This recipe is quick and easy to make, taking only 20 minutes from start to finish. It serves 2-3 people and is perfect for a quick and satisfying breakfast or lunch. What is a traditional Bhurji/Scramble? “Bhurji” or “Bhurji masala” is a traditional Indian dish that consists of scrambled eggs or paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cooked with a blend of spices and vegetables. The dish is usually eaten for breakfast or as a snack and can be served with bread or roti (Indian flatbread)....

Kerala cuisine is known for various delicacies, and one among them is the chammanthi, meaning chutney. I have two Kerala style chutneys on my blog: manga chammanthi or the green mango chutney. The other one is the dry coconut chutney, which I call thogayal thoran. And this biryani chutney or the biryani chammanthi is new to me. We all know raita, salan and other gravies served as a side for the biryanis, but chutney?...

How long it takes: 10 minutes Equipment you’ll need: small bowl, whisk Servings: makes 1 ½ cups This dressing is one of those foods that people either love or hate. There’s just no in-between with blue cheese. I think it may be an acquired taste which I admit I’m still working on. Many of you have been asking me for a blue cheese dressing recipe so here it is! I think you’re going to love it....

Blueberry Breakfast Cake Remember when brunch get-togethers were a thing? Holiday breakfast gatherings with extended family? Potlucks? Actually leaving the house? This blueberry coffee cake was my go-to for occasions like this for years. Guaranteed to impress and to bring people back for seconds, it always received rave reviews and recipe requests. I’m looking forward to having an occasion to bake it again sometime soon, but until then Zach just has to indulge me (or sometimes reign me in) as I insist on blueberry coffee cake for breakfast every few days....

Easy Blueberry Bars with Oats Layered with a shortbread-type crust, these blueberry crumb bars are packed with hints of cinnamon and lemon zest. Baked to golden perfection, every bite of these sweet squares will put a berry big smile on your face— get it? How long it takes: 20 minutes prep time and 50 minutes for cooking time. Equipment you’ll need: A saucepan, large bowl, pastry cutter, and glass baking dish....

Did you ever buy a butternut squash just because it’s fall, they are on sale in the grocery store, and it seems like they’re calling your name? Then you get the squash home and and you think, well, now what? Maybe you have guests coming over for a holiday get together and you’re pretty sure you won’t be serving butternut squash mash or butternut squash stew with their cocktails. How long it takes: 35 minutes Equipment you’ll need: sharp knife, roasting pan, oven Servings: 24 crostini Don’t despair, I have just the right recipe for this dilemma–you can use your abundance of squash, and serve a stunning appetizer!...

The coming weekend we have a fun cookout party at one of our friend’s place and I’m taking these Caribbean Jerk Shrimp Taco with Plum Salsa as my contribution. How to Make Caribbean Jerk Shrimp Taco with Plum Salsa The only cooking involved is ‘simply cooking the shrimp’, rest is all about the garnish or toppings. My secret ingredient in these absolutely scrumptious tacos is El Yucateco® Red Chile Habanero sauce!...

I love cooking elaborate, full-course South Indian meals. I have shared quite a few on my blog; you can find them all under my “Indian Thali” category. Like every other festive spread, this is also a no-onion, no-garlic spread. Before getting into the individual recipe details, let me quickly share about the ugadi festival. Ugadi Ugadi or Yugadi is the New Year’s Day for Karnataka, Andhra, Telangana, and Maharashtra. Maharashtrians celebrate the same as Gudi Padwa....

How long it takes: 25 minutes Equipment you’ll need: frying pan or griddle, large bowl, whisk Servings: 8 The recipe comes from Lauren Grier’s first cookbook titled Modern Comfort Cooking, and the book is a beauty! Luckily for you, she asked if I wanted to take a sneak peek at the book and share a recipe with you guys, because this one is a winner. Before landing on this recipe, it was so fun to look through this book that’s full of super unique takes on comfort food classics....

I am back with a ricotta cheese recipe this year. It has become a norm for me to make milk sweets with ricotta cheese every year. So far, I have shared rasmalai, sondesh, kalakand, and bhapa sandesh with ricotta cheese, and this year it is the Odisha special chhena poda. What is chhena poda? It is a popular sweet dish from the state of Odisha in India. As Wikipedia put’s it, Chhena poda means Roasted Cheese in Odia, the language spoken in Odisha....

What is Chicken Dopiaza – Chicken Do Pyaza? “Dopiaza” actually means double/twice the quantity of onion used in any regular meat dish & added in two stages of the whole process….Phew !!! I’m decorating it with pickled red peppers but that is optional. PS: Please DO NOT: Add tomatoes to this dish as it completely takes away the rich aromatic flavor of onion which is the main ingredient of this whole recipe (DOPIAZA)....

Recipe from NYTimes: The recipe is very simple with a no-cook sauce. All the ingredients are mixed into a sauce and then tossed with the cooked noodles. You can add more vegetables if you like. Next time I make this dish I’ll probably add some baked tofu or edamame or fried egg to make it a complete meal. I made all the 3 dishes (Cucumber Salad and Tofu Skin Noodles) for this week’s theme on one day....

Perfectly Sweet Chocolate Frosting Looking for a pipeable, versatile chocolate frosting that is not too sweet? This chocolate swiss meringue buttercream is the answer! It’s silky smooth, buttery, and has a distinct chocolate flavor (thanks to melted chocolate rather than cocoa powder!). Today I’m pairing it with cupcakes made from my yellow cake recipe (coming very soon!), and it’s simply stunning. I thought creating this recipe would be as simple as adding cocoa powder to my classic Swiss meringue buttercream (like with my chocolate buttercream), but not so....

The Easiest Five-Minute Dessert Ever So many of you have have been asking for a chocolate version of my homemade whipped cream, and I’m finally sharing it with you today! My chocolate whipped cream recipe makes a distinctly chocolatey, subtly sweet, and versatile whipped cream with only four simple ingredients. It’s perfect for piping on cupcakes, and would be a lovely topping on chocolate pudding too. Or, you can just enjoy it by the spoonful!...

Serve this dal with steamed rice or roti along with a simple curry for a wholesome meal. About the recipe Leafy greens are a big part of Indian cuisine. Though palak or spinach is the most popular, there are several local greens that are even more tasty and nutritious. In Andhra, gongura and chukkakura are two quite popular local greens. Today, I have a simple everyday dal dish using chukkakura leaves....

When it comes to lunch box recipes for kids, pasta is a quintessential ingredient. Weekly once I pack pasta. It can be simple tomato sauce pasta or creamy basil pesto pasta or white sauce pasta or with some seasonal sauces like pumpkin. If you have the sauce ready, packing pasta for lunch is pretty straightforward. We all love our basil pesto. Be it on pasta or pizza or on a sandwich (recipe coming soon) we relish it....

Easy No-Churn Cinnamon Ice Cream I have an ice cream maker and I love it. But I’m not going to lie, sometimes it’s a bit of a hassle. Finding room in the freezer to pre-freeze the bowl is a major job in and of itself and that’s before you even get a single ingredient out. How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, 6 hours to freeze Equipment you’ll need: electric mixer, loaf tin, mixing bowl Servings: 10 With that being said, no-churn ice cream seems like the way to go....

With a hint of cinnamon and honey, these coconut oil roasted chickpeas seem like a sweet treat but really aren’t. Add just a bit of sea salt and you have that perfect sweet/salty combo that hits all the buttons. How long it takes: 35 minutes, mostly hands off Equipment you’ll need: small sheet pan, mixing bowl Servings: 4 I’m always on the search for quick, easy, and healthy snacks. Of course they have to be delicious, too....

Soft, Fluffy Coconut Cake Those of you who follow the blog regularly (💗) are familiar with a lot of my grandmother’s recipes. Maybe you’ve tried her hot milk cake, potato candy, or apple dumplings, but her coconut cake with its unique, silky-smooth frosting was always one of my favorites. However, her cake layers always came from a box! We don’t do box-mixes here, so, after years of testing cake recipes, I finally developed a super soft, super moist, sturdy and stable cake with a tender, melt-in-your-mouth crumb that works as the perfect base for today’s coconut cake....

6-Ingredient Coffee Buttercream Today’s coffee frosting was highly requested (note: keep the recipe requests coming, I keep a running list and love being able to deliver something that’s been specifically asked for!). With subtly bitter undertones and bright coffee flavor, it’s the perfect combo of sweet and bitter and a lovely complement to just about any baked good. It pairs well with so many different flavors of cake, cupcakes, and more (you can even spread it over cinnamon rolls–yum!...