As much as I love spicy and sweet flavors, I also love bitter and sour flavors. Don’t we need all the flavors in our food? This orange peel kuzhambu/stew is a recipe with all these flavors. If you love citrus fruits, check out my citron/narthangai pickle, wild lemon rice, and wild lemon gojju for more inspiration. Why orange peels? I consistently look for minimal food wastage and use as much as all part of vegetables and fruits....

Like paruppu payasam, this paruppu vadai without onions is quite popular during the festive season. I have mentioned before that we don’t consume onion and garlic on auspicious days as it falls under the rajasic and tamasic food categories. So most of the festival food fare is without onion and garlic. And, all the festive menu will have a fried goodie like vada, and here is a simple lentil fritter without onion....

Hello again, fellow peanut butter and chocolate lovers! I know there are a lot of you out there, because every time I post a recipe that uses both peanut butter and chocolate (like this buckeye recipe or these peanut butter bars) my blog seems to explode with people scrambling for the recipe. Can I just say that you guys have excellent taste? Your love of all things peanut butter and chocolate seems to match mine, so today I’m sharing these peanut butter fudge bars with you, and I think you’ll love them as much as I do....

If you’re looking for a quick and easy, guaranteed to impress, homemade dessert for this weekend, I’ve got you covered. Creamy, fluffy, and silky smooth over a crunchy cookie crust, chocolate & peanut butter (the best flavor combo), and NO OVEN required… this peanut butter pie recipe has it all. My recipe is made from scratch, no Cool Whip, no gelatin, and no store-bought crust (we’re using my easy Oreo Crust instead!...

The Simplest Holiday Cookies Welcome to the third installment in this week’s pie crust series! On Monday we made the easiest, BEST pie crust recipe and Tuesday’s post detailed how to blind bake pie crust, and today I’m sharing my favorite way to use up leftover pie dough with these pie crust cookies! Crisp, buttery, and coated in cinnamon sugar, these simple cookies are so good you may find yourself whipping up some pie dough just to make a batch....

I like plantain curry only with the flavor of coconut or coconut oil it. So far my two recipes with plantain are with coconut base only. Yeriseri or Eriserry is a delightful gravy from Kerala with just coconut and peppercorns. The next one that I tried was the baked plantain chips with the drizzle of coconut oil. Now, this recipe also uses coconut oil even though it’s not mandatory. I learned this recipe from my BFF’s mom....

Hello Everyone. Hope you’ll are having a relaxing n great Sunday ….. keeping up with the theme I wanted to keep today’s post light and Interesting by doing a product review. I was recently approached by the Epicurex LLC group to review their product “Cocozia Coconut Water“. After some discussions, I agreed to do the review, and waited eagerly for the product to arrive. Since I grew up in India, I’m not new to coconut water as it’s ready available in most Indian states....

How long it takes: 10 minutes, but allow an hour to chill Equipment you’ll need: electric mixer, mixing bowl Servings: makes 3 cups Then, there’s the naughty one, for grown-ups only. Stir in a couple of spoonfuls of dark rum and WOW. It’s a boozy spin that adds a delicious depth of flavor. I can’t wait to hear which pumpkin dip is your favorite! Everyone Loves This Pumpkin Dip Made 2 ways....

Easy Pumpkin Bread With Streusel Topping Streusel is a magical thing, isn’t it? It makes everything ten times better, at least in my humble opinion. Would you rather have a plain muffin or a muffin with a sweet, crumbly streusel on the top? I’d choose the streusel-topped muffin any day! How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, one hour and fifteen minutes to bake Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, measuring utensils, 2 loaf pans, oven Servings: 20 slices The same goes for this pumpkin bread....

Jump to:So what’s a tabbouleh-How to cook quinoa in Instant Pot-Watch me make the tabbouleh-How to make tabbouleh with quinoa-Recipe Notes-Other Vegetarian Salad Recipes-📖 Recipe Ok, I am back with another Middle-Eastern recipe, but this time it as a salad, precisely a perfect summer salad. Even though this year we are not organizing or attending any parties or get-togethers, I want to make some summer-special recipes, and this salad is one among them....

Ragi java or ragi malt is a healthy drink widely popular all over India. My version is more like a soup and is fortified with the use of barley water. Serve this delicious ragi soup for dinner or lunch. About the Recipe I love adding millets in my diet. Like in this jowar idli or in this sanna polo recipes. Along with adding their wholegrain goodness, millets also make the dishes wholesome and delicious....

Lunch Box Recipes: The school season has already begun here in India, and it’s about to start in the USA and other countries soon. Packing kid’s lunch is always a challenging task. I shared a few kiddo’s favorite lunch box recipes last year, and here I am back with another set of kids friendly lunch box recipes. Don’t miss to check out my A-Z lunch box recipes in my blog....

How long it takes: just over an hour Equipment you’ll need: shallow baking pan Servings: 4 I love making a whole roasted chicken in my oven or a whole chicken in the crockpot from time to time. It smells so good and it’s such comfort food BUT it takes awhile. Those recipes are a little bit of a project, something I generally save for the weekends. Baked chicken breasts are juicy and delicious, and way, way faster....

Samosa Chole Chaat If it’s samosa yesterday, it has to be samosa chole today. :-) Like Tikkis, samosas can be served in multiple ways and one among them is the samosa chole and like sambar vadai, the fried samosa are soaked in the spicy chickpea gravy and topped with onions, cilantro, and of course green chutney and sweet chutney. It is one of my favorite way of having samosa. I always opt for samosa chole instead of plain samosa and this is very filling too....

I’m always on the lookout to make easy, healthy but tasty recipes and because of spring, we are so blessed to have a beautiful variety of veggies and fruits. Now zucchini being a neutral taste veggie, it easily blends with any kind of food…savory or sweet. We have made muffins, bread, stir fry’s, french toasts and do many dishes with it….But have you heard of Zucchini Crepes. Zucchini Crepes Ingredients: 2 Medium Zucchini – Thinly Grated 1 Tbsp Grated Ginger 3 Tbsp Rice Flour 2 Tbsp Cup Whole Wheat Flour 1/2 Cup Semolina 1/2 Cup Plain Yogurt 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder 1/4 Tsp Baking Soda 1/4 Tsp Black Pepper Powder 1 Tsp Salt – As per taste 1/2 Cup Water 1 Cup Canola Oil – For Frying....

Today I am going to share a classic combination of the paruppu usili and vathal kuzhambu combination lunch menu. Check out the menu details and recipe links below. Try this lunch combo, for a special occasion or for weekend brunch & wow everyone. Thalis and Platters- For the past two years, I have been participating in the month-long blogging marathon during April but this year due to the pandemic, it got moved to September and I am part of it....

PS – Substitute the rice with grains of your choice. I am back with another meal planner to make cooking fun and easy and helps you stay organized. And this time, it’s a typical South Indian meal planner. For all my new readers, I have been sharing some meal planners for the past two years. I have shared over 23 meal planners, and you can check them out all under the “meal planner” category....

Summer calls for quick, easy, cool meals. I’ve discovered a love for avocado toast, or in this case, guacamole toast. How long it takes: 11 minutes Equipment you’ll need: small skillet, toaster, sharp knife Servings: 3 How To Make These Toasts Sauté red bell peppers and red onions, toss in sweet corn for just a minute or so to warm it up, and then pile it all on top of the guacamole....

How long it takes: 48 minutes (it takes a bit of time to stuff each pepper but that can be done ahead) Equipment you’ll need: sharp knife, sheet pan, oven, mixing bowl Servings: 12 Like corn ribs and potato skins, these mini stuffed peppers have that irresistible finger food appeal. They’re a perfect appetizer for game day get-togethers and parties. Mini stuffed peppers are ideal for after school snacks or just because....

This Spicy Masala Egg Roast with Harissa recipe is what I call a stress free weeknight dinner or a perfect brunch menu. For me, weeknight dinners are much more stressful than party planning. So whenever this Spicy Masala Egg Roast with Harissa recipe is made, I actually make a huge batch that can work for my next day lunch. Or a side in our next day dinner too. As we usually have boiled eggs in the fridge most given days, this is an easy peasy breeze....