Holi is just around the corner and I cannot get started with the celebrations without these Instant Malpua and My Best Gujiya Recipe. The moment I make these two recipes, I know in my heart, Holi has arrived (Indian Festival of Color) and let’s get the party started ! Holi has always been one of my Favorite festivals, the color, the food, the ambiance, and my loved ones…..Word simply fail to express the feeling …but If I have to, it’s Priceless!...

What is Pazham Pori – Kerala Plantain Fritters? Pazham Pori is a cherished snack in Kerala, India where ripe plantain slices are dipped in a sweet batter of all-purpose flour, rice flour, sugar, cardamom powder, and salt. Then deep-fried to golden crisp. The ripe plantain contributes natural sweetness, creating a combination of a crispy exterior and a soft, sweet center. Often served hot with tea or Chai, Pazham Pori is a popular street food and a festive treat during occasions like Onam....

Indian Scrambled Eggs or Masala Anda Bhurji is one of the same things. Who’s ready for the weekend !!! I know I’m and this one is going to be extra special as we are celebrating Holi – Indian Festival of Color. And just before we get into that festive mode, I wanted to share these Indian Scrambled Egg recipe with you’ll. Which is also known as a Masala Anda Bhurji in India (Anda means Egg & Bhurji means Scramble)....

Variety Rice Recipe Series: As a part of the Indian Vegetarian Meal Plan Series, I started sharing the variety rice/lunch box recipes from last week both here on my blog and on my YouTube channel. Last week I shared potato-capsicum rice and this week it is the beetroot rice or beets pulav. PS: If you haven’t subscribed to my channel, please do subscribe and stay tuned for the new video every Friday....

When it comes to cooking beets, you have options! While I love roasted beets and air fryer beets, if you want whole beets that are moist and tender, the Instant Pot is the way to go. How long it takes: 5 minutes of prep, plus 40 minutes in the Instant Pot (including coming to pressure) Equipment you’ll need: Instant Pot Servings: 4 These Instant Pot beets are pressure cooked, which makes them fork-tender and perfect for adding to a salad (like my beet and feta salad or asparagus ribbon salad with beets and burrata), puréeing into hummus, or layering onto bruschetta with goat cheese....

Broccoli Stir Fry Whenever I think about stir-fry, broccoli always crossed my mind. I love the broccoli stir fry with soy sauce and cane sugar. That subtle sweetness elevates the simple stir fry to the next well. Today I am going to share broccoli stir-fry with tofu. These two pairs very well and you get your daily dose of vegetable as well as the protein. :-) So far I posted two stir fry recipes; Mushroom stir fry and kale stir fry....

Tomato Charu | Tomato Lentil Soup: Pappu charu is a popular recipe from Andhra/Telangana. Pappu in Telugu means lentils, and charu means soup. It is more like sambar but without any vegetables and sambar powder. I would explain it like dal rasam (thin lentil soup) with onions. To keep it simple, let’s call it as Andhra/Telangana style tomato lentil soup. :-) It’s been a long time since I posted any rasam recipe....

Island Sunshine in Cookie Form Treat yourself to a tropical getaway with my simple island cookies! These lime-flavored cookies are loaded with chewy toasted coconut, pops of white chocolate chunks, and a nice crunch from macadamia nuts. They’re like a tropical twist on white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies! This recipe is easy, with no chilling and just 15 minutes of prep work. The cookies have a soft, tender texture, thanks to cake flour....

How long it takes: 45 minutes Equipment you’ll need: Dutch oven or large pan Servings: 6 I think it’s the type A in me. I can never get that ricotta spread just the way it should be and it’s just so MESSY. Admittedly, the end result is delicious, so if I can have my lasagna without all of the fuss in an easy to make lasagna soup, I consider it a win....

What’s to Love about these Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies Authentic flavor. My recipe uses 100% REAL lemons to get a fresh, tart, and real lemon flavor. That’s right, no extract, no pudding mixes, no emulsions, just the real-deal that you can actually taste. Quick & easy. The recipe is simple and straightforward with only 30 minutes of chilling required. Make ahead options. The dough can be made up to 3 days in advance....

This post is about lunch boxes for kids to take to school. Hop on to read about all the lunch boxes I have used and our most favored ones. PS – This is not a sponsored or paid post. I purchase all these lunch boxes, I have been using the others for five-plus years. (Vaya is the recent purchase) My son started going to home daycare when he was around 14 months....

Plush, Golden Brown Dinner Rolls–The Easy Way! Today’s dinner roll recipe is perfect for people who want warm-from-the-oven dinner rolls without the last-minute scrambling. The beauty of this recipe is that you can do all the heavy lifting in advance (but I still include options to bake the rolls same day, if preferred). Similar to my overnight cinnamon rolls, they are equally pillowy soft and tender if allowed to rest overnight or if baked the same day, so take your pick!...

Adding mango puree to this Indian custard makes it perfect for summer. But it is great to make any time of the year. This is a perfect base for fruit custard. Serve chilled topped with fresh fruit for a yummy dessert. About the Recipe Here’s a delicious dessert recipe to make for any occasion. A quick and easy Indian style mango fruit custard that is sure to please the crowd....

I have been posting back-to-back delicious and straightforward party/potluck-friendly Deepavali recipes this season, and the last one for this season is the microwave mysore pak made with vegan ghee. The recipe is very simple, and we need only three ingredients. I have been making this recipe ever since I saw this on the simple Indian recipes blog. I have reduced the sugar and ghee amount. There are a few nitty-gritty things to consider, and let me get straight into it....

I love curries with mixed vegetables. My mom used to make them often when we were growing up. I was used to that concept of mixing different veggies to make a curry. But when I told a friend, she said she was not used to random veggies mixed together in a curry. I have quite a few combinations of mixed vegetable curries on the blog like this mixed veggie sagu or this Gujarati sambhariya shaak....

How long it takes: about 2 hours Equipment you’ll need: large bowl, 2 loaf tins, mixer, oven Servings: makes 2 loaves This bread is so good toasted too! Next to eating it warm right out of the oven, toasting is my favorite thing to do with homemade bread. Butter, cream cheese, jam, avocados, fried eggs, whatever you like to top a slice of bread with, this bread is ready for it....

Since there is no yeast in this flatbread pizza dough, there is no need for rising. Baking powder is added instead to leaven the dough. Do try this simple pizza recipe, I’m sure you will love it. About the Recipe My kids love pizza and I try different recipes for them. Traditionally yeast is one of the required ingredients to make any pizza recipe. It helps to make a soft, bread-like crust....

Cook and See: The tamil version is Samaithu Paar by Meenakshi ammal. She is one of our favorite (me and my mom) chef and author. Amma follows all her recipes especially the festival food recipes. She couldn’t find the tamizh version so she got this English version and gave it before my wedding. Dakshin By Chandra Padmanabhan: After coming to US, I found this book in Folsom library and instantly fell in love with the pictures and recipes....

Stuffed & Swirled Nutella Muffins If you’re Nutella fan, then you’re probably totally fine with spreading it on crepes, fruit, or let’s be real–eating it straight out of the jar. All of those options are fine, but the ultimate Nutella experience comes in the form of Nutella muffins! Picture it now: soft, tender vanilla-flavored muffins with a rich and gooey chocolate/hazelnut filling and sparkly, sugared Nutella swirled tops…heavenly, right? The base of this recipe is very similar to what I use for my blueberry muffins....

Leftover rice recipe So what is oggarane? It’s a Kannada (language spoken in Karnataka, India) word that means tempering, and anna means rice. I can’t claim this to be a traditional Karnataka recipe, as I have only seen my mom making it. It’s an amalgamation of Tamil and Kannada recipes. This oggarane or oggarne anna in Tamil can be called thalicha or thalippu sadam. During summers, I usually make neeragaram or my fryums with leftover rice, but when the weather changes, I opt for fried rice or this simple oggarne anna....