Chicken Keema Matar | Indian Chicken Keema Curry | Chicken Keema Recipe We are making a hot bowl of Chicken Keema Matar, also popularly known as Indian Chicken Keema (I’m literally drooling writing about it as it’s that yummmm)! What is Indian Chicken Keema Matar? It’s a dish where ground chicken is cooked with everyday Indian spices along, peas and yogurt. The main differentiator in this curry and regular curry is the addition of yogurt which makes it creamier and enhances the flavor....

How long it takes: 5 minutes to prep, 12 minutes in the oven Equipment you’ll need: small saucepan or measuring cup, baking pan, Servings: 1 loaf of bread Chives are an allium, in the same family as onions, scallions (green onions), and garlic. They grow from a bulb and are a perennial, meaning they come up every year. Chives have a very mild onion and garlic flavor, perfect for salads, baked potatoes, and this bread!...

How long it takes: 10 minutes to make the batter, 4 minutes per batch to fry Equipment you’ll need: blender, griddle, spatula Servings: makes about 24 pancakes, depending on size If you’re in a breakfast rut, and scrambled eggs or oatmeal seem to be the only options, be sure to give these chocolate protein pancakes a try. They’re a fantastic way to start the day, especially topped with sliced bananas and chocolate syrup....

This recipe is SO simple and so good. Fresh cilantro and slightly tart citrusy lime make plain rice fresh and interesting, and pretty, too! How long it takes: 25 minutes Equipment you’ll need: saucepan or rice cooker Servings: 6 If you enjoy the food at Chipotle restaurants, this rice may sound familiar. It is a copycat of their delicious rice (did you know they also have brown rice now?). This version probably has much less sodium, oil and fat than their version and tastes just as great....

PS – Substitute the rice/millet with grains of your choice. Are you new to meal planning and prepping or looking for new ideas? Please check out all my previous meal planners. I have been sharing some meal planners for the past two years. I have shared over 27+ Indian vegetarian meal planners, and you can check them out all under the “meal planner” category. All meal planners are unique, and I am sure you can draw some inspiration....

Corn Dip Are you making a dip to share for New Year’s Eve? Skip the buffalo chicken dip this year and make my new corn dip! It’s packed full of flavor and can be served hot or cold, depending on your mood. My recipe uses two types of cheeses, fresh jalapeño, bacon, scallions, and a little bit of sugar. Yes, we’re adding sugar–I’ll explain why in a minute! Similar to my corn chowder and potato soup, this corn dip starts with bacon....

Cranberries add a unique twist to traditional pecan pie filling in this recipe. Sometimes, pecan pie can be overly rich or sweet, a little over the top. Tart fruity cranberries are a perfect counterpoint to the sweetness. How long it takes: just under an hour Equipment you’ll need: pie dish or pan Servings: 8 This cranberry pie is really gorgeous with crimson cranberries glowing in the sugary glaze, much more striking than plain pecan pie....

I love raita and this is my all-time favorite recipe. It is pretty much similar to tomato curd pachadi. Instead of tomatoes, we are using cucumber that’s it. For this pachadi, the tempering/tadka/Thalippu is very important. Just taste the pachadi before doing the tempering and after tempering. Mustard seeds and hing tempered in oil make this dish heavenly and it adds a unique taste. This raita can be used as a side dish for any “variety rice” recipes....

As we are approaching the holiday season, so is everyone’s stress and anxiety over holiday meal and that’s where this Curried Quinoa Salad with Cranberries is such a lifesaver. We love a good quinoa salad or quinoa salad with cranberries but this curried version literally took our taste buds for a happy ride. It’s filled with light, warm curry flavors along with crunchy-slightly sauteed veggies like onions, carrots, peas and topped with fresh cilantro and lime juice....

Hey Everyone, I’ve finally come to this year’s Diwali Celebrations finale recipe and it’s Everyone’s Favorite ~ Besan Barfi or Besan ki Barfi or sometimes also called Besan Burfi. It is Indian Chickpea-Ghee Dessert fudge which is an essential part of the Festive season or just about any celebrations in India. So you can say its a ‘Traditional Indian Sweet’ made on special occasions 🙂 As we move from north to south, we can find many different shapes/variations of this particular dessert-like: Mohanthal / Mysore Pak / Besan ki Chikki, etc....

I love fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves and when I see them at the Indian grocery, I make sure to buy a bunch. This methi chaman recipe has been my favorite for years. Actually this is one of the first recipes I posted in 2007 when I had just started blogging. So this recipe has been on my repertoire ever since. Restaurant Style Methi Chaman: Methi Chaman is a Kashmiri recipe that is quite popular dish to order at an Indian restaurant....

I’m very aware that it’s not particularly easy to find a lot of staples in the grocery store right now. Bread, milk, and pasta are scarce. As is toilet paper. Life’s a little crazy, to say the least. I’ve been trying to share recipes that you can make when you can’t find what you need in the grocery store. Earlier this week I shared my bread recipe (followed by yesterday’s toast recipe, thanks for everyone who had a good sense of humor on April Fool’s Day 😉)....

The most popular one is the lemon curd which is widely employed in pies and tarts. It’s also a great replacement for jam and preserves. Traditionally it is prepared with eggs, butter, and the fruit. Today I am going to share an Eggless and Butterless vegan lemon curd. So, why I am posting this recipe now in the middle of the baking marathon? My next recipe uses this lemon curd, and initially, I thought of posting it along with that recipe....

Spring is here and both the lunar and solar Indian new year’s days are right around the corner. I shared Ugadi (Kannada New Year) special panagam (dry ginger powder and jaggery relish) and spiced buttermilk previously and now it’s time for the dessert. Any festival is incomplete without a sweet and when you are preparing a feast, including one or two simple recipes makes the preparation process easy. This three-ingredient tender coconut kheer is one such recipe....

In the original King Arthur recipe, the brownies are cut into cute heart shapes after completely cooling down. My heart cookie cutter proved to be useless, so I abandoned that idea after cutting about half a dozen hearts. I simply cut the brownies into mini bites because it’s for the little kids in school. Also the original recipe had a ganache frosting on top of the brownies, but I skipped that step too....

An Easier Way to Make Biscuits I’ve been on a bread-kick recently. Homemade bagels (coming soon!), soft pretzels, homemade dinner rolls, it’s been carb-central over here for the past few weeks. But while I’ve been fawning over these yeast-raised recipes and all their sophisticated rising time and whatnot, my current favorite is an easy biscuit recipe. As easy as my classic well-loved biscuit recipe is (it has over 900 5-star ratings!...

Gingerbread Cookie Truffles (with leftover cookies) Hello Everyone, I hope you had a great Christmas with friends and family. I know many of you would have already started saying no to food after all the delicious Christmas feasts but hang tight as we still have the New Year feast approaching us 😉 Then here’s a quick solution – Gingerbread Cookie Truffles (with leftover cookies) I made them last week as I suddenly became a proud owner of almost 2 pounds of gingerbread cookies courtesy my dear friends....

How long it takes: 15 minutes Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, skillet or griddle Servings: makes 24 pancakes Healthy banana pancakes get pulled out of the freezer and put into the toaster oven before I go upstairs to get the kids out of bed. My coffee is ready — all I have to do is hit the “on” button in the morning. THANK YOU COFFEE. We’re a well-oiled machine and it works for us....

About this healthy cornbread I made some simple swaps to make this cornbread a little healthier than traditional cornbread. whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose maple syrup instead of granulated sugar olive oil instead of canola oil Now, it’s not like you’re eating celery or anything, but it’s certainly a less indulgent way to enjoy cornbread. We hardly ever eat chili without cornbread, so it’s nice to have something a little lighter to accompany the chili....