This vegetarian stew is a traditional dish from my home state of Andhra Pradesh, India and we call it Mukkala Pulusu (Mukkala = chopped vegetables; Pulusu = stew). Traditionally, this dish is served with some steaming hot rice and a simple dal. Vegan Stew Recipe Ingredients Veggies, veggies and more veggies is the essence of this dish! Vegetables: Pumpkin is the star of the show in this recipe. The other vegetables that I have added are sweet potatoes, string (green) beans and okra....

Remember last week when I was talking about my homemade mild curry powder and I said I really truly made it for this soup? Well, here it is! We were at a church event not too long ago and my pastor’s wife asked me if I had a squash soup recipe on my site. I said yes I have a creamy butternut squash soup with smoked paprika, and a really old post about squash soup with sage....

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I’m literally all over the place with last-minute gifts, cards and few more arrangements. However, the only thing that gives me some peace of mind is that my dinner menu is already planned….phew !!! This gorgeous – scrumptious Cranberry and Turkey Risotto in Brown Butter Sauce is the highlight of my Thanksgiving dinner. Every holiday party, I do one gourmet/special dish which not only delights the person who’s having the meal....

Smashed Potato Papdi Note: Make sure to press them halfway and not completely. This might lead to the potatoes getting flatter than we desire them to be. 3. Drizzle some oil onto the potatoes and sprinkle with salt and Ajwain (carom) seeds. 4. Bake them in the oven or air fryer for 30-35 minutes at 200° Celsius, turning once or twice until crisp, crunchy and golden. Papdi Chaat Garnish Enjoy while the potatoes are crispy and warm....

How long it takes: 10 minutes Equipment you’ll need: sharp knife (or spiralizer), bowl, measuring utensils Servings: 4 If you love tzatziki, a cucumber yogurt sauce that’s often found in Middle Eastern dishes, you’ll love this salad. Cucumber ribbon salad is also very similar to German cucumber salad, which is made of sliced cucumbers with a sour cream dressing. Refreshing Cucumber Ribbon Salad Lots of herbal flavor! Cucumber salad is super refreshing thanks to the fresh, crunchy cucumbers and tons of fresh herbs....

This blog needs no introduction about my love affair with beans and lentils. :-) I have over 35 lentil recipes from all over the Indian states. My love for lentils continue, and now it’s time for green lentils and spinach curry aka dal palak. Dal means lentils and palak means spinach in Hindi. Here comes my simple spinach lentils curry spiced with curry powder. The subtle flavor of ginger and the curry powder makes it a perfect accompaniment for pulav too....

Tamarind rice – a popular “variety rice” recipe Tangy and spicy puliyodharai, aka tamarind rice, is one of the famous South Indian “variety rice” recipes! While instant versions are available, I’ll share a recipe for making puliodarai paste or pulikachal ahead of time. This paste can be refrigerated and mixed with rice for a quick meal. Every time I hear the word puliyodharai, two things come to mind. One is the temple prasadam, and the other is the kattu saada koodai....

How long it takes: 35 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large pot, large bowl, colander Servings: 10 This recipe makes a large batch so it’s great for your next get-together. Whip up this dill potato salad in the morning and stick it in the fridge, put crockpot baked beans on to cook, and grill burgers. Party perfection! Looking for easy summer cocktails? Try rosé spritzers or vodka lemonade. Creamy Dill Potato Salad Double the dill!...

How long it takes: 20 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large skillet Servings: makes 3 cups Quick and easy. Have this spiced apple compote ready to serve in 20 minutes or less, without breaking a sweat. One pan. There’s no fancy equipment needed, here. While the photos show a cast iron skillet, any type of skillet is fine as long as it’s large enough to hold all of your apples! Even a large saucepan will work....

Crisply browned rice, seasoned with ginger, garlic, and toasted sesame oil, combined with peas, diced carrots, and green onions, and of course, bits of scrambled egg — does this sound like comfort food to you? It sure does to me! I could easily eat fried rice for breakfast — it does have eggs, right? Maybe you prefer to stick with pancakes, but I love a savory breakfast. How long it takes: 25 minutes Equipment you’ll need: large skillet or wok Servings: 4 All too often, I avoid ordering fried rice at my favorite Chinese restaurant because it tends to be kind of greasy....

A perfect lunch box recipe that pairs well with paneer Manchurian. You need pretty basic ingredients to prepare this mild veggie fried rice and here is how I made it. Fried Rice with Veggies We all know that fried rice is one sought-after dish that has penetrated into nooks and corners of India and it is one of the known street food as well. There are many varieties of this fried rice like Szechuan fried rice, egg fried rice and fried rice with meats, etc....

These delicious and everyone’s favorite Frozen Strawberry Smoothie Breakfast Cup were part of our Mother’s Day brunch at home yesterday!! It was a perfect sunny-breezy …. typical California day yesterday and these cups made an excellent centerpiece for the breakfast brunch. We got a huge batch of organic farmers market strawberry and they were absolutely perfect in these Frozen Strawberry Smoothie cup. Ingredients for the Frozen Strawberry Smoothie Cup: These cups are extremely easy to make and we used the following: Cups Base: Mix of almond + roasted quinoa....

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of In The Raw via Burst Media. The opinions and text are all mine. Remember how I talked about baking bread for my family members to give them at our early Christmas party? Well, I landed on a beautiful cinnamon swirl quick bread. I had three smallish foil loaf tins so I figured one batch wouldn’t be enough. I doubled the batch and like a dunce, filled the pans nearly to the brim....

Theme: Bookmarked Recipes Dish: Hokkaido Bread from Sandhya’s My Cooking Journey & Aparna’s My Diverse Kitchen For day 2 of BM# 29 under ‘Bookmarked Recipes’, I made a bread that was featured on almost all of the food blogs. Every baking group in the blog world baked this amazing Hokkaido Milk Bread using Tangzhong starter. I’ve drooled over the pictures of a ton of my favorite bloggers and finally I made it and enjoyed it at home....

I recently shared this Pumpkin Dog Treat recipe over on Spend with Pennies. Leia’s favorite thing to do is play tug. She has a 3-foot long knotted rope that she loves to carry around and drop at my feet, begging me to play with her. A little while ago, though, I tore something in my right shoulder (believed to be a labral tear), and so I haven’t been able to tug with her in weeks....

The Best Mozzarella Sticks Recipe No more grabbing a frozen bag from the grocery store…today we’re making homemade mozzarella sticks! You know I’m a huge advocate for making recipes from-scratch, but this really holds true with anything fried (like my donut holes or funnel cake). There’s just something about fresh, golden brown, still warm fried food–especially when it’s filled with cheese and dunked in marinara sauce (though my son dips his in ranch dressing, is that weird?...

A Foolproof Recipe for Whipped Cream If you’re still buying your whipped cream from the grocery store in a little plastic tub, today’s recipe is going to be a game changer for you. We’re ditching the store-bought, chemical-laden, poor excuses for whipped cream and we’re making it at home, from scratch. And you’re never going to look back. All you need is 3 ingredients (heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract) an electric mixer, and just 5 minutes....

The BEST Homemade Hot Chocolate There’s nothing quite like a warm mug of rich hot chocolate on a cold day. It’s the perfect drink to sip while decorating your Christmas tree, making sugar cookies, or watching snow fall outside your window. Last year, I shared my version of the internet famous hot chocolate bombs, but this year, I’m sharing a real deal, velvety and luxurious hot chocolate recipe. It’s made the way hot chocolate should be: with melted chocolate, a touch of cream, and milk (plus a few other ingredients!...