Finally, it’s Friday and this week was such a drag for many of us because of the long weekend! But thankfully my Sweet and Sour Tofu Recipe was there to brighten our meal situation. For me, weeknight meals are such a touchy topic as we start thinking of all these delicious dishes and many times we are so tired to cook that we end up ordering a pizza. Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Tofu Recipe Tofu – I’m using extra firm tofu Green Bell Pepper Onion Carrots Sweet-Sour Sauce...

Happy Friday You’ll !!! I hope you had a nice week and I’m so looking forward to the weekend and noshing on these Thai Tofu Skewers with some Thai ice tea. My week was a mix of blah in the beginning to absolutely crazy until yesterday … and today I’m excited as I get to share the recipe of these superhit skewers with you. I’m giving you three different method to cook these Skewers – Grilled, Baked & Air Fryer So, my girlfriends decided to throw an impromptu Girl BBQ party yesterday and I was asked to get these Tofu Skewers on Wednesday night… Seriously, my friends think I’m some kinda genie that grants wishes in terms of food 😉...

Why You’ll Love This Chocolate Cake Recipe One bowl recipe! We’re keeping it super simple here today, just like my yellow cake and my spice cake recipes! Basic ingredients. All-purpose flour, natural cocoa powder, and buttermilk (or my easy buttermilk substitute!) are as complicated as this gets. No mixer needed! While I often use my stand mixer to make this cake, mixing by hand is absolutely an option here. Adaptable: you can make a hefty two layer 8” cake or 9” cake, or you can do a 3-layer cake–instructions for this are in the printable recipe below!...

The Best Thanksgiving Sides Whether you are hosting Thanksgiving this year or simply bringing a dish, side dishes should be a definite consideration. Do you want something creamy and rich, crisp and crunchy, soft and fluffy? Maybe even one of each? That’s where this Thanksgiving side dishes recipe roundup comes in handy–I’ve put all the options in one easy list! Here you’ll find crowd-pleasing staples like mac and cheese, cornbread, and even a few green dishes too (because a little color is nice among the sea of beige that is Thanksgiving dinner, right?...

Coming at you with another game day recipe! I’m obsessed with these crispy toasted ravioli. They’re easy to make and SUCH a total crowd pleaser. They’re one of those things that I have to make when I have company coming over or I will literally eat them all myself. I made these when my in-laws were coming over one evening. They were our appetizer before pizza arrived. It was obviously a healthy night of eating (NOT!...

Ulava Charu Vegetable Biryani India is known for its biryani varieties. Today I am going to share a signature recipe of Andhra/Telangana. The highlight of this dish is that we use tamarind instead of yogurt and tomato and also we use curry leaves for this Biryani. Interesting, huh? Read further to learn more about the recipe with step-wise pictures. Our friends introduced this yummy Ulavacharu recipe to us. It’s a perfect winter recipe as horse gram is known for its heat-producing properties....

Finally, it’s Friday and with the slight nip in the air, we have been making craving warm curries/stews, so here comes our Vegan Cauliflower Tikka Masala Recipe. And the BEST part, the taste is absolutely Ahhhhmaaazing !!!! Ingredients for Vegan Cauliflower Tikka Masala: Cauliflower (Gobi) Coconut Milk Cashews Onion – chopped Diced Tomato or Small Tomatoes Tomato Sauce Sweetener of Choice Olive Oil Cilantro Leaves Indian Spices: turmeric, garam masala, salt, chili powder Kasuri Methi (Dry Fenugreek Leaves)...

We love veg noodle soup, be it thukpa or lemon cilantro noodle soup that I shared this winter. So, the next recipe in my quick and easy, family-friendly meals is this vegan miso ramen soup with tofu. With the delicate flavors of miso paste and lemongrass paste, this nourishing soup is a great dish to acquire the taste of miso. Are you wondering why I love this miso soup? Easy to customize and adjust the flavors to taste....

Summer is in full swing and we had a very hot weekend but thanks to these Vegan Rose Mango Lassi Popsicles we were able to maintain our sanity 😉 . For the past few days, it has been in the upper 90s and the weekend become especially hot, so we are looking at a lot of indoor time and activities. And the extremely sunny weekends either mean lots of tv time (which we are not very keen on) or the best thing is to call friends over and enjoy the day....

Anyone else getting tired of making school lunches? I need to mix it up a little but I of course want something that involves as little effort as possible. Making school lunches is not my favorite thing, at all. Cream cheese roll ups are one of my favorite snacks or appetizers to make and they also are fantastic for lunchboxes. I typically make them with tortillas like I did with my classic pickle rollups, southwestern cream cheese tortilla roll ups and my pizza tortilla pinwheels, but this time I reached for Flatout....

The freshly made spice paste adds a ton of flavor to this side dish. You can make this kootu curry recipe with any combination of veggies. I love using frozen mixed vegetables because they are so easy and convenient. About the Recipe I make dal almost every day. Being a vegetarian, lentils are one of my favorite and main source of protein. My everyday dals are usually very simple like this pesara pappu charu or this palakura pesara pappu....

Theme: A-Z Vegetarian Dishes of Andhra Pradesh Dish: Yakhni Pulao (Hyderabadi Vegetable Yakhni Pulao) This is a mild tasting rice dish and needs to be served with a spicy gravy curry on the side. A simple onion raita will also go very well.

For the last and final day of this month’s mega marathon, I have a crispy and crunchy bread from Germany called Zwieback. It is known as rusk or toast in India. I never thought making rusk at home was this easy. Recipe is from my absolute favorite baking resource - King Arthur flour site. Zwieback toasts were originally marketed for teething babies because they are dry, slightly hard and crunchy....

Ok, I am obsessed with cauliflower. It’s my go-to veggie when I am running out of options, and I think that cauliflower makes all the dishes yum. Doesn’t it? It’s such a versatile veggie, and be it for South Indian kuzhambu or kurma or steaks; you can use cauliflower. You will find many cauliflower recipes on my blog, and I have linked popular ones below. Do check it out....

Flavorful crisp egg rolls, stuffed with lean ground chicken, cabbage, carrots, and sprouts, are fried in your air fryer for a guilt-free entrée, appetizer, or snack. At only 212 calories per egg roll, you can feel good about munching on these little goodies. How long it takes: 1 hour Equipment you’ll need: skillet, air fryer Servings: makes 15 eggrolls One of the things I love best about my favorite Chinese restaurant is their egg rolls....

How long it takes: 30 minutes Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, air fryer Servings: 4 Air Fryer Potatoes Air frying is the way to go. Perfectly crispy potatoes, ready in 20 minutes, with very little oil. Sound like a dream come true? Welcome to the world of air fryers! It seems like I’m using this handy kitchen appliance more and more. Everything I try “air frying” turns out so crispy and tasty!...

If you are looking for a non-deep-fried starter and a quick and easy one to make, this tandoori paneer, aka paneer tikka, is perfect. So what’s this tandoori paneer – Paneer and bell peppers marinated in a flavorful yogurt-spice mixture and air fried and served with simple green chutney just like in restaurants. It’s been a while since I shared any air fryer recipes, even though I put my air fryer to use daily....

Today’s recipe is made with my easy, homemade, pie crust recipe, filled with juicy, tender, slightly spiced apples, and topped off with a crumbly walnut-based topping. I hope everyone had a fun Fall weekend! I had a very busy one. On Saturday, 3 of my sisters and I went to try on bridesmaids dresses for my cousin’s wedding (this is the first wedding I’ve ever been in and I am so excited!...

Avial, this creamy vegetable curry/stew, is quite popular in South India, especially in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. While there are different versions of this simple avial recipe, today, I am going to share our family version. You can make it quite easily in Instant Pot and on stove-top as well. Check the different stove-top methods in the recipe details. Before getting into the recipe details, let me share some of the exciting stories behind the origin of this recipe avial....

Eggplant/aubergine/brinjal is one popular vegetable that is quite widely used in all the cuisines worldwide. And it is my favorite vegetable too. You will find many eggplant recipes, including eggplant parmigiana and eggplant sandwich on my blog. Now it’s the time for the famous North Indian curry – baingan ka bharta. Baingan means eggplant in Hindi, and bharta means roasted and mashed vegetables. Baingan ka bharta is roasted and mashed eggplant curry....