before I could even get a chance to plate them all :)) So here’s the one that I clicked while it looked so gorgeous n still cooking in the pan !!! Serves: 4 Serving Suggestion: This is a side dish and can be served along with entrée & rice. Tools: 1 Large nonstick pan 1 Medium bowl

Check out how to make this delicious mac-n-cheese with detailed step-wise pictures. I know the holiday season is all about baking, but there are some cozy and comforting dishes that you can’t just miss, like this traditional baked mac and cheese! This mac and cheese is a perfect holiday dish – be it for a party or potlucks or if you are making it for your family, this creamy mac n cheese will definitely amaze everyone....

I just love this pasta bake! Baked spaghetti was always (and still is!) one of my favorite meals. My mom wisely made extra spaghetti when she cooked up a batch of homemade spaghetti sauce and saved the excess pasta to make this cheesy delight with a Florentine twist. I have to confess that I liked this better. How long it takes: 25 minutes to prep, and 45 minutes in the oven Equipment you’ll need: pasta pan, strainer, baking dish, skillet, mixing bowl, oven Servings: 4 And what’s not to like?...

Banana is a fruit that you can find throughout the year, and it’s one of the versatile fruit that you can use in different recipes. Rich in potassium, banana is simply good on its own, and it’s an excellent fruit for instant energy. The best part about banana is it freezes well. And you can use the frozen one in smoothies and milkshakes too. This year, I shared vegan banana walnut bread, and now it’s time for a fusion recipe, and it’s the banana biscuit halwa....

Beetroot Greens Fritters Also known as ‘Chukandar ke Patte ke Pakore’ in India, is a deep-fried fritters that’s perfect for winter evenings with a hot cup of masala chai or coffee. Go to any part of India and you’d find pakora’s/fritters of different varieties like onion, greens, potato, chili, etc as a favorite snack any time of the day. So, just like most families, I grew up eating tons of varieties of them, but my most favorite during winters are these beet green fritters....

This Pomegranate Pecan Rice Pilaf is one of my MOST requested vegan dishes on the Holiday menu. Be it Thanksgiving, Christmas or even New Year’s eve dinner. It tastes amazing, looks stunning, and pairs well with all kinds of other recipes on your menu. Also, with so many other laborious dishes/preps for the Holidays, this recipe is fairly easy to make and pleases everyone. Pomegranate Pecan Rice Pilaf Ingredients: Basmati Rice Pomegranate Pecans Onion Ginger Spices: All-Spice, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Star Anise Coconut Oil Vegetable Stock ” The combination of pecans with pomegranate is DIVINE “ And then mixing it with pecans, flavorful spices and I made this one using vegetable stock (you can use water too)....

This is the measure that I took and it yields ~8 to 10 pooris. Ingredients Grated Red Pumpkin – 1 cup Grated Jaggery – 1 cup Whole wheat flour – 2 cups Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Salt – ¼ tsp Oil for frying Method: Mix the grated pumpkin and jaggery and cook it in a nonstick pan until the jaggery is melted and pumpkin cooked. It doesn’t take more than 4-5 minutes....

As I mentioned in my previous meal planner post, it’s raining bitter gourds in my back yard. :-) Like my zucchini series, I will be sharing some interesting bitter gourd recipes in the coming months. I am starting this bitter gourd recipe series with this air fryer bitter gourd chips. I made a simple batter for this bitter gourd chips and combined the bitter gourd with the batter. Then I used my air fryer and cooked them....

How long it takes: a little less than an hour Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowls, baking pan, oven Servings: 6 If you love the recipes here on Rachel Cooks, you’re going to love Mary’s style of cooking and recipes too, both on her site Barefeet in the Kitchen and in her books. The recipes are easy, approachable, and perfect for a busy life, but still made from scratch and absolutely delicious....

The Best Blueberry Lemonade Ready to up your lemonade game? This blueberry lemonade is the latest addition to my collection of flavored lemonades here on the blog. It’s so pretty, flavorful, and simple to make! And it tastes SO much better than the store-bought kind. Why try my recipe: Refreshing flavor: It’s a bright and summery twist on a traditional homemade lemonade. Easy: We’ll simply cook the berries into a syrup, strain, and combine with lemon juice and water–that’s it!...

Do you love eggplant? Then this recipe is definitely for you. And if you don’t give this a try, you will change your mind. This seasoned eggplant raita is more like an Indian version(Tamil Nadu style) of Baba Ghanoush with yogurt. There are quite a few eggplant raita recipes in North India as well popularly known as baingan raita. Kathirikkai or kathirikai means brinjal/eggplant in Tamil, and sutta means roasted/grilled....

This is a very versatile dish. Top the brown rice with your favorite steamed or sautéed vegetables and plant base protein. I love using baked tofu to make this a wholesome and filling bowl. About the recipe I am mindful of our daily calcium intake and try to make healthy meals for my family. Calcium is the most vital mineral for strong bones. It is also essential for blood clotting, muscle contraction, and nerve function....

I like to spend my autumns holed up in the kitchen, tapping my foot to the rhythm of my KitchenAid, warming the kitchen to a comfortable 350 degrees, and burying myself in baked goods. Fall weather is baking weather. Technically, all weather is baking weather in my house, but I don’t know if I ever enjoy it as much as I do during the Fall. During the summertime, I feel mostly limited to no-bake recipes and fruity desserts, but right now I don’t feel so bad about warming up the kitchen with the oven (especially since Zach doesn’t believe the heat should be turned on until January!...

In a perfect world, all desserts would be miniature. They would all also have sprinkles. And no calories (of course). It’s not a perfect world, as the headlines of any major news outlet will quite emphatically remind you, and these cheesecake dessert shooters probably do have calories (if I don’t calculate them, though, we’ll never know for sure), but they come just as close as they possibly can to dessert perfection....