Calling ALL breakfast and snack lovers as this Blueberry, Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal (Microwaveable + Vegan) recipe is a great mix of both. It just can’t get easier than this, I mean a 3 minutes microwave recipe that tastes equally delicious!!! One thing that I love doing the most is creating fusion recipes where I combine 2-3 different ingredients and in this case. I combined two of our favorite classic flavors – the PB&J sandwich (who doesn’t love it right) and the blueberry muffin and created this healthy take....

Beach Style Sundal: Our summer Chennai trip is incomplete without a beach visit. Be it Marina beach or Elliot’s beach; we love the beach water and the food too. You can find a lot of eateries selling roasted and boiled corn, pakoras, seafood, pani puri, and many other dishes including this sundal. Not only on the beach, but this boiled peanut sundal is also a quite favorite street-side food all over Tamil Nadu....

After posting back to back Holi recipes both sweet and savory, I wanted to post something spicy. What’s better than pickle right? If you are a garlic lover, then this Cashew Garlic Pickle is for you. :-) Today I am going to share a lip-smacking super spicy cashew garlic pickle, a famous recipe from the states of Andhra and Telangana. This pickle can be prepared within 30 minutes, and this is a perfect side for dal rice and yogurt rice....

A ‘Sponge’ made by mixing some of the flour before preparing the dough is the secret to the success of these homemade pitas. Try these and I’m sure you’ll love them.

These twice-baked chocolate biscotti cookies are tougher than your average cookie without being too tough, nor are they too sweet (though they are more indulgent than the traditional biscotti I shared earlier in the week). Today’s version is double chocolate, a chocolate cookie base studded with lots of chocolate chips. While they could certainly be enjoyed as a dessert dunked in milk, these chocolate biscotti make a wonderful complement to your morning coffee; because really, who doesn’t love chocolate for breakfast?...

Aren’t these cookies the cutest? I love thumbprint cookies of all kinds and have very fond memories of my grandma making them every Christmas. Hers were rolled in chopped walnuts and had a powdered sugar based icing in the thumbprint. She may have used the more traditional jelly filling sometimes, too…if my memory serves me. I’m sure my mom will pipe up in the comments here correcting me if I’m wrong....

How long it takes: 30 minutes to prep, a few hours to chill Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, electric mixer, 9 x 13 inch baking dish Servings: 15 You may know Chocolate Delight by another name. When I was talking about this recipe, my mom immediately said, “Oh, you mean Robert Redford dessert.” Some folks even call it Better Than Robert Redford. It’s also known as Piggy Pudding, Chocolate Junk, Husband’s Delight, Chocolate Sin, and less creatively, Four Layer Dessert....

Today’s post is simple, easy and a crowd pleaser…… Enjoy them while they are Hot n Crispy ** These can be kept in the freezer for upto 2 weeks ** Serves: 4 Serving Suggestion: Eaten as an appetizer or can be served with bread/rolls/buns. Tools: 1 Large nonstick wok/pot 1 Large Bowl – To mix all ingredients 1 Large Spatula Electric Grinder with Jar – For Cilantro – Ingredients – 6 Large Boiled Potatoes –peeled and grated 1/2 Cup Canola Oil – For Deep Frying 2 Tbsp Flour – You can use AP or Whole Wheat 1 Tbsp Cornstarch ½ Tsp Mango Powder – Optional ** 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder 2 Tsp Salt (As per your taste) – Ingredients for Cilantro/Dhaniya Chutney – ½ Cup Fresh Cilantro/Dhaniya ½ Green Chili – Deseeded ½ Tsp Ginger Paste – Optional – Method – Grind cilantro chutney ingredients to a thin paste....

Homemade Coconut Shrimp Recipe Today we’re bringing a restaurant favorite home with this golden-delicious coconut shrimp recipe. With their lightly tropical, well-rounded flavor and a crisp golden shell of breading, they’re absolutely irresistible. In the past, I’d struggled with perfectly crusting the shrimp, with bald patches of exposed shrimp and stringy bits of coconut that fell off too easily, so I resolved to perfect this recipe for an even, golden, crisp coating every time....

Last week, I posted the yellow split peas curry from my cookbook. I am happy to share another recipe from my Instant Pot Vegetarian Cookbook and this time it is the creamy beet and corn salad. I love filling and crunchy salad. This beets salad is my all time favorite. The combination of beets, corn, and mayo makes it a perfect crowd pleaser. My Cookbook | Instant Pot Vegetarian Cookbook Before getting in the recipes, let me share about my new book, Instant Pot® Vegetarian Cookbook, coming out on June 18, 2019!...

You barely have to think about these easy slow cooker mashed potatoes, and they’re just as creamy and perfect as if you made them on the stovetop. They are really kind of amazing. How long it takes: 20 minutes to peel the potatoes, 3 hours to cook Equipment you’ll need: crockpot Servings: makes 10 cups This recipe is the ultimate shortcut and you’ll find that these mashed potatoes are a lifesaver for weeknight dinners and Sunday dinners alike....

How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, about an hour to bake Equipment you’ll need: deep dish pie dish, large skillet, mixing bowl Servings: 6 I love brunch. There’s something so relaxed about it, especially in the summer. Nowhere to go, nothing to do, except sit and enjoy good food with people you love. Honestly, what could be better? This recipe and its side dishes are perfect for a summer brunch thanks to a couple easy make-ahead ideas and letting the oven work double duty....

While researching about the Dindigul fort, came across this article about the history of Thalappakatti Biryani and here is the link. I believe the trademark issue between Thalappakatti and Thalapakattu finally came to a conclusion. Dindigul is approximately 1.5 hrs from Periyakulam. We usually board train to Chennai from Dindigul. I have a fond memory associated with this city. I am a Harry Potter fan. During the release Goblet of Fire, I participated in a contest and won two tickets for the first day show....

Baking French Macarons has been on my list for this holiday season, but I wasn’t sure which theme they would fit in. Then I figured it fits perfectly into ‘Street food’ and ‘Edible Gifts’ themes. To clarify this recipe is for both blogging marathon and bake-a-thon. Two birds in one shot 🙂 So I have an easy to make Chocolate Macarons recipe for you today.French macarons are sold as street food in France....

Now you know how I used my Red Sauce, that I posted previously. :-) It’s very hard to resist the delicious, lip-smacking, cheesy Italian food. I have already posted two restaurant-style Italian recipes – Olive Garden Style Salad and Minestrone Soup. How to Make Eggless Eggplant parmigiana? Here comes the third – Eggplant parmigiana. Usually, the eggplant slices undergo an egg wash before getting dusted in flour. I was trying to replace that step and I tried a simple baked version (without pan frying) long ago but didn’t post it....

Initially, I was planning to make some pulav with foxtail millet or farro for the alphabet F., But when I harvested a big bunch of fenugreek leaves from my backyard garden, I dropped the other idea and decided to make this fenugreek leaves pulav aka methi pulav. Prepping ahead always helps. Once you have the fenugreek leaves cleaned and destemmed, you can make this pulav quickly. I learned this recipe from my mom who learned it from a Tamil TV show....

Yesterday we saw the kashayam for infants and younger kids. Now this home made syrup is for elder kids and adults to fight cough and sore throat. Thippili is known for its expectorant properties and chittarattai is known for clearing sore throat. Thippli/long pepper is comparatively sweeter than regular black pepper. Now adding panagal kandu/rock candy/ palm sugar makes this kashayam more yummy for kids. (The one I am using is arisithippili, you can also use the kandathippili, the long stemmed ones for this) For me in US, there is no over the counter medicine for cough....

Next, to aval payasam, my go-to payasam recipe on festival days is the gasagase or the poppy seeds payasam. It is creamy, rich, delicious, and easy to make on weekday mornings. So there is no reason to say no to this kheer. :-) With minimal ingredients, you can prepare this kheer in no time. If you follow me on IG, you will notice that the gasagase payasam will be on my Ugadi menu....

I have been posting some festival lunch menus that we usually prepare for those festivals like the Garuda Panchami, Amavasya, Aadi Perukku, and Thiruvathirai. And next in the line is Gowri habba, which we celebrate the day before Vinayaka Chaturthi. Gowri Habba- There are many stories behind this Gowri habba but let me share what I learned from my MIL. The Gowri festival is the day when Goddess Parvati/Gowri visits her parent’s place....

You guys, we need to talk about this recipe. No, actually, go make it first and then we’ll talk. Just kidding, you can read this first but if you ran off to make it right away, I wouldn’t blame you because this is honestly my new favorite mac and cheese recipe. All you need are five ingredients, six if you count black pepper. You don’t need to make a roux, there’s no butter, it’s just so....