This is not your run-of-the-mill mimosa! Isn’t it beautiful? Be prepared for oohs and aahs when you serve icy cold Jack Frost mimosas. And Mr. Frost isn’t just a pretty face — he comes through with plenty of exciting flavor, too. Everyone expects eggnog during the holidays, surprise them with this fun drink too! How long it takes: 5 minutes Equipment you’ll need: cocktail shaker, champagne flute (opt.) Servings: 1 cocktail (with directions for how to make a pitcher, too) Pineapple, coconut, rum are lightened up with addition of bubbly prosecco....

I grew up eating this homemade instant murukku. This is my mom’s version that uses chickpea flour or besan and rice flour in 1:2 ratio. The recipe comes together in no time and is a perfect accompaniment with tea. About the Recipe I love crispy, crunchy and addictive food, especially Andhra snacks. My mom is an excellent cook and she always made sure that we had a good stock of homemade snacks, while growing up....

We are starting the final week of this month’s Blogging marathon and my theme for this week is ‘Crepes for All time’. So for the first day I have a healthy, nutritious and delicious Jowar dosa aka jonna dosa aka sorghum crepe. These dosa don’t need any soaking, grinding or fermenting. These dosa are instant variety and can be made in less than an hour.This instant jowar dosa recipe is from a Telugu cooking show....

This was the dish that I made for K, but as it turns out I had to make Lauju (coconut burfi) for letter L and since I didn’t want two dishes back to back with the same ingredient K had to be changed to Kakarakaya Podi kura. So this simple, quick and easy curry recipe is my bonus recipe for this week. Any vegetable can be used to make this dish; carrot, cluster beans, cabbage etc being the best suited....

Before getting into the sweet and savory ones this is the recipe for paniyaaram batter. It forms the base for both. For paniyaaram we used both raw rice and boiled rice and the ratio of rice to urad dhal is totally different from idly batter. Ingredients for the batter: Raw rice (Patchai arisi) – 1 cup Boiled rice (Puzhungal arisi) – 1 cup Urad dhal – 1 cup Sago (Javvarisi) – 3 tbsps Methi seeds – 1 tsp Salt – 1 tbsp...

Lemon Surprise Muffins Serves: 9 Large OR 12 Medium Serving Suggestion: Can be served as is OR with fresh fruits Tools: 1 Large Bowl for Wet Ingredients 1 Medium Bowl for Sifting Ingredients Hand Blender OR Kitchen Aid OR Electric Whisk 1 Muffin Tray Paper cupcake liners OR Butter the muffin tray liberally Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Butter – For Muffin Tray – Optional (If not using muffin liners) 180g Self-Rising Flour 1 Tsp Baking Powder 1 Pinch Salt 2 Drops yellow food color – Optional 180g Sugar 2 Large Eggs 50 ml Milk – Room Temperature 150 ml Oil – Can use any non-flavor oil (Olive/Refind/Vegetable/Corn) 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice – Fresh is preferred however you can use concentrate as well...

I’m so happy to have Kelly from Eat Yourself Skinny guest posting for me today. Not only is Kelly the sweetest girl on the planet, but she also has a wonderful blog with great photography and healthy, easy to make recipes! If you haven’t seen her blog, go check it out ASAP! With that, I’ll turn it over to Kelly! She cooked up something that looks so delicious, and perfect for these hot summer days!...

Lucky Charms Cereal Bars If you’re a fan of Rice Krispie treats but want to switch things up a bit, try Lucky Charms treats! Soft, gooey, and so colorful, these cereal bars are as fun to eat as they are to make. Only 5 ingredients, 15 minutes from start to finish, and no oven required! This is just a cute and simple recipe that I wanted to share before St. Patrick’s day, since it also serves as a subtle nod to the holiday (like my mint chocolate cookies!...

Matcha Green Tea Latte The latest buzz word in the “superfoods world” is the Matcha Green Tea. All the cafe menus have Matcha based beverage these days including star bucks, and I felt where ever I go, and whatever I read, it was all about matcha and matcha. So I decided to write about it and try a simple Matcha Green Tea. So What is Matcha? To explain it in simple words, Match is ground green tea....

Mughlai Chicken Korma is one of my favorite recipes from the ‘Mughlai Cuisine’. It’s perfect for a weekend brunch. What is Mughlai Chicken Korma? As mentioned above, its an extremely popular Indian Chicken Korma recipe from the Royal Mughlai Kitchens of Lucknow/Hydrabad (where the Mughal’s ruled). It’s chicken cooked in a slow-simmered gravy/curry made using aromatic Indian spices along with yogurt, Indian masala, and powdered nuts. Ingredients for the Mughlai Chicken Korma: Chicken – cleaned and cut into small pieces....

I usually use different rice, dal proportion for paniyaram batter (you find it here) but for this recipe, I did not use the paniyaram batter instead, I went with my regular idli/dosa batter. Check out the simple recipe below. Idli and Dosa are quintessential recipes in our household, and I always make sure I have idli/dosa batter in my fridge. I do pack idli for lunch, but I cannot pack it more than once in a week....

Paratha is an unleavened Indian flatbread that can be either stuffed to plain. For example Kerala parotta is flaky and made without a stuffing. Whereas this veg kheema paratha is stuffed with a savory soy granule filling. This ’navratan paratha’ is a stuffed flatbread. ‘Nav’ means 9 and ‘ratan’ means gems. So, this paratha recipe is stuffed with 9 gems or 9 different veggies and dry fruit. Taking the cue from restaurant favorite Navratan korma, this paratha uses almost the same 9 ingredients....

Navratri festival Navratri is a Hindu festival celebrated enthusiastically in different parts of India. As I mentioned in my Golu post, it is the celebration of the victory of good over evil. Nava means nine, and Ratri means night. The famous festival is where we worship the Hindu Goddess Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati in their beautiful forms for nine nights. On the tenth day, the Vijaya Dasami, we offer a special pooja during the day, which marks the completion of the Navaratri festival....

Panchamrutham or Panchamirtham Panchamrita means five amruthams or amrtas used in Hindu worship which basically consists of milk, honey, sugar, yogurt and ghee. Today I am going to the share Tamil Nadu version err precisely our family version of Panchamritham which we usually prepare during temple abhishekams. Yes, yearly once or twice we do abhishekams to our family deities in our native, and we usually prepare the Panchamrutham by ourselves....

Bengali Patishapta Recipe also called as Patishapta Pithe They are a perfect light Indian dessert to serve this Holi (Festival of Colors) or any of your gatherings. Bengali Patishapta Recipe – delightfully fluffy, soft and delicious crepes Holi, the ‘Indian Festival of Color’ is fast approaching and it means there will be lots of fun parties with friends-family that would be laden with Indian food, especially dessert. Desserts are the heart and soul of any Indian gatherings…....

How to make Pear Halwa? I used ripe pears but you can actually use substitutes like apples, even carrots (in which case you will want to bump up the sugar). The steps are very simple: Start by adding the saffron strands to 1/4 cup warm milk and set aside. This helps bloom the saffron strands and extracts the flavour. Wash the pears and grate them. You can choose to keep the skin on or peel them....

Peri-Peri Baby Corn Stir Fry or Piri-Piri Baby Corn This dish is a celebration of spice, textures, colors, and flavors. It’s super easy to make and will make you fall in love with it instantly. We have been making this recipe for quite some time now and this summer, it is number one of my list to share with you. So this time, when I went to the market and I saw the fresh, tender baby corn, I knew this was coming next in line....

Pistachio Cake From Scratch It took a lot of trial and error to get the flavor of this pistachio cake just right. Since I didn’t want to use pudding mix or emulsions (which can be expensive, hard to find, and inconsistent), it was important for me to create an authentic flavor in a simple, attainable way. The solution? Brown butter! Just like in my butter pecan cake, brown butter adds a nutty, well rounded, deep flavor to this cake....

Christmas is right around the corner and that means lots of parties, food, drinks, gifts, and decorations. We are almost done with the decoration – gift part and right now working on our final Christmas Day menu. No matter what we have on the menu, this Quick Oven Roasted Balsamic Chicken with Vegetables paired with wine is one recipe that has been a constant feature in all our Christmas celebrations over the years....

Check out these simple South Indian recipes with quinoa! Recently, I shared festive special South Indian spread/thali. This week’s it’s going to be a platter week, precisely ingredient-based platter week. And from the title, you would have guessed what’s the ingredient for today! It’s QUINOA. If you are following me on Instagram, you will see my everyday meal plates with quinoa. It took me some time to get acquired to quinoa, and now I can replace rice and relish all the curries and gravies with quinoa....